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PARI 27.
In the evening of January 21, the people cele
brated a fete ot their own invention :—Namely,
that of the evil of Jacobinifm. An effigy with a
double face ; representing on one fide a Royalist,
and on the ether a Jacobin, was m procefllon car
tied through the streets, and afterwards burnt
before the ancient den of the Jacobin monsters,
who inundated France with streams of blood. Un
der continual ffiouts of applause, the affies were
collefted in a chamber-pot and earried to the cora
monpfewer, themoberying out, Plusde Jacobins!
Vive la Convention!
The double faced effigy wore a crown on its
head ; round, black hair; a red shirt, red panta
loons, and blood seemed to.flow from every pore.
With its left hand it prefled to its bosom a- port
folio, well flocked with the produce of pillage;
and*in its right hand it held a poignard, the emblem
of terrorism. It was seated on a kind of throne,
somewhat like in {hape to the elbow-chair, which
was occupied by Robespierre in the commons of
Paris, when he was arretted and sent to the C on
citrgerie. Its mouth, wide open, seemed to be
parched with thirtt, which caufcd some wags to
exclaim^-* 1 Why don’t you refrefli him with a
good draught of human blood p you fee, he is dying
with thirtt.”
The proceflion having arrived in the court yard
of the Jacobins, a profound filcnce ensued, and
one of the people in their name, read the following
aft of accusation againtt the double faced figure :
“ I accuse thee of having, fifteen months, to
gether, pillaged and devastated the republic; of
having arretted French citizens, and aflaffinated the
people of France. I accuse thee of a design to
diflolve the convention, to destroy its members,
and reduce France to the mofl abjeft Rate of thral
dom. I charge thee also, with having wickedly
opposed all the benificent decrees of the convention
in favour of confined citizens; all the laws ofjuttice,
and every principle of reason; and with having
supported the fedirious address of Dijon, and other
writings of the fame defeription, for the mere par
pofe of counterafting the benevolent intentions of
the convention. laccufe thee of having undertaken
the defence of the arch scoundrel Carrier, and de
clared that thy own body should serve him for a
rampart.—Lattly, I accuse thee of all the calamities
which have diftrefled, and do still distress France ;
in expiation ot which, I demand that thou be burnt
alive, on the very spot which was the principal
theatre of thy crimes.”
1 his judgment being patted by an unanimous
acclamation of the" aflitting multitude, a funeral
pile was drefled, and the double-faced figure thrown
on i , with repeated and uninterrupted fliouts of
down with the Jacobins, the Royalists, the
Terrorists! Long live the republic, long live the
convention!
In order to render the imprefiion of this mock
execution more powerful, it was followed by a
real one, viz. that of the Jacobin Maurin, the
aflaffin ot the patriot Olivier, who was guillotined
the fame evening; and whose death closed the
feflival of the day, which by some is called the
celebration of the death of the tyrant; and by
others, the funeral of the Jacobins.
LONDON, February 13.
T he qtieflion * war or negociation,’ has been the
firbjeft of long deliberation in the Spanish council
of ttatc ; but as the Duke d’Alcudia, the favorite,
confiders keeping his place and continuing the war
as fynonimous, and without having a Habeas. Cor
pus to suspend, is in the praftiee ofbanifhing those
who differ with him in opinion, the dccifion is for
war, with only two ditfentient voices. In the
mean time, recruits for the army cannot be got,
itnd the paper money lately iflued, already loses
fifteen per cent.
\Yc are concerned to date, that the veflel from
•New-Brunswick lately taken by the French, had
*bout eighty masts on board, of different fizes> and
two of them for firft or second rates.
'there were French papers at Helvoet down to
the sth inflant.— That ot the 4th contained an ac
count of the arrefl cf Dubois Crance and another
deputy accused of having been- the partizans of
Robespierre.—The system of Modcratifm is carri
ed to as great a height as that of terror ever was.
Feb. 18. Yetterday morning the Grefficr Fagel,
left town for Hamburg.
The account of the, death of the Empress of
Rufiia begins to lofc ground in the public belief—
if an event so interfiling to all Europe had taken
place, it is probable the account of it inuft have
come ; rem some one of our foreign niiniilers by an
extraordinary courier. •
Freeceding! of the Ccrmanic Dist at Ratijbon , to
obtain a PEACE.
December 20.
In tip fitting of the Diet of yetterday, the mi- j
t ttcr o the elector ot Bohemia gave his opinion j
of a peace, which was in the affirmative; but the
miniiter expressed the fame apprehensions already
expressed by the eleftor of Treves, refpcfting the
- difficulty of obtaining such an objedl, considering
that there was not as yet any regular government
cftablifbed in France..
December 26.
In the fitting of the Diet on the 2zd inst. all
those votes of the dates which were not given,
were ultimately colletted.
The Austrian miniiler voted like the Bohemian.
The protocol being then opened for a general
Conclnfum, the Conclufu-m of the College of the
electors, as the two fupetior colleges of the empire,
who gave their assent by a great majority of votes,
was then taken for its basts.
All the FREE. IMPERIAL CITIES joinedin
thciF votes with the two superior colleges.
The opinion of the ele&or of Hanover found
very few converts; and the proposition of the
ekftor of Mentz, made by Baron Strauss, was so
powerfully seconded by the Pruflian and Bavaro
Palatine minister, that itpaffed by a great majority
of fuffrages.
The following are the principal points of the
Conclufum:
1. That it is becoming the present fituatiorr of
affairs, while, agreeable to the resolution of the
Diet, the preparations for a future campaign (hail
be continued in the empire, serious overtures for
an equitable and decent peace ought to be made.
2'. Thar the Germanic empire is in hopes, that
the French nation', for the honour of fullering hu
manity and considering that it has given eaufe for
the present war (which has only been carried on by
the empire for the defence of its constitution, the
prefervafion of its integrity, and the recovery of
the spiritual and temporal priviledges of the fevcral
states of the empire ; but by no means for the fake
of intermeddling with the internal concerns of
France, or for that of making conquests) will now
finally feci itfelf inclined, after a devaluation which
has laded so many years, todefift in the lame man
ner from this forced war with the empire, and to
co-operate by proper means to cfffeft an equitable,
decent and acceptable peace.
3. That it is, notwithstanding, not less advisable
and expedient, to prepare, in case the farther con
tinuation of the war fhoutd become unavoidable,
with a general refinance on the part of the empire,
which (hall be reinforced as much as possible, and
to prepare for that purpose, every thing that shall
be required for a future campaign, by virtue of
the decrees of the empire, and the more urgent
dangers of the country.
4.. That in this refpeft, the emperor is to be re
queued to use his be ft offices, in the further co
operation of the empire, and with the assistance of
the king of Prussia, taobtain a-previous Armistice,
which may contribute to obtain a speedy and ac
ceptable peace, agreeably to the Germanic consti
tution, and corresponding with the stipulations of
the tieaty of Westphalia.
Treaty of peace between the French republic and the
grand duke of Tuscany.
Richard in the name of the committee of Public
fafety, [poke as follows*
Citizens,
When you firft took notice of the rumours which
were spreading of a peace, when- you made your
dispositions known, you pledged yourselves to all <
Eur®pe that you were inclined to difcriminatc \
amongst your enemies, such as had been forced
into hollilitics against us. In the latter class Tuscany
mult be ranked.. That power- followed a long
while the steps which its situation, and ks force
advised to pursue, viz. keeping entirely free from
the feuds, of its neighbours. Europe was wont
heretofore so refpeft its tranquility. But England,
rite center of rhe universal vortex, had determined
that no power fiiould avoid killing into it. Intox
icated with the momentary usurpation of the sove
reignty of the leas, she was daring enough to for
bid foreign powers impartially to look on out revo
lution. Her incendiaries failed ar Copenhagen; !
so they did at Naples, at Florence they carrisd
their point. Twelve hours only were given the
grand duke to determine on his condudk He was
deftitutc of force, and submitted : The agents of
the republic were sent out of Tufeany. To-day,
citizens, the chains rivetted on that power, have
been broken by the continued train of our vidlo
ries: British despotism in that quarter is at an end',
and a miniftei arrived from Tuscany to treat with
your committee of public fafety. Monsieur Carietti,
known in all Europe by his attachment to the prin
ciples of freedom which have determined our revo
lution, and particularly by important services ren- .
dered to the French, who had iaken refuge in
Tuscany, is invested with the character. Many •
material considerations have led your committee,
to conclude with him a treaty which is now fub
rniued to youi a mention.
■i «
We have thought it to be in yorr principle, to
receive all powers, whole hofh'Tities had Lk*n i
voluntary. Tuscany you'will cbfer\-e, was rl.e
firft to acknowledge the French republic. No
French citizen was ever troubled on-account of his
. opinion : r lhe BrLtifh had taken in the harbour of
Leghorn an immense quantity of Corn which was
landing on our own account; the grand duke has
caused it to be restored at his own expenfc, and it
must new be arrived in our Mediterranean ports.
A ll ate of war with Tuscany cannot be of any use
to us: On the contrary its neutrality may prove very
advantageous to our commerce.
Europe stands astonished at the energy of courage,
the steadiness of efforts, and constitution of vifto
ries which you have displayed : You willalfo, we
hope, force her to admire you, by the generous
use you will make of prosperity. But, citizens,
if you mark those whom fear only thew'into the
coalition against our country, you will also crush
fiich as will dare longer to refill our arms. We
(hall particularly bring England down [at the ut
terance ot this sentence, the assembly rose and ex
claimed at once yes! yes!] England whose san
guinary councils have so well taken care to Hand
foremoft in this war: You will never forget, that
mankind and justice, look upon you to avenge their
molt elementary right, so audacioully and so long
trampled under foot. [Long plaudits],
Richard read the Treaty,
Between the representatives of the French people
compofing the committee of public fafety, entrusted
by the decree of with the external relations,
and Mons. Francois Xavier, count of Carietti,
chared with the power of the grand duke of
Tuscany, the following articles are fettled and
agreed upon:
Art. r. The grand duke of Tuscany revokes
every aflv consent, accession or adherfion given to
the coalition formed against the French republic.
Art. 2. Therefore, there will be, amity, peace,
and good understanding between the French repub
lic, and the grand duke of Tuscany.
Art. 3. The neutrality of Tuscany fliall be
re-established on the footing on which it flood be
fore the iEth of O&ober 1793.
Art. 4. And the present treaty will not have any
effetft, but after its being ratified by the National
Contention.
Done at Paris at the National Palace, the 21st
ot Pluvoife, 3d year of the French-republic* .
[9th of February, 1795.] *
After a long debate the convention decreed, ‘
that the report and treaty shall be printed, and
adjourn the consideration of the latter, to the 25th .»
iultanr. [l3th Feb.]
February 24.
Decree of the representatives of the French people ,
with the armies of the North, the Samlre, and
the Meuse, dated the 1 ith of Pluvoife , January
3 l * 1795-
Art. 1. All goods, both moveable and immove
able, (hips, merchandize of any kind whatever,
belonging to governments at war with the French
republic, or of emigrants; likewise those of priests,
monks, members of churches, or spiritual corpo
rations, having, emigrated from the conquered
provinces between the Rhine and the Sea; also all
goods whatever given in tiuft by members of
churches and corporations, are seized and confis
cated for the benefit of the French republic.
Art. 2. All such persons as are debtors, con
cealers or detainers of what is mentioned in the
above article, are to give inventories of the fame
to the magistrate of their circuits, within eight
days after the publication of the present.
All such as negleft to conform themselves to if,
are to pay a fine of double the value of the article
oi w hich they have not given in any account as
above stated.
'1 he fourth part of the fine, and likewise one
fourth of the value of the goods not- declared, of
the ium above cited, shall belong to the difeoverers
and informers.
Aft. 3. An agent-general shall be appointed for
all the United Provinces, who is to collect all the
above inventories, and dispose of the things men
tioned therein, according to the inftruttions he
shall receive from the representatives of the people.
The raagiftrates are to deliver to him all the de
clamations made to them.
Art. 4. It is forbidden to accept any notes or
bills of exchange, 01 to make any negociations for
or on account of governments at war with the
French republic, upon pain of connfcation of the
whole value of such objects.
The tranfgrefibrs of this shall be con fide red and
dealt with as enemies of the French republic.
Art. c. It is forbidden to all civil and military
agents of the French republic, to seize upon any
tteaiure belonging to towns, communes, or to the
government oi the United Netherlands, upon path
Li arrest.