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TO TILE WORTHY AND INDEP?:NDENT FREEMEN OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. ssorunt etcetera, CALLED upon by a large and refpeetable an Ih-h of your body to repretent you in the cashing Parliament, it may pc dap be confide:a neceffary for me to Rate to you on what pretenfions I can dyke to fo high and fo diftinguilhed an honour. It my pret!ntions are to be foundee. upon my own individual men it, they enuit (brink before the Lperior blaze of that Mufti cm eh:radier, who has lately folicited your fuffrages. My pre rtofions to this honour are founded on the favourable opinion you are kind enough to entertain of me; an opinion, I croft, not lightly taken up nor incoufsderately formed; but the refs& of a long acquaintance with my modes of life, my habits and mj principl-e,'• even from my bop* days." Divelted of this fa- vourable Jpinino, any preteufsons in me to this L.salee'd nation wou'l hr kis than nuthinu. You hare too frequently been deceived by profeffions and pronsifes in addreffes of this kind, to let them any longsr go current with yon--04 They keep the word of prontife to the ear, but break It to the hope. •—I will only tell you what I cannot promifc you—l cantor pi moire, Ihould Ibe the objed of your eleelion the every scam Own meet with the approbation of every individual—l cannot prosnife to promote any UM in ter& by becoming the pentionary of Government, or the tool of a fadlion--1 cannot promife to forward your private views at the expcsec of my public independence. With all theft imperfedious on my head, if I Ihould be deem ed not unworthy of your choice, [will however promife. that whatever errors I may commit, they (hall be errors of the head n 1 not of the heart, and that no Freeman (hall bluffs to bear the tame of their Reprefentative eau{ lad with corruption. I am, ftmtlit r Freemen, with great efteem, Your obliged friend, and devoted fervent, Roehefter,'Mag t 6, egos. JAMES HULK ES. TO THE svowntrAm INDWPFNDWIF FIUIEMEN OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. 11110141 VA IXTHEN I race, that the fuccefs I have met ' with, during my Canvas, has far awarded my molt f.nguine expeaations, I feel, I owe to all my Fellow Citizens every obligatioo—to thole kw, who either diff.ned from me in opinion, or were previoully engaged in their votes for their car.dour and liberality—to thofe who gave me their fupport, for the readincfs and alacrity with which they communicated. that fupport—to thofe who accompanied me in my Canvafs, for the Ready attachment and unweatied afaduity with which they purfued the objed they had in view. And although I am confident that the ultimate iffue of my 'indication Rands on the Remelt of all poffible grounds—yet, whatever tad, if the Me, during the remainder of my life, the recoliedion of there teftimonies of your attachment and camps, will Dever fail to infpire me with the liveließ (=tiniest, of gratitude. It is in this public manner I with to acknowledge my obli gation, and my gratitude. and to drum you, Brother Freemen, That I am, with great regard. Your obliged Friend, and devoted Servant. JAMES HULKES. Chatham, Tuefday beefing, May ill, iSoa. To the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of CAMBRIDGE. OZTTLIaIItN, ANY Brother and myfelf have had the high Ho. .L' A noun of Reprefenting the County of Cambridge for Twenty-two Year 4 fueceffively, during which Time. I truft, we cannot be accufed of Inattention to its Interefts, or of want ing Z..al in its Strvice. It is PO (null hatisfadion to me to relied, that during this pedal more Legiflative Provifions have been made for itn proving the Agriculture and Drainage of the County and than in 41 the Years that have gaffed between the Commence ment of it and the Reign of Queen Anne—For my own part, I can with truth alarm, that I - have always endeavoured to do any duty to my King, my Country, and my"Conaituctits, to the belt of my Abilities, and though I am (enable that In the &J. charge of the laborious and refponfible Funeben with which I have been intrufted, I mutt Tometimes have erred ; yet, ! feel confident that I have neither intendonally o ff ended or injured any one, or wilfully neglefted any Builneis which has been committed to my charge. Under thefe drcemfiances I venture to hope, that I (hall f.;11 meet with a Continuance of your Confidence and Protec tion, efpecially at a time when an waive and very early Can vas has been undertaken by other Candidates far your Favour, during the bullet part of the Sermans of Parliament, and while I am abfolutely prevented, by the regulate a:tend:nee on my Public Duty, from paying my Itcfpeets to you in Perfon, for which, however, I intend to kite the earlieft pafible op- Tortuia-p.-1 have the Honour to bc, With every Sentiment of Raped and Gratitude, Ge ntlernet., Your moil faithful and moft obliged humble Servant, C YORKE. FRANCE. PARIS, 14 FLOREAL, (MAY 14.) A Deputation of the Legiflative Body, coat& ing of toz Members, was introduced to an audience of the Coats's. VIENNOT VAUBLAIIC (poke in the name of his colleagues : He firft addreffed himfelf generally to the Con fills, in which he ended with Rating—" It is for the people to pronounce on the great queflion're lc red to them. It is for them to mark their fenfe of the firfl years of a magiftracy fo glorious, by a revolution ufeful to the interells of the Republic, I calculated to give (lability to the tranquillity of ; Europe, as much as it is honourable to the illuf pious magiftrate who is the objet of it." He then addreffed himfelf to the CHIEF Consul. in a (tile of compliment and flattery, concluding with failing :—" Speedily by a national refolution the public gratitude will be difcharged and the Government confolidated. Speedily the labours of a magiflracy worthy of you will be rewarded by an eclat worthy of the people by whom it was inftituted." The Cuter CONSUL anfwered as follows:—"The fentiments which you have expreffed, and this folemn deputation, are to the Government the moU precious pledge of the efleem of the Legifla tive Body. I was called to the fupreme magillracy under circumflances when the people could not balance, in the calmnefs of refleaion, the mark of their choice. Then the Republic was diftraeted by civil war; the enemy menaced the frontiers; there was neither (ecurity nor government. In filch a crifis the choice could appear in no other light than as the indeliberate refult of alarm.— Now peace is re-eftablifhed with all the powers of Europe ; citizens now prefent only the appearance of a re-united family; the experience which they have had of their Government has convinced them of the value of their firit choice. They are at liberty to difplay their fentiments in all their free dom and all their independence. It (hall be obeyed. NVllatever be My deainy—whether I exit as Con tdl or as Citizen, I flutll'exift only for the greatnefs and the happinefs of France." A d: potation of the Tribunate was introduced. Citizen Cuzsor (de PAlber), (poke in the fol. lowing terms s-a— zsi Consume—We come to depofit in the hauls of the Goveramat, the individual votes 'of the Tribunate, on the queition fubmitted to the' decifion of the people. Shall Narot.son :foi,+►- raras be Conful for life ? To vote on this qui: Lion was, for the Tribunate to vote on the execu tion of that with which the Tribunate had folemnly exprefed in the fitting of the t 6 Floreal, May 6, and it was undoubtedly proper that having , begun the meafure it should be the firs to carry it into ex ecution. But thus the people have to manifeft their fupreme will ; and how is it to be conceived that they will not flatten to attach to their dellinies by the molt durable ties, the man whofe valour and whofe genius have already achieved fuch pro digies; who always victorious at the head of ar mies, has been conllantly great and magnanimous at the head of the Government ; who laid public liberty terminated the molt bloody war by the molt honourable peace, re-ellabliffied religion and morality, and who has difcovered a with of adding to Co many benefits the devotion of his life, to the happinefs of his fellow-citizens ? It is then on a view of their dearell interells, that the French people are called upon to pronounce their with on this fubjea, and it is under confederations of the highell political importance, that they are invited to decide on the propriety of a propofition which has been made to them of nominating for life the Chief of the fupreme Magillracy. It cannot fail to be feen that the object of this mcafure is to give fecurity for the continuance of that repofe which is fo much wanted, to fix that liability in the Go vernment which contlitutes its force, to calm fears and anxieties about future events, to defray for ever the Lopes and pretentions of different parties, to fix, in a word, what is to happen, and to put an end to revolution. Such are the great motives which have determined the Tribunate in the refo lotions they have adopted, and without doubt the whole nation will fandion them by their fuffrages. Another important confideration prefents itfelf to the friends of liberty. Too often during the courfe of the revolution the fovereignty of the people has been called upon to fanaion lifts the molt contrary to their rights. Now the Chief Ma gab-ate of the nation demands that they (hall be epnfulted refpeeting the duration of his fundions, and the nation is alfembled to exprefs this with I May this fpleudid homage to the fovereignty of the people be folemnly proclaimed! But what need it may be Paid, was there of this new guarantee ? Bosaratre has too grand and too generous ideas evert° depart from thofe liberal principles which conaituted the revolution, and founded the Re public. He is too great an admirer of true glory to tarnifh, by the abufe of power, that immenfe hTory which he has acquired. In accepting the onour of being the Firlt Magiftrate of the French reople, he contracts obligations of the llrongell kind, and he will fulfill them all. The'nation which called him to affume this high Ration, fs generous and free. He will refpeet, he will itrengthen liberty, and he will do nothing un worthy of It. Invelled with fupreme power, he will ufe the authority delegated to him to render the people flourilhing and happy. He will dif tinguifh his true fhlends, who wits fpeak theii fen timents to him without difguife, from the flat terers who will Peek to deceive him. He will be farroundel by men of property who, having brought about the Revolution, ate infereltid In fupporting it. He will fcel th at it is his Entered, as it will conflitute his glory, to preferve the au thorities whofe office it is to concur with him in the formation of the laws of the State, the &pi ty, the force, and the independence which the Legifiators of a great people ought to poffefs. In A word, BONAPARTE will be always himfelf- He will be •desirous that his memory may d4cend glorious and without reproach, to the remote( pofterity, and never (hall BONAPARTE be the vidual of whom it Wall be Laid, that he has Area' too long." The anfwer of the CHIRP Consua was couched in the following ternis' - " This proof of the affeaion of the Tribunate is precious to the Government.' The union of all the different bodies of the Rate is to the nation a pledge of liability and happinefs. The mcafores of the Government will be conllantly aireded to the happinefs of the people, - from what' are 'de rived all pcwcrs, and for whole interefts the ef forts of all men of worth are employed." • ROEDERIR, Counfellor of State, on the part of the Government, prefented a Bill relative to the modification of the Cullom Houle Duties. It is as follows : • ART. L—The Government Intl be enabled proidEonalfy to raife or lower the duties of Cultomb, to allow or forbid the eitabliitunalt of magazines, to prohibit or permit the Imports don or exportation of all commodities, under the penalties alas". 11..--Tbe modifications Mail be dikulfed and adopted agree ably to the forms ufcd fur the regulations of the public ant& Itration. They Audi be prefentad in the form of a Bill to the Legillative Body, before the end of us Seffion, if it is 4embkd; or on its next &Son if it is not. ROIDEAER.—The objea of the Bill which the Government propofes to the Legiflative Body is the commercial and political intereft of France. The Cultom-houfe Duties do certainly form an impoft ; but thcy much more pat Ike of the na• tore of that which conilitutes part of Commercial and Diplomatic Police. The intereft of commerce may, from time to time, require the diminution or increafe of the duties impofed on certain articles of merchandife; unlimited liberty or prohibition for others, either for importation or exportation. Our manufactures could not, without greardan. ger, be expofed either to a hidden fcarcity of the raw materials, by which they are carried on, or to , the fudden irruption of rival articles. It muff be teen too, that the alarms of war may render ne ceffary the prohibition to export certain articles, provifions, or merchandife, which the enemy might employ with advantage. As imports, the duties of Cullom: cannot he eflablifhed, fuppref. fed, or modified, but legiflatively. As a mea lure of commercial and legiflative police, the Go vernment ought to be allowed to modify them with a promptitude correfponding to the circum fiances which may render a change neceffiary, often even with fecrecy and precaution. The Govern ment is of opinion that it may be poflible to recon cile the forms necelfary to render the impoft law. ful, with the facilities neceffary to maintain the intereft of the State, and the aaivity of commerce; C". awl that the means of attaining thh end, h td an thorife it-to modify the colleauni of the Cuftoms, on conditiOn of prefenting there modifications in the fhape of Bills to the Legiflative Body, if they are fitting, or in the courfe of their next Seffion, if they are not. di fc u ffion was fixed for the 19th. 25 FLOREAL, MAY 15. The following is a copy of the decree iffued at Milan on the 29th of laft month:" BONAPARTE, Fir& Conful of the French Republic, and Prefident of the Italian Republic, confidering that there are revere.' vacancies in the Legiflative Body, and that it is of importance they fhould be fpeedily filled, decrees, in purfuance of the 16th article of the Conftitution, that the three Eleitoral Colleges affemble on the 15th of May, in the Com munes fixed by the Con ft itution, and in the places appropriated for their nfe, to proceed to nominate to the feats which have become vacant in the Le giflative Body." A circular letter from the Minifter of the Pub. lic Treafury to the Receivers of the Departments Rates, that the Confuls approved on the 3d of this month a contra& entered into by him with fix Bankers of Paris, who, during the continuance of the faid contrail, will form a fociety, and bear the denomination of the Bankers of the Public Treafury. There Bankers art Citizens BAIIILL.N and Co. BASTIDE and Sons, MIDARD DESPREZ, LOUIS NOURISSART, AIMS G/11121142 FULCHEROI4, and jecoy Es RICAMIEIL. The new French frontiers eftabliflied betwixt cantata Piedmont and the Italian Republic, an nounce more and more that Piedmont is not a Departinental Divifion of France, and that the Italian Republic will receive new aggrandifement in its territories.—yeerrialdernefeagarf 41Patrie. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. BERNARDSRILDIRICK 'Eosin Member of the Petty Council, to the Citizens Of the Canton of Le man, and in particular to gie Riftriets of Coffo nay, Morges, Aubonne, Ortrn, 14ftrannel and Rolle. Layfanne, May 7, dos. Government has fent me into the Canton of Le man in confequenee of the diforders to which Come of you have abandoned yourfelves. It is wi th the greaten grief and moft profound indignation I have learnt to what degree you have rendered yourfelves criminal. Ought the revolution ill the Canton of Leman to be difgrated and fire ? And ought the moment, when,a definiuye eonftitution is about to fix the deftioy of our country, to heal the evils of the provifional tegiuse, and to enfure the triumph of liberty and Wife equality, to be that when the flames of civil war are kindled? Return to your homes; fithmit tp the cosiftituteid authciriL ties ; be ohediept to 'the can liften to Citizens who repent of their 'conduit. and demean themfelves in a peakeable manner; but. for armed rebels, I !tan emplOy only the fOrce of aims, and the punilliment will be terrible Signed) xu nx. Blame, MAY 4•—The feparation of the Valais from Switzerland, and the declaration of the in dependence of the Valaifian Republic will be pub- Husain i few days. The grand road which is to traverfe this country from St. Maurice to the Sim- Rion, will Se iottiratteel at the mew! eFratsd. 'two farts will be eretted, one a; Bug, in the Upper Va lais, and the other near St. Maurice, melee Lower : they gaily k ocispiedly Frisch ire*, 'charged with the care of *during public faker on the route through the Simplon to Italy t A canal will alfo be dug from Geneva to Seyffel. which will render the Rhone navigable from the lake to the city of L ys , • 7 4- Stu:roam). MAY 6.—The reforms carrying on in Baviiii occafion now and then difOrders and troubles. The people almoft every where perfill in' celebrating the fuppreffed fetes. On this AC• counethere were' force commotion' at .Striabin gen : the witirkmeri having refuled to work on Holy Thurfday, were impnfoned—the people af fembled to liberate them, spud it was found necef fary 'to fad into the town 156 Bavare•Palatine light-horfe to overawe the (editions. It appears that thefe troubles have fince recommenced ; and we. are allured, that on the ad Of Its month the gates of Straubingen were; Rill (hut, ' ' PRIVATE LETTER, PARIS, MAY 14. GEWICILLS DISTAING MID 'MOLT. The followhig Fetters have paired between the above Officers, militate; inniadtions in Egypt. Their authenticity may be relied on, and they are curious, particularly that to Me nne, as they regard Dot merely perfonal quarrels, but the eampafgn in Egypt. COTT OT A LiTTOR FROM (ANIMAL DRITAINO TO OSNZItAL RZTXIIIR. Part, 14 Floral, (May 4•) Tomorrow morning, at [even o'clock, I than eyed you at thenevi Carriere de ChalUot. I than lave an Meer with me. 1 Ewald have been happy to have 'gored you the choke of weapons, but unfortunately my wand, Ws If you think It•, allows me to peopofe to you nothing era but ar042111% Bring your piftols, therefore ; I than have odes. If the hour does not fait you, name another. At all emits, I urea your anfwer by the hearer. (Signed) •IlrigeGen. Darrot NO. • General It tVNIF It. in his Work on Egypt, had Paid that General DIESTAING had withdraws from AA engagement after a night wound. (ANSWF.It.) General Replier bat jt;ft received* Letter, figned Deltaing, by which he is called upon to repair to-morrow morning to the new Carrier* de Chaillet. He has always defpifed the man too much to have any difeufflon with him; he should have thought it a degrzdation of himfelf, and giving the other an Importance, he did not dderve, if his name hail appeared with his. This feeling led General Reynier to pay little attention to the whole of Deaaign's corded io Egypt,and this drcumitanee prevented him from noticing in his Work all the baits into which be led Menem This too prevented him from :pruacuting Deßaing, on account of the calumnious Letters written and figned by him, and now in General Reynler's hands•. General Reynier ought to fight no man bur General Mason, on the Mica of the affairs of Egypt. Asa General he ought to refute that honour to a contemptible fellow, but as a private in dividual he will be at the Gate Chaillot of the Bob de Boulogne, at feven o'clock in the morning. (Signed) aerates. • There letters had been intercepted in the Mediterranean by theEnglilh, and given to General Reynier. Our Readers know the refill:. DESTAING was killed, and, though we have no farther particulars, we are lcd to think that General Ravioli., after the above letter, could not think of racking any apology, as our firft information had hated. lug DYNES St 07 DIVISION RiTNIER, TO ABDALLAI• )Sail ÜBAULT, &C. COMMANDER IN CIIILt or TSIF AR/47 Or Tur EAST. z 8 Floreal, May 8. During the five months which you have delayed yew- arrival at Paris, you had full time to renal upon the manner of cc dram the wrongs I have experienced at your hands. Government, looking only to yourintention of keeping Fgypt, has not thought fit to bring you to a trial for the faults that have occafioned the lofs of that country, or for having deceived them by falfe reprefaitations. They have pardoned you—but I could not imitate their coodua in that rdpee. My honour,and the glory of the French anus, required that it fhould be made known In, what manner you have =Cured unmerited fuccefs to the Engliih. I have fentpultudy avoided publiihlng any thing more than a mere expofitlon of fags, from the apprehenfiou of demeaning myfeif, by painting your chandler in as degrading colours as it ought to be reprcfented in. I have overlooked many details. The only reproach to which I lay myfelf open, is for having omitted to mention your mental derangemeor, your imbecility in yielding to the artifices of an &trpod, and that degree of folly by which you were blinded, and which might plead force excufe fora part of your abfurdities. A fimple narrative cf events, and of your condudt, is enough to load you with infamy ; and mould your name go down to pofterity, it will be exiled with thole wi.ofe memory hiftoriaas have pre• ' Breed, in order to contraft their charader with the talents and the virtues of the great men who have fometimes betrayed the fame indulgence which Bonaparte has bees pleafed to beftow OD you. This is the only revenge that I deem worthy of me. I would have difdained it, if I had looked upon you only as a ample in dividual ; but you have filled a diftinguilhed Iltuation, and you live forgot that you owed it to my generofity. It is on the worthlefs Commander of the brave army of the Eaft that I ought to avenge myfelL You may now, if you will, attempt to anfwer me; but to notorious fats you can only oppofc declamation. Perhaps you may think of exhibiting proofs of courage--lbr my part, I have fo ated during the war as not to be under the neeelfity of fuck an exhibition. Ido not feel myfelf called upon to flake my re putation &pipit a man who has none to silk. I mall, however, be always ready to give you every fatisfadion you may call for pa this °maim. Should you continue to vegetate ander the infamy to which public opinion mult coplign you; I will ceafe to notice the re mains of a life (tithed by fo many salis of perfidy and beaters ; but amid you again by dint of Intrigues fuceeed in puling your felf into notice, be allured you gull not be able to avoid me, even mould you be daftard enough to folicit an order for our feparation. (Signed) s. IRRYNISS. EITRACT OF A LR'TTRR ADDIMSD TO GLNZRAL RCSNIER TER aIINUTIR AT 'WAR, ass:scrum TIT 0051. or TIER ISTR FLORRAL, MAY 5. As it Is to be apprehended that ravosr accidents may recur, it is the intention of the Pirft Conful, that you quit Paris, and that you remain stilt diftanee from that City of more than so • leagues. Oillnedj ssamfa. _ _ It does not appear to be true that General Ray'. MIER hat been fent to Breit, or fixed to any parti ctilir place out of the circle allowed him. By the Senatu: Confitltum you'll fee that Boa PAITE is already eleeted. This, by the bye, is only done to lbew the people of France that the Conflitation can be changed to any thing the Se nate wifhes. General IitEvNIEZ is exiled, and his fecond General SouliAM ; Colonel Foy It NIER, of the t ath regiment of huifars, is fent to the Temple for talking again!} Religion ! Serious difturbances have taken place at Aix Dijon, Vannes (in la Vendee) about the Con cordat ; at the • fonter place they pelted the newly elefted Bithop,and.litrat the Concordat. Theitlefiere are with the people. Pillt4MMlN't4 l 2 l- PROCEEIiiNGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUEsDAy. MAY a. Counfel were heard at confiderable length rela tive to the Scotch Appeal, Halliday, of Rigfide, (a pauper) v. Mrs. Agnes Maxwell, of Munches, and others ; namely, Meas. Romftly and Moore for the Appellant, and Mr. Adam on the part of the Refpondeitts.. The further hearing was de• ferred till to-morrow. • • • The Annual Indemnity Rill, the Mutiny Bill, the. Bank Note Felony Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, and the Militia Subalterns' Allowance Bill, were brought tip from the Commons by Mr. At sx- AI DI ; the Temple' Bar Bill by Mr. Alderman Cusvis ; and a number - of Private Bills by Lord G. L. Gown, Mr. Baena, and other Gentlemen, ,-which were feverally read a firs time: • On the motion of the Marquis of SLIGO, the Petition of Frederic Lord Athtoun, in Mill Peer, Skating his claims to vote at the elation of to fit as Reprefentatives on the part of Ireland, &C. was taken into confideration, when the Patent of his Lordlhip's Peerage was put in and read. — A few words were exchanged between Lord Auk• land, the Noble Marquis, and the Lord Chancel lor, relative to fome other formal proof required by the Refolutions of the Houfe, refpeaing which the obfervations of the Marquis of Sligo feemed to fatisfy their Lordthips. He concluded by mov ing a Refolution in effea, that Frederick Lord Afhtoun had made good his claim of right to vote at the Eleaion of Peers to 'fit as Reprefenta tives of the Peerage of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, &c.—Which was voted accord ingly. The Petitions of the Earl of Farnham, Lord Clonbroc, and other Ira Peers were, on the motion of the Marquis of Stico, ordered to be referred to the Committee of Privileges on Thud day next. The Order of the Day for the feeond reading of the Elation Treating Bill, on which their Lord 'hips were fummoned, was on the motion of Lord ALVAILIT poftponed till Thurfday. 7 . .7 HOUSE OF COMMONS. A Petition was prdented front the Grand jundlion Ca-al Company againft the Petition profaned by the City of London spina the markets for Horned Cattle in the neighbourhend of the City. The Petition was referred to the Committee, and Connie' ordered to be heard thIMMIL Sir WILLIAM SCOTT mond diet the Report of the Commit• tee on the Clergy Non-readmits /1111 be racked on Monday. The Mutiny, Marine, and Minds ihialowas' Bills wort read a third time and pawl. The Report on the Scott! Midi 11111 was ordered to be re ceived on Titurfday. Mr. ALIZAMDIII WIN* up the . Report of the Committee relative to Reload *gar, Wilds was rod and spud toe "a