The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1796-08-25
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
RIS, June g.
COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED.
Proficiency of Citizen Crafsons.
Sitting z3d Fioreal. May II.


rYHE preGdent--The eagernels flown BY the
Z council to hear the melss2e read, prevented
my examining it. have run 1t over curioriiy, IN
iead of one here arc rwo-Ihe hrit contains de
tails of the confpiracy, The ieeond is relative to
Drouet hall cauie the frlt to be read--A iecrefa-
ry read tit contained the frlt ideas that the eXa-
n,ination OF the conf pirators papers had tuTnheo
of their plot They then TO create commit
tee Of iniurrection, and Of public fsfegy, who were
to direct the execution of their project; they were
10 make themleves matter of the gates OF the mint,
of all The magazines, and particularly thoie OF pro
vi:ons and ammunition they were to proclaim the
anagcbia code of 50. cut the threats OF the two
councils, OF he directory, OF the commandant OF
TROOPS, Of all public unctionarles, who thould In
tn. ,at counterfeit their ichemes, OF al! citizens
upportng The contributed authorities, and aio, II
ftrsnpers. The houGes of the proicrihed were
marked and Prolan'atlons inviting TO In'urrectlon
were drawn, and rsody printed Robbers whom
they denomnated the pertfcuted parrots were cali
cd 10 their aid wretches itained with the blood
with they had ihed, during the reign OF terror
The denoted military were to be excited TO Hauga-
ter; to whom promotions were PfomNeo. Inc
tociin was to be founded, and bard were TO 90
tccm each fiction, amorg whom the confpirators
were 20 dyide themielves-theie ba uds were to b.
alsem I'd uGdsr itandards already made hearing On
th.n, coDttiiation Of 1888. lheie collections com
poled at frGt of women and children, would ioon
Become numerous: a convention was TO De tormed
4 life OF lhe members Of il WAS made the name OF
Rafcruf and other arreited eonipiraors, was touEe
ON it.
The hall of the Tscobins to be contracted
new and oy lie hands of thoie who had deitroyed
it. Under the pretext of carry ing civic crowns 10
the folders women aud men dnsuied, were &c en-
ter the camp of Grenelle liquor and proftitutes
were to dl up the neaiure OF olsorder Libels al
ready printed were found upon BatGut and &C
he =
on.
They have divided the folders into two clafsss,
the one competed of idle fellows when they would
gain by the promile of each in their quarters the O.
Their whom they call folders by trade, aud whom
they expected to gain by the charms OF plumber ;
pilage was then 10 begin.
All the heads of the conPracy are Uncovered,
and Of the principal leaders are arreited
The message will be printed.
There is not citizen, fafd Lemerer, who is not
under obligations 10 the directory, tor the energy
which thcy have diiplayed on this occailon HE
title of iavor of his country, was given to Roman
Genstcr Who Gaved Rome from plsge, and from
fire. The directory, have done more; they nave
layed entire the rel ublic, and have preerved llber-
ty. move that the council OF ttate declare, that
the directory have deerveo well OF their country.
Without doubt, faid Tbihaud the directory have
laved the country, and there is no one among us,
who is not grateful them for II ; but they ihood
feek heir reward in the blenipgs which they have
beitowed move the order OF the day, upon the
oppoliton of Lemerer-Adop1ed.
The council then formed itielf into fecret COM
mtree, to hear the message relative to DFoue' read
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY.
Message of the Executive Directory, 18TH Floreal
May IA, 4h year Of the French Republic, one
and ndiviiiole
Citizen Legislators,
To inform The nation of The conf piracy which has
been dlcovered, we tranlmt TO you, a copy oil
TWO of the mott important pieces found among the
| papers of Babouf
By the Executive Directory,
| Secretary Gen. Lsgarde
The gath piece Of the 18th bundle of papers tonne
upon Bal cruf, acknowledged by him and with NJ:
| mark hem:
| To kill he five hundred,
The feven mini(ters,
The commandment AT the time and his major.
| To take po(sedion of the hall of the ancients, o.
| the FIVE hundred
| To put to the fwDrd above all, thoce who ihoult
repair thther.