BOSTON, APRIL 13. INTERESTING FROM EUROPE. By the arrival of the Minerva, on Wednefday laft, from London, we have receiv. ed intelligence down to the 9 h ultimo.The moft ftriking articles of which we prefent our readers.

On the 17th of Feb. Regnaud announced to the Legiflative Body affembled at Paris, in a report of confiderable length that new plots framed by England (the ufual cant) had been difcovered by the watchful eye of government, He ftated that a correfpondence had been fome time maintained between Gen. Pichegru in London, and Gen. Moreau in France-That their agent and all his papers had been feized at Calais. That Georges, a fworn enemy to Bonaparte, fome time refident in England, had landed at a convenient fpot between Dieppe and Treport, with eight of his brigands-That this was followed by the Janding of Cofter St. Victor, and ten brigands! That in a third debarkation Gen. Pichegru, La Jolliais, Armand, Gaillard, and Jeane Marie, with fome other brigands had landed. That contrary winds pre. vented others from landing who were off the coaft. That Georges and Pichegru had arrived in Paris, lodged together and were furrounded by fome thirty brigands, commanded by Georges. That they had feveral interviews with general Moreau. That Lajollais the principal go between and general Moreau has been feized, and the effects and papers of Pichegru. He flated that the purpofe of his combination was A Confpiracy against the life of the Firft Conful, and the Government of France! The report read by Regnaud, was figned by Regnier Grand Judge, Mininter of Juftice, &c.-Extracts follow.

LONDON, MARCH 7. The more we confider the fubject of the confpiracy alledged to have been framed against the life of Bonaparte, the more are we impreffed with the idea that it is either a fabrication or an exaggeration of fome circumftances of a comparatively flight and infignificant nature. The Police of Paris has always a plot ready made to fuit any ftate emergency, and though the hand of Fouche no longer wields the tremendous weapon of the police, his fpirit has been fully intuled into the mind of the Grand Judge Regnier.

But we confefs we incline moft firongly to the belief, that the whole is a forgery. Moreau had done too many fervices to his country, had gained too many victories, victories equal to thofe of Bonaparte to render him acceptable to a mind of fuch a ftamp and character as the First Conful's. a ftamp and character as the Firft Conful's. Bonaparte's jealouly is at least equal to his ambition, and the reputation of Moreau, fo often and fo juftly called the pride of France, muft have worked that jealousy to a pitch of frenzy. And another circumftance too muft have contributed to produce that effe&t.

Moreau, concious of the dignity of his character, and the importance of his fervices never would condefcend to be the tool and creature of Bonaparte. He dif. dained to fwell the vanity of the Conful by bafe adulation; and retiring from his brilliant career of victory to private life, afforded by the modefty of his demeanor a moft marked and honourable contrast to the pomp and affectation of Bonaparte and his fycophants. But thefe circumstances,

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may be faid, do not prove that Moreau was innocent, or that he was not implicated in the confpiracy. ted in the confpiracy. He was more than indifcreet, it feems, in his remarks upon the meafures of government; and this, in a country to which Bonaparte boafts he has given freedom, is brought forward as a ferious charge against fuch a man as Mo

"We have juft received intelligence of a very important nature, which added to the late news from France, carries with it fome degree of probability, especially as great butle prevails here at prefent among the fhipping in the Downs :-A General and his faite attached to the Monarchical Party in France, who was fome days ago receiv ed on board one of our cruisers from the heights above Dieppe, brings an account that a counter revolution has taken place in that country, prejudicial to the interests of the Corfican Ufurper.

"The whole naval department here are in the higheft fpirits; in confequence of this fudden change of affairs all the hips, cutters and brigs ready for fea in the Downs have received orders to get under weigh immediately. Moft of them have already fa iled. Wind S. E. and by S.

Accounts from Vienua of the 4th Feb. ftate, that the greatest buftle prevai s among the minifters of that court; that the troops were in motion, and that every thing indicated an approaching change of affairs.

In this city, Mrs. CATHERINE CONDIT, wife of Mr. Silas H Condit, in the 23d year of her age.

"At Kinderhook, on Monday morning, the 9th instant, Miss SALLY BRECK, daughter of capt. Moses Breck, in the 18th year of her age. Her parents and three surviving sisters are left to deplore the loss of a child and sister, endeared to them and esteemed by all who knew her, f.r the affability of her manners and the sweetness of her temper and disposition. She endured a painful and lingering illness without a murmur, and in her last moments preserved a tranquility and resignation of mind, in spired by the recollection of a life of innocence and virtue.

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E ought to ftate facts, fpeak truth, and die martyrs," fays Voltaire. The fentiment is a good one; but I fear there are very few who would wil. lingly reduce the theory to practice. There fprings up in the world, now and then, a genius who has refolution enough to ftate facts and fpeak truth, even at the hazard of his life; but these inftances are extremely rare. Junius wrote with boldnefs, and even with infolence; but he was anonymous and unknown. Had he been otherwife, he might have written very dif ferently. Voltaire himfelt wrote with great freedom; and though the frequent difficulties into which his writings brought him, did not feem to deprefs his fpirits, or curb the licentioulnefs of his pen, ftill it is well known, that Voltaire was not remarkable for refolution and fortitude. Impudent and infolent writers have appeared in every age and in every country: But impudence is not courage, nor infolence fortitude: Neither are impudent alfertions, always facts, nor infolent language, truth.

The cause of truth has had many warm and able advocates, but has feldom found defenders who were willing to lay down - their lives in its fupport.-Thousands may || delight in ftating facts and speaking truth; but, to die martyrs-" there's the rub." When it becomes dangerous to ftate facts

-when the lofs of life, of liberty, or of property, is the confequence-then poor truth will be abandoned-the timid and irrefolute will fly her standard; and with the few faithful friends who cling to her in adverfity, fhe will become an outlaw and a vagrant.

State facts, fpeak truth, and die martyrs."-Ard is one the certain confequence of the other? Truly, I hope not. Miferable indeed, would be the fituation of the world, were the forfeiture of life always to follow the promulgation of truth. The individual good to be derived from the one, would be an infufficient inducement to rifque the other. These extreme cafes perhaps may never happen. But it is uncertain to what lengths a war againft truth may be carried. If the rulers of a people become fo corrupt, that they are compelled to check the progrefs of truth, it must be expected that they will make ufe of the means moft likely to effect their purpose. It fines and imprisonment are found infufficient, it must be expected that more fevere punishments will be reforted to And it may undoubtedly be contended, that death may be inflicted with as much right and juftice as any other penalty. Indeed, if the promulgation of ttuth and fat were declared a crime, who could fet bounds to its criminality? Other crimes are punished according to their magnitude. If, then, truth be crime, the "the greater the truth," the greater its criminality.

Since, then, we know not what may happen. Since we know not how foon truth may be pronounced a crime. Since we know not but the time may come when that crime will be punished with death

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the maxim of Voltaire ought to be impreffed on the heart of every American. We ought to begin with infants in their cradle," and teach them to "ftate facts, speak truth, and die martyrs." This should be the ftanding motto of all our political books and newspapers. It should be written in letters of gold and fixed up in every school, academy or college.We should be bound to adhere to it, by all the ties of honor, honefty and patriotifm. We fhould spurn at the coward who would not vow to maintain it.-Far better, far more honorable would it be to "die martyrs," than to give up the facred, the invaluable privilege of ftating facts and speaking

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FROM THE EVENING POST.

TWO days fince we informed our readers that the Legislature of Pennsylvania had determined to impeach Edward Shippen, Jasper Yeats, and Thomas Smith, three of the Judges of the Supreme Court of that ftate, for certain proceedings against Thomas Paffmore for a contempt. Judge Brackenridge it was obferved was not included in the profecution although he was on the Bench with the other Judges, and concurred in the judgment pronounced. The reasons for this diftin&tion were obvious to those who have seen how often the prefent ruling party have declared the fame act extremely wicked and oppreffive when committed by a federalift, but al together innocent, it not praife worthy,

The committee to whom was referred the

letter figned H. H. Brackenridge, addreffed to the honorable Simon Snyder, Speaker of the House of Representatives. REPORT,

That they have had the letter referred to them under confideration, and it appears, from the depofition of Collinfon Read, Efq. that it is from Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Efq. one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of this commonwealth,-a copy of which depofition is hereto annexed.

The committee, after mature deliberation, are of opinion, that the name of Mr. Brackenridge cannot, with propriety, be added to the lift of impeached officers, inasmuch as his acknowledgment, of concurring in the judgment pronounced a. gainft Thomas Paffmore, is too equivocal and ambiguous upon which to piedicate an accufation of a high mifdemeanor in of fice; and moreover, it does not appear, from the teftimony of any of the witneffes examined in the cafe ut Paffmore against the other Judges of the Supreme Court, that Judge Brackenridge was on the bench at the time the fentence was pronounced. The letter, however, evinces a neglect of his duty, by frequently deferting his feat on the bench, which ought not to pals unnoticed by the legiflature: but what is more extraordinary (and the committee. feel indignant at the idea) it contains evidence of a premeditated infult to the Hufe, by infinuating, in a manner neith er to be mistaken nor palliated, that the Houfe was actuated, in their proceedings against the other Judges, by party motives; fuch unfounded and unwarrantable infinuations (and more efpecially by a citizen to whom a truft of adminiftering the law is confided) muft naturally tend to generate fufpicion among our conftituents that the laws are the offspring of corruption or caprice, and not framed by the independent and unbiaffed will of their Reprefenta. tives; whereby the confidence of the people in their Government might be impaired, and the peace and harmony of the citi zens destroyed.

Though the committee are of the opinion, that there is not fufficient evidence to fupport an impeachment against him, they believe nevertheless, that he is not a proper perfon to difcharge the important functions of a Judge, and that a reasonable caule exifts for the conftitutional interpofition of this Houfe for his removal from office they, therefore, fubmit the following refolution

Refolved, That a committee be appointed to draft an addrefs to the Governor to remove Hugh Henry Brackenridge, one of the Judges of the Supreme court of this Commonwealth from office.

The foregoing refolution was agreed to