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your fond adhesion to fractional policy of &
partial legislature, confining of but one
chamber ; for it, neceflarily, requires the le
giflatare to consist of two'conllituent organs,
whose mutual voice should express the -reci
procal (frill of the public. Know ye not,
that the perfedion of the facial body, as well
as of .he individual, exacts the diftind, yet
afibciated, organs of the heart, and of the
brain? Does not philofaphy teach, that the
qualities of the heart, and of the brain, are
bo hedentially implicated in the human will,
and that, if either of these organs be taken
from the fyftem,the requiGte fun&ions of hu
manity mu ft cease ; Are not the lights of
the unierftandir.g, as well as the energies bf
♦he heart, mutually necessary to the proper
condud of human affairs r Know ye not,that
both sensibility, and mental fir in nets, are re
ciprocally eflencial to the charader that in
spires attachment, and veneration, and that
the happy affbciaticn of both should charac
terize the will of rhe individual ? The facial
will involves a similar union of qualities,and
exads a correspondent organization of facie
ty. So far, therefore, as refpefls the reci
procal union of the moral powers of society,
the public capacity of deliberate volition,
the proposed plan of your government, in
providing far but one legislative organ, is ra
dically wrong.
Ir is also radically wrong, as lelative to
the physical capacity of the foci! body, the pub
lic capacity of adion. •
(Remainder in our next,)
ENGLAND;
London, ^T^HlSday a mcffenger arrived at
june, 26. X the Secretary of Scare’s Cf
fice, with difpatcheS from Sir J. Murray, and
the duke of York. He left the camp before
Valenciennes on Friday evening last, at which
time nothing of importance had taken place,
only the bombardment which had commenced
on the 18th «as fliil continued.
Great diflentions prevail between the in
habirann s and the Garrison of Valenciennes.
The former infilling upon surrendering to save
their houses, their property and their lives ;
and the latter on defending the place to the
last extremity. Several perfcns have been put
to death for propofirg to surrender.
In the Spar of Friday we announced that
Gen. Santerre, at the head of the Patriots, had
been defeated by Gen. Gaftcn's army, and a
great (laughter made of his troops. By the pro
ceedings in the Convention on the I2'.h given
in the Star of Saturday, our readers would ob
serve that this advantage, gained by the Roy
aliAs, was at Saumur, which had fallen into
their hands. The particulars are not yet fully
known ; but it appears, that on the arrival of
Gen. Santerre, with the Parisian Volunteers
Menou, ’he Commander of the Pitriots in Brit,
anny, meditated an attack against the Royalifis
under the command of Gallon, Gallon, how
ever, did not wait for him, but fell upon him
in the neighbourhood of Saumur, and fought
with such intrepidity and success, that the pat
riots were entirely routed ; 6000 of them re
mained dead bn the spot ; and they loft the
whole of their artillery, ammunition, and earner
equipa s e.
Menon- had two horses killed under him, and
was ieverely wounded. As to Santerre, he
fled with his volunteers early in the day, and
was found with difficulty after the engagement.
The taking of Saumur, with its castle, was the
fruits of this victory,
> The 'patriotic army has divided iifelf into
two parties; the battalions of Paris have fallen
back upon Angers ; and the others have retrea
ted to Tours, at which place is Gen. Sant,
erre. Gen. Menou is dead of the wounds
he received before Saumur.
Gen. Gaston’s.army amounts to 150000
and menaces. Angers Nantes,andßenhes. These
places are most probably now in poffeflion of
the Royalists.
The B^riets still remain shut at Paris. A
frefh levy of 25 000 men for La Vendee, has
just been decreed.
General Paoli a has hoisted the ftandsrd of
revolt, and has already attacked the French
troops at St. Floren.
There is a general difeontent against General
Santerre. A fak petre manufacturer of the
name of Henriot, hss replaced him as < om
mandent General of Paris. This is the fame
Hen riot who had disposed of all the cannon
tor the siege of the Convention on 4he 2d of
June. . >
The new Minister Be auharnois has alrea
dy been denounced on all Ades. General Cus-
Tine has been also denounced, and was obli
ged to find a long apologetic memorial to the
Convention on the 14th.
Carra has been denounced, and ftrvck off the
lift of the Jacobins. They said, that before
Dumoarier had betrayed the country, Carra had
been a cock, but tae that time he was a capon.
The department of La Gironde is in open
infurreaion against the Convention. Troops
from Baurdeaux and other departments are on
their march to Paris, to overturn the Anarchists.
*
Received per the Indxdr^, Capt. Barnet, in 49
days from Bristol.
L^teft European Intelligence.
NEW YORK, 13th AUGUST, 1793,
Second Ycarof the Republ c-
Citizen Gen ET , Minister Plenipotentiary from
, the French Republic,
To General WASHINGTON,
President of the United States.
Sir,
INTRUSTED in this part of the world
with iheinterefts and rights of the French
people, as you are with thole of the citizens of
: America, I have (worn to my country and im
pend it as a sacred duty on myfelf, never to
permit private considerations or other motives
foreign from ’he general weal to impede me in
what I conceived the line of duty. My conduct
has accordingly been marked with all the energy
and franknefs which ever characterize a true
republican. To you alone thro’ the fecrefary
of State, h-ve I complained of the principles
you have adopted and remoofirated against de
cisions which have resulted therefrom. To you
■lone have I declared, that the federal Govern
mert, far from manifefting any regard for our
1 generous condufl toward this country—-for the
new advantages which we were offering to her
1 commerce—or for the reiterated demonftratio»s
5 of our real and disinterested friendfhip, werefa
l ctificing our interests tothofe of our enimies,by
their interpretation of the treaties which exft
i between us. To you have I ri^tfented with^
1 out reserve, that this conduct enu not appear
1 correspond with the views of the people of»
. merica, with 1 desire to observe with
The fedicns of Paris have been ordered to
deliver up their cannon. Those of la Fontaine
and Mo’iere have opposed these orders, end
withheld theirs.
Gorfat, after having been at firft well recei
ved in Normandy, and even led in triumph to
Caen, is at present there under arrest. The
new infurreition in this province assumes open
ly the character of Royalists.
On the 15th inst. the Convention decreed,
That toiniure their liberty, a’corps of 6oco
men should be railed, entirely dependent on
their orders. The next day they were com
pelled to refer the matter to a nominal, appeal,
Duffaulx was hissed and very ill treated.
The Paris Gazette of the 17th contains the
fallowing paragraph :
“ According to different accounts we have
received, and upon which we can rei), Gas
ton’s troops have made themfeives mailers of
Angers and Rennes. The Municipality of
Rennes lent a courier to St. Malo, and request
ed a reinforcement, which, however, was re
fafed.”
I he above is extrafled from the Paris and
ether Gazettes ; but there are fever al reports in
circulation among perlons of the bell informa
tion, mentioning that General Gallon was on
his march to Paris, having been joined by a
great part of the Republican army under Nan
terre, who had deferfad the National colours.
it is further laid, thst he King of S.rdini.Ts
army had passed the Alps on hearing of the
general ftaie of a Counter-Revolution in the
Southern Provinces O’ France, particularly at
Lyons, which has declared hlelf in iaic r of
Roya ty. Many circumfbncts rer.< er the la>
ter report extremely probable.
The w hole of the proceedings were conduced
with regularity and decorum, and the veflel af
terwards delivered up to Capt. Marfkall, with
aflurances of being reimburled for the amount
of the cannon and shot, for which purpose
measures have been accordingly taken.
charlfstcn, TT having been underftcodj
august 10. 1 that the Advice cutter, Cap<
Marshall,. belonging to Montego-Bay, in Ja
maica, was arming in this pert, contrary to the
treaty which ex its between the United State',
and the French Republic—on Tuefday even
ing a number of citizens met and appointed a
committee to call on Mr. Penman, configure
of the veflel, and request he would order her
to be disarmed, which he protnifed to do, and
accordingly gave directions to the maflerof’he
veflel to related the guns and war-like fibres
which were on board. The citizens finding
that these orders were not fulfilled, met 'again
on Wednesday evening md appointed another
committee to call on the mailer, of the veflel,
and to desire he would put alhore his guns, and
ammunition by eight o’clock on Tburlday
morningi at which hour the citizens were af
fembled,and received a report from their com
mittee, to wit, that they had called on the
Captain, on board his veflel, and communica’
ted the mtffage they had in charge—that the
master demanded their authority——-to which
they replied,they derived it from the people—
and that he at length promised a compliance j
however, he only landed two guns, and at a
bout an hour aft<r the limited time, the citi
zens finding that he was net taking meafuriS
to compleat the disarmament, a party proceed
ed on board the veflel lying in the stream,
brought her to the wharf, and tock out the
following arms and warlike implements, aid
deposited them in the arfena), viz. 3 double
fortified 4 pounders ; 2 three pounders; 4 iwi
vels, and 282 cannon ftot.
American Intelligence.
south-Carolina.
NEW-YORK.
to you, that being determined to go and de
mand at her-tribunal, Judice and Ven*eanct t
neither you nor any other (hall detain us lon
ger in the American leas.
Galbaud, that Citixen whom you, no
doubt are udaccuainted with. fine** we know
th^t you youde.f calumniate him, Ihall go with
us to the Convertion.
Carnbius^ although he wifbes to avoid it, shall
go there alio ; he son of Po.vtrel and La Banc,
whom you wish to escape from on board the
1* Eo/i, we will in like manner condud to
tba: dread Convention,
Gale add and ourselves as we are confciovs
of otir innocence are not afraid to appear before
that just tribunal.
Citizen MiniEer,
Attend then to the consequences; Yon con
fer us as culpable, and before we (hall have
□uftified ourselves to the National Con vention,you
■hr that yon WUI here make us serve the Repub*
Me. She fhouldhave no servants, no venders
^but such as arc worthy of her j and then, we
their public engagements or with their iffefl
ionate regard tor the cause of liberty, upon
which their very existence and prosperity de
pend. Certain decisions of your tribunals and
verdifls of your juries added to the sentiments
of your fellow citizens publickly expressed,
might permit me without a crime to draw this
inference.
Eis own rights or yours-—We have penetra’ed
through the obfeuriry <f the Council of War,
held yesterday ar your houle— We were too
much interfiled in the event not to succeed in
our invtilig^tion. Mylteiy was well suited to
the old government, but it iswed to little pur
pose towards patriotic citizens. We know all
—we are no longer to be deceived ; neither
will we be engaged in any fedudiion. We are
acculed of being the authors of those very
crimes, which we have endeavoured to prevent.
The Rational Convention alone, can be our
•Judge, and we will no longer remain here un
der the preflure of the molt grievous accufation?^
however great the glory, or however brilliant
the- laurels which you profile. We have no
confidence but,in the naticn, and we declare
NevertheLess certain persons, afluated
by views which time will develope, despairing
to attack my principles, have defe'ended to per
sonal abufe—-Jn hopes of withdrawing from me
that esteem which the public feel an avow for
the Representative of the French Rebuplic.—-
They publish with great warmth, that 1 have
insulted you, and that I have threatened you
with an appeal to the people, as if you would
pernrt any one with impunity to treat you with
difrefpefl, or as if the fiighteft hint of an ap
peal, which, a Magistrate deierving of his high
office, should ardently desire, was to you the
greatest offence 1 could offer.
It is become neceffery, Sir, to dissipate these
dark calumnies by truth and publicity. — I dare
therefore to expefl from your candor and pro
bity an explicit declaration that“ I have never
intimated to you an intention of appealing to
the people ; hat is not true that a difference in
political sentiments has ever betrayed me to for
get what was due to your character or to the ex
alted reputation you had acquired by humbling
a tyrant againffwhom you fought in the cause of
liberty. “A publication of your answer will be
the only reply which shall be given to thole par
ty men, who never fail to confound the indi
vidual with affairs of state, which they too often
make use of ,as a pretext for their zeal, and a
reason for dastardly appearing under anonimous
signatures.
As to myfelf, 1 have always openly declared
what I thought,, and signed what I had written,
and if others have (uppofed they could advance
my views, by newspaper publications and para
graphs they are much deceived. A gcodcaufe
needs no advocate-—time and truth will make it
tiiumph, and ours mull triumph in spite of its
implacable enemies, and the prefect cold indiff
eience of fame who were its ancient friends.
7 haie the honor, &c.
To Citizen Genet, Mini fl er from the Republic,
to the United States of America.
The Mini fl er Plenipotentiary }
of the Republic oj trance. J
august 21.
The French Republick of every denomination,
on board the veflel of the Republic, the Ju
piter,
THE leafon of deception is ptffed—there is
hot a French Citizen who is unacquainted with
Sir,
THE Prefidert of the Unbed Stages, has re
ceived the letter which you addrtfled to him
from A^w- York, on the 13th inst, and I am
desired to obierve to you, that it is not the e
fiablifned courle for the diplomatic • characters
residing here, to have any dired correspondence
with him. — The Secretary of state, is the organ
through which their communication should pals>
The Prcfident doeS not conceive it to be
within the line of propriety or ,duty for him. to
bear evidence against a declaration which, whe
ther made to him or others, is perhaps immate
rial, he therefore declines interfering in the case.
1 have the honor to be voith great ref^edi, Sir,
Your most obedient humble fetvant,
TH: JEFFERSO&.
Mr. JEFFRSON's Answer.
PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 16, 1/93-
CIl IZE N,
shall have proved to her that we are her true
children; then when we shall be worthy to
combat her enimies we will encounter them.
It is then to no purpose that you employ
against us, and the other Republicans of our
fleet those arts & machinations of the old policy
which though they might indeed be suitable
to the Cat met of Verjailiet* that receptacle of
lies and tyranny, are not agreeable to the prin
ciples of Republicans.
You are the Representative of the Republic
—be worthy of your office, and do not keep
us any longer ata distance from our country,
for in spite of your efforts, we will go to her,
and she shall then give her judgment of thatafl,
which you will not fail to fully with the name
of disorder, and want of fubordina.ior; but which
we call an afl of Republican) m, because we
hold it the fiift and moftlacredof (Ur cuties, to
vindicate cur imotence Ldoie the National
Convention.
boston, aug 28. Yefierdav arrived in this
pbrt, ihe ship Industry, Capt. Barnes, from
Brifiol, which he left the 19-h of fuly ; by an
intelligent gentleman who came paflenger in .he
Induftr*, we learn, in addition to the ar.icles
under the foreign head,
Thtt he combined armies had not been ab.e
with all their efforts, to make any tffer.cial im
pjreflions on the French foices :
That almost every day produced It me en
gagement between the hofii e troops, in which
success alternately crooned the parties : But
that he aflailir.g powers, received a very form
idable reception from their French adversaries.
That the siege of Valenciennes, which h«d
been conducted under the direction of the Duxe
of Yo^k, had been raised, a^er an effetfuai siege
of several weeks : The besieging army filing off,
and ad vancipg into Old France
Thrtthe common set timent in England was,<
that 'he combined armies would not be able to
effect any thing against the French :
'I hat it might be relied on as a fofl, that
Citizen Egaeite, the ccufin of Louis XVI.
4rad been brought to the Guillotine, and that his
head had been levered from his body at Mar
failles ; and
That the Departments of France, whole Re
prefentarives were lately denounced, a; d con
fined. had highly relented the bufinek and had
even threatened to march an army 10 Paris, tu
obtain their releale.
Tn consequence of Communications from the
President of the United States, h s Excel
lency the Governor, on Monday last, ordered a
par y from the garrison at Castle Efland* to take
poffeflion of the two prizes to the Roland French
commissioned privstee?, which were yesterday
brought to a wharf, and stripped of their fails.
-The privateer, we onderftand, is ordeied to
depart our port immediately. This, vigilant
conduct of our Executive, gives great fatisfac
tion to his fcllow-citi<cns.
* Rionf Genet nvas fortherly fe retary at
Verlailles.
Springfield august so. By a gentle
man from Cheshire, in Connecticut, we have
been favoured with the following particulars
of a murder committed there,by a perfan whose
name we do not recollefl,
The murderer had for a considerable time
past, been urging an in imacy with his neigh
bour’s wife. He ca;ried his felicitations to
such a degree as disgusted the woman, and in
dec^d her to forbid his ceming to their house.
On Wednelday lafl, he refolvcd to have re*
venge, by taking htr life. Accordingly, ta
king his hoe, he proceeded towards theirhcuie.
Her husband being absent, and ffefutpefl ng
he meant to injure her, or. feeing I im coming,
left the hoble, ard rvn to a n^'gbbd ’s, not
far diflant. He entered the hcule, and finding
her ab.ent, and no pericn within bu an infant
jQeeping in its cradle, he (Luck it on tre head,
with his hoe, and continued his bl* ws,until he
beat its he<j< to pieces. He w?s immediately
taken, ard brought before a Justice far exami
nation-—when ht cunitfieu the tafls as above
related, apparently without the ieaft ueg^ee of
concern or dilccmpo.ure whatever. He is
commuted to pnlon for trial.
fioRTLAND, august 24. By the Eastern
post, who arrived here ydlciday, we are infor
med that the brig Commerce, which.left Whi.e
haven, in Englano the 19th of June, was arri
ved at an eaflen port below Kennebeck—-that
hefaw a geniteman who came paffcUger in the
Commerce, who inlonmed, —“That there had
been an engagement between the French trot ps
near Oftend, ami a part of the combined army,
under the command of , the Duke of York, in
which the Duke loft three of h:s ablest generals
and three thousand of his men, and was defeat
ed, ‘ .
On boaid the "Jupiter, the Seventeen h of
[Auguft, 1793.
The second Year cf h F en h Repub uk.
[Signed). ..
By the head officer of each Department.
MURD E R !
MASSACHUSETTS.
Summary.