The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-06-24 00:00:00, page 2

GHENT, 1 TT is this Morning re-
April 11.19. J I ported that the Mar
quis de la Fayette died on the 12th In
stant, in the old Prison in Berlin ; the
Manner of his Death is variously related.
One Report is, that the Victory of the
Austrians over the French at Louvain, be
ing extravagantly exaggerated to him,
was. the Cause of his fatal Illness ; the
other is, that the Goaler, on discovering
Pen, Ink and Paper in his Apartment,
took the Liberty of confining him in the
Dungeon, wherein the unfortunate Gen
eral left his mortal Part.
the Convention, their Fate is in your
Hands. I appeal for all these Objeds,
and for the violent, tyrannical and furi
ous Resolutions of some of the Members
of your Assembly, to those Members who
have really the love of their Country at
Heart. May they find means to make
the Convulsions cease, which tear France
to pieces, and Shake to its Foundation the
rest of Europe'; this is my wish as well as
yours.
(Signed) Prince Cobourg.
Letter from Citizens Dubois, Dubais,
fyßR IEZ,IEZ, Representatives of the French
People at Valenciennes, April io, 1793,
to General Prince de Saxe, Cobourg,
• Commander in Chief of the Imperial Army.
General,
The Citizen Deputies, to whom ^ou
France.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Permanent Sitting April 16.
The following Letters were read, and
fentto the Convention by the Commis
saries in the Army.
Letter from the Citizens Lequinio, Coe
hon, and Bellegarde, to the Field
“ Dumourier has betrayed the
French Nation to which he owed his Ele
vation: You cannot esteem a Traitor.
Good Faith prohibits you from giving
him an Asylum, and you ought not to
have received the Members of the Con
vention whom he delivered up to you.
The French would have abhored any one
of your Nation, who had committed such
a Baseness ; and would have restored to
you those Hostages, which the Law of
Nations precluded them from receiving
in such cases.
• '' We now transmit you a few Copies
of the Decrees passed by the Convention
on this Occasion ; and we also inclofe the
Proclamations which we have addressed
to the Army.
" A brave General who loves Honour,
ought to follow the Conduct which jus
tice commands; and we now frankly as
sure you, that the whole French Nation
will either perish or remain free.
L°E QU IN 10,
(Signed) Coehon,
Bellegarde."
Letter from Prince Cobourg, Com
mander in Chief of the Imperial Armies.
''. Head Quarters, Bouffu, April 9.
" Gentlemen,
" I did not look upon Gen. Dumou
rier as a Traitor ! He talked of Noth
ing when he was with us, but of the Hap
piness of his Country : He rafted his un
dertaking upon this refpe&able Basis ; it
was upon this Ground I entered into
Conversation, with him, and upon this
Ground you ought to judge him. You
differ in Opinion with him, this-is his on
ly Crime..
" His Principles recalled him to that
Constitution, which was once your Idol ;
he saw in it the Happiness of France, and
the Peace of Europe ; forthefe Principles
he does not deserve to be delivered up to
ignominy, and to the Death of a Traitor.
He had never any private Intelligence
with us, and we fought in such a Man
ner, as to prove that we were n,o Friends.
Inyour Proclamation you accuse him of
having intended to deliver up his Coun
try ; he never deviated from his firft sol
emn Declaration, and that of the other
Generals at our approach towards France,
that they should never fuffer any foreign
Power to interfere with the interior Or
ganization of your Government, or that
any Part of France should be alienated.
'' As to the four Commissioners from
Marechal Prince de Cobo-u RG.
" Monsieur,
[This account is not confirmed.]
Aufirian Flanders.
NEWS !
addressed your yesterday's Letter, are nol
longer at Valenciennes ; we, supply herel
their Places, and we profefs the fame Prin-1
ciples with them. We have the fame du-l
ties to fulfil jhe fame Oaths to keep, andl
we are possessed of the fame Powers, delel
gated from the National Reprefentationl
of the Republick.
General, we agree with you, that tol
differ in Opinion is no crime ; for a crime,!
according to the Law, is attached only tol
Actions ; and it is only for Adions which!
are criminal and Traitorous in the Eye ofl
air Nations, and even in yours, that Du-l
mourier has rendered himfelf infamous!
and a Traitor ; whilst he might havel
covered himfelf with glory in ufefully ferv-I
ing his Country, and in dying in its de-I
fence, if necessary.
It was certainly a great Crime to pre
tend to oppose his own will to that of theJ
Nation, and to propose to them any Gov
ernment whatever. The will of a Gene
ral of an Army, in Opposition to legal
Authorities, even if good, can be nothing]
but a Violation of all Principles, and a
great Crime against National Sovereign
ty. But what did General Dumourier
wish for ? The fame that dur most invet
erate Enemies now wish for, viz. To se
duce our Troops, to dired them against
their Country, to give us a new Tyrant,
and to league themselves with our Ene
mies, in order to accomplish these designs.
What more could Dumourier have
done ? Has guilty La Fayette, whom
he himfelf condemned to infamy, done
any thing else ? Has not he himfelf sworn
Fidelity to the Republick, and for this
Oath obtained the Confidence of the
French ? You, General, reap the Ad
vantages of his Perfidy, but you do not
pardon him for the fame. The Consti
tution, which, you fay was once our Idol,
fell into ruins by the endeavours of those
Events who wish for it .now, and dfd not
wish for it at that Time. The Nation
had madea Trial, and in the Experiment
they were disgusted with it forever. The
Nation, and they had a right to do so, in
lifted# upon a Republican Government,
and swore to Support it, or bury them
selves in its ruins.
We know of no Division amongst the
Members of the Convention. That As
sembly is one and indivisible.—We know
of no other Members amongst them but
what are guided by the love of their Coun
try. If there are fometimo s disputes, if
their fittings are sometimes tempestuous,
no Person hasa right to interfere. Wa
always agree in the main Object of gene
ral Interest, and we are all determined to
live and to die Republicans.|
Our four Colleagues are under the fafe
Guard of the sovereign Justice and Loy
alty of our Enemies. Their Fate gives
us no uneasiness. Besides, we had already
prepared an Answer, to your Address to
the French of the 9th Inftant —we fend it
to you, and beg you to read it with At
tention ; you will find in it true Princi
ples, upon which Nations ought to con
du& themselves towards one another.
April 18. —A Letter from the Com
miffiohers at Valenciennes, was read. It
stated, that Conde was still blockaded ;
that the Enemy had summoned the Town
of Maubege, the Garrison of which was
resolved to defend it ; and that an A&ion
had taken place the Evening before, in]
which the Enemy were repulsed. The
Comtniffioners added, that they expe&ed
an important A&ion the Day following.
The Commissioners at Nantz informed
the Convention by a Letter, dated the
15th, that the Patriots were continuing
to repress the Insurgents, and that their
Efforts were attended with great Success.
Letter from General Dampierre, to the
Minifer at War.
" Valenciennes, April 15, 1793.
"Citizen Minister,
" I inform you that the advanced Guard
of the French Army has behaved with the
fame Bravery as Yesterday : They were
attacked even with more Briskness than
Yesterday, and the Austrians have been
beat. I cannot bestow too high Praises
on the brave Lamarche, who com
manded a Part of the Vanguard. The
firing continued from four in the Morn
ing till eight in the Evening, and at some
Moments with as much Violence as at
the Battle of Nercuind.
" The Intrepidity of the Troops has
been very great, and carried even farther
than the proposed End required. The
Success of this Day is owing in part to the
ingenious Manner in which General La
roche threw up his Entrenchments, and
to a sixteen Pounder placed in such a
Manner, as to do the greatest poflible In
jury to the. Enemy.
I " The Austrians have been driven as
Ifar as St. Amand.
(Signed) “ Dampierre."
One of the General's Aides-du-camp
added, that the French Army had exceed
ed the Hopes of their Commanders. That
on the 14th they yieled to numbers, but
that on the 15th they were viftorious.
He said also, that Cobourg and his Of
ficers,by their Speeches,Letters, and Ac*
iions, seemed desirous of Peace ; and that
they wished to converse with the French
Troops; but that General Dampierre
| had forbidden the French to hold any
[Communication with them. He inform
led the Convention likewise, that a mis
|underftanding prevailed among the com
|bined Powers.
Letter from the Commiffionersfont to the Ar
my of General Custine.
''Head Quarters General, at Weif
fembourg, April 15.
'' Citizens our Colleagues,
-'' Custine's Army is encamped nearl
this Town, in a very advantageous Pofi I
tion. Yesterday we visited the Camp.l
The whole Troopswereunderarms,andl
each Regiment and each Battaliqn rel
newed before us the Oath, that they]
would conquer or die for Liberty ; andl
they unanimofly shouted out, Long live l
the Republick ! Long live the Convention ! I
Hatred to Tyrants ! The Troops are inl
fight of the Enemy, and burn with a De-I
fire of engaging them. We shall visit,
this Evening, the advanced Guard, com
manded by the brave Houc hard. The
[Communication with LW^ is still free
I—That City is in the most formidable
State of Defence, and provided with Pro
visions of every fort for a long Time.
I '' We have received a Letter from our
Colleagues at Mentz ; they have caufedi
all the Cattle of the neighbouring Vil
lages to be driven into that Place. They
[were unwilling to retire from it, in order
[that they may have a Share in its De
|fence, and they have sworn they will per
|ifh rather than surrender.
Citizen, replied Lasource, what
you fay is not astonishing, every Coalition
founded on Crimes cannot be lasting.
, '' General Hohenloe has denied, by
a Letter addressed to us, the Massacre of
the 4th Battalion des Vofges. They are
Prisoners ; but the rights of War have
not been violated in regard to them.
Signed, &c.
Several Denunciations were here made
to the Convention.'-
IThefe Denunciations gave rife to sever
al Motions some demanding, that a Dis-
Icuffion ihould be opened on the Petirion
of Paris ; and others, that the Aft of
Accusation against Marat, ihould be
presented.
" The Convention decreed that the
Petition ihould be firft discussed, and that
a Copy of the Accusation against Marat
Ihould then be presented.
After a violent Commotion, Gen
sonnet said, " I am accofed of Ambi
tion, I who caused a Decree to be passed,
that Deputies cannot hold any Office un
til 6 Years after their being Members of
the Legiflatufre ; I in my turn accuse my
accusers of having filled evet. Office with
their Relations, Friends, or Confidents ;
I move that Commissioners be appointed
that I am the Accuser of Roberspier
re. One of us two deserves to lose his
Head. Gensonnet then recurred to
the Petition, and after some Observations
on its political Consequences, concluded
by moving, with Lasource, that the
primary Assemblies should be convoked.
After a long Debate, the Convention
declared .the Petition signed by 35 Sec
tions/and adopted by the Council Gene
ral of the Commune of Paris, to be ca
lumnious, and ordered Copies of this de
cree to be transmitted to the departments.
The decree of Accufatiori drawn up by
the Committe of Legislation against Ma
rat was adopted.
Paris, APRIL 20.
General Miranda has published a
to verify this Fad."—Decreed.
Gensonnet resumed his Speech, but
was interrupted by some Members, who
demanded, that his Correspondence with
Dumovrier Ihould be printed.
II will produce it, said Gensonnet ;
and in.a little Time I will do more than
confound my Calumniators. I will at
tack them in Front, I previoully declare,
A?RIL 20.
juftificatory Memorial, in Exculpation of
himfelf, and in which he throws all the
Blame on Dumourier, whom he ac
cuses of Treason.
Marat is in the Abbaye Prison, and
Egalite is sent to Marseilles. But where
the Party composing the executive Coun
cil of France is to be put, time will show.
At the Conclusion of the Sitting on the
15th of this Month, Brissot, Vergni
aud, Pethion; Genfonne, Gorfas, and
seventeen others of that Gang, were all
impeached by the 48 Sedions, and by the
Commons of Paris. This is some of
Danton the Atheist's work, and it is
not impofli ble that we may foorf fee all his
lAdverfaries dispatched, and himfelf fov
[creign Dictator.
England.
'LONDON, May 2.—The last News
from France, confirms the Report of an
Evacuation of Savoy by General Keller
man, by order of the National Conven
tion.
Intelligence is in Town from Paris, of
so late as the 15th, when all remained in
sullen Tranquility. The Report refped
ing the State of the Granneries, was, that
they contained a fufficient Supply of Corn
for a Fortnight. The royal Family were
Ifafe and in Health.
Accounts from Weiflenbourg, of
April 9, fay—" This afternoon,
about half after two o'clock. Gen
eral Custine dilated to his Aid
id u-camp, a letter to the National
Convention, in which he was fay
ing a great deal about the traitor
Dumourier. At these words the
Aid-du-camp said, " I know an
other traitor, and you are the man ;
you fell the armies of the Repub
lick." The General highly pro
voked at such a compliment, open
|ed the door of his closet, and cal
led out to the officers in the front
Iroom, "Citizens, my Aid-du-camp
[here, Coquebert, fays I am a
[traitor —it you believe so, I furren-
Ider myfelf your prisoner." The
lAid-du-Camp followed Custin e,
[and told him he had misunderstood
Iwhat he had said. The General
[would not hear him, and went in
lto another room. On his return
[fome time after, Coquebert pre
[fented two pistols to him, and said,
[" Here is one for you and one for
[me— one of us must die." —Cus
[tine immediately bared his bo
[fom, and said, " Fire, base mao,
[here am I." Coquerert was
[ftruck dumb, put his pistol into his
[mouth, discharged the contents
[through his head and fell down ap
[parantly dead. The explosion of
[the pistol brought the officers to
[gether, and after a momentary
[paufe, one of them exclaimed,
[" he is not dead I" At these words,
[Coquebert raised his head, and
[with a faint voice said, " No, no, I
[am not dead !" He was immedi
[ately seated on a chair, where he
[repeated, "Nd— lam not dead ;
[but I repeat what I have already
[faid —Custin eis a traitor." At
[thefejaft words, which his agonies
[would scarce fuffer him to artictr
[late, he expired."
The position of the army under
[General Custine, which is still
[36,000 strong, was on the 11th of
[April as follows ; General Hous
[chard, with 10,000 men, was
[pofted in the wood and neighbour
[hood of Candelle ; 10,000 men
[were encamped on the borders of
the Rhine, near Laugbterb&rgb ;
[and the rest were on the heights of
uVeiffenbwgb..
General Dumourier arrived at
MAY, 4 ,
FRENCH AFFAIRS.