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Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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On August 29, the Committee of Public Safety ordered the general of the Army of the West and Nantes commandants to arrest instigators of recent massacres in Nantes. Victims outnumbered soldiers, involving citizens from the Marat company and Carrier's agents; triggered by a young man's pistol in a scuffle.
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The committee of public safety, by an arret dated August 29, enjoins the general of the army of the west, and the commandants of Nantes, to cause to be apprehended and delivered to the tribunal of the second arrondissement* of the army of the west, the instigators, authors and perpetrators of the detestable events which have taken place at Nantes.+ Official knowledge of this business has reached the committee, by which it appears that of the number of victims doomed to massacre on this occasion, more were by citizens of Nantes than soldiers. These citizens are the same which not long ago formed the company of Marat, all agents of Carrier, all regretting his horrible tyranny. These monsters had endeavoured to persuade the volunteers that the laws authorized this excess. This information also states that the signal of murder was given by a young man of Nantes, who suffered himself to discharge a pistol in a simple scuffle which did not seem to promise bloodshed.
* Arrondissement.
+ Nantes.
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Nantes
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August 29
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number of victims doomed to massacre, more by citizens of nantes than soldiers; apprehension and delivery to tribunal ordered.
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The committee of public safety issued an arret on August 29 enjoining the general of the army of the west and commandants of Nantes to apprehend instigators, authors, and perpetrators of detestable events at Nantes for delivery to the tribunal of the second arrondissement of the army of the west. Official reports indicate more victims massacred by Nantes citizens than soldiers; these citizens formed the company of Marat, were agents of Carrier regretting his tyranny, and persuaded volunteers that laws authorized the excess. The murder signal was given by a young man of Nantes discharging a pistol in a simple scuffle.