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Foreign News August 1, 1796

Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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A revolutionary plan outlines steps for a general insurrection in Paris to overthrow tyrants, including securing barriers, the river, artillery, and treasury; dissolving authorities; executing resisters; provisioning the city; and sparking uprisings in other French cities like Arras and Marseille.

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To put to the word above all, those who should repair thither.

To take possession of the barriers, and to suffer no person whatsoever to pass without the pass words.

To take possession of the Telegraph at the Louvre, and also that at Montmartre.

To make themselves masters of the River.

It is essential that we have Meudon and the artillery there, amounting to 48 pieces of eights and fours.

The 18 pieces which are in the garden of the Feuillans.

The National Treasury to make sure of some of the Administrators and those employed.

The communication between all the sections is important; of consequence the bridges are to be secured by the insurgents. Waggons are absolutely necessary to distribute provisions in abundance in all quarters. The tyrants thrown down, a thing of the highest importance, the entry of any body of troops into Paris is to be prevented. Our brothers the brave defenders of their country, will be invited by a proclamation, and by commissioners chosen from the body of the people, and from those brave men who shall contribute in the onset, to yield themselves individually and without any leader, in the midst of their friends. The cavalry, the hussars, and the dragoons, who shall range themselves under the banners of the people, may dispose of their horses, clothing, arms and equipments to their own use. The soldiers of the other corps shall have to their own use their clothing, arms and accoutrements, and shall moreover be indemnified in the same proportion with the cavalry, &c.

All and every of those brave fellows who shall have contributed to overthrow tyranny, shall be lodged and maintained among the citizens as in '89.

A peace will forthwith be made, worthy a great people who punish kings and tyrants. Small revolutionary armies will be immediately organized, who will have the care of provisioning the city of Paris; they will be composed of one third of troops of the line, and the other third from the troops in the city.

It is good to observe that as soon as the tyrants are thrown down by the conspirators, it will be necessary instantly to cause an insurrection of the people, which must be general; absolutely general;-- proper writings will be circulated to rouse the people; proper agents will be moreover employed to stir them up, to revenge themselves upon their enemies, who will be carefully marked out to them.

The insurrectional authority must pronounce in the name of the people, or rather the people themselves, shall pronounce the dissolution of every kind of authority whatsoever, both military and civil; of course every person who shall avow or pretend that he is clothed with any other authority than what the people shall grant, and who shall attempt to act in consequence thereof, shall be declared an enemy of the people, and shall be instantly put to death.

It is infinitely essential, it is even the most important point that some such acts should take place; the sword must be drawn, the scabbard must be thrown away. Reflections on the part of the people must be prevented, it is necessary that they should forthwith do some acts which will prevent their retracting.

If some royalists, should make any resistance, a column armed with burning torches are to repair instantly to the place where they are assembled -let them be summoned to surrender their arms, or in an instant let flames avenge the liberty and sovereignty of the people.

All strangers, of whatsoever nation they may be, are to surrender themselves to a provisional arrest at the chief place in their respective sections under pain of being instantly put to death wherever found.

All individuals who shall be armed against the people are equally to be instantly put to death.

Their spoils are to belong to their conquerors.

The people shall be immediately and even during the insurrection placed in healthy and comfortable habitations, too long have they been delayed by fallacious promises. This operation will be organized by commissioners chosen from their bosom, and in whom they can confide.

It is necessary on the first moment of victory to dispatch the safe and intelligent men to the different posts of France, which are the most important, and which have most within them the seeds of insurrection, such as Arras, Bethune, Saint Omer, Valenciennes, Toulon, Marseilles, Avignon, Toulouse, Grenoble, Valence, Dijon, Autun, Chalons upon the Marne, Montpellier, &c. &c. It is necessary to put the people in those places in a state of insurrection and to repeat nearly the same scenes.

It is necessary to arrest Belnoc. Bru its Magney, Army of the west. Adj. Gen. Muller, To arrest Hoeke. To arm the invalids.

The armourers and sword cutters are to deliver up all the arms which they have with them, of every kind. They shall be paid for them after the insurrection, upon their own Statement. The same with respect to the manufacturers of powder and ball.

The bakers of all the sections will be summoned to remain at home, and manufacture their flour into bread. Those who shall violate this order shall be instantly hung upon the lamp post next their dwelling house. They shall also be paid upon their own statement.

Every citizen whoever he may be (and this is of the high importance) shall be summoned to carry to the baker next to his dwelling house, all the provisions in meal of every kind. which he has. Also, at the same time to make a statement of the provisions of corn, rice and vegetables which he has at home. It shall be paid from the profits of the ba- T io sb do cot conform to this order, hall c intam, eur io d ath when convicted of it on he vaiy denicdiary viirs which will be intituted erton as foon as pohi ole. The merc hants are ubjefted to the a- ighily politie to promise and s that all wnd every ot the de- lro have olifted to over- te at liberty to return home;

What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt Political

What keywords are associated?

Paris Insurrection Revolutionary Plan Overthrow Tyranny Dissolve Authorities Execute Enemies Provoke Uprisings

What entities or persons were involved?

Belnoc Bru Its Magney Adj. Gen. Muller Hoeke

Where did it happen?

Paris

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Paris

Key Persons

Belnoc Bru Its Magney Adj. Gen. Muller Hoeke

Outcome

enemies of the people, royalists, armed individuals, and violators to be instantly put to death; spoils to conquerors; revolutionaries to be lodged and maintained; peace to be made; insurrections in other cities.

Event Details

The document details a comprehensive plan for a general insurrection in Paris to overthrow tyranny: secure barriers, telegraphs, river, Meudon artillery (48 pieces), Feuillans guns (18 pieces), national treasury, bridges; prevent troop entry; invite soldiers to join with incentives; dissolve all authorities and execute claimants; burn resistant royalists; arrest strangers; provision and house the people; dispatch agents to incite uprisings in cities like Arras, Marseille; arrest specific individuals; arm invalids and seize arms from makers; compel bakers and citizens to provide food under penalty of death.

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