The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1791-11-14
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+" The public fale ofo,s in rheSFsdsrsl City. end.
ed on Wednesday evening bur the private lales fill
continue, and probably will all the week. In the
whole there have been, at leaft. twelve hundred
lots iold.-The average Of the public iaes is ome.
thing upwards of {. 1907 for lot OF 10 feet front
and 90 or f4o deep.-1he iales made by individu-
ais, olnlpeet were at a lower rate.-Indeed they
have fold, in many parts of the City and the pub
lie f4les were confined to that part which lies be1
tween the Preiident's iduare and George Town,
which, it is ina gined, will be frit improved. being
70 convenient to the prelent feat of trade.-Tell
your friend that it is not yet too late to mako
good ipecnlations; but that, if he means to do any
thing to the purpole, he mua not delay it TOO long.
From a Paris PAPER Of Stptsmle,5.
PsEsENrATioN effhe Constitution 10 Abe K1rc,
15r bis ACCEPTANCE.
The Grand Coniiitutional Chart is at length f..
niihed and on Saturday laft preiented to tho
King; who received it with counenance iii which
much outward iatislaction was depicted.
The members met in the hall OF the Assembly at
fix O'Clock in the evening, but half palt eight
before every thing ready.
M. WERNER, the Preiident, then intimated, that
he had waited on the King, and announced their
intentions, and that his Majeity was ready to re-
ceiye them. ,
On this the deputation moved on towards the pa
tional guards, aambeaus proceeded, following and
accompanying them and martial muic ftriking up.
and continuing during the proceflion.
Here follows lift oftbe members enpoweredby
the Assembly, to preeut the New Contribution to
Louis XVII
Having arrived at the palace the deputaton were
Immediately uihered into the Grand Council Cham
Der, and introduced to the King, who was irated
on a Throne, iurrounded by his Miniaers, and
great number Of other perlons Of diitinction
NJ Thonret then advanced, and fpoke as follows:
" The Representatives of the Nation now pre-
lent to your MJefty the CogRnut,ouoi HI, which
coecrates the impreicriptible rights of the French
Nation which gives to the Throne its true dieni-
~, and which organizes the government of the En-
pre-"
The King hfiantly replied
=" now receive the Contribution prefented to me
by the National AGembly-I ihall inform them of
my re(ouion after the ihoreii pottibe delay which
the examination Of fnch an important object de-
mands.
AM RESOLVED TO REMAIN IN PARIS; ! thall
give the necessary orders to the Conmandant Gene
raj of the National Pariiian Troops refpec,ing my
guards"
The deputation having received this anfwer, and
M. Thourct having aiked and obtained a copy of it
in writing, for the iatisfaction Of the Assembly.
they nltantly returned with the fame ceremony that
they had ier out.
Yefterday the Thuilleries were opened, all the
centines, poied TO prevent the entrance of fran.
gers, being removed.
A prodigious crowd of citizens having gone to
the'Chapel during the morning fervice, on the en-
trance of the King and Qaeen 10 hear IN Is, num-
Der ofvoices exclaimed, five la Nation! Hizr la Coa-
f,tu'ian
His Maefty, who was taken unawares, heing un-
able to hide his emotion at this circunltance burit
into tears. On this the audience cried our-Yv< Ia
RmI Hiveh L'dfue! One perlon in particular, pro-
nounced, with loud and dflinct voice--Yive Ia pre-
uifr R0i e0.a1afioael deg Ffraufo5I