[No. 86, oi Vol. lII.] Wednesday, February 22, 1792. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF FRANCE NOVEMBER 17. AVIGNON. THE minister of the home department pro duced difparches, which the comniiflioners of the king employed for the purpose of reflor ing the tranquillity of Avignon, had addrel'ed to him by nn extraordinary courier. They announce, ' that their endeavours had succeeded to the fatisfartion of the unfortunate inhabitants, whom the ruffians of the army of Monteox, called Patriot, had pillaged and mafia cred with impunity. The French troops are in pofT'effinii of Carpentras and Avignon, to thegreat diCpleafure of these ruffians. Those who had fled f'm consternation now return to their liomes. One Lecuyer had pillaged the inhabi tants of Avignon ; he was mafTacred. His friends took oicafioti to ravage the town, and under the pretext of avenging his death, killed all tlieper fons of probity whom they detested. " They plunged them into the prisons of the palace, and there mnflacred them in cold blood. Sons were murdered in the prefenee of their fa thers! mothers expired on the bodies of their sons ! nlns ! <11 perished miserably !-—[The aflem bly ftiuddered with horror; shrieks were utter ed, expressive of the deepefl concern. J " Barbarity spared not even the bodies of the unfortunate vitftims :—they were beheaded, cut in pieces ; — the bodies of women were embow elled ! the mangled remains—("Here, M. MOll - could proceed no farther, his frame wascon v til fed, the paper dropt from his hands, he co -vered his face, and fled with precipitation from the tribune. His flight was behind in a gloomy silence : of so numerous an aflembly not oneper fon was found, whose curiosity had so far maf rered his feelings as to oppose his departure, or demand his return.] After a panfe of horror, M. lfnard, the fecre rary, was ordered to proceed with the recital.— " These mangled remains of their fury were thrown into a ditch, colled Glaciere du Palais : the entrance was closed up ; we discovered this tomb, and caused it to be opened. A putrid flench rendered it aJmoft inaccessible ; we, how ever, caused it to be examined with proper pre cautions, in order, if possible, by the number of heads, to discover how many lives had been loft. [The aflembly resounded with a mingled excla mation of indignation and sorrow.] " A crowd of unfortunate citizens came every day to embrace our knees, and demand of us their fathers, husbands, children and friends, whose bodies were among the numberof thelixty ■virtims butchered at the caflle. " It appeared to us indispensable to cause to be arretted all the persons concerned in autho rity at Av.gnon at the period of the mafl'acre : the Sieurs Jourdan and Tonrnel are arretted; the firtt was distant a league from Avignon, the other attempted to fly, after discharging a pirtol at the officer who was going to seize him ; he at firtt Caved hi in (el f by clambering along the roofs, but fell, and having a leg broken, was taken. "We arrelfed the young Lecuyer, who, in cited by an in Pitiable thirtt of blood, in order to avenge his father, maflacred sixteen priioneis of the palace. " All these fa<fts have been authenticated : the national afiembly, perhaps, regret having heard at its bar, an emillary of the ruffians, who had the audacity to acctife Mr. Mulot, the coininif fioner of pacification. We are," &c. The aflembly referred these dispatches to the committee of legislation. LONDON, December 7. Amongst other lingular properties of charcoal, It has lately been discovered by a gentleman at i^eterfburgh, that all forts of glass velfels and other utensils may be purified from long retain ed fmehs and taints of every kind, in the eafiefl and most perfecft manner, by rincing them well one with charcoal reduced to a fine powder, afte) their grofler impurities have been fconred off *v:ih sand and pot-ash. That people wliofe breath Smells strong from a scorbutic disposition of the gums, mav at any time get perfectly rid of this bad fine 11 by rubbingand washing out the mouth thoroughly with fine charcoal powder. Thisfim ple application, at the fame time, renders the teeth beautifully white. And that brown (or otherwise coloured) putrid (linking water may t>e deprived ol its offenfive find], and rendered A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA transparent by means of the fame substance. Hence he thinks it would be of use for preserv ing water sweet during sea voyages, to add about 5I b. of coatfe charcoal powder to every calk of water ; it being only neceflary afterwards to flrain the water off, when wanted, through a li-1 nen bag. The exhibition of legs in Mrs. Cowley's Co medy, reminds us of a bon mot of George Sel wyn's, who, on being asked how he liked the then rage for short petticoats, obfierved, he liked it extremely well, and did not care to what height the fafhion was carried ! Scottish plaids, to be used as furtouts, are be come the fafhion in Dublin. The Irifli manu facturers refeniing this, have begun to cut tliein in the Itreets, at night, and lerious affrays are apprehended. Of the fafhionable colours in the Female world at present, the firft is, the York flame, compli mentary in its title, of course, to the Duchess— It is a dark shade, something between a Coqueli cot and a Maroon. The second, the Maiden's bhjh, a pale pink. Between these two we are likely to have a inarm winter. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. ODE. OAY, Muse, to whose illustrious name Shall I attune my vocal (hell; That while the Lyric note I fwi 11, My song may gain the meed of lasting fame ? Shall he who in the realms of day, Cloth'd with immortal state, Treads the bright clouds beneath his fret. And holds high converse with the good and great— Shall Fr ankli n's name immortalize the lay ? 44 Lo! in the bright abode of fame— 44 To virtue and to wisdom dear, 44 In words as lading as this earthly frame, 44 Still brightening with the rolling year, 45 There (lands infci ib'd a glorious Patriot's name ! 44 When Britain, with ambition mad, 44 Sought to enslave Columbia's land ; 44 Her Generals font with pow'rclad, 44 And pour'd her thousands on the strand 44 The guardian Genius of your S:ates, 44 With swelling indignation view'd 4! Their swords prcpar'd to spill your blood ; 44 And to avert your threaten'd fates, 44 Flew to Virginia's fertile plain, 44 When Ceres held her golden reign, 44 And gave to him this high command. 44 Go, Hero ol undaunted mind, 44 Go—leave thy rural enres behind ; 44 With all thy (kill and force oppose 44 Thy country's fierce, ambitious foes, 44 And from the threaten'd ruin save my land." 44 Scarce had your Guardian spoke the word, 44 When o'er his shoulder hung the sword ; 44 And to the field, with eager haste, " To meet your Foe, the Hero pafs'd. 44 There horrid stood the British god of war, '• A lion dreadful rose upon his ihield ; 44 His head was cover'd with a blazing star ; 44 In a£t to fttike a flaming spear he held. 14 No terror toueb'd the god-like Hero's breast; 44 He rulh'd impetuous on the furious foe, 44 Waich'd rv'ry motion, when to give the blow ; 44 Wound follow'd wound, 'till overcome with toil 44 The Foe retn'd; still on the Hero prefs'd, 44 And (buck the blow that fore'd him from your foil. 44 Curs'd be the hour (the raging warrior said) 44 When flnfh'd with hope, I fought in bloody fray 44 To fcizea jewel for Britannia's head, 4 ' And my rich spoils in triumph bear away. 11 I fame, in fancy lure of victory, 44 To meet a puny, dastard iace of men, 44 Who fwift befoie mv voice And spear would fly, 44 As deer, when ruflied the lion from his den. " Am I defeated ?—No, 'tis but a dream-— 44 A mere delusion of my wilder'd brain : " Bui ah I I fee the crimson-slowing stream, "O'er all my limbs I feel the raging pain. " But sure the Vi&or moie than man rnuft he— " Great as a god in (kill, a god in pow'r; 44 His look was awful as Jove's majesty— 44 And who but he, such thundering deaths could (how'i " If man-—tranfeendent over mortal man, 44 In vvond'rous (kill, and valor in the war ; " As the dread eagle o'er the tim'rous clan 44 Of feather'd tribes that wing the yielding air." " ThCsfpoke the baffl'd Britifii God of War; 44 A chilling horror (hiver'd thro' his veins— c; With terror wild he caught his broken spear— 44 He fled—and left to peace these happy plains. 44 When the great Patriot's conqueiing sword 44 Had to his country peace reftor'd, *' To those who g3ve, he now refign'd his pow'r : 44 And feeling in his noble 6reaft, 44 Such holy jny as all the blcft, 44 Find for reward w!:en their hard conflict's o'er— si Retir'd to his rural feat, 44 To pafls his da>s in calm and wait the stroke of faie. <4 Soon (>v the grateful nation's geneial choice, 44 Elcfled to the lofty Chair of State, 44 He left his happy place, his calm retreat, ,4 Obedient to the people's honoring voice. 341 [Whole No. 294.] " No base ambitious thirst of sway '• Dwells in the Hero's generous mind, " Pure as the lambent flame of day, " Bright burns his Patriot-love refin'd. " In (forms of war he fhow'd the soldier how " To quell the fierce, and lay the haughty low : " And now he a leflon to the great, " How they, in peace, fhou'd rule a treeborn (late, t " TR y™» Faith and Justice, walking hand in hand, 44 Diffufe sweet union thro' the happy land. " I fee the fairer virtues wait " Attendant round his chair of Aate : Sweet Mercy ! with her bleeding breast, Humility ! true wisdom's guest, " The brigheft daughter of the sky, " Hlclf Chanty ! with smiling eye. " These form the wreath " That blooms in death, " More bright and glorious to behold, Than funs ot diamonds in a CTown ofgold» As men in northern climes, long veil'd in night " With rapture bless the fun's returning light, So do ad miring crowds with boundtefs mirth, " Honor the day that gave this Patriot birth. His glorious name ! thro' wondering nations spread, Receives the homage of uuiought applauie : " The Gallic fpiric from his iron bed Efcapd; (where long confin'd in galling chains " He wept with unavailing tears, his pains,) " Exulting bleiles him the distant cause. " Would'ft thou acquire the meed of fame, '• And lift from earth thy humble name ? " Pour the Iweet incense of melodious praise " lohim, let WASHINGTON renown thy lays. Ah muse ! thou know'ft too-well- T boalt no Heav'n-iaught (kill ; r . :_ _ l • i That I can ne'er aspire his deeds to tell E'en now a tremor thro' my frame I fee*, And in despair I drop my vocal shell. CONGRESS. PHILADELPHIA. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FRIDAY, February 3, 1792. hi committee of the whole, on the Fijhcry Bill. [CON TINU ED.J MR. A M ES, AFTER some introdu&ory obfervations,adverted to the necef litv of fixing some point in which both fides would agree. Dilputes he said, could not be terminated, or more properly, they could not be managed at all if some firft principles were not con ccded. The parties would want weapons for the controversy. Law is in some countries the yoke of government, which bends or breaks the necks of the people—but thank heaven, in this coun try it is a man's shield ; his coat of mail, his castle of fafety ; 'tis more than his defence—'tis his weapon to punifti ihofe wtio in vade his rights—'tis the instrument which assists—'tis the pricc that rewards his industry. If I fay that fifhermen have equal rights with other men, every gentleman feels in his own bosom a principle of afTent ; If I fay that no man shall pay a tax on fending his property out of the country, the conftituiion will confirm it ; for the constitution fays no duty Jhall be laid on exports : If I fay, that on exporting dried fifli, the exporter is entitled to drawback the duty paid on the fait, I fay no more than the law of the land has confirmed.. Plain and short as these principles are, they include the whole contioverfy : For I consider the law allowing the drawback as the right of the fifhery ; the defe&s of that law as the wrong fuf fered, and the bill before us as the remedy. The defeats of the law are many and grievous. Dollars. Supposing 340,000 quintals exported, the fait duty is 42,744 The drawback is only ... 34,000 Lois to the fifhery, Whereas government pays at 132 cents including charges, which are 3! cents on a quintal : Which is beyond what the fifhery receives 11,900 And a clear loss to government of - - o,i^6 So that though the whole is intended for the benefit of the fiih ery, about one fourth of what is paid is not so applied : there is an heavy loss both to government and the filhery. Even what is paid on the expoi tis nearly loft money; the boun ty is not paid till the exportation—nor then till fix months have elapfcd : Whereas the duty on fait is paid before the filh is taken; it is paid to the exporter, not to the fifherman. The bounty is so indirefl that the poor fifherman loses fight of it. It is paid to such perform, in such places, and at such periods, as to disappoint its good effe&s—palling through so many hands, and paying so many profits to each, it is almost absorbed. The encouragement too is grrateft in fuccefsful years when lealt needed—and is lcaft in bad fifhing seasons when tis molt needed. It is a very perplexed cmbairafling regulation to the officers of government and to the exporter —hence the gteat charge; and with all tins charge and irouble it is liable to many frauds. 400 miles bf coast— little towns, no officer. All thefc defe£U the bill remedies—and besides, gives the mo ney on condition that certain regulations are submitted to, which arc worth almoO as much as the money. The bill is defended on three grounds—lft it will promote the national wealth —2d the national lately—3d justice requires it ; the last is fully relieH on. To shew that the filhery will increase the wealth of the nation, it cannot be improper to mention its great value. &Uso ULI.IN. 8,744 45.9°°
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