Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

The Elector Palatine towards the end of last month, published an edict, ordering all the magistrates and justices of peace, not to suffer any French emigrant of whatever description and rank, to enter his dominions; to cause all the post coaches to be carefully searched, and in case they should contain any such emigrant, to re-conduct him to the frontiers, and enjoin them never to pass them again. It further enjoins them to stop all travellers on foot and on horseback, who bear the appearance of French emigrants, and in the same manner to send them back to the frontiers, &c. &c.

This edict is no doubt the severest of all the harsh measures pursued against the French emigrants, Those, who might be tempted to escape its severity should know, that the Prince, under whose authority it has been published, is the same who in 1792 granted a free passage to the Revolutionary army, under Custine, through his dominions, when marching to the siege of Mentz, and in 1793, refused the same passage to the corps of General Wurmser; intended to cut off the retreat of the French revolutionists, when they were obliged to abandon the environs of Mentz, and to retreat into France.