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ca could be made, without the fandion
of the French cabinet— that if the En
glish Court would infill on retaining
the territory alluded to, and leaveLou
ifiana in the hands of Spain, the French
King would advocate tne project. Her
views in this feheme were not impene
trable. She well knew that, in the ad
justment of national dispute, tbefe ter
ritories could not be openly aligned to
her—but she was in hopes, if the could
persuade us to abandon them, to ob
tain them of England and Spain in ex
, change .for some valuable IVetl-India
pofeffions., Two of our minivers, to
whom these fehemes were by fomemeans
FOR THE ORACLE.
—o—
THE projected settlement of Lou
isiana, or the Floridas, by the
French, seems not to be viewed in its
proper light by the Americans. Indeed
very little danger feerrsto be apprehend
ed from these new neighbors. Asa citi
zen, I should be ferry to'have the U
nited Slates kept in' profound fecurity'
till they felt the fraternal hug. At least
wp ought to be prepared for the worll,
but never awakened to action without
the most urgent Qecefiity.
The Floridas were originally fettled
by the French. They are partly bound
ed on the Miffifippi, including New-Or
leans,and extend along the Atlantic torhe River
St. Mary's in Georgia, and a conside
rable tra& of the interior country be
longs to them. This territory was se
cretly conveyed by France to Spain, a
bout the year 1763. It will be ac
knowledged, that the free navigation of
the Miffifippi is of the utmost confe
fluence to our weftern and southern
frontiers. This priviledge was origi
nally enjoyed by Great-Britain. At
the end of our resolution, she transfer
red it to us ; and it was afterwards
fandioned by the court/of Spain.
This rich and extensive territory is
now ceded to France ; and to deve
lope the probable consequences of this
cellion, it will be necessary to recur to
some antecedent events.
Little more than half a century has
elapsed, since France meditated an en
tire reduction of the American Colonies.
As a step preparatory to this event,
she erefted in time of peace a chain of.
forts on the weftern waters, from Can
ada to the Miffifippi, and fecured'the
friendship of the Savages. She even
employed men of observation and tal
ents as spies to explore every part of
the Country, from the fen-board to the
interior ; and to report a plan of ope
rations. An intercepted letter from
one of them, contained a long detail of
fads relative to the strength and re
sources of the Colonies in which was
included a well concerted plan to re
duce them at a blow. This letter open
ed the eyes of the British court and
colonies to thethreatened danger. War
was declared against France; which
ended in the total annihilation of the
French power in America.
Still France kept an invidious eye &
this quarter of the globe, and was rea
dy to seize the firft opportunity to ac
quire some small portion of it. She
conceived, that the American contest
afforded such an opportunity ; and she
embraced it with avidity. It will be
recollected, that she refuted to join us
in the contest with Great Britain till
after the convention of Saratoga, by
which event it became very apparent,
that we should eventually obtain our
independence. It is true that, by the
timely aid of a powerful fleet, we were
enabled to close the war by the reduc
tion of Lord Cornwallis—but it is e
qually true, that all her measures were
founded in a desire to participate with
us the territory of the United States.
If any thing be necessary to prove this,
let us recur to some events, which took
place at, and near the close of the revo
lution. The gratitude of this country
to France was openly preached up by
the French miniver. He demanded
the cession of Rhode-Inland to France
as a small compensation for the assist
ance afforded us. To a refufal of this,
succeeded several other demands,equal
ly impcflible for us to grant : yet, by
his inti igues,and a resort to some plau
sible arguments, Congress intruded
our ministers in France not to conclude
any treaty with England, without the
concurrence of the French court, ncr
until the French King had agreed to
the,conditions of it. To support our
cause, France had involved herfelf in a
war with England ; and to expose our
ally to the resentment of her enemy,
without a struggle on our part to re
lieve her,appeared to,us very unreason
able. On this ground the inftrudions
to cir ministers were given : They
'wereintended as a benefit to France ;
and we fnall now fee the use made of
them by her ministers. No sooner
was tie Decollation opened, than the
policy and views of France were" deve
loped. She actually aimed at the ac-
quifitier. of all our territory North Well
♦of the Ohio, as alfd at the possession of
Louisiana. To effect her purpose, she
fecretl, sent an agent to London, who
reprefeited to the English Court, that
no treaty between England & Ameri-
Louisiana.
From these faffs, we ha"e a fair clue
to the antient policy of France ; and
the subsequent detail will flow, that
the present constituted authorities of
that country have not abandoned it-
The present Government of France
has difeovered more solicitude than ev
er the old one manifefted, to gain poffefiion
of Louisiana ; and it is not difficult to
assign the reafor.. Every one recolle&s,
that, when Bonaparte invaded Egypt,
he promised to each of his followers,
fifty acres of land at the end of the ex
pedition. In all the European territo
ries of the Chief Consul, no vacant
lands are to be found; and asLouifiana
and the Floridas contain large tra&s of
unsettled lands, it is more than proba
ble, that these are to be divided among
the veterans of his expedition to the
Nyle. This conjedure is strengthened
by other circumstances. We are in
formed thro' the medium of the prints,
that this new acquired territory is to
be under a military Government—that
it is to be fettled by one hundred and
fifty thousand soldiery, ? including those
who were in the expedition to Egypt—-
that, in addition to this, it is to be a
refuge for those destitute of fupport—
and for those, fufpe&ed of views, det
riruentat to the present government of
France. In fine, Louisiana is to become
another Botany Bay—with this differ
ence,that France expe&s to derive great
riches, and an extension of her power,
from the settlement of it.
But these views of the Chief Consul
are rendered hill more certain from a
late publication in the Gazette de France,
printed at Fars, and which has also ap
peared in some of our own papers. The
Gazette de France is an official paper ;
and the publication itfelf carries with it
indubitable marks of an official pen.
It is written with great art ; and tho',
on a cursory perusal, it may not awak
en unfavorable suspicions, yet a nearer
infpe&ion of it will convince even cre
dulity itfelf, that it is at least the index
of a policy, dangerous to the United
States. The importance of this publi
cation will juftify an infection of the
fubfance ofit.
- The two firft paragraphs contain a
suggestion, that the guns, cannon, and
powder, found at the. Cape by General
Leclerc, were furnished to Touiffaint
by the Government of the United States
—and that, although this observation
of Leclerc's, in itfelf considered, is of
no great consequence ; yet as it is con
ne&ed with the system of politics adopt
ed by President Adams, it may not ap
pear infignifictmt.
The third paragraph ailedges, that
at the time the famous battle of Ma
ringo was made known at the Cape,
our commercial agent had an interview
with Touiffaifft, and endeavored to en
gage him to aft in concert with the
British—but that this projected negoci
ation was suspended by the negro Gen.
on account of the result of the vi&ory
at Maringo, which seemed to decide the
fate of the war in Europe.
In the fourth paragraph it is admit
ted, that President Jefferfon has not fol
lowed the machiavelian policy of his
predecessor—but as he is placed at the
head of affairs only for a time, his po
litical measures oughtto have no weight
in the general system; and when the
general interest and situation of Ameri
ca are taken into view, the private 0-
pinion of Mr. Jefferfon becomes a mat
ter of indifference.
The fifth paragraph insinuates, that
the United States, from their rapid in
crease of population, industry, and trade,
are defined one day to place under
their yoke all the Weft-fodia colonies.
Therefore it is for the interest of Eu
rope to endeavor, while it may, to re
move that epoch to a great distance.
Good policy requires the establishment
of a barrier on the continent, able to
curb the ambition of a people, to whom
nature has promised the Empire of one
half the world.
In the sixth paragraph an allusion is
made to the acquisition of Louisiana,
as perhaps of all political conceptions,
the wisest and most important. Even
England and Spain tnuft applaud the
eilablilhment of France on the terra
or other secretly divulged,aTTo engaged
a secret agent to repair to London who
was intruded how to counteract the
measures of the French missionary.—
This agent was was Benj. Vaughan,
Esq. since a member of Parliament, and
now a diftingnifhed citizen of the U
lined States. He privately'returned to
Paris with inftruftions to the English
Minister, to conclude a fepara'te treaty
with America, and to make the inde
pendence of the United States the ba
lls of it. Thefeveral articles of it were
adjusted and agreed on between the
British minister, and only two of our
own : The third was kept wholly ig-‘I
norant of them till they were presented)
for his signature, which he durst not;
refufe, although he tried every potable 1
method to fruftrate or protract the I,
completion of it. Thus bur ministers
found it necessary to conclude the trea
ty of peace, without even the know
ledge of France, contrary to their in
ftru&ions ; and, on a statement of the
circumstances, under which it was con
cluded, Congress approved their cou
du&.
Jirma of America. This will form a
barrier against the UnitedStates-—other
wife, if left to themselves, their ambi
tion will lead them totake pofTeffion of
Canada, Mexico, and the Weft-Indies,
and shut out Europe from the Atlantic,
c It is acknowledged in the seventh
paragraph, that the Government of the
United States has promised to other
nations, to remain within its present
limits. But who does not know, that
in politics, the execution of such prom
ises always remains subordinate to a
multitude of events and circumstances,
which cannot be forefeen ? The United
I States may renounce for a century all
) Tyftem of agrandizement ; yet is it no
:thing to occupy a territory, fertile and
)extenfive, able to support one hundred
so millions of inhabitants? Is it nothing to
rule over fooleagues of maritime coasts
—to have 50 Illes under the eye and
hand ? What means the proje& of civ
ilizing the Indian tribes ?
The eighth paragraph alledges, that
France, in taking poffetfion of Louisia
na, is not actuated by ambition. The
preservation of the European possession
in the Weft^ndies has rendered this
plan necessary ; the interest of Europe
requires fom4 establishment on the con
tinent of Africa, able to serve as a
counterpoise to the domination of the
United States.
Americans I Pause and reflect. Such
are the outlines of a paper deemed offi
cial, pregnant with a policy, disastrous
to the United States.
We cannot justly complain of the
cession of Louisiana by Spain to France,
provided our rights be not infringed,
and provided we have an equal securi
ty for future peace. But we have rea
son to believe, that the French will nev
er confine themselves to the bogs and
marshes on the sea-board, when an
elevated country and salubrious climate
are so near them. From the conduct
of France for the !aft thirteen years,
we may estimate pretty accurately her
future policy. Whenever flic meditates
an encroachment, the is fruitful in ex
pedients to juftify it. What pretence
had (he to destroy several free repub
lics in her neighborhood ? With no bet
ter pretence, she now has an invidious
eye on fume part of this country.—
Does she not pretend, that our territo
ry is too extensive for us ? Why should
(he make this insinuation, if her views
are confined to Louisiana ? Does she
not pretend,that the United States have
furnished arms and ammunition to the
black Insurgents at the Cape? This
pretence is talfe—but the never want
ed a better reason to juftify offenfive
measures. Does she not affed ajealofuy
of the power, and ambition of the U
nited States ? With no better reason
than this, she has made war on inoffen
sive nations, and almost exterminated
them. Does the not express a fear as
to the security of the European Weit
lndia possessions, and even as to the se
curity of Europe itfelf ? Does she not
alledge, that some barrier is necessary
to circumferibe our views of conquers ?
This barrier is not only Louisiana, but
a more extensive territory. With these
pretences and complaints, will France
fuffer us to navigate the Miffifippi, ex
cept under fach reHri&ions as she may
preicribe ? Her obje& undoubtedly is,
to fetter the commerce of our weftern
and southern territory, and at least to
render one extremity of the union,tribu
tary to her custom-houses. What busi
ness has she to complain of the civiliza
tion of the savages ? If we we find it
prudent to familiarize them to the use
of the house-hold arts; to inftrud them
in agriculture ; in some branches of
the mechanics, and endeavor to make
them rational creatures ; it is not to
render them formidable to France, but
to make them good neighbors, and to
enable them the more effectually to a
void the frauds and cheats, too often
ptadifed on them, which have ever
proved fruitful sources of war. Has
not France done the fame ? For wear
150 years, she has maintained missiona
ries among them, who have aimed not
only to rhriftianize them, but to attach
them to her interest. Indeed, we may
ask in our turn, for what purpose are a
number of Southern Indian Chiefs now
in Paris? We may readily conclude,
that France, in her attempts on our
territory, may Hand in need of the
friendship and assistance of the savages.
The real fa& is, that she has already
begun to tamper with them, for these
Chiefs were not prevailed on to visit
Paris merely to gratify an idle curiofi
ty-LENTULLUSy
By examining the proceedings in the
French Legislative Body refpeding the
Slave Trade, one would suppose not
much dependence ought to be placed
upon French profeffions of Liberty and
Equality. France has been called the
torrid zone of Liberty.—General
Le Clerc brought with him a specimen
of the liberty which prevails in the
mother country, and the poor blacks of
St. Domingo have already felte the ef
feds—They are all republicans, and—
all SLAVES!
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A company has been incorporated in
Pennsylvania ftr the promotion of the
cultivation of Vines. It already con
fills of 383 perform
Messrs. Treadwells.
By publishing in the Oracle th AQ mu.
thrifing the future location of the Superior
Court in the County of York, many ofyour
Patrons mill be obliged, particularly those
in the Diftrifi of Maine, where your paper
has an extensive circulation.
Your's, &c. A B.
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Commonwealth of Majachufetts.
An ACT to establish a place for ereaiog a new
goal in the County of York, and for altering
the place for holding one of the terms of the
Supreme Judicial Court, in the said County,
Sect. I. " ena&ed by the Senate
and House of representa
tives, in General Court afembled, and by
the authority of the fame, That there shall
be erected and finished, at the expence
of the County of York, a new goal in
the diftria of Alfred in the said Coun
ty, on or before the firft day of Sep
tember in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and three.
Sect. 2. And be it further enabled,
That so much of an ad passed on the
fourth day ofMarch,one thousand eight
hundred, entitled "An act making fur
ther provision in the Judicial Depart
ment, as refpe&s the holding one term
of the Supreme Judical Court at Wells
in the said County, on the second Tuef
day of September, annually, be, and
the fame is hereby repealed, frqm and
after the firft day of September one
thousand eight hundred and three.
Sect. 3. And be it further enafled,
That from and after the said firft day
of September, one thousand eight hun
dred and three, the said term of the
Supreme Judicial Court shall be holden
at Alfred,in and for the said County of
York,on the 2d Tuefday of September,
annually, any thing in the said ad to
the contrary notwithstanding.
In the House of Refercfentati^e:, fune 2g, 180%.
This biHhuving had three several readings,
passed to be enaefted.
JOHN C. JONES, Speihr.
In Senate, June 23, 1802.
This bill having had two several readings,
sassed to be evaded.
DAVID COBB, Prfant.
fuK e 23, 1802.—8 y the Governor Approved.
CALEB STRONG.
A true Copy.
Attest. JOHN AVERY, Secretary.
United States.
The United States frigate Essex,
Captain Bainbridge, arrived at quar
antine yesterday, in thirty-seven days
from Gibralter. Capt. Bainbridge con
firms the account of an a&ion which
took place lately between an Algerine
frigate of 44 guns, and a Portuguese
frigate of 36, 15 miles to the southward
of Malaga. After a few broadsides
the captain of the Portuguese (a French
man) had his thigh Ihot off. The en
gagement continued an hour, at the
end of which time the Algerine facceed
ed in boarding. Twenty men were
killed on the part of the Portuguese ;
and the captain in a fit of desperation,
blew out his own brains with a pistol.
Tn yefterdayS Gazette we noticed the arrival
of the frigate Essex, Capt. Bainbridge, after a 14
moths cruize on the Mediterranean Ration.
We are informed by Capt. B. that the island of
Elma had been evacuated by the British troops.
That Minorca was to be delivered up by
Ad. Sir James Saumatez, on the 17th of June.
That the Britiffi still retained poflcffion of A
lexandria and of Malta.
That the day the Essex left Gibralter, the
fleet under the command of Lord Keith failed
for England, except the Superb, of 74 guns, fire
having remained as a guard ship.
That the Triumph, a 74, and the A&ive fri
gate of 40 guns, had just failed for Algiers, on
business, it was said, relative to the detention of
an English merchantman by the Algerines.
Capt. B. on his arrival here, received orders
to proceed immediately for Wafbington : and
we learn that the Eflex will fail for that place
on Thursday next.
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At a meeting of the Conferees appointed by
the Federal Republicans of the State of Dela
ware, held at the house of Capt. Furbee in the
Town of Dover, of Thursday the 15th of July.
I^o2, for the purpose of designating and iclec
ting a suitable perfonfto be supported by them at
the cnfuing Election, as Representative from
this Rate to the Congress of the United States,
it appeared that the following persons were ap
pointed to represent the several Counties, viz.
William Frazer, John Reynolds, William Car
penter, Alexander M'Farlan, Maxwell Bines,
from New-Castle County. Nicholas Ridgley,
John Ralston, Isaac Davis, John Brinkley, an^
George Kennard, from Kent County, and Na
thaniel Mitchell, William Hill Wells, Daniel
Rogers, Caleb Rodney and Thomas Laws,from
Suffer County. John Ralston Esq. was unani
mously appointed Chairman,and Maxwell Bines
Secretary.
Whereupon, after due coofideration, and hav
ing taken into view the tranfeendant talents,the
honor, the probity, and the well earned, bone 4
fame of James A. Batard Esq it was unani
mously Resolved, that he was the most suitable
Person to be supported for the purpose aforc
faid, and that he was fele&ed accordingly.
JOHN RALSTON, Chairmen.
Attest MAXWELL BINES, Secretary.
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We learn, that the Federalists of the
" little date of Delaware," the state,
approaching, in the conception of Mr.
Mason, to the republic cf St. Marino,
in infignificance ; but which, by the
bye, has been accustomed to fend more
talents, in the person of its single rep
resentative, to Congress, than are em
braced in the whole democratic repre
sentation of both whites and Maaks in
Virginia—are making every honorable
effort, to effe^ the re-election of Mr.
Bayard. Ou. anxious regard for the
intaeft and fame, not only of the " lit
NEW-YORK, JULY 23.
July 24.
I " Let the despots who have the disagreeable
I pleafare of reading this, recollect this is not flat
tery, and at the fame time they read, blush, re
form, and do as Capt. Dawson has done by us—
I administer justice with mercy, without exception
' to rank, and our last prayer for him is—that
I the laurels he here reaps, may garnish his brow
in heaven.
THE BOYS OF THE ASIA."
PRINTING.
In the Turkic Printing establishment
at Constantinople, which has existed for
the last two years, under the favor of
the Sultan Selim, a Dictionary is now
printing of the Turkifo, Greek, Latin,
French, and PerJian Languages, in three
volumes, folio ; and ninety fleets are
already printed. In Conftantinofle thro
are, besides two Greek Printing Offices^ ,
under the infpedion of patriarch Neo
phytw, but in these, only QwQ ta&
preprints 1
IN all the toasts given by the friends
of the Constitution on the fifth of July,
we find expressions of the deeped regret
for the outrage which has been com
mitted upon it, by the repeal of the late
judiciary law. There appears to be
but one sentiment among those, who
are not ripe for revolution, “ the breach
must be repaired," or all is loft. Another
Virginia “ amendment" will be the death
of the Conflitution, and we shall be
afioat on the tempefluous sea without
chart or compare.
It appears, from the National Intelli^
gencer, that there was a liberal diftribu
tior. of the Mammoth cheese among the
Ladies and gentlemen of Wafoington,
on the fourth of July. This incident
we trull will afford relief to Gen. Dear
born, as there will be little profped of
another infurre&ion, since so large a
portion of the enemies forces has lately
been cut off.
humanity.
Every arrival from the Great Re
public, brings us a solemn warning to
beware of the visionary politics of de
mocratic pbilofophers ; they furhifh the
melancholy fad, that even the banish
ment of Liberty, in that unhappy coun
try is preferred to a system which un
hinges society.
In consequence of some foul and mer
ited afperiions, of the military tyrant of
St. Domingo against the author of the
letters from the ruins of Cage - Francois,
we underhand the public will be very
soon gratified, with a complete narra
tive of the crimes of the tyrant towards
the citizens of the United States ; dur
ing nearly three months residence at tl c
Cape, together with tiriftures on the
perfidy exercifedowardsthe unfotunate
Touftaint. Also a critical teview of
the hi/lory of St. Domingo, since its
difeovery in 1492, till this period ; —
With an accurate description of the
manner of tranfaefling butiuefi by the
merchants there. This work will un
doubtedly be acceptable to a number of
our fellow citizens,and will be published
in the couife of next month.
One of the most liberal ads of Bona
parte is his having ordered the bull of
Malefherbes, the benevolent and intre
pid advocate of Louis XVI. to be plac
ed amongflthofe of the great men who
have honored their country by their
By employing a Mr. Mitchill, cutler,
in Chatham, the fhip's company of his
Majesty's Ihip Asia, were enabled to
present to their captain an elegant
Sword, (tho' on account of the shortness
of the time, not so good as could be
wished) with this motto engraved on
the hilt :
"A
Tribute of Gratitude
from the Ship's Company
of his Majesty's ihip Asia,
co their
Benevolent Commander,
John Dawson, Esq,
A. D. 1802.
The sovereign of democracy tiemblcs
before the superiority of Mr. Bayara,
his cool philosophy is no preservative
from the felf-ading torture of his own
venom, spleen and cowardice ; and to
rid his foul from the immediate influ
ence of its worst terror, he does not dis
dain to forget the dignity of his office,
to trample upon the suggestions of pro
priety, and to enter himfelf the lifts of
political ftrife.
, We date, let Americans read it and
blush for the weakness of their Chief
Magistrate, that Mr. Jefferfon insisted,
at an early day, upon Mr. Rodney's be
ing run in opposition to Mr. Bayard,
for Congress, from the state of Dela
ware. Gov. Hall and Mr. Rodney
have just returned home, from a con
sultation with the Prefidcht, at Wash
ington ; and the result of the whole is
that Mr. Rodney is to run, in spite of
his own rekuftance, and at the expence
of a great proßffional facrifice.
[Gaz. U. S.
Drift fbeu Lut -etu trim right, lieu 'J/i fee him clad
With murder, treufon,faerilege end criers,
Tbatfrike my foul with horror hat to nerne 'em.
GENERAL LE CLERC.
tie state itfelf," but of our country, in
duces us, to hope, and our advices lead
us to believe, that the exertion ofhonef
ty, wifdom,and genuine republicanism,
will be crowned with success.
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