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War, and on the other the facility, with
which he might have taken pofleffion of
Egypt with the very ships and troops
Which were now going from the Medite
rranean to St. Domingo, and that with
the approbation of all Europe, and more
particularly of the Turks, who had re
peatedly invited him to join with them
for the purpose of forcing us to evacuate
their territory.
1 do not pretend to follow the argu
ment of the Firlt Conlul in the detail ;
this would be impossible, from tire vast
quantity of matter, which he took occa
lion to introduce. His purpose was evi
dently to convince me that on Malta mull
depend Peace or War, and at the fame
time to impress upon my mind a llrong i
dea of the means he pofleffed of annoying
us at home and abroad.
With regard to the mistrust and jealou
sy which he said constantly prevailed since
the conclusion of the Treaty of Amiens.
1 observed that after a War of such long
duration, so full of rancour, and carried
on in a manner of which hiflory has no
example, it was but natural that a con
siderable degree of agitation Should pre
vail ; but this like the swell after a Storm,
%ould gradually subside. if not kept up
by the policy of either party ; that 1
would not pretend to pronounce which
bad been the aggressor in the Paper War
of which he complained, and. wnich was
11,11 kept up, though wi.h this dif
ference, that in England it was indepen
dent of Government, and in France its
very atl and deed. To this I added, that
it mull be admitted that we had Inch mo
tives ol milbull against France as could
nu be alledged ngdull us, end I was go
ing to instance the accession ol territory
And influence gained try France Since the
Treaty when he interrupted me by fay
ing, I fuppqSe you mean Piedmont and
Switzerland ; " ce font des Bagatelles :''
and it mult have been foreseen whilit
the Negociation was pending ; c< vous
n'avez pas ie droit d'en parlcr a cette
heave." I then aHedged as a catde ot
iniftroft & oljealoufy,the in p<^ibihty ol
©staining justice or any kmd ol redress
tor any of his Majesty's Subjects. IkalK
cd me in what refeea: and I told him
tint Since the Signing of the Treaty, not
one British claimant had been Gtisfied,
although every Frenchman of that
description had been so within one
,mouth after that period ; and that
,Yioc^ 1 had been here, and Icould fay as
much of my preJecefTors,not one fatisfac
tory answer had been obtained to the in
numerable representations which we. had
been under the necessity of making in fa
vor of British fubjects/and property de
tained in the several parts of France and
elfewbere, without even a Shadow of jus
tice ; such an order of things, I said, was
not to inspire confidence ; but on the
contrary, muff create miHrufi. This he
said, muff be attributed to the natual dif
ficulties attending such suits, when both
parties thought themselves right ; but he
denied that such delays could proceed
from any inclination to do what was just
and right. With regard to the pensions
which were granted to French or Swiss
individuals, I observed, that they Were
given as a reward for pall services during
the war, and moll certainly not for pre
sent ones, and still less for such as had
peen insinuated of a nature repugnant to
the feelings of every individual in England
and to the universally acknowledged loy
ally & honour of the British Government.
that as for any participation of Indem
nities, or other accessions Which His Ma
jeiiy might have obtained, I could not
take upon myfelf to allure him that his
M^ieilv's ambition led him rather to pre
ferle than acquire. And that with re
gard to the mod propitious moment for
renewing hostilities, his Majesty, whole
Sincere delire it u as to continue the blef
bngs of Peace to his fubjeds. uould al
ways consider Inch a measure asthe great
est calamity :but that if his Majehy
was so desirous of Peace, it muff not be
imputed to the difficulty of obtaining al
lies , and the less b^asthofe means which
it might be oeceifbry to afford Inch Al
lies, for perhaps inadequate Cervices,
would all be concentrated in England and
give a proportionate increase of energy
to our own exertions.•
Alibis' part of the conversation he
rpfe from the chair, and told roe that be
Should ghe orders to Gen.At dreoffi to en
ter on tiie difeuffion of this business with
your Lordfhp; but he wished that 1
Should at the fame time be made acquaint
ed 9 ith his motives and convinced of bis
Sincerity rather from himfelf than froth
his Ministers. He then after a convert?,
tion of two hours, during the greatest
part of which he talked incessantly, coh
verfed for a few moments on different
firjeds, in apparent good humor, and
retired.
Such was nearly, as I can recollect, the
purport of this cook rence.
It mult however be observed, that he
did not, as M. Talleyrand bad done, ef
fect to attribute Col. Sebaftiani's commis
sion to COMMERCIAL motives only,
but as one rendered neceflary in a mili
tary point of view, by the infraction b,
us of the Treaty of Amicus.
I have the honor to be, &c.
WHITWORTH,
0
LONDON, MAY 19.
I Yesterday morning orders were dif
fomched from the admiralty to the com
fyahding officers of all his Majesty's
Chips' of war, authorizing them to |
CAPTURE, SINK, BURN, and|
DESTROY the ships and vessels be
longing to the Republic of France.
The Channel Fleet, there is little doubt,
put to sea yesterday morning, ann the|
wind being fair, it is probably by this
time off Bred. It consists at present
of fifteen fail of the line & five frigates.
A French 84 gun fl:ip, and a number
of other vessels, entered the harbour of
Brest a few days since from the west
ward. . I
His Majesty's order in council lor
granting Letters es Marque and Re
prisal against the French Republic )
(which appears in the gazette of laftj
night) Rates, that this meafurchas been ;
resorted to, i°q consequence of the re
peated insults and provocations which
his Majesty has received from the gov
ernment of France. The gazette also
contains a proclamation ordering an
embargo to be laid on all vessels in the
ports of the United Kingdom belong
to France and Holland. No Letters
of Marque, however, have yet been if
fited against the latter ; but as the
Dutch will be under the necessity of
making a common cause with France,
as soon as they are regularly called up
on for that purpose, they may very
shortly be expected to fliare the fate of ;
their oppressive Ally.l
Government seem fully impre^d
with the idea, that an attempt to invade
some part of the United Kingdom, is
meditated by the Consul of France ; —
and accordingly, the Secretary at War
has obtained leave to bring in a bill for
the better defence of these islands. The
whole of Bonaparte's proceedings cf
late, are such as to render neceflary ev
ery species of precaution on our part.
It will soon be proved, that in all h ; s
ads he has discovered an insatiable am
bition, which, supported by such over
grown power, might endanger, if not
checked in time, not only the indepen
dence of England, but the general lib
erties of Europe.
It is understood, that Mr. Pitt and
Lord Grenville, will, on Monday next,
declare themselves approvers of the
present War against France.
Tho' Gen. Andreofli left London
without taking leave of any of his Ma
jetty's Ministers, he wrote a letter to
Lord Hawkefbury, thanking him for
the many civilities he had received from
his Lordship during his residence in
England.;
Lord Nelson is gone to Portsmouth,
there to embark for the Mediterranean.
Mr. Pitt is now in town, and will
take his feat in the House of Commons
in the course of a few days.
A private letter from Paris, fays, that
Bonaparte means to assemble an army
of 200,000 meh, to act against Great-
Britain.—" Let the??: come if they dare !"
Forty thousand Militia, are now em
bodied, and thirty thousand more will
be embodied in a short time.
may 20 —The Freya, Capt. Fiords,
from Cuea, with wine and brandy for
Amfterdarfi, is taken by the Viper gun
veffel, and fenr into Dover.
The following is the Ultimatum of
the British Court, which Lord Whit
worth presented to M. Talleyrand on
the nth May, with information, that
unless they were acceded to, as the ba
sis of an arrangement, he was directed
to leave Paris in thirty-fix hours.
ULTIMATUM.
The French to per mit the immediate
ceffionof the Island of Lampedora toEn
gland, by the King of the Two Sicilies.
The privilege of retaining Malta till
arrangements could be made to occupy
Limpedofa as a naval Ration.
1 he territories of the Batavian Re
public to be evacuated by France with
in one month after the conclusion ot a
cpnventicn'founded on this basis.
His Majesty fhali not be required by
the French Government to evacuate
the island of Malta until after the expi
ration of ten years.
When this Ultimatum was proposed
to Talleyrand, he suggested a variation
which might be the perpetual poifeflion
' cf Malta on feme terms of exchange,
as he observed, to take away the ap
pearance of being forced into the resig
nation of that island, and to make the
draft palatable. Lord Whitworth re
plied, that he had no authority to vary
from the terms, and that to prevent any
further protraction of the negotiation,
he must make his Hand on the Ultima
tum as proposed.
They then parted ; nothing further
was offered, and on his fending for his
passports the next morning, he received
them in a few hours. §
st. john's, (a^tigua) JUNE 14.
'Wehave authority to Rate to the
public, that part of the squadron under
the command of Commodore Hood,
have lately Topped two French ships
with troops, one of them with 332
bound to; Mattinico from Rochelle,and
the other with 100 bound to Tobago;
and that on their refufal to avail them
selves ofthe offer which was made them
of permission to purfhe any other course
than their destination, they were de
tain'd by the Commodore's orders :
from which event arises the obvious
heceffity of a due caution in all mer
chants, owners and matters of veTels,
and other persons concerned in the
navigation among these Inlands to be
prepared against tire pqffibility of any
hostile conduct which may be pursued
by French vessels, under a pretence of
retaliation. —o=-
NEW^YOKK, JULY 1.
The Hon. Rufus King, late Minister
from the United States to the Court of
Great-Britain,' arrived yesterday with
his family in the ship John Morgan,
Capt. Howard, in 39 days from Cowes.
An embargo having taken place; a fpe
-Icial permit had been granted for the
failing of the ship John Morgan, which
however, did not leave Cowes, until a
Igeneral permission for the departure of
all neutral vessels had been granted.—
j Mr. King, at his landing, was received
wif ^ corral acclamation of avast ;
conorrfe of i; . fehrv-citizens, appi if.;
ed 0; : fob and was Sorted to
his lodg. • U, several of the Magis
trates who v defiled him ashore. We
have the hi,' est fitisfachon to add that
Mr. and Mrs/bmg and family are ; n
perfect health.
From A3 TIGUA —JUNE 19.
" War against France has been pro
claimed here. Martinique and St. Lu
cia are expected to be attacked imme
diately. It is probable Tobago has
already been taken. All the troops
have been drawn from this island to
Barbadoes, where 8000 are aTembled;
and as soon as the Koyals arrive, who
are momently expected, will begin their
operations."
The Courageaux, with the regiment
of Royals on board, failed from Eng-j
land on the 1 7th of May.
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—1
Portsmouth,
SATURDAY, _%^pf9Q°%.
The Declaration of War hasat length
come to hand, and will be feund by
readers in the opposite columns.—The
sword again unsheathed, we may ex-'
ped a very long and dreadful contest,
where the utmofl effects of human pow
er and fl ill will be exerted to barrafs
and crulh each other. Like determin
ed game cocks they will never yield,
and from the short, but invigorating
slumbers of peace, they rife and move
again to the conflict, like
“ Giants just refrefoed r.d;3 <wine."
0
Lord Whitworth's Letter.
Readers will be highly gratified in
perusing Lord Whitworth's difpateb.
Next to the Declaration it is the most
interesting article we have given for a
long time.
Independence.
7be day was ufoered by Guns and Be'!;,
✓i wore numerous Company of the Fede
ral Republicans, than were ever assembled
on a former occafon, dined at Pifeataqua
Bridge. Songs and sentiments heightened
the fefivity of the Board, and one heart
undone wind animated the Company. The
day was gafed with that pure hilarity,
which animates only the bonnes of tree
WASHINGTONIAN REPUBLI
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The second year of this publication,
by the present proprietors, having ex.
pired the ift day of the prefect month,
it becomes a duty again to acknow
ledge the patronage and punctuality by
which it has been supported. The
numbers of the fubferibers that have
paid for the firft tear, form a very
large proportion of the whole fubfeiip
tiou, and their bills have been general
ly paid with cheerfultiefs.
We here return them cdr thanks,
and hope that their time has net been
unpfofitably (pent in perusing trivial;
controversies, and that the Oracle has
not always been estranged from “ true
sentiment" arid “ found dodrine."
Those of our fubferibers who have
not yet found it convenient to discharge
their bills, and who now are indebted
for 2 years, will bear in mind that we
were large participators in the calami, ;
ty of the last 11 inter, and are now mod 1
fenfibl, feeling its effeds. We hope ।
they will net be deterred by the final!-,
riels of the debt, from thinking it anl
object to us, but will by fettling their
little bills enable us to drive from the
door, that most dismal of all objeds,
the cheerless countenance of an unfat
isfied creditor. EDITORS.
Agents for the Oracle.
—o—
Mr. William Hight, Berwick.
Deacon Benjamin Peirce, Dover.
Capt. Richardson, Durham.
Messrs. J. & N. Bartlett, Northwood.
Mr. Samuel Cate, Barrington.
Luther Dearborn, Esq. Wakefield.
Lt. Hutchins, Exeter.
Mr. Samuel Adams, Rochefler.
Jonas March, Esq. Farmington.
Lt. David Sanborn, Gilmanton.
Mr. Peter Patterson, Pelham.
Hanover, ]
Orford,l
Haverhill, Pof-Maflere.
Windham,
Lancaster,J
Postmaster, Newburyport.
DISTRICT OF MAINE.
'Belfaft, Lewiflon, Parfonsfield,
Narraguagus, North-Yarmouth,
^ Chandler's Ville, Scarborough,
^ Daft-Port, Dana's Ville, Standish,
^ { Fryeburgh, Sanford, Paffamaqua
•dy, Thomaftoun, Limerick,Shap
leigh, Waterborough, Columbia,
Schodick, Hallowell, Biddeford,
I Portland, Machias, Lebanon.
Payments and fubferiptions made to
any of the above Gentlemen will be
regularly and carefully forwarded to us.
fofy.fy.fy.fy.fc7 «•«<«+«•«•*&;
ORDAINED] —A: Nraburyport, by tie
Right Rev. Dr. Bass, the Res. James Morss
as an Affftant Minifler in St. Paul's CLuttlh
The sermon by tie Rev. Hr. WILLA-p, cf St,
febns CLurfb, 1,
; MAR^TEm-At B^Q, (%0 Mr.
' Ceorgs yaetfan, rcrefot, Plymouth, to stiff S^* \
i fannab it :llu?d, fo'sr of the Pev. Mr. IVcOird of 1
St. 'Join's Cbrob.:
»7^r;-:n tb:3 uron Mit MErcCEY ;
IJEWHA!.:, 2ged 35, eljeft daughter or rhe|
l.te Capt. Samuel Nt whall,ol Newbury-1
port, her r_ricr u l will proceed frem Me. CAT-|
NteAU Lat LEY • hcuic in D-cr-^rect, ghis as-1
turnoon, v here thetelarions and friends are re-।
quested to attend without farther invitation.
Mr. Joseph Dameral, aged 61.
A child of Capt, Oram.
re^-^.^c,:^ :_c^^\xr—x^v'
< FOR SALE BY
Joseph Clark ir.
ct his foop in Buckfreet dimply op,fte
Dr. John Jackson's.
Handsome Gold Finger-|
Rings. A complete afiortment
1 of Gold ear Hoops and Knobs. A
very handsome assortment of Gold
IBrea.fi.l'ins. Gold, coral, gilt, glafs,l
jand common .Necklaces. Handfome|
Igilt Bread I ins. Children's Whittles }
;with corral and bells. Silver tableand|
I tea Spoons. Plated co. Handsome
idone, silver; deal,; plated and black
Knee Buckles. Silver, plated, and com
mon Hat Buckles. Silver and plated
I Sugar Tongs. Silver, plated, and com-
I mon Shoe Clasps. Silver Pencil and
Pen Cases. Silver Tooth and Ea:
Picks with silver cases. Silver, plated,
and-common Thimbles. Silver, conk
fbUH, pearl, and common Sleeve Bm
;tons. Silver deal, & ivory Tags. GUd
and Saver Spangles. Gold and silver
IBroaches. A handsome adortment of
Lockets. Miniature Chains. Silver,
plated, pearl, and bene Salt Spoons.
Silver Sc,gat-Tubes. Silver Watch-
I Chains. Plated Ladee Shells. Ivory
!Needle Cales. Tweaict s. White and
Iblack Bugles. King Cases. Sega:
1 Cases. I'ocket Bokks. Scissors and
I cafes. Lnamell'd Snuff-Boxes. Book
I I obacco-Bczes. Key-Rmgs. Ciuci
; pies, &c. &c.
N. B. Wanted an Apprentice
I to the Goldsmith's L^arfs, about 13
I years of age, apply as above.
P^rtftnutk, fitly p, 180%.
Tor Sale,
10 puncheons Rum,
40 casks Redfins ;
iqchefts Hyfon £:in,& Souchong
TEA.
8 ba^s Georgia Cotton ;
Brandy & Gin pr. pipe or bbl.
Quarter chests Bohea lea ;
Bbls. W.I. Sugar
I ton Pearl Ashes, apply to
GARLAND & BLAKE.
W. Garland inform cadomers
.that the above Co. * ill. : \r . 'tore
separate from their Dry 1 .s, many
articles in his latep "' .. Sunk
them for a continuance ^ % favors.
Portfaoutb, July 9, &
RUM for fae^
A few puncheons good flavored
St. Vincents RUM for sale, ap
ply to Thomas Chadbourn.
Turnpike Load.
Q
At a meeting of the DWeflors of
the Neiv-Hara.pfhire Turnpike
Read, the yhday y%/y. 1 803.
^/ DIED That in pursuance
I ' of an nnaarmous vote of the
; Proprietors of laid Road, at their
I meeting held at the Court-houle
this day, there be adeifed the sum
of Ten Dollars on each Propri
etor's ihare, and that the Treas
urer collect the lame within
twenty days from the date.
The Proprietors are therefore
requeued to pay the said sum of
Ten Dollars on each share to the
Treasurer, en or before Monday
the 25th day of July instant.
SAMUEL ELLIOT,
Porijmcoth, July 9, 1805., Treasurer.
Pifeataqua Bridge.
^ The Directors give notice
the fouth part of laid Bridge, will be im
passable for horses and earring 7 during
the day of Wednesday next, from 8 o'clock
in the morning. July g'h.
FO R ^ a AA- TnTEXETER,
A Good dwelling House and
Barn Handing on the bank of the
river, with about one acre and an half of
land, with a commodious u harf and ex
celled accommodations for brick mak
ing; situate opposite Mr. Ephraim Rob
inton's, about ball a mile irom the Court
house. Terms of pay merit will be made
easy. For panic plats enquire of the sub
scriber, or Mr, Nathaniel Connor,
on the premises,
, .JERE. FOGG.
Kerfopton, July 4, J 803.
ON the 6th inst. near the hay
market a dark coloured kerky out
side Coat, a velvet cape; the coat is
flained on one tide; whoever has found
the fame, and will leave it with the Print-1
ers (ball be generously re warded.
Auctions.
Public ✓fwetien.
t —o—
I O be fold at Vendue on the let
Land in this town, lately owned h
fir, Melcher, on TueTdiy the rye:
July infant, at 1 t o'clock in the mod -
ing, the Frame for Stores as it now
hands, together, or in parts as mo
bed suit the purchasers, Arfa
And on Taflay 2d <f Augufi ne^t a
11 o'clock before noon,' all the LAY °
on which said Frame Hands, w.T : ,
fold together or in separate lots, a.
may be >Qoit convenient to the pn.rchr:
ers, unless before fold at private f?de
The conditions will be made krajuh;
at the times and place.
Purfmoulb, fAy 9, 1803.
On Taelday, 1 zth If. at 12 o'clock
4. 31. will befdd at Public AuCiou,
•THE Schooner HERO, bur,
thru 11^ tons (lying at jofepo
Man's wharf) a llrnng built, burthtoftupo
veil:! ; her cabris, anchors, rigging and
fails are f> good that 2 small expense will
fit her for fra.
Condit: tn of felc—Notes with ar
prove! endUifera at 2 &^ moo bs,
At S. Little's Office;
ON TUESDAY NEXT.
A GREAT VARIETY
TV 7- ? 3,Z r 7- ^ 7
i%%A3.< ^ JAdIA CrooG.fi
I trunk Men's Clothing.
A consignment New Feather
Beds, is received and wid be foki
low at private sale.— As —-
5000 Bambob Fans in lots to
suit puichafers,
50 pieces Yellow and Erowri
Bandatinoes. 3 u h 9.
A FARMfor lake at Audiiem.
Or . Wednesday th, re,th day of Augu/2 nex;
at three PAak P. As. cn the Frenzies,
will be pad at Undue,
h: FARM in Lee, within, a
d l few tods ofthe Meeting-Houk,
containing about So acres, with a gool
houfe,barn and bhek-fmith's (hop,ttand
ingthereon.—The conditions of sale will
be liberal and made known at the time
and place of sale, by
JOSEPH FOLLET.
FOR SAI^E,
O, to be exchanged f@r a Far^ 20 or 30
miles from Portsmouth. ..
(F^ *- Tm-.^f-^er ~,~x r* T "' , * , r r ‘T*.T"'-~iJ- -T - *—*—•—e-eT*J"‘* *.***•*
^Y™ fts fk^q h\ "^,
!i rik:^H^C.q^W'
A Valuable FARM, about 7 miles
from this town, containing too
acres of good mowing, tillage and pas
ture Land, well wooded and watered,
with two excellent Orc hards thereon, with
a Houle and Barn, Cyder-Honfe, &c.
Ary person having a Farm in the country
to exchange, willfadit to them advantage to
call at W. & D. Treadwell's EuoLStote^
Coirt-ftcet.
Portsmouth; June 28, 1803.
LETTERS remaining in the F:fl Office at
Exeter July 1, 1803.
Bartholomew Gilman; T. Tenney;
Benjamin Thompson ; Jonathan Gobel;
Simeon Ladd; Mary Meed ; SamuelCcl
cord; Party Rogers; Edward Swafey,
Jonathan Robinson ; John Sawyer ;
Richaid Boone ; Henry Sloper, Exetet.
John Spratt 2; Edward Gilman RoL
infun ; Thomas S. Ranney; Edmond
S. Young 2 ; Samuel Bevy, Bentwood,
Isaac Brown; Jeremiah Gove, Dam,ton.
falls. Jeremiah Fogg 2; Anna Dodph
Kenfagtou. Joseph Hoyt; Timothy Fa
vour, Newton. Nathan Merrill, Poplin.
Jonathan Pavfon, Plafow. Daniel Gor
kin, North Hill..
J. W. GILMAN, Fof Madtr.
NT qTICE is hereby given to the
„ Sealers of Weights and Measures;
in the several towns in the County of
Rockingham, that I have the County
Standard, and am ready to try aud firal
the standards for the towns in said
county. J. W. GILMAN,
County Sealer,
Exeter, June 13, 1303.
Day School.
r [*HE fubferiber presents his
-1 grateful: thanks to the refecaable
inhabitants u[this town,and wither tori?-
form them he has %rocd a day fchoH
for young W&^ anl Misses, in High
Oreet, :n the 'where he also teacher
in the m n rniii^l>Hpg nearly opposite to
Dr. N. A. Hafez's. Tibs School 1Q
continence on Monde, next— whole and
halfday fthclas will br.nGinit;ed.-~Price
made known by appying w
THOMAS JACKSON.
Fir tfmeuth, July 9.
E. CHADWICK
HAS for Sale, a few barrels cf
Good MACKEREL, put up
for Country use. _ fy^
Fow La;iai„c jron sos Amity,
AND 1011 SALE BY
Waldron & Holman,
relh fuperfinc & fine FLOUR.
Also- Cecis trux,m.,lings &ffiipS,pff