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that house to consider, whether they were
11 (it catted npon to Cbuiult their own fit- j
lings, and the fucctis ottffjtcauu; which ]
she 7 pnofefltd to ftrppovt. Upon theft
grounds, tbeitfare, he declared his a'fent
to the motion of his hon. friend.
Mi- Burke, with his ufuai warmth,
commented on the affairs and misfortunes
attendant on the events of France ; the
miseries of which he principally attributed
to M Fayette, contending that we were
not called on in any manner to interfere in
his favor, aud declaring that when he
contemplated the numerous and aggravat
ed tries of rnifery that un
happy country, all compassion for the in
dividual was swallowed up in the general
calamity.
| Mr. Grey observed, that the right ho
norable gentleman who spoke la ft, had
declaimed loudly against the cruelties and
attrocities of the French. He did not
mean to argue on the irrelevancy of the
various topics which he had introduced,
but he conceived that we may draw a les
son from their cruelties, by ' abftairiing
• rom that injustice, which cruelly confined
the unfortunate Marquis la Fayette in a
loathsome dungeon. He maintained, that
as we had no right to interfere with the
internal government of France, so it was
notjuft to inflict a punishment on that un
fortunate gentleman, for whatever consti
tution he may wilh to have established.
lie trusted that the unfortunate queen, in
her dying moments, esteemed la Fayette
roi his afliduities, aud the part which he
had taken in behalf of the royal family.
He observed, that by the declaration of
Lord Hood to the Toulonefe, they were
promised the couftitution of 1789, which
was the very constitution for which the
wretched Marquis la Fayette was an ad
vocate. If therefore it were the object of
the confederates to restore the ancient Mo
narchy, in preference to the constitution
of 1789, he affirmed that Great-Britain
would be juftified in withdrawing herfelf
from the pref'ent alliance to make a fepa- i
rate peace. Principles of justice and po
licy mould induce this country, he insist
ed, to interfere for the enlargement of
threfe unfortunate gentlemen, whose chief
crime was, in supporting that constitution
which Lord Hood offered to the Toulon
efe.
Mr. Pitt said, that Lord Hood, in con-'
lecyience of previous information with t&e
l.pulonde underitood that they had -no'
objection to enter into a negociation with
the Enghfti If they made a declaration
in favor of Monarchy, (ie agreed to fun
ply them and contribute to their wants
which was accepted, and afterward they
declared in favor of the confutation of
1789.
f i^ r ' F ,f declared tllat he conceived the
ast exactly as stated, which did not alter
the crcumflance, that this country had 1
bound itfelf to what had been stated by
his hop. friend. '
Sir Robert Thornton affirmed that all
parties with whom he had conversed, ex
claimed against the confinement of la Fay
ette He conceived that jufticc and policy
fhou d induce us to interpose in his Lor,
and he was of opinion that there vvasfome
thing extremely unmanly and unmilitary
a t C T £ ° f Bcrlin ' refpefting its con
duit to that infortunate officer.
Mr William Smith said, that he was
mpelled to lay m his claim to argue again'!
our interference with the internal g(f,ern
ment of France. We were actually fall.
>ng into such error by punishing l a Fay
ette for the part which he had taken in
the revolut.on of France. It g ave himj
lanfe of si P C ° nCer " t0 si " d that in
• ° f five >' CJrs > nothing had occurred
" couU C ° U I 1 1 "7 ft , rUg S !in & &r freedom, that
could induce the nation, the mo st f ree i„
SVT ' mterfcre in its behalf. Had
that been the cafe, it were probable that
hose enmes which had been imputed to
Heco:Thi.rb7d e r4 h sir^- d
try will fnffer fJverelyTthl 'r" C ° Un "
tion were not carried. P resent
Mr. Milford spoke against the motion.
Mr. Cox adverted to what r it
in debate. He insisted th f •
low the feedfof Stft?" . W
try, which in France h-M - IS COUn "
t" n 'ty, to the deftruaion g Tev 1 e n rl°T'
pice, every comfort both in this life S
destroy" it uUimate, y
Mr. Fox declared, that from the con-
venation which he had with several persons
at Brighten, who h&d just returned from
Paris, and who were not the lead attach
ed to the Marquis La Fayette, he was
conyinced that none of those crimes could
be faitly attributed to him, with which
he was charged by those gentlemen who
opposed the motion.
Mr. Jenkinfon affirmed that he was iu
Paris at the time to which the Right
Hon. gentleman had adverted, when it
was generally acknowledged that he could,
if he plea fed, prevent many of the cir
cumstances lo much reprobated.
Mr. Martin returned thanks to the gen
tleman who had brought forwaid the mo
tion, as it gave hiia an opportunity of
demonstrating his abhorrence of the con
finement of this unfortunate gentleman.
He declared, that his'fevere punifliment
was the conversation of all parties through
out the country, and he trusted that the
House would vote for ths motion, not
lels through the motives of mercy, than
through the motives of found policy. »
Mr. Stanly declared, that he was in Pa
ris at the time adverted to by several gen- j
tie men who had spoke. He mull in jus- i
lite to the unfortunate La Fayette declare !
ie that he not only did every thing in his j
is power to prevent the circumstances that !
i- had happened, but rifqued also his own
i- personal fafety. He would therefore vote
1. tor the motion..
n Mr. Courtney infilled, that instead of
e .giving ofFence.to the King of Pruflia, he
e would be pleaied to have this country in
'• terpofe for the liberation of his prisoner.
f He had disclaimed wishing to keep in con
: finement, and did it merely to please the
• Confederates. He thought this court
e would do him a favor in removing him
- from the situation of a Royal goaler It
f was ft range logic to state, that all the
- cfimes of Roberfpierre, Marat, and Dan
■ ton, were to be attributed to La Fayette- I
i it would be equally jull to impute the ri
t ots of i 7 Bo to his Majesty's Ministers,
or Lord Amherft who was the command
er of the forces. Lord George Gordon
. . wa<! macle a prisoner by the mob,
but he never impeached the ministers for
the circumstance. Much idle declama
tion had been used with refpeft to the
atrocities committed at Paris, while not a
ungle cruelty committed by the Royal
•tiUichilts was ever mentioned. He did
mn conceive why. these Lords anointed
Ihould have a patent for fomenting anar
chy and confufion. H« thought that a
popular ferment was necelTary at times, to
rtr tt ' e P o!ltl^ 1, atmo fpl'e , e 1 ; and would
.rather fuffer all the troubles attendant on
Djmocracy, than breathe for a no
tjftT 6 peft ' ,nitial air of Re gal Defpo-
Mr. Whitbread infilled that the Royal
CorftW P f dged t0 « ive Prance e
Constitution qf 1789, and if he retreat
ed from it, or rather his Miniftcr, it
would be a violation of his promise ; and
! doin g could not escape with
honor He next took notice of thecon-
W fc' M angara and Lord Hood >
I wa highly contradictory, but he said it
was ufeiefs to call on Mr. Pitt for an a
p anation t° their curious declarations,
l A'r, " re P eat edly questioned as to
the subsidizing the king of Pruflia to the
amount of 7 00,0001. to which he thought
> to make no reply. Probably it was
- in'thTnr P ' P T tHe t i Ueflio "' till late
, . feflion, in the fame manner that he
■ did mthe introduction of the Sardinia::
lU re P''ed, that when the quefti
f Pf 111 ? 1 subsidy to the king of Pru
fia was brought forward, and was . egular
ly before the house, then he woul |^ ve
every explanation required. If it was
at a nrlV 0 Übfid j Zeany P " nce ' he would
onKjr g,veevcryinfo ™ atio!i
The question being loudly called for
-MSty S 7 ed ' 46-Noe. .53.'
LONDONT^ arch 19 .
DECLARATION
Of the King of Pruflia against a general
""" of tht of 5, m
I. "When the proportion for a general
armament of the fubjefts of ,J,„ g
was made at the aflVmbly of the DH^tl^
1™ of FruSa ,« prrf JJ
difficulties aga.nft this measure, thThl
could not have expected that the ' 7
, • th!S reason hls majesty finds C
himfelf under the neceifity of laying them
I again one* more,before the ncr-cft c'-~l
. Wh this übfervation, viz. « <$ at f*>
- fajd circle* cannot determine with them
> M*. to wididra# the (aid conclufum, Z
render ,t of none effect, he vviU be to c f
how ever contrary to his inclination, J
withdraw ing tioops, as he cannot «' £
them to the danger which mufl neceilar.ly
re full irom this measure.
HI. The reasons that his Prussia,, m _
jelty opposes to a general armament of the
inhabitants of the empire, are the follow
ing, viz,
1. By employing the peasants a K ainft
the enemy, agriculture will want hands
2. 1 hat there are not arms fufficient to
give to such a mass of people.
3- That it is impossible, in so ft o rt a
time, to teach the manual exercise to the
inhabitants.
4- It has been found, by the experi
• nee of the two laftcampaigns, that the
soldiers opposed to the French mult be oer
yT X d. to make head against them.
I' . ,vf '"dependent of the above
reasons it is infinitely dangerous, at a time
J llke , the Prffent, when the French are
watching every advantage to mRHu««
their principles, to afTcmble such a mass
| of men, whose ideas upon forms of <r O .
! vernment mud be various, and anufng
! whom consequently difTentions might arile,
disastrous in their confluences both to
the armies and to the oiiftitution of the
Empire.
For the Gazette of the UnitedStatej.
•Mr. Fenno,
A writer in the American Brujels Gazette,
• lrlfta »t, appears to be wonderfully
tickled with the number, objecl and descrip
tion of those persons who were prelent at the
Civic Feast on Saturday last. That the writer
and his companions experienced much plca
lui -j on the occasion is possible,—and if he
had remained fatisfied with giving us a def-.
cription of his feelings, without exaggerating
lome of the circumftauces upon which he
founds<his triumph.it would {lave been very
well. In order therefore to draw some fur
tfier information from this impartial biogra-
relative to the occurrences of that ever
memorable day, I stall beg leave to ast him
the following questions:
' Whether any body besides himfelf and the
Editor of the BrulTels Gazette afoiefaid, was
at the pains of ascertaining the number ot
persons who went out for the laudable put
pofes mentioned in his publication, and whe
tuer they amounted to two hunditd or
hundred ? ° '
Whether all those who walked in the pro
ceflion or followed it, are to be considered as
partakers of the fealt, or naeiriers of toe
Twin Societies ?
Whether it is customary at entertainments
given by fubfeription, and upon the mode™
principles of democracy, for ail t<;e best viands
to be placed at the head of one table only >
Whether it is true, that a member of
one of the Twin Societies was seen walk
ing in the streets with the head of a barba
cued pig in his pocket, after it had been re
solved that the fragments of the feaft should
be applied to a charitable purpose ?
Whether the toafisfaid to have been given
at the entertainment, were repeated aloud
and applauded by all the company > '
To tie Editor of the Gazette of the United
States.
Sik,
So then, fir, we are to have no more demo
cratic squibs from the Citizen Genera! j!d
■vertifer : he declares he will no more answer
the attacks on him. But what are his rea
sons ? «« Forfcotb" becanfe " his time is
pledged to his numerous patrons," and be
cause he prints nothing « <wuiout being pa i d
- r C ' t ' i . out being paid for it, Citizen !
1 hope there is no one that doubts of the
General Aduertifer's BEING PAID ' Idare
- fay the Pere du Chene himfelf (whose mdtto
: was\ bougrement democratej was never better
' P a ' d -——Vff certainly cannot doubt of the
[ citizen s having a great number of patrons ■
, he toldus the other day, with a " zounds''
at the end of it that he has eight hundred
But this word Patron, how came it to be
admittednjto the haughty democratic diction
ary ? Who would have thought that this
trumpeter of equality was so pledged to his Ma
trons, that he could not find tme to dell J
himfelf? But when a man i,™ £;fi
it, it is another thing. A patron necefiarily
implies a dependant. Nov, here is a diftinc
of r f n , cr classes, which is contrary to
every principle cf sterling Sans Culottifn, ■
and though it is mare than probable thatthe
citizen is, m a very humiliating state of de!
pendance, yet the avowal is unworthy of his
profelTed principles, and if hp
neighborhood of the Jacobin Society of Par^
this avowal might probably procure him the
honor of following his p/edecefTor CARA
creditor ; thatfl.e has a right tn * pnvJe S ed
- persons o
5 e neid, it .s i eported that the