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War Department,
March 12, 1800.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
'HAT feperate proposals will be received
X at the office of the Secretary of the Depart
ment of War, until the expiration of the 25th of
July next ensuing, for the supply of all rations,
which may be required for the use of the United
States, from the ill day Odober, 1800, to the
30th day of September, 1801,both days inclu
sive, at the places and within the two diftrids
herein after firft mentioned ; and also that se
parate proposals will be received at the said of
fice until the expiration of the 35th day of July
next ensuing, for the supply of all rations which
may be required as aforefaid, from the ill day
of Jan. in the year ißci, to the 31st day of De
cember in the fame year, both days inclusive, at
the place and within the fcveral Rates herein
after mentioned, viz.
Fir 4. Proposals to supply all rations, that may
be required, at Ofwego ; at Niagara ; at Pittf
burg; at Prefqu'ifle ; at Michifiraackinac ; at
Fort Franklin ; at Le Bceuf ; at Cincinnati; at
Picque town, and Loramie's stores ; at Fort
Wayne ; at Fort Defiance ; at any place below
Fore Defiance, on the Miami river to Lake
Erie ; at Fort Knox, and Ouatanon on the river
Wabash ; at Maffac; at any place or places on
the eall fide of the river Mississippi, above the
mouth of the river Ohio, and upon the Illinois
jiver.
Second. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required, at any place or places, on the
east fide of the Mississippi river, below the mouth
of the river Ohio, to the southern boundary of the
state of Kentucky and within the said Rate ; at
Knoxville ; at all other polls and places within
the Rate of Tennessee ; at South Weft Point ; at
Tellico Blockhouse: at St. Stevens, or other fort
or post on the rivers Mobile or Tombigby, and
any place or places within the Cherokee boun
daries ; below the southern boundary of the state
es Tenneffce, and within the boundary of the
United States.
Third. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required, at Point-Petre ; at Coleraine;
at Savannah, and at any other place or places
where troops are or may be Rationed, marched
or recruited within the state of Georgia ; at all
forts or Rations on the Oconnee and Alatamaha,
and at all other places in the Creek Nation, within
the limits of the United States, where troops
are or may be Rationed.
Fourth, Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Johnson, at Fert Pinck
ney, at Charleston, or at any other place or
places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited in the Rate of South Car
lina.
Fifth, Proposals to supply all ptions that
may be required at the Fort at Wilmington,
Cape Fear; at Beacon Island, Ocracock; at
Charlotte ; at Fayetteville ; at Salisbury, or at
any other place or places where troops are of
may be Rationed, marched or recruited in the
state of North Carolina.
Sixth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Norfolk, at Portßnouth, at
Kempfville, at Charlotteville, at Winchefter,at
Staunton, at Richmond, at Alexandria, at Leef
burg, dt Frederickfburg, at Carterfville, at Ha
per's Ferry, or at any other place or places
where troops are or may be Rationed, marched
or recruited, in the Rate of Virginia.
Seventh. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort M'Henry, at Baltimore,
at Annapolis, at Frederick town, at Leonard
town, at Hagers town, at Bladenfburg, at George
town, at Eaftown, at the Head of Elk, and at
any other place or places, where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited within
the limits of the Rate of Maryland.
Eighth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Mifflin, at Philadel
phia, at Darby, at Lancaster, at Wilkelbarre, at
Reading, at Bristol, at York town, at Carlisle,
at Lewiftown (Mifflin county) at Bedford, at
Creenfburg, at Washington, at Eaftown, at
Wilmington, at Christiana, at Dover, or at any
other place or places where troops are or may
be Rationed, marched or recruited within the
limits of the Rates of Pennsylvania & Deleware,
except the posts within the state of Pennsylvania,
enumerated in the firft proposals aforefaid.
Ninth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Hackanfac, at Elizabeth
town, at New-Brunswick, at Burlington, at
Woodbury, at Trenton,and at any other place
or places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited within the limits of the
state of Jersey.
Tenth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at New-York, at Weft Point,
at Flushing, at Hzrlens, at Weft Chester, at
Poughkeepsie, at Kenderhook, at Stillwater at-
Newburg, at Albany, at Conajoharie, at Cherry
Valley, and at any other place or places where
troops are or may be Rationed, marched or re
cruited within the limits of the state of New-
York, except the posts within the said Rate en
umerated in the firft proposals aforefaid.
Eleventh. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Hartford, at Hebron, at
New London, at Brooklynn, at Wyndham, at
Litchfield, at Guilford, at New Haven, at Fair
field, at Danbury, at Middletown, and at any
other place or places whefte troops are or may
be Rationed, marched or recruited within the
limits of the state of Connecticut.
Twelfth, Proposals to supply all rations that
may beatquired at Fort Wolcott, at Brinton's
Point, at Newport, at Providence, and at any
place or places, where troops are or mav be Ra
tioned, marched or recruited within the limits of
the Rate of Rhode Bland.
Thirteenth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Portland in the Diftri& of
Maine. Gloucester, Cape Ann, Salem, Marble
head, Boston, at Springfield, at Uxbridge, and
"at any other place or places where troops are
or may be Rationed, marched or recruited with
in the limits cf the Rate of Massachusetts.
Fourteenth. Proposals to supply all rations
that may be required at Portsmouth, at Exeter,
at Windsor, at Bennington, at Rutland, or at
any Fort, place or places, where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited within
the States of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Thecßation to be fupplicd, is to cpnfift of the
following articles, viz. Eighteen ounces of
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OF ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL PROSPERITY, RELIGION AND MORALITY ARE INDISPENSABLE SUPPORTS.
bread or flour, or when neither can be obtained,
of one quart of rice, or one and a half pound of
lifted or boulted indian meal, one pound and a
quarter of frelh beef, or one pound of felted
beef, or three quarters of a pound of faked
Pork, and when frefh meat is issued, salt, at the
rate of two quarts for every hundred rations;
soap at the rate of four pounds, and candles at
the rate of a pound and a half for every huu-I
dred rations.
It is expeded the proposals will also extend to 1
the supply of rum, whilkey,or other ardent fpir-:
its at the ratd of half a gill per ration, and Vin-|
egar at the rate of two quarts for every hundred i
rations. The proposals will fpecify the price of
the fcveral component parts of the ration, as well
as those of substitutes or alternatives for parts
thereof.
The rations are to be furnilhed in such quan
tities as that there Ihall at all times, during the
term of the proposed contrasts be Sufficient for
the consumption of the troops at Michilimack
inac, Detroit, Niagara and Ofwego, for fix
months in advance, and at each of the other
posts on the weftern waters, for at least three
months in advance, of good and wholesome pro
visions, if the fame ihall be required. It is also
to be permitted to all and every of the command
ants of fortified places, or posts, to call for, at
fcafons when the fame can be transported, or at
any time in case of urgency, such supplies of
like provisions in advance, as in the discretion
of the commandant ihall be deemed proper.—•
It is to be underßood that the contractor is to
be at the expense and risk of issuing the supplies
to the troops, and at all losses, sustained, by the
depredations of an enemy, or by means of the
troops of the United States, ihall be paid for at
the price of the article captured or deßroyed,
on the depositions of two or more persons of cred
itable characters and the certificate of a com
missioned officer, afeertaining the circumstances
of the loss, and the amount of the articles, for
which compensation ihall be claimed.
The privilege is to be underßood to be re
ferred to the United States of requiring, that
none of the supplies which may be furnilhed un
der any of the proposed contracts ihall be issued,
until the supplies which have or may be fur
nifhed under contrasts now in force have been
confirmed, and that a supply in advance may be
always required at any of the fixed posts on the
Sea-board or Indian frontiers not exceeding
three months. fe.p.t.Jul, 25.]
JAMES M'HENRY, &/, rfW ar .
tratmmflmramnßßtramtraH^^^oraatt
FROM THE COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
MR. RUSSELL,
THE following obfervatiens arc just publilh-;
ed by the Royal Humane Society, of Lou
don. By giving them a place in your paper you
will oblige. A. B.
Salus populi fuprema lex.
" Important,public, & humane Caiftiont.
4 I. Fevers, dec,—ln great finking of the
Rrength, especially near the end of fevers, and
other acute diseases, patients, in consequence of
accidental circumßances, frequently lie in a Rate
resembling death.
“ If the bed-cloaths be soon removed, the heat
of the body will be suddenly dissipated, and the
enfeebled spark of life forever destroyed.
" Relatives, &c. not attending to this interest
ing and important objed, the lives of thousands
of our fellow creatures have been facrificed,
and their bodies prematurely committed to the
grave.
“ By a more kind and humane condud, sen
sation would have often returned, vital action
havebeen regained, and life perfectly restored.
" 2. Breweries and Difilleri'er.—Men ralhly
go down into large vats, emptied of fermented
liquors, in order to cleanse such vessels. Dr.
Hawes, earnestly recommends that pecuniary
fines be levied, by brewers, distillers. &c. if
ever such imprudent ads be again attempted.
“ A lighted caudle should firft be let down,
which, continuing to burn clear, the men may
then venture with fafety—with certainty to
save and secure valuable lives, it will be advisa
ble to put an iron pot with quick lime at the
bottom ; then pour boiling water on it, which
will instantaneously drive out the deftrudive and
deleterious vapours.
“ 3. Arfeniek. —Druggists, Chemißs and A
pothecaries, are moR earnestly requeued not to
fuffer so dangerous a substance to be fold to any
individual, unless two or more creditable per
sons Ihall accompany the buyer, and teftify to
the vender the purpose for which its use is de
signed.
“ 4. Stillborn Infants, it is to be lamented,
are too generally considered as dead, —The tran
fadions and reports of the Humane Society
record various inßances of ^he resuscitation by
warmth, fri&ion, and inflation of the lungs;
„ though some of the Infants had been given up
at least two hours by Midwives, &c.
“ Turn-up Bedheads. —Bedheads of this de
scription have proved the premature death of
an immense number ofyoung children. Infant
life has been too often facrificed by such beds
being thoughtlessly turned up ; therefore it is
recommended, upon every principle of found
policy, true humanity, and parental affedion,
that in future they should be disused.
6 6. Lightning. —Never Rand near to leaden
spouts, iron gates, rails, trees, brooks, or rivers.
“ 7. Prevention of premature burials. —Under
proper reßridiorsno danger can possibly arise
to the living, as the firft stage of putrefeency is
always distinguished by a perceptible cla^mi
nefs of the ikin, and an acid gas, which marks
the qarlieft time for interment.
* In the second stage of putrefeency, an al
kalefcent vapour escapes, attended with an of
fenfive odour. It is these alone which prove
nexious to the attendants and survivors. The
reality of death, in all cases, may therefore be
thus known from its semblance. By an earned
attention to these important circumstances, pre
mature interment will be prevented, and an im
mense number of our fellow creatures restored
to life, provided the refufeitative procefsof the
Humane Society be assiduously employed.
" If the least doubt remains, relatives, &c.
foould consult the Faculty, as they will readily,
form an accurate diferimination of the exudations,
&c. on which the absolute criteria of life and
death depend.
Ptyblira fete men marees."
Apertures in Habitations & Cellars.
From Essays and Notes on Husbandry and
Rural affairs ; a book lately publilhed by Mr.
Dobfon, and as yet little known.
IT is a general practice in America, to have
many windows in habitations and cellars, and
to leave them open in hot weather for letting
in the air. When, in such weather there hap
pens to be a breeze, some benefit is received by
the few persons who can fit close to the win
dow.—But as the air from without, when the
fun fnines, is full 20 degrees hotter than within
doors, the air looked for, brings with it that
increase of heat ; yet concentrated in a stream,
as it rushes through the windows, it relieves per
sons on whom it Itrikes with sensations of cool
ness. But if the house is Ihut up during the hot
fun Shining part of the day, the family feels
more coolness and comfort than when the win
dows are open for letting in the wind, which is
actually hot. And how is it in the time of
calm ? The having zfew apertures in habita
tions is advantageous both againff cold and beat, —
Cellar windows are improperly left open during
the whole time of the hot season, for letting in
cool air ; when in fadtthe air let in is heated
above 20 degrees n{ore than the nearly Regnant
air in the cellar.
The following attentions would be prefera
ble to the common practice :—Shut up the
cellar during the hot season, from May till Oc
tober, night and day ; or open the windows af
ter setting of the fun, and close them by funrifc,
ifit be a wet cellar. From the firft of O&ober,
the windows may be open, night and day ;
till the end of November, or threatening of
a fpcll of freezing weather ; then again close
them, till about the 20th of Match or early in
April ; when the windows are open till May
inclusive, as above. Yet, during winter, a few
small air holes may be left open immediately
under the joists of the firft floor, for prefervihg
some degree of motion, as the life of air, and
for a parage to the musty vapours of the cel
lar. The less the cellars under habitations^
the more healthful the family. For a few
purposes a final! cellar may be here.—For other
purposes in the country, have them under some
detached building. In trading towns they are
in too great demand to omit them any where.
Congress of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, MARCH jl.
SEVERAL engrossed bills were read and
passed.—Mr. Smith, on the petition of Dr.
M&,refpe&ing an additional duty on camphor,
reported, "that the prayer of the petitioner
ought not to be granted."—The House con
curred.
A petition from New-Bedford, praying that
town might be made a port of entry, was com
mitted.
A report was agreed to, providing for the
appointment of an agent to infpe& the copper
mines on Lake Superior.
The report on Gilbert Dench's petition was ta
ken use It was unfavourable to him—and
was supported by Messrs. Bayard, D* Foster
and Gallatin.—Meffrs. Varnum, Sedgwick,
and Thatcher, were in favour of the claim of
the petitioner. The report was accepted Ayes
55.
Mr. Sewall obtained leave of abfcnce from
the service of the House, for Mr. Otis for three
weeks, f
TUESDAY, APRIL I.
The Judiciary Bill was introduced by Mr.
Harper, and read twice.
A letter from the Secretary of State, refpe&-
ing the promulgation of the laws, was read.
Mr. Griswold, of the Committee of unfinish
ed business, proposed, that the Committee of
revifal report sundry bills, which would expire
before the commencement of the next session of
Congress.
The bill for the falc of Lands passed to be
ec grossed.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2.
The aft refpe&ing the sale of lands N. W.
of the Ohio, was passed.
A Bill for repairing New-London Light
house : for supplying a Light-house on Clark's
Point, and for eredinga Light-house on Wig
wam Point, was read twice.
Further progress was made in the Bill pro
viding for the removal and accommodation of
the Government. The furniture at present in
the President's House is to be fold, and new
purchased to furnilh the house at the City of
Washington.
In Committee of the whole on the bill pro
viding for the execution of the 27th article of
the British Treaty. Mr. Nicholas proposed as
an amendment, "that any per son arretted by
virtue of the treaty, should be allowed to prove
his being an American Citizen.
THURSDAY, APRIL J.
< A Committee was raised to report what
provisions were necessary to be made relative to
the sales of real estates delivered to the United
States, in fatisfadion of Judgments against per
sons indebted thereto.
The Military ERablifhment Appropriation
Bill for 1800, was read twice, and committed.
The Navy Government bill was difeuffed,
amended, and ordered to be engrossed.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4.
Several bills were reported from the Com
mittee on ui.finifhed bulinefs; which palled
various readings.
The General Slump Office Bill came down
from the Senate, amended.
The President informed the House he had
signed the Aa to flablijh an uniform fyftemof
Bankruptcy,
The Navy appropriation Bill was read and
referred.
The Bill for the removal and accommodation
of the Government of the United States, was
taken up in Committee of the. whole.—After
undergoing various modifications, it passed to
be engrossed.
Monday, APRIL 7.
The a& continuing the a& authorifing mer
chant vessels to defend themfelvea against French
depredation ;—the Government Removal a&,
and fnuff mill revenue a<ftpaffed.
Several private memorials were presented,
and reported on.
The order of the day on the bill to accept
the cession of the Weftern Reserve of Connec
ticut, was postponed until tomorrow.
The bill refpeaing the Fisheries came down
from the Senate, amended ; the House concur
red therein.
'The following bills were read a third time,
and passed, viz.
An a& to repeal the aft laying duties on
mills and implements employed in the manufac
ture of fnuff.
An ad to continue in force the a& entitled,
" An aft to authorize the defence of the mer
chant vessels of the United States against French
depredations"—and
An a& to make further provision for the re
moval and accommodation of the government
of the United States.
A message was received from the Senate, by
Mr. Otis, their feeretary, informing the House,
that the Senate have passed the bill to continue
in force an a& concerning certain filheries of
the United States: for the government of the
fifhermen employed therein ; and for etherpur
pofes, as therein mentioned ; with an amend
ment.
TUESDAY, APRIL 8
The Marshal's land sales bill was reported
by the Committee of Ways and Means and
read.
A conference with the Senate on the dis"
agreenient refpeding the General Stamp of
fice bill, was agreed to,
The Weftern Connecticut Reserve Jurisdic
tion Bill, underwent a long difeuffion.—Meffrs.
Cooper, Bird, and Elmendorf, against, and
Messrs. Gallatin and Marshal in favor of it, but
no decision was had.
Late Foreign News
By axotber arrival from Europe.
CT Fourth return of the Ruf
fians towards the Rhine.
VIENNA, FEB. 3.
YESTERDAY arrived here, as unexpected
ly as it was fuduen, a courier from Peterf
burgh, with dispatches to our Court of the very
higheftimportance. Paul the First, having
yielded to the representations of Suwarrow in
regard to the misunderstandings which had
arisen between the two Imperial Courts, has
for the fourth time changed the destination of
the Ruffian army. In consequence, he has or
dered his army to return to the Rhine, where
it will receive reinforcements without delay.—
The Intendant of the Magazines for supplying
the Ruffian troops, resident in this city, has al
so received a courier from Sawarrow, ordering
him to remain here, aud to continue his func
ions.*
Letters from Lintz, dated the 3d of February,
contain the following article :—"A courier from
Vienna has brought to his Royal Highness the
Prince of Conde, difpatcheswhich have unexpec
tedly caused an alteration in the measures taken
for his departure, that was fixed for tomorrow.
The Prince immediately difpatthed an order to
his corps to remain in their cantonments."
Accounts from the Banks of the Mein of the
10th of February state, with every mark of con
fidence, rhe certainty of the Ruffian army, com
manded by Suwarrow, having received a coun
ter-order, and that it is to march to the Rhine.—
We also learn from" Memmingen, that an order
has been received there to provide provisions for
14,000 Ruffians, who are to arrive there in a
very ihort time.
[Thefollowing remarks on these important articles,
are made i n " The Times," an authentic London I
paper.) FEB. 24
Yesterday morning an Express reached our
office from Dover, with the Paris Papers to the
19th inst. inclufivc. They contain intelligence
of the most important nature ; which we are
happy to find confirmed by advices received on
Saturday from Holland, dated the 18th infl.
Letters from Straiburgh of the 15th, and from
Vienna of the 2d and 3d inst. announce, that a
Courier arrived at the latter place on the morn
ing of the 2d, from Peterfburgh with dispatches
containing the determination of the Emperor
Paul to continue the Continental war against the
common enemy with all his forces. The Ruf
fian troops have accordingly been ordered to re
turn once more to the Rhine. As this recon
ciliation is uaderftood to have been the work of
Marshal Suwarrow, in consequence of the con
ferences held at Prague, we are authorifed to
entertain the most sanguine hopes of ultimate
success, as it is evident how much that brave
and noble Commander has at heart the real in
tepefts of Europe. It appears also, that the Cab
inet of Vienna has refufed a second time the
overtures of Buonaparte. We most finccrely
congratulate the Public on this very interest
ing intelligence.
STRASBURGH, FEB. If.
" It was hoped that there would not be ano
ther campaign. But we have learnt that the
Emperor has rejected the very moderate propo
sals of Peace which were offered to him by Bu
onaparte, and that he is refolded to continue
the war.-
“ The rumour Spreads about that the Ruffian
army has received counter-orders, and that it
will return to the Rhine. This change is the
consequence of the Conferences which Suwarrow
had at Prague with Count Bcllegarde and Lord
Minto, and which Suwarrow represented to
Paul the First."
General Kray, who is at Vienna, is daily ex
pc&ed to leave that place for the Rhine. He
will command the army which is to be opposed
to the left wing, and will as l independently of
the Archduke Charles, who is to ad againg
Moreau in Switzerland.
CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. I.
We have at length received intelligence from
the army of the Grand Vizier. A Courier fert
from Jaffa has brought the following report :—
In the desert which separates Syria from Egypt is
a cara vanfera named Al Arifch, where caravans
stop and find provisions. General Kleber,,
knowing the importance of the place, convert
ledI ed it into a fort, in order to render the paffagc of
the defart mge difficult to the Turkish army; A
strong garrison was to be sent as soon as the fort
was properly victualled. This circumstance
attracted the attention of the Grand Vizier.—
Having learnt that a convoy of provisions was
on the way, he sent a corps of troops to inter
cept it. This enterprise completely succeeded.
The effort, consisting of 1,0 men, 70 of whom
were French, was forced to yield to numbers,
and the whole convoy was captured.
h STOCKHOLM, JAN. it
Seditious disturbances become every day more
alarming than was at firft expected. The spirit
of infurre&ion, has found its way to Gottcn
bourg, and the fury of the people has triumph
ed over the military government. The inhab
itants of Malmoc, a trading town of Gothia,
have cut off the head of the Commander of the
troops dispatched against them.
Such was the force of the insurgents at Nork
oping, and so great was their determination to
a<ft against the army, that a corps of 2000 gren
adiers was found infufficient to quell them, and
though hussars and artillery were dispatched to
I their assistance from Stockholm, the former were
I disarmed, and the latter deprived of their cannon
I by the peasants
HAGUE, FE8.13.
For the last eight days, the cold has been as
severe here as it was at the eAd of December
and the beginning of January. All the canals
are again frozen, and the communication by
water is flopped.
The officers who were on board the fleet
that surrendered to the English, have not yet
had judgement passed on them. They were
put under arrest on their return from England,
from whence they had been sent on their parole,
1 and are now in the prisons of the Hague.—
Their trials will be soon ended. It is said
that fcveral superior officers will be shot.
LONDON, FED. 22.
The war in Le Vendee is nearly over—The
Chiefs of the rebel commanders have either sur
rendered, or been taken by the Coufular armies ;
and the privates disarmed and sent home.
Barthelemy is appointed one of the Conser
vative Senate. He was recommended by Buon
papartc. —'
@3* The New Loan.
' LONDON, FEB. 22.
Yesterday Mr. Pitt contrasted with Messrs.
Robarts and Co. Sir Francis Baring, and Mr.
Giles, for the loan of twenty millions and an half;
which he obtained at the rate of 4/. 14'- ^ io
: tereft per cent; and this too in the eighth year
of this expensive war. It is more advantageous
than during the last five years of hostility.
Notwithstanding the terms of the Loan, the
scrip bore a premium of 2^ per cent, to 3 per
cent immediately.
SCARCITY OF BREAD.,
LONDON, FEB. 2%
Lord Sheffield, yesterday, in the House of
Commons, said, the extreme scarcity of corn, in
a part of the country with which he was more
particularly acquainted, would not admit of his
being any longer silent on the fubjed. He,
therefore, gave notice, that he should make fon.c
motion concerning it. The distress of the coun
try, arising from this deficiency, he said, called
for the immediate interference of Parliament.—
He believed some beneficial measures might be
adapted, Mr. Johffe (an opposition member)
said " there was enough of corn in the country to
supply the alledged deficiency until next harvest.
This he flared from his persona iobfervation in
he counties he had lately visited.
LONDON, FEB. 2g.
The Prince of Wales has requeued leave to
make a voyage to Lisbon or Madeira, for the
recovery of his healths Parliament will pafsa
law to permit him, if the King in Council as
sents. His Royal Highness will travel as Duke
of Cornwall.
Mr. Pitt, in answer to a question of Mr, Tief
ney in the English House of Commons, Feb. 18,
stated, " That the Emperor of Russia was not
' likely to ad on the continent with the whole,
or any part of his army ; but added at the fame
time, that that Monarch had not withdrawn
himfelf from the common cauie, and from the
interests of Europe." This however, was prior
to the receipt ofthet^ws that Suwarrow had pre~
vailed on Paul I. to peroiit him again to co-op
erate with the Auflriaqpn the Rhine. Ite
news of this last .eyeuc, arrived in London thro'
the medium 4 the Paris papers. The Gazet
teer of the 28th Feb. expresses some degree of
furprize at the non-arrival of the Hamburgh
mails, four of which were then due. The wind,
it observes, had been fair, but it was believed a
severe froft had closed the Elbe. This inter
ruption," it adds, " to the intercourse with the.
continent greatly embagtfesgovernment at this
time, and it may be ve^^ejudicial to the op
erations of the enfimg compaign."
The celebrated Mr. Erflcine, in a debate in
the British House of commons, Feb. 3, said he
would for a moment suppose Buonaparte di
vested of all power, and succeeded by a man
like WASHINGTON, who, he alked, would
undertake to fay, that Great-Britain would in
such case, Hand in a triumphant situation ?"—
This, however handsome the panegyric, is as
much as to confefs that France needs a WASH
INGTON to save her.
“ Is whatevq is, right
Buonaparte has a body guard composed of
three thousand fix hundred men ; almost equal;
to the whole permanent army of the United.
States, of which our French-rondua admirers
complain so much. These guards arc command
ed by General Murat, brother in law of the
Chief Consul. Bauhernais, the son of Madam
Buonaparte is a Captain of this Garde do corps.
They have an elegant hall, in the Thuillerics to
exercise in ; and take rank above the troops of
the line, of the Republic.
The French Constitution has been accepted
by 3,012,56,; and refuted by only 1562 per
sons. This is said to be 1,200,000 more than
approved of the Cauftitution of %.
WASHINGTON'S Legacy.