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The Caledonian Mercury from Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland • 3

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3 71 71 9f it" -tji- i iftrunt tut, i 1 'gsod IHtt fsri, sei Zrji 1 5 SA aisa Os5d i i -1 a i i i ii bl nie dar." hole of her trul, pr-ser. v- a ulm a i.i Darin the suit ha-irs tritt, oSave i h-r bng u.t the hxr os with an aupca- of nneoncern atl.l it -f she were t- tha f.irte-niano. 3 churt! 7.7 ss 4: 'i he Revohition L'tub of ten, imtunted In ijJ and cuntinoed finee that uret Lire yelUrday at the E.andee Jrnu is th- tindir.g of Willii.n p-ia-c Crfntre ai cf irrtn-ertrf meAio-' ryi ahd cke fehei-y es It b-a the mc-na to Erke-T end 1 er tutioca. The Reverend Dr Btinlh it waiin teh CkttZf. Without a voiec the cd the name -f Thomas Vys.k.

tue -tu be prparrse-i sioai Jtofee he. he has tusad JfpUlJ of feC-tio-t by After tt elegant fupper, tS the sjsnal leyal his Royal fliglirttii tlx DuL-ehis Royal in the peace, or and mMj proper cm 3 v. cre rnd tise evening was and vjRcJtjdid wirb -J-e nr.ae& of in vic labte att-ebineiit to the King nfi-tuti tu of C-rat rlteia, and du: ntaielt chearfolaes Edint5urgh, November i r. On-Fridav X' wai marritd, liij Cr.tce the ot Mancbeltor, to amiable Ltttdv Suiun rlaughter of his Grsce the Duke of Gordon. per h.ve Jka for All thofe samt.

in c-d Ar.toinctte ol Stctat mit. most dear to them ol which renders lifc io COXSTTTUTtCSt OF THU XEPC2LIZ 0 i piiblic will, r.o do.ibt, copy of the New CantUtattti tAKWUl ta i.e te.rcct of whi.h otuV a cart ha appesred, as tne arfjcSes it dutaiTed in the Pl. whiti geoerid to be attended tc aceufed lus own-d that fhc lud the conh- T.AST or THE Wi fec h-wra ber ad, she itid ir ificW ritt fctatieft Iteration in her coantei-anee, an lest the wirhoiit s.ying a word to the jnjj.es or ihe Peojile, It waz then hah'-paft-f ur "j'cloek in the mornine, ihe Qneen wa comlueted to the condetuncd aald in -he prisun uf the Concierjrerie. At fivvt o'ctock ehe penerjl was heat. At v'-n, wholc aj-roed sorce was on foot cntuin.i were tipon the and at the extremities tne bridjfr, iroui the Palaee to ti.e Ktiuare de la RetrolutH.lt.

At ten o'cioek, numeroas pa'rols paiTed thn.ngh the At half eleven odrec in r'hc forenoo. Marie Antoinettc was of of prif in. di efled in a white Like othsr liie was conrineted upon a commo.a cart to tiie place ui exeeution. Her bean'iial hair front I.ehind w.is entirety ai? otf, and h-er band? were tied hetiind her hark. Lefldes her Ihe wo.e a very tmali white cap.

Her back ras tarned to the botfe's tail. Uuring her trial wore a ttrefs of a whi'c and kl ith m'nt-ttire. On her rijjir was feete-d npon ttie cart the rveeliiion-er; npho lese, a Constitotiunid Piiell Im to the Metropolitan of tsotre Dame, dn ffed in i cnar, and whet fe called a hob.yrtg. Tua foot Hentiot, and Boulattr, Generals of thi Re-volutinnary army, preceded by the rtst ostheir Stall Oflicers, rode before the cart. An im-netife mob, efpccitll wo-nen, crowded the flreets, itifuhed the Qtieei), and vociferated, live the Re-pablie She feldoin cafl her upon ttie and behel with a eold inditferenee the aod arnied foree of thirty en whieh line.t tr.e Itreets in double The (jsserings whieh she her capticity bad much altered her appearanee, and the hair on her foreltevd sppeared as white as fnow.

Tne without an.rtiifii or was fpeahing to the priest Jeated by her si-ie. were neither deprelied ihe se. qnite inse.ihble to the i-louts of -7j. TieubLiqi ihewed even a ttind of safisfactlon to loolc forward for the nioment whieh might rid her of her miserable existence. When she pafled through die strect called Rue St Honerc, she soir.etimcs atter.tively looktd at the inseriptions of the JLiherey and Equality aih-ted to the outQje of the She ascended the with seeming haste and impatienee; ad then turne her ez es with great eniotion towarde the gardtn of the 'l'huilleries, the fonncr abode 01 her greatneXs.

At half palt twe've o'cioek the guillotine fester her head frotn her bc.dy. She died hl the zFth year of her age. The etteentioner lifted and fhewed the blood-streamjng head from the four different corners of the fcaffi.Id, which is fhewn or.ly frora one fide in all common ereeottons. The blooJ-tliirily mob inltantly vociferated, Long live the Re- A yoong man who dipped liis pocket handkrrehief in the Qae-en's blood, and preffed it with veneration to bis breall, was apprehended. Upon hiin were fonnd the per traft of Louis XVI.

and of M.irie Antoinette. The corps of the ill-fated Queen was hnnietliitcly aft.r buried in a grave fillt-d with quich-iime, in the ebnreh-yard called De la Madelaine, where Lqnis XVI. was buried in the farne manner. died, by the hands of the niost reiendefi n.onslers, Marie Antoinette, of Auftria and Lorraine, daughter ol the great and imtnortal Marie Therefa, Qneen of ITutigary, aud ofFrancis I. r.f Gcrm ny, cifae'wu.

tora tLvcu-bet 2.1755; rnarried, May Icth, Lonis XVI. then Dauphin of France. She died with a fpirit and greatness of miud fai ahove her misfortunes, October lg 179.5, after havir.g fur-vived the fate of her lamented Royal confort near niue monthft k. ir. iitical sir.ee ihe ite in that fh- ihould be coiifutted upor.

sorue l.u.J: r. ,..1.1 1, fWof vr.o ingeiiuity aie tcn.ar.v-i.jc, t'1 1 of -oi-niv hat' tt.l.i htm in 4Btoaiett bad sent totheEmpeter.her broti.er, SW TAtii rv, tmnio then an nierat a kt- Ijtm l.r. Porte reconimendc I it to Septcuil, nuc to leave of Versailles told y.iu as an oc-rular wiraefs, fce ihc year .7 enormous iums nan aee-n expenaco kito" IM PahilC Acculcf wen; unmgu nie cu-irges va. VU 4t echj irf O-V-eer, an orgy was giveu by the lulle c-uards jtt. askiS and, cornins.

to tb-e of the Za en 3 iswisanaicnt the eruplc, tie conc.uc.ea as roi- wbofe bnsinela it was io fbperinrend in the Sfcilptty es the people. They seized an imagc heeirt; ai.d that image is a sign of raiiie- uhiJi the c.n.uter revolu- swhacanie tvl.h:r. the ol :iuts.i:i.il vengeance. Hb its deatb, Amumette elf rved the re'- iut to her Km, alt Ihe tJ an an- The Gm of Capet was treated a King. In he had the preetdence befure iiis he sat tiie ttpper end, and was served PP Wcttnesday nurnir.g, died ly.i in I.Vet-Stfcet, Landn.JMr Jui.n fluuav, Uai-TX-iX-r a lit-rnan much in An circlc ul frieods for and Mr James Giiruih, Rtitct ngh, dietj here 01.

6ih irislant, uaivcrtkily ly a Qtane- Jt wirh cor.cern we that ihe Coufitcse of WeHraorLiad Jioll dange-touy at of a 'l'lit in attendance, rre aliaoct without hope of her The Court or mests to-morraw, when it is expea-ed, Biillie of Polfccmmet, Fsq. and David Srtetvth of iiethven, Ksi. wil! pteie.it liis Ma-jeify's Leiters appoiatif liiern Judges in that Court, in ihe tiKHn of Lord Eliiock and Lord Gaidenslonc, deceaied. YeUerday it raincd incefiantly from Cve in the rfroining at niglit. To-day we liase lins cleai weather, wind N.

We are sorry to learn, that the harvelf in ilseNorth and Wett Hii'hlands has been very indifferent in tWs part of ttie coantry ivc never had a bettet liar- The Moily and Catharine, Sorly, of Kincardine, from Liverpool, with ialf, for the was drove alhoie, at t-Joufateivoe in Shetland. The vesse) has suliained sorae damage, bitt, it is thoight, will loon be repaired. The Alexander, Wiserman, of Gardcnffon, is wrech-ed in St Dunrotfnes. Crew laved. A has ient from Philadelphia, to the A-cadeniy of at Patis, a memoir on the tempe-rature of the fea at different dittances from the coast.

He ailerrs, that h- has dilcoveied a ratio oi its increal'e and dt-creale, so exaif, that by ir niay be deternrined the diltance of aveffel from tlie (liore, and even the tongitude. Tiie Ccnimittee appeinred by the Acade-my Iltis not yet made a rcpoit on this memoir. A private leitet ttates, that the Am erican diliemper sirtt feizes the palient -vith a violent thivering fit the ext day the ikin tnrns to a deep ycllow, thielily feat-tered over with purple fpots, symptoms of the of blood liavinp. become putrid. The nnhappy vic-tim expires on the tliird day, that is to say, in about eighieen or twenty hours alter the fpots liegin to ap-pear.

Several patients have become delirious tne le- Ko newfpapers are published at Philadelphia, the Printers being all eithei dead or iiefc. To add to the lu.nor of this it is fiiid, that tinee the dilbrder lias Ipreid io widely, it is become a when the beginn to fieken, tore is suppolVd infcctictrj can be tskeo, the miferabij devoled into the ftrects, as the piefciiptioa of roedic'me has been found altocether Shocking tr rtlate, it is even stated, that fome poor cieaturcs, thus cafi o.ut trom society, and conscious their approaching dissolutioo, have ctawled to the burying and there died It is apprehended that the French have it in agita-tion to makea descent upon Halifax, in Nova -in confeque-nce of which ihe Governor, preyious to the saiiing of the New Yotk Packet, had wiitten to Lord soraslpeedy saecours as poliibleto be fent to hira. The Fieach navy at Tonlr-i, in poiJeflion of Lord Hood, amoums to thixty-two seips of the line, be-sides fiigates, Such is the return lately tranf-mitted home. The Convention in order ta stop the progrefs of the Spaniards in the neighbourhood of Peipignan, ordered that the tremendous guillotine flionld be car-riftrt-TO every cicy, borongh, snd viltage of the coun-ny, ta an iraiuenfe extent. The French compeiled every inhabirsnt, from the age of xz to 60, ander pain of de.ith, to the liepublicah army; killin such as refufed to fei ve, and horrible to teil, 500 heads of families iefusing to bear arms, were put to death at Perpignan The Spaniards apprehending the malt fatal confequences from such barbarians, wers tt retreat and when the last advices carue away, they were at only four leagues ditiance from their frontiets.

Suridav fe'nnight a melancholy accident happe'ricd in the hatbour of Cork Lieutenant with En-figns C. F. Tiddy, and the Surgeon's mate of rhe 4zd regime-nt, Iiaving dined with lbme of the oflicers of their-tegiment who were in a differen sliip, were rettirning in the evening to the trahfport in which they were appointcd to fail, when nnfortnnate-ly the boat ovetset, by wiiich Meflrs Foide, Uptoh, the Snrgeon's m'ate, nr.e soldier, (who was lervant to MrXJpion) and five failois, were drowned two fai-lors Enfign Tidy faved themfefves by fwiruming: till bnats came to their a.Tistance. Saturday sc'ennight a dreadftil Cre broke out in the stiop of Mr Richardi'on, painter and at the head of the Painitr Heugh, Newcattie, which could not be extingtiistVd before the whole of the hoose a-bove, and one adjoining was nearly deitioyed. The vrmost praife is due to Lord Faconbcrg, Sir Thomas I1udas, and the other ofHcers ot the Noitli York mi-litia, who, with the privates, lined tlie ffreets, and paid every attention to the prefervation of the proper ty of the iuhabitants.

The flames were so rapid, that the grete.t apprebenfions were immed for the fafety of the adj limng buildixigs, bat by a timely fuppiy of water, and the minly fpiriie-d tions of tlie iiremen, and many indiy.duals, thele ap-piehenfions were happily fuppieiTcd, and in? re-mains for us to regret so milch as the er.tire deltruc-tiin of the property of the i'everal inhabiiamr, many of whorn lost tlieir all. On Thurf.iav evening, Mr Levi, of Noailiampton, and.Mr Iliek, of Leeds, were stopped, in a pnst-chaiie on EincHley Conimon, by two highwaymen, who'de-ntnnded their watche? and money beit the Leeds Mail Coach coming in hght at the momcni ihe gemle-meh were abbtit to deliver a very coniiderable (um of monev, together theil Watches, the robbers had only time to ike a few jj jineas, wi-Ji which they ode off towards Uighe-ate. The chaile was iiitef con-ducted io the nf ihe Mail Citlrcns of the Jir to mentinn here a dc St uf thecarna- i apr.rtincilt of thu accufl-ti uf the gv r.hcr for aiis.ver Thts idtiuc vviitch c.i.n in such a a fc.ner.il whicli 1 had alrcady is rh Frtticli nation whidt ali ehe pulilltal eveuts prove evidente rouLOiv, oa. 9. We now look npon oarselves as pcrfectly fafe in this place.

The garrtfon confifis of at leaft thonfand eneSive tuen, who are all in the higheft fpiiits; and plins of ofienfive operations are coccerted, the esecetion of which will be conimccced w-itllout delay. The enemy have not been able to annoy ns in any manner that is of the consequenec and we eipeel to malte them retire to a mach greater distance shortly. Admiral Gravina's wound excites generat regret. rlis good temper and cordiality have endeared hm to every one. I am Kappy to add, that bis wound is not dan- It tegifi with the new De.

t.ration the Rigbts oE Krlao, is re.ifed and ahered l.i.m the original cf Abbe Sees, Bpoa by Condorcct. Tb cf conv.n cd, thet tbe fct-retiflnef. and of iteu3t.it:! of Man. are ttie solo rauh, of ihr of v. refolved te, promatgate in a steinn E-eetaiation, fact-t-d and alienable rights in orde.

that all tiiie.n being Mc to eoinpare at all times, ihe meai'ires v.ieh. the end of every foeia', Institution, maj never ftiner them-felves to be opprefied and degiaei.d by tyratmy. In order, also, that the peonlo Butj never' lese of tlie foundstion of their liberty and happinel, the Me-gitirate of the rnle of his condaS aud tne Le -iflator of the object of his niiSon. in the prefence therefore of the Snprrme Eeing, the following Declaration of tiie Rights cf Men and of Citi- I. The object of Society is the common good, Government intlituted for rite purpofe of guarantee-ifig to man enjojmetit cf big natnral and imprescripti IE These are Etinality, tiecurity of yerfons and property.

Itl. All men are etz.llal by nature and in tlie eye es IV. Tiie law is tlie free ar.d faleinn prelZoa of general wil! pow-er whether to prouct or pnnifk, cx-tends equaliy to all. It commar.ds that only which is just and tifefiil it prohibits that only which is l.urtlel to So-it-ty. V.

All citizens are adnitlSb'e to Free peopie ltnow 110 eher tnotives fuperiority in their cler-lions thau that faperinity hi2h liorn virt.ie and front taten t. Liberty ii the- now er whieh every inaa yToJe that wnle-b does not iiijnre tl.e rights ol otiurs. prin.iple is na'urc; its rote i. justier it lafeg-anrd the law its rnoral lirnit is this L'o unto otheis as wontd they st da inito ven." Vtl. 'Ihe right of eroteing tl.ongt.ts by of the ieh, or by any ctbcmrans, the riglit of aifetnkling jact-abty, the rijbt of any form of worfaip, ce.nnot be intei The neceftity of affertiog thele rights titlicr theexistence or the rece-u; f.

of fpinifm. VIII. Security of persena and prfcporrj uniGfis in tiie pretectiou grafited by Society to one of ite Membersi for the prefetvation of the- perlen, of rights aad propeiTy. IX. The law fbonld prote-S the liberty of the ptiblic and the individattl from the opprtffion of tt.ofe who gs- X.

Na perlen fhctitd be cectifed, arrefic-i, or .,1 r.c but in tlie cafes ueterniined by the law, and aecoruin" to rhe forn-s preferibed by the iaw. Zrery eitizen I or detained by the atithoriiy t'f the lt, a ly bbey; He beeomes culpable by reCstance. Xt. Every act exercistd aghist a man in contcn.pt of tbcse cases and of the fomis determined by the law, is ry-rannical and oprestive. IZe-, agatast svhitn fueh act ia' exercifcd vi tth violence, poss-ITcs the rikt es it by force.

XII. These wno foticit, evpe-Jile, ngn, execate, or canfe to be ex-eeiited, such arbttrary acts, are et-lrablc, stid otight to be ptltiitbed. bring pfesumed ianocent stiall be declared gnilty if it hc deemed neceffary to artest him, all rigonr whieh fnail not to be necelTary to secur; his perfon, st.ontd be feverely repreffed by the law. XIV. No perfon kliall La rried or ptmifhed til! L- been heard, or legally -nd by a law proftml-gated fnlerinr to the cenin.hT.on ihe with which he niay be ehs-ged.

That law vifci. uWnld pa iih olTca-ces before they may bive been iate-rdiSe-d. is tyrannieal a tetroaSive cfTect al'nwed to any tavr triminal. XV. The law flionld or.ty stich ptinifhmtnts as are strisity and cvidently necciiary thefe p-ifllnicnt fhould be propertionsd to the o.o'e-ncc, end to Society.

XVI. The rigbr os property is that right which betenga to every citizen to eujoy and difposc of at pleafttre, goo.iS and revenues, the frnit of laboar, and the of in-duliry. XVII. JJo fpzeics of tabour er cotnmerce cari he pro-hibited. ill.E.ciy n.an niay diipofe of his tin.e and his ser He can neither seil himfelf ler be sold.

per-fon an t.natienble proy-erty. The at -eacwlcdges no ie) eitles tbere can only ex ist a reriptoe-l ngrlgetncr.t betweeti man who iabours and tbe for hin tritt labcnr ex.e-rei5.de XIX. le'o perfori be dez.td tl.e liest Portion tatsei eSccp: in casee. here r-eeeilty, t-gally deet retjuire; ander the of a jui! t.i.d indemnity. XX.

Ho tan be hu: ser general Utility. Ai! titizer.1; ha.t iht of HWseg ia the lithn ent ol eontribatioos, of AlSdigW, if.t- -atio-l e-5 them: Mai es eiuGog be J.L.ere 'ff fach 5'. W3J PJ't Kni.J fctVi Zt. eil' Lt 35 Ml! -i Ute i that HIot.A: i xislcd machinations anv! prl-sith pnwerful States ar.d mir: of the Kfjublic such teudhigte luroisti iue-i r. vl-e zi :ivlf.c! os I.ving co-operated aud ri hiviij enccitaln- a zz or cotis.rp.ry 'uiixtTig hadFa iha'rc -and gave a Verdict, -liirruuig aii the char-- satech to the "3 wfcc tjw andiencs were uot B- ttfSfr 0 qucncecMbls ofseclaig all tnedig- fctaethe IIL iuftic i aboat to EJ2f palhtlid morality hnpose upna them the aad ferhid evrn' aaHc ..5 Lppr'cbatiou and cri.n-.s nuy bz M- ti.

th y- niUca to I'ity and kro-h' W. Iiear sen'N. os tks sitry MAINHEIM, Oa. z8. We have the following ad vice from the head-qnarters of General Wurmfer, dated Oct.

36. This day the Freneh had another complcte defeat. General Wurmfer detached at five this morning towards the viliage of Wantzan, the Prince of Waldeck with the grenadiers of Aren Juke Ferdinand, of Sehoek, and Roe-dcl, and free corps of Wurmfer, ir.fantry and Knffars, as well as the dragoons of Waldeck and the huffars of Seck-ler. The infantry entered the witli plantcd bavo-net all thofe who were in it were ctit in picces ortnade prifoners, and only a fmall number efeaped. In lefs than an honr the wbote camp of the French, with tbeir artilhtxy, ammnnition, baggage Waggons, ccc.

feil into the hands of tlie Austrians. The Freneh loil opwards of joo men ltiiled on the fpot, and they also lost, ten pieces of cannon, and 130 of them were taken prifoners. The Prince of Watdeck hardly sustereu any losa, and he is now maller of Want- The bombardment of Landau is to smmerree to-mor-DIED. On Monday morr.ing, at Margate, tlie Rigfct Hon. Ldy Teynham, rehet of the late Lord Teynham.

Early on Wednefday morning, Dominie Serras, Royal Arademieian and Marine Painter to bis Mefty. He was oae of the forty artills who mal tiie Aca-demy. At brigg, in Lincotr.siiire. on Tuesdar fe'etitiight, mad, in conleiz.ieoie of the of a mal dog. Mafier Edward S-hort, a sine ycu-h, about 14 years of age.

Du! Inland, 's "Holland, I. I. $ai! har the aeitieai of the 'jeo spoie, and that the 'accustd sls'. i the siril iecoud part of the manoraTr- or iateliigeti with tue etirrnies of to faali'aw m.ranr-i,,n, anv Whether It be todt liver to th.tn arprrtainim; tu Franc-, a. in sur- JJ'Wfte Frer.ch or' aga 1 by ci ra-f the li rf "1 the kni is thos exr.r-.-acd c' ta deelae.

wheuer lrif ftif Ntivs. of Inders. Mi hfe 4 with r. r.td to -Pst ttt-rtujawJ.".

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