Gazette of the United-States., October 27, 1792, Page 170, Image 2

I leave the reader to make bis election which
of these two fafths or promiies he will prefer,
and only stop to declare that I offer these things
in the face of the world, as matters of public
notoriety, and challenge any American, who
has either coufcience of right or feelings of hu
manity, ts deny an iotaofthem, or to differ from j
me in the sentiments of his own heart, if he can.
I fuppole it will be obje£ed to air this, that
the thing is done and cannot be mended—This is, in- I
deed, an old plea, and a pretty good clincher for
runaway matches; but 1 don't think it will apply
to the present cale— t will be said that the fpe
cuiators are in porfeffion, they are strong and
numeroas, and it will be difficult to oust them;
but truth and right are ftror.ger than they. 1
know they have got hold of great sums of our
public money, under the name ofintereft, which
I lujp«).e they will keep; for I don't expert
that refolding will ever make a part of our
fumjm<g jyftem. But the great capital is unpa ; d,
and ilill remains in the bank and in the nation,
and may be disposed of yet as national honor,
faith and right (hall require. But as things go
on, tiiis great capital.will not reit with us -ong,
but will loon be drained from the extreme parts
into the great cities, and from thence will take
its departure for Europe, never to ie(um.
We have indeed one comfort left, that as
long as our fields itipply corn and flax, and our i
flocks and herds yield butter, cbeete, milk, meat:
and wool, we cannot.ffcirve or want clothes-
On the whole matter, let what difficulties fe
eder Honour i.» () | pray God that the dolcfnll
cruel aUdge—Let t-he jhtckea deer go may
narer tw the inottu of our Union.
A CITIZEN OF PHILADELPHIA.
Oilj.tr n, 1792.
Foreign Affairs.
1
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
PEBMIKENT SITTING.
AcGL'gT 12.
CUSTINE transmitted a Ict-
VJ ter, written to him.by the Prince
de Conde : it fee forth, that 35,000
men were before Landau ; that it
would be folly to refill ; that the fo
reigu troops would put a || , 0 lhe
Iword ; he advised him to deliver up
the place.
Gen. Culline sent no answer. He
lodged the letter in the hands of the
Municipality.
Three citizens came f« the bar.
They introduced M. Bernard,the in
ventor of a military machine, the ef
fect of which was lerrible : 90 (hots,
lie said, could be fired with it. The
Allembly approved of the invention
and,nvi.ed the citizen to fit within
the bar.
August tj.
M Coiidorcet proposed an address
to the trench people, to the armies
and to the Amballadors, relative to
late occurrence,. We shall artemp,
being.particular detailing the en
"gene address, as it may very pi 0 .
perty be termed an epitome' of all
he ££» eVen,S l Which h "e marked
the lalt ten months )n France.
M. Condorcet began with making
The'k" ° brerVa,io " 8 ,hC
the kingdom when the National Le
g.flat.ve Aflembly met. The emi!
grants, he Paid, were affcmbled thro
out Germany )n arms, vowing vet,
rr' ~h / iand «'-w^.
en them birth fanatic prielts were
fL"V° ? C ' Vil W3r i" every par t
of the kingdom ■ a foreign war ,
threatened Frenchmen. The Nati
onal Aflemhly, by the rigorous 7ne a
they had adopted, (truck at the
very root of the e»il_,b„,
crees both aeainft the en '
baffled their g„ o d and honfft
10 fanc '""n them
ih* highefl niilFruU prevails r
that moment. The *83 t
the Executive Power wift^ t * 7 gh ?
of all the rebel! TbeVnf
tile preparations of forei-n P
urged hostile
the part olr ranee nprGA' *■ on
ters did not even , P erfid , lOD s Minif
they had i„ view . the r ends
»"iontVS e g„n; M 5
...k .dXSkt'.T*,""' ?"
a time exposed t". r was for
ate®®*
tria, wh2 C S? W3r against A»r
oos proje<fls callc I 'i j ambiti.
rnptore l ' C '" ed aloud f °r a fig„ al
A had of a<9i»:»..
tions—but soon after corruption crept
in among the rank*,' the military o i
perations were impeded by a want ot
harmony between the Generals ana
Minilleis—the patriae Miniltei» were,
difmilted !■
! s The guard of ISOO men granted to
jthe King by the Coultituiioii, gave
I unequivocal proofs of ancipatristic
intentions.— Ihe Legislative Bodv
dilcltarged rhem. Ihe King prailed,
j and gave them an iucreafe of pay.
The people became more and more
unealy in the capicaj. The 20thJutif,
an immense multitude of people weiH
to the Aflembly, and called lor a de
cree to bring Louisfrom the Throne.
The citizens Sled oft' before che As
sembly, and then proceeded to the
palace co prefenc a petition to the
King. The zeal of the Mayor of P6-
ris leilrained the energy of the peo
pie, and kept them within the limits
of moderation. The Miniftcrs tho't
that event might bring abouc a civil
war ! 1 hey drew up an inlidious pro
clautation. General La Fayette came
up to Paris, and spoke in the name
of his arnty ! —Several departments
ruled unconstitutionally, by fending
flattering addrefles to the King,
bingers of falfehood. Under cbele
lircumftances, the National Aflein
bly fuinmoned the confederates of J
Paris. They creaced a Committee
of General Safety, and declared the |
State was in danger.
in thfc mean time a PrufCan Gene
ral publilhed a Manifelto, and the
King (carcely noticed it ; and as it
was, he did it indirecftly. Besides
those general motives, said M. Con
dwrcet, there are particular ones,
which regard the capital.—The citi
tizens of Paris saw the King surround
ed by base, vile, and cowardly con-
Ipiracors. The Conltituiion ordered
him to notify imminent hostilities ;
and the Memblv knew nothing of
the Prussian proceedings, until t'heir
formidable death-dealing battalions
were at the very gates of France,
i etJtions and addrelles without num
ber were prelented against the King
-Dethrone the pcrfiinjus man ! was
the burthen of all and each of them.
1 he Aflembly could no: b.ut take the
momentous quetion into confiderati
°j ' seVeralf eVeral P oint * were to be difcufl
ed j but the impatience of the people
burst forth.—They inarched like free
men towards the King's dwelling
he (ought refuge in the Aflembly,
knowing that fandluary would not
be invaded—Some National Volun
teers guarded the Palace, but there
1* e l* j W '^ s "mongthem — Frenchmen
looked with an evil eye on soldiers
who were in the capital in direct op
polition to law.
n. i received order* to fire at rbe,
' ery moin ««<he Nati
onal GnardsTvere carrying'word* of
A e de e i>Bta t - e T Ch ' irHtatcd citizens -
A deputation from the National Af
fenibly appeared among the people
—The treachery wajthen discovered,
puni/hed. The National
Aflembly hearers of what was goinir
I J {' I® endeavor
t °±V" e^C - but ,I, ey vvilhed
he people to manifeft their folentn
Cor C S„T' g Tb" t r\ d b) ' * N /*" > "' i
coontrynien' f° ndorcet exhorted his
Your r' r ° Union anc * courage,
* er y 'hißg for ii'benv y t a h C C '
(, y 10 facrffice .heir r''-"
r " Ce n**n ~ c *'itence for it—
„ la ,
feft their memory"" ,Cir,or '" e can ef
P la T u?e e -ThL bly -, Ha " echoed " ilh a P
be v " dreft was "dered t,
I »Kia»d : r h n depJrtmt " t '
Ambafladons' over renc '
, 14.
lie' was ° abr:£r-introduced
from the Section f°v' de P utati °n
,; " d . <he (Wnf ° f Vend °n'e-He
•ke Place Vendom * ty . rant cov eretl
ed - was brought to' t he a r nr ? PPeai "
earth ; i t has „ 1 el ot
" a:i
u > w Hat uionu
170
| rnent can be more worthy of the ma
jetty of the Nation than a tomb,rear
led in a pyramidical form, in honor
jf the heroes who fell in the batje
[of the iotji of this mouth !
M.Cambon moved, that the As
(enibly fliould order foveral. impor
tant letters, found among M. la
forte's papers, to be read.
M. Andrieu seconded the motion
he said he had remarked these words
in one written instrument.
" (jivon tor an advertisement to
fink the credit of the alfignats."
M. Bazire contended that alt the
papers contained more, or fewer
proofs of the King'speitidy ; his col
lufion with the enemies of the state
were felf-evident.
August 21
M. SERVAN, Minister at War,
informed, that the " villain" I.a
Fayette, and all his officers liad de
ferted. The Lieut. Col. of the 43d
regiment gave him this information ;
whieh might have been expected from
this imaginary hero. France, fays
the minister, was purged of this in
fignificanr individual, between (lie
19th and 20th inftantt—He, without
doubt, wi)] join his cousin, [Bouille]
the gasconading destroyer adieu
then to the houses ofParis.
The minilter added, " that the
Coinmiflioners of the Afi'embly were
at liberty; and the soldiers of the
late general La Fayette, had been
brought to fee his treasonable inten
tions."
M Maran informed the AlTembly,
that the minilter had told him, th3t
La Fayette had endeavored to lead
hit soldiers into an ambuscade, to
have them all butchered ; .bar that
the army, suspicious of Tome design,
had remained faithful to their inter
efb, and firm on tfieir potts. M. Ma
ran, who had heretofore eonfidered
the charges made againtt La Fayette,
by the mob, to be onjuft } said he
now acknowledged his error, and
freely abjured it.
The imprefllon of the letter of the
minister at war was moved—and tlrat
it be sent to the departments bv ex
press.
M. Breard thought the Aibject
ought to undergo a complete inveiti
gation, before any order was taken
on it—therefore moved, that the
Lieutenant Colonel of the 43d regi
ment should be heard at the bar on
the fubje<ft—Adopted.
M. Saladin moved, That the Prefi
jdent be requelted to write to the ar
my of the N'.rth, to teftify to them,
its approbation of their good
and patriot!fm.— Decreed.
The three last commiflianers of
he Afl'embly, wrote from Rlieims,
under 20th August. They announce
that the administrators of the depart
ment of Ardennes have retrained their
former resolution, and requelt, in
their behalf, the pardon of the nati
on. The commiflioners add, that
the municipality of Rheims, which
had been sent to Sedan, had return
ed i and inform, that the Commons
of Sedan, impelled by the delirium
of aristocracy, had detained them
prisoners seven hours, under pretence
that they were fartious persons.
The other Commiflioneri inform
ed the Aflentbly, that the Northern
army had courajjeoufly refifte<l the
arts made use of to mislead and de
ceive them ; and refufed to take the
oath which their infignificanc gene
ral wiftied to impose on tliem.
M. Montinorin, formerly minister
of Foreign Affairs, appeared at the
bar—not with that haughty counte
nance which before had given so
much offence to every freeman ; but
on the contrary, now excited as much
pity, at lie had before iufpired indig
nation. He was interrogated by the
• resident, relative to several tranfac-
Hons of which he was fufperted.
The examination was lengthy, bat
nothing latisfadory to. the Aflembly
tianfpired therein—He denied the
| charges that were made against him,
[and it appeared that he was not the
[Montmorin alluded to. The other
Montmorin was therefore imtnedi
j taken into custody
examination was interrupted
ty M. Rolland, Minister of the line
nor, who Communicated a letter
from the Commons of Sedan, confirm
ing the enlargement of the C.mmif
fioners, and endeavoring to excul'c
tlieir late condufl, by a}!..!,. . ,
'hey had received orders t,' o
|, »yettet°«rr e ft lb e ,hree 1 1
P S Who - ,be J Taid, called ihe.l
Comnnfl ancsf lt , eJijfen -e ;t: .
Commiflioners wroieti./.L
had* 81 y, but that the t0
had not yet an entire know!,.) "
the object of their miflion. The, °/
To sent two letters of the '« Vil 1 ,
J..d ,h.
knowledge this let f er . "•
to ».old himfelf falely an j
rear rer 1,0n,il ,on,ib le 'herefor. His'
rear™,, were, that the National A
fembly, as well as the Kin* were 1
"erned by a fa<f»i, n> kept i,', pa .
the purpose. As for himfelf he wolld
give hi, voice for liberty and equ ,|i
IL : K "°i r H cb as hud t-or » 'one
time prevailed. ®
Paris, August jj.
The former lately Palace of the
huillertes, is nearly a wreck
There ,« q ue ft,„ n 0 f , evellj . '
theeanh, that the dwellingo* foma
ny' .yramsmay no ) onger t
free people an d put them iir m i n[ i
of the shackles which galled then,
tor lo many centuries.
> eftercjay evening between five and
fix* clock, M. la Porte, late keeper
oI the pnvy purse, condemned by
the Special Tribunal to be beheaded
on the square of the Carou2et, under
went his sentence in presence of an
mimenfe croud of fpeiftators.
The jury, after a trial of four and
twenty hours, con»i(Sed him afhgv.
mg made an improper use of the ci.
vil lift,in oiderto foment a civil war;
it appeared evidently on his taial,
that he had hired incendiary writers,
wnofe poif.inous productions tended
to defeat the exertions of all the
friends of liberty.
M. la Pone went to the block with
a fortimde and a resolution worthy
of a better and a more jnft eaufr.
He, however, declared hit innoecnce
to the last ; but the written proofs
produced in court, are indelibleteltr
monies of his guilt and perfidy. .
M. la Pone was turned of fifty.
He was drefled in a new suit of fiilt
clothes, and appeared with as much
unconcern as if he was going to the
levee of his fate matter.
The Common Council of this capi
tal during M. Bailly's Mayoralty,had
ordered a medal to be struck in ho-
nor o| General la Fayette. M. Du
vivier, a diftinguiftied young artist,
was comniiffioned to execute it. But
unwilling to perpetuaie the blasted
fame of the fugitive General,he jef
terday laid before the Council his
unfinifhed work. The C. Council or
dained that the effigy of the Hero if
both Hemispheres /hould be filtmnlf
dalhed to the ground on St. Louis'*
day (the tutelar Saint of France) 2 fth
August, at ro o'clock in the morning,
cn the Place de Greve j and that the
ceremony should be performed by
the executive power, alias fact Ketch,
This great capital is perfectly calm,
though parriotifm was never known
to be To much alive ; it is the wel
come guest of every honed heart ;
ihere is no, not even the finallelt ap
pearance of the latecrifis ; all is har
mony, concord and peace.
Louis is as careless and fat as oft"
al. The yonng prince is as lively «
ever ; the pretty innocent never
committed a crime he does not
know what reinorfe is. May he be
always eqnally ignorant of vice and
its concomitant evils !
General Arthur Dillon's condoift is
(indefinable—What he advances one
day and swears to, he retraifts the
next : As a proof of which the Natt"
onal Afleinbly have already declared,
at three different times, that he had
loft the confidence of the nation-
Twice they repealed tbeir decree,
on hearing that General Dillon hai.
protested against the conduct of ih e
I'uperfeded king. It feems,however,
that he has recanted once more, an
a third decree has been ifliied again
him. The Afleinbly know not ia
what elnfs to rank the dubious cha-
Witfter—The world is convinced
I)is bravery ! but that is only a P ro "
felfional virtue, oCen injurious" en
the:e want* a good head ro
I 'is Excellency Lord Gower is in"
de;ained in Pari*. He cannot pro