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der of the Day, being the final Judgment Bf
Louis XVI, Lehardi moved, that if bi;
A previously decided by a nominal Call, if the
Decree that is to be pronounced on the Fate
of Louis shall be fandioned by the Nation at
large. Another proposed these Questions, I.
Is it compatible with the Interest of the State,
that Louis be deprived of his Dignity ? 2. Is
' it proper that he should fuffer Death, or be
imprisoned for Life? 3. In either Case shall
jan Appeal to the People take Place / It was
}moved that the following Questions should be
firft put, I. Is Louis guilty of high, Treason
and Cpnfpiracy against the Liberty and Sove
reignty of the Nation? Louvet moved, that
in Order to (how a proper Refped to the O
pinions of ;he different Members, it should be
firft decided, whether or not the Appeal to the
sovereign. People should take Place ? Cam*
'b ac e res was of Opinion, that the Convention
ought to pronounce Judgment in i,fo paflof
He expressed at the fame Time his Doubts, Jf
the Convention had such a Power vested in
them ; he therefore moved, that to avoid all
Difficulties, the fonveptipn should make an
Appeal to the primary Assemblies, to consult
them, whether or not it is their With that the
National Convention should judge Louis, and
pronounce Sentence upon him? Quiette
was for judging Louis, and referring bis Sen
tence to the sovereign People in the primary
Assemblies. The Mountain became extreme
ly clamourous, and wished that. Louis should
beimmediately Sentenced tyfoffer Death, that
his Sentence should be pronounced and after
ward referred to the Ratification of the Peo
ple. After many tumultuous Debates, the
Discussion was finally closed, and the following
questions adopted on the Motion of Bare re.
I. Is Louis guilty or not guilty of high Trea
son, and of Attempts against the general Safe
ty of the State ? 2. Shall the Appeal 0 the
People take Place ? 3. What Punishment shall
he fuffer? ,
January 15. Buzot moved, and the Con
vention decreed, that every Member who should
vote on the Question terminating the Judg
ment of Lou is, should have his Name infcnb
ed in a Book destined for that Purpose, and
that the different Names should afterwards be
sent to the 84. Departments. Here the firft
Question was read on which they were to vote,
viz. Is Louis guilty or not guily, &c. The
nominal Call began, the Names were read, and
each Member afeended the Tribune. The fol
lowing Members then voted : Buzot. I vote
that Louis be imprisoned with his Family, till
Q all the Nation unite to decide his Fate. Lan
'juinas. Louis is guilty. Boudron. I declare
Louis is guily. Vandelicourt Legillators, I
do not choose to be Judge in criminal Matters.
Lolande. Louis is neither guilty or hot guil
ty. Offeliri. I know that L. paid his Guards
at Coblen.% ; I do therefore pronounce "him
guilty. M. Egalite. Guilty. Danton. Yes,
he is guilty. Comte. Speaking as a Legisla
tor, he is guilty ; as a judge, I won't speak.
-, Montaigut. He is guilty, nay, more than guil
ty. Faure. He is guilty itePoirit of the Law
, refpeaing Royalty, and I do declare him guil
ty. Delayhe. To put the Question, whether
Louis is guilty or hot guilty, is th ask if we are
ourselves guilty ? I do declare Louis is guilty.
Bearned des Sablons. Louis is guilty and not
guiltv. Morrifons. I can answer none of the
•Questions proposed. Nbel, I once had a Son.
He died in Defence of his Country. Ido not
Q' think that a Father who bewails a Son Bain,
can be the Judge of him who is accused of be
ing the Author of his Wretchedness. Maurfe.
Guilty on my Honour and Confeience. Corea
Fustier. Guilty. Valady. I cannot pronounce
fori am no judge. Fauchett. As a Citizen
I am convinced of his Guilt ; as a Legislator I
declare him guilty ; as a Judge I have Noth
ing to fay. Dubois, 'As a Judge Ido declare
Louis is guilty; but we ought to appeal to
the People. Latimont. I can never beliete
that the Convention have all Powers vested in
them ; upon the present Matter I shall be fl
lent forever. Laviriere. I did never vote that
the Convention should judge Louis, so I can
not vote on the Business in Question. Dou
cbet. I vote for the fafe Custody of Louis and
his Family, until the Termination of the War;
take Care that he may have no Successor ; and
when the War is once terminated, let the De
cree of his Fate be Submitted to the People.
Meynard was of the fame Opinion. Cham
bon. I vote for the Appeal to the People ; I
also vote that the Abolition of Royalty and the
Establishment of the primary Assemblies, be
'lifcewife submitted to the People, ,
Banalion. I will be no judge ; my Con
feience does not allow it. ;Julien. I am in
vested with unlimited powers ; and-in Virtue
of my legislative Capacity, I do declare that
Louis is guity. The nominal call being ter
minated, M. Vergniuax, the President,
rose, and spoke as follows: " Out of 73$
Voters, 26 have peen absent by leave ; 5 by
illnerfs, i for cause unknown ; 26 have made
divers Declarations ; and 693 have voted for,
the Question in the Affirmative, I do declare,;
in the Name of the Convention, " That
Louis Capet is guilty of high Treason, and
of attempts against the general Safety Os the
State." Here the Second Question was [put;
'' Shall the Appeal to the People take Place
A great number of Members spoke for and
against the Appeal ; and almbft every one 6f
them seemed Apprehensive of all the compli
cated Horrours of civil War. When Louvet
and Mano el gave their Votes refpediugthis
Quftion, they expressed in the strongest Lan
guage, their indignation at having beard one
of the nearest Relatives of Louis vote for his
Death. Soon after M. Egalite came to vote
on the second Question, " lonly mind my du
ty, and I do vote that the Appeal shall not take
Place." .Cloutz voted against the Appeal,
The. Nominal call was determined at eleven
o'clock, and the following was the Result;
Members absent zo, Members who did not
give their Vote 10, sick Mambers 3, absent
Members without a cause 3. Members for the
Appeal 283, Members against the Appeal 4.24,
Majority against the Appeal 280 ; Here Bar
'rere., the flefideritfrcife, &said :'?'The Na
tional Convention doth Decree, .that the Se
ntence whith it Stall Pronolmce upon Lou rs
Ca pet; Ihall not be referred to the Appeal of
the People ^'^, : ? I
'Senterice pronounced against Louis xvr.
Relation —even Manuel;/# a very ,roper and
fyirited manner attacked him upon it. This execra
ble Branch of the House of Bourbori bas had a
Remittance if more than 20p^ Livresfent to
bim from England, by nubicb beds in femc Mea
sure enabled to defray the Charge of tbe Assassins,
•whom be and RoiERtseIERRE have mrw in
pay..
Tbe King is feerfeal, reconciled to bis Fate;
Tbe Situation of ber Majesty, Madam Eliz i a-
BETH, ^d tbe Princejs Royal, is Melancbofyin
& ^ : . >
HOLLAND.
LEYDEN, fan. 4..—Tbs Marquis LA Fat
ette still continue, confined at Wefel. His
Treatment, is fowever, ameliorated; and bis R^-
toration to Liberty; it ffw said fa be a Stifle ag
itating by tbe Emperour and King of Prussia.
That be is an bows) Man, even bit, 4fcertties, tbe
,aeobi§ dare ffl den, \ f x ri ; ;!!.
PAR IS, January >7> U93°.
Thursday, half patt nine in tymfeening.
u " I am foiry it falls to my LeWtoWmmuni
cate to you the moftdiftreffihg Intelligence of
the Event which has just taken Place.f
" The National. Convention after fitting
near 34 Hours, has just voted, that the Pun
ishment of Death flrall be inflided on his Most
Christian Mujefty."
This unjust and iniquitous Judgment was
carried by a Majority of rather more than a
hundred. Fifty .of this Number; though they
voted, for Death, differed in Opinion from the
Rest in Refped to the Time when it should be
infiiaed ; some thinking it should not be put
in Execution until the End of the War, arid
others proposing that it should be postponed
until the Sense of the People should be taken.
Petion and many of the leading Members,
voted for Dea h with these ,Reftriaions.i
Amazement and Terrour appear universal
ly to prevail ; and the Confufion of those who 1
are known to have been attached to the royal
Prisoner, can more easily be imagined than
described. So great was the general Terrour
during this long fitting of the Convention,
that many of the Members who went to the
Hall on Tuefday Morning, with a positive Re
solution of saving the King if possible, found
themselves compelled, by the most urgent Mo
. tive of personal Safety, to vote against him.
'There undoubtedly mas teajoh for this A„n
benfion ; for a most formidable Mob mas calleAe'd,
mbich openly threatened by Name man, if the Mem
bers, to murder them, if the, did not vote for the
Death if the King. ,'^
/ cannot txprejs the Horrour which Was ,aikt
ed in the . Countenance of ever, individual in the
National' Convention, mhere jhe 'very morft of
Mankind mere affembled=mhen the Duke of Or-
leans gave this Fete so Death of bis King and
Preparations for an daive Campaign are mak^
ixg both in Austria drd Pftiffil 4nd the Inter
ference of England, in the Opposition to the French
t^bourl, expeded. Thiyevent mtll give great Plea
fare to the combined Cour/i.-.
^Erft, Philadelphia, ^
By Letters from H&Uond to this City, it is
laid that the Dutch have compromised with
the French and contented to the opening of
the Scheldt; and that an amicable Treaty was
on the Carpet ;jf this should be the Fa&,
and,hat the Dutch apd French are become
Allies, the Armament of Greatbritain will have
no othec objed to operate upon, than their
own internal Discontents. .\
,Accounts from Capefrancois, fay that the
Negroes were coming in every day,and that Af
fairs wear a very peaceable Afpeft: but we are
sorry to mention, that the Situation of the
Country about Portauprince; is not yet jn-fe
tranquil a Situation as could be desired.
“ If an early Campaign takes Place (fays
a Letter from Kentucky), we shall find Relief—
otherwife, we Ihall have a bad summer. I
have just returned from Lexington ; where I
had,an Opportunity of hearing the People's
Opinion of the War; and it is fuppofed,by the
best judges, that, with proper Encouragement,
an army of two thousand of the best Woods
men in the State may be brought to Action this
Summer.-=lt is high Time that a decisive
Stroke was made." 1 '
The President of the United States has order
ed the following Organization of the regular
Army. It is to be denominated the Legion of
the United St ate,and. is to be divided into 4 fub
legions—the whole to consist of 5120 Men,
including Officers— The General Staff is to
Conftft of 1 Major General—2 Brigadiers Gen
eral—l Adjutant-2 Quaftermafters —1 De
puty ditto—l Surgeon—l Chaplain.—Field
4 Lieut. Cols. Commandant— 14 Majors—
Commiffioned—s6 Captains—6o Lieuts.—
48 Ensigns— 4 Cornets.—Medical Staff—4
Surgeons—l 2 Surgeons Mates, for extra Ser
vices. (Aiddecamps are included in the Num
ber of commissioned officers.)
A Deserter from the Britiffi 26th, or Came
fonian Regiment of foot', fays the Bennington
Printer, just arrived in this Town, from Can
ada, informs, that the Solfersof she 7th Re
giment, who were lately confined and &fca£t. .
Mutiny, and for threatening the life of.their
Colonel, Prince Edward, ^Vlth ton of
George the HL 'as mentioned in the last,
were all acquitted by the Court Martial, and
that the Prince himfelf is now under ah Arrest,
forimpofing the Hardship on his Men of pro
curing fuperfluous & fantaftical Equipments,
and ftoping their Pay. It is said he must reim
burse the Whole of his Regiment, and bear •
the Burthen personally, and-further, 'that were
he not the King's Son, he would in all proba
bility be broken. l%
On WEDNESDAY Evening next, a celebrat
ed TRAGEDY, called the (
RE r EN G E,
Written by Dr. YbuNO, will be exhibited
by a Number of Gentlemen, for the Anpufe
ment of the Inhabitants of this Town.——A
PANTOMIME to conclude the Entertain
ment.——The Scene will open precisely at 7
o'clock.—Tickets, at is. each, may be bad at
the Stores of Major Dv^ca n, and Messieurs
Manley & Partridge, & of E. Russell.
After deducing the Expenfefrom tbe quantum
raised b, tbefak of'fiekeft;thefuY^ fifty) fall
be appropriated to such good use for the benefit of the
To^n, as tbe felea Mett Jball think proper. The
doorkeeper quill be infrußedto admit the felea Men,
avitbout Tickets, and the Aaors bereb, incite them
to attend. As thg are all, <wbo nuill be admitted
gratis, it is hoped no one <wflltake Ex<e,im,
On Monday last passed through this Town,
on his Way to his Seat in Holderntfs, the hon
ourable Samuel Livermore, Esq. Member
ofth€ Congress of the United States.
^ We are informed, by a Member, that the
President and Council have appointed General
Peabody to the Command of the firft DiviM# \
fion of the Militia of this State, General Dow
to the fecorid, and Gen. Shepherd to the 3d.
Col. Head is appointed Lieutenantcolonel
commandant of the iith Regiment, Major
Wm. Du fitan, and Captain David Mac
crlllis, Majors oflaid Regiment. Colonel
Bailey, Lieutenant-colonel commandant of
the 21st Regiment, Enoch Gerr ish, Esq.
and • - Greeley, Esq. Majors.