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D.W.MOORE, tP(iitft
. B. GOODLANDER, E"ton.
VOI, XXXIII. WIlOLt NO
LETTER FROM THE ARMY.
Camp near Falwoutii, Va
Dec. M, 1602. J
Editors Clear f eld Republican :
Gentlemen :'Tis many days, weeks,
mouths, aye, even more than a year Ims
rolled swsy upon the swift wirgs of war
iO'l lime, since I last dropped you a line,
fluldays, months and years ore short in
-the army, and although we are not fre
quently blet with the light of a count- J me" ",ork- But live in view of the sol
nanco fresh from the shades of Clearfield, eImn fttCt tlm wl,en 'Kteen hundred
or Centre, yet we cherish their memories, i and ixty tw years more shall have rolled
and still hopo that ere the winter months BWRy into tlie )cean of eternity, yon will
will hive fully departed, and the time of not 1,ave 8"3' !,,ore ll)rkey t,,nMerR to fal.
.,.-in i.frdi. lo-.ives n.l flnwpm will Bnt' lhat W Will all LaVO relumed home
.U leen old forest
ivvuiuv -' Q I v j "
hulls nar our native hearth, some of our
coat tails ft ill be seen waving in the breeze
on Graham's Corner. R. II. Shaw, and
myself, have tho promise of 30 days this
site of Jordan, l'ruy for us, you that live
in the lund where Sun Jays are not forgot
ten : and perhaps the hearts of the milits
ary gods may be impressed, and they grant
us the pas, borne of tho Clearfield boys
are still with us in good health, and oth
ers have passed away by death and disa.
bility to servo longer. James M. Jordan,
of Lawrence township, died in camp on
the l'Jih December, of typhoid lever, with
gangrene of tho lower extremities. His
brother was with him at tho time, and re
ports his death as peaceful and serene.
Jim was a good soldier, and was buried
with the honors of war. lie rests on re
bel soil, and dreams of wars no more.
I wish we had some better news to tell
you; but the gods of war seem not to
smile upon us, and the smoke of rebel
camp tires ou the other tide of tho Rap
pahannock reveal not the road clear to
Richmond. Surety, surely simebody hat been
hurt, and something u wrong. Wo have been
repulsed again. But we are not discoura
ged. This everlasting Yankey army is a
i'ig tiling, und cant oe neiu sun tone ; j
and if wo can only coax the rebels to crots!
In river after ui wo can pay theru back
with compound intercut. Toe rascals claim
to have driven us, but 'tis not so. I have
seen all the fighting in Virginia, except
that on the Peninsula, and this last we
tho very best conducted retreat of any 1
ever taw There was no haste, nojumpi
ing into tho river, no panic. Even the
Doctors, who Hie celebrated for their
e caution, wero us cool under the fire
of rebel sheds u-t Ja er Camball would be
at a shooting-Qir.tch, or your own stoical
Wood in writit'jj a eiuioi ecrtiJLate. We
intend to get tho rebels in the pit the next
t'lV.c and make them dance a cotillion to
the i u it of lie Unirn, Wont some of the
"onward to Richmond" friends come dov. n
and give us a lil. ?
The two old Clearfield companies I
and K nie pretty well played out. Come,
roll us out u score or two of t tie patriots
from tho pine region.;, ami we will ull
make them welcome. It is only fifty miles
from here to Richmond, and if the pon
toons are nil ready, we intend to go
straight through in two day i. It wont bo
a hard march tor a raftsman, s we shall
expect you c:rfidntly. N. U. If you
can't come yourselves, send some of tho
b'hoys. Start them with a pocket full of
postte stamps, and five days' dried veni
son, and we will furnish the knapsacks,
canteen.--, Jc, for the! alance of the inarch;
ami if we have good luck, and don't have
too mr.iiy lldls and Stonrwulls to climb, wo
will all lake a Union dinner in the Old
Doi i t" ion Hotel on th 10th of January.
liui enough of this; I am afraid you
will think 1 hare lost all common sense,
and gone to tho Uewaid of reason. I
would tell you something about the great
battle of Fredericksbuig, but it is not
worthwhile. I can't, do tho subject jus
tice, and of course you know all about it,
or if you don't, 'tis not my fault for
printers are expected to know every tiling.
Our brigade did cot suffer severely in the
fiht only 132 in killed, wounded end
pwing. This extraordinary escape is due
40 the alioa maichless military skill of.
Gf n. Carroll, lie is a real U. S. A. officer,
and among the very best in the service '
and should wear two stars. That ;8 '
opinion. It is cheap, of course, but good
as long as Congress don't object to it. One
long as Congress don't object
soldier from Clearfield is wour.ded.
flame is E. Geloett, of company K
will soon recover.
All the original field, line and staff of
jthe old Eighty-Fourth P. V,, are gone,
Lut Quarterrmwler Kepl.art an myself,
T. . . . , ... , , I I
The rest haiv been killed, sickened and
disd, or plujej out. In our present excels I
'ent Colonel, S. M. Bcwman, we yet cber-
;.i .1 r c . ii . j.
the nme of our first gallant and true
ooarted Colonel, W. 0. Mur: y, fresh and
unfading in the hesrU of all who knew
him.
TU .ii -uii .
The weather ..veiy mild ai.d plea-ant
bare, nave nara cracKen ana
hisk7 r-flnnty hare, Tbiok of us when
1741
you eat your turkey dinner on new year
and thank God that printers are not like
other men, much loss like publicnni, si--ners
and soldiers. May you enjoy ull the
LN'hsiiigs of home, made happy by the
smile of those who love good dinners,
and thejoyous prattle of juvenil - (ungues ;
and when you have filled up the gastric
region with the good things of Ufa, be sure
you don't envy us the hard crackers nnd
n peace.
The day is closing, and the shades of
evening are gathering around my muslin
house yet one word, and then good bye :
Herewith I send you ft copy of the Chris
tiun Banner, printed on brown paper in the
city of Fredericksburg last June. It was
given to me by a loyal lady of Virginia.
She desires that its loyal and patriotic sen
timents be made known in the North, and
that the paper itself shall be preserved as
one link in the chain of love by which the
Union shall be preserved.
Very truly, your old friend.
G. F. HOOP.
LOSS OF THE MONITOR.
Official Report of Her Commander.
This famous Iron clad vessel, which
gained such worldswide renown in her
contest with the rebel steamer Merrimac,
and which was the boast of the American
Navy, was lost oil' Cape Uuttoras, on the
.'list December, together with a portion of
her ollicers and crew. She was proceding
from Fortress Mor.roo to 6ome Southern
port, in tow of the steamer Rhode Island.
Tie following is the omnial report of
!her loss by her Commander, CV.pt, Eank-
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United States Steamer Rhode )
Jj.and, Jan. 1, ls02. j
Sir I Imve the lienor to report to you
ilia', the Monitor left Hampton K-vHs in
low of the UuiieU Slates steuiour lihoile
Island, on the 2'Jlh of December, li-'O-, M
halt-pact two P. M.. wind liulit at south-
west, weather clear anU pleasant, ana ev-1
ery prospect of its con-illusion. Pii-scd
Cape. Henry at six . M.; water smooih,
and everything looked well. During tho
ntgiit the weather continued tho smie
until five A. M., when we began lo exjie
rieoce a swell from the southward, with a
slight increase of the wind from the south,
west, the sea breaking over the pilot
house forward and striking Ihe base of
the tower, bul not with sufficient force lo
breuk ovsr h. Found that the packing
of oak tun under and around the baso of
the tower had loosended somewhat from
the working of the to.ver as the vessel
pucnen anu rcneu. cpeea at. inis tinio
uuuuv live MinK. Ascertaineu noiu toe
engineer of tha watch thst the bilge
pumps kept her porfectly free occisiou
ully sucking. Felt no apprehension at
the time. The weather during the duy,
and until six P. M., was variable, wit hoc
can imul squalls of wind nnd rain, and to
nurds evening the swell somewhat de
ciea-ed, the bilge pumps being found am
ply sufficient to keep her clear of the wa
ter -hut penetrated through lhe sifht
lioh s of the pilot house, hawser hole and
base of tower, ull of which had been well
caulked previous to leaving.
At half-past seven the wind hauled
more to the south, increasing in strength.
and causing the sea lo rise. Computed
position At this time abrut fifteen miles ,
south of Cupe Hattem" Shoals. Found',
the vessel towed badly. yawin-; very much,
and with the increased motion making
somewhat more water around tho Ki-e nf
the tower. Ordered the engineer to put
on the Worthingion pump bilge m ectnm
and gel the centrifugal pmn,. ready and
to report to mo immediately il lie peivei- The bilge pumps alone, Jp to seven P. M.
ved any increase ol the naier. ! had e..sily kept her free und when w.
lhe sea about this time (eight P. M.) I lid lhat all her pu .ps, a sh-.n tun - -,t-commenced
to rise very rapidly, causing ter, with a nr.. num rapaiiiy - flw nhi us
tho vessel to plunge heavily, completely I and gallm, j,r iioiuie, not .miy fadeu
submerging the pilot house and washing j to diminish the water, but. on the cons
over and into turret, and, at limes, into, trarv, made no perceptible change in its
lhe lilower pipe. Utisereu lliat Wheu
she rose to the swell the flat Under sur-
face of the projecting armor would come
down with great force, causing a consid
eiable shock to the vessel and turn-',
thereby loosening still more the packing
around its base. Signalized several limes
to the Rhode Island to stop, in order thnt
I might ascertain if, by so noing.she would
ride easier or decrease the influx of water,
but could receive no difference, the ves
filing olf in.niediately into the trough
ginecr at this time reported that it would
be necessary to start the centrifuual numo.
Hi,' as the others failed to keep the water un
jeder. Ordered him to do so immediately
and report lo me the eftect. Sa contin
I ued to rise, the vessel striking hnnvilv for.
ward. The engineer reported that the
runP wer H working well, but produi
nlmt. hTJ!,1''6 br
this time had rwen several inches above
tie ievel of lhe engine room floor,
About half-past ten P. M., having given
,he l"'P fair irisl and finding the wa
ter gaining rapidlv linen us. I determin
f(, ,, preUcerled n,,,.
distress, which was trained iute'-' nswered
by the Rhode Island. 1 rant-'n up close
to her nnd reported thai t. e water was
paining rspidlv upon us and requested
fcer comn,ander to send boa.s to tike ff
ihecrew. Finding tl ihe i.eavf stream
cable, used bo tow the Monitor, rendered1
PRINCIPLES,
CLEARFIELD, PA WEDNESDAY, JAN. H, W3
the vessel unmanageable, while hanging
slack to her bow, and, being under the ab
solute necessity of working the engines to
keep the pumps going, I ordered it to be
cut, nnd ran down close under the lee of
the Rhode Inland, at times ulmot touch
ing her. W titer continued to gnin upon
the pumps und was now above the uth
pits.
Two boats reached us from tho Khode
Island, when I ordered Lt. (!rene to nut
as many mon into them 89 they would
KHlely carry, Wliile getting the men into
the hoals a veiv aangerous operation.
cuused by i lie heavy sea breaking entirely
nvnr the deck th vessels touched sliiiht-
Ir.neraly ciushinir tin- boai and eudan-
gc-iitig the Rhode Wand herself, as our ; l'1" Assembly ol the t!lato General. The
iliarp bow and sides would undoubtedly nobles and bishops lefused to meet with
have stove her near the wuter's edge, had j the commons. They resolved to meet in
-.he struck upon us heavily. The Khodu -separate vole, the lord and bishops hav-l.-himi
steamed --.lightly uhead and the ves- "ig two votes, and the commoner bul one,
seli ncparatod a --hori disianoe. the commons might bo thus outvoted
At hall-past eleven my engines working though in an immense majority. Were
slowly and nil the pumps in lull phiy, bul Ibey to meet in one ossembly, the com
the water gaining rapidly, sua very ii.'uvy m ns could, of course cany ther meus
and breaking entirely over the vessel, urns. The poor were in a state nf t-?rrib!y
rendering it extremely hazardous to !etv-j distress. Tne nobles sent the Arciibi"1'
the timet, in tact several men were op of Aix with a very pathetic appeal ji
supposed to have bi-en wa-hed overboard gmg the commons in behulf of the miser
at the tiiuo. While waiting for the boats les of the peoulo, to proceed to business
to return, the engineer reputed thai the by couseiitini; to the separation of the
engines hud ceusx-J to work, und shortly , three chaiube's.
after ull the pumps (-topped ul-.o, the wat ' Uopespierro, one of the deputies of the
ter putting out the (ires and having no commons, then an unknown young man,
pressure of sieum. A bailing party hud ptde und slender, rose and said: "Go tell
previously been organized, not so much your colleagues that we are wailing for
w ith uny hope of diminishing the water, (hem lice to aid us in assuaging the sor
but more as an occupation for the men. rows of iht people. Tell them no longor
The engine being stopped and no longer ' to retard our work. 'J ell llicm that our
able to keep the vessel's head to sea. she , resolution is not to be shaken by such a
having fallen oft into the trough and roll- 1 stategem as this. II they have sympulhy
ing o heavily as- to render it impossible, lor the poor, let them in imitation of
lor boats to approach us, 1 ordered the their musters, renounce that luxury which
anchor to be let go and all the chain given consumes the funds of indigence, dismiss
her, in hopes that it michl bring her up. thoi-e insolent lackeys who utlei.d them,
Fortunately it did so, and bhe once more sll their gorgeous equipages, and with
swung round head to wind. By this lime, these superfluities relieve ihe perishing,
finding the vesel filling rapidly and the We wait for them here!"
deck on a level with the water, I ordered , We next hear of hitu advocating the
all men left on board to leave the turret abolition of the deith penalty. Dr. ijuil
and endeavor to get into tho two boats loiiu had introduced u new machine, cull
which were then usproaching us. I think ed from the inventor the gullotin, for tho
at lhat time there wero at out twenty five infliction of cupilul punishment, witho"!
or thirty men on board. Tho boati upi intliciing pmn. A general burst of l.iugii-1
prosched verv cautiously, as the sea win tor was excited in tho assembly as the
bretking upon our now sul-moiged deck doctor t-aid : "With my machine lean
ith greiii valence, washing sev-nd men cut oil your head in liie twinkle of an
overboard, ono of whom was ui'tenvurds eyo, without your feeling it." lt in-iy be
picneu up ny il.e iioiits. I aceureil tho
puiou-r ot one of the bo.it. wliich by tho
u-e. of it oars was prevented Ironi striking
tlie t-nle. und made as inanv cei into her
as she noold salely hold in the be:ivv s .1
I lhat was running. Thero were several
,llen ier. unon nn(i ;n ,i, i,,,.,,.. wiio
either stupilied bv fear, or fearful of boing
washed overboard in the attempt to if-aWi
tlie boats, would not come down, and
aie supposed to have gone down in tho
vecel. Feeling that 1 liad done every
tiling in my pow-r ti rave the vessel and
crew, 1 jumped hr.o the nlready deeply
laden boat and left i he Monitor, whose
heavy, sluguish motion, gave evidence
thut she could lloat but a short limo long-
tr. Shortly after we reached the Rhode
inland she disappeared
.... .
1 must testify to the untiring cflorts
and zeal displayed by Captain Trenchard
Rm( ,,g0IUcers in their attempts
to res
cue the crew of Ihe Monitor, il was an
extremely dangerous undertaking, i en-
uerea pariiculurly so ty the heavy sea
nnd the difficulty in approaching the
Monitor. Whiln regretting thoso that
were lost, it is still a matter ofcongratu-
I ttion that so many wore saved under the
circumstances. There is reason lo hope
that a lioat, which is still missing, may
iixto i-oeveuueu iii snviiig ucjio mi uwiuu, atueism, is insane, i ne 'lanouai conven
or may have reached the vicinity of the tion abhors such a system. Atheism is
vessel in time to have picked up some aristocratic. The idea of a great being
of them after she went down. who watches over oppressed innocence,
Lpon mustering theolucers and crew
on board tho Rhode Island, four ollicers
and twe re men were found to be in ssiiiir.
a list of whom I herewith enclose, us well
us the report of .ie; ond Assistant Engi
neer Waters, acllng Chicl Lngineer.
I am firmly of the opinion lhat the
Monitor must have sprung a ieuk somes
where in lhe fm-ewurd pari, where the
hull jinn-on to ihe ainmr, und thai il
W.is entl-t-1.: hv tlm hpiLliv ikhni'Lii kIihtm.
eem d as she caine down upon the sea.
cradua increaee. w musl com loihn
conclusion thai tlere are. ut least, a mil
grounds tor my opinion.
etore closing tuy report, I must testify brigands. Hut I hey di not long enoy
to the coolness, prompi ubed ence and ab-i the fruits of their villainy. 1 drag Ro
sence of any approuch to punienn the part' bespierre after me. Robespierre follows
of tho officers, and. with but few excep- me to the grave.'
tints, on that of the crew, many of whom j As DhoIoii, with Cnmillo Desmoulins
were at sea lor tho first lime, and it must' and others who were to be executed with
be admitted, under ciicum-lances lhat j him. alighted Irom the cart at thescsf)'
were well calculated to appal tho boldest old, Herault de Sechelles, who was losuf
heart. 1 would beg leave to call alien-1 fer first, endeavored lo take leave of D. n
lion of the Admiral and of the depart- ton in a parting embrace. The brutal ex
ment lo the particularly good conduct of
Lieutenant Greene and Acini; Muster L
N. Stodder, who remained with me until
the last, and by their bearing did much
towards inspiring confidence and obedi
ence on the part of ot hers. I musl also
mention favorably Acting Master's Mate
Peter Williams and Richard Anjior,
Quartermaster, who both showed on lhat
occasion the highiest qualities ofnien and
setmen. 'J he latter rema ned at his t,ost
at the wheel when the vessel was sinking,
and when told by nie to get into the
boat, he r- p'ied, "No, sir; not till yon
jfn." i'h ofliueis nnd crew have hist ev
eti'Mng hut ihe clothes they wore at the
t"ii' llniy wi?r reacued.
There were no serious injuries teceived,
Willi the exception of Acting Assistant
sur on 0. M. Weeks, win jammed his
putatioo of svrsl of bis fingers. Every
ma Su tjutlly as to require a partial am
not MEN.
attention and k-'ndness
le n shown
lousoy i-upiain TrcmW.I 1 1. 1. Mi;.
cers, to whom we all lee! .ecvly grateful.
ery respectfully Vonr obedient ser'vt.
J. P. IJA NX II KAD, Commander.
Acting Near Admiral S. p. .Ke, Cm,
rounding North Atlantic Blockading
Squadron.
ROBESPIERRE.
Br JOHN 8. C. ABBOTT.
Amc-.'g the most remarkable men, de
velopid by Hie French Revolution, there
are lew who stand more prominent than
Robespierre. Jim tiisl uppeaumce was in
renia. Ice I, in pa -sing, lhat liifinv who
then smiled were soon beneadod by the
keen axe.
A party arose in Fiance culled the CD
r indisis so called becau.-e t heir le.i-leis
wore from Ihe department of the liiionde.
Tlicy ai lust were in lavor ut a constitu.
tionul uioniTchy, like thut nt Kngland.
liut finding fiom the peifidy of the king
and Ihe court, this to bv impossible, they
then ndtriK'uied a republic. There was
another party advocating the extreme
democratic license, culled the Jacobins.
Robespierre was one of the leaders of the
latter party. He brought an exceedingly
envenomed bill of accusation against the
Girondist, overwlmlined then in their
triul. and thev were ail sent to the cuil.
..
inline.
Robespierre. Dan ton, and Marat, the
heads nf the Jacobin pnty, were now the
idols of France, Charlotte Corday soon
plunged her dagger into the bosor ; of Ma
rat. Horbeit, at the head of i'ie .ttheists
of Pans, organized a lormniab.e party.
Kopespierie, at the peril of .: li e, threw
himself in the Lreach to opp-ro Uietn.
"There are men," said he, "who, under
the pretext of destroying superstition,
would make a reliaion of atheism. The
legislator who would adopt the fystetnofi
, , ., : 1 . , .
and who punishes triumphant ?uiR. "
quite popular. The poop e. the unforlu. 1
natu m. Imul mu. 1 God did not exist. I
it would behoove men to invent him."
The conflict was short and desperate.-
Each parly knew that the gii.do , was ,
ne (inom oi die i-Hinpusiieti. iihiocivi
end lis coadJtors, mnoieen 111 num
ber, sere on ihe 17ih ol March, 17'J-J, in
live Carts, cnniliieteu lo Ihe scallold.
Dantnn and Robespierre now quarrell
eu km,, spier.ee again oonqueieu in the I
di-aili struggle, and Danion whs doomed r
to die. Before '.he dawmiig of the morns T.r,T t,;8 Understand Each OrnER. The
ing. gens d'armes entered his chumbcr und Philadelphia J'rets, which is presumed to
lore him from Ihe arms of his wife. I speak for the administration, says in ref-
As he entered hn j risen, in the vaults J ereuce to New York and New York pol
of lhe Luxemburg, lie said sadly : i jijcians :
At length 1 perceive that in rvolus
li,in II.p in,imi i.invcr ultinmlnlv ratlc
Kiili the num Alundnnml. Vrj ua.ri.
ficed to the ambition of a few d tsiardly
ecutioner interposed.
'V retch.' said Dunton. 'you will not at
leaU prevent our heads from kissing press
ently in the basket-' As he was bound lo
the fatal plank, he said, 'O, my wife, my
deal wife, shall 1 never see ycu again T'1
fheu as if ashamed of this emotion, he
added, 'But Danton, no weaknei-s.'
Then a the plunk fell to its place beneath
the slide, lie pioudly remarked to the ex
ecutioner, 'Vnu will show my head to the
people. Itw.'! be well worth tho display'
Robespierre was now the undisputed
victor. Day after day lie punished Ids
foes, and tlie guillotine ran red with
blood. He wan not maliciously cruei. but
a thoroULu lanatie, hf neving thai all no-
i;ij,v lopnieinsel.otild be executed. Thel 'Because the minor is polished and the
toother of Lucille, :he young wife of Des-j man is not.'
moulirs, wiole in the following terms to
!.osporrie,who had doomed her daugh. SEft-An exchange remarks that no dart
ter to death. She bad Lucille, and Dea-'trouble the y so much as gold dust.
TERM8
jmc.ilins had formetly been Robespier.e's
most intimaH friends
'Koliespierro,' she wrote, 'it is not
enough to have assassinated your best
ir 'i. t? Do you desire the blood of his'
wile, my daughter? Two bouts more and I
she will not be in existence. Itobespie; re,
if vou are not n Hirer in linnmii nlmt.o ii'l
the blood of Camile has not inebriated
you in th lossing of vourreuson entirely,
- if you recull still oiir evenings of int'i -
macy, if you recall the caresses lavished
on our little Hon.ce. and how vou delicht-
ed to hold him upon vonr knees, snare an
ii.ii.M mi hi iiiij. uu, 11 iny lury is wiai
ol lhe lion, come and tnke me also, take
my Unughler Adelesnd little Horace-
Come with hands reeking in the blood of
.smile, and let one single tomb reunite
us.'
Rut fiobespierro was inexorable, and
the young and beautiful Lucille perished
beneuth the fatal ax. Robespierre is one
01 ine most inexplicable of men. His mos
rai character was irreproachable. No
brifys could corrunt Liin. Uo sincerely
endeavored to establish a republic upon
the basis of popular liberitv and virtue.- -
Self aggrandizement was no part of his
plan, liut he was as merciless as the slide
of the guillotine. A times, indeed, he
seemed weary of blood. On one occasion
he remarked, 'Death, always death and
the scoundrels throw all the responsibili
ty on me. What a memory I shall leave
behind me, if this lasts I Life is a burden
to me.'
A young girl, Cecila KegnnuH, but sev
enteen years ol age, was accused of plot
ting the assassination of Robespierre. She
and ull her 11 lends perished on the scaf'
fold, oud eicht carts were filled with vic
tims to avenue this crime. But the lick
lo populace at lr.sf began to suspect their
moi 01 being uninendiy to tlie Kevolu
tion, and of wishing to arrest its totrentof
b'ood. In six months two thousand three
hundred and seventy ve had perished
upon the scaffold in Paris alone. Robes
pierre, weary of blood, attempted to
check their senseless ottrocities. A con
spiracy of very energetic men was formed
against him. As fie entered theronvetis
tion of the 2.th of July, IT'.M. cries ol
'Down with the tyrant !' filled the houses
Overwhelmed by the clamor, Robespierre
in vain endeavored to speak in self-defence.
'President of assassins ';' he shout
ed, 'will you hear me? He was arre-ted
ami lea to the iioiei ie lirioiine in the
Plaea du Carrousel. His fii-nds rescued
liiio and carried him to the Mavor's room
at li e Hotel de Vil'e.
It was night and all Paris was in n
blaze of commotion, mobs surging through
the streets. A detachment of soldiers
were sent by the convention to urre-l
h'ubespier.e ugain. Ho was titling calm
ly at tlie tal'e awaiting his fate. One ot
tlie soldiers discharged a pistol al him.
The ball entered his cheek, breaking bi-
jaw ami producing a tenible wound II i-
head dropped upon the table, deluging it
with blood thus mangled, he iy borne
on a litter, just as the day was beginning
lo dairii, lo the hall of the convention.
He was laid on a ttble in mi anteroom,
while a vast crowd gathered around to
gaze upon the failen dict iinr. He was
overwhelmed with insults. The blood
flowed f'eely from his wound coagulating
in his mouth, and choking him as it Irick
lel doA'n his throat. After passing an
hour of nlmost unendurablo agony, he,
with l..s brother nd several others of hi
friends were brought before the Revolui
tionarv Tribunal. The triul occupied but
; a few moments, and they were all doomed
. to (lie.
At 5 o'clock, of the same evening, the
cart conveyed them through the Rue St.
Honore to the Pluce de la Revolution.
Robespierre ascended the scaflold with a
mint- kiii a iiiia cAri uuitiii.-i ui uitk'l
,ore u,0 Lidage from Li. inflamed wound
he uUe,.fl(i a ghiek of orlure wbicl jers
firm step. As the executioner brutally
, . .. 1 .
. r 7i --.iiii?.,- ilv, IZ Ziku, 1.
jt, eroovfcflml lhe ,,, of i;llbPlj)ierre
fe jnt() th b!lsket T,u,re wft9 ft mQ,
ment's silence, and then there came.froni
the lips of those who, but a short time
before, wore shouting hosunnah to bis
nuine. a burst of the wildest applause.
thus died Koresnierre in the thirty-fifth
cf hi,
"The course of the administration in
arresting traitors will be governed by the
circumstances that controlled it in oiher
limes. If the danger should agnin de
mand the summary Hirests of traitors in
f.ew York, tiy will be arrested "
If by "traitors tho Press means Demo
crats, or old line Whigs, or conservatives
1 in New York twj unit nil be arrested.
or i! arrested, tbey will he i.iulrated, by
the whole posse comilatHS of Democracy of
the Stale, if ne.essary, 300,1)1X1 men in
arms and New Jersey to stand by us
with more than half of Connecticut, now.
It is well to understand each other, if
these things be designed JV. Y. Ex
press.
There Sue tiad Him. A gentleman,
one evening, was seated near a lovely wo
man, when the company around were
proposing conundrums to each other.
Turning to his companion, he said;
'Why is a lady u:.'.ike a mirror V
She 'gave it up.'
'Because,' nid the rude fellow, 'a mir.
ror rellccts about speaking, a lady
speaks without reflecting.'
'Very good,' said she. 'Now answer
me. Why ;s a man unlike a mirror V
'I cannot lell vou,
- $1 23 re rrvm, If paid in dvanr4
NEWSEmi s -VOMi. KO ?G.
ANNUAL MKSS.'-TR
or THE
GOVERNOR CF PENNsYLVAIIA.
To the Senate and iJouse of Jii-presentiiva
the Commonwealth of J'enusy'vtiiii''
Oenti.kvkv; Nolwii'istandiii'j '.in ni-ei-
' R"ro ' l)ul,i'0 calamity which lies woij'iied
vi y 0,1 lhe country durini the pst
1 'H"r' lt lllka r'ed Divine Providonce . -t
,iC"'y '? enable tho people of Pennsylvania
,0 I'01 torm ,n full U their .iuties to our
common government, lut U givetotbia
Commonwealth domestic peace, plenty
and prosperity.
The balance in
Treasury, Nov.
oOth, 1801, was $1,S5I,C05 72
Receipts during
fiscal year end
ing Nov. 30, '61
were as follows ;
Ordinary sourccf4,047,822 39
0 per cent, loan
act May 15, '01 387,650 00
From Banks as an
equivalent foi
coin for paym't
ot interest on
Public debt
Refunded cosh,
military,
United States
Government
140,708 30
29.5GG 42
005,740 52 5,211,747 03
$G,7o3,353 35
Total into Treas
ury for fiscal
year endingNov
30, 18G0,
And the pay
ments have been
as follows :
Forordiuury pur
poses
Paid on State in.
terest as equiva
lent for coin,
Military expens
es. Act April 12,
1SGI,
Military expen's
Act May 15, '61,
Militaay expen's
Act May lo.'Cl,
Military expen's
Act Ap'l 10. '02,
Milii'rv pensions
Act May 15, 'Gl,
Commissioners of
Sinking Fund
Domes, creditors
Temporary loin
redeemed
U.S.Governmont
Direct tux
Leaving bu .e-cs
in Treasury Noy
;;:), 1S02,
3,083,110 OG
145,C31 22
7 G2
400,548 08
1,217 26
2C.G07 04
400 54
427,681 51
105 32
100,000 00
350,000 00 4,5:3,539 S
52,172,841 U
ol' which utnount
l'J5,o7G 27 is
lhe bular.ee of
ur.tx p e n d e d
ii.i it-.iy li.an as
Bid. of : :d fund
Nov. JM), 1801,
Receipts under
Act May 13, '01
Paid for null ury
expen's..- above
300,507 41
387.850 00
482,781 14
100,000 00
778,357 41
Paid for rodemps
lion ol looijiOra
ry loan
rsi n
Receipts from ordinary sources :
For year euding Nov. M, '02, 54,.M,)33 39
'oi, ;vn',oij57
Excess of receipts for 18G2,$l,o;:0,17G v2
Payments for ordinary purpo
ses, excepting interest:
For yew ending Nov. 30, 'Gl, f 1,113,0G2 93
02, l,(Cl.o 77
Docreasein expenditures
oflS02, f
01.317 IP.
From the tables exhibited it wlil appear
that the receips from ordinal) lurcesof
revenue for the year 1M2, arc in excess of
the receipts of tboyear 1GI one million
thirty thousand one bundled and seventy-six
dollars and eighty-two cents, tho
exoess of interest paid in IciGJ over that
in 1801 being 5144,095 37 :1 and that Lht
ordiuary expenditures lor IS02 $95,317 10
less than the year previous.
1 lie healthy conuition ol the revenues.
and the excess of the receipts over the ex
penditures, secured by the rigid economy
which has been practiced (esneciallv con
sidering the necessary increase of taxation
by the iationel Government,) seem lo
invite lhe attention of Legislature to ares
vision of the revenue laws, with a view to
lightening lhe burthens of tho people. In
this connection it is propor to invite your
attention to the justice andexpeivney of
restricting the rate of I jouI tasaticn, now,
in some paru of the Slate oppri-.e.
Atn't of public
debt of l'enn'a,
as it stood on the
1st day of De
cember, 1801, t40,530,CC5 08
Additional atn't
ree'd atiheStite
Treasury during
the fiscal year
ending Nov. 30,
'02. on Military
loan, authorized
per Act of May
12, 1861,
387,830 00
$40,903,510 08
Deduct amount
redeemed at the
State Treasury
during 6 seal v'r
ending Nov. 30,
1862, via :