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It may be agreeable, in the mean time, to many Proprietors, to know, that by the most exact arithmetical calculations, the FORCED LOAN will not, in the firft inftance, abforb more than 13-20ths of their capital; and that, if it should be found neceflary afterwards to make fome trifling addition, by way of voluntary Loan, it can never exceed 16-20ths of their whole property. This interefting Publication is to be found at Citizen Eaton's.

CHEAP ORDINARY.

CITIZEN WELTJIE, ci-devant Purveyor at

CARLTON HOUSE, now Barrere-Place, and who is juft arrived from Paris, informs all Republican Citizens that he has just taken and fitted up in the Sans Culotte ftyle, that large Houfe, formerly called WHITE'S, in HORNE TOOKE Street, ci-devant ST. JAMES'S Street, where there will be an Ordinary every day on the cheapest scale, from 12 at Noon until 11 at Night. Soup Maigre, Frogs fricaffé, Garlic Broth, and other Carmagnol Soups at all hours. Shins of Beef and Ox Cheeks baked at 1 o'Clock, with Leek and Parfley Pies, in the Cornish ftyle. Buttock of Beef boiled, à la mode de Paris, and roaft Mutton at 2 o'Clock, with hard Dumplings and Peafe Pudding. Excellent fmall French Wines, which are much wholesomer than heavy Porter. The Bread is made with leaven, in order to give it a fine French acidity.

THE

To PARENTS and GUARDIANS.

HE Female Citizen HONORA GOODWILL informs the Public, that fhe has taken a house in a healthy fituation, near Hounflow, which fhe has fitted up for the reception of a few young Ladies, and educating them in the trueft principles of pure Republicanism. Parents who choose to trust their children to her care, may be perfuaded great attention will be paid to prevent their minds from being tinctured with any foolish religious fuperftition: Nature's laws alone will be their

guide, and Reason and Philosophy the fole object of their daily worship. Such being the outlines of the plan, fhe hopes the may promife that the young perfons entrusted to her care, will in a very short time acquire that Republican energy, fo preferable to the filly timidity, which was one of the female characteristics during the reign of despotism.

BRITISH NATIONAL CONVENTION.

SITTING OF THE 9th OF JUNE.

PRESIDENT CITIZEN TELWELL. Prefident" It is my duty, Citizen Legislators, to lay before you fome letters of importance, which I have received this day; you will there fee to what a height the public fpirit has arrived, and the astonishing progrefs which our regeneration has made in every part of Great Britain."

The Secretary then read:

"CITIZEN PRESIDENT,

Nottingham, June 8. "I am this moment arrived from a patriotic expedition, the fuccefs of which has filled the minds of all the friends of the people with joy and exultation.

"Too long has the foil of Nottinghamshire groaned under the oppreffive weight of four immenfe edifices, and its humble inhabitants been infulted by their difgufting magnificence. Welbeck, Thoresby, Clumber, and Workfop, could no longer be permitted to exift in the land of equality. A band of chofen Sans Culottes proceeded from Nottingham, and, with an energy worthy of the confidence placed in them, paffed the plane of the revolution over these oftentatious and useless manfions. The flames did the rest.

"I fend to the Convention, as a patriotic gift, all the plate of the ci-devant proprietors, that could be preferved in the general coufufion. “ D*NN*N, Mayor of Nottingham.” D3

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LIST OF PLATE:

Three filver spoons, two foup ditto, and one fhoebuckle.

The reading of this letter was frequently interrupted by applaufes from the galleries; and the Affembly ordered honourable mention to be made of it in the

minutes.

Read the following letter from Sheffield, dated June 9.

Liberty! Equality! Sans-culotifm for ever!

"Citizen Prefident,

"Treafon furrounds us, and terror must be the order of the day. In pursuance of the order of the Secret Committee, we have let loose the inftruments of national vengeance, and they are now executing their high commiffion throughout this neighbourhood. Nineteen proud dwellings, and forty-two farm houfes have already been deftroyed by the flames of patriotifm, and one hundred and fixteen fathers of families have received the juft punishment of their atrocious crimes. We fhould have carried ftill further the glory and terror of the national arms, if the approach of an infolent and defperate individual had not caused us a fudden alarm. The ci-devant Earl of WINCHELSEA has marched from Rutlandfhire, at the head of a confiderable number of banditti, known formerly by the name of yeomen. Thefe dangerous men, animated by their fanatical attachment to property, act in concert with the Royalists in Devonshire, and create a great alarm in the minds of our Republican troops. If we do not receive confiderable reinforcements, we shall be obliged to evacuate Sheffield, which place, by the bye, fwarms with fufpicious perfons. (Signed)

"YORKE,

"General of the Armed Citizens of Sheffield." Citizen Gamage." I have not been able to attend to the reading of this letter before you, without fhuddering. How long is it, Citizens, fince I firft warned you of the danger attending your criminal moderation.

You

You affect to fay you are defirous of fhewing fome respect to virtuous principles, but are you ftill to learn, that what was virtue under the yoke of defpotism, becomes vice under the reign of Equality.-Beware of these men who were formerly the object of public esteem; if you lend an ear to their speeches, their hypocrify will foon triumph over your civifm. They talk of refpect for property; obedience to the laws, and the duties of religion, merely to stop the progrefs of reason, and fufpend in its course the torrent of the Revolution. What miferies has not your,moderation already heaped upon the patriots! Awake from your lethargy, Citizens, and decree, for once and all, as a principle, that the establishment of the Revolution is incompatible with the respect for property; that it is not by an abfurd obedience to the laws, that you can fucceed in fapping their foundations; and that the deftruction of all fuperftition is not to be effected by a fcrupulous obfervance of the duties of religion.-(Reiterated applauses.) I propose that ten thousand men fhall be chofen from the French auxiliary Sans Culottes, and be immediately fent to garrifon the town of Sheffield."

Citizen Martin." I participate heartily in the admiration of the fpeech of brother Gamage; but by what fatality does it always happen, that the best patriot can never join the boldness of conception to the vigour of execution? Who could fuppofe, that the animated speech of brother Gamage would have ended in the feeble propofition of fending a garrifon to Sheffield? I fhall therefore endeavour to fupply his want of energy, and propofe, as a decree of urgency, that all perfons known before the Revolution, under the denomination of country gentlemen, yeomen, or housekeepers, be put in a state of arreftation."-(The hall refounded with applaufes.) "Equality for ever; housekeepers to the guillotine, huzza!"

The Prefident rings his bell violently the bell breaks-another bell brought by one of the Secretaries-rings-rings. The Prefident puts on his hat.

Citizen

Citizen Mendoza holds up his fift in a threatening pofture. The President knocks down Citizen Mendoza. (A calm enfues.)

The Affembly decree unanimoufly, and by acclamation," that all perfons of the denomination of country gentlemen and yeomen, are in a state of arrestation.”. Adjourned.

THE NEW TIMES.

BRITISH NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Bufinefs in the Houfe

TO-MORROW.

Debate upon the Maximum of Provifions.

MONDAY.

A new System for the more regular Operation of the Holy Guillotine.

LONDON.

*The PROCEEDINGS of the REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL are obliged to be omitted for want of room. Thirty two perfons were yesterday convicted of a confpiracy against the Republic, and are to be guillotined this evening.

This day, June 10, at twelve o'clock, the Rev. Citizen Joys, Minifter of the NATIONAL CHURCH, will celebrate in the Temple of Reafon (ci-devant ST. PAUL'S CHURCH) a feftival, for the happy deftruction of the Parliament.

On Sunday laft, in confequence of orders from the Committee of Public Safety, the MAYOR, at the head of a body of armed Citizens, repaired to Hyde Park, where he feized on all the horfes, and declared them to be in a state of requifition, for the ufe of the Republic. The grooms were conducted to the Town-house, and from thence immediately fent, under a ftrong escort, to join the Southern Army as volunteers.

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