Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

Translated for the Argus.

Extract from a Nantes Paper of April 29

NANTES, 8 Floreal (April 27-)

Yesterday some of the chiefs of the Chouans brought to town themselves, six pretended Chouans, highway robbers and assassins. Among them was a girl, who they say is of Ancent, and who was disguised in men's cloaths—They say that among the other five one is of Nantes— It is evident then, that the Chouans are decided to keep their promise, and to purge the country of those brigands, who permit themselves, robbery, pillage, and even assassination, under the name of Chouans.

It is certain, that this is a fact, that the Minister Piorre, informed of the approaching peace, that the French government was upon the point of concluding with the Chouans, and the Vendeans, calculated to hinder it, and seeing his happiness, and that of his country promoted but in the effusion of blood, he has sent his emissaries to effect this glorious end. Of five, which were vomited upon our coasts, one only arrived at the Assembly of the Chouans. He employed the most flattering promises to engage them not to make peace; he jingled his gold, more he said was coming, and that England would aid them with all her power. No, replied the chiefs of the Chouans, the destruction of France is your favorite project, you want to destroy us by means of one another—you have always deceived us, you shall be deceived in your turn, carry back your gold, and your counsels, and execute without us, and against us, if you can, what you would wish to effect by our means.