invited to discharge, at least pro
visionally, the duty of Minilter ol
Jultice, that member exprefled his
indignation lhatthe representatives
of a free people (hould debafethem
felves so far as to invite. •' It is
probable and eveu certain (con
tinued Damon) that the Minilier of
War cannot yield to your invitation,
as the (Vate 'of his health will not
permit him ; and is it not a real
disgrace toyou to expofeynurfelves
to the mortification of a refufal i —
But as every one here has the right
of expreliing his fentimenfs, 1 (hall
declare mine like a fan of freedom.
People talk to you continually ol
Roland and his -virtues—l render
him that justice which is due to him,
but 1 think his talents are too much
extolled. If you mean to add refs
your prailes to him, address them
alio to-his wife, for (he also bad a
/hare in the AdminHt ration 1 also
liave been a Minilier, but I aifted
alone, and 1 did eveiy thing alone ;
but if Roland had not had a wife, he
would not have obtained so much
praise. Without doubt, and proofs
of it exilt, he does not pollels that
greatness of character, and that
sublime intrepidity, which are not
intimidated by great dangers. I
will tell you thar, in the lafl mo
ments of the ciifis, he (hewed a
want of firmnefs, and declared in
the Council his intention to quit
Paris." [Thisfpeech was often in
terrupted by loud murmurs.]
Ban ere,in the warmth of the de
bate, improperly applied to Roland
the exprellion of that Athenian,
who being alked, why he voted a
g;iinft Ariltides, replied ? " 1 am
lired of hearing him lliled, The
Just."
Another Member severely cen
sured this application.
Chambon.—" We have been Re
publicans eight days, and yet we
abandon ourselves to all the infatu
ation of slaves. Be on your guard,
1 eit gratitude should hurry you too
far ; excess of giatitnde conducts
always to despotism. Let us not
forget what happened among the
Dutch j one of their fellow-citizens
rendered them great set vices, which
were extolled to the clouds ; they
created b'un Stadtholder ; and this
Stadtholder at length cruflied their
liberty. I move the order of the
day."
Louvt't replied to the reproach
thrown out by Danton against the
Minister of the Home Department,
for having (hewn a want of firinnefs
and courage.—" During the days
of proscription (said he) I waited
upon Roland, for I thought that
those who had endeavored to diretfl
the poignards of aflaflins against
him might at length fee their per
fidious designs crowned with suc
cess. When I saw Roland on that
occasion, he said, —" If lam pro
scribed, I will calmly wait my fate,
Slid i hope that this murder will be
the last."—Was this pusillanimity,
as has been said by Danton ?"
Laluurce.—«• VV itho\ic wailing our
time in enquiring whether the ta
lents ascribed to Roland, were en
tirely his own, or in a great mea
sure those of his wife, 1 am of o
pinion that a public man ought not
to be reproached for having a pru
dent wife, and even for sometimes
following her wife counsels. The
reflection that has been thrown out
by Damon is unwonhy ofa Legisla
tor."
After defending Roland againfl:
all the calumnies that had been
thrown out againfl him, Lafource
moved the previous queltion on all
the motions thatliad been made.
The Convention now palled to
the order of the day.
M E R T Z E G, Sept. 10
Pi irvce ti Lfterjiazv, commander
of the army in Brifgaw, having
found it neceflary to cut off all con"
niunicatioii with the enemy on the
Rhine, the political department has
i efolved, in consequence, to deliver
no more paflports for the pafl'aae of
that river.
Count Giullauroede Witgehftein
wiio, afier having railed a regiment
for the army of the French Princes,
was arretted liei e at the coronation
of the Emperor, and conduced to
Loblemz, where he was confined
two has been found imo
cent, and in consequence set a\ li
berty.
M A Y K N C E, Sept. 1 y
The corps commanded by the
Prince de Conde, confiding of
men, is arrived in the environi of
t' riboti rg.
TREVES, Sept. 13.
M. tie la Fayette, and three of
his brother officers, arrived at iVe
(el yelterday, under a strong escort,
where they are laid to be placed in
close and separate confinement
the ciradel, and not fuffered to fee
any person v h.never.
BONBON, Ocftober 4.
Comparative account of Customs,
Exci s h,St a mps,&c. for the weeks
ending Sept. 28, 1791, and aßih
Sept. 1 792 :
1 79'
£■'■ '■ £. "s d.
Jnftorr.s I?5»?7J o 6 254,625 19 8
Excise 9 o 33,911 o o
Stamps 28,262 o o 15,695 o o
Incidents 23,927 2 7 40,871 18 1
267,199 3 1 345,103 18 6
Increase in the week ending the
28th of Sept. 1792, above the cor
responding week in 1791, fevenyr
fevejj thousand nine hundred and
four pounds fifteen fhilhnes !
The public income ariifng frft l .
the permanent taxes for thje %
fortnight, has greaily exceeded tajJf
a million ; and the comparative ili
creafein the fame period, hasp
mounted to one hundred twenty
eight thousand fix hundred ajid,
nineteen pounds.
General Jarry, who ordered tiie,
suburbs ofCourtray to be set on $re.
on the 26th of Augcift,: went o*r)
from the French to the enemy wkh.
M. de FroiUi, tl»e Colonel of thegd
regiment of Hullars, formerly , If
terhazy, he was llopped at Gra*4h-;
maker, and carried prisoner toLtiX- 1
eniburg
A rumour is in circulation, but
which we can at present give butas
the report of the day, that the Dqke
of SuderinanLa has declared the
young King of Sweden a baft.vd,
and undertaken to prove his illegi
timacy to the Diet of the kingdom
about to be convoked. The regent
is powerful ; but should the Em
prel3 of Ru(lia prove unfavorable to
his piojec r ts, a civil war mil ft be the
inevitable consequence. It is true
that Rufiia being already so much
en g a g e d in the affairs of Poland and
France, might favour the execution
of so bold and iniquitous a project,
but it is scarcely probable that in
the cafe of such an event, the Duke
would have destroyed Ankarftrom
and his afl'ociates, as men of that
character might have been made ve
ry serviceable in such a caufc.
The conduct of the regent of
Sweden is not unlike the Duke of
Gloncefler, whotofecure the crown
of England, employed the Du'ke of
Buckingham to harangue the citi
zens in Guildhall, touching the le.
giti inacy of Ed ward V.and The Duke
of York. Jt is to be devouily wish
ed, however, that in after ages it
may not be laid of the Duke of Su
dermania—
" This man was noble,
" But with his last attempt he wiped it out
" Deftioy'd his country,andhis name remains
'VTo the ensuing ages abhorr'd."
The rapid decay observable in
the Queen of France, is attributed
to poison, secretly adininiftered by
the Jacobines. The King who lo
ved good eating and drinking as
well as any of his fubjecls, is now
supplied with either in very scanty
portions, instead of his favorite food,
boiled chickens, he mull now be
content wiih a-la-mode beef; and
as to drink, they do not even fur
iiilh him with clean water.
1 he wife of Condorcet the mem
ber of the National Convention,and
her family, are arrived in London.
We trust that our government will
take care that her hi.fband (hall not
follow her hither with impunity
Condorcet lsft tyring lodged a treat
quantity of money in our funds ;
molt of his brethren in iniquiiy
have done the fame.
The Ducl.efs d'.-iigoilton arrived
at Duver last Saturday, disguised in
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a failoi's habit, with one servant ;
having efcajjccl froniHavi e cle-Grace
in an open boat. i>iie is fmce ar
rived in tow I).
Extrufl oj a Jettljt from Paris, to a la-
Jj in Bath, dated Thurfaay lajl.
" The populace met the prifon
?is from Orleans before tficy enter*
:d Verfaiiles ; and were so eager
0 destroy them, that they began to
hop off their hands as ihey laid
hold of the fides of the cart. 1 hei e
were 53 ; amongst them was the
judge of the feiftion of Henry IV ;
ic was him that fetched Berihier
and b'oulon to Paris the firll yeai
of die revolution ; he was now bro'i
in his turn. Those lavages thai
could not have a head,took a hand
and put it on the end ol their pikes
they made quick dispatch with then
and did not let them fuffer long
1 hope all this killing is now over.'
Ext rati of a letter from A^njltrdam
o- - /
1792
" The precaution taken by the
French government of fending coin
miffioners to the commercial cities
of foreign nations, for the purpose
of regiliering the names of stock
holdeis, has a very good effect here,
so tliat the funds have rifeii."
September 24.
" The heail quartets of the army
ommanded by the Duke of Saxe
refciicn, which were at Mons on
lie 171 li iliftant, were transferred
to Tournay ; His Royal Highness
arrived there the fame day. We
from this motion mal;e no doubt,
but that Lille will be attacked.—
Since the French have raised the
camp of Maulde, where our troops
have destroyed all the works, a
a corps of 10,000 Aullrians have en
camped at Helemme, about half a
league from that place. A number
of troops lately set off" from Tour
nay to polt themselves in the envi
rons of Lille, and that place is block
ed up cloler and cloler. A great
quantity of ammunition and artille
ry has been sent from the Duke of
Saxe-Tel'chen's army ; and it seems
that, notwithstanding the advanced
season of the year, enrerprize will
not be deterred. Lille has been re
inforced with three battalions of
National guards, and has received a
supply of provisions of every kind ;
and every preparation, in fine, is
made for a long refinance. On the
other hand, General JBeaulieu is en
camped with his corps on Mount
d'Aupin, near Valenciennes. On
the 1 }ih a large body of the Hou
lans and Chafleurs advanced under
the walls of that fortrefs, when a
detachment of dragoonsand infant
ry sallied out upon them, a finart
aifiion ensued, in which our troops,
notwithstanding the greatest efforts
of bravery, were obliged to retire
in disorder, with the loss of a good
number killed, besides several ta
ken prisoners. On the 19th of Sept.
from 1200 to 1400 men of the garii
fon of Maubeug made a finart attack
on oar fldvnnccd ports ; at firft
met with a Itrong refinance, but our
troops having received a reinforce
ment, the French were obliged to
retire to their fortrefs with the loss
of a grear nnmber of men. The
loss on our fide was also very consi
derable."
Copy cjlTa letter written by the King
of Poland to M. Potocki, Grand
Mailer of the Artillery of the
Crown, and Marshal of the Gene
ral. Confederation.
" M. MaHshsl,
" I have still the fame attach
ment to you as formerly, for I am
fully convinced that if we have dif
fered in the choice of the means
pursued for securing the happiness
of our country, we have,at lealt al
ways agreed in those fentimcnts of
affection which we both equally en-'
tertain of it.
" 1 have, upon all occasions, giv
en you such evident proofs of this
attachment, that you cannet doubt
it : I therefore think myfelf enti
tled to your confidence. I now
claim it as the only thing which
can speedily bring back tranquility
to the bolom of our common coun
try ; and if yon are disposed to
grant it to me, as 1 flatter nivfelf
you are, you will find in me no nni
mafity, nor even the finalleft semi-
OSkvVsA rt\\ Vs \
September 28
Extract of a letter from Bntjfith,
mem ofafperity vr'hicii'"might e
vent, ov-fvei> ictanl, the letur: , of
( that tranquility which is j'o neceih
iry. I call my whole ki. gdoin to
witness that p.ivaie rebutment, or
per.fbiffl hailed, i.eveC found ihcl
ter iu breall.
" After having opened heart
to you with Co niutJi fincerii*., 1 ex
pect in return that son will concur
in fupporiing thofe'views and ope
rations forthe success of which l am
lo solicitous ; because upon this con
currence depends the whole luccel'a
of labors fort lie public good.
" M. Ozarovvlki Cattelan de Wop
nice having informed me that he is
about to set out for your pre Cent re
fidence, I thought l"could not en
trull this letter in better hands than
those of a citizen whom youefteeui
and who is worthy of our recipro
cal confidence.
" Such, M. Marfbal.are the fehtj*
ments I entertain cowards yon: 'f
add to them my finoere wiflwifor
your prosperity.
(Signed)
Stanislaus Aucustus."
Frid v evening about duflc, a fellow with a
b'ack sice, and taken for anegro, had the au
dacity to flop a gentleman with a Jadv in a
/ingle horse chai e, the other fide of Barnet
common, and robbed them of tl-eir watches
and a purie of money. The villain did not
diffover the least fear; but when alked by
the gentleman, upon giving up itis moAey, if
he belo'i 'd ft Africa— pHed, !' "r'-jj '.be
purie, " yy , in the Gi,trea trtde."
The accoun s from Turkey are very af
fecting ; the,plague is ma>.ing terrible rava
gv">, and has communicated its influ-i ce very
near the Austrian demarcation. Several fa
milies have already retired to avoid this
frourge, and a cordon of troops is Rationed to
prevent a communication with the intefted
places.
Domestic Articles.^
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) Oil. 13.
Capiain Young, of the brig Andrew, has
been adjudged by three magWrates, to whom
the bnfinefs was referred, to be entitled to
one half of the net proceeds of Tales of rlie brig
Felicity and cargo, as the right of salvage.
This ve:Tel, our readers will recolieft, was
taken poXefiion of by Capt. Young, on his pas
sage to this island from Philadelphia, ai'ur
(he had been totally deserted.
OFI. 20. The latest letters from Hiipar.jWa
fpesk in very flattering te-ms <. ?.
they have of a very speedy to min£t ; on of all
their disquiets, whether political or other
wtle, from t-ie spirit of unanimity which has
at last taken place amoiirrfl the inhabitants.
The L.ft accounts from Port-au-Prince
mention that tranquility i? perfectly re-esta
blished, that commerce bids fair to lift her
drooping head, and that there is plenty cf all
kinds of produce, particularly sugars, at
market.
M. Blanche!ai\de, the late Governof of Hif
paniola, has been lent home to Old Prance, in
the Capricieux frigate, to take his trial for
lezenation, with which he is charged by his
opponents, who impute the whole of the mil
fortunes which have nearly ruined that once
noble colony to his insidious intrigues. M.
Blanchelande is guarded bv 33 fofdiers, and is
said, prior to Jiis departure,
treated with great indignity by the major
of the inhabitants of the Cape.
I? O S T O N, Nov. 24'
Let the couteft In France ifTue either in
«T- |J nf P 'Ot' ft*Cnm^-~
chy—-the United States will be benefitted by
the event. The &nimofity which, at present,
exists between the various partisans, mult
constrain those v/ho are unfuccefsful to feck
asylum in some other part of the globe—and
none pre fen ts itfelf more favorable than this
country. Here ALL enjoy liberty andfafety
—Here they will be removed from all those
local causes of diflfatisfa&ion, which have em
bittered their lives at home, and fettling into
the tranquil state of our citizea*,by their arts
and industry, t iey will open new sources ot
wealth, ant! greatly contribute to advance the
growing importance and prosperity of our
country.
The Kin T , of Great-Britain has refufed to
ecognize France, as a Republic. In conse
quence all official communications with the
ft*enc*i AmbafTador at London, have cea r ed.
A correspondent congratulates his tellow
federalifts in the Union, on the success of the
late elections in almost all the Stater —Where
a re-choice has not happened, the elected have
been gentlemen of the Hrit character for abi
lities and
ALBA N Y, 26.
The of the state ot Rhode-Island
have pafled an ast allowing a bounty ol :,x
(hillings on e very bolt s oT topfai.l and other
stouter duck, which may hereafter be m&nu
-11 ufa<sl ured in that state.
The General Aflembly of the ftnte of Con
necticut, at their late feO.on, paifed an
supporting niiflionarie > to .preach the gofpe!
in the Northern and "Weflern parts ot the
United Stat. s.
During lift week there wa? a heavy fall ot
snow for the <irl> time tJjis season; its depth
in the eouutry wis so great a to iender tia
veiling extremely difficult.
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