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pies your attention, and you
will fee that if it has been
noble, and courageous on the
part of the King, to come and
seek an asylum with me, he
has therein less consulted his
owrr%elfare than that of a
cruel people whoni he yet
loves. Difenga^ed, however,
from the ties which bound
me to yon, I am about to
speak to you the language of
truth, which you doubtless
will reject. The King had
become a prisoner to his peo
ple. Attached to my sovereign
—-altho' detecting the abuses
refusing from an authority;
too powerful. I mourned
over the frenzy of the people,
I blamed your proceedings,
but I hoped that finally the
wicked would be confounded;
.that anarchy would have an
end : and that we should have
a government that could at
least be endured. My attach
ment for my King ^country,
gave me fufficient courage to
support all the outrages which
I have experienced, and the
Ihame and the humiliation
Extraordinary Letter,
Os M. DE BOUILLE, to the
National ^ffembly, in which
.ge infiigation of the flightsfc
tty King of France, and t^
Confpira&ies forming agairy?
that Kingdom, are developed.
" * Luxembourg, June 26.
Newhampfhire
of the universe. It is of im
portance to you, Gentlemen,
that you fliould know the
causes which have produced
"Gentlemen,
q'HE King has lately
I made an effort to break
the chains with which, for a
considerable time past, you
have held him and his family.
He is yet your captive, and
his days, as well as thole of
his Queen, are, J shudder to
think of it ! yet at the dispo
sal of a people whom )ou
have rendered ferocious and
sanguinary ; and who are be-
come the object of contempt
the event which nowoccu-
, NOTE.
* A Duchy belonging 'o the domini
ons es the Emperor of Germany ; for
merly pofferfed by the French, but re
stored to Aufria, in 17-3" Montmedi,
the city where unto the King of French
men told his purfiers he was bound, for
merly belonged to this Duchy, but was
one of the places reserved by the
French.
FRIDAY, September 16, 1791.]
EXETER, (New-Hampfbire) Printed and Published by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per annum
of addreffihg you. I saw that
the spirit of faction prevailed;
that some were desirous of a
civil war; that others wished
fora rcputlk,3>xUhatiru
daft party was M. la Fayette.
Clubs were established tode
ftroy the army, and the po
pulace were no longer direct
ed but by cabal and intrigue,
the King being without forces
and even without importance,
the army without command
ers, and without Subordina
tion—no means of establish
ing order appearing, I propo
sed to the King to quit Paris,
and to retire to the frontiers,
persuaded it would produce a
happy change. This propo
sal the King and Queen con
stantly refufed, alledging the
promise which they had made
not to leparate themselves
from the National Aflembly
—I urged in answer, that a
promise extorted by force was
not binding. .
'fThe transaction of the
28th of February, induced
me to renew my solicitations;
but the King again reminded
me of the Constitution, the
Queen agreed with him in
opinion, and rejected all the
proposals ; I knew that all the
powers in Europe were arm
ing against France —it was in
the power of the King to save
that beautiful Kingdom. I
knew that its towns were dis
mantled, its finances exhaust-
ed and that its fi&ious money
tould not supply the species
that was wanting —besides, I
did not doubt but that the
people would throw them
lelves into the arms of their
King, and intreat him to
prevent the evils with which
they were threatned.
" After the obstacles which
were thrown in the way of
his journey, to St. Cloud, on
the Sth of April last, 1 repre
sented to him that there re
mained but this one step to
be taken to lave France. He
at length agreed to it, and
relolved to go to Montmedi.
He agreed, that as loon as he
should be in fafety there, he
would inform the Foreign
powers of it,that they might
fulpend their vengeance un
til a new Assembly should be
formed. He then would
THE
have published a proclamati
on to convoke this new Al
- according to the an
cient laws, whicli would
have been the rule of his
conduct The K. wou,d
have become the mediator
between Foreign powers ;
and his people ; and they,'
placed between the fear of
becoming a prey to Foreign
powers and the hope of the
re-establishment of order—
would have entrusted their
interest to an enlightened
assembly, who would at
length have reprefled thole
crimes which have resulted
from popular defpotilm.
That is what your M narch
would have done; that is
what he would have done in
spite of you— in spite of the
ingratitude of his ferocious
people. He was actuated by
no other motive. Your
blindhefs induced you to re
fufe that protesting hand
which he extended towards
you—it will soon be produc
tive of the deftru&ion of the
Empire of the French. Believe
me, Gentlemen, the Princes
of Europe confider themselves
threatened by the Monster
whom you have cherished,
your country will soon be
come the theatre of a most
bloody war. Your means
of defence are inadequate-—
it is too late to think of a
dopting measures for de
fence. You will be justly
and severely. puniffied—your
chaftdement will be an exam
ple for all nations, and you
will long have cause to re
pent the assassination of your
country.
" lought to add, that I
hold you, and the people,
whom you have mfled, in
;contempt, in indignation,
and in horror! All Europe
is about to unite againftyour
infernal constitution ! I pro
teaed every thing, and have
ordered every thing.
" Against me alone should
be directed your sanguinary
fury—for me should you
sharpen your poignards, and
drain your potions !—You
shall answer for their lives,
not to me alone, but to all
the Potentates of Europe !
Gazetteer.
[Numb. II of Volume 6--^
If you hurt only one •r
of thier heads, there hail
shortly remain net one fc•
upon another in Paris
1 know the loads —I
lead against it foreign air
This letter is but the 1
runner ofthe manifeflo of
the lovereigns of Ec
they willgive notice r
more decided manner 1 c
war which you haveV u ?c~
Adieu. ' (Signed)
. , Le Marquis dr L^
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in your co duel .iurne o:
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petition.
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Lives chiefs
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sons and minds.
Read a little more ; , ^o
divinitv, morally, T: ^
innocent poetry &, - the
stories of piikUry ferrous
love.
You dress wch,- an onve
the belle air and mein; b^ as
polite in ,cur language as a
,our dress ; and Jenn to
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able to write on all occafb^s
not as scholars, but a: fro
tlcwomen.
As you are ingenious. ^
little application forns you
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prove the beauties of the
mind and carriage will rest
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do not, as some, /be mutes
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as others, perpetual larums.
No longer be won by fa
ces with brainier heads to
them, or silk flockings with
run,-away Ipindie legs be
neath them. Neither mif
takea low bow for pure good
manners ; nor a powerdered
tortered head with a long