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e&. det he has declared in terms equally,
explicit, and with the fame fincerity,thathe
entertains no desire to prescribe to a foreign
nation the form of its government :—That
he looks only to the security of Kis own do
minions and of Europe ; and that whenever
that essential object can in his judgement be,
.in any manner whatever, fufficiently pro
vided for he will eagerly concert with his.
allies, the means of immediate and joint ne
gociation,for the rc-eftablifhment bt general
tranquility. f
To these declarations His Majesty fteadi
ly adheres ; and it is only on thq grounds
thus Rated, that his regard to the fafety of his
fubje&s will fuffer him to renounce that sys
tem of vigorous defence, to which, under
the favor of providence, his kingdoms own
the security of those blessings which they en
joy.
(Signed) / GRENVILLE.
powning-ftreet Jan, 20, 1800,
It was moved by the chancellor ofthe ex
chequer that this message should be taken
into consideration on Monday next. "Mr.
Tierney moved a call of the house for that
day. There were for the motion 32 —a-
gainst it 115. '
LONDON, dec. 27.
From the French Papers.
Extra# of a letter from Coffir, (a) dated the 25th
Prairial.
" General Beliard and Adjutant General Don
zelot took po fleffion of Collir on the loth of Pra
irial.—l left Kenneh five days ago, with a carra
van carrying ammunition and provifious. We
were followed by from 8 ta 900 camels, loaded
with corn to be (hipped off for Arabia. The
merchants of Upper Egypt took advantage of the
favourable opportunity which the French escort
offered. The road from Kenneh to Coffir is e
qually good as that from Cairo to Suez. We
twice found water of a nauseous and somewhat
briny taste; it may be fafely drank, however,
when the traveller is not better provided.
“ The Rails, who are the captains or proprie
tors of the vessels in the harbour, prefeuted to us
-a lingular fpeftacle. They pass theirl time in
gravely walking or fmoaking on the sea shore
with their pike and fabre by their fide. There
bate arrived from India, since we obtained pos
session of Coffir, 16 vessels loaded with coffee and
• Various manufactures. At this moment 14 are
stared to be in the offing bound to this port. We
have permitted a large Turkish standard to re
main upon the walls. The novelty of the French
colours may terrify those of the Raifs who, have
not yet visited us ; but those who have are very
well pieafed. they are not accustomed to the
mode of trade in use among polished nations but
they are happy in being delivered from the extor
fions of money every where praftifed among the
eaflern nations, and known, under the name of
Avanies. They were astonished at opr not doing
the fame, and could scarcely be persuaded that it
was not in use among us.
“ We had been invited hither by the inhabitants
of Coffir. Their Skeiks came to Kenneh to ne
gociate with us for that purpose. They accom
panied general Behard, and were themselves his
conductors. The English were the occasion of so
long delaying this proceeding ; they did all they
could to prevent it; but a convoy of provilions,
which had secretly set out from the banks of the
Nile, having been intercepted by us, they were 0.
bliged to submit. I was at Kenneh when the
troops which have occupied Coffir, left that place.
I never law men in higher spirits than the soldiers
mounted on their camels, and entering upon a
march of four days through the desert. The 6n
gularity of their equipment, and the Arabs who
followed them on foot, greatly amused them.
'' The English will certainly continue their ef
forts to prevent Yambo Diadda, Moka, and the
other ports of Arabia, from fending us coffee ; but
Arabia, draws its provinous from Egypt, and the
powerful fuggeltions of want will overbalance
the infinoations of the English.
(a) A fm d ll town of Upper Egypt on the coast
of the Red Sea, frequented by the caravans which
bring provisions from Egypt, to be exchanged for
the commodities of Arabia and India.
London, JAN. 31.
We have Paris papers to the 27th inst. they
fiate that the Austrians had been repotted in Italy,
in an attempt to force the passage of the Bochetta,
and had evacuated the Riviere de Levant, retiring
behind the Magra. The fame papers fay the
Cbouans are pacified ; but visible anxiety contra
dicts this. . _ _
The Sceptre 64, loft at the Cape of Good Hope,
bad on board all the colorsand trophies captured
at Seringapatam.,'
N NEWS FROM EGYPT.
' The French government have received dirpatch
es from the Army in Egypt, by a vessel which has
arrived at Toulon, and which failed to Alexandria
Nov. 26. The dispatches relate several victories
obtained over Moufal Bey in Upper-Egypt and a
variety of other successes, over the Turks and Sir
Sidney Smith ip Lower Egypt. The French let
ters mention that the Grand Vizier, with his ar
fny had advanced from Syria as far ^s Gaza ; that
his army,was in a bad condition Tand that the
French troops were prepared to receive them.
[There is a private account of the total defeat of
the Grand Turkilh army.]
,DUBLIN, DEC. 31.
We, the undersigned Freeholders of the county
of Leitrim, being disappointed in our expectation
that this county would long since have been con
vened, pursuant to a requisition delivered to the
, Sheriff for that purpose, to take into considera
tion the quellion of a, Ggiflative Union with G.
Britain, feel ourselves called upon to express our
reprobation of the. uncouftitutional means made
„fe of to ,obtain private signatures to an apparent
'and detufive approbation of that measure, which
we conceive should receive a deliberate and sol
emn difcullion in a general meeting of the free
holders of the country.
We, therefore, after having in vain solicited
filch country meeting, in order to convey our sen
timents on that quellionin the mod confutation*!
manner ; and being apprehensive left bur silence
fetid be construed into an approbation of prac
tites and opinions, of which we mod decidedly
disapprove, conceive it to be a dut, necessarily
imposed upon us thus publicly to declare our o
pinion, that a Legislative Union with Great-Brit
ain must be fraught with rum to the Conß^ution
al Independence,Commercial Interests, and Gen
' lera! Prosperity of this kingdom , and that this
measure, by depriving us or a resident and pro
tecting legislature, under which our country has
hitherto prospered beyond example—by encreaf
mg the number of absences, and the consequent
drain of our wealth, muff augment the difeontents
_ ofthe kingdom, and thereby endanger the con
uettion between Great-Britain and Ireland, which
we are determined to support and n^intain with
our lives and fortunes.
[The above declaration is signed by one thou
sand Freeholders.]
, PARIS, DEC. 17.
Yesterday the new conllitution was proclaimed,
or read publicly, in Paris, with military attend
ants. The following is the proclamation of the
consuls on the occasion:
The Consuls ofthe Repulic to the French People.
“ Paris, Dec. 15.
" Frenchmen ! a Constitution is presented to
you.'
"It puts an end f to the uncertainty w hich the
provifioual government occasioned with refpeCt to
foreign affairs, and to the internal and military
date of the Republic.
" It places the firft magifttates, whose devotion
appears necessary to the well-being of the Bate, in
the institution which it establishes.
" The Conllitution is founded on principles of
Representative government, on the sacred Rights
of Property, Equality, and Liberty.
" The powers which it infljtutes will be Brong
and (table, such as they ought to be, to secure the
Rights of Citizens, and the interest of the date.;
, Citizens, the revolution is fixed upon the prin
ciples on which it began.—lt is at an end.
(Signed) ROGER DUCOS,
BUONAPARTE,
7 SIEVES.
H. B. MARET, Sec. Gen."
DEC. 24.
Never did any comped, submitted to the free
acceptance of Citizens, meet with a more unani
mous reception than the constitution just present
ed. The wishes of the people have been con
strained neither by timid uneasiness nor servile
imitation. They have arisen from a sentiment of
approaching happiness, and the hope of feeing it
produced by new laws.
The number of fuffrages expressed this day at
Paris only, amounts to 30,000 citiz&s, and 15,000
among the army. Scarcely any have refilled.
The council of Bate at present is divided into
fedtions—the Interior, the Finances, the Mai foe,
War, and Legislation They have each a Presi
dent, named for fix months by the firft Consul,
and continuable at his pleasure. He has a salary
of 35,000 livres, the other members have only
25,000.
Paris, yir, 24.
r I THE ARMIES.
Letters from Genoa of the 12th inst. Bate, that
the Auttrians, after having assembled a confidera
ole force at Novi, made a frefh attempt to force
the passage of the Bochetta, but were repnifed
with loss. The French have pushed their advanc
ed posts as far as the heights of Novi. ^
Buonaparte, fays the Publicise, has written to
the Emperor of Germany a letter similar to that
which he addressed to the King of England, but
no answer has as yet been received.
1 Buonaparte has traded a plan of the campaign
for the spring, which will necessarily bring with it
a peace. Trodps are already disposing to Brike a
great blow.
All the necessary organic measures to give ac
tivity to the new government, have iteen con
summated. The conllitution is univen^foadop-
Ainongft those whom the late difpofiti&s of
the government have recalled to their country,
are Barrere, Carnot, Jourdan, Barthelemi, Boiffy
d'Anglais, and other conspicuous champions of
the revolution. Pichegru is not permitted to re
turn.
The chief confit! Buonaparte, has ordered the
fnppreffion of the numerous political papers of
Paris, excepting Le Moniteur Universal ; Le Jour
nal des Debats et des Decrets ; le Journal de Paris ;
Le Bien-Informe ; Le Citoyen Fradc^is ; La Ga
zette de France ; the two Journals du Soir ; Le
Journal des Defenfeurs de la Patrie ; and La De
cade Philofophique.
The !aB French papers give us reason to believe
that verv aftive preparations are making in most
of the French ports, particularly in Brest and
Toulon. Vice-Admiral Bruix has been at Havre,
Honfleur and Brest. Rear-Admiral Latouche.
who was ordered to proceed with all possible
speed to Bred, received counter orders on the
18th of January, and was sent to Toulon, Where
he is to have a command, and from whence a
finall squadron only waited, according to the Par
is papers, a fair wind to set fail Upon from expe
dition.
. GFVO.I,7 JV. 12.
The Anftrians have made a frefh attempt to
force the line of Sori, for the purpose of advanc
ing agaiuft that cjty, but have been repulsed with
very great loss, and the want ot provisions has 0
bliged them to abandon the Riviere du Levant.—
They have retired beyond Magra.
Proclamation of Gen, Maflena, to the Army of Italy.
Soldiers of the brate army of Italy, so refpe&a
ble by its misfortunes, and formerly so celebrated
by is triumphs, in accepting the honour of com
manding you, I have devoted myfelf to the inter
ests of my country, and 1 have yielded to the voice
of an Hero, whose friendship and confidence have
honored me.
I come to Ihare in your Offerings, to assuage
and put a period to thqm.
Long since I should have been in the midst of
you, if I had not conceive! it my duty^ in tbe
firft place, to dire& my attention to your wants.
Your necessities are on the point ofeeafing ; I have
received the solemn promise of the government ;
to you every kind of assistance. vbr ^
But whatever may have been the extent of your
miseries, they cannpt equal the generosity and the
devotion of the French soldiers. How is it that
some of the corps have abandoned their posts ?
Do you think that the mother country will not
take account of your facrifices?
Soldiers, what is required in order to bring vic
tory again beneath your banners ; —That your
'wants should be fatisfied. They shall be _ ;I re
peat it to you.
We have all the fame mass of glory Bill t 6 pre-i
serve or acquire, our efforts ought to be common.
I owe you all my cares—ypu owe me all your 1
confidence—l depend on it, as ybn ougirt to rely
on me.
Ought I, my comrades, to fpe?k any other lan
guage to you ? Muff I speak of the severity 1 shall
exercise it you depart from fobordination and dis
cipline, which alone form your strength? No, I
reject an idea which afflicts me; you will never
have any other ipotive for your conduct than du
ty, honour, and the love of your country.
This Proclamation shall be printed, published,
fixed wherever it may be necessary, and placed
among the orders of the army.
Done at the Head Quarters at Antibes, the 26th
Nivoje (Jan. 16th) Bth year of the Republic.
' (Signed) MASSENA.
Domestic Intelligence.
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Philadelphia, March 25.
LIBERTY GF THE PRESS.
SENATE OF THE UNITED SATES.
Monday, march 24.
The question concerning the editor of the Au
rora, which has excited so much alarm in the pub
lic mind, was this day before the Senate. The
President of the Senate produced a letter addref
fed to him in the morning, of which the following
is a copv. It will be remembered that this letter
is an answer to the extract from the Journals, left
at the Aurora Office on Friday last, containing a
copy cf the report and resolutions which appear
,ed in the Aurora of the 17th instant.
To the Vice President of tne United States.
sir,
A copy of the proceedings of the Senate; in re
lation to a publication in “ the Aurora," and as
cribing guilt to me in that publication,—a breach
of their privileges, has been left at my office. It
is with pleasure I observe, the jufiice of the Senate
provides,as the Conllitution prescribes, that I shall
" have an opportunity to make any proper DE
fence' ' tor the conduct which has been imputed
to me ; and as such defence will necessarily in
volve points of law, as well as of fact, 1 pray you,
Sir, to submit to the Senate of the United States
a refpettfu! request, on my behalf, that 1 may be
heard by counsel, and have process awarded to
compel the attendance of witnesses in my behalf.
J am, hr, With perfeft refpe&,
WM. DUANE.
Aurora Office, March
24th, 1800.
Some debate took place on this letter, at 12
o'clock the Editor appeared before the Senate,
when the president of the Senate said as follows :
WILLIAM DUANE,
You Baud charged by the Senate of the United
States, as editor of the newspaper called the Gen
eral Advertiser, or Aurora, of having published in
the fame on the 19th of February now lalt past ;
falfe, scandalous, defamatory and malicious asser
tions, and pretended information refpeaing the
said Senate, and committee of the senate and their
proceeding, tending to defame the Senate of the
United States, and to bring them into contempt
and disrepute, and to excite against them the hat
red of the good people of the United States ; and
therein to have been guilty of a high breach ofthe
privileges of this house.
Then the secretary read th,efolutions of the
Senate, passed the 2oth inß.,ith the preamble,
after u hich the Prelident proceeded as follows:
Have you any thing to fay in excuse or extenua
tion for said publication ?
To which the editor replied as follows,
Mr. President,
Unpraftifed in legal forms and dubious in this
case—-but willing to do every thing that is confid
ent with propriety, I mutt solicit the considera
tion of the Senate. lam dubious to the jurifdic?
tion of the senate, and the novelty of this case ren
ders it n^pre incumbent on me to be captious how
I commit the rights of others by any error arising
from ignorance in me.
lam willing to answer all questions that may
be properly put to me—l am not so weak as tq
pe r fift in error if I have committed any. On the
contrary I am willing to make every proper ex
planation where I am fatisfied of error—one error
in the charge I have already rectified, —as for the
red, I know not that the Senate can, according
to the constitution, take cognizance of it—in this
I may be miflaken, out I have had advice ; on
other points I believe I can prove by evidence the
fafts ; but I am doubtful of the regularity of the
present form ; I will cheerfully go as far in ans-,
wering every question as the nature of the case re
quires, and my honor permits ; but as the confu
tation declares that no man should be compelled
(to answer where he may be accused, I conceive it
prudent to advise with men conversant with legal
forms, who may guard me against any deficiency
of mine in legal knowledge. My persona! con
liderations in this case are nothing but the rights
and liberties of my country and fellow citizens are
every thing, I cannot furfender nor betray them.
I am willing to answer through my counsel any
questions, and am advised by them to request of
this honorable senate that counsel may be heard
for me, and the rest of the prayers of my letter of
this day.,
The Editor was then directed to retire.
Whereupon a member rose and desired before
Mr. Duane left the chamber, whether be meant
that this counsel should appear with him, or with
out him.
The President of the senate said—you have
heard the question.
' Mr. Dnane faid,Mr. President this queflion is new
to me ; it has not been a fubjett of consideration,
ind I shall take advice upon it.<
Mr. Nicholas desired that Mr. Duane should be
directed to retire.
Whereupon Mr. Duane retired.
The Senate, whereupon went into a debate,
which as the Editor retired, he is not at present
able to detail, but fhallfoave.it from another hand.
After debating till four o'clock, the Senate re
solved as follows, which is a copy of the notice
served on the editor.
CONGRESS of T^UNITED STATES.
In Senate, March 24, 1800.
; j Resolved, That William Duane having appear
ed at the bar of the Senate, hnd, requested to be
heard by counsel on the charge against him for a
breach of privileges of the Senate# he be allowed
the affißance of counsel, while personally attend
ing at the bar of the Senate, who may be heard in
denial of any fads charged against said Duane, or
in excuse and extenuation of his offence. '-
ißevived, That a copy of the foregoing refolu-
Ition be sept to, William Duane, and that at the
Ifame time he/6e ordered to attend at the bar of
this houle at twelve o'clock on Weduefday next.
Atrett,
SAMUEL A. OTIS, Secretary.
Philadelphia, March 29.
SENATE of the UNITED STATES.
The quedion was yeßerday taken on the bill for
deciding disputed eleftions for Prelident and Vice
Prelident of the United States.
The Yeas and Nays were as follow :
YEAS.
Messrs. Dexter, and Goodhue, Mafachufats.
Hillhoufe and Tracv, Connecticut.
Foiter and Green, Rhode Iff. and.
Chipman and Payne, Vermont.
Dayton and Schureman, New ferfey.
Bingham and Rofs,° Peimfylvazia.
Latimer and Wells, Delaware.
Lloyd, Maryland.
Reed, South-Carolina.
NAYS.
Messrs, Langdon and Livermore, New- Hampshire.
Mason and Nicholas, Virginia,
Brown and Marshall, Kentucky.
l Anderfon and Cocke, Tenejee.
Bloodworth and FrankLn, N. Carolina.
Pinckney, South Carolina.
Bald 9 in, G eorgia.
STONNINGTON-POINT,MARCH, 18.
Arrived, Brig Polly, D. Elliot, from, rhe Havan
na, 31 days.
Capt. E. failed from Machias for Cape Francois ;
from thence failed from Kiugftdn (Jam.) boarded,
while in the harbour of Kingflon, by a lieuc. &c.
belonging to his majefiy's armed brig Diligence,
commanded by capt. Means, who after examining,
his papers, impressed his firft and fecoud mates,
notwithflanding fufficieht evidence was produced
of their being Americans. They were carried on
board the Diligence, and detained five days, re
ceiving much abuse from the lieut and inferior
officers : on application to the commander, capt.
E. had his men released. Previous to this howev
er, he made several attempts to fee adto. Parker,
but could not, as this haughty character, as usual,
reftrfed to give an American the liberty of appear
ing before him for such a purpose. Capt. E. vifh
es to have mentioned that during the period his
mates were in confinement, he applied to Mr-
Savage, the American agent at Kingston to pro
cure their release. Mr. S. answered him thus :
“ I have now the names of about THREE
HUNDRED American seamen who are now forc
ibly detained on board the British Squadron fla
tioned in this port ; I have repeatedly requeued
adm. Parker to release them, but he faysl mbit
make no more applications to him for the libera
tion of Americans impressed id his Majeßy's ser
vice ! And (lays Mr. S.) you muff not be surprised
if you mould hear that I was impressed !".
American seamen are daily kidnapped by the
amicable British in Kingflon.
ALBANY, MARCH 2T.fr
A certain member of the Legislature, an exclu
sive federalift and a genuine friend of order and
good government, in conversation, about railing
the salaries of the Governor, Judges and other of
ficers of the State, said they ought to have higher
salaries. or the present characters would leave
their offices, and we should not be able to supply
their places with men of equal abilities ; that their
salaries ought to be made permanent ; that they
ought to be made independent of the Legislature.
He was answered by a republican member, that
it would encreafe the taxes, and give the people
just reason to complain. The friend of order re
plied that the latter had the fever of popularity
& was courting the favor of the people ; & added
that a tax on the people would be of Service to
them— it would make them induftrjons, in order
to earn money to pay it with; that at present
they were compelled to work for their bread on
ly, and many of them were too lazy to do that—a
'ax would spur them on to iaduftry and wealth t
Look at Connecticut, (said he,) fee how heavily
they are taxed, yet they pay without murmuring,
and being compelled to be industrious, grow
wealthy and happy ! Happy Bate that is blefled
with such legislators ! Bur this sage admirer of the
Connecticut fyllem, ought to know that it is a
foorce of great and increasing disquietude, and
one of the principal causes of the daily emigration
•of their ufetul, industrious yeomanry to this Bate.
Miscellany.
EXI RACT-—from " Observations on Mr."
Ames's Oration, under the signature of
Old South.
BY what authority did he presume to
bring into view the Nation of France,
when the vote of the Senate and House of
Representatives never contemplated such a
fubjeft? It was the most unparalleled ef
frontery in him, to take this opportunity to
vent such inve&ives ; and under pretence,
of commemorating the virtues of Wash
ington, to the afperfed nation,within whose
territory, the President had just sent his
Commissioners. Must not this oration, be
considered as an infiduotis counterpart to the
pacific system adopted by the President, and
in some degree, intended to defeat the pur
poses for which it originated ? I would not
be uncharitable towards Mr. Ames, but it
is a fad, that the President has met with ob
stacles in the Business of negotiation. A
Junto, are opposed to him for this part of
his condu& ; and every base means is taken
to thwart, and defeat an amicable termina
tion of this embassy. A war fadion are bu
sy to increase the diffenfions' ; —to prevent
renewal of friendfliip and intercourse, to
force the two repnblicsto open hostilities,
to create a war with France, and to form an
alliance with Britain. All the tools of this
Fa&ion, aye inductions in their various de
partments to accomplish these pufyfes, and
while some are employed to calumniate thqt
nation by their writings, others, are as equal
ly industrious to difaffe& the public mind by
detraction and fatthoods. A war Junto, arc
now doubly a&iv© since the profoeas bright
ens for amity and good fellowship, between