the newbern gazette n e w b e r n north carolina :) print'i for john c o s b o r n & co s a t u r d a y no em her 14 i j 9 i men sic organized a n'nv infnrrcclion undtff j'rcie-iii ot an ariiuuratic plot l:e(ci 6n foot two cluta known by their violence and audariry • they werficoiii pofrd of tnenj who having loft every habit oi induilry in th idleacfs of the revquuion waited only for an oppor til ihy t plunder 1 he infurrectioii takes pltfce at midnight ; the goveni nvnt weakened by divitrorrs remains in.icvive ; eight hundred citizens are difantied and dragged to rhe prifons ; othets intiini(l.j!ecj,djre not think ol de tencc for fear of redoubling the fuiy of the club againft thoic unfortunate hoftages a revolutionary tribunal begiii»nfefic3 of horrible judgments j contiicatiwis accompany aifaliinations ; am the republic is covered vvitk bioocf and pollution in the micm of thefe horrors net one voice is heard tor the union with france soulavie oil'concei ted en j deavors to provoke the com.mliion of crimes as if fdt revenge becaofe ge neva ittll eludes his tnter prizes the fall ofhol>efpierre w!*ith hap penrd loon after and the chance of i item in france put an end to the fury of the jacobins at geneva the government refomed its ufual courfe boula>ie was denounced ; his wicked attempts were dearly proved againlr him ; he was recalled ; he was em ptm in arrelt they feigned to inftitutt a prolecutiorr againfthim ; but the objil j'eft he had in view gave a favorable col louring to his crime ; and thry did noft wiij todifcohtage tfioie who would pura fue the fame line of condud toulaviel went unpunfflied adct who was cent to fixpply his plate at fiirt infpired by his condde'b forae degree nf conhdence ;' whether he better knew how to dihemble hi views or whether circuwirtances were lei's favorable to him he fuffered the republic to fake breath it was even thought that france had abandoned her fchemes agam ft geneva keybr j tho genevan ininiiierac paris a wife a-.icf able maro obtained a perfonal conlidcr ation which removed all difficulties from the concerns ot the fmall with ihe great republic the national affem bly gavehim a lolenin audience the genevan flag was aflocisted witb the a bktlean rl..g 1 he directory ieemeel to do iheniiclves honor by mii the dif tinctions which they granted to thi weaken power in europe i n raifind it to an equality they wonld appear to cicva themfelves 1 hey wnnedtq have it brlieved that the republican charalfter confecrated that fmall nation in their e>es and that power itfelf could never overleap the circle traced by the hand of liberty and jaliice all this lygeantty was intended onlv to deceive l hey began tofcrni fchemes ngainft switzerland ; but the time ior t.ie.r exrcutioil had not yet arrved • ic w.is neccfiary to lull the helvetic go vnrrtfnent.s io qe*p that they might be found defenceleft at the moment of attack the firit circumrbnee whicii alarmed tfce genevans as to the inter tons ot the directory was an imperi v\k reqniiitions addcellefd to the coun c is to recall key ban without alletlginr arvyi cpinjkiaim i : ainlf him what was ms offence ? he y.'.d learned by certain iniornution fliat lacroix miniftcrfor foreign affairs did not dillemblc that geneva looner or laier mufli^cjung to fr;:nce keybaa copunuoicnted h the go^'ernrhent of geneva what it would have ven treafooaftfe in him to a ike hji pagc-t c o n b u c t of t::e goferifmsnt f r a n c e ianuardi the p l l u h l 1 c of c e n i v a b d chauvkj thefmall republic of g.'iifvi is ju'ii f.vallowed up in thei mnenie whirl pool ot th i'lencb republic on a tiifutce i'all cover d witt blood and after cbnquetts which have changed ihe itate of the greateit powers tius event sppearg cbtrtlitull a hlitter t tbtoiuniju jiie attention of euro;>e but though it may noi be ntereitiiig from iugrc-.j rcis it'becomes lo from oilier co nd fr.ti\o t . the id's this republic ap p.e,'.j8 important the more the pc-rle vcimijce or the french directory in rdcr'tw conquer it inuit altonilh us : vye are often ililpeie'd top.ir 1 1 politi ciilcrmes when they are co<nmittcd f r the attainment oi a gre.ic obj,-.:i ; but .* i'nccefiionof pe,rhdii>u a id cratry proceectngs a tifla^oi worn alliances and violated oitth's in order to i ze rtp on a 1 iiill city without territory ; a p ilicy to wicked piirfued with inch b.lii).'c i accotnplifh an objact lo infi'iig certainly i!:c j nis the atteiviioii gf ali chore who wilh to be fully inform ed is o hie true cli.ir.i-.t.-r in>i tii l'u lire dt li^ns of cht french republic fvlo.thi'ng can be more triking than be co itr.ut ot tu hounih ng co iditi on f wfuc-va u;id.r the k ngsof krance ii nl tb iidte ot wr tchedueis anti op jiriiiti u tier the r're.ich rppub'ic i 4 us x.j v in ail the pride of lis del j■ft.ii'm was tender ot ttta indepe.ideuce of this city ltlkki'li iiie had d.ircd to 0 '* an f>'u n for t e french u;;i fives aft*r the revocation of the edict of rv.ti.tce : lie would have feared to tar piih bit glory by uiinjr his coloflm pow er agaiiitt iiie teebleit of his neighbors ihc lut'.e republic h.id pern/iiiicm to o.;lc coliourilh by the liiie of the grejt monarchy to enridti itlelf upon he lolic ot franc and receive fubjecis vilo were conlidjicd as rebels it is well known to what a degree of prof prrity this city had arrived by c«m trierce : by learning by liberty by that love of country which the geuevjrij carried even to enthufiafni mic hid gained to nerlvlf in europe a name t.ir superior to her extent i;nj her rei'our e i here was fcarcely a ingle branch ut literature and philofophy,in which i'.c ikid aot furnilhed fome illuf trious men alter tue birth oi t!:e french re public geneva one " ov.\d think oug'vt on all accounts to enjoy li i 1 1 greater j.'cur ty so much apparent refped for the rghts of man 1 iomikuw prot.eita tons in favor of file independence of ic jitomlt uiclia pro ilecllon for po puuv governuieuts ! vva not all this a are had mcienc libfrcy any caufe tot .- u.df t thv vii'ctr <;\ tiit fe enthu li db , h ho in the fervor of a new z,e.il i\n"kt lv ol 1 t 1*111 c iill nations ivez ? hevtri l-i thefe pretended republic cms could not bear ti»e exiitence oi 1 htrje republic : iheie pretended a engers of tiie crimes ot lings h ve de4royed that independence a^ainft • wimuh k'ni h.iti iivit aimed a blow petails wb^v bccoimeneceflary to revnici tb^m^campldte v.e ihould be oblig d t ' tollo'a f c french goveriy jf.nii u.igu^h thi labyriudb bf its nii \ imflcillful intriguer ro withdraw ; but others ioo'6 fuccefded and purfited the l.hine lyftem with lelsnoife the principal gent of france af tpti.illiecj at his want of i'uccrfs rr folved to deltrpy the government and deliver up genev.itoa it ire of anarchy 1 lie dii'order infeparawe from a revo i union v o'.ild necdturijy fiirnifli op portuivttcs favorable to hi views while tbr admiiiiltratiov v;i in rupee table ban is he could hope for nothing but 1 he could thiovs it into the hinds 01 .* popular clubj he would have a pro ipeu of d\refting it kie privatelvin flames by h'.sproiniles a very fm ill b >. y o u-i'-.o i who vw«ni ttyted levtlurs an mlurrection takes place : the government could have repret&s it with eal : but tn know th.it every llung kva directed l»y france ; that the troops nr tlie of geti6va were re dj 10 enter ; they were fear)0l of bringing on a quarrel ; they lubmitted rather than nil their independence 1 he councils were changed j the ad raimitration was then given to the le • : t li } s 1 he nh'i'ft of rh'u infurreccion hill remained unaccwmplilhed i he i.e vfllers bvconie innlters were js zeal iui toy genevan independence as tne ouurcif./.cns with all poflible lblein nny they 160k a';i o<ith to pfeferve it gcinral kellerman who was near the j,ny v nh .•. dctiichuunt of h ; s army caul • into 11 under a pretence ct eba t,j'hiul.itiii;r it on this revolution ; t)ut tif in l.ict mattered htmielf that hispre ie cc v ( i::d v ncourage the partisans of france to demand the union with tli-.s-vicw he viljted all the popular clubs he ind his officerf lavilhed upon them t.ie uioil ieducing careftes ; ibine erf tli.-a a»;«ctir.g j jouole intoxication of wine itnu ot le.itimenr made open at tcui ts ; w it'll it the general always reu-.v.d kepi hiiniclf prepared for e very tvtiit k)ne of them imprudently itiiii thj itffrjid itii k the genevans to unite viui ! lam buv hcheprged tbiin : " psr.n.i i r.ini e to unite wuji them : yuu urt'il-f mutters ol libsrty laid he ■■':■ i.i'.i>!i \ it f t'ircfl our infancy kel luiii.ii v as attonilhed tie did not hy,d 1 i'mgii p in ■■.:•< ; on the lonifary t-vi ry b'i y in lit neva talked trt him u 1 country and n«d«p<:n(ience ; tins crv was luceiiuntly found.'il in his cars ile was dutil>tl£l unwilhfig to participate inwai lattion lo odious as thofe tiic e>.p,ectcj trom him ; and his report complotclj us'.dcceivcd ihshrcnch \ erntrent 1 hey jpenrrtl tvi b»n<lon thefcheme of furtii '. i 1 • m>io 1 ol geneva anriilit the torr«nt of evt-nta which p'tffej iij'ou t!ie:i they gave but a l\iuordin it e attei tion to uv objecti uut sou uvie •!••-;, it oj fr«nce who was at geneva in 1 70.1 . h qi ii:ty"ot iieli lent an»;w knowti oiwy by his crimes i pn>.-(t ot ii,f i.noiis c!in(\u-£\r ti\-j au\h')r it loine sbicenc pvrj r.nmces reiuin cdthedi ii'.n ot tviurtipbmg over the independfd e of geneva and of acqu r iflg'ne v i frit by j-e ol crimes wftich had ar |<. a lt dw glare of amhuiou v,y tneansot fouie perverie 1 .■!! c of the mo p.fular cln.-t a man j>iimhtl>d unfa republican thtbu'iufm frefti h'vn •'& drhk from snip h fre frntrd it i'r ; it will he j acred i*:y our tyi r feidhe when you kno w that it sa 1 f ot 7 7 hbuffeatt ; youisiltnatb ltve thut nun who c/rm out j this tt p j xl/«r forty their country and ubando its indepeii ijrfice > triguss of its per/idies ; but i fin content fuyfelf with hiewing that it has nevei loft fijhe of the acquifjtion ol"'jc;ie i either by open c q;i.\t or : fr.n.hil'.'i.t union if this lche.ne ims ever foj a mo ijeut beet ab mdoned it was foon revivrdi of tiiis the fol lowing fads furnith abuui.nr proof a tae time of the invaiiuii of avoy by the french army geneva obtained a reintorce iicnt of 1200 men from tiie canton of berne j his precaudon hipulated by treaties and intemk d l e ly tor purpoies of defence h.<d b en can iej mm ef.cd in rhe preceding vtfirs and did not ive th le.'lt nwbrajje lint the ( onuuiitee of public sa**ey had thdr secret views ; the neutrality ot geneva embarratfed them ; the poi iejlion of this city appeared of import since for two realou ; to obtain an in fluence over switzerland of which this city is the key on tils tide of the alps and to i'ccure the new conqneit ol . avoy when t,ie committee ot public safety law th;it the genevans were determined o preferve i r.eutrali ty they prereudeu to be offended ui their calling in the swifs as an ojr-n livc precaution ; they ordered gent ral montelquieu to commence t:ie fifge < f ' ttip city it wy deemed neceiv.11 t 1 ' deprive geneva ol her libenv toorove j mat 1 ■ hud done wro w in uicd.utwr ut.jcic.ce general momejguiey ■• 1 v ~ ejrrcr ' fd into a negotiation v it'i tii't g.~,k ] vims was.alhamed to participate iiijuch i tugrant inj iili.ee 1 uey gf»ve him | convincing proof that ne was n lv rhe i iuitrumeut-uf thc.vengeiince'-'i'jf a mm i who was then all powerful i in r.'ie par ) t ot the vjiu.j-.k fie give this in t l-aiatioii lo the committee 0 1'unlic bukty ; he rcpreion't 1 !.! o t,....i that france ought not to i3?gu h<r iepub lican cir^er by th d iti.iution o u '.. e | publican ally wlisife coiijutt w.is jrrc ' proachajle at that period co.ii'uier ; ations of this nature itill li d v .-;.. n , ' uiey 1 ill tcii the necelihy oi paying fome deference to the pnolic op n i 1 hey permitted him to li^-n a tneary of : pence with geneva but"he a ini mediately sacrificed obliged o a l knowledge tiie indspendeitceot geneva ihey revenged theiiifeiv-es on him vvha had uiluppotiued eiscm of their prey ! and adueu 10 it an act of perfidy by re tuiing to ratify v.\e treaty iigned bv their plenipotentiary ; this too after tiie gmevans h 10 on thjir part fulfil i«tl the o-n.htiiyisof ir and by fen.iiuw b.tck the uoo swifsj hud ivnderftl themfelves incapable pt continuing their refiltance i h ey w ere obhg d to dif leinuic tiicir rclenttneut ; hm from that time they were abletoforma cor rect judgment as to the views ol th i'renth government w jj abandoning open fores the frencji miniitry bactrecourfe to iimi.me in ori.er to jccoinplilh their object • i'l'.e applied thphileivesindultriou nt cc i;i a to iorm a party which uou i . . in nd the union of tliefmili rqnib c to frii.icr for this purpol'e but o ivw followers were neceffary whom they would have reprclcntcd to all eun.pt as co'.iiiituting tl;e nat on ; whilft the great body ot the citizens accuifd ot yi iiiorr.icy would have bci-u deno'in ced as the opprclters ot liberty e neva was from tlut time preyed upon by a croud of einiflariesand agitators who cpntinually fucceeded tme aim thrr when their rnaih'nm'umis became too j^uslu ami thry were tlenonrccd to the 1'rer.ch tel'icvm uccri-'titc ujc fvor r.'j i nnis 34.-3