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■fURDAY, Ofl. 12, 1793-1
IhE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE,
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PARIS, July 14.
The Revolutionary Tribunal has pronoun
ced sentence of death upon the following
cine persons, accused of having attempted to
take awav the life of Leonard Bourdon, at
Orleans, on the-15th of March, viz.
Benoit Couet, stock broker, aged 50
John Henry Gellet, holier, 39
Adrian Buiffort, merchant, 25
Nicolas Jacquet jun. gentleman, 25
J. Baptist Pouffot, recruiting officer, 42
J,. Baptist Quefnel, musician, 38
James de la Salle, wax bleacher, 43
C. Philip Nonneville, gentleman, 30
Charles Taffin, freeholder, 35
After the Prelident had communicated to
she accused the declaration of the jury they
pH on their knees, declaring, with tears and
firieks, that they had been 4eceived, and
Here innocent!
This moving fpeftacle prevented the
ydges from pronouncing sentence, which
gas not done till the ,12th inst. at 40 clock
P the afternoon.
They were executed yeflerday, at half
>aft 2 oTlock ih the afternoon, in the Square
Le la Revolution. The greatest part of the
Deflators murmered aloud, curling both the
Convention and the Revolutionary Tribu
nal.
18. The funefal of Marat was celebrated
the day before yesterday with the greatest
pomp and folemnity* All the feftions join
ed in the procelfion, some with their colors,
but all of them with their standards. An
immense croud of people attended it. Four
women bore the bathing machine, in which
Marat was Handing when he was alfaflinated}
Kis Ihirt, stained with blood, was carried by
another Amazon, at the top of a pike. Ari
ter this followed a wooden bedstead, on
which the corpse of Marat was carried by
citizens. His head was uncovered, and the
galb made by the knife of the affafiin could
be easily distinguished. The procelfion mov
ed through several streets, and was saluted
on its march by several difeharges of artille
ry. At half past ten o’clock at night, the
remains of Marat were deposited in a grave
dug in the yard of the club of the Cordeliers,
between four Indian trees. At the base of
Jiis bed of state, the following words were
inferibed:
MARAT,
The Friend of the People,
AlTalfinated by the enemies of the People.
Enemies of thfe Country,
Moderate your Joy;
He will find Avengers!
Charlotte la Corde was tried yesterday
for the murder of Marat, the friend of the
People, by the revolutionary tribunal. Her
countenance displayed heroic disdain, and
her answers, by their boldness, struck every
beholder with aftonilhment.
At the beginning of her trial she thus ad
dressed her judges: K I did not expeftto
appear before you. I always thought I
should be delivered up to the rage ot the
people, torn in pieces, and that my head,
{luck upon the top of a pike, would have
preceded Marat on his date bed, to serve as
a rallying point to Frenchmen, it there Ihil
arc any worthy cf that name. But, happen
v hat will,* if I have the honors cl the guil
lotine, and my clay cold remains are buried,
GEORG IA
they will soon have conferred on them the
honors of the Pantheon, and my memory •
will be more honoured in France than that
of Judith of Bethulia.” Sentence of death
was pronounced against this resolute woman,
and file was executed in the evening.
LONDON, July 23.
Affajfination of MARAT.
This sanguinary man has experienced
the fame fate which he himifelf caused to be
inflifted on so many of his viftims!
A-young lady of Caen, in Normandy, in
stigated, no doubt, by a with to put a peri
od to the excefles of a merciless incendiary,
left her native city, and repaired to Pa
ris.
After a long and scrupulous enquiry, hav
ing at length converted her fuimifes refpefl
ing his crimes into certainty, Ihe determined
to rival the heroifin of Joan d’Arc, and,
like that maiden, save her country. Having
accordingly obtained an interview with the
pretended friend of tlie people, Ihe quefti
ened hint relative to the patriotism of several
acknowledged parrizans of liberty J and
while his unhallowed lips were uttering exe
crations against them, Ihe plucked a dagger
from her bosom, and plunged it in his
heart.
Thus fell, after a lhort but too prosperous
reign over the Parisian rabble, and by a wo
man’s hand, that Marat, who ought to have
fallen a viftim to public justice, and died,
not in his closet, but on a public fcaffold.
Marat died immediately after receiving the
blow from Marie Anne Charlotte Corde,
who came from Caen in Normandy, with a
refutation of exterminating that monster in
human (hape from the society of the world.
This lady, according to the bell accounts, is
a very pretty woman, of well known repub
lican sentiments, but who deplored the pre
sent terrible situation ol her country. Hav
ing obtained admission into his presence, ihe
expatiated upon all the horrors which her
country had been plunged into by Marat and
his adherents, and expressed particular de
testation on account of the infamous business
of the 3 1 ft of May.
Marat said that ail the arrested members
were traitors; and that their heads Ihould
come Shortly to the block—whereupon the
lady {tabbed him with a knife which Ihe had
concealed; faying to him, “ wretch that
thou art, thy death lhall precede their V’. She
' instantly named herfelf, and furrendcred a
prisoner. ,
A letter of a late date, from the combi
ned armies, mentions, that three Irenca
officers! had just deferred, and had been
conducted to the duke of York’s quarters.
They declare to his royal highness’s aids-du
cimp, thafCuftine was dangeroully ill of a
fever. „
A dreadful sickness rages in Valenciennes.
The garrison fuifers much from this; but it
is certain, that, at the commencement ot the
siege, they amounted to more than nine thou
sand men.
BOSTO N, Sept. 9.
Capt. j. Freeman, from Bayonne, in
France, but lad from St. Andcro, where he
was carriedoy aS; amlb privateer, and which
he left the lad of July—informs that the
Spaniards do but very little in the war, and
do not appear disposed to rifque much.
VOL. Via. No. 3C6.3
While he was at Bayonne, it was expe&ed
for 19 days, that the Spaniards were meditat
ing an attack upon that place, but when he
came away it was reported that they were all
called off for another expedition.
On Friday last arrived and anchored helow
the Caftlc, the French privateer Marseilles,
of 22 guns, Citizen L’Ecuyer, Commander;
the saluted the Castle with 15 guns, which
were returned by that tortrefs.
, The Marfeillcs was fitted out at Havre-de-
Grace, and has been cruising off the Wellern
Islands about fix weeks: She has been re
markably fortunate, having taken
prizes, some of them are very rich. *he
following is a lift of them, as handed us by
a correfpondent<
The (loop Young Gerard, from Curacoa
to Rotterdam, arrived at Boston.
The fehooner Concordia, from Demarara,
for Amsterdam, sent for the port of Bofton*
not yet arrived.
The English privateer, (hip Good Intent,
<yf 17 guns, arrived at New-York.
The (hip Harpooner, copper bottomed,
from Brazil for Bristol, arrived at Boston.
The brig Chance, from Lisbon for New
foundland, with fait, given to the priloners,
to go wherever they pleased.
The brig Brothers, from Cadiz, for
Newfoundland, with fait, burned at sea.
The ship , from New-York, for
Newfoundland, with flour and bread, sent
for Boston, since arrived at Portsmouth.
The American (hip President, trom Hull
in England, for Baltimore, with Englilh
goods, Britifti property, arrived at Boston,
and since released to the original owners.
We are informed that there are now build
ing in this commonwealth,, near an hundred
fail of veflels; from 150 to 800 tons burthen;
a great number of which will be launched
this autumn.
NEW-YORK, Sept. 17.
The Methodist congregation in this city
have appointed Wednesday next to be obferv
cd by them as a day peculiarly set apart for
fading and prayer, to implore the interpo
sition of the Almighty in favor of the inha
bitants of Philadelphia, and that he would
be pleased to avert from this city a like
dreadful calamity.
By the Governor.
To prevent market boat,s and others go
ing on board or approaching too nearveflels
which may be performing quarantine below
the point of Governor’s Island, notice is
hereby given, that the health-ofiicer will
cause a black flag, to be constantly display
ed at the mast head of such veflels rcfpcc
tively.
Given at the city of New-York, this
15th day of September, 1793.
GEORGE CLINTON.
Extract of a letter from an officer on hoard the
Boston frigate, •to his friend, in New-York,
dated Hah fax, An*nji 26.
“ Before this reaches you, you will have
heard of the atilion between us and the Am
bufeade; our loss is a§ follows:—Captain
Courtney and Mr. of the marines,
killed early in the aftion, with eight others,
and 24 wounded, amongst which are the
firft and second lieutenants, hut not danger
oifly. We have fuifered a little in our
hull, but very much ia our rigging j cur