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EVeICUATION OF ST. DOMINGO. I T aPpears thlt DESSALINES, the Commander of the Negro Army, gave the French a summons to evacuate the place in ten days, and it was not until S he bst day t h at t h e C ap i tu l at i on too k place. DES_ SALINES WaS in possession of Fort Picolet, and was aftu3lly heating the balls with which to exterminate gthe French- force, when the English came into the oad, and signed the Convention which saved them. i'he Negro Chief entered with the French General i nto a Negotiation for preventing all excesses in the of the Evacuation. -DESSALINES 'prepared Pri , clirnation, which ROCHAMBEAU published, With a Notke from his Council to the Inhabitants of the Cape. N OTICE OF THE COUNCIL OF NOTABLES OF THE TOWN OF THE CAPE. In virtue of orders this day transmitted to the Council by the Commander in Chief Roc: tiAM B EAU, the Council informs the Inhabitant; of the Town of the Cape, that they have received from DES_ SALltstEs, the Commander in Chief of the Native rlidigine) Army, the following Letter, dated Head quarters Haut_du-Cap, Nov. 19, 1803. The Coun cil therefore loses no time in informing the Inhabi tants of the pacific dispositions of the new Govern ment, and of the proteaion and security granted to every individual who shall continue to reside in Colony. At the Cape, the zoth Nov. zth year of the Republic President of the Council, REYNOARD. 1-k:id-quarters.. Haut-d ze -Cap tBa3, Ore 27th Brumalre), THE Nov . 1 9 , COMMANDER IN CHIEF Op ARMY', TO THE CITIZENS THE INHABITANTSNATIV OF TH E E TOWN OF THE CAPE. C Trz EN s--1-1 the aving e ntere d this day into a Negotiation with COmmander in Chief, k och AMB E A u, respeding the eva cuation by his Troops of the Town of the Cape, that opportu nity enables me, Citizens Inhabitants, to tranquilize the tears by which you may be alarmed on such an event. The War which we have continuedco to wage up to this day, has no re. lation whatever I have the inh a bi tants of this unhappy Colony. uniforinly held out protection and security to the in habitants of every complexion ; and on the present occasion you shall find me adhere to the same line of conduct. The manner in which the inhabitants of every description of (e- Italie, Cayes, and of Port-an-Prince haN;e been received and treated, afford a certain pledge of my good faith and honour : Let those among you, Citizens, who feel repugnant to leave their Country, rem a i n : Y ou shall experience under my Go vernmnt protedion and security, both for your persons and ProPerty Those who may be disposed to follow the•Prench Ar my, are f ree to do so. . - I h ave the Honour to be, &c. &c. (Signed) DESSALINtS. The Presid ent o f the Council, REYNOARD. The f o ll ow i ng is the Convention which took place CR betwee n t h e English Commodore and R o- ANIB EAti, at th e moment he was leaving the har boor, CAPITULATION FOR TETE EVACUATION OF THE CAPE, Between join+ Betei,t, Captain of His Majesty's Ship. Theseus, invested with the powers of j. Lo It I NG, Esq. of T heseus, it Shin 13ellerophon, and the Senior Officer of the Squadron ernizing berate Cape Franco on the one band ;and on the other, "'forret Bove, General of Bri gade, Chief of the Stffed' the French Army, and fittlitY ARL, Captain of a Ship, Commander of the Naval Forces at St.. DoMingo, authorized, conjointly by the Commander in Chief, Ito cRA MR EA U, Captain-General of 'the ColonY. The following Articles were agreed to : Aar. I. The French Ships of War and Merchantmen Which now lie at anchor in this port, shall be delivered up to the English.—Answer. Granted. 11. The Garrison of Cape Francois embarked on board the Ships, as likewise their Crews, shall be prisoners of war, and shall be sent to Europe, on condition not to serve until they shall have been exchanged, and that as soon as possible, in order that the exchange may take lace without delay.— Answer. Granted. 111. All the Generals and other Officers are comprised in the preceding Article, and shall retain their are IV. The sick who are embarked on board the Nouvelle Sophie, and of the Julienne, shall be sent (tiredly to France, and the English shall engage to give them every possible as sistance to that cited, and also to furnish theni with provi. Aions and medicines. Answer —The crews of the Nouvelle ophi and the julienne, being insufficient to navigate these vessels to France, the number requisite for that purpose shall be filled up from sailors out of the crews of the other ships, and all the provisions and medicines which may be furnished without inconvenience, shall be furnished from iiis Majesty's Ships. V. The property of individuals shall be rigorously respea ecl, The Papers helonging to the Army shall be given into the hands of the Chief of the Stalf.--Answer. Grnted. VI. The American, Spanish, and Swedish Ships, on board of which are embarked such of the Inhabitants of St. Do- Iningo who shall he inclined to follow the Army, and who 'consequently shall constitute a part of the. Evacuation, shall 'beat Itherty toproceed to their respedive destinations, with out being rnolested.—Answer Ga t d ..(1-d it he, prow: , provi L. I 1 that these Ships belong to .thorse-n ('ranted anc an inquiry shall be instituted to mai effed. VII. The Frigates shall sail out und-r Francis Colours, and shall discharge their guns before thy -• st tike: —Answer. Granted. VIII. The servants of the Officers shall he considered as belonging to the Army, and individuals who shall volunta rily embark in order to follow the French Army shall be pig on shore on the tetri tory of St. Domingo,.--Answer. Granted. Agreed to and signed on board the Surveillaate, at Cape Fran and the 3,-,th Nov. 1103. (Signed) 1. li LICH, Captain of the Theseus. • }l. BARRE, Captain ofd Ship. J. Bo y f., General of Brigade, Chief of the ' _ :ft : -- is stattd that an officil account of th e l ate un- Ceylo ' n " will in a short time he t Ire the Public In the mean time it is said the rei'orts whit.:ll been circulated have been exag!;erated, Irle__ans hav e and that only thirty-five Euro_ and their lives in this' lamentable occur_ lu 1 . in< , Officers s 6'Ph Regiment, irom Ireland, have marched ntai or ot i ing. The 6th Battalion of Reserve have 'lar k for trcm Ayr to G reenock, where they em- serve succt• Liverpo o l. The 14. th Batt a li on of Re ed them in Ayr Barracks. he first Regi ment o f North Devon Volunteer 'nlantrY, amounting to 6 co ran k and file, and coin. Q ‘l4andrd by Lieut. Co!. Dow having offered t o embo e Placed on permanent duty, were on Wednesday died ior 2r days. On Monday last the Ness Troop of LineolosLir e Cavalry marched into Stamf ten d ays ord, to remain on du t y . The Royal Purtpatrick Riflemen, commanded by the Hon.' Captain ADAM rdes, ers to GORDON,G h ave rece i ved 171 march to Edinbur g h, a di stance of 150 march, il and are probably b y th i s time on their This is one of the best Corps in the North. A beau t if u l ly einbroidered Standard, the g .. • at Of the Rev. Dr. WADDINGTON. was presented to the I3tiEly-Layal-Volunteers, on the 25th , the Rev. tur Yoßxa, Prebendary of Ely, accompanied by a neat and elegant Address. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN „ THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND AND THE EARL OF FINGALL. ' LETTER I. ' LORD REDESDALE TO THE EARL OF FINdALL. " E.ly-Place, Dublin, tlitb Aug. 18a3. cc MY tottn, " According to your Lordship's request, I have I signed, with great pleasure,a Warrant for your Lord ship's appointment to be Justice of the Peace for the I County of Meath. At this moment, my Lord, it is I peculiarly important that every person entrusted specially with the preservation of the public peace, should knoweand conscientiously pursue the stria line of his duty. Your Lordship's distinguished loyalty, at all times and on all occasions, leaves me no room to doubt that you will exert yourself to the best of your judgment for this important pus pose and the same distinguished loyalty th at pro b a b ly marked your Lordship, as one to whom nothing could be safely. uttered tending to demonstrate any dis position towards the rebellious outrages which have of late produced such dreadful etTeas, and excited so much alarm. But, I tear there have been t oo many in whose presence and hearing demonstrations haVe been made and uttered, which ought to h ave alarmed the minds of loyal men,- and induced them to communicate the ground of that alarm to those in authority under the Government, and especially to the Justices of the Peace in their several distrias, but who have thought fit to retain the impression made on their minds within their own breasts, and to leave the chance of discovery to other mean.. The persons to whom I allude, have principally been per sons professing to hold the same religious faith with your Lordship, and over whom I most sincere ly hope your Lordship's high charaaer may give that influence which justly belongs to it. It would be highly important, therefore, that your Loroship,in the discharge of your duty as a Magistrate, should take every opportunity of clearly stating, and mostly 'strongly inculcating and enforcing t 1 c: great duty ot allegiance, and that, that duty is not confined to forbearance from open rebellion, or even from . aas rending towards rebellion; that true tliegiance is an active duly, requiring every man not only to suppress rebellion when it shall sheass itself in violeoce, but to disclose to that Government wider which he lives, whether he be a natural porn suojaaA of that Govern ment or Sojourner only under its protection, every thing which can raise ground for suspicion (4 - dis. loyalty in others ; and it is particularly important that your Lordship should as a Magistrate, state and enforce, that persons knowing of a treasonable pur pose who do not disclose it, are guilty in the eye of the law of that crime which has been denominated Misprision of Treason, and if they yield any kind of assent to the intended treason, they become traitors themselves. Your Lordship's enlarged and liberal mind, distinguishing clearly between spiritual 'and temporal concerns, must feel that there can be no duty of religion contrary to the duty of allegiance, and indeed no man, however ignorant or preju. diced, can read the Holy Scriptures without find_ ing that the duty of allegiance to a Pagan Govern_ talent, was strongly and repeatedly enforced by Christ and his Aposles, and especially by the latter, who found the Christians of their time too much disposed to consider their faith in Christ, as ab. solving them from their allegiance to the Country in which they lived. I' am truly sorry to ray, that fear in this Country all who profess to he Mini_ sters of the Gospel of Christ, do not teach Christ's don - trine of allegiance to their flocks ; and I particu larly lament to find in the minds of men who assume the highest rank amongst the Ministers of the Roman Persuasion, the frequent use of lan guage tending to raise in the minds of the ignorant I an opinion that none are to be considered a's Members of the Catholic Church ofChrist, that none are there. fore to be esteemed as brethren in Christ, but those who profess adherence to the See of Rome. Until the minds of men are brought to a different temper — until the Priests of the Roman Persuasion shall cease to inculcate to those under their instruaion, doftrines so repugnant to their temporal allegiance —until they shall cease to inculcatC that all who differ from them in religious opinions, are to be con. sidered as guilty of deteaion from the See of Rome, that is, as guilty of rebellion (including His Ma jesty's sacred person in that description), it cannot he expeatoi that vulgar men should think themselves bound by any tie of allegiance to a King thus repre sented to them, as himself guilty of a breach of what is termed a higher duty of allegiance. That liberty of conscience which those of the Roman Persuasion desire for themselves, they ought to allow to others, and they do not allow that liberty of conscience, but on the contrary sanaion the worst of persecutions wherever they treat any man sincere ly believing in Christ the Redeemer of Mankind, a s not a member of the Catholic or Universal Church founded by Christ and his Apostles, because that man does not believe all that they believe of the See of Rome and of the doarines taught by it. I can consider no man ((whatever his profession of loyalty may be) as truly the loyal subjed of a King whom he thus holds up to his People as the objcof dis affection, nay, of hatred, because that King holds a different opinion in matters of religion from those' who adhere to the See of Rome, and because he refuses any obedience - in matters temporal to that See. It will be your duty, my Lord, as a Justice of .the Peace, with the most anxious attention, to re_ spec} no man whose condua shall tend to disturb it ; to exhort all men by patience and forbearance, as well as by exertion, to use their utmost endeavour to preserve it, and however anxiously they may wish ' for a change in the establishment provided for by the Law of the Land for the maintenance of religion, however conscientiously they may think that the ends of religion would be better answered by putting those of the Romish Persuasion in place of those of I the Catholic Faith, they cannot, consistently' with the duty. of their allegiance, pursue that purpose I by abetting, o r even b y d ecl i ning to resist and sup. I press the rebellious conspiracy formed for that purpose. I have no doubt that the firm and distinguished loyalty which has marked your Lordship's charatter in every other situation of life, will guide your steps in the discharge of your duties as a Magistrate. . . " May God, to whom all our errors and imper. reaions are knowniproten and guard you,.and lead you to that end which will most accord with the beneficent intrpn-ses for whii.. 4 ll the office of Magi stracy were intended, and for which alone, I am persuaded, you prevail ,on . y ourse lf t o undertake so arduous a charge, under circumstances cf so much difficulty. " I have the Honour to be, with the most sin cere respel and esteem ' My Lord, " Your Lordship's faithful hutnble Servant, " REDESDA LE." ANSWER TO LETTER 1.-FROM EARL FINCALL. MY LORD, " I have the honour io•receive your Lordship's letter, and am much obliged to you for appointing me a Magistrate of the Cotin67 of Meath, at a time when the task is so arduous. I must beg leave to - assure you, that nothing but my fitost anxious desire to be useful by every means in my power, would have induced me to solicit the Commission of the Peace. Permit me ro return your Lordship my best thanks for the very able and excellent instructions contained in your let ter—it shall be my unceasing endeavour to prove myself not unworthy the post of trust confided to me, for which I should feel myself very ill qualified, if I did not understand the duties of active loyalty to be t•tich as are laid down by your Li , rdship. I have always been taught that that man was a traitor, and violated his allegiance, who concealed any Plot against the State—to this opinion all those who pruf.-ss the same religious faith that I do, are bound by the most solemn pledge. I am sorry any have deviated from it ; they cannot be, I im persuaded, those remarkable for their religious and good condua. " It gives me much concern, and I should be very sorry it were generally conceived, that your Lord ship, the person to Whom the Catholics of another part of the lioited Kingdom never cease expressing their obligations; with your superior talents, en. lightened aod liberal rriin.l ; holding the high situ ation you du in this country, with so much credit to yourself and advantage to the public, should have :my opinion in any degree unfavourable of the Irish Catholics. My Lord, the Cathotic religion is the aarne every where ; I very rcludantly enter upon the subject. Religious disputes I have always con sidered the greatest misfortune any country could experience. I must, however, beg leave to state to your Lordship, what I have always found to be the cotoloCt and faith of the Catholic. I need not speak of his attachment to and respea for an oath ; were he less delicate, why should he htb.oir under any ex clusion now, or have suffered many years of penal restridion ? I must say, I yev,r beard a Catholic , zvish for the overthrow of the Protestant Establish mem', and setting np ire its place one of his owy reli gion —this war not, as is weli ascertained, the ob_ jeCOr 'if the promoter of the. Rebellion in 1798 ; nor do I believe it was of the rullians aid murderers who disgraced this country On a late occasion.—The Ca tholic is ready at this moment to sacrifice his life, his proprty, every thing dear to him in suppo r t of the present Constitution, in defence of that beloved Sovereign to cubonz Jour Lc•rarsbip does not see= to th;nk we look up with that veneration and gratitude which I assure you we do. " The Catholic wishes no other family' on the throne, no other Constitution, but certainly wishes to be admitted, whenever it shell be deemed expe dient, to a lull share in the benefits and blessings of that happy Constituticm under which we lii e—a participation which, 1 trust, we have and shall con tinoe to prove ourselves not undeserving of. Ca tholic loyalty and allegiance, I need not tell your Lordship, would oblige every one of that persuasion to resist or repel even the head of the See of Bo u r s , were it possible to suppose that the usurper who now distutlis the peace of the. world would send him here with his invading army. My Lord, the doe. trine of allegiaoce is perfetaly understood, and un ceasife2ly preached by the Catholic Clergy. I have just seen tin address in the Newspapers, from Dr. Coppinger to his flock at Coyne, in which Catho lic loiocioles and allegiance are much mote fully explained :;nil inculcated than Y could attempt .doing,. The late exliortatioo : of the. Rev. Dr. Troy in Dub. lin, your Lordship has probably seen, and his cha ratter for distinguished loy;tity is known to every one. In 1796,. when Hoche's Fleet were in Bantry Bay, the Rev. Dr. iVloylan published an Address to his People in Cork, for which, had the French land. ed, he would undoubtedly 11,ve lost his head. Sure ly, my Lord, solemn pledges and distinguished ;tits of loyalty are the best proofs that can be given. I have, my Lord, taken the liberty of stating to your Lordship what I consider Catholic principles and Catholic conduit. Standing in the situation I do, I feel it my duty to vindicate the Catholics from any unfav:onable opinion entertained. That your Lordship should know and properly appreciate their sentiments and conduit, is my only aim, and would be, I am sure, highly gratifying to them. " I beg pardon for trespassing so long on your Lordship; but when there is a question of the con_ duff and opinions of so large a portion of his Ma jesty's subjeCts, at a time that every man is want_ ing to defend the E , npire, you wilt, I trust, excuse me; and I think I could not give ydur Lordship a better proof that I shall endeavour to merit the good Opinion you are so kind as to entertain of me, which I hope I shall never forfeit. Bcc. &c. &c. Great Denmark -street, Aug. 19, iso 3 . [To be co,ltiwtei.] " FINGALL." CORN .EXCHANGE, FEB. 6. THERE is to-day Wheat in loletable good supply, samples of first quality are readiy taken of at is. per quarter advance; and fine Darn zic 595. ; Barley is very plentiful, and hardly fetches last prices ; Malt still heavy ; Pease at little variation, gond old Beans rather dearer ;. Oats not in plenty, but many cargoes pearly at lidnd, they are not dearer Flour is in very good supply, and about last week's price. Wheat 35s a 42s a 54s od Fine ditto - sss a sus od Rye - - ZS a 31s od i\ B i a a r i le t y s tB e s s a 4 2 5.6 35 s o o t d t White Pease 325 a 395 od Beans _ hasa 37a .d Tick Beans - 27$ a •33s od Oats -18 s a 2,$ ass od Poland ditto • .23s a 24s 6 , 1 Rape Seed - - 351 a 3SI Fine Flour - • 4os a 45$ c;ci Seconds • 35,3 a 4as od 'HE irrg't Theatre. Mrs. BILLINOTbI4m.Ide lter first.appearance SC:isou .on Saturday Last in the Opera of Ca1y,54.1.. Nothica, could. be mare. flattering. than ber. .recer. tion, anti she fullyrequited .the Audience for the ardour and frequency of their plaudits ,ley the cx. celience el her perforrnance., She introluced a new • air in .. each o f the ACts; both admirably composed by WINTER, and both Were sung in the most de. li , zhttut manner. Vra•ANot' - also was very warmly_greeted on his, return. exetted himself with great tfreaa; an t ; the two duets which have always been encored, en joyod their prescriptive claim to repetition. • Signora ,Rovtratrio displayed mare ilian het usual rate of ability in Eucharii, .anti her voice ap. pearcd to great advantage in the quartette. Calypso is certainly a very fine Opera; but it has been repeated so often that it does not excite the attelition whiCh it deserves. The audience were much dissatisgetl at not seeing the pantomimic trick of the jumping from the rock by Meitior, but YIGANoNt was nor enough recovered ..forn die gout to idDit of his being thrown off, and probably did not conceive that his disorder would be cured by Sea he.ghim g . The grand 8.111 et of Achille ft Deidamie, was highly applauded, but it is mach too long, and certainly ex. ceeded the limits of a Saturday night's performance by many minutes. The house was crowded by fa:. shion, splendour, and beauty. THE THEATRE.. Hay-maritt. T t-t e Tragedy of Hamlet was represented on Sa turday last at this Theatre, for the benefit of Mr. TURNE R. This Gentleman, who renounced the Bar fur the Stage, made hi, debut 1 few seasons ago at Covent Garden Theatre. He possesses an agreeable person, and with the advantage of a much better ,education than usually belongs to the theatrical fraternity, has powers vet y wed calculated to raise him to a conspicuous rank in his new profession, His performance of Hamlet manifested a w ell. discs/_ ed conception of that very arduous character, and in many parts of it he displayed origioal merit. The soliloquies were all dcliv,,•red with impres sive energy, and " in the whirlwin I of pas s i.,,,,t , every word he uttered was distinaly heard. Th e instructions to the Players are generally given ith too sententious a solemnity. Mr. TuRNEit (cli vered them with great judgment and ease. In the wild scene with Opbeila he was not so rough in his manner as Hamlett generally are, but spoke to her " rather in sorrow than in anger," and seemed evidently desirous to convey the idea of latent tenderness towards her under all his assumed in sanity. He was also agreeably playful with bee. during the scene in which the mocktragedy is introduced. Several passages seemed to be conceived by Mr.' TURNER in a manner different from the traditional mo d e . They did not, however, appear like studied refinements, but the suggestions of an inquiring are fiehimself timind.Upon the wh o l e Mr . T URNER acquitted in a very able manner, and such as gives him a fair claim to a permanent footing on, the London Boards. The part of Ophelia was represented in a ver y interesting style by a Miss RoAcH, who was very fivourably received throughout her performance.— PoL”riris was performed in a very respeCtabic manner by a Mr. llAwsoN. The King was determined not to lose his lire without a struggle, and theref intairmi a con. t es t with Hamlet, and when at last subdued, decent. iy retired to die behind the scenes. The Pllyer King, on the other hand, alter being poisoned in the garden, remained very comfortably dead in his atm-chair, when the Court removed, and during the subsequent scene between Hamlet and firatio. The Ei )use was very well attended, particularly :he lower boxes, which Nere crowded. Mr. TURNER was very warmly applauded during the whole of his performance, and though much of the approba tion he received was doubtless the effea of friend. ship, tier that approbation was decidedly and ly confirmed by the general opinion of the audience. The Cabinet was represented on S.curday \ last at Covent-Garden Theatre, and nil attemit-d. IN ct.tooN introduced a new song, and Silt FLD'S popular air The Thorn, both of which he sung well. BLVERLEY performed BLANCHARD'S charad,r, but by no means with equal effect. The Priniecors of Dr try-lane Theatre think so well r;1 CHERRY'S new Coined), that, in cohfi fence of its success, they have purchased it of the Author 'at a iiheral price. IJOLMAN'S Comedy is soon to be brought for. ward at, Covent Garden Theatre. The report of hii friends, who are by no means indfferent judges, is highly in its favour. FA we ETT, it is said, is already busy in pre paring a Pantomime Ballet for the Haymarket Theatre next season. The name of the Composer who is preparing the Music for the Seriocomic Pantomime of Valentine and Orson, forth-coining at Covent Garden Theatre, is JOVE. The Public, therefore, may exped some thundering, particularly as the Composer is a Per. former on the Double Bass. It - cannot be said that the Duke of MARL. woLtoucH does not support the dignity of his rank, tor Grace, it seems, has at ,present five domestic Establi:ihments, viz, his house in Psi! Mail, Bien. heini, a chatetsu at ,Sion Hili, another at Bath, and at:other at Brighthehnstone. PUBLIC-OFFICE, MARLDORQXLGICP:TE Two journeymen Carpenters were brought up on a charge of committiug an offence which is too fre quent among the workmen of that trade, nomely, chopping up good materials, and carrying them away with theit chips.—The tvias clearly proved to have been committed in a building near Chelsea Church, where they were employed ; but both the master carpenter and the builder gave the men such an excellent characler, that they were liberated, on condition that they should inform their fellow-work men that it was through, lenity alone that they escaped punishment.,