The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1791-09-12


miy; it recommends the citizens lie necein.y of
Preerving the mott itrict good order to prerrve
she public peace that the National Assembly has
taken the mott active meatures to f,d OUT thof.
perions who have rendered themielv,s guilty. by
afsifting in the etape of the King, and that it viii
.rninter1nptedly employ -itieI providing fuc.,
means that public affairs fhal not ffer by the
event that it is the duty of all ctizsns 10 repofe
their confidence in them, in whatever regards TIE
Elevation OF the empire, and that whoever hall ex
ute disturbances put citizens in fear Of their lives
OF threaten their property. ihal be deemed guilty
g Orders, Thai ali citizens ihsll hold then.ielves
ready to act tor the preiervaon of public tranquil
1ity, and the defence Of their country:
Orders, That the administration of every de-
partn1ent, and the municipal officers of the king
dom, ihall Promulgate the preient decree, and
watch over the pab:c iecurity
" The miniiter OF war lhail be directed to diff.
patch M de Roehambeau Immediately, with the
necessary orders to put the frontiers Of The king
dom in itate of defence, and to arrett Ill ,hcIe
perfons who ihall be fuipected of having aisted in
Tefcning the King.
The National Assembly further DEGREES, That all
the feals OF cihce, as well others made ue of by
the different committees ofthe National Assembly,
tha be gott ogether, and placed under the direci-
en- OF four commffoners, appointed by the Nation
al Assembly, of whom one always ihall be in at
tendance, to expedite its DEGREES. Thar notice
1hal be written, without delay to all the directors
ot departments IN the provinces, charging them to
be extremely vganr in not II Hering any fictitious
decree TO be ipread through the country.
''The National Assembly DEGREES Til at the pub
lic moi!ters i'all retire to adjoining room, ard
give the necessary orders that tie preisnt DEGREES
be put in execution
g DEGREES, That The minifers ihall be au.horiz-
cd 10 hold communication with the Assembly, as
often as they ihall judge necelsary."
JUNE q.
M. Alexander .ame1h renurt.d Cror, The Nf;I;,o
'ry Committee, and Committee of Contribution, a
plan for forming body OF from three to four hum
dred thcuiand of the National Guard at the difpo-
fal of the nation.
The National Guard fha be called out as fol-
lows:
The Departments of the North. Pas-de- Calais,
-]nra. the Upper and Lower Rhiue, and all the de-
partments on The trman frontier iIall turnhh as
great humber Of nlen as their ii,uatio will per
nit.
&c The other departments ihall furniih from TWO
to three thouiaud each.
Every citizen willing to bear arms ihail cauft
his name to be nnfr1ed by the Municipality.
line National Guards iEa be formed into bat
taio"s OF ten companies, each company to eoniia OF
fly msn
Each company ihall be Offered by Captain,
:Lienteaant and Second, lieutenant.
s. The batra!ions by Colon,l and two Lieute-
napt- Cnionels.
The companies ihall nominate their officers
end the sha',aliens their Etat-M aor
Each National Guard 4hall receive fifteen ious
per day, the Second Lieutenant three times. the
lieutenant foAr times, the Captain hve tmes the
Lcutensnt olonel fix times, and the Colonel ieven
time, that fam.
lheirfpay ihall continue no longer than while
their iervises rtqpircd after which they fhall
return without di.;intson to their former cop,pa-
MES.
!" Regulations lhall be inaanly prepared for
thcic troops"
The plan was unanimously adopted.
propoal from M Grandpre to fnrnih Gxty
~fhpuiand muikets was received, and the Mnter at
war directed TO treat with him on tive terms
The Committees of Enquiry and Reports inform
ed the All nhly, that they had concerted cffcctual
meainres with the department for preieryinr the
tranquility which the capital then enioyed;T that
they would not adjourn, and would be always rea
dy to receive the commands of the AAemhlI tina,
the Department and the Municipality, would cont.
nue. 10 hl ea5 ard nights iba mes lures had been ia
ken FOR The pesty dnrlbuion OF the DEGREES Of the
Ahemh'v TO tbs icions OF Paris and the diNricts in
the countr,, and lropo{ed TO decree that l RS