t The jollowing excellent Composition is taken from the Albany Register. THE EXIT OK OLD AGE; OR, REFt ECTION S AD AFT ED TO THE CL6FE Of » wtiWHu't Lire HUSH, hulh, my filends, Why stand you rounJ me wteping ? You (hock my fortitude—too weak nl'cady : Save that dear infant, h*- may long be ufetul : My day is over. With pleafyro and with pain I, in irtrofneft, View iny pats life : 1 tee a thousand tailings ; •Yet here and there a »ian, that when an orphan fei tt my takit.' My door was ever open to the stranger ; My heart to the dift«f»M j my hand was ready To Teach a xnorfcl to the poor and needy; If hat t norfel. The fiek I visited ; I felt the I could not heal; but Itiudnefs Was a cordial: Their earned looks acknowledge mycomo«fTwn: The) Uefs'd me dying. These feet, unable now to bear the burden Impos'd upon them by the law of nature, How nimbly have they mov'd this attive body, . When sorrow call'd me. A mental touch of the B m.sic Spirit Moulded my texture to these deeds of mercy : With plealure I hate footh'd ihe fobbing boliim, Sunk by opprejfion. Indulgent Heav'n ! not greater was ihy jlory Of pow'r and wildorn, sung at the creation By morning ftjrs, than four score years' expe- rience Proclaims thy goodness. From thee this wond'rou* frame ot mine pro ceeded, By thee to feeble age it is protratted, To thee it gravitates as to the centre OJ its exiflehce. Let uncreated love's mysterious mantlt, * Woven to cover naked human nature, Hide what the child, the youih,ortnan a£led That 4ce mould btajh at. .Farewel* a long farewel, to fin and forjrow : Now Death's cold hand is reaching me a potion To cure the maladies of human nature ; Age is the lajl one. If in the nurse's arms we are not fmother'd, Yet firft or last death will rock o'er the cradle ; As there the young—here the old infant tumbles Into his coffin. Good night, iny friends! When this last nap is over, (I reft in hope) awaking from my slumber, I shall aiife and with you a good morning In Life Eternal. J. T. Foreign Affairs. PARIS, Jan. 4. PART of the plan of the Commit tee of General Defence is, to (lation a number of final! veUels on the coalt between Calais and Dun kirk, to intercept the Britiih tra ders, and perhaps occasionally to harrafs the coatt of England. 1 hefe vefTels will be supplied wuh a pow erful artillery, and will discharge red hot Ihot , and their force will be such, as to rendenit neceflary for the British Government to keep a large fquailron in the Downs. Some of the English Admirals, if they ihould go to war, will not like the present French niode of fight ing. They will ndt find their squa drons so easy a conquest as they have been. Yon may depend on it, that the chara<!ler of the nation is efi'entially changed, and that it is chiefly the fierce republican spirit, with which they are actuated, that bas rendered their armies invinci ble to the German mercenaries. NATIONAL CONVENTION. Monday, Jan. 14. Bouzot denounced the Council General of the Commons, for hav ing ifl'ued a decree of fhutiing up the Play-houses, arid other places of public entertainment : He mo ved that this decree be annulled. Quinette observed, that there was a decree extant, which charged the Executive Power to take all pos sible measures of fafety during the judgment of Louis Capet, The Aflenibly called for the or' der of the day A letter was read from M. Ber rand, the Ex TVlinlfter, who com plained, that the Minister of justice had not delivered tothe Official De fenders of Louis XVI. certain pa pers, which lie had addreflied to them. The Minister of Justice said, he had delivered those pieces into the hands of the Commiflion of twelve. A member of this Commiflion de clared, that the pieces had been presented to Malefherbes, but the latter would not make any use of them. /■The Convention called for the order of the clay, being The final judgment of Louis XVI. Lehardi moved, that it be pre ■viottfly decided by a nominal call, if the Decree that is to be pronoun ced on the fate of Louis (hall be fandtioucd by the nation at large. Ancu her proposed these questions : 1. Is it compatible witn the in terell of the State, that Louis be deprived of his dignity ! * 2. ls.it proper that he should fuf fer death, or should he be impri loned for life ? 3. In eittier cafe fliall appeal to the people take place i Coulthon and Gauthier moved, that the following two queliions be si fit put : j.„ x. Is Louis guilty of high'tteafon and cojifpiracy against. the L,ite«y and Sovereignty of tlve Nation. J , , LoUvet moved, that in order to (how a proper refpetft to tile opin ions of the different Members, it should fir 11 be decided, whether or not the appeal to the sovereign peo ple should take place ? Cambaceies was of opinion,-that the Convention ought to pronounce a judgment in ipfo fafro ; he ex prefied at the fame time his doubts, if the Convention had (uch a power veftetl in.thein ; he therefore mo ved, that, to avoid all difficulties, the Convention should make an ap peal to the Primary Aflemblies, to consult them, whether or not it is their wish that iheConvention should judge Louis, and pronounce sen tence upon him? Quinette was for judging Louis, and referring his fenteuce to the Sovereign people in the primary Aflemblies. The Mountain became extremely clamorous, and wished that Louis should be immediately sentenced to fuffer death, that his sentence should be pronounced, and afterwards re ferred to the ratification of the peo ple. After many tumultuous debates, the difcuflion was finally closed, and the following three questions adapt ed, on the motion of Barrerre. r. Is Louis guilty or not guilty of High Trealon, and of attempts againlt the general fafety of the State ? 2. Shall the appeal to the people take place ' 3. What puniftimeiit lhall he iuf fer ! Tuesday, January if. Boozot moved,' and the Conven tion decreed, that every mfetnber who (houid vote on the <quelttons terminating the judgment of Loais, should have his natne inscribed in a book destined for that purpose, and that ibe different panics ftiould af terwards be fetu to the 84 Depsaft- merits. Heie Manuel, one of the Secre taries, read the firfl: qucftion, 011 which the Members of tlie Conven tion were to vote, viz. " Is LOUIS Guilty or not Guilty of High Treason, and of attempts againll the General Safety of the Sta:e !" The nominal call began, Mr. Snl les read the names, and each.mem ber afceiided the tribone. ' * The following members rben vo ted . Bouzot. I vote that Louis be ini prifoned with his family, till all the nation (hall unite to decide his fate. Lanjuinas. Louis is guilty. Boudron. I declare Louisis guilty. Vandelicoui r. Legislators, I do not choose to be a judge in criminal matters. • Lalande. Louis is neither guilty nor not guilty. OHelieii. t know that Louis paid his guards at Coblentz ; I do there fore pronounce him guilty. M. Egalite, guilty. Danron. Yes, he is guilty. Com-pte. Speaking as a Legifiafor, Louis is guilty ; as a judge I wont p e - Montaigut. Louis is guilty, riaj more than guilty. Faure. Louis is guilty in point of the law refpefting Royalty, and 1 do declare him guilty. Delay he. To put the question, whether Louis is guilty or not guil ty, is to ask if we are ourfeltfes guilty. 1 do declare Louis is guilty. Barnard des Sablons. Louis is guilty and nor guilty. Morrifon. I can answer none of the questions proposed. 338 Noel. I once had a foil. He died in defence of his country. Ido hoc think that a taiher who bewailed a lun ilain, can be the judge ol him who is accused of being the author of his wretchedness. Maure. Guilty on my honor and corifcieiice. Corea Fu(liei\ Guilty. Valady. 1 cannot pronounce, for I am no judge. Kauchett. As citizen 1 a' l ' con vinced of his guilt ; as legislator I declare him guilty; as judge 1 have nothing to fay. Dubois. As a judge I do declare Louis is guilty ; but we ought to appeal to the people. Laumont. I can never believe that the Convention have all powers verted in them ; upon the pre few matter 1 iliaU be fileut for ever. Lariviere. I did never vote that the Convention ihould judge Louis, To cannot vote on the bufiiiefs in question. Ooulcet. I vote for the fafe cus tody of Louis and his family, till the termination of the war ; take care that he may have 110 fucceflor ; and when the war is once termina ted, let the decree of his fate be I'ubmiued to the people. Meynard was of the fame opin ion. Chauiboil. 1 vote for the appeal to the people ; 1 alio vote that the abolition of Royalty and the etta blifhment of the Primary Aflemblies be fikewife submitted to the people. Baralion. I will be no judge ; my conscience does not allow it. Julien. 1 ain inverted with un limited powers ; and in virtue of my Legislative capacity, 1 do de clare that Louis is guilty. LONDON, Jan. 12. The combined armies destined to aagainlYKrance ihe eufuing spring will, ii is {"aid, amount to more than 300,000 men. The Auftiian and Pruflian troops will be each under a separate command. It was, yetterday, reported, at the public offices, that the French had ordered thirty-five fail of the line, and more than twenty frigates to be prepared for the lea. The cloaihs and other effs&s of the late King and of t rauce, found at the ThuiUeries, 011 the loih of Aiigufl, were to be lold by audtiou in Paris, last Monday. * • 7 -.in'/ ? T he term of Lord George Gor don's confinement expires in the course of this week. Mi\ Secretary Dunda's new Mi litia Bill, is nothing more than to supply an extraordinary defeat in the last—which left out the usual clause to compel parishes to provide for the families of Militia men, when called out on aiftual service,. The Lion man of war of 64 guns, Captain Sir E- Gower, which failed some time since with Lord Macart ney and his suit on board, in com pany with the Hindoftan East India inaq, as a florefhip, is bound with the partner,to the port of Yfelcuph, in the yellow fea,which is the near est to Pekin, the capital of China, from whence it is distant less than thirty leagues. An old Scotch Peer's advice to his son is ftrongly.td be recommended to our present young men—to be underhovfed, underhoufed, and un derwived. When Sedition was openly Walk ing in every part of the Kingdom, doineftic traitors, desirous of keep ing Englishmen unprepared to re pel ihe meditated attempts against the country, impudently arterted in their conversations, as well as in their publications, that every fear was merely ideal, and that neither sedition or infurreftion existed in any part of the BritiJh Empire.— Equally ki defiance of all truth, and equally tor the traitorous purpose of putting Englishmen off their guard, it is now aflerted that go vernment are not vigorous in their preparations for war, and that they are endeavoting to hold out an idea of peace ; the direcft re vetfe is notoriotifly the trnth—pre parations were n-ever move vigor ous— and Lord Grenville's answer to the Would-be Aniballador, is a deciflve proof that Administration neither hold out an idea of pro babiliryof, or wiili for, peace whu modern France. Lord Amherft is appointed com. rounder in Chief oft he BritWh Army. Official Particulars of the recent ac lion at Hock-Heiui, between the' French and the coinbiued Prul fian and Auiti ian armies. Head Quarters,Hockheim, Jan. 7,1793. Yesterday afternoon his Prutfi-au Majesty, accompanied by his Seiene Highness the Duke of Brunfwick arrived hare, from the action whirh took place at liocKlifTuV. Bis Mr. jeity honored (he Theatre »uh ii'S pretence, and went afterwards ti* rhe hall given hy his Royal High, ness the Prince Royal of Pruflia. All we knew of the atftion is, thi C It was very fniart 011 both fides. The French troops Rationed «t Cafl'el, under the command u{(ieiv Neuwinger, wauled to force their way to Hockheitn, but the Helßfu and Prnffian troops contested this paflage with that valour which they are so renowned for. Prince Hohenloe, whose head quarters are at Wcifbaden, arrived likewise in the field of battle, and attacked the French in the flank, which forced them to make a pre cipitate retreat to their entrench ments at Cafiel. On this occaiion the Prulfian General Wolfrath had his horse shot under him. When zhe Kingof I'j uffiaeuxered Hocktieim, twelve Frenchmen, wlia were concealed in the tower above the town-ga:e, fired down with muf quets and carabines upon his Ma- jelly, who was then very close but providentially escaped without be- ing hurt. A Heflian detachment immediately ruflied into the tower, and cut those murderous Frcnch banditti in pieces. The French left 300 men dead and wounded on the field. The Heflian Chafl'eurs have fuffered con siderably. This afternoon 160 Frenchmen, and 12 pieces of cannon, vere brought in here, preceeded by 12 trumpeters, as trophies of the en gagement. More prisoners are expected to morrow, A French Colonel lias jiifl been brought in prisoner. January jg. The executive government of France displays its usual confiflcncy in calling on the United Sates of America tu'.fill the treaty def entire and offenfive, « nte«fd into by them with Louil XVI. wh'le his dcpofition from the throne i» considered by that very government as a ground tor violating every treaty they have unfortu nately ratified with the powcis of Europe. A very little attention, however, to the affairs of the American State. 1 -, since the last peacc, will diflipate every idea, that they can fofar sOl get their befl mtetei'ts, as ro taKe a part in the dil femions of Europe. All the advantage* which could be deuvrd to them from becoming par ties in a war, would be the casual, partial and di(honorable ga»n, which rriight refujt to v>duals from privateering expeditions; and (he loss, in fitch cases, would be, the infinite bent fits, both civil and political, which an infant ftatc mud derive, in a very pre-eminent degree# from the blcfling of peace. The never failing care and commanding iuflutnre ol Mv. W/oin inton, which have hitherto preserved biscoun try from the miferyr of feuds among its people, will, we doubt not, be cfFe&tfally exerted to save it aI so from the calamities of war with other nations. January 2T Our learned and eloquent Secretary of State sets out, i»i his elaborate rescript, with faying that he fhatl give M.Chauvelin no credit,but as he is accredited by the King of France. No such perlortage being now in exiftence t what degree of credit can be given him . He would then, it seems, in no fort whatever treat with a minister from the Republic o France; in his own high-raindednefs, an high-mightmefsfhip, not allowing that coun try to alter its government, when the ™ a J° rity of it think ic fit. What would Oliver Cromwell not only have said, but have °" e »' had Mazarine refused to acknowledge ie sovereignty of the Republic of England i would have destroyed with his fleet all t e e ports of France towards the Mediterranean. In the Iri/h Houfeof Lords, theiyotion an add:eft to his Mojeiiy on the fpce c « a yj r opening of the fe/fion, was made by t e < of Weftmeath, ahd carried unanimoiifly. motion for an addre s to the Lord Lien ei was made by Lord Viscount Dillon* an posed by the Duke of Leinfler 5 on which Loro Por tar ling ton said, lie was sorry todmer the noble Duke, with whom he hadfo 0 agreed; but in the present instance e . that it was as necefTary in Ireland for - • ment to unite and relist the enemies ® Constitution, as it was in England, party was laid aside to save the count y. knew not of any parties in this countrv, if there were, he wai (enlble that t give place to the more i:nportaa»t con tion of the public fafcty-
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