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Monthly Chronicle.
In the Convention of the 28 th August an accusation was brought by Tallien and his associates , against Barrere and six other Members of the Committee of Public and General Safety . Lecointre of Versailles was the speaker upon the occasion .- the Convention dismissed the charge in a summary -way Tin that day , but it was brought forward the next , article by article , and terminated in favour of the party accused . Tallien , who is at present supposed to take the lead in the French Convention ,
is a man of talents greatly above mediocrity , of polished manners , elegant accomplishments , and a fine person . Were we to compare him with an ancient Roman , Antony would be the man . He loves women , conversation , the pleasures of the table , and all the more refined amusements . He is not supposed to have any thing in his composition of the " lean Cassius . " In attention'to his toilet and dress , he bears some resemblance to a countryman of our own , the gallant Lord Mark Kerr , who fought with so much reputation under the Great £ > uke of Marlborough , and who never failed at the commencement of the most
hazardous action , to adjust carefully lvis laced cravat and ruffles . It is , however , said , that Tallien submits himself with the most unreserved confidence , to the direction of ( he Abbe Syeyes , who is allowed to possess first-rate abilities , with much moderation of temper , and is esteemed to be very sincerely the friend of peace and of mankind . Under the auspices of such men , a better ordei of things may be reasonably expected . A powder magazine , at Grenelle , near Paris , blew up , with a dreadful explosion on the 31 st of August , by which the supcrintendant of the works , and $ 0 or 60 persons were killed , and as many wounded . The shock was so violent , that
all Paris and the , surrounding country were shaken by it . . , A wonderful new invention , called the Tetegraphr , has been mentioned by Barrere in the French Convention , by which machine intelligence may be communicated to or received from the fortresses on the frontiers , & c . within , the space of an hour or two , and that in a mode as secret as infallible . The recapture of Quesno ' y was known at Paris through the aid of tlie Telegrapl . e , The lan of the French Telegrapl . e is said to-be by beacons on heihts at ( he
p g distance of 12 or 15 miles from each- other ; in which glasses are placed . The words to be conveyed are exhibited on the first , read , and exhibited by a short process at the second , and so on through the whole line . What the process is for copyingthe words so expeditiously , and for throwingsuchabody of light as to make them visible at such a distance , is not known . The invention of the Telegraphe does not belong alone to the French . About ten years ago , Count Possini at Rome invent .: d a mode of ge : ting intelligence
from Naples in the course of an hour . The lottery at Rome depends upon that drawn at Naples . It differs from our lottery materially , for there are but six prizes , and these are the first six numbers drawn , and the remainder are all blanks . The Count , whose house is on an eminence near Rome , managed with his confederates , who were placed at certain distances between Naples and his estate , to have sky-rockets let off , by which ll . cj' had previously fixed with each other to ascertain by such signals any particular number or numbers drawn . The plan succeeded , as tickets continued to be sold at Rome for several hours after
the drawing commenced at Naples , the account of which was always brought by the ordinary courier . By this scheme the party got about 100 , 000 crowns , and the plot probably never would have been discovered , had net the Count purchased the whole of the six prizes , which caused suspicion and excited enquiry .
Michaut , General in Chief ofthe French army on the Rhine , by some means or other got into Manheim , of which he took a view , sunt and slept in one of the principal inns there . On his departure lie gave a letter to one of the waiters , telling him a servant would call for it in the morning . After some time , nobody calling for the letter , it was opened , and contained the following words in French : "Citizens , Michaut , General of the Sans Culottes , supped here last night , and has been at the play at Manheim . " V f 2
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Monthly Chronicle.
In the Convention of the 28 th August an accusation was brought by Tallien and his associates , against Barrere and six other Members of the Committee of Public and General Safety . Lecointre of Versailles was the speaker upon the occasion .- the Convention dismissed the charge in a summary -way Tin that day , but it was brought forward the next , article by article , and terminated in favour of the party accused . Tallien , who is at present supposed to take the lead in the French Convention ,
is a man of talents greatly above mediocrity , of polished manners , elegant accomplishments , and a fine person . Were we to compare him with an ancient Roman , Antony would be the man . He loves women , conversation , the pleasures of the table , and all the more refined amusements . He is not supposed to have any thing in his composition of the " lean Cassius . " In attention'to his toilet and dress , he bears some resemblance to a countryman of our own , the gallant Lord Mark Kerr , who fought with so much reputation under the Great £ > uke of Marlborough , and who never failed at the commencement of the most
hazardous action , to adjust carefully lvis laced cravat and ruffles . It is , however , said , that Tallien submits himself with the most unreserved confidence , to the direction of ( he Abbe Syeyes , who is allowed to possess first-rate abilities , with much moderation of temper , and is esteemed to be very sincerely the friend of peace and of mankind . Under the auspices of such men , a better ordei of things may be reasonably expected . A powder magazine , at Grenelle , near Paris , blew up , with a dreadful explosion on the 31 st of August , by which the supcrintendant of the works , and $ 0 or 60 persons were killed , and as many wounded . The shock was so violent , that
all Paris and the , surrounding country were shaken by it . . , A wonderful new invention , called the Tetegraphr , has been mentioned by Barrere in the French Convention , by which machine intelligence may be communicated to or received from the fortresses on the frontiers , & c . within , the space of an hour or two , and that in a mode as secret as infallible . The recapture of Quesno ' y was known at Paris through the aid of tlie Telegrapl . e , The lan of the French Telegrapl . e is said to-be by beacons on heihts at ( he
p g distance of 12 or 15 miles from each- other ; in which glasses are placed . The words to be conveyed are exhibited on the first , read , and exhibited by a short process at the second , and so on through the whole line . What the process is for copyingthe words so expeditiously , and for throwingsuchabody of light as to make them visible at such a distance , is not known . The invention of the Telegraphe does not belong alone to the French . About ten years ago , Count Possini at Rome invent .: d a mode of ge : ting intelligence
from Naples in the course of an hour . The lottery at Rome depends upon that drawn at Naples . It differs from our lottery materially , for there are but six prizes , and these are the first six numbers drawn , and the remainder are all blanks . The Count , whose house is on an eminence near Rome , managed with his confederates , who were placed at certain distances between Naples and his estate , to have sky-rockets let off , by which ll . cj' had previously fixed with each other to ascertain by such signals any particular number or numbers drawn . The plan succeeded , as tickets continued to be sold at Rome for several hours after
the drawing commenced at Naples , the account of which was always brought by the ordinary courier . By this scheme the party got about 100 , 000 crowns , and the plot probably never would have been discovered , had net the Count purchased the whole of the six prizes , which caused suspicion and excited enquiry .
Michaut , General in Chief ofthe French army on the Rhine , by some means or other got into Manheim , of which he took a view , sunt and slept in one of the principal inns there . On his departure lie gave a letter to one of the waiters , telling him a servant would call for it in the morning . After some time , nobody calling for the letter , it was opened , and contained the following words in French : "Citizens , Michaut , General of the Sans Culottes , supped here last night , and has been at the play at Manheim . " V f 2