< 4 iP { % I A NAriiiX.iL PATEF, POKUSHKP WKI>WIMY a , vc -~ „„ ' v ' 1-AY. FN fOHN f F.N SO. No.jm, Nop !H H f rusTR tf.l, PHil./iDELI'JIIA [No. of Vol. IV.] Saturday, November ij, 1792. Foreign Affairs. r A 11 I S, September 17. I THE combination formed againfl France, is every day becoming niore formidable. AH the advices from Germany, Spain, and .Sardinia, agree irr the accounts they give of the expensive preparations which are carryingon againlt us. The King of Great-Britain, in his German charac ter of EJet'tor of Hanover, has not merely avowed his intentions of ta king part with the two great Courts, but has been molt conspicuous and forward in f"g'lgi"g others to co aiefce. Mis Hanoverian minister, as yon will fee officially notified to the Atfembly, has travelled over Germa ny, to make converts to the canfe of, the Princes. The King of Spain hasj thrown ofF the fiimfj difgoife of neu-i trality, and afl'uiediy declared iiiin-i felffor hostilities. Sardinia, at the' fame tints, has no longer occasion for jefuiiifin, but threatens determined war. We have the omens of new m a fia cres in Paris. Thehellifh Katftion of Iloberfpierre, Marar, Chabor, and o ihers, bave actually been insinuating, that the prisons are again loaded with fufpetfted persons. Ihe minister of jnftice has found, that since the mas sacre, between four and five hundred persons have been imprisoned in Pa ris by the municipality, the feiftions, and individuals ; lb trie of them npon crimes alledged, but most of them on mere undefcibed suspicion. The Alfembly knowing well that the in liquations of these ruffians are signals for execution, have taken ineafures to save these poor wretches from the fu ry of the mob. " Citizens ! be on your guard ; keep a watchful eye over thel'e trai tors : let us refrain from every kind of exctSs ; let ns refpetft persons and property : let 11s maintain good or der ; war againtt tyrants, and union among onrfeives ; let Paris be the cradle of liberty ; let it also be a fafe and lure asylum ; (uffer the inha bitants to remain in it ; f uffer Gran gers also to vifir it ; the poor will then be able to live ; commerce will flourifti ; abundance will return ; and Paris will become the fir It city in the world." September 19. By letters received Tuesday and Wednesday lull, we learn, thar du ring the night of Sunday and Mon day lall, the mob here broke open the jewel-office belonging to the Crown, and Hole out of it all the jewellery and regnlia. The treasure depoflred in this J>lace, csimprjfing diamonds and o ther precious (tones, the rich pre sents made by sovereign Princes, See. was by far more valuable than thai belonging to any other crowned head ill Europe. The total value of the diamonds, pearls, coloured (tones, and diamond ornaments of the King's dress alone, is estimated about one million tterling. Monf. Merlin, member of rhe com mittee of refearclies, has given the following account of the robbery : At ten at night a patrole of the feJiion of the Thnilleries perceived a man who was defcendhig the lamp pott of the jewellery office. On leiz i"f, him, iiis pockets were found full of jewels, diamonds, gold and silver. Another robber, in attempting to cf cape by throwing himfelf from the top of oneuf the pillars, was wound ed in the head and taken ; he was covered wiih brilliants, and had a handkerchief full of gold and silver, diamonds, (apphires, enterals and to pazes. lhe National nfiembly has thij morning named four of its mem bers to be prcfent at the information of ihij sfluir, Two cotifiderable dia nioncis, orie nained the Regent, wpnh 500,0C0i. Itc»ling, and the "wuci, sic carried ofF, with nil the mott pre ciolis billibitls. 1 lie value is eiti mated at several millions flerling. In confecjuence of this depredation, an older was iiined mftantly to ihut the barriers, and I'earch every per lon who attempted to pal's. At the (atue time couriers were dispatched on every road leading fioni the ca pital, with orders to iiop every car riage they met. Decree of the Poiflonniere. The following will (hew our readers the respect entertained for the scriptures by Some of the Parisians. A letter having been read from the! reAor of St. Laurent, inviting the aflembly of that fedion to the funeral service performed in honor of our brethren, who f ell on the 10th of A tig 11 ft last. the aflembly, persuad ed that it is at length time to speak the language of reaf'on, decreed the following answer : The martyrs of liberty, our brave brethren, who fell on the ioth of August, have no need of being excus ed or recommended toajutt, good, and merciful God ; the blood which they have thed for their country ef faces all their faults, and gives them aclaim to the beneficence of the Deity. What ! shall we go and offer our prayers to the Divinity that he may not condemn our brethren to the p»- nifhment of eternal fire ! This would be offering an insult to him, it would be telling him that he is the mofl fe rocious, the molt absurd, and the most: ridiculous of all beings. God, Sir, is jufl ; our brethren consequent ly enjoy a perfect happinels, which nothing can e'eftroy : bad citizens] alone can doubt it. Shew ns upon your altar pieces the glorious victims of liberty, crowned with flowers and occupying the place of Sr. Crispin and Sr. Evinlin. Substitute songs of liberty for the abi'urd hymns afciibed to that feroci ous David ; that crowned monlter ; that Nero of the Hebrews, whose least crime was his having aflaiiinated a huiband, in order that he might sleep more conveniently with his wife. We (hall then unite with you in cele brating together that God who im printed 011 the heart of man instinct which excites in hiin the love of li berty. (Signed) DEVAUDiCHON,Prefident Vaguet, Secretary. The Duke of Brunfwick is ported with an army of jo,ooo men between Verdun and Clermont. Fifteen thou sand Emigrants, with S,ooo other troops, are behind Longwy. General Clairfayt, with 30,000 A uf trians is in the neighboihood of Car rignam. Tbeie are about 25,000 Auf trians between Saitelonis ?nd Long wy which, together with other small bodies, make in all 132,000 men, without including the troops of Brif gaw and Flanders, who are said to a .niount to 80,000. Several persons have fallen victims to their imprudent zeal in digging up leaden coffins, in order to convert them into b llers. M. Burruyer has been sworn into the office, before National Afiembly, as Commander of the Camp under the Walls of Paris. LONGWY. August 5 Firing at the King of Pruflia, His Prussian Majef\y pafling by a village near this place, efcortcd by feme dragoons, 15ier inhabitants ma nifelled a g< eat joy on feeing him, but all on a fuddenthe found of three or four inufkeis were heard, and his Ma jelly and his horse both fell, f'is suite, furious at feeing this treason, fell on to ni a fiacre the people and dcflroy their houses ; but tlae Kii g, 193 • overirig his fall, called out to flop tljeir vengeance, fayi> 1 am nor wounded, spare the human blood. However, this accident induced the king to fend a courier extraordinary aw;ty immediately, ordering thirty thoufaiid more of his troopsto march towards the frontiers of Fiance. LYONS, September 1 3 In imitation of the example set t>y the Parisians, the prisons in this city were forced open, and the pril'oners, tliotgh defended by the Municipal, Officers, were all slaughtered indif-1 criminately; nothing could exceed i he ?ury of the populace, and ihe ef fetffs it produced are too (hocking to relate ; several heads were carried through the ftreers. One of the pii foners liad escaped from his murder ers, and came to the Hall of ihe Ma gistrates to implore protection j but ' veil h'.. Judges couM rot save him from the monsters vvho were in pur fiiit of him, and who cut him in pie ces, with several more unfortunate citizens and prisoners, in the very presence of the officers of jultice. At night the bloody scenes increas ed—every moment the prisons were opened — a great number of priests were murdered—one ef them was disguised in woman's cloaths : the llaughter did not cease till the streets were covered with dead bodies. An infurreiftiou has also taken place at St Martin near Lyons; 4'e ven persons, among whom were four priests, were saved from being mas sacred by a party of National Guards. BRUSSELS, September 22. After the events of the 14th inft. the news of which you probably have lifeard, the armies under the com mand of the Duke of Brunfwick, hav ing turned the mountains of Cler montois, found the armies of Luck ner, Dumourier, and Kellerman, ve ry advantageously ported in a chain of mountains parallel to the river of Ainfe. The combined armies offered bat tle to the French, which they refill ed. It then became neceflary to turn a corps of 20,000 men under M. Dn mourier, who occupied a hcighth which is considered as a key to ihe pafles. The intrepidity ofthetroops conquered all obstacles ; they attack ed and took a battery of cannon, and M. Dumourier perceiving they ftiould turn his flank took flight. The two other Generals followed his example, and the French army palled the Ain fe in the greatest diforder,'and. fled towards Chalons, where it is thought they did not flap In this retreat, from four to five lundred prifoneis have been made, md they loft a great number of peo )le, four pieces of cannon, sixty wag jons, and an infiniteqtiantity of bag- ? a S e - JVI. de Sombrneil, aid de camp of the Prince of Nallau, has gained great credit in this acftion by his valour and intelligence. It is umlerftood, that the king of Prussia decorated hiin vvith the military orders 011 the field of battle. All the difficult paff'ages are now forced, and the combined armies have the key to Paris, except the battle which t he patriots at e to in the plains of Champagne, behind Cha lons; but it is feared their courage will not await the Auftrians and PrnlTians The coin billed armies bewail Pt ince Chaiies de Ligne, whole courage was the cause of his deal h. LONDON, September 21 Extratl cf a letter frcm D:t!!iu, Sept.ll. " It is said that in the course of last Week a fublci iption,. asncnntin« ta tlnee millions fteiling, «as com pkted amoirg the Roman Catholic [Whole No. gentlemen nnd merchants of Ireland, ior the pu' pose of lajids in North America. " The object of thjs pnrchafe is Paid to be two-fold ; firft, Th::r th«fe lands may f«rve as an afylnm to w Im li those people may retire, should they fail in obtaining w bat they now seem t<j consider as eliential to "lie being of Freemen—the elective franchife. '] lie second objeift is, Thar they may be a fonrce of profit, lliould their situation in their native country be made such us to induce tliem to re- main in it " This measure of the Catholics, fhonld it be carried into execution, miifl; \ery deeply intereit the nation al welfare. — Nothing has occulted in Iriflj poliiirs, within the prefefic century, more worthy the attention of the politician and the ftaiefman." The firtmy, which was in the Pa lis paper of Monday i «■ ported to have been gained by M. Dumourier's nr my, has since been declared an ig nominious flight, as we can (tale from M. Dumouriers own authority, in a letter to Marshal Luckner. M. le Murcchal, " My troops have been infeil#d with a panic ; the infantry ran, Icav ing behind them font- field pieces to gether with a great quantity of fniall arms. The cavalry, the dragoons, and the light horse foliowed. A great part of our equipage has been loft, and the army is how full of fliftme, on its march, in three columns, to take poll in the c?mp of Dammartin, before St. Menehould. I shall fe;id you my returns to-night ; in the mean time do not be uneasy. I have point ed out to Bournonvilie the route to join me, I think that I can Hill answer for the army, and consequently for the fafety of France, fifteen hun dred Pruflians were the cause of all this mifchief. Above all, be careful to supply me with amunition. (Signed) Dumourier (Copied from the original) Luckner, Generaliflimo. Another letter from Chalons, da ted Monday, gives a dismal account of the ltste of that city, and the dis order and terror that prevail in ir. Official letteison the retreatof the French army to the camp of Daili- martin " In our retreat to the camp of Dammarrin, two leagues from St. Meneliould, the rear-guard of onr army was vigorously charged ; but the body of our army had got to the camp in the bed order, and was. even already encamped ; on a sudden, some ill-intentioned persons spread the alarm, by announcing that the rear-guard liad been cur to pieces, and enemies were falling in great force on the main body of the army. The waggon drivers increased the terror by being firft to take the alarm. The confufion wasfuch, that jco men might easily have routed the hnlf of the army.— !n the mean while the General beinginformed of this event, went out to meet the army. He found the cavalry in the best order at his voice the run aways rallied^'the bag gage Itopt, and the confufion subsi ded. The fuldiers were ashamed of their niiftake, and if at that moment they could have been led to the ene my, it would have been leading ihein to vitftory." The eaaernefs of tlte people to en -1 ifl for military feivice increases.— But are fli 11 much wanted lor the volunteers. The Dep-irtmeru of la Maine, which fitpplies iS,OOOtnen, has bun 6,0c0 mufquets for them. The young Prince de Lij»n', who wis lately killed in an niSion with the French, is the officer whose gal lantry was so much the fubjeft ofdi(- course at the fiorming of .Ifmael, in the late campaign against the'l'uiJcj. d 7 1 • J
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