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Mr.
. i» a republican virtue
j *lio deities it ? Therefore [
ooey virtue when I suspect the mo
ljarchv-inen, who wiite for yntir
paper 1 in recommendation of public
schools. There is a snake in the
orafs. Ft is in print and for that
'jealon I belive it. as my *oo»i grand
mother did before me, 111: it ihe spi
rit rtf trn-r- )iberry is obfi-ured in the
eaftem ti'ates. The proof is nor
only ill print, bin there are many
otber circuniltances which corrobo
rate it. The people of those Itares
tire very ffcderal—tbey voted una
niiiioiifly for Mr. Adants, and they
appear ready and willing, if requir
ed, to carry the laws of Congress
into effect.• If tlirle are the effects
of public f&hoofs/'if fath an attach-
Witt toder ?M>4 tn thp i*.
furirv of property fpriT>£«frbwi'gi'v.
jngr Wt;!. J am again ii. aii
, _-.r jrnootii fchooi projects. Rea
lm) condemns them, and so does ex
perience—could-you raise a harried
mob agninft the excise—or would
your pen and ink-ploughmen com
bine to oppose the laws of Congress.
No, Mr. Printer, the influence of
schools is fatal to fucli noble efforts
of liberty against power. The mind
spends all its energies in thinking,
.ajid the man becomes a poor spirit- ,
less government-ridden creature,
nnrfes aristocracy. 1c
Jnakes a diftincftion of ranks that no
bill of rights can pi event, nor can
any force abolish. We have already
aristocrats en»ugh,& public fcfoooh
*(>rM make e. J his ■$ again It
■ _ <i>f._.»»r writers
would find 4.heir odes and edajsin
: defence of ty of r.o' effetft.
Giving fciiool ning to our chil
dren will b. {fie 'he labors of all t liefe
▼irtoous w, iiers against government,
and no f iit ere Mi:.<beau will per
suade thetn that the wearing silk
ilockii'gs or hair powder by our
rulers, is a forei unner efmonarchy
Jinti ariftociacy, and that liberty
wi : " 'it lolt if we do not fay Tbts
and !<> the PrefScient, Vice-Pie
fideii: •.ij ■ ! ' "-nds of depai tin cuts.—
irt fhoit, ig io'ance gives fuck to
f.ic'iion and anarchy : Why, by set
ting up public schools, will you bar
barously deliroy the mother and lier
children ? WAT TYLER.
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Affairs.
F A J A' C E.
NATIONAL CON VENTION,
October 6.
Lisle, Ott. ~.
Letter from Gen. Culliue to Gin
Biron
Htad-Quarter> General, at Spires, Srp
tember 30, ire.
" My dear General,
" You that, agreeable to
the plan yon adopted, J was to at
tack Spires, in which there were
4000 Auftrians, or treops of May
ence, and magazines f'aid 10 be of
fonie confeqtience. I wiihed to cx
t'cute this plan as soon as the army I
command was organized ; but being
prevented by bad weather, I too. k
Rdvantage of the firft moment i : w»s
pofliLiJe for me to march to c.iliec'i
»ny army art Landau. The roaris,
Jiowever, being spoilt by the rnins,
rendered n»y march ve»y fatiguing,
«fpeciaUy that of the body which I
conducted, and whj-ch was delli.ied
to cut offthe retreat of the enemy
towards Worms. Having set out at
lime in the evening on the 29th. it
was two o'clock next afternoon,
when I arrived at the entrance of
those roads, which led from .Spires
to Worms and Manheim. I found
Auflrians drawn up in order of
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1 'Rbt fm f Ntincnce, •■jvhicli i«
the ga'.e that boK lt . —."is Worms,
a ravine helnte ti'etn,and their left
extended, among lime gardens liir
rotinded with t! iick hedges.
" F dir. net hesitate a ntumeit to
attack them in this portion, ant di
recting Ligiip;; thei: line a Inavy
fije of artillery, vhich p-otefed
my own 11 ne while forming, I
marched nt the lame time upon their
left four battalions, defiineii tu ake
poliefiiun r>f the eminence wiich
commanded them. They soon de
termined to retreat within the wills
ofrhe town.—Having tried for a
moment to force the -gate by my
cannon, i preferred, when I (aw the
ardor with which the troops wtre
animated, the maki
to cnnlietn d-own with t-beir barrli
fis. pi-opot'ed tbif method,
;eing deinolifhed, hmil then ot
.he inner wall, the Aultrians were
•epulfed in every quarter ; but ta-
flicker houles, in which
hey formed poiit-holes, when our
roups were engaged in the flreets,
he enemy commenced a moil ter
ible fire on them. As I, however,
i.id taken the precaution to place
'.t the heads of the columns some
lowitzeis and eight pounders, I was
?nabled to rally my troops, who
.vere nt firft a little intimidated ;
ind soon after i he A uftrians thought
)f nothing hut retreating.
" Colonel Houchard, who had
>een prevented by a great inunda
ion r approaching the banks of
he Rhine, has, however, been able
o execute a comrnillion I gave bin)
»iffi tfie regiment which lie com
nands, and he has taken 40P pri
on ere. 1 resolved to pursue the
iiemy in their ret eat, and having
ome up with them at the Rhine,
hey laid down their arms.—When
n Spires they amounted to more
ban 4000 men. Several colours,
tandard, cannon, howitzers, and
ibove 2000 prisoners have been ta
cen in this expedition—TheAufhi
ms loft, besides, a great number
killed. The magazines, which we
found here are immense.
" I cannot at present give you
any details refpe«fting them. I mult
conclude my letter, for I am ready
to drop down with hunger and fa
tigue,having been twenty-two hours
on liorfeback, and the troops as
long under arms.
" I cannot conclude this dispatch,
with commending the fiimnefs of
the soldiers, the patience with which
they supported the fatigues of so
terrible a march, the discipline they
observed, and the bravery they dif
played. lam extremely happy in
having ibis day seen the cause of
liberty triumphant. It adds omy
pleafurc that L ha*'? been able to
moderate and check the fury of the
soldiers. i have the fatisfjtftion of
faying that in a town, taken by
ftorni,aml where a firing took place
in all the ftieets a single action lias
not been committed which 1 need to
blush at.
[Loud appianfes.]
" It gives me great my
dear General, after having found
an opportunity of inspiring my
troops with confidence,after having
carried away tlie magazines of the
enemy, and deltroyed their forces,
to be able to join you, in order to
save the departments of the Rhine.
I cannot fußiciently prnife the man
ner in which Marflial Newingar has
<;ondu<fled himfelf. He exectired
the difpofirions of the infantry du
ring that day, with a coolnets and
tranquility which must always in
sure great success
'(Signer!) C.USTINE."
P. S, I have the honor of tranf-
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1 my proinife had not the disorders
wnich prevailed here yesterday and
til is morning prevented mc—This
unhappy place was 011 the point of
being plundered, and to prevent
this, as well as the like events in
future, I wns obliged to make an
example ot fume of my men, and to
employ all the rigour of military
law. You will soon fee two thou
sand nine hundred prifonersarrive.
1 am going to fend immediately to
the national convention five stand
ards. Near 400 of the enemy were
drowned in attempting to cross the
Rhine. Thre« pieces of cannon
were alf<> loft, as alio twoftandards
belonging n> the division of the
dragoons of Tufcany. Eight hun
dred men were killed : their wounds
are dreadful, as they were made by
our cannon /hot fired from a very
short distance. A bank of earth
permitted us to place our batteries
in fucli a manner as perfectly to
command the enemies line, while
ours was flieltered from their can
non. Our batteries were ere&ed
under the flicker of this natural pa
rapet, and the column destined to
support them was luckily covered
by a riling ground. We loft, in
consequence, very few men ; we
had 20 kilted, and 30 wounded, a
inong whom were t*'o officers.
With regard to the magazines, I
have not yet been able to learn the
Hate of them. Four hundred wag
gons havefet out to-day for Landau,
and it does not yet nppear that the
magazines are much diminilhed.
(Signed) " Custine."
The minister of Jnltice fem to the
convention ihe seals of the (tare in
gold, with the Maces which were
carried by the Mace bearers of the
Chancery. »
The convention decreed, "That
these article*, as well as the Sceptre
and the Crowu of the ci-devant
King, atyl othpr insignia of the like
kind, fliould be broken and carried
to the mint.
" Citizen President—l have re
ceived no intelligence this moni-
-MBER. 25); Iff) 2.
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count of :h'e and ammunition
which we have taken
I'uilfp hq.iality 1 can certify
the truth of this, because J have in
my hand a copy of it attested by
Gen. Bi on.
Letter jrGW the Dliniftsr of IVjr.
Paris, Oc't. 10, 1792.
Citizet Prelideot—The Conven
tion will, doubtless, with pleaf'ure
fee, by copies of and extracts from,
the letter.' of Gen. Citiline, details
of his ufe'ul and glorious expedi
tion ; btityou will learn, not with
out pain, that the good conduct of
the troops, has been ilained for a
moment b_v emillaries mixed among
the brave defenders of their coun
try, who liave attempted, with a
iiio-nentary success, to introduce a
mong ;h<-n; a fvften; of plunder and
;rr( ,< ul-.; ;-i • j. • . us to !>*•
'ft .
conlpiracy of the enemies of liberty
and equality—l hope the conven
tion will approve the severe but ne
cellury conduct of General Culline.
—The severity which he has em.
ployed he thought neceflary for the
glory of the French republic.
" Gen. Dumourier informs me by
letter of some military operations,
and that to-morrow he means to
lend a fufficient force to dtive the
enemy from the department of the
North.
(Signed) LEBRUN."
Letter t'rom Gen. Cuftine to Gen
Biron.
" Spires, Off. 2.
" I promised you lome details,
and i (hol)Id havefoone, discharged
Letter from the Minifler ar War.
" Paris, Off. 6.
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f>' I>Ul ihe city ofLifi.
CeWM Kcllermsi. »>;lVnis n>*
tnat ' !e 'Continues to purine the enc
my. He gives an account, at the
( line time, of the measures lie has
conceited with Gen. Dnisourier,
to fecuie more and moi e the tri
umph of the armies of the i epublic.
News was eagerly expected from
*jen. Anlelm, charged with one of
thole expeditions so well planned
tinder the nniiiftry of the patriotic
bervan,—T lie fuccels of. ir has been
equal lo those in Savoy and at Spires.
I tranfinit to the convention a
copy ot the dil'patches which 1 have
received : they contain an account:
of the capture of Nice and Momal
ban. (Signed) LKISRUN,
Minister at War per interim.
Letrer from C . ial nnfe'm.
Ci r iz-.-n, heii ; iiiKt'rtaiii in
what part of Savoy Citizen Montef
qtiiou may be at present, I thfnk ic
my duty to give you immediately
an account, that on the 23th nit. be
ing employed in making prepaiati
ons for palling the Vur, 1 received
different addles, stating, thai the
troops of tlu>"iiig of Sardinia wer«
making .olition* to retire to
wards So.jjello on the road to Colli.
" 1 imediately ordered all the
greuadieis of the army, supported
by two brigades, to make ready for
croifing the Var.
" 1 placed myfelf at rlie head of
this column, with which I palled
the river, and advancing with ra
pidity i o tlie ciry of Nice, entered
it without reliltance. AF.c • ei'ta
blilhing my jpjlit try pofls, n>v nrit
care was to Tend a body of trpoj *
to attack the fortreTs of Me«ra!baii.
1 fummone;! the Governor, threat
ened hiin with an efcaladc.for which
I was making preparations. He
then surrendered priloner of war,
with the whole garrison, confining
of Swiss troops. I found the artil
lery in excellent condition.
" Our grenadiers ar prefertt oc
cupy this poll, which is of the great
est importance, as it will enable me
ro maintain my position in Nice,
Ihonld I be attacked by a verv lis
perior force, and as it gives me ve
ry great advantages to get polieffion
of thecaftle of Ville-f'raiiche, which
1 hope to take to-morrow in some
way or other : it is defended by Gve
pieces of cannon.
" 1 have found between ihe Var
and Nice a great number of cannon,
several of which have been fpiketl
up in such haite, that I think it will
be easy to make them foou fit for
use. The enemy had not time to
carry away the ammunition belong
ing to these guns. I am already
provided with a great number of
muikets, and with ammunition and
provision of every kind.
" I mull bestow the highefl: prais
es on the zeal (liewn by the troops
whom I have not yet been able to
reinforce with other brigades, as I
wished to get pofl'eflion of Nice as
soon as pollible.
" I am afiured that the enemy
amunt to B,poo regular troops,
four regiments of which Swiss,
besides 12,000 militia,-all well arm
ed, I ain in purfoit of them,'but
they climb the high mountain*.
" I think I fliall to-morrow plant
the Tree of Liberty in the town of
Nice, and ii» the fortrefs of Montal
ban : and the day after to-morrow
in the town and fortrcfs of Ville-
Franche. I cannot comprehend the
reaf.ins which determined the troops
ot the King of Sardinia to abandon
with so much timidity such impor
tant polls, and such great means of
defence. It must have been thro'
a panic terror of which I (hall take
advantage. This prevents ine froi)|
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