therefore demand, that you repeal your former Decree." Another deputation from the sec tion of Marseilles made a limilar rc queft. M. Laujuinaii affirmed, that up wards of 8000 perfbns had been af fallinaUi) lioiii the 2d to the-91b of Septembei, 11. different puns oi the kingdom. [Here the Convention made a great clamcir.] M. Chabot I'.iid, that he had been nccufed of participating in the mas (acre of the 2d of September ; but he bad bathed the hands of many of the Mai ltjllpis with tears, pud ac tually preserved fevet al of the pri soners Ironi the fury of the popu lace, He concluded by • aliening, that initead of five or lix affaflins, there-were no less than io,o©o men armed with inulkets and hnjonets, and that Manuel and Petion were privy to the founding of the alarm bel). After a short but tumultuous de bate, ill which ojjc member termed the other Scehrat, the Convention decreed, that .all proceedings (hould be (topped until the report was re ceived from the minister ofjuftice. A letter was read from thecommif faryofthe maiiue at Ville Franche, announcing that ail the inva lids and Tailors had emigrated from that city, and taken up an afyium in the States of the King of Sardi nia, that they might not be com pelled to serve 011 board the /hif>s of the Republic. The commissioners at Liege write, that provisions for the army arrive from all quarters ; that the persons difpatclied to Oftend, have found in the town ofGhent, abundant am munition, and a garrison of 3000 Belgians, and that order was upon the eve of being restored in all the other cities, in which there are yet no military hospitals, pay m afters, or magazines. STOCKHOLM, January 18. On the 15th inft. a deputation waited on the Duke Regent, to as sure his Royal Highness of the fide lity of the citizens of the capital. The deputies were most graciously received, and had the following as surances made them : " That it was the intention of the Duke Regent to deliver the con stitution established by the deceased monarchy as well as all the privi leges and prerogatives attached to it, in all their integrity, to the king his nephew, on his coining of age." This declaration has occalioned liere a general contenr. His Royal High ness has also revoked the form of the process relative to the regulati on of ecclefiaflical affairs, adopted by'the Diet in 1789. Every thing, in short, is to be placed on the an cient footing. W E S E L, (Ger.) Feb. 2. Proclamation ky the Emperor. " Convinced tnat our faithful fub jedts of the Netherlands will not be happy unless they enjoy the rights and privileges granted to them by our ancestors, and wilhing to reign over them only as a tender father reigns over his family, we publicly declare that our intention is that they shall enjoy these rights and privileges in their full extent ; and that we will exert all our fti ength to prevent the infringement of them, as well as to re establish all things 011 the fame footing as that on which they were under our great grand father Charles VI. It is agreeable to our way of thinking, to a«ft with kindnefsand clemency even towards the enemies of the Belgic provinces and others. For this reason we grant a general amnesty, and with out exception, promising that every thing which has hitherto patted shall be buried in the 1110 ft profound ob livion, and we desire that those who at jurefent hear arms againlk their coufttrjvand w ' lo are comprehend ed under the name of Belgians,will peaceably return to their families, lince they are not excepted from the prefrnt general amnesty. As some words liable to tnifconflruc-llon may have flipped into this declara tion, we proiftife to repair in perf'on to rhe Netherlands, to deliberate jointly with the Three Estates unit ed, on every thing that ni3y remain to be fettled, in order to eftablith the repole and tranquility of thole provinces,-and to efiedt their happi ne(s>. " Done at Vienna, this 16111 of December, 1792. (Signed) LONDON, Feb. 13. It appears that the French,doubt ful, perhaps, of the pacific indenti ons of the British Cabinet, ini'ured in London a great number of their expected fh'ps. This was done when exchange flood at 18 or 20! Tiie Ottoman Porte has obfiged M. ChoifeU) Gouftier to leave Cun ftantinople, and avowed its inten tions to recognize the new republic. The fnltan is now making prepa rations for war againil Ruiiia The recovery of the Crimea is said to have lately become the objert- of his ambition ; and iii this projedt he is promised to be aififted with a French fleet. The emperor is expected to re pair in a few weeks to the army be fore Frankfort, in order to open the approaching campaign. Pelletier was a man of considera ble fortune—He was owner of two of the fined estates in France ; St. Fargeau in Puifaye, and Mont Joye near Autun. Although he had a very fupei b house in Paris, he lived, according to the present system of felf-dc-nial in Paris, in a fill ail' apart - ment on the fourth floor—Hh ' fa ther had been rigorous to his vaf r falls, and |he son deemed himfelf bound to repair his errors. His wife was the daughter of Fleuryt— She brought him one daughter, liv ing now, and died herfelf of a Milk Fever. Pelletier had four brothers by the second marriage of his fa ther. Very conscientiously he re futed to become a member of »ny of the clubs of Paris. The Alvados, Haltel, from Mo fambique, is arrived at the Isle of France, after having experienced a dangerous infurre<flion of her ne groes, in which 50 of the wretched men were unavoidably put to the sword. Methodists..—That this body of people are well affetfted to the pre lent constitution, the following an ecdote will fufficicnily prove. At* the lalt conference of their preach ers, it was intimated that a Metho dist had said or wntte/i foinechtug which was construed to be unfavor able to the existing governnient. Upon which the whole body of preachers to the number of 130, came unanimously to the following refolntions : ift. None of os (hall, either in writingor coiiverfation,fpeak slight ly or irreverently of the govern ment under which he lives. 2d. We are to observe, that the Oracles of God command us to be fubjedt to the higher powers; and that-honor to the king is there con nected with the fear of God. The Metliodifls do not conficier themselves as a feparate.bpijy, atwd have therefore figtied the addrelfe to his Majefly, in all the cities, towns and parishes through the kingdom where they reside. Advertifemcnt Extraordinary. ' Wanted a handsome fleet of French flat bottom boats, to have from time to time on the Suffexand Efl'ex coafls, to be landed occasion ally—in the minijlerittl papers. N. B. A good price will be given. The declaration of the, King of Pruflia is more adapted to the meri dian of the 14th, than of, the 18th century. To tell the Poles of Peace at the very moment that he is let ting lose the dogs of war against them, is an infnlt to the Majefly of Human Nature. It is " treason to God's own image, rational and im mortal man." If we substitute the name of Wil liam Pitt for Lord North, we find that this is begun under exact ly the fame auspices as the Ameri can war. Hawkefbury, ci-devanc Charles Jenkinfon—Loughborough, Gower, how Stafford—Dundas— Jack Robinson, &c. &c. were all in play that time as now. Frederic 111. Grand Duke ofTuft canj', has jutt acknowledged the French Republic, in a letter gddrelF ed to the executive' council ligued 366 «« FRANCIS." Ii was afterwards un Jerftood that he as innnediaiely repented of this connivance,and look e(Fet r tual means to prevent the Royal Family from accomplishing their purpose. It is certain that the Queen has always aflerted and been convinced, th?t their disappointment and con sequent detention, is to be imputed to La Fayette. Hence her resent ment to hiin has been implacable. This account, if not true, is cer tainly plausible ; and if it be really underflood by the Sovereigns of pruiiia and Austria, that La Fayette did acftually do what this reprefent arion implies, we can the less won der that the treatment which he ex periences is rigorous and levere. No one fa<fi has yet been proved that can criminate the unfortunate Queen of France ! It is difficult for us to conceive upon what pretence they can l'uni nion the fuffering Antoniette to a trial—But why, when the mention of French trial is darted, does any one think they need a plea for fucli facrifices I Js not the vile Orleans among them ?—" There they are, " Let ihe Devil and the Duke We understand the firit Hep to be taken with refpeCi to the Dauphiu of France, will he to declare him il legitimate—Thus adding insult to injury, with that savage and caiiou« spirit which is now become thecha i;arteriftic of the French of Paris. When Mr. Fox heard of the af faifination of Louis XVI. he is fait] to have remarked that " France was bent upon provoking an unanimous war agaTnit iierfelf, and of making it impoflibie even for her friends to serve her." Who the friends were thus alluded to, we do not hear,and cannot permit ourselves to conjec ture—Nothing would be so irksome to us, as even by insinuation to Septeuil, the worthy treasurer of the civil lilt of the late Louis XVI. is at present at Southampton, deep ly afflicfled at the loss of a beloved matter. This gentleman is', by his loyalty, kept from a personal pro perty of 20,0001. per annum. Brissot' opinion on the King's fen- V In the opinion I have already presented, I declared that Louis ap peared guilty of the crime of high treason, and that he deserves death. " I was, and a»i still convinced' l that the sentence of the Convenri tiott, be it what it may, must be pregnant with dreadful inconveni encies. " I was, and am still convinced, that the sentence of the Nation,* whatever it might have been, would have none of those inconveniencies, or thac if it involved any, their ef. feels would have been guarded a gainlt by the energy ot notional omnipotence. " 1 he Convention has negatived the proposition for an appeal ; and I fay it with grief, the evil genius which didtated this aecifion, has prepared incalculable misfortunes for France " They are inevitable, whatever system is adopted by the Conventi on ; for I Tee in a vote far confine ment, she feeds of disturbances, a pretext for-the a preiext for calumnies which will be brought forward again 11 the convention,who will be accused of pufilanimiiy, of corruption, &c. tending to deltroy that confidence of the public in them, so necell'ary in the present critical circoniftances. * Br ittoT w " in rcfering final iudc tncat to tijc Pi iinaiy AiT&inolies. ° by liimfelf, and dated Florence, Ja nuary 16, 1793. La FAYtTTE—The harlh and ri gorous treatment ■which this unfor tunate Genei al lias experienced dur ing his captivity, has provoked uni vei fil conjecture, and indeed has been uniformly repiobaied. Acor refpoudem who has lately returned from the continent fays, it is to be explained in the following manner : It was always reported,and is now believed in France, that when the King and Queen attempted to make their, escape, and were Hopped at VSremies, It was with the know ledge and connivance of LaFayette. alone to accuse 'em." " Wrong an honorable man." tence, " I fee in the vote for death the %naJ of s dreadful war a ~ which will colt much blond ar.,| treuiure to u.y country ; ail( i • % »»t lightly that 1 advance this QC i. nion : not that France need dread tyrants and iheir TateJlites ; bun, , tjons led atti ay bv calumniesagainft the (tnience of the convention win nnite with them : a,.d f or f!lU ' lon I had been .n fav... „f an to the people, because by lhis JJJ 1 of ' proceed,ug, tjum ßWo „M be o bliged to relpect il le fentei.ee a { a great people ; (ila , could not then be led a(t,ay bv them j because in c.le of a., J tack, the r rench people would be unanimous in their oppofitlori to lucli a coalition. •• Convinced, that the fenteoce pronounced by the convention wi |j be followed by misfortunes, shav e long been searching for a iii a( J e 0 f puniflimein, most confident wi,i, justice, and uioft fafe for the public interest ; which would secure to the convention the lefpedi of all parties ; which would conciliate the esteem of nations ; which would terrify tyrants and interfere with the intrigues and inienrionsof their cabinets, who all wish for the death of Louis, because they want to ren der their war popular ; which would interfere with ihe plans of the p,e tenders to the crown ; which would finally, unite the nation to the fen teiice of the cinvventimv. * • . " All tliefe defidtrata I find j n the fen ence of deatli, with the a mendinent of Louver ; that g fufpenlion of'the execution, rill af ter the ratification of ihe coiiftumi. on by the people. " From the above motives, I have preferred this fenteice to that of imprisonment, though this laitis supported by men whom i eileem— though supported by Thomas Paine, and the willies of 4,000,000 of free Americans. This fatft I can with confidence aver, becatife I am well acquainted with those efliuiable re publicans. 1 prefer the fen tence of (leirtw,^,h a fufnenfion of the exe cution £ - , n • . , - of the confutation ; becaulcTfii* on places your judgment under the fafeguard of the nation, bccaufe it gives to your feiuence a chara&er of difintereltednefs and magnani mity which I wish to fee it clothed with ; becatife, finally, it pnites the whole nation to one sentence, the only means by which the nati on will be enabled to appease inter nal troubles or oppose external vio lence. "My opinion will be calumniated; it was'the fate referred for my opi nion whatever it might be. 1 will answer calumnies only by a life free from reproach ; for 1 defy here my enemies to cite a single faift ; I (houid answer it by my honorable poverty, which I shall bequeath to my children ; and perhaps the mo ment is not very diltant when tbey will inherit this iorrowful legacy ■, but until that moment, which 1#• wait with composure, 1 will answer calumnies only by my indefatigable zeal to maintain the system of or der without which a republic is no thing but an adembly of villains. " Citizens, Itl well,and I ought to dwell upon this part of my opinion ; a storm is gathering ; it will be vi olent : France canrefilt it ; buiher fbccefs depends upon one thing. If we do nor extirpate the disorganiz ing principle which disturbs us in every shape, I fay it with the confi dence of n man who knows your de bilitated situation, your refoorces, those of your enemies, rheir princi pal supports, if this disorganizing principle is not annihilated the re public will soon no longer exist. " I vote for death, fufpendiug its execution until the ratification of the constitution by the people." Dumourier's present objeifl i»cer tainly to become temporary telW of the Ainfterdam bank—buthepf* baps may find Tome difficulty in ef fecting his purpose, for the Dutch directors iiave inundated the whole country round it, and positively pro test again!! his drawing on them without due notice ; his bofineft with them mull therefore be cur rent and done wirh 4be oftial gracc —vi?. so many days after fig'it.
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