When was it published?

July 18, 1795 in The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser

Foreign News July 18, 1795

The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser

Q: What keywords are associated?

French Convention, Ferrand Killed, National Guards, Sedition, Arrests, Decrees Annulled

Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia

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What is this article about?

On July 10, in Paris, Convention member Ferrand was killed for opposing mob demands; another wounded. Convention yielded but National Guards intervened, arresting 30 including 14 members, restoring order and annulling forced decrees.

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July 10. By the Courier Francois of this morning, it appears, that Ferrand, one of the members of the Convention, having opposed the extraordinary demand of the people in the Hall, was instantly killed, his head placed on a pike, and planted before the President: another member who followed his example, was wounded by a pistol: the Convention being obliged to submit to force, decreed all the articles of the petition—but the National Guards having assembled, put the seditions to flight—arrested thirty of the principal chiefs, among them fourteen members of the Convention, who are to be tried on the spot (sur le champ).—Tranquility was restored—and the Convention had annulled all the decrees which had been extorted.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political Rebellion Or Revolt

What keywords are associated?

French Convention Ferrand Killed National Guards Sedition Arrests Decrees Annulled

What entities or persons were involved?

Ferrand

Where did it happen?

Paris

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Paris

Event Date

July 10

Key Persons

Ferrand

Outcome

ferrand killed; another member wounded; thirty principal chiefs arrested, including fourteen members of the convention to be tried; tranquility restored; extorted decrees annulled

Event Details

Ferrand, a member of the Convention, opposed the people's demands in the Hall and was killed, his head on a pike before the President. Another member was wounded. The Convention submitted and decreed the petition's articles, but National Guards assembled, routed the seditionists, arrested thirty chiefs including fourteen Convention members for trial, restored tranquility, and annulled the decrees.