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' <I)A\5 BY JOHN FENNO, No. 34. NOP I H FIFTH-ti/HEEI, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 58 of Vol. IV.] Wednesday, De
BY THE
PRESIDENT »f the United States
if AMEKIC*.
A Proclamation.
WHEREAS I have received authentic
information, that certain lawless and
wicked persons, of the weftcrn frontier, in the
state of Georgia, did lately invade, burn and
a to-wn belonging to the Cherokee
nation, altho' in amity with the United States,
and pat to death several Indians of that natior;
and whereas fiich outrageous conduct not only
violates the rights of humanity, but also en
dangers tn« public peace 1 ; and It highly be
comes the honor and good faith of the United
States, to purfueall legal meansfor the punish
ment of attrocious otfenders ; —I have there
fore thought fit to iiTue this my proclama
tion, hereby exhorting all the citizens of
the United States, and requiring all the offi
cers thereof, according to their refpeftive sta
tions, to us« their utmost endeavors, to appre
hend and bring those offenders to juiticc. And
I do moreover offer a reward of Five Hundred
Dollars,for each and every of*the above-named
persons who shall be so apprehended and bro't
to justice, and shall be proved to have afTumed
orexerciled any command or authority among
the perpetrators of the crimes aforefaid, at the
time of committing the fame.
Id tefcimony whereof I have caused the seal
of the United States to be afiixed tothefe
presents, and signed the fame with my
hand. I>onc at the city of Philadelphia,
the twelfth day of December, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-two, and of the Independence
of t»ie United Stvtc3 the Seventeenth.
G. WASHINGTON.
By the President,
Th. Jefferson.
Foreign Affairs.
P A ft I S, Sept. 13
PROCELDINCS OF THE JACOBIN CLUB„
MLe Moine, who was com
. miifioned at the last lilting to
present the plan of a circular letter,
to be traniinitted to all the allociated
societies, in order to make theni
-acquainted with the reason of the
ablolute suspension of the correl
pondence of the societies, commu
nicated the following address, which
it was immediately agreed {hould
be printed, and sent to the allocia
led societies :
" >The Motlier Society has been
obliged to interrupt its coi refpon
deuce since tlie jotli of Augult, not
because it considered that day as
butting an end to plots and intrigues,
but because many of its members
were honored with the public con
fidence, and admitted to places in
the provilionary adminiltrations,
juries, &c. The society, however,
become a lirtle more numerous, is
desirous of renewing an atftive cor
respondence with its brethren in
the departments, pei fuaded that the
present circumstances require more
than ever the molt fraternal com
munication between patriotic foci-
cues.
Since the 10th of August the con
spirators haveexpiated their ciitnes;
the public fpiric has prevailed ; and
the sovereign people recoveiing
their rights, have at length tri
umphed ovet villains leagued toge
ther again'ft their happiness and li
berty. The inhabitants of Paris,
however, have been sensible of the
lieceffity of continuing on their
of keeping flridt watch
over the agents and supporters
«>f the con (piracy of that traitor,
Louis the iaji ! Let us never cease to
dread, friends and brethren, that
new intrigues may fncceed to thole
already tendered abortive. The
"hits, the niufe, and tht fretencf oj
machinations ftitl breathe*! Defpo'ifm
growjs in darkness. Let us Hand
up ready to give i': a deadly blow,
under whatever form it may appear.
" The grand interests of the peer
pie are going to be difcuHed in the
National Convention. Let us not
lole a Tingle moment to
and let it hear the national wifti,
which ought alone to di'rtlt its ac
tions. Let us above all prevent, by
firm meafurcs, the danger of feeing
these new Legislators Oppolo, with
impunity, tlieir interests, or private
withes, to the sovereign will of the
nation. Let inviolability in future
be attached to nothlngbut the law ;
let all the municipal magifttates fee
pntiifhinent placed by the fide of
criroe%. Hetnjmber how final! is
the 11 timber of thofeLegiflators who
have refilled corruption.—vc-y *ev»
indeed can be found in each Legis
lature. Let us be inspired then
with the spirit of the electoral body
of Paris. They alone can save us
from all kinds of despotism, and
from dangers and convulsions too
much prolonged, &c.
" The decrees of that body ex
press, ' That a scrutiny shall be
made of the National Convention,
for the purpose of expelling from
its bosom such fufpetfted members at
may, in their noniination, have es
caped the sagacity of the Primary
Afl'eniblies.
" That all Deputies chosen to the
National Convention, who may have
attacked, or fliall attack, the fi>ver
eignty of the people, shall be de
clared incapable of fitting.
" That all constitutional decrees,
pafled by the National Aflenibly,
shall be lancftioned or revised by the
pebple
" That Royalty fliall be abfolut*-
y al>o 1 i/hc-tt, and (lie punishment of
leath inflkted 011 those Who may
>ro'pofe the re-e(tabliftiment of it.
' That the form of government
/hall be republican.'
" These, friends and brethren,
are the important objetfs which the
electors, the community, and the
prirrtaiy afletnblles of Paris, iVtvite
you to discuss fully, in order that
you may strengthen and support the
National Convention *»ith your
vvilhes refpe&ing them."
Oct OB F R I
The Minifler for Foreign Affairs
informed the Convention, that
the King of Pruflia proposed condi
tions of Peace to the northern and
central Generals ; but the Council
answered, that the Nation would
not listen to his propositions as long
as his ariny was in the country.
M. Equality (the late M. Orleans)
confirmed this intelligence.
The Minister at War communi
cated tothe Convention a letter from
General Moreton. " A strong de
tachmeiH appeared on the 27th be
fore St. Amand. After a vigorous
defence of three hours, the enemy
retired, leaving behind them 40
killed, and taking away a great
number of wounded. On our fide
there were only four killed, and fif
teen wounded, rheindifciplixie of
our troops, who shewed the great eft
courage, \yss the cause that we Jolt
the fruits of this expedition."
POLAND
The fentiinein of liberty is felt
once more ; and the despotism of
Russia unveils its terrors and weak
ness, by the very pains it takes 10
ettablilli its power. The general
confederacy of Poland, united to
that of Lithuania, deltroys, under
the protection of the Ruffian soldi
ers, ilie many jnftiiutions created
by the revolution of the thiid of
May ; removes from every charge
thole who were devoted to thefren
douiofthi.il- country i teieives, or
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L MJJ Ell 19, Ijy 2.
..uicr forces rhe adhefionsof all the
Palatinates to the new order <if"
things, and binds 1 lie Poles by oath
to relpetl their bondage, and never
lo flwke oft the yoke. The armies
WPoland are to be commanded by
Radian officers. No Pule can tra
vel K present without a paHport,
fignetl by rhe Minister of Kuifia.
All tliofe who fought gloriously for
the canfe of liberty, and who would
fain die in its defence, the Maifhul
Malachowfki, the Prince Jofcph Po
niatovvfki, are delivered over into
the hands of justice, if justice can
rcfide at tribunals created by the
general Confederacy, where 110 law
will be heard but the vengeance and
resentment of Catharine the Second.
In fine, as the moment approaches
for the opening of the Diet, the
i'.i'li-n foqw svrive f every
quarter. It is amidfi the bayonets
of the northern hirelings that Ca
tharine pretends to iflue out the
free will of the Ilepublicof Poland :
and Stnniflaus Auguftus,the pretend
ed King of this pretended Repub
lic, consents to live on a throne
which exposes his fhameful life to
the eyes ef Europe.— dictated
t» him the atft of his fubirnflion, and
bis eternal degradation in the rnoft
abject terms ; and he signed it as it
was presented to him.
October 3
fa it becomes every day more
difficult to guard the prisoners in
the Temple, on account of the
nieafures which they concert toge
ther, and as the rel'ponfibility of
tVe council-general of the com
mons, renders it neceflary for them
to prevent them from escaping, they
have pa(Ted the following decreesT
I. That Louis and Antoinette lhall
be confined apart.
11. That each priloner (hall have
a separate apartment.
111. That their valet de chambre
/hall be arretted.
IV. That the citizen Herbert iliall
be added t;o the five comuiiflioueis
already appointed.
V. The coinmiffioners are author
ized to put in force the decree of
heptehiber 29, and to deprive them
of their silver plate and tableequip
age ; and, in a word, to lake f'ucli
steps as they may think proper, to
prefervje. th.efe hostages of the con
i'pirMf of tyrants combined againlt
the liberty of the republic.
Tfe* King of Spain has lately pub
lished HQ ordinance, ftri&ly forbid
ding the circulation in his kingdom
of all books speaking of the revolu
lion of France ; as well as fans, rib
bons, handkerchiefs, &(c. that may
contain any allusion to it.
Proclamation of a Covncil of War,he!d
at Li/2:, the I 2th of September, I 792,
at unci, ths fir ft year of French li-
berty
" Citizens ! Our enemies def
paiting to take the fortrefs by rules
of at t, menace you in order to ob
tain that end, by a bombardment.
Citizens ! be calm ; remember your
oaths ; be allured, that government
will indemnify you for voor lodes,
and our enemies will prove, that it
is without luccefs they attack a free
people.
By order of the Council of War,
POISSONIER, Sec'ry."
From a Belfafl Pap:r, of Otiober 10
FRANCE
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
October I .
A tetter from the Minjfter for Foreign
Affairs, to the National Convention.
" Citizen Prefidenr, 1 announced
to the National Convention that o
\ei tures for a negotiation had been
made in tliff name of the King of
Prutfia to Gen. Dumourier. I men
'ioned n
e fame rime the decilit n
ol ing Executive Fovcr, which, or
deied the Generals not io listen to
the piopofals until tiie armies of
defpoti had fir ft evacuated the land
of liberty. J'he propuf.ili of the
King ot I'niilia were however re
markable, as they contained a pre
cise acknowldgement of [he nation
al authority, and of the quality of
representative of the nation in ex
ternal relations which had been at
tached formal!} to the political ex
igence of the conUitntiotial King.
Another acknowledgment, no leis
remarkable, was, that the ancient
order of things, destroyed by the
will of the nation lince 1789, was
contrary to the happiuefs of the
people.
" Such an unexpected acknow
ledge-cut ,fpo<tt a neocfly made,with
out any previous negotiation,might
incline us 10 think [hat tlie enemies
armies are in the greatelt dillreTs.
There are, however, other motives
equally prefling, which make thetn
think of peace, a kind of truce was
agreed upon, Gen. Dumourier took
advantage of it, to collecl, and pro
perly dilpofe, (he different bodies
which weie to be joined to his ar
my. He made in quietness, and
with silence, all those movements
which were necedary to give him
a fupei iority, by his situation, and
t<J confine the enemy in theirs.
While he was thus preparing for
his military plans, frequent coin nu>-
nications, that could not but be ad
vantageous to liberty,were establish
ed between the two armies. Gen.
Dumoaiier embraced this opportu
nity of exchanging prifonets of war.
The cartel agreed upon with the
Prufiian Generals was formed ac
cording to the laws decreed by ihe
National Assembly. The emigrant
prisoners were not included in it,
and the Duke of Brunfwick did not
even persist in a remonftrance,which
he had made in their favor.
" A conference on this occasion
look place between the Duke of
Brunfwick, Count de Luchefioi, mS
nilter of the King of Pt-uffia, and
Lieut. Col. Adj. Gen. Thouvenot,
who was charged with conducting
the exchange of pril'oners. In this
conference, the Duke of Brunfwick
exprefled hinifelf almost in the fol
lowing terms :—
" Our nations are nor formed to
be enemies : might not Pome mean*
he deviled for accommodating mat
ters in an amicable manner ? We
are in your country, it is desolated
by the inevitable misfortunes of
war ; we know that we have no
right to prevent a nation from giv
ing itfelf laws, and from tracing
out its internal government —We do
*iot wifti it—we are only interested
for the fate of the Kinp. Afliiie
us, that a place will be afligned to
him, in the new order of things,
under any denomination whatever,
a nd his Majesty, the King of Prussia,
w ill return to bis own itatcs, and
|, e coine your ally."
" The moderation of lan
guage, from a man who signed the
nianifeftoes already publiflied, and
to which the contempt of
nation has done ample
appear surprising. .i'-f
it I I /' » ' r 1 "
" Lieut. Col. Thouvenot replied,
' that the will of the French, re
public would not yield to any fo
reign influence, and that the repre
sentatives of the nation, to whom
the valuable deposit of its honor and
gloiy was particularly entrufled,
would continually persist in main
taining decrees which had been
fan Aliened by general opinion."
" The Duke of Brunlwick ter
minated the conference, by faying
that he would uallium 10 General
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