PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGIi-STRLET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA [No. 79, of Vol. ll.] PARIS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, OCTOBER 31 M DUBOIS de CRANCEY, in tlie name of . the Military Committee, submitted to the consideration of the AH'embly, a plan of a decree relative to the arming of the French citizens in habiting the frontiers. He was of opinion, that no diftimflion (hould be made between the inha bitants of the towns and those of the country — that all citizens having-fwoi n to defend the con JHtution, all have a right to arm in defence of it —and that if the husbandman did not partake in the distribution of the national arms, there would be cause to fear that the inhabitants of towns ■would harrafs those of the country, under pre tence of keeping thejp within bounds, or of pro tecting them. M Dubois, in the name of the Military Com mittee, moved, I. That the committee of constitution iliould present, as soon as poflible to the A Hem My, a plan for organizing the National Guard* of the kingdom. 2. That the minifler of war should immediate* ly be authorised to arm with mufquetsand bayo nets, every active citizen doing the duty of Na tional Guard. 3. That the fame minister ftinuld bedefired to give an account to the AHembly of the obstacles to the execution of the decree of the 28th July, relative to the manufacture of new arms. After some difcuflions, this plan of a decree was adjourned. M. Regnauld gave an account, that in the dis trict of Saint-Jean-d'Angely, the enemies of the public welfare exerted themselves more than ever to perl'uade the people that they ought not to pay taxes. One of these men, who thus blew the flame of aifcord, being known, was pursued by the tribunals, and ordered to be taken into custody. The persons entrulted with the execu tion of this decree, were accompanied with the Marechauilee, and twenty-five regulars. The man was arretted ; but as they were conducting liiui to prifon,a numerous body of pealants, arm ed with mufquers, came to his affittance. Firing took place ou both fides, and many of the insur gents were killed. The person arretted was then conducted to prison. On the following day the inhabitants of the counrry collected ir. great numbers, with design to oblige the Marechauilee to open the gates of the prison in which the pri soner was confined. The Marechauilee opposed the violation of the law ; but the Mayor, think ing resistance dangerous, gave orders for libe rating the prisoner. The people, not content with this triumph, afiembled and seized the Mayor, whom they cruelly maflacred. r lhis affair is again to occupy the attention of the Afiembly. It was then decreed, that the Af -I'embly Ihould not have any fitting on Monday, November I. A protest ngainft the report made by M. Cha broud, relative to the affair of the 6;h of Oifto ber, and confequemly against the decree which followed upon that occasion, has lately made its appearance here, signed by a great number of ariftocrates, in which they have made use of their former titles of Dukes, Marquifles, Barons, Che valiers, &c. and M. Serent has taken the title of Deputy to the States General in behalf of the NoblefTe of Nivernois. The substance of it is as follows " We declare that we disapprove, in toto, of the report of the procedure of the Chatelet, as delivered by M. Chabroud, in the name of the committee of reports. " We disapprove of ir, because it gives an un just account of the depositions. " We disapprove of it, because it appears to have had no other objed: than to millate fa<fts, to represent the victims as guilty, to traduce the ■witneiles, to render the tribunal odious, to excuse the mod horrible attempts, by identifying them with the operations of the National Afleiubly. " AVe disapprove of it for fubllitnting, by wav ofjuftification, an imaginary for a real plot', for leflening the horror which every Frenchman should have for a<ftions which criminate the whole nation while they remain unpuniihed." LONDON, Nov. 30. A TITLE rliat has long extindt, is soon to be revived in one of his Majeffy's Tons, ■viz. thatof Duke of Kent. Prince Edward, (now Saturday, January 29, 1791. at Gibraltar) is to be mads Duke of Cumber land, and the next Prince, Duke of Lancalter. A considerable part of the late summer and autumn, has been fpenc by his Majefly in hunting. The national desire, aud the opinion of the physicians concur in recommending this exercise, to prevent him, if polfible, from revert ing into his late insane situation. has puzzled some naturalilts to find out what view nature could have had in creating lizards, or whether ftie had any view at all. Nothing (hews the weakness and folly of man more than such dif'quilitions. It has been lately discovered, and confirmed in many inltances, that the tail of a lizard boiled, produces a broth or gravy, which, after a few times drinking, cures, radically, the molt inveterare cancer. The door-money of the late battle of Mendo za and Humphreys (two noted boxers) amount ed to the trifling sum of seven hundred pounds.— The door-money ai a charity sermon at Doncaf ter, the subsequent Sabbath, amounted to the sum of jour pounds five Jh'tllings ! So much for the moral refinement of 1790. M. de Calonne (fay our French accounts) was blamed for having given a falfe calculation of the expences neceli'ary to fiirrourd Paris with a wall ; according to his estimate fix millions of li vres would have been fufficient. It now appears that fifteen millions, or 650 thousand pounds sterling, will be neccflary to complete the under taking. Nine millions have already been paid, and fix millions remain due to the builders. A boldness of general satire now prevails in Paris ; nor is it deemed political to endeavur to suppress it, however strong an inclination there may be for fucli a measure. Caricature prints of elevated characters are con tin uall v hawked about, ar.d bought up with avidity. The kingdom be ing still in a state of conftifion, the Aflembly think it better to fuffer the spleen of the difaffected to evaporate in this manner, rather than by the more serious means which might take place, were the publication of those caricatures proln bited. Wednesday morning, astheir Royal Highnefl'es the Prince of Wales and Duke of York followed the King's carriage just after the review, a fellow who had climbed up in a tree to fee the fpeifta cle, cried out, " God bless your Royal tligh nefles! that's right, take care of your good fa ther !" December 3. THE NETHERLANDS. ON Tuesday eventning the Duke of Leeds received the-fol lowing very important communication from Colonel Gardner at Bruflels, which confirms the news of the fur render of Namur to the Imperialiftsj and relates the confeqnences which it has pro duced in every part of the Netherlands. In our account of yesterday, we stated that General Schoenficld, the commander in chief of the Belgic troops, had saved himfelf by flight from the hands ot the Imperialists, and had ai rived at Brussels. The latter part of this information we si.id to be prema ture, for the Duke of Leeds's dispatches positively mention thaft the whole Belgic army in garrison at Namur had -been made pri soners, and among the reft General Schoenfield. This account is certainly cot reft', though the particulars of the capture are not yet known. But the most important news is, that the Congrefsof BruHVls, on hearing this intelligence, and that the Imperial army, amount ing to 40,000 men, under the command of General Bender, was in hasty march towards Brussels, immediately dispersed and took to flight. Some of ihe Member* gpt away uriniolefled, but the populace have seized on Van der Noot, and Van Eupen, the law yer and the priest, who were endeavoring to escape in difgiiife, both of whom they held in confinement, and their fate wili soon prove an example of punishment to others who dare to i.ebej against their lawful Sovereign, and usurp a Government by the means of the most barefaced and wicked imposture. The Imperial troops wereexpefted in BruffeU on Satucdiy lafl. and the inhabitants are extremely well difpofrdto receive the n. They wiil find no refiflance in re-taking poffcfliouof the Govern ment of the Netherlands. The congress of ambafftdor* at the Hague? for fettling the dif putcs in Brjbatit, is diflolvcd rather abruptly. The Count .de Merci d' Argenteau, the Imperial miniftT, had been entreated by the other members of the Congress !o delay ihe entry yf. tht Imperial troops into Brabant for davs, which he relufed to do lor as many hours. The ministers of the three allied oow crs openly protcftcd against this rash cpndua of M. de AW/, and the Congiefs broke up. It is however", generally understood thai Lord Auckland tacitly acquiesced in the proceedings ol this Mi. riifter. On th» very moment that the term given by the Emperor ex pired, the States ot Brabant offered to submit on condition of re ceiving the Emperor's third Ton as the Sovereign, bat all ojfei; short of unconditional submission were refufed. GEORGETOWN, January 19. On the 13th inft. at Richmond, about 5 o'clock in the th'- morning, a very severe shock of an earthquake was felt in that city, which laftod about two minutes; it Ihook the hftufes (o fe vercly, as to occasion many of the inhabitants to get up to f-e what damage was done.—About the fame time a rumbling noise was heard in this town, with an intcrmiflion of near half a minute. The latter part so fevcreas to (hake the hoafes. 721 [Whole No. 183.] CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THURSDAY, Jan. 13 (Continuedfrom our lajt.) MR. Smith remarked, that there appeared to be so great a diversity of opinion on the fnbje<ft before the house, that he doubted rlie poiiibility of procuring a majority for either of the motions that had been made. There would be objections, he conceived, to any fition that could be offered ; but the committee (hould determine 011 that to which there were few elf. To the Secretary of State he tho't there were less than to any other officer proposed Thole againlt the Chief Justice, lie thought un answerable : Indeed the gentleman who propo sed him, had not offered any answer to the ob- * jetftions made to that officer. The duties of the Prefideju of the Senate, and those of the President of the United States, ap. peared to hiin incompatible. The fir ft was tlw representative of a particular state, and bonnrf to obey the inftru<ftions of it. If he was to be deprived of his feat in the his state wotlfcl lose a vote there, and the balance of that bra»S| of the legiilature would be destroyed. He recapitulated the objections that had al ready becnmade tothe Chief Justice's filling the chair. His power of expounding treaties would be improperly mixed with that ofmaking them. 1 hat of condemning for offences, with a power of granting reprieves and pardons. Then the Chief Juftiie could not atfl with propriety as commander in chief of the army and navy, h had been laid, he observed, that the judiciary business might go on for fonie time without the uffiftance of the Chief Justice : He thought nor. There.were three circuit courts, and two judges for each, including the Chief Justice : If he was absent, the business of one of the. circuits coukl nor proceed ; besides he fhoultl preside in the Af preme court. ,1 He concluded by faying that the office of Se cretary of State, and the duties of Prefidenr, were analogous : He was a kind of AHiftant to the Chief Magistrate, and would therefore very properly ftipply his place; besides he was always at the feat of government. Mr. Burke (aid thai he had conrultpd a gen tleman Hiilled in the doctrine of chances who, after considering the fubjecft, had informed him, that there was an equal chance that luohs a contingency would not happen more than rt.nce in 840 years. He hoped therefore thatthe com* mittee would not spend any more tiine upon.[lie fubjecS, but postpone it altogether. , , . t J ' J i o Mr. Giles conceived chat the probability ofth( ■vent's taking place was much greater than Mr. Surke seemed ro think. According to the dec line of policies, he said, ic was not more thanfif y to one that it would not happen in two months, iowever, even if the chance was much less, it vas the duty of the lioufe to make provision for he accident before it. occured. If it was lefc ill the cafe actually took place, jt would Uien >e too late to think of remedying the evil ; for t was to be provided for by a legiflajivp ntTt, vhich could upt be made complete without tho rrefidejit 9 approbation and signature, and coiild herefore riot be obtained when the chair was /acant. Then if the event Ihould happen before t was provided for, there would be, lie ton? :eivod 3 an end to this.government. He used another argument to urge thenecellii ty of a l'peedy provision. Suppol'e, said he, the Vice-President (ihould die, then the fate of this government would remain ijj the hands of the President, who. by resigning would dcitrov its organization, without leaving a conltitmionai mode of filling the vacancy. In addition to the loss of this government, would not every member of the legiflaryre, he alked, lose his character, credit and reputation. Having fiiewn the neceflity of making iminer' diate provision for a cafe of so much importance to the very existence of the government, Mr, Gile?
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