(Vol. 8.) .
Saturday, November 1 6 1703
(A4!ioa)
PARIS, Auguftzo.
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Sunday, Auguft 18;;
I - : 'I :
BAPRGRE gave ncvs irom Lyons.
The firit batt'ewas fought on the i8th,
ai the village of Calvire. 'I nc troops of the
xepnb'sic took potTciIion of that port. On
the 10th, Gciicr.il K.llcrman fent a procla
mation to tlie inhabitants nf Lyons, inviting
thwin to ihj'ire their r. ami to unite
iluti.iielvcs, with ihe patriots, by taking their
oath; the anfwer was at cannonade. The
fol owing days, till the 15th, were fpent in
ring only mufquetry. The patriots of Ly
ons have come out, and are now? fighting a
gainil the town. It is known the place con
tains a number of ftrangers, emigrants,
2nd refractory prices ; nevcrthelef3, the
fcaftof the 10th if Auguft was kept there,
andthecmblems of the republic are yet to be
fcer. but 100 guns are mounted, 30,000
men are under arms, and batteries are c
rectcd 01 the fide of the river Saon.
IxtUr from t U Camp $ $ch;t Imbert, near
j Saarbruck, ugvi 13
J V-hvejuft: n obliged to abandon
the pull of Lim'iach d Nukirihcn. 'ihe
enemy -tucked us w:t?i uperior.Torces : Wc
ca.nor lain ckr.tly j:rai:c the lit 'batta'ion
of thcih reg:mfnr, whirh, iho abandoned
by rcax one oi " its chiefs), ralied'by the
vo ceofLonb rt )ih'y ticfended.themfclves
vitr htjivei V, and tfFtifted their retreat with
tiu; rr !?r, th it they gave time to our
troops w.o otcupiedLimoachto carry ofF
their baraizc, and retire to rr.Mmbcrr. I
cannot eilim-ite cur lof: as yet : Ion y know
X c bat:! ca cf Haute-Saon is come m with
cu: cann-n, and has fullered much." . j
Copy 'jJ a Utter from Lieut. Gen. Dubctiquet,
i i tne Commander in thief 's the array of the
I Pzrc Aug. 7, 1793- - ' r
j- ' I hade to inform you, that the diipoli
xbn of attack which i had made, .and of
which I Lad the honor to "inform you ycfter
dy, .has been crowned with complete fac
cVft. In every place that we could come up
with the enemy, they were obliged to give
wiy to the extraordinary, eal and
course of the troops of the republic, and
the activity and intelligence of the officers
yiio commanded them. My real intention
was to diive the Spaniards out of the Al
Iu!es, and to difarm its inhabitants, whom
refraclory palells had infpired with their
fanrticifin, and cauled them to commit
cruelties on our fellow citizens in the ncigh
b'ouihjoJ. To this end I gave orders to
Br -dier-Gen ral Ha'in to march with the
gfv'udieis and chafieursbf the detachments
of the t:iiTerent battalions of volunteers.
'i hf reprelcntative Ferrand wifhal to march
I'lmfclf, to contribute by his prefence - to
wards animating the courage and patience of
ttiz foldicrs in an cntciprize .f fuch impor-
I IhavejuH learnt that complete fuc
cfs attended us ; that the potts and in
trenchmcnts of the enemy were forced,
the camps cither deftroyed or burnt, and
that our troop -penetrated into the Aldudes,
and tosfc 70 prifoners, amongft whom is a
pried who is known. The Spaniards loft a
number of foldiers, whilft wc have not to:
regret the!lofs of any, having only a drum-
mcr flighjly wouBded. . - '
j Toinfure a certainty of theTucccfs of
this attack, I gzc orders to a ftrong detach
ment to march and (hew themfcL er from the
Leithts of Ifpeony, from whence they fired,
o A the. Spaniards. I ordered another co
Jumn to advance to Lufaide, by the route of
Armegnv, to make a diverfion, and dnye
the enemy from the heights of the mountam
keforc that village Cant. Lambert, of.the
i ' ; - f
chaflcurs of the 3d battalion of Bas-Pyrenees
who commanded the out-pbfts of the camp
of CruchemundiV deftined for this expediti
on, made fuch movements as reflect I the
higheft credit on him; Hc attacked, the!e
nemy vith fuch vigour that he forced them
to abandon a ftrong redouot which they oc
cupied, and took 12 privates and the Captain,
who commanded the poll. Driven from
their firft intrenchmenr, they rallied beljind,
a fecond, erected at the difhnde of a quarter
of 2 mile from the other ;v6ut he purfued
them and obliged them to ;abandon it im
mediately. Our lofsis a Lieutenant and 10
men killed ' We took a quantity of ftieep
and oxen, feveral mufquets,. a hprfe belong
ing to the cemmanciin officer, and other
triffling effecls. . . , " .! j."
" During this time I defpatched a column,
under command of General Dupart, to
penetrate to Jolie, in order to draw the at
tention of the enemy from thr parts I attatk.
ed. Thii -column,, marfhed the who
night, and underwent great fatigue, having
many dilficalt places to pafs through. lu
their route they took 8 prifoners, killed
three men, and wounded one.' I lxave
marched againft the' caftlcjof Fignon arid
Allkobifear, in order to make a diverfiori ;
but the tnemy remain in their intrenchmeiitg
without any movement to counteract us.
By our different movemenis I have gained a
knowledge of the countryi jand can prevent
the enemy from fuccouring their polts when
we lhall jgain attack them, t ' j 1!
(Signed) i DUBOUQUET.";
. August 76. - r. j i
Barrere, in the name of the Committee of
Public Safety, T faid Citiiens, you have
charged your committee to give you a mo4d
of executing the decree, which orders every
Prich citizen to be rfaHyfo- comar. 1 I;
: The.committf e propofesj as the firft mea
fiire which appears the moit proper to re
gulate the general movement of the troops,
tnat there be punted out 17 central places,
toaflemble the citizens of the diflerent de-.
partmcnf , from when.ee they can fally.
forth, in good order, to places, threatened
by the enemy. . ' j ' . j ' .
The cotpmittre hr.s alfo thought' proper, .
that you mould require the mduitiy antart
of the men, and everi ca-i u; oii that (ex
who owe lo much to the revolution, fincc
they o Ve their liberty to the divorce (the
women), that portion lo intere-fting to fo-'
ciety. 1 ram this day to the 10 Ji of Sep
tember next, every thing liiun be roufed,
and not!. ing left un turned. I. .';he art, co jr
age,; and even fentimems ofjth people muft
unit'e in the de ence cf the; republic- tjius ,
combined, we fhali renaer ourlelves nume
rous.
j o-morrow the committee will lay before
you the meafures ! neceilary lor tnis great
plan ; fuch as an addrefs to the citizensof
the republic, difpatch :of commiffioners
c. ..-..
Citizens, the recruiting ot 61,000 men,,
ordered by the Conftituent Aflembly of 1791,
faved France in 1792. Jt was with theihdlp
o thefc brave men that we ; cUabhihed, the
foundation of the republic. ; I o day there
muft be a general exertion to .continue its
fupport it is enough to fay that it fhalj take
lace and your enemies are annihilated
A letter communicated by the adminis
trators of Liepc, come to .Paris, td the
municipality of Paris, dated Saumur, Au-
srmy of Niort, and 2eooo' rebels are mitlc.
prifoners. .'""'' . j
C A M B R A Y, jtugufl 17:
Our magiur'tes nave uu oay umwcu -u
the ci-devant nobles, ecclefiiftics, and other
prions belonging to inmcF,.vyu
to quit town, which is nqw blockaded by
our enemies. 'AM the villages found Cam-
bray have been laid waLle by the j ti emy j
the .crops, cattle, waggons, &c. all have
fallen into their hands., T hey have extend
ed their cruelty fo far as to (trip both 1 the
men and women of their fliirts and clothes,
T 6 U R -jSugufi 18.
"We learn from Niort, that the new niode
of war, decreed by the Cotivention, has be
gan to take place ; .ahead v fix leagues . of
ground, occupied by the, fanatic irihabitants
of LasYcndee, rare cleared, and the, fire has
deftrojf ed the obftaclcs wliich were thrown
in our way.
L O.-J'Nr D O N, Auguft 26.
Wc have had fome flying reports, for
thefe few days paft, refpedting the intention
of the confederate poweis of ll.ortly making
fome propo alt, of a pacific nature, to tus
T?..r . .'1 . ? 1 ".'
H-iUUJ, AUUj Ii, 13 lalUj Lil-JL III . y UlC 1UUJ1U- i
ed on luch liberal and 'cqvi-a;le g-oundi
as to , make thcin an object well wonfiy.
the attention, not only oi all- thefc p wcr
concerned in the preientAfar aga.ntt France,
but equally advantygeous to 1 e iriiiabi ants
ot that- long-diiiradled ccuutry. whether
thefe repc its are to be re icd upon, w e are
at prefent not able to determine ; bur many ;
people think - there are ilrong reafons to
conclude, that the Duke of York will fhortlyf
march an arir.y, in order 10 invclt 4Dunkirki
and if fuccefsiul in taking that place; they;
imagine that the intention of our government -is
not to interfere with -the internal difpute
that arc at prefent exitling in almoft every,
part of trance, ; but merely to attend to the
future iafety of our allies, the Dutch, to
protect whom thty firft c:itercHinto the war.
This fup'pofed condudt, on our part,, is laid '
to have operated as a xeafo.i for theLei;ic"ercnt
powers declining to proceed any riLer in,
the cchqueli of that1 kingdom, and that
therefore term are to Je propoL-d which
lean f o m u ch i n favc ur of the re p u 1. 1 i can
cat:fe,.a&, it is thought, will induce thefc
language of rcfon arid' common fenfe.
Wc give thefe reports 2s wc received them,
without paying them that . a tcntion fome
perlons trmik they delerve; ana mreeu wneil
wc find that orders (amon' rthtfs cf 3:
firaiar tendency) were lent on a:u;da. la ft
to Lord Newark, v ho cmmans the rei-;
mentofthe, bufrs, .now ftationed.. "at' that:;
town, to get his if cops in reaninefs for fo-i
reign iervicc, xv c cannot be. en to t unKr
that a pacification j between the conb.ned
powers and the prefent exi ting power in
France, is in the; leaft likely to take place. '
There vvere feveral reafons to induce; our 1
Generals to grant the garrifon of Valcncien-i
nes leave to" retire to France. On the onei
hand, they wiilied to unburthen therafciye!'
of the fubfiftence offo great a number of.
prifoners , I and, on the other, they feared; ?
the confccjuccccs of fending into ihe pro-
vinces fo many i people who delight and 1
pricie themfelves in fcattering their .' difor
ganizing dc6trines, and troubling the public 1
peace and good order. 1 Qar Generals alio 1
conudered, that the'eonibineef powers hnv-;
ing been obliged to draw from the interior
of their dominions the immenfe ? number of
troops, which arc now on the eve of pene-
trating into Fr-nce, it would be necefiary to -
fend back conuderable detachments, ior uic
mere purpofc of watching the numerous
prifoners made in the conquefts. For thefe
ieafons, they thought it prudent not ,10
butthen the Auftrian provinces with them.
It feems, however, that the Commiflioners,
Couchon and Jean de Brifc, ill be kept ?s
hoftages for the p omile made by the ga;i ifcq
not to ferve againt the allies during ths .
prefent var, , , i v