Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-24
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rTrcna,,. I'd t,@n the French for the Nescl
Englond Gan ~ |,
- us sketch is interesting, though III !.
does not ender sufiicien. Justice to Gar
moi, one % The greatest and Purest men IN
Europe. In science and III war com
bined, he has 40 supe, Tor AXE him
for ali in NJ. France will seldom "look
upon his like again. u RIGA. Eng.
Lazsre Nicholas Marguerite Carnot
was BORN al Nolay in huraunday, May
3ls,, 1853. Al an early age he was
placed in The corps of engineers, when
his assiau,ty in study ana his great ac-
quiremen.s procured tor him RAPID
promotion. An eulogy on marshall
NauDali, and some well written verses
caused hm 10 be noticed by several
Learned societies. He was captain oil
engi &c and kni.;h Of 81, Louis, when
the .9ey duiiun,ook place. lie took thel
popular side, aud IN September, i7el,
was a deputy t. the legislature, from
the department of Pas de Calais. One
of his FIRST proposals was directed against
the e,nigrant princes, whom he wished
to have formally accused for having aban-
doncd their country and taken arms
agalust il. lie afterwards proposed to
replace the officers by scrgeants, and era
setl from the rules of war, the principle
of passive ot9dienc. to officers. lie eau
sed 100000 pixies TO be manufactured,
for the purpose o arming the Sans Gu
loites and was afterwards deputed to the
Camp CT Seasons and Chalons where he
no,lhed The army Of Luckner, of the de-
cree, which dethroned Louis XVI.
Carnol became member OF the ma
tionai convention, and voted Tor the death
of the king. In March, 1898, he set out
fol the army oil the north, and cashiered
on the field OF ,saltle general Gratien
who had rt,reated from the enemy. Ills
afterwards marched himself at the heaf
of the republican columns, and animated
them by his presence On his return tt
the convention, he was appointed mem
Der OF public safety, which governed un
der The name of the convention, and wa
itself governed by Rosbsspierre. From
that time he began to 10 exercise pow
eriul Influence over all the military ope
gations. All the plans deposited In thu
Office of the minister OF war. from TIN
days Of Louis XVI. 10 the period OF hi
appointment, beng III his possession, h
anecct atone the movements OF til
FrrnCp armies, and appeared anxious
approximate to himself this kind Ct glory
and ii i, SAID that he attributed to himsel
the cnccess nt lie battle of Maubeugc, 9
when nc was fresent, in the capacity {
connssary oi the convention. 1t cal
not howsyer be denIea that the mem,
riais and Instructions whs:h he f.rn,sht
III The name OF the commNe of publ
safety, contributed In great treasure
the victories oil the French; and I. Ca
NOT the country is certainly Indebted i.'
La ,,e portion of her military glory.
lie was president OF the convention
1894, VIII n the deputation OF the JAG
bin Club came TO the bar OF the conye
siun to assert their belief ii God, Ga
not replied to hen, . Your present CO
ao, is oi itself sutiicIcnt answer TO
til, d tn.anies which hav c Deep hcapt
u,ou yuur society" Having escap,
from ,he jealousy OF Rosbesplerre, wi
for sahir iime had protested openly h
hatred agalnss him, two months after Il
ninth OF 'Ihermidor, hs charged Carrie
and i'uryeau, with ullga revolutiona
co9uot iii Nendae, and declared that Il
gtaera Hu,chct who was accused
cr4elty in that unfortunate country. Iii
b ~ Kept ,hcrl against his inclination,
positive orders OF Rubp- sphere. !
Perceived notwithstanding that his rep
tai lessened in proportion as that
Ta,no and Freror increased, and in
report made III January, l795, on the SD
ces. nt the army in the north, he ende
yored hui III vaiii. to establish the forr
OF tie old commitlee.
tphct Coiiet, billaud and Rarrerc We
Called upou 10 MAKE answer to the acc
sali1as OF the convention, Carnot, wi
had Jul little connection with them, al
still less esteem Tor them, came bold
forward as tn IT defender; and On the 2.
Of March denounced a pfacartl, whit
was enll.led " The National Tocsirs
ich proposed 10 send imme dla!ely
the scatiold, all those who should dare
speak IN favor OF those members a,
tf,inds. Csrnot was loudly accused d
ring these proceedings. I.egrcndre
who had been thirstng for yengenc
S'hhe tatS Alatn vi DatAtoii, ICpSdtEUty di
earnest, demanded his arrest after II
inSutrtGtion oi the Grst Of Prairial, al
the decree would have passed ii Bourdt
deFOi,. had not checked the rising t
pult, b, crying aloud, " the organic
tlon ot this msh, have gwen victories
OF? armies"
Calnot became q member of the {
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