The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1793-11-05 00:00:00, page 3

ANSWER of the Pat ba.
I fee, with- pleasure, in my
country, the French, my mod
antient and mod faithful friends.
I receive, with sensibility, the
tedimonie^ of the friendly dispo
sitions of the republic, and I will
never be wanting to co-operate
therewith, by procuring for
Frenchmen, all the fuccour of
which they have need, and all
the conveniences which tpay
tend to make their commerce
prosper. The consul, whom
die has sent to reflde here, may
affine her of my condant good
wilhes, to which I am predilpo
ied by the reputation,the regard
due to a nation, to whom I have
folong been united in the drict
eft bonds of friendlhip, and for
the activity of a commerce on
which depends the happiness and.
i pro.fperi ty of my fubjecls. I will
not.fought not to conceal from
thj^Frenchmen assembled here
a^prefent, the extreme fatisfac
tlon which I have always had :n
VUServices of Consul Pellegrin,
and I take, with plealure, the
opportunity thus publicly to
render justice to his zeal for die
Engbfh and •Spanish fleet : a; ve find, in a
report cf (he Committee of Safety to the Na,
tiona! Ccnymtiqn, Aug. 12, that the citi
zens of Marseilles and Toulon were accused of
having combined to effect a counter revolu
tion—that in the latter place the /ea officers
were the principal inftiga ors of it—that the
crmy of rhe rebels was ar atix (about rhirty
nvles fb rhe northward of Toulon} whh 3 for
midable train of artillery—that it ccnfifls of
Emigrants, Nobles and capital Merchants—
that their enemies increased daily—and that
the Arificcrats from all quarters jo : ned them,
J-lt as Cap. Rea failed, orders were recei
ved to flop all neutral veflels in port: his
lay irg- below, l.efet ; but left there
fevera! Americans who were detained: one
was a (hip, belonging to Saco ; another snip,
a brig and a Rtccne-.
The veiTtl which b-s been towed in’o this
harbour, bottom upwards, is found to be
owned by Mr. Vt n a l l, of South Shore ; the
a 'as coming from an Eastern pore ; ard it is
thought that John Gardiner, Esq. of
Pcwnalborocgh, wifi ethers, wa.. unfortunate
ly a paTenger on board.'
VIENNA, JULY 18.
The Republic of Venice has given
cause for great difeontent ro the bel
ligerent powers, by acknowledging
the French Republic and scnepcing
their envoy ; the Count de Bruenes,
cur amballador, and rhe minister of
Spain,are returned here from Venice ;
almost all the fort’gn Ministers have
left that city ; we are impacient to
know in what manner the republic
wili extricate htrfelf from thatembar
raflment.
tween the Republic and your Regen
cy ; they have charged me io assure
your excellency of their fmcere desire
to perpetuate this harmony they
will contribute towards it, by every
means in their power,in the perfualion
that the Frenchmen, whom their in
tcrefts fhil! call to your ftaie, will ex
perience, on your^part, every protec
tion, and th^b they will be treated as
antient and faithful friends, as mem-
Os Citizen Guys, Consul General ai.d
Charge des Affairs of the French
Republic, io the Pacha.
The French nation, conftituied a
Republic, lent me-to telhfy to yon
their fiiendlhip and good wilhes ; —
their aniient treaties which exist be-
bers of a date whose anger has ever
been fatal to their enemies.
Foreign Intelligence.
Jdy the last Mail. ‘
D ISC OU R S E
,K^^CT^yr^j^rxi^^z
honour and the mterefts of his
nation. The esteem with which
Inch sentiments have inspired
me, has determined me,in many
well known circumQances, not
to conhn e myfelf ftri&ly . within
-the bounds of treaty. At the
time of the inauguration of the
flag of the republic, I have ce
ded to his urgent inftanccs, and
to the ardent desires which he
teftified to me, to cause to be
rendered to it remarkable ho
nors, and have ordered it to be
saluted with a cannon, an honor
which I have refufed to all oth
ers, particularly Spain, &c. &c.
“ The wife of Petion, their
lon, and the wife of another fu
gitive,have been flopped at Hau
fluer. They will be lent to Par
is by my order, and that of my
colleague Rochelle, who I left ,at
Rouen,—The people, recalled
from their errors by the propo
gation of the true principles
that must be the foundation of
their liberty and their happiness,
will, we hope" le?ond the efforts
which we make to secure these
to them.
“ Caen has accepted the con
stitution unanimously, which
will he proclaimed to-morrow,
by difeharges of artillery.
*• Health and fraternity..
“ CARRIER.”
— —
LONDOX, AUG. 17.
Mad Marie Ann Charlotte Corde.
The following inter efling particulars of
the trial and execution of this heroic
woman, have been communicated by
an Engl’foman,. who was an eje wit^
nefs of the feene :
None but fpedators of this afflicting feene
can conceive the majcftic picture, of the im
mortal Corde, who, from a perfeCt fenfc of
reClitude, and an independent deliberate*
If facrificcd her life for what fn; conceived
I%'OQld be the redeaption of her country, and
Letter from Carrier, Commissioner
to the Cea ft of Cher burg, to the
National Convention of France.
Caen, Augu.fi 2.
“ Citizens, our Colleagues,
the throne of Buzot is at length
overturned- He is fled with
those, who with him conspired
the deftru£tion of their country,
from the toil in which they had
lighted the torch of civil war—
They go to snake that torch in
countlies that seem to favour
their criminal hopes. We are
endeavouring to difeover every
where the flight of thole trai
tors. We are taking all the
most effectual measures to pre
vent its fecuringimpunity to their
crimes.
££ I entered Caen yesterday at’
two in the afternoon. I had the
plealure of feeing my colleagues,
Prieur and Romms, restored
to liberty after fifty one days of
captivity.
<£ The army of the Republic,
which we did not expert till to
morrow, is arrived, and entered
the city between nine and ten
this evening. We have already
put fame agents of the conspira
cy under arred. Fourni, Gen
eral of the divifton of Cantaces,
who had been meddling, fliot
himfelf.
FRANCE.
enligetco the fecoced minds of those wretches
who adie.ed to the fediucus dodrines of Ma
rat.
Her appearance at the Revolt! I ’onary Tri.
buna! (truck every person with refpefttul awe,
and th; idea of her as an aflaflin was removed
natien ?
Mad. Cerde —lt is a crime to have commit
ted murder, but nodifgrace to afeend the leaf
fold for this act.
dccufateur Public. — Do you recognize this
fanputnary dagger i
Mad. Cerde —l bought that myfelf, in the
Palais Royal, and remember it well ; it is the
fame i plunged into his heart—and am latis
fied.
This unhappy lady had two covnfel’ors, or.e
of whom wes Mr. Stone, an English-mac, who
during the last two hours’of her trial inceflant.
ly felt her pulse, to diftinguifli if there were
any symptoms of fever remaining. He de
clared they were the fame as those of a person
contented in mind- She did not mar.ifcft the
least irTefblutioh, except in one interval, when
Mr. Stone was so struck with her firmnefs and
answers, that be was quite dismayed ; and at
that infant her undaunted courage fell, and
tears of sweet fen Ability declaied her gratitude
for his pleading for her. She was condemn
ed at three o’clock ir. the afternoon, after a
trial of fix hours, to be beheaded at eight o’-
clock the fame evening on the Place de la Re
volution.*
from every mind. .
The Accufateur Puttie— -Are you rot Hha
med to become a common cuminal for afufii-
She requeued this gentleman, as a lad favo r ,
(which, said she, will make me die contentea)
to defray all the little debts (he had contratied
in the prilon of the Connirgerie, as the prop
erty she had brought with her to Pars, was
confifcatek—Mr. Stone promised, and exe
cuted her request.
The Irene which her execution prefJnted
was magnificently awful. The place was
thronged ivi h multitudes; and the moll feel
ing mindsuere ex ited to wheels theTmaz ni
an couragt cf this unhappy Lady in her hit
It was with much difficulty (he arrived at
the fcaffolp. The fifh-women and other*, be
longing tq the markets, were near tearing her
to pieces, and used oaths and imprecations the
meft horrid. The Gent d^ Armes and Horse of
the republic prevente’this horrid aCl,by gallop
ing with lifted fabies.
Mad. Corde afeended the fcaffold with in
trepidity. She appeared terene, and reconci
led to death, bhe pulled oil her cap and
handkerchief herfdf ; but recoiled when the
executioner went to bind her legs, and (aid,
“Are you so ba(e as to expofc n.t here ?”—
He answered, No, it is to bind yen.” ** Do
it then,” fne replied with firmnefs.
/ The inhuman monster, when (hewing her
head to the people after the execution, flapped
it twice on the chee[< I This was considered as
such an .ttrccious sCi, that the very tribunal
who had condemned her to death, sentenced
her executioner to twelve years imprisonment
in irons.
moreen s.
The corpfc of Madame Ccrde was buried in
the church yard of Sc. Magdalaine, near the
grave of Louis XVL fne haiing teen execu
ted in the Lrac fvclion with that unfortu
nate Mtnarcb.
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE
BALTIMORE, OCT. 4. It must give
real plealure to every friend of good
order, and zealous member, of every
religious fociecy, as well as our afflic
ted brethren in Philadelphia, to be
informed that yesterday was observed
by the citizens of Baltimore, as a day
cf fairing, humiliation and prayer,
(to invoke the supreme Ruler, id be
half of the Philadelphians and others,
now vificed by the awful judgments
of the Almighty in different* 4 parts of
the United States,) in a manner that
reflects the highest credit on the rc
fpeftabie inhabitants of this town,
whose orderly and devout appearance
in their different congregations, (hew
ed that their minds were imprefftd
with a due fence of rhe fo’emnity,
which manifefied hfelf in a conspicu
ous manner, in the outward deport
ment cf numerous citizens assembled
on this awfui cccafion.
The London Reviewers upon a Sermon
preached on a late Fast Day, at Lotk -
"bulr'i {England.)'
“ 11’ is atoning to observe, with
what easy confidence men take upon
them to denounce the vengeance of
heaven upon one 4 another. The ca
lamities. wbich atte^ the French Re
vahmon, without Haying to inquire
how large a portion of them may be
' - '"t r *-it I^4 w . 'Ur » ~• afw* v . X W
Concord, Oft. 31.
Last Friday nigbt^Lt. Towle of Cair*
dia, put a period to bis life, by banging
himfelf with a small cord. lie bad vi~
Ji ted one of the neighb curs,with biswife,
itt the afternoon ; and when he returned
home in the evening, he went cut, and
being gene longer than was expelled, the
family and neighbours searched for him %
but to no purpose—but in the mornings
found him banging to a fm&ll 'tree at a
little didance from the haufe. /
Died, fuddtnly, at Salem, in this
State, (in bis barn} Mr. Woodbetry.
John Dean, jun.
Informs his Cudomers and th«
public, That I e has just received a
Frcfh Ajortment of
Fall and Winter
GOOD S.
ALSO,
Weft-India Goods,
Hollow-Ware, in general,
and Paper-Hangings.
All of which will be fold cheap for
Cash.
"Exeter. G.O. 28.
^lbu day Phlijhed. by
Lam foil & Odiorne,
And for fate at their Rook-Store,
The Improvement of the Mind—*
By ISAAC WATTS, D. D.
THIS work, being competed in the ma
turity of his underltanding, is thought
Coper ior to an} of his productions; -but the
veiy rnention of ^ r atis is a Efficient recom
mendaticn.
lAk&joife—-
Grace ^Abounding to the Chief of
Sinners.— By John Bunyan.
The very extraordinary powers of mind arid
the eminent chriftian qualificat ons of the Au.
thor, joined with the many persecutions he
(offered, and, like rhe Apoflle Paul,furmount
ed, are too well known to need particular ob<
terva;ion here, and too diftinguiflied not to af
ford ample recommendation to all the works
cf his mfpired pen. It is ennough, therefore
to observe
Come and read, al!ye that fear GA t and ftek
•what he nvill ds for your fouls.
Likewfe, lately 'received, and for fah^
The Merry Stcry-TeHer,
■
\ i.-. " W V... ’ S-i ’*.-^**
throw the guilt upon other heads, are
in this dilcourfe boldly pronounced
to be the vifitaticn of heaven ; and
the crimes and iniquities of France
are said to have brought down upon
her the vemca'nce both of God and
o
man. Britons are called upon ta
support with vigour this war of ven
geance, and exhorted to avert the
judgments which are hanging over
their own heads, by rq ^prance and
reformation.
Rumour fays, that the Rev*
Mr. pre aching( byexchange)
at K —k, in the midst of a genu
inely orthodox sermon, hazarded •
the following conjedture-^ tl If I
•were to guejsf said he, " IJltould
guess that more than two thirds of
this congregation will be damn
ed.”—His auditors being of a
very good fort of People, made
bold to quefticn him, concern-'
ing the ground work of the
guess !—‘The Divine politely
apologized, by faying, “that
he composed that part of the dis
course to preach at Arundell.”
Laji IFednefday the Rev. Nathan
Broadstreet was ordained to the
pajlcral care of the Church of Chrijl in
Chef er.
accounted for in away, which will
f^NECDOdE.— Recent.
EXETER,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER £.