Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-12-11

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Laxemburg with me. was taken 60 the uibi,ai
aad the Gaillosine. and I. his principal. wa,
left. e s.
There were buttvo foreigoers in the Con-
veniion. Ansrehsris Clooss and myf;li. We
were both put out of the Convention by the
fame voser srTst ted by the fan. ord:s. sad err
ricd 70 psiioa together the fAnc night. He va.
taken 20 the Guillosine asd was agaia left.
Joel Barlow was with az wh.n we wcat To prlf,n.
j,lcph Lcbon, one OF the yilet Characters
that ever exiaed, and Who made th- Rlsets Of
Arfas sun with blood. was my fappiht a.
member of the Convention for the department.
of the Par de Czia6. When was pat ont of
the Convention, he came and took my place.
When was liberated from priioo aad voted
again into the Convention. he was feat to the
fame prilon and took my place there ; he weot
to the Goillotinc inGead Of me. He fupplied
my place all the way through.
One hondred and GxtY eight pesfons werc
taken out OF the Lnxenborg in one night, and a
hunared and 6xty Of them Guillo,ined rhe next
day, os which now know | was to have been
one I; and the manner cicsped thar fate 10 Gu.
rious and has ali the appearance Of accident.
The room in which I was lodged was on
the groand Aoor, and one Of long range of
rooms under gallery, sad the door Of il Open
cd outward anl h,t agsiaa the wall; 10 that
when IL was open the infde Of the door appear
ed outward. and the contrary when m wa, lhut.
had three comrades. fellox prifoncrs with me.
joleph Vanhuie of Brugcs. Gnee p,eiden, c@
the Municipality Of that town, Michael Rob.
bins and Baiiini Of Lovain.
When perions by fcores and by hundrsds
were To be taken out OF prifon for the Gull
lotnc. IL was always done in the night, and
thoe wh, performed that Office had a private
| mark or hsnal by which they knew ~hat rooms
TO 60 TO aod what number to take. We, as
have fad, were four, and the door Of our ,oom
was marked, unobicfyei by os. with that NUN.
! ber 10 chalk bar il happen Il hsppenine is
| proper word, that the mark sss put on when
the door wac open and hst againfl the wall, sad
thereby came on the iE6ie when We fhot il at
| night, snd the dearoying angel pailed by il.
A few days after this, Robefpiese fell, AID Mr..
Monroe arrived and reclaimed me, and iayi,ed
ur TO his houie. During the whole of my i'm.
prifonment, prior to The fall Of Robefpierc, there
, was no time when could think my lite worth
twenty-four hours, and my mind was made up
| TO meet It's fate. The Amcricans in Paris wen,
in body TO the convention 10 reclaim M, but
! without fpcce6. There was no party among
them aith reipccf TO me. My only hapr thea
iehed on she Government Of America thar j,
| would vmembry me. Bot the icy heat of 10.
gratitude. in whatever man il be placed, has
| neiiher !eeing nor ieafe of honor. The letter
of Mr.. JeH.rfon hs, fsrved TO wipe away the &c.
pr,ash snd done jutice TO the MATS OF the people
| Of A nefica. x
When party was forming, IN the latter
Z end nk r.. .,l ~. = - r.
eight, os which John Adams vas one, 10 remove
Mr.. Wilmington from the commAnd Of the army
on the complaint that be did ns,brrg. wrote
the fifth nomoet Of The Cr5f, and pobifhed is at
l.ancaaer lCongrefs being theo sr yorktown ia
osnniYlvanial TO ward off that medi,aied blow
FOR though we'll know ths, the black times OF
| fcvent;' Gx was the natural copfequcncc Of his
want Of military jojgmen, in TIE choice ot po
htions into which the army was put about Ney.
York aud Jcifey. 1 could Zee no pofliblc all
vantage. and nothing hvt mitchell, that could
| arife by diaratsing the army into parties, which
| would have been che cafe had the intended mo.
tion gcne on.
General Lee. who with fsrcaRic gcniu:
jniued great :urd of military Knowledge, was
perfectly rghf wnen he faid. ire bsu1 10 byf-
sed on Uards. end in fbs bottom If bqg,. rp,brye
fh> ss,my, ky 'be aid etrm EH, ran byizg m
| 7obsL )atce cgnzf a Ss,i sf arr and Hsf Il ~.
This had fke tn have bcen m, cafe a, New.
York, and was the cafe az fort Wellington, aud
wopld have been the cafe at fort Lee il Ceoeral
Greene had nor moved ineantly off m the Il "a
ncws Of the eneny's approach. ~., wish
Greene through the whole of thar affair and
know it perfectly. fg
But 'h,ugh Iesme forward in defence Of
MIR. Warrington when he was attacked, and
made the bea that coold be made of fciics of
blnnders that had ns,'ly ruined the country, he
left me to psriih VIII: was in pi;fon. Bot s,I
told him os il in his life time, fhould NOT now
bring il up. ifthe ignorant impertinencc Of fome
Of the fedessl papers. whoa puihing Mr.. VAN.
ington forwaid AZ their talking hvlfe, did not
make il neccGasy. -
That gentlesnan did not perform bis part
in the revolution better nor with more honour,
than | did mine. and ,he one part was then az
neceaasy ss tbe other. He accepted as psefent
Though he was already rich) hundred thoufand
acres Of land in America, and left me 90 occupy
ix foot OF ea'sh in France. I win. for ri. own
reputation. he bad seicd with more iuaee.
Bas IL wM alssys known of Mr.. Wsfhineron.
by rhoie who bea knew him, ths, he Sas offuch
an icy aud death like conaituii,o, that he nei-
ther loved his friends. nor hated his enemies.
PM he this Al it onav frr M ,~.r,.. ~. .