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wear in the prefcut. Os my library
nothing remains but the (helves, and
the manuferipts cf Marshal Vau
b an, which I have preserved as an
feting to the National Assembly, for
the glory of my country, and the in-
Arudtion of the brave General employ
ed in her defence. 1 have been the
sport of nature, of fortune, of war and
peace, of men and women, of the ma
lice and intrigue of Courts, I have
passed fucccffively from the date of a
girl to that of a boy ; from the date of
a man to thatof a woman.- I have ex
perienced all the odd vicissitudes of
human life. Soon, 1 hope, witharms
in my hands, I (hall fly on the wings
of liberty and victory, to light and die
for the nation, the law and the King."
This petition was interrupted by
repeated bursts of applause, and order
ed to be honorably mentioned in the
minutes, and leferred to the military
committee. f
“ In America it seems as though e
very man was born a politician :—
From their very infancy they become
acquainted, not only with the politics
of their own country, but also with fo
reign ; so that the most ignorant a
mongst them are as well acquainted
with the checks and balances of pow
er, as the most iapient European poli
tician —and it is very necessary that
they ffiould possess this knowledge, as
all of them are eligible to a feat in the
legislature : in which you will not find,
as in an English House of Lords,
<• some who cannot write, and others
who cannot read," as is asserted by
one of their poets ofthe ftrideft vera
city. They are very great newfmon
ger, and on the least hint of any ex
traordinary matter, the merchant
leaves debtor and creditor—the lawyer
his fees—the taylor quits stay tape and
buckram, and jumps from hty board
—the blacksmith throws by his fledge
—and the barber leaves his customers
Ilf Shaved, and ail gather round the
Extrad of a letter fron a French gen
tleman in America to his friend tn
An extract of a petition from Ma
dame d'Eon was read, setting forth,
that although she had worn the dress
of a woman for fifteen years, she had
never forgotten that she was fcrmerly
a soldier : that finue the Revolution
she feels her military ardour revive,
and demands, instead of her cap and
petticoat, her helmet, her hotfe, and
the rank in the army to which her
feninrity, her services, and her wounds
entitle her ; and that she now requests
permission to rajfe a legion of volun
teers for the service of her country.
Unconneded with any party, she has
no d< fire of brandishing her sword in
processions in the streets of Paris; and
wishes for nothing but adud service,
war nobly made and courageoefly lap
ported. " In my eager impatience,
adds she, I have fold every thing but
my uniform and,the sword 1 wore in
the lell war, which I wish again to
National Legislative ^flembly.
MONDAY, JUNE 11.
A LETTER was read from the
Mmifler at War, containing
Intelligence, that the Col. and fix
Officers of the regiment of Neuftoe,
had demanded pairports o f the Muni
cipality of Lyon, after having given
in their resignation.—The Adminif
native Body furnifned them with the
P;fl[or!3, remarking, that they had
taken the opportunity to quit the Ser
vice in a moment when the country
was in danger. The regiment, how
ever, had given the most unequivocal
proof of their zeal and ardour, by re
newing their oath to die for their
country.
France.
Foreign Intelligence.
The HEROIC
MADAME D'EON.
'FRANCE.
GENUINE
We are now called upon to main
tain oar possession, our honour, and
our liberties— to defend our brethern,
to revenge so many wrongs, which we
and our fore-fathers have fuffered, and
to protea the honour of your King,
who consecrates, with pleasure and
Sincerity, the remnant of his old age
to his country. The nation longed to
have a refpe&able army, but anarchy
and foreign influence always opposed
it ; at last, by cheerful offers, it is rais
ed to have in you its defenders, the
improvement of whose condition was
not forgotten by the present govern
ment. It was proper to add regulari
ty and discipline, common and neces
sary to all armies, to the courage of
Poles, which, though they may seem
new to you, are not less requisite for
the strength, order and glory, of the
army. To execute these regulations
shall be the duty of your commander,
Thus the defence ofour dear count
ry is confided toys and you. Theen
emy that invades it, is well known to
every Polandar : So many injuries,
misfortunes, and humilations heaped
upon us by Raffia, call to GOD and
your courage for vengeance. The
war is no sooner declared than begun,
without the kaft juftifiable motive.
Some degenerate Poles, rebels to their
country, have lent a pretext for it.
They wilh, with foreign aid, to restore
the ancient anarchy, fubjedion, and
infignificance, which your King, at
the head of a virtuous Diet, has happi
ly banished from the Polifli territories.
" The nubile bis iron did on th' anvil
cool,
" With open mouth /wallowing a taylor's
news ;
“ Who, with bis foears and measure in
bis band,
" Standing on flippers, which bis nimble
bafle
" Had Jalfel, tbrufi upon contrary fat.
" Toid of man, a thoujand warlike
French, ^c.
Adieu for the present.
[Here the aa of theLegifature is recited.]
'' l saw a fmitbfandwith bis hammer
thus,
These newfmoogers bring to my
mind a passage in a play of the inimi.
table Shakefpear, which I remember
tc have seen performed while I was in
England-
Intelligence by the latefl arrivals
from France and Great- Britain.
BY virtue of the Constitution, en
acted zzd. of March 1792, the
supreme and general command of all
the forces of the republick is entrufled
to us on the following terms :
ADDRESS of the K\ug of POLAND,
to the ARMY.
perfem who brought the intelligence-
Thole who can crowd near him, keep
incessantly interrogating him, while
others, who remain outside, tyh h^s
off, and ears and mouths open," catch
every thing that is said. Irememfy
one time, upon the arrival of force
very important news, feeing a poor
laboring man, with some meat in hk
hand, who doubtless must have been
very much interested in the intelli
gence, ran his head into the throng,
and listened with as milch attention
as if his eternal falvatioA deftfcfed on
it—whilst a large dog ills, with the
greatest composure, devouring his
meat ; but so entirely engaged was
the poor newfmonger in hearing the
report, that he never perceived his
meat was gone, 'till the dog began to
gnaw his knuckles.—When he difcev
ered the disaster, he did not, like his
uncle John Bull—fall into a passion,
and call the dog hard names, but
turning to these about him, said with
the greatest fang froid, Well, I'll go;
buy some more—every thing ought to
be pleased at such good news ; and so
Mr. fonof-a-bitch you are welcome
to my meat.
Brave Countrymen!
POLAND.
Selagh Robard Cole A Lessen to feler
monels Not to Inviae the grate T.
Dexter
From a Newburyport Paper ?
In compliance with his requeft^to oblige
the ingenious Gentleman, who is the
Author of thefollraingLucubrations,
they are inserted verbatim et litera
tim, as the, came from his pen.
COM forred you white Negours &
Declare to the world what you
know Coocarning papers being Loft or
mis plsfcd or you pretended trinds at
the Same time kurcid Raskels villings
of the world word of hell hounds and
Declare to me Timothy Dexter which
Can give Subord N Ssion to men &
Divels T Dexter
the Above is Rote at one A Cock at
Night that this world is bell & men
are Divels therefore wee free thinkers
Cant think no mor of them then Di
vels only ther is Diferfrunt Sorts of
Divels Sum wors then others Sum
white Sum black Sum Coper Coler
ther is fore Compleckons but Divels
are so great Cant be Nombererd in
this Arthly tabranacle which of A
world
is the worst J Ever was A quanted
Amen
[TO preserve from oblivion the frag
ments o, superlative genius— to tranJmit
to poferity efforts of sublime philosophy,
garbed in thefublimity 0/ language—^
to prefect the world with finef penmens of
erudition and orthography—are duties in.
curbemt on the Editorial (haraaer
Who then but mufl applaud the following
truncation
Do not fuffer a traitor among you
(should any unfortunately be founo)&
the fafety of your country will be your
own work. In every danger remember
and think of our dear country, our life
is the lead thing that we can offer her.
Your common father, your king, and
your commander, gives you forever
this word of command—
LET US EITHER LIVE FREE
AND RESPECTED,ORDIE WITH
HONOUR !
Given at Warfew, May 25, in the
28th year of our reign.
(Signed)
STANISLAUS AUGUSTUS, Rex.
Endeavour to surpass it even in this,
and then neither its numbers, nor its
bravery will be able to intimidate the
Foks. It is true, Ruffian troops have
been accustomed to aefpife the Polish
soldiers, but you now have an open
field to deserve a more honourable o
pinion in future. Your Country, for
whose independence we are going to
fight—your King, whose Heps are di
reded by juflice. fnall value and re
ward your merit and vallour—you
may be lure of being amply repaid for
the hazard of your lives, by the grati
tude of your countrymen, by the ac
quisition of glory, and by the hands of
your Kite
Therefore as your king and ycur
commander, we recommend to you
most earncftly to unite good concoct co
obedience— fortitude to courage—and
love of your country to loyalty.
We recommend to the commanding
officers vigilance and attention, exem
plary temperance and courage, vigour
and justice on every occasion.
Th* arm, of a free nation, thus qual
ified with a good cause on their fide,
cannot fail.to find their support in the
powerful arm of the Omnipotent.
You serve for honour, let it be your
guide ; honour of a Pelifh foldler is of
the highest importance, because it is a
pledge of his allegiance to his country
to which he owes all.
and to obey them ought to be your
ambition ; we all mull obey the lavs,
and you, ibofe who execute them.—
The army ue have opposed to us owes
its flrength to a blind obedience and
submission to orders.
Children !
A CURIOSITY.
BOSTON, Sept. 5:
Extrad of a letter, dated Macao, iyb
December, 1791, to a gentleman in
this tooun.
Captain Kendrick had his vessel at
tack'd on the coast, and the natives
got possession of his deck ; however,
after killing about forty natives, they
recovered her ; the natives had so far
possession, that they handed over into
their canoes, iren, copper, guns &c.
without leave or licence.—l forgot in
my last to mention to you I difeovered
seven islands in the fouth seas, which
I am fore from an examination of the
different voyages from the year 1400
to the present date, all my charts and
globes of modern date, were never
discovered before ; they are between
the Marq uefa's and the Sandwich isles.
My journals being on board, puts it
out of my power to tranfmic you by
the present conveyance their particular
Latitude and Longitude. However,
the French Ihip [mentioned to you in
my last, arrived here from the N. W.
RUTLAND, (Vermont) Avguft 20.
On Thursday night the 9th infl.
the dwelling house of Mr. Alexander
Patrerfon,of Pittsford, was confirmed
by fire—lt seems that Mr. Patterfoj
had been miffing several weeks, sup
posed to have fled on account cf fame
threats he had received from his wi^,
by which he tho't his life wasin danger.
On the evening before the fire Mrs.
Patterson told her children that (he
was going to a neighbor's house, not
to return that night—her pewter, &c.
was observed by a neighboring wo
man to be packed up the day before—
fome time in the night the fire alarm
ed a neighbor, who reached the houie
just as the children escaped oct of the
door— the house was too far consum
ed to render any efforts to save it
effectual —a day or two after, some
human bones were found just under
where the bed flood, the fall, teeths
&c. remainining in their natural form,
On this a jury of inquest was fommon
ed :in the mean time it is supposed
Mrs. P. secreted the ikull, teeth, &c.
and broke the rest of the bones into
small pieces, to render further inqui
ry fruitlefs. It was the jury's opinion,
that the bones were human, and that
murder had been committed there, but
by whom could not be afeertained.—
Sofpicions are strong against Mrs. P,
who has been examined.
" On the ;gintt. about iz o'c ock
in the day, the dwelling house of Mr.
Zachariah Barber, of this town, was
difeovered by a final! child to be on
fire—who feeing the fire fall into the
chamber from the roof, through which
it had burnt, soon gave the alarm ;
no help being near, except Mrs. Bar.
ber and a number of small children,
the oldest of whom she inflaotly dis
patched to call Mr. Barber and a hired
man, who were half a mile dilfant :
It being very dry and windy, the fire
raged with great fury, and must have
confumtd the boule with a great part
of its contents, had it not been for the
extraordinary vigilance of the woman,
who drew from a well near 40 feet
deep, alnioft 50 pails of water, part
of which she applied to wet the cham
ber floor after removing all combusti
bles, and part sue applied with great
dexterity^to the reel ; having no lad
der, file was obliged to afeend the
roofof a fmallwood house, from thence,
with great difficulty, to the roof that
was in Barce.—She afeended this pre
cipice a number of times, carrying
each time a full pail of watei in her
hand ; in this manner she contefled
the meredefi element, in the meft
spirited manner, for the space of half
an hour, when her husband and man
arrived, who by their united exertions
happily extinguished the fire in a fhert
time."
SPRINGFIELD, August zz.
American Advices.
" WarewicE, Augufl 9, 1792.