Gazette Of The United States

FRANCE.

(Late intelligence from Paris.)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY,

SEPTEMBER 4.—Morning.

The assembly charged the community of Paris to protect the Abbe Sicard, instructor of deaf and dumb, who was arrested without any proper reason.

An address from Marseilles was presented, stating that the place of sitting of the department of Aix was transferred to Marseilles, as they had been informed the enemies of liberty were plotting to make a general massacre of the patriots of that place.

M. Dalbon, commandant of St. Ménéhould, wrote, complaining that 10,000 men had been sent to him without arms—"We do not want courage," said he, "but arms,"—Referred to the executive power.

M. Chabot said, that as reports had been spread that the National Assembly meant to re-establish Louis XVI. on the throne of France, or to place on it the Duke of York or the Duke of Brunswick, and that as these reports were propagated with a view to make the National Assembly unpopular, it was necessary to contradict them in a public manner, "Let us swear," said he, "that we abhor the doctrine ascribed to us, and let us declare, that we have suffered so much already from the vices of Kings, and from Royalty, that we hold them in detestation."

The whole Assembly then rose, and took the oath proposed by M. Chabot.

M. Dubayt: "Let us swear that no foreigner shall ever give laws to France."

M. Lariviere: "Let us swear that no King, no Monarch shall ever be a stain upon our liberty."

The Assembly again rose, and with their hands raised up, took both the proposed oaths.

M. Chabot communicated to the Assembly a letter which he had received from his colleague M. Merlin, one of the Commissioners employed for enrolling citizens. "My friend," said M. Merlin, "armed men spring up from the earth—Our country is saved—I embrace you."

The Commissioners sent to the army of the South, wrote that every thing there was in the best possible state.

EVENING. The administrators of the district of Bar-le-Duc wrote to the Assembly, confirming the news of the capture of Verdun. The enemy, they said, were advancing towards Montmedy. They added, that a detachment of Prussian Hussars having entered St. Mihiel, carried away the public treasure, and had made fruitless attempts to discover M. Sauce, who arrested the King at Varennes on the 20th of June, 1791.

M. Lacroix moved, that the Extraordinary Commission should concert measures with the Executive Provisional Council, for making known to the Legislative body the state of the magazines and arsenals, and for giving such details respecting the plan of the campaign, as might be revealed without detriment to the public.—Decreed.

A courier from general Dumouriez, who had brought dispatches to the minister of war, appeared at the bar, and informed the Assembly, that the general had posted himself in some defiles, where he would have great advantage over the enemy. He related, that a woman had destroyed 40 Hussars, by giving them wine, in which she had infused poison.