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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 28, 1792
Page
2
The National Convention decreed that royalty is abolished in France after a heated session. Debates covered preservation of existing authorities, provisional governance, and the public act of abolishing royalty. Dispatches reported Prussian and Swiss actions, Dumourier defenses, and calls for strict legal measures amid civil turmoil.
The Convention heard fiery accusations against a Paris faction seeking dictatorship and a six member commission. Danton and Barbeuf denounced a conspiratorial effort to install despotism, while Robespierre faced calls to reveal his plans. Marseilles delegates promised unity and oppose rulers, with funds and armed support pledged to defend Paris.
September 23 report notes a decree binding the naming of National Commissaries and Tribunal Secretaries with no choice, and cites M Cambon on treasury receipts to September 22 totaling 915,725,696 livres and expenditures 865,526,764. Debates lead to General Azontequiro's dismissal after a lengthy session.
The War Minister reports a courier from General Dumourier and a letter from the Chalons commissioner. No new developments since prior dispatches. Dumourier expresses satisfaction with his position and claims the enemy cannot last two to three days due to lack of provisions. Montesquieu reportedly entered Savoy on the 16th. Services proposed three Convention commissioners to oversee his conduct amid debates on the measure.
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