tional Guard, preach indiscipline to the army, and sow sometimes diltruft, sometimes discouragement. "As for me, gentlemen,who espous ed the American cause, at the very moment when its ambafladors declar ed to me that it was loft* ; who thence forward devoted myfelf to a pei fe vering defence of liberty, and the f'o vereignty of the people ; who, on the nth of July, 1789, 011 presenting to my country a declaration of rights, dared to tell her—For a nation to be free, it ir fufficient that Jhe wills it; 1 come now, full of confidence in the justice of our cause, of contempt for the cowards who defer: it, and of in dignation against the traitors who would fully it ; 1 come to declare that the French nation, if she is not the inoft vile in the universe, may and ought to refirt the conspiracy of kings formed against her. " It is not, undoubtedly, in the midst of my brave army, that timid fenliments are permitted ; patriotism, energy, discipline, patience, mutual confidence, all the civil and military virtues I have found in it. In it the principles of liberty and equality are cherished, the laws respected, pro perty sacred ; in it neither calumnies nor factions are known ; and when 1 recollect that France has several mil lions capable of becoming such sol diers, I ask myfelf to what pitch of debasement would an imtnenfe peo ple be reduced (till stronger in their natural resources than in the defences of art, opposing to a monstrous con federation the advantage of combi nations directed to a single object, for the base idea of facrificing their/fove reignty, of covenanting for their li berty, of fubniitting their declaration of rights to negociation, to appear one of the possibilities of the ifl'ue that is rapidly advancing upon us. " But in order that we, soldiers of liberty, may fight with efficacy, or die with profit to our cause, it is ne cessary that the number of the de fenders of our country be speedily proportioned to that of their adver saries ; that (tores of all forts be mul tiplied, and facilitate all our motions : that the comfort of the troops, their equipage, -their pay, the provisions for their health, be no longer exposed to fatal delays, or pretended Pavings, which always tnrn out the direct re ■verfe of their objedt. _ " Above all, it is neceflary that the citizens rallied around the confuta tion be allured that the rights which it guarantees will be refpecfted with a religious fidelity, that shall drive its enemies, concealed or public, to despair. . " Reje<fl not this wifli t it is that of the sincere wish of the friends of your legitimate authority. Afl'ured that no unjust consequence can flow from a pure principle, that no ty rannical measures can serve a cause which owes its force and its glory to the sacred bails of liberty and equa lity, wake criminal justice relume its constitutional courle ; make civil e qnality, and religious liberty, enjoy the entire application of their true principles. " Let the royal power be untouch ed, for it is guaranteed by the confli tution ; let it be independent, for its independence is one of the springs of our liberty ; let the king be rever ed, for he is inverted with the natio nal majesty j let him have the power of chufing a ministry that wears not the chains of a faction ; and if there be conspirators, let them peri/h by the sword of the law. " lii fine, let the of clubs, annihilated by you, give place to the * The Editor has been favored with ihc follow ing rcmiiks on this partage : " There is one unfortunate phrase in M de la Fayctc's Letter to the National Affcmbly, which refpeft (or his person and charafler induce* a be lie is an error which a Translator might readily fall into — M de la Fayette speaks of << the verv moment when its AmbafTador, declared to him mat it (the cause of Amn ica) was loft." The American Coinmiflioners were at th*> time alluded to, ft,led in Pans, Hinifires des EtJ, Vms. The French Ministry were called Us Mini/ tres without addition, and Us Mi,nJ} res , as URo could or.ly mean the French King and French Ministers. That the French Ministry thought th cause loft, is known ; but it is hardly poftiblc thai the declaration instanced, could have been made by the Ameiicin Comm.doners It is therefor fuppofed that the article befofe the noun wa, Us which would make the sense comnleat and con' fiftent with truth ; but the article fes, obliges th, J ranflator to denominate Ministers, Ambassador and the aiKecedent confines their quality to Ami reign of the law, their usurpations to the firm and indeperident exercise of the constitutional authorities, their disorganising maxims to thetrue prin ciples of liberty, their delirious fury to the calrti and steady courage of a nation that underltands its rights and defends them : in fine, their factious combinations to the true interelts of our country, which, in this moment of danger, ought to unite all ihofir to whom her fubjiigation and her ruin are not obje<fts of atrocious joy, or in famous speculation. " Such, gentlemen, are the repre : fentarions and the petitions fubrtiitted to the national assembly, as they are to the king, by a citizen, whose love of liberty will never be honestly ques tioned ; whom the different factions would hate less, if he had not raifecj himfelf above them by his difinterefl ednefs ; whom silence would have better became, if, like so many others, he had been indifferent to the glory of the national aflembly,and the con fidence with which it is of importance that it should be surrounded ; and who cannot better rectify his own confidence, than by laying before it the truth without disguise. " Gentlemen, I have obeyed the dictates of my conscience, and the obligations of my oaths. I owed it to my country, to you, to the king, and above all, to myfelf, -whom the chances of war do not allovy to port pone observations that I think ufefDl';' and who wish to believe that the al fembly will find in this a new homage of my devotion to its constitutional authority, of my personal gratitude, and of my respect. (Signed) FAYETTE July 10. resignation of the ministry. M. Joly now rose, and fignified in the name of all the ministers, " that having come intoadminiftration with the express intention of serving the (late, and feeing it to be impossible to be of any further advantage to it, they had all given in their resignati ons." (Loud and reiterated plaudits from he Galleries.) STATE OF THE EMPIRE. M. Lamourette proposed : ift. To order Arms, Provisions, and Ammunition to be got ready imme diately for 450,000 men. 2d, To fend Commiflariesto the Fron tiers. id, To Decree jointly with the King an a<il of oblivion relative to the Commotions of June 20. July 12. Extraordinary Tribunal in theCaftle of the Thuilleries. Complaint having been made to the Aflembly, that several judges of the peace had exercised an unconsti tutional authority in the pa lace, the Executive Power and Accu fateiu* Public were de(l red to report the steps taken, in order to bring them to justice. BADGES OF DISTINCTION. In confeqitence of a report from a Committee, it was resolved that the members of the Aflembly, and the adminiflrators of the diftri<fl* and de partments, should wear, while on du ly, certain charafteriftic and emble matical badges, in order to dirtir.guifti them from their fellow citizens. LETTER FROM THE KING. " M. LE PRESIDENT, " I have inftrnrtcd the minister of jiiftice to transmit to the National Aflembly, in compliance wiili the Vlllth Article of the lid Sedion of the lVth Chap, of the Constitution, the Proclamation iflued by me, in con sequence of the Arret of the Depart ment, in regard to the provisional suspension of the Mayor and Procu reur de la Commune of Paris. ( si g n ed) " LOUIS. (Counter-signed) "DeJOLY." M. P E T I O N Now appeared at the bar, amidst the acclamations of the members and the fpe&ators. He demanded that the AfTembly mould judge ngoroufly between him and his persecutors. The depart ment, conscious of its own unpopula rity, a„d envious of the confidence which the people reposed in the mu nicipality, had always atuleavored to mor ti f y the magistrates of the people. It had continually opprefl'ed and u- 122 furped their powers, and had ever been ambitious to be the creatures of the Court, rather than the servants of the Nation. Hatred and vengeance were com panions in every paragraph of tne 'late Arret : it was filled with calum ny and untruth ; it has accused him of negligence, and libelled the inha bitants of the Fauxbonrg St. as a set of men fufpe«Sed of robbery ! Of what had this department to complain ? Had a single person fall en by the hands of ihe people What did it lament ! That a martial law had not been proclaimed ? That a croud of citizens had not perilhed ? That a civil war had not taken place ? As to the confirmation of their sen tence by the King, M. Petion said, 110 one need be altonifhed at it, for the department had supported the ex ecutive power, and the executive power in its turn, now supported the department. (Loud plaudits from all parts of the Aflembly.) M. Petion was admitted to the ho nors of a Seance. July 18 THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN j A letter was read from the French minifterat London, containing a note, in which his majesty declines the inter polation of his good offices with his al lies on the continent, in regard to the affairs of France, but promises, for his own part, to observe the ftritfl eft neutrality. Evening Sitting The secretaries read the papers sent by the department tie I'Ardeche, from which it appear ed, that M. duSaillant, and a Count de Combet, were agents to the French Princes, and that their bufmefs was to create infurre&ions in the Southern Provinces. The Catholics were to rife against the Protestants; the Royalists, who are for the old monarchy, against the Patriots ; and in (hort, the whole of the Southern Provinc es was to become an immense burying ground. The letters of the king's brothers, directed to M. du Saillant, left no room to doubt the exis tence of this conspiracy, which is now entirely laid open. The generals and commanders are named. Theirditferent tasks are allotted them, and the routs they were to take delineated. The Princes inform the confederates, that one of them is immediately to set out for Spain,and from thence to advance to take the command of the army of the south, with a view to restore the old monarchy,and alio the priests and nobles. A decree was parted to fell all the episcopal palaces with the gardens and grounds belonging to them. This is expected to produce eleven millions of livnes. The bishops whohave taken the oaths are to receive a compensation in mo ney. The AiTemblv sent a deputation to attend the funeral of the celebrated American Pau l Jones, who died yesterday at Paris. It was objected, that he was a Calvinift, but the opje&ion was orerruled. July 2t. The order of the day called the attention of the AfTembly to the discussion of the denuncia tion,againft M. la Fayette. M. Lacource, after a violent declamation a gainst the condu<sV of that General, concluded with demanding that he should be put in a state of accusation. His speech was demanded to be printed. The Affeinbly upon deliberating, refufed to comply with the requeil. A scene of noise and tumult followed. M. Tournay gave his opinion for the accusa tion of M. la Fayette, whom he regarded as a traitor, or at least a conspirator who wilhed to domineer between the people and their enemies. It was demanded that the discussion Ihould be closed. M. M. Fauchet, Baziere, and Chabot, oppos ed the demand. The debate became tumultuous; the spec tators took part by applauding and and by encouraging or reviling the speakers, as they favored or disapproved of their opinions. The tumult encreafed. The President com plained that there was a (peculator, who hided behind him, and demanded that he fhcruld be ar rested. The tribunes instantly were all in con lufion. The I'refident put 011 his hat, and or der was (lowly reflored. M. Briifot demanded the prorogation of the discussion. M. Fauchet demanded the adjournment till M. I-uckner ihould have given an explanation on what had been alledged, that M. la Fayette had proposed to him to march their two armies to Paris. M. Gaudet read forne information to this pyrpofe, which he had gathered in the conver sion with M. Luckner, whom he affirmed to have said, " I do not deny that it was proposed to me in the name of la Fayette, by M. Bureau de Puzy, who had been thrice President of th{ Conftitueut Aflemblv ; I replied to M. Bureau, that M. la Fayette was master of his conduct and might do as he ehofe, but that if he march cd to Paris, I should march after him, and coun teraft his designs by force ; M. Bureau replied, But the life of the King is in danger." M. Gaudet depolited the note containing this information on the Bureau, and signed it. The President announced, that some citizen" alarmed for the fafetv of the Aflembly, demand ed to be admitted, and likewise that a croud were advancing to the Tluiilleries. M. Petion appeared, and said, that he saw no thing in the neighbourhood of the Assembly to occasion alarm, and that those cit-en wilhed to enter the Thuilleries, had' promln to remain quietly at the gates The adjournment was pronounced till t ther information should be obtained refoeftl!!"' the new denunciation. ' 1 July 22. \ M. Lacroit obferve'd, that the Affemblr :not terminated their diftnffion of the acJati'n which had yesterday been made against M Fayette, and demanded that Messrs, Luckner and La Fayette ftiould be bound to make posi tive declarations relpefting thefaft which had been brought forward; and M. &,r e au ftontd he Jummaned to the bar to give the neceffarT information of which,he was in poOc/lion. This motion was. adopted. LONDON, July jp. ' • /• The Turks. We learn f/om the ronners, that 'he Ottomans have cut to pieces 2ao Austrian foldieis, who had marched to dispute with the Turks the harvest of a field that they had Town. If France had money to throw into the lap of the Sublime Porte, it might not be very difficult to spirit up again an irreconcilable hatred, only IMed by the exigencies of the time. At Coblentz a Prussian soldier hat been (hot for having taken it into his head to preach liberty to two citizens,. His body served afterwards as a stool on which the two citizens received each jo blows with a stick. The expences for his majesty's civil lift for the last half year, ending July the sth, as nearly as can be ascertain ed, are 946,538!. Bs. ?d. ! ! ! The Ruffians called ;he Defenders haye lately committed many outag es in Ireland. At Dundalk a dange rous riot was apprehended, when the Ipeaker, accompanied by the gentle men of the country, a troop ofhorfe, and a company of foot, attended, or dered the riot ai r t to be read, and ex horted the populace to disperse. This was ineffectual, and the soldiers were pelted with (tones, &c. They were then obliged to fire in their own de fence, when fix ofthe insurgents were killed, several wounded,and ten made prisoners. The remainder inltantly dispersed, & tranquility was restored. A lerter from Cohlentz, dated 71 h July, has this pa/Tage ; " The day before yesterday the Duke of Brunf wick dined with Monf. Count d'Ar* tois and the Prince de Conde. Mar fiials Broglio and de Caftres were of the party. His serene highness said wirh m uch modeftj , ' 1 never expect ed to have dined with three generals who beat me, and still lels to have the honor of commanding them." M. Dufaillant, the rebel arillocrat, has been driven from his fortrefs by the regulars, under the command of M. Delbignac, who ordered the vil- lage of Sr. Andre, in the interest of M. Dufaillant 10 be burnt. If we listen only to the fears or hopes of some, we mult anticipate nothing less than the arrival of the Prussians at the gates of Paris. They will not amnfe themselves, fay the people, with besieging fortrefles ; tlieir march will be diretS, and their purpose executed with promptitude. The President of tlie National Aflembly, in ljuft so many word?, told them the other day, that Anarchy had reigned long enough, and that the rule of the Laws was now arrived. We are glad they have at length made the discove ry, and hope it is not made toolate to profitbvit. The Duke of Brunfwick arrived at Coblentz 011 the 3d inft. and the Prince of Nassau, with a ;reat part of the army on the day following— the Prutfian Army under the command of the Duke of BrtUlfwick, at Coblentz, comprises 51,870 infantry, and 23,098 cavalry—the third column of the Pruflian Army, at Frankfort,, consists of 6,501 infantry, and 1,464 cavalry— the fourth, at Manheina, of 7>477 f° ot > an( * 3,042 horse. No situation can be conceived more embar rafling than that of a Minister interrogated by the Legislative body in Paris. —If his replies are circumstantial he is tedious—if they are brief, he holds them in contempt —ii he willies to obtain proper information before he replies then he refufes to anfwerthe representatives ot people. " I had rather be a Dog, and bay the Moon, 44 Than such a Minister." The salary of Dr. Willis, for his attendance on the Queen of Portugal, is ioool. per month. The cafe of the Queen of Portugal is not yet given up for loft, though the expeftstions of her perfect recovery are not very sanguine at prefer^. Two/hips are lying at Depfbrd to take 011 board such American Loyalists as are golpg fct t'ers to Upper Canada, and they are invited to embark bv public notice from government. The-fe veflels wiH fail for America without aoy delav, as soon a r tJ~?y get on board their dated number of palfengers and their baggage.
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