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June 2.1 HE Prefident announced to the National Affembly the flight of the King, Queen, and Royal Family, from their Palace of the Thuilleries at Paris, which occafioned a momentary confternation.

The King left a proclamation behind him, in which he apologizes for his conduct, and folemnly revokes all the acts to which he had fet his name while in confinement, being advised fo to do by General Bouillé, who, it fince appears, was the principal contriver of his retreat.

Same day.] M. de la Fayette, on the first intelligence he received of the efcape, having difpatched an Aid de Camp in pursuit of the King, that officer appeared before the Affembly, and complained of being stopped and ill-treated by the populace. Two Members were therefore commiffioned to accompany him without the city gates.

Orders were then given, that an embargo be laid in all the fea-ports; and it was moved, that an order thould be iffued for all Citizens to arm, and hold themfelves in readinefs to preferve the peace; that all official feals fhould be fequeftered, to prevent frauds; and that all Public Minifters fhould be called before the Affembly, to give an account of their conduct.

M. Montmorin apprized the Affembly, that he was a prifoner in his own house.

M. Duport acquainted the Affembly, that he had that morning received the King's exprefs orders not to make ufe of the feals without his Majesty's permiffion.

In confequence of this communication, the Affembly decreed, that fuch laws as are already paffed, but cannot be fanctioned by the King because of his abfence, do ftill retain his name; and that the Chief Minifter of Justice be empowered to affix the feals to fuch other Decrees as neceffity requires.

In the mean time it was ordered, that the doors of the Royal Apartments in the Thuilleries be fecured.

M. Montmorin, being releafed, appeared at the bar, as did M. de la Porte. They made their report, and received their instructions with refpect to the business of their offices.

⚫ M. Gouvion, the principal officer on guard when the Royal Family effected their escape, confeffed before the Affembly, that he had been told in fecrecy of a defign formed for the Queen to make her escape; that he had thought it his duty to acquaint the Mayor with what he had heard; and that thereupon the guards had been doubled: fo that it was not poffible for him to conceive by what means their Majenies could accomplish their purpose.

GENT. MAG. Auguft, 1795.

It now was thought neceffary to concert measures by which the correfpondence with Foreign Powers might best be carried on without interruption; and a very long enquiry took place concerning the state of the Royal Treasury.

M. de la Porte, in whofe hands the King's Proclamation already mentioned was found depofited, again appeared at the bar, and was queftioned as to the manner of his receiving it. Being afked, he answered, that he received it from a fervant who acted as the King's valet, and who was fled.

M. de Rochefoucault appeared at the bar, and excufed himself from taking upon him the guard of the frontiers, because of his great age, being near feventy; but affured the Affembly that they might depend on his zeal and fidelity. His refignation was rejected.

A Deputation from the Department of Paris prefented themfelves at the bar; la menting the departure of the King, and expreffing their confidence in the Affembly not to defert them.

M. de Maubourg, obferving that the oath the Affembly had already taken was equally unfuitable to them and to the army, propofed a new one, that was generally approved. And it being paft ten o'clock, the Affembly adjourned for one hour, intending to continue their fittings during the night.

The Decrees paffed at this fitting were: 1. To ftop all perfons from going out of the kingdom.

2. That all Citizens hold themselves ready to preferve the public peace.

3. That the Minifters of War do iffue the neceffary orders for the defence of the fron

tiers.

4. That all the feals of office fhall be got together, and placed under the direction of Commiffioners.

5. That the Public Minifters do repair to their feveral offices, to ifue orders for the execution of the above Decrees. And,

6. Ihat the Minifters fhall be empowered to communicate with the Affembly upon all fitting occafions.

Wednesday 22.] Commiffioners were appointed to infpect the Royal wardrobe.They reported, that feveral jewels were miting fince 1784.

In order to preferve the friendfhip of Foreign Powers, Minifters were ordered to correfpond with Foreign Minifters and Ambaffadors in their feveral departments as ufual.

Decreed, that whoever fhould counterfeit the Great Seal thall be punithed with imprifonment for fifteen years.

A report was made, containing an oath te

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been taken of the Crown Jewels, and that every thing was found safe.

M. Thouro: reverted to the night of the 2:ft, when, he faid, a great crime was committed. Whether the King was carried off by violence, or mifled by perfidious fuggef tions, it is indifpenfably requifite that the crime should be characterifed, and the guilty delivered to the vengeance of the laws. He therefore moved, that the Affembly declare all thofe perfons traitors, who either advised, or were any wife concerned in, that tranfaction.

M. Robertpierre. Points of the utmost importance are prejudiced by the above propofitions. In the first instance, nothing is difcernible but a fevere difpofition against the advisers of the flight of the King. It is unbecoming to suppose that any criminal intentions have exifted against the person of the King. To foresee crimes where none exift, is to create them. It is the duty of all perfons whatever, holding any civil or military employment, to avail themselves each of his respective power to protect the return of the King, and to feize and arreft all thofe who shall dare, in any degree, to violate the refpect due to the Royal dignity.

A numerous Deputation of the National Guards was admitted; when M. de la Fayette, their Speaker, addressed the Prefident in terms the moft expreffive of fupporting the cause of Liberty and the new Conftitution.

The Prefident, in return, made the following reply: That all France was fenfible of their obligations to his virtue; and should our enemies forget that the people of France are free, they will be taught by you, that the power of freemen is as formidable as their valour.

The Parifian National Guards, to which were added great numbers of Volunteers, marched across the Hall, exclaiming, "We fwear we will live free, or die!"

An Address, or Proclamation, in the name of the National Affembly, was now ordered to be difperted throughout the kingdom, by way of anfwer to that already mentioned left behind him by the King.

"Are the people," fay they," to fear the confequences of a writing forced before his departure from a deluded King? It is difficult to conceive the blindness and ignorance that dictated this writing, which may be referved to be difcuffed hereafter. At prefent, your Reprefentatives are more usefully occupied."

June 24] The fitting was opened by the Report of the Commiffioners charged to examine the conduct of M. Montmorin with regard to the paffport already noticed that was produced by the King; fee p. 665.

The Minifter came to thank the Ailembly for the Decree paffed in his favour on that occafion, in which he was highly applauded for being found faithful to the Constitution.

A letter was then read from the Commiffioners fent to protect the King, dated Dormans, Jane 24. "The King lay the preceding night at Dormans; this night he will lie at Meux; and to-morrow will reach Paris."

M. Menon, in the name of the Military Committee, made a Report on the neceffity of augmenting the number of General Officers, &c; iee p. 665. On this occafion it was ordered, that a lift of the General Officers who have incurred difmiffal be laid before the Affembly, with the reasons for fuch difmittal.

M. Menon at the fame time ftated the Military Arrangements as they then ftood; fee p. 665.

A Deputation of the Municipality of Paris prefented to the Affembly the two Cittzens who stopped the King. See Drouet's detail, p. 665.

The Prefident congratulated these Citizens for the fervice they had done their country; and the Affembly adjoured.

June 25.] A difpatch from Verdun was read, ftating the arreft of four officers, who commanded detachments fent by force to protect the flight of the King. These were Meffieurs Choifeul, Dumas, Rami, and Florife. It was decreed, that they fhould remain prifoners till the Affembly should take this bufinefs into confideration.

The Aflembly then paffed the following Decrees:

1. That the King, on his return to the Thuilleries, fhall have provifionally a guard, subject to the direct order of the Commandant General, who fhall be refponfible.

2. In like manner a guard to the Prefumptive Heir, who befides fhall have a Governor, nominated and appointed by the National Affembly.

3. That all who accompanied the King's flight shall be arrested and examined; and that the King and Queen fhall be heard in their vindication.

4. That, till it be otherwife ordained, the Minifter of Justice fhall be authorifed, as he has already been, to affix the Seal of State to the acts of the Legislative Body.

5. That Minifters, and the Cornmiffioners of the King, are authorised to exercife, being refponfible, the functions of the Executive Power.

Half after feven. Great agitation in the Hall, on the report that the King was croffing the Thuilleries; and twenty minutes elapfed before the Affembly could refume their deliberations.

M. Lecoulteux announced, that the three Couriers who had attended the King in his flight were then on the King's carriage, furrounded by the populace, who threatened to hang them. Twenty Commiffioners went out, by order of the Affembly, to restore order. At fight of these the agitation ceased, and the National Guard fucceeded in making way

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STATE OF AFFAIRS ABROAD. Political fpeculators are not yet agreed as to the termination of the war between the Ruffians and Turks; nor are the advices we receive by the way of Vienna, of the almoft uninterrupted fucceffes of the former over the latter, always to be depended upon.That the advantage of the war has, upon the whole, been in favour of Ruffia, appears incontestably true; but it is equally true, that, at the beginning of the war, when the Turks ftood alone against the combined powers of Ruffia and Auftria, they defended themselves with an obftinacy that aftonished Europe and it does not appear that even now they are reduced to defpair.

"Minifterial notes," we are told, in the London Gazette, "have been delivered at St. Petersburg by Mr. Whitworth and Mr. Fawkener, and Count Geltze, on the part of his Majefty and of the King of Pruffia, and by Count Offerman, on the part of the Emprefs of Ruffia, relative to the terms of pacification between Rullia and the Porte.

"In thefe notes, the Minifters of his Majefty and the King of Pruthia agree, on the part of their refpective Sovereigns, that their Majefties will propofe to the Porte to conclude a peace with Ruffia on the terms of the ceflion of the district of Oczakow, from the Bog to the Dniefter; her Imperial Majefty engaging not to disturb the free navigation of the latter river, but to favour and protect it (to which condition the Porte is to be equally and reciprocally bound); and her Imperial Majefty being alfo to reitore to the Porte, at the conclufion of the peace, all other conquefts whatever. The Minifter of her Imperial Majesty agrees, on the part of his Sovereign, to make peace on thefe terms; and the Minifters of his Majelty and the King of Frutia agree, on the part of their refpective Sovereigns, that, if the Porte fhould decline to enter into negociation on this bafis, their Majesties will leave the termination of the war to the courfe of thofe events to which it may lead' That the above notes are of fuch import

ance as to enable Minifters to give affurances to our merchants, that they may now carry on their trade with fafety, appears by the notice that has been authentically delivered to them; but that they no way tend to terminate the war between the Turks and Ruffans appears from this, that both parties are left at full liberty, without any foreign interference, to carry on the war till the refources of one or both fhall be fo far exhaufted as to render a ceffation of hoftilities abfolutely neceffary.

The Empress of Ruffia has openly declared her terms, from which it does not ap pear that she will eafily recede. And while the Turks have a foot of land in Europe, they will not furrender their most fertile provinces, without which they cannot exist.

The objects to which men's eyes are now directed are chiefly the Revolution in Poland, and the fate of the French King. The first feems to have obtained the fuffrage of the neighbouring States, while that of the fecond feems yet in fufpence. The unconcern of the National Affembly about ftrengthening the frontiers affords fome rea fon to conclude that the King will accept of the Crown on the terms tha. will be granted him; while the wishes of the friends of the former Government ftrongly militate against a compromife. A few days will probably determine this grand question.

EAST INDIES.

The latest news from the Eaft Indies was brought by the Earl of Abergavenny, lately arrived from China, but lait from St. Helena, where the left the Worcester from Bombay. This laft fhip had letters on board from Anjengo, on the coat of Malabar, fo late as the 29th of March, which affure, that General Abercrombie had fuccessfully effected his march up the Ghants, and was within fifty miles of Seringapatam, the capital of the tyrant Tippoo; that Colonel Hartley had marched ftill nearer, and was ravaging the country; that Earl Cornwallis by fome brilliant mancavres had deceived the enemy, and afcended the Ghauts, without fuftaining any lofs, and was clofe to Bangalore, where it was expected he would be joined by General Abercrombie; that the Pahua, with large renforcements, had joined the Mahratta forces, and a detachment of Gooo cavalry was fent to the altance of Earl Cornwallis; that the important fort of Darwar had at length furrendered to the combined forces of the English and Mahrattas; fo that there was not now any fort of confequence between Darwar and Seringapatam, near which the cavalry of the latter had even penetrated; that Tippoo, in defpair, had quitted Bangalore to its fate, and, trembling for the fate of his capital, had not fcrupled to make the most humiliating overtures to Earl Cornwallis; which, however, were rejected with the contempt