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tb? o'f central fisrc-ty to rea&ir an account. ©f ihe
£iiudcioticof Paris. ,
Giati.ypl immediately mounted «h« tribune, and
informed the afcembly that the carriages which car
rieri the detained deputies had been flopped at the
barriers; that the gendarmerie 'had been a Citric
weakened.; but that this ■even owght nor to incjui
ct them, and that they ought ail to rely on the
firmnefs of Pichegru.
On the-proportion ot a member, the convention
decreed, that general Pichegru tMonid pofsefs him
feff immediately of the arienal, and all public elta
biifhntents.
Tbibeadeau demanded why the commit*?* of ge
neral furery is fo badly imo* tried ; Ft, lays lie, »lie
•report which we now hear is irdigr.dicam. '1 he. al
fembly lent again to the committee of general fore
ty.
Matthieu, in the name o' this committee, came
to confirm what Ci. :'-.i h'-] f'id j and added fome
particular citum'umcrs A tumultuous afs-mbly
had fornjt : *:felt* in the lection of Qjinze Vingt ;
thsv forced the gates of the general afsembly, nam
ed ?. prehden: and fccreiarics ; bur the cotnrnktee ;
doe ; nut dcfpatr c/P c: e grips having difperied thele j
acirarors, and of the carriages going our of Paris.
H fin if bed hy anno-mcing, that the audacity of the
chiefs r.f ! his nf>< m by h *i been Such that Picheg.ru
had been diftnouii*--© three times : and that R. ffer,
charged with accomp'-ri) ing the carriages of’the dev
p it ies conducting to I her cr»i11« of Plain, hud been
wou-'ded by a lr. >t from a mulker,
THIirn proi- nnced a vehement difconrfe, in
which, afrer having demanded what had become of
T huriot, Lccointre of Verir.ilits, Cninbon, and Fou*
cher of N .mes, he acceded tir.m of holding councils
in concert with the confpirators which are arrefted,
and the *hree detained depuiies. He fitiilhed,hy de
n:-ruling the arreliation of thele members, and put
* ting without the law thole who, being arretted, arc
not yet gone out of Paris.
Salafiin lupportecl this propofition, and alio de
manded the am It. of Rules Duroclier who lie ttcc.ifed
of leading his apartment to the factious. After a
fl’glii diiculTiuii, the afsembly pa lied by thefe pro
While waiting for the news of the fitustion of
ciK.irs a member, by motion of order, demanded the
r-poir or. the decree pafsed, which charges the com
in;lie.- of j.-n* ;) furety to examine the conduct oi
the preient^tive who have been in mifliun.
De!.:-oi arnaunc* J. tint the carriages are gone
out r.i Pu is ; rhai Pichceru, having m*rcbed ag;*inft
tlir f-cti m of QAim- Vingr,lta l canied the ciii '.cns
to return to tin. r duty who worn led akray by the
numbers of the funner revolutionary committee of
tins lection, and juninft which the committee of ge
neral iurc'V'- r - ..bout t ■ irsue mandates of arrelt.
A nrvnr.i' r.fter gen. Pi :b~urue annouced that a
calm was eftafiitllud ve~y where. The fitting was
iu(penned at four o'clock in the morning.
[By Weinefday's Mat’/.]
By tie Joip Richmond, C.p: Lee. arrived at Pi. iludclphir.
in 4 , t/'/j/i j*x»nBrtJltl, London papers to the $ih of May,
haw b en received, from *ivhiiht the following i/npor
taut information has l en extruded.
F R A N C E.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Atril i j.
Treaty of Peace between the Republic oj
Trance and the King of Prufjia.
REUBEL, in the name ol the committee of pub
lic feourity, prefents and fubmits for the ratificati
on of the national convention, the treaty of peace,
figs'.-d the 5 I1 of April, by the pli riiporenti aries of
tlie Ivi. j1. ot ft cilia, and rhofe of the French Repub
lic at in Switzerland. 'Hie treaty was rati*
^ d by a ufi." niinnnf voice, a mid ft phe wirroelt plau
oits. Jr is as follows :
The French Republic and his nvjefty the King
cl f 1 ui‘c'1, equally dchrousto pur an tod to the war
which tiiiunites them, by a Irandinc ‘-nd !:dld peace
between the two nations, hate appointed for their
ydrTpo- -ot lyrics;.y\?..
The French Republic—citizen Bmhtltmy, en
voy in Switzerland ••—And . •
The Ki n ’a of iVuisia. its minifter of ft are, of
v/ir,a:;d the cabinet. Charles Auguftus, baron of
Hatdcnburg, ch* v.di: r of the toy a I order of the
red eagle, cf the white esolc, ami of St. Stanifl jus,
after having exchanged their full powers, do re
fohti the following articles :
!. '!>-'• ■ <hill be p'-. ce. frfendibip, and good on
derftand*ng between the French republic and the
king of Pm Li , emjfidcrcd as fuel), and in his qua
lify of elector of Bradenburg and a co-ltate of the
german empire.
IT. In consequence of which nil hofuliries he
tneen the two contracting powers ihall ceafe, from
the ratifies;‘on of the nr e lent treaty, and neither
ilinll be allowed, from that time, to furnilh a gain it
the other, in whatever quality or -title it may he,
any alViftnnce or contribution either in men, hor
fprovifidns, money, ammunition, or any thing
elf? •
TIT. Neither of the contracting powers (hall be
allowed* S grant a passage throngh their territory,
to troops, that are enemies to the other.
IV. 'i he troops of the French republic iball quit
within i ^ d*v3 after the ratification of the prefent
treaty, th. ten uory cf the Prufsian ftates, which
Ihey ui3y occupy upon the right fide of the Rhine.
The contributions,deliveries, furniture, and pre
tentions of war Iball entirely oeafe fifteen days after
the Signing of this treaty.
All (he arrearages owed at that time, as well as
the hills and bonds given or made-on that reflect,
lhali be of no effect.—Every thing taken or receiv
ed after the laid <Uie, lhali immediately be reltored
or paid for in ready money.
V. The troops of the f rench republic lhali keep
in their pofsefsinn, that part of the Prulsian Itatcs
iuuate on the left banks of the Rhine. Every dc
fenfive arrangement, with relpect to thefe provin
ces, *lhall be puc off to a general pacification be
tween France and the German empire.
VI. Until 3 treaty of commerce lhali take place
between the contracting powers, all the commerci
al communications and relations lhali be re-eka
blilhed between France and the Prulsian ftates, on
the footing they weie before tlie prefenc war.
Vil. The chlpolition of the lixtli article cannot
prove effectual, but as much as the liberty of com
merce Ihould be reltored throughout the north of
Germany. Both of the contracting powers lhali
take l'uch meaiurrs as will tend to remove the
feenes of war far Irom each cf them.
VIII. It lhali be granted to individuals of both
nations, the replevy of the effects, rents, and ekates
of any kind that may be detained, lei/.ed and con
fifeated, on account of the war, which has fubfifted
between France and Prulsia, lhali be granted to in
dividuals of both natrons, and fpeedy juliice lhali
alio be granted for what concerns the claims of in
dividuals in both ftates of the contracting powers.
IX. All prifoners taken cn both lidcs, Irom the
commencement of the war, without any refpect to
difference of number and rank, including the Prulsi
an teamen and Jailors, taken on board of fhips,
whether they are Ptufsians or of other nations, as
well as thole detain-.d on both licies on account oi
ihe war, lhali be given up or reiiored within two
monihs «r fart holt ; And after the exchange of the
ratification of the preienr treaty, no claim what
ever shall be made a gain ft the prisoners, however
the private debts contracted, during their c: ptivitv
ih-il be paid. The lick and wounded lhali be trea
ted in the fame manner immediately after their ic
Commifsaries lhali be immediately appointed on
I both Tides, in order to proceed to the execution oi
| the prtfent articles.
X. The prifoners of the fax on Mentz, Palatine
j and Helsb-.n cohorts, (both of Hefs-CafStT and
Dannkadt) who Icrvcd in the army of the king of
S Prui'sia, are to be obferved in the cbove-mention
' ed exchange.
XI. The French republic {hall receive favorably
j the kind offices of the King of Prulsia, in behalf oi
| the Princes anil kate of the Germanic Empire, who
wilb to enter directly into a negotiation with her.
and win) for this purpuic.have, or lhali yet dtnn.nd,
the nicdi-r’^i) of the king.
XiT. T'I’c irrench r .nil-dic, in order to pii t- to the
.tving of rruisia, the fcrlt infrance of its d-f: ' of
concurring to the rein;ration oi thofe ancient bonds
of fricnhlhip. which hove fublilted between ri.t- two
nations, docs ; gree, not to treat ns the cot.ntri,-s of
an enemy, within three months after the ratificati
on of this treaty, thofc of the princes, or (rates of
;he aforefaid empire, which are lit tinted on the
right fide o( the Rhine, iu behalf of whom the king
f h : 1 i inter eft him lei f.
XIII. 1 he prelent treaty 1 hall not receive its lull
effect, until alter the ratification of the contracting
parties, and the ratification lhail he exchanged in
the city of Bade, within one month from this day,
or fooncr, if pofsible.
In faith whereof, we the fubferibers, minifter
plenipotentiary of the French republic, and
his majelty the king of Pruffia, iti virtue of our
full powers, liave ligned the prefent treaty of
peace and friendfliip, and have thereto affixed
our respective Teals. Done at the 16t h of
the month Germinal, 3d year of the French
republic, {April 1799.)
FRANCIS LAR i. HELEMI.
(Signed) CHARLES AUGUST, Baron of Harden
burgh.
The national convention, after having heard the
report of its committee of public lajery.coofinns and
ratifies t he treaty of peace, pal led on the iGtli of this
prefent month, Germinal, between cirizen Barthele
mi, smballador oJ tlie French republic, totfie Hel
v eticCanton,founded on :Jic povc s of»lie committee
of public fafety.ardCiiarlesAuguftus, baron nt Har
den burg, minifter plenipotentiary of the king of
Pruflia. \
Scyea, in the name ot the Committee of Public
Safety, announced the arrival at P.,ris of an Amhaf
i'ador Extraordinary from the King of Sweden, and
read t tie following crcdenliais:
“ We, Guftavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, S c.
&c._T a the moft Honorable, molt Illuftrious tor
friends and AUifS, ftneerely cherifhcd by of the
Citizens Reprefentatives t)f the French Republic,
our greeting, and the afsurunce of our vows for your
hap pinefs. '
“ D.iiritto to give you teftimory of our frirnd
Ihip, and of our fiscere.leminunts towards you,rnd
to ttrengthen, in the beft pof'sible manner, the ties
of fri, -dlhip, which, for inch a number of years,
have united Sweden toFrance; vve therefore /in or
der to hat e near you an interpreter perfectly tana
hie of exprefsing to you our* fentiraems, have con- ,
ferred the dignity of Ambafsador on our faithful
fobject, the Baron Stael, &c. &'c." i
'I he National Convention decreed, that the Am- 1
bafsador from Sweden Ihall be introduced at the fit- i
ling of Quartidi nest, at two P. M. and that the ,
Ken in a hog, v. Here fu . i 1 cw mm!- iJ or i.,s i- m-e.- mid
entreated time to fay the Lord’s i raytr, v nkhw-s
granted ro him by his pi-rluers, s.vh:» at- ;y
afterwards put h:»n to death. Tie mob, d.-n -r ,t
to Di'puifije, wh.re t liey (urrour-tied a kou'b in
which a iiKg ui who was a Tythe Farmer, itfr*
ed, whom they aifo murdered.
Lord Jjute, *who ' is gone cmhafsador to S- >’•,
(topped two cL; 3 on the road it Portfroomh, wait
ing lor final dilparcbes. ’ Hearing that ?. Corvrua
mail had arr’u .-cl, his Lot dibip ient back the nuf
fenger to Linden, who is to accompany' h:m to
Spain j but be iebtown again on Tuelday 150hi.
Had there been :-ry knowledge of ihc treat v be*
tween Spain and I ra^ee, no doubt but Lord Bute
would have returned to London.
It was ohferved in ?he Houle of Peers cn Mon
day, that the Duke ol Poniard was much agitated
when Earl Fi’zwilliam gave notice of his wilh w
bring forward the circumftnnces of his late recal,
Vve are lorry to (ay that’his grace went home ill;,
and he has fince been fa much indifpolc-d, as to be
obliged to call in the afsiftance ol Doctor Warren.
The account which was received by a jady who
landed at Dover, from Bolonge, in the courfe ol
lair, week, of a frtlh infurrecrion in Paris, is con
firmed. Jt was not qaelltd till the National Guard*
had fired upon the people and killed feveral of them,
May 5 It appears that the French are certain*
ly engaged in negotiations for peace with more,than
one power on the-continent.—Our letters iron
Italy of the 4th ult. ltate, that hisinsjefty the king
of Sardinia hasrtquefted from the French reprefen*
tative, at Nizza, a pafsport lor an agent who is to
.go to Paris to commence negociations for peace; a
requelt which was expected would be immediately
granted. They add that to halten the bulinefsas
much ns pofsible, the Sardinian rninilter at Genoa
h id alfo commenced negociations with the French
reprt-'l.-nratives rending there.
J/-U- 23•! regiment ot light dragoons, commanded
oyvcionvl Full art on, are ordered from Salilbury
t° Ireland. ! he fir It tlivifion wept onSaturday, the
lecond djvifion were to deport yefterday, and the
t-tird this day. .Their rout is for Newcalrle under
—<yne, th.°re to difmount and march on foot to Li*
vet pool where they will embark for the fifter king
dom, and be remounted on horfes readv for them.
I his regiment has lain at Salifbury all this winter.
It 1? very confidently faid, that minifters have
J?ain ilsued orders for feizing .all Ihips of war, what*
-ver nation, laden with corn or provilions tor
hiench ports. But it is hardly credited th3t, after
a awarding a rupture with America. Denmark, and
Sweden, after paying a million and a half, of i'inart
money, they can lo loon think of incurring the lam®
penalties.
letter cf credentials be jnfei.ed ir. the .
Lefnge of Eure and Loire rend a diipatch free*
the Reprefentativcs cf the people with the army in
the Weft, on the fide of fireft *r*e! Cherbourg. '1 bac
diipatch, dated at Rennes, on “.lit Flortai (April
20} itates, that peace had beer, -figned the fame day
at lix i *. the evening, by the Chiets of the Chouans
who folemnlv declared that they fubmitted to rhe
laws of the Republic, one and indiviiihle; and thac
they would never more carry arms againft ir. This
diipatch was ligued by Lanjuinais and Defer mono.
— ——— -—
LONDON, April 26.
Letter* from Berlin, of the 6th initant, Itate, that
all the northern parts of Germany are to be in
cluded in the peace between Pruflia and France
Even the Electorate of Aftanover, frem whence 3
Minil\cr has been difpatchtd to Eafie, to treat with
the .French Agent Barthelemy. 'ihe Palatinate
and Mentz are ulio i.egociating ; anc! the tre.:;y is
Lid 10 contain ceriain private articles, bv which *th«
Prince of Orange is to be reltored to the Stacklol
deribip of the Seven United Provinces; and the
unhappy Poles ate to be in feme dc-g-tee- relieved.
1 hd-Abbe bityes has been the chief promoier cf
thefe negociattons.
ihe Americans purchafed their late p:;'cavii.,
the Dey of Algiers for the Am of two million; of
pinfters : peace fo It cured will, we conceive, be but
of Ihorv duration. The D.y, when be next wants
money, reed but threaten hc.tilitic.s to obtain it.
May 4. The idea of a'pec ce leemsnow to be aj.
moll abandon, d in the opinion of the public. T he
certainty of another v tgorous camp? ign .s proved by
'.he incroafe isi every department—panicultr 1, ...
the fencihies, the m 4 ires, and the admiralty ; ’but ■
what gives the coup-d.-grace to this afsertion, is
the order lately iisued i:.y council, “ to teke ail neu
tral vefscls, carrying prOvilioi s to France.’* It is
Arm vigour like this, and the co-operation of an
effect iv*: board of admiralty, that a ft cure peace may
in due time he expected.
We uic happy in beirg enabled front good autbo
titytofrate, that an account was Lilt nigijt received
bv government, cf the taking cf ibr C ape of G od
Hope by lome Britifh forces, fuppofed to have been
lent from India for that purpofe.
An txpreis arrived in town on Satutdav morn
ing, from the county of Leitrim, with intelligence
that a revenue < fficcr, accompanied by a magiitrars
and eleven police nun, u/»nt out from Dnunin.. on
1 I'uriclay lif: to hize and carry a wav a ftill iu- th;jt
vicinity. After nu king the teiznre, the officer,
whole name was Bu: k ordered the police nun iu
cieftroy lome pot-ale, which, while thrv w- re
he was importuned by a perfon w ho dreaded Aid
conlequences, to retire as fa ft as he could. Inf. :d
ui attending to this connfel he rafhly orc-w a piftcl
and ihoi man. The mob, then exasperated, fit
fi e to he. tic where the police men were de.
ft roving , he pot-ale
and killed them as thee hr.h
ed out. Bm k ran
jf. but ws peifved _?i-A 'ov-rta