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jewels, to bribe the Divan ; and with en- 
gineers and taétitians, to inftruct and di- 
rect its armies. 
‘The annihilation of Poland has not 
omly defiroyed the balance of power, but 
actually endangered the political exiftence 
ef the Turks as an European nation. In 
addition to this, itis the intereft of France 
that there fhould be a counterpoife in 
that quarter to the three great pattition- 
ing powers. 
ds Poland, then,to be entirely blotted 
eut from the map of free ftates, and lofe 
even its name? Or fhall we behold that 
republic which, under John Scobiefki, fuf- 
tained Europe during the eruption of 
a horde of fanatic Muffulmans, arifing, 
pheenix-like, from its afhes, more vigo- 
rous than before? 
CERUTTI 
Was aman of letters, amiable in his man- 
ners, gentie in his deportment, and poi- 
feffed of the happy taculty of adapting 
his talents to the capacities of the mul- 
titude. This cireumftance rendered him 
peculiarly proper tofuperintend a popular 
werk. and we accordingiy find him un- 
commonly fuccefstulin a paper called La 
Feuille Vitlageafe, which he contrived to 
render foute-a-fous. This publication ap- 
peared every Thurfday, and had an ex- 
tenfive circulation throughout all France, 
and more efpecially the fouthern depart- 
ments. In Lyons, which abounds with 
manufacturers, it was much read, and the 
Revolution is not alittle indebted for its 
popularity, to the labours of this enlight- 
ened citizen, who died with an unftained 
-feputation, while in the height of his 
glory. . 
On the demife of Cerutti, the Fez//e 
Fillageoife was configned tothe care of 
Grouvelle and Guinquené, both of them 
men of talents. 
As this paper is now before me, I fhall 
exhibit an idea of the manner m which 
it was carried on, under their manage- 
ment, from No. 34, Thurfday, 23d May, 
£793: 
€€ SPECIMEN CF A COUNTER-REVOLUTION. 
° (© A HINT YO REPUBLICANS. 
“ rith Fanuary, 1382. 
‘© The inhabitants of Paris rofe on the 
aft of March, 1382, in confequence of the 
taxes; this the third revolt during the 
reign of Charles VI on the fame fubjeét.”’ 
‘© Charles, who had carefully diffem- 
Dled his defire of vengeance, arrived, on 
the roth of January, 13382, at St Denis, 
where he offered up thanks to God, on 
Original Anecdotes—Aub. du Bayct. .. Cernttis 
- FAug. 
account of his victory over the Flemings, 
at Rofbecq; 25,000 of whom had been 
left on the fiekd of battle.’ 
«< The Provoft of the merchants, and 
fomé others of the chief burgeffes, were 
imprudent enough to repair thither to 
falute the victorious king, and to re- 
queft him to enter Avs capital. “The mo- 
narch accepted the invitation, and om the 
next day, marching in at the head of his 
troops, he overturned the barriers, cut 
down the'gates,tock pofleffion of the prin- 
cipal parts of the city, and inftantly feiz- 
ed and imprifoned 300 of the moft re- 
fpectable inhabitants. ; 
‘A voidimith and a draper were both 
hanged; Nicolas Flamel, another infur- 
gent, was beheaded; and John Defmarais, 
a reipectable magiftrate, fhared the fame 
fate. On this, feveral of thofe whowere 
confined, kilied themfelves, to avoida pub- 
lic execution, and moft of thofe who neg- 
lected to do fo, either were privately put 
to death inthe priions, or thrown into 
the river during the nights 
«¢ This tragedy being ended, the peo- 
ple were affembled in the court before the 
palace, and the king having feated him - 
{elf on his throne, the Chancellor repri- 
manded them ina fet fpeech, for their 
frequent revoltsand rebellions: On this, 
knowing the bloody difpofition of the 
court, they were afraid of being mafia- 
cred by the foldiery, but the dukes of 
Berry and Burgundy, falling at the mo- 
narch’s feet, his majefty granted to fnuch 
of the prifoners as were {till alive, a free 
pardon. They were accordingly reitored 
to liberty, but they were itripped of 
nearly all their fortune.” 
«‘ Charles VI did not ftop here ; he in- 
creafed the impofts according to his own 
caprice ; and robbed the rich merchants, 
ne time under pretext that they had ex- 
cited the revolt, and at another, that they 
had not oppofed it. But thefe taxes and 
confifcations enrichéd neither the ftate 
nor the king; for the courtiers, the of- 
fic 
feized upon the whole. 
“Citizens of the French Republic ! ye 
who have written, acted, and {poken 
againft royalty, and in behalf of liberty; ye 
who have acquired ecclefiaftical and na- 
tional property, or any thing appertaining 
tothe emigrants; ye who-have poffeifed 
any authority, or exercifed any functions: 
during the prefent Revolution ; ye who 
may even chance to havea few affignats 
in your pockets, learn from this authen- 
tic hiftorical document, what will be your 
i lot, 
ty 
ers of the army, &c. (the financiers) - 
