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transfers from the lenders and partly o
those whose property has been eitheq^dvanc
ed or assumed for the public service. To
diferiminate the merits of these several des
criptions of creditors, would be a talk equal
ly unnecessary and invidious. „1£ the voice.
of humanity plead more loudly in favor ofl
some than of others, the voice of policy, no
less than of justice, pleads in favor of all.
A wife nation will never permit those who
relieve the wants of their country, or who
rely mod on its faith, its firmnefs and its re
fources^ when cither of them is diftfufted, to
fuff^r by the event.
" Lek it be remembered finally, that it has
ever been the pride and boast of America,
that the rights for which (he contended, were
the rights of human nature. By the bieffing!
of the author of these rights, on the means
exerted for their defence, they have prevail
ed against all opposition and form the baris
of thirteen independent dates. No inßance
has heretofore occurred, nor can any inßance
be expected hereafter to occur, in which the
unadulterated forms of republican govern^
ment can pretend to so fair an opportunity
of jollifying themselves by their fruits. In
this view the citizens of the United States
are responsible for the greatest trust ever con
fided to a political society. If justice, good
faith, honor, gratitude and all the other quali
ties which ennoble the character of a nation,
and fulfil the ends of government, be the
fruits of our eftablilhments, the cause of
liberty will acquire a dignity and luftre
which it has never yet enjoyed ; and an ex
ample will be set which cannot but have the
most favorable influence on the rights of
mankind. If on the other fide, our govern
ment should be unfortunately blotted with
the reverse of these cardinal and eflential vir
tues, the great cause which we have engaged
to vindicate, will be dishonored and betrayed ;
the last and faireft experiment in favor of the
rights of human nature will be turned against
them, and their patrons and friends exposed
to be insulted and silenced by the votaries of
tyranny and usurpation."
Notwithstanding, however, these unequi*
vocal expressions of sentiment, there are those
who Rill question the regard of the adminis
tration to public credit, and who Hill affea
to doubt its security under their aufpicies.
They tell us that the profeffiuns of political
men are hollow, and are often only covers to
the secret machinations at the bottom of their
hearts. Grant it. The annals not only of
the world, but likewise of this region of it,
furnifh abundant proof of the wisdom of this
feepticifm. Allow, then, that these profef
fions may have been made to deceive the
people of America. Repose no confidence
in theta. Still it will be allowed that the
invedives of party malice are entitled to as
little credit. Both are profeffions, and the
one may be as hollow and falfe as the other.
But the adminift ration Rand now upon
firraet ground than that of profeffion. Their
character is illustrated by their actions :
These cannot deceive. And what do they
prove r That, with power to deflroy public
credit, they have preferred it inviolate ; and
with powet to retard the payment of the
public debt, they have accelerated its redemp
tion with unprecedented rapidity. Is more I
proof required, of the honesty of our motives
than the full and faithful performance of our
promises, when we might have violated
them with impunity ? Can more be given ?
More cannot be given or required.
The conduct then of the Southern States
on this interesting fubje& is an unequivocal
evidence erf their devotion to principle, and
regard to the interests of all America, how
ever opposed to their own local views ; and
ought to, as it is trusted it ultimately will,
inspire the people of New-England with
sentiments of refpea and affection.
PUBLIUS.
Latest Foreign,
Received by arrivals at Bofton,front Liverpool and
Guernjey.—London dates to fune 18.
The following Proclamation was issued by General
Mortier, when he invaded Hanover.
Edward Mortier, Lieutenant-General, Com
mander in Chief, to the inhabitants of the
the Eieflorate of Hanover.
Hanoverians,
A F-rench army is entering your territory,
not to spread consternation, but to withdraw
that portion of the continent which you in
habit from a government that has proved it
felf an enemy to the peace of Europe, and
that prides itfelf on trampling under foot all
the principles on which &%''"'"'" "°
rights of'^Lf°i° a ' s °
tucfirlt Consul, faithful to the senti
ments of moderation and humanity, which
place him in as exalted a rank as his politi
cal and warlike talents, has in vain exhaust
ed every means of conciliation to prevent a
rupture..'\
The King of England, not blushing to
perjure his most solemn engagements, has
falfified his signature in refufing to evacuate
Malta, although solemnly bound to this evac
uation by the treaty of Amiens ; he has
already given th# signal for hostilities, and
Imuft therefore henceforth be responsible both
to God and Man for these calamities which
the scourge of war is about to draw down
upon all those Rates that are fubje& to his
government.
I am informed tlrat proclamations have
Ibeen made to you dictated by the blindest
;fury, in order to induce you to engage in a
Struggle, foreign to your interests, and of
which you alone will be the victims.
Hanoverians, I promise you fafety and
proteaion, confuting your real interest, you
separate your cause from that of a sovereign
who, in burning asunder all the ties of good
faith, has thereby released you from that at
tachment which you might have thought it
a duty to bear to him.
The most severe discipline reigns through
out the troops under my command. Your
persons and property shall be refpe&ed ; but
in return, I require from you such proceed
ings as I have a right to expert from a
peaceable people.
ED. MORTIER..
Gen. Mortier to the General of War.
Head quarters, Niewborg, 15 Prairial, June 4.
I had the honor to give you an account, in
my letter of the Bth Prairial, of the march
the French army towards the Hanoverian
territory. After very fatiguing marches a
cross arid finds and boggy heaths I took up
my position on the 1 ith in front of Wechte.
I learned from good information, that the
^emy guarded the line of la Hunte. Gen.
Hammetftein, commanding the advanced
guard of the army of the King of England,
occupied Diepholz, witl the 2d and 6th
regiments of infantry, two regiments of cav
alry, and one division of infantry. I made
preparations to dislodge him on the following
morning. The 2d diviton commanded by
Gen. Schiner, that of cavalry under the or
ders of Gen. Nanfouty, received orders to
march against Goldenftedt, to force the paf
fige of la Hunte, and to push forward to
Hublingen, in order to cut off all communi
cation between that place and Diepholz,
which the division of Gen. Montrichard had
orders to attack by main force The enemy
perceiving that by this, movement their right
wing was turned, retreated during the night
to Borflen. 6
On the 12th, the advanced guard, com
manded by Gen. Dronet, had a smart skir
mish, in front of Bauver, with the rear guard
of the enemy.
tr°° L '? e .'3'^ the main body of the army
a embled in front of Sublingen ; the advan
ce guard directed its march towards Borflen;
.ere it met the enemy, and jn spite of their
uperior numbers, and its own extreme fa
ugue, having that day marched not less than
twelve leagues, Gen. Dronet, gave orders to
attack. Ihe enemy kept up a very hot
cannonade. Some squadrons of the 2d regi
ment of hussars, charged the light dragoons
tv''" 9'" r ^' ment with* great courage.
Fhey broke thejine of this body, put them
to flight and made many prisoners.
Having been informed by my spies, that
the head of the brigade of Niewborg had
been repaired, and that the enemy had united
all their artillery upon the right bank of the
IWefer, I felt how necessary it was for me
to hasten my motions. For this purpose I
gave orders for the artillery of reserve to
move forward with all hafle, and made the
necessary preparations to drive and throw into
the Wefer every thing before me, to force
the head of the brigade at Niewborg or to
pass the ferry at Stolznaw, and by that means
to intercept the communication with the
capital.
The troops were already on their march,
when the civil and military deputies present
ed themselves before my advanced polls ;
they entreated me to fulpend my march, an
nouncing to me that they had very advan
tageous proposals to make.
I answered in the negative ; they returned
to make me frefh proposals ; I fignified to
them, that I expected none, unless I had the
certainty of immediately occupying the coun
try of Hanover, & particularly all the strong
places within its dependencies. After a pretty
long difeuffion, they signed a convention ;
which I accept under the condition that it
would be accepted by the refpe&ive govern
ments. You will fee by it that the army of
the king of England are prisoners of war ;
that I am matter of all this country, and par
ticularly of the mouths of the Elbe and the
Wefer. I have given orders co.raze all the
(hipping in these rivers. The Duke of Cam
bridge, the king of England's son, and Gov
ernor of Hanover, judged proper to resign
his commission before the battle, and to
make his retreat in post. He had, however,
promised to die with the levy en maffe; It is.
probable he may hate embarked before we
arrive at the mouth of the Elbe.
At Niewborg we found fourteen thousand
Rand of arms quite new, and a large quantity
of artillery. According to the accounts de
livered to me, I presume that, in the maga
zines and fortified places of Hanover, I shall
find about a hundred thousand Rand of arms,
and more than a thousand piecesof ordnance.
After to-morrow, I shall be in the town of
Hanover, the continental Capital of the king
of England. I have found a considerable
number of horses to remount the cavalry and
the train of artillery.
I owe great praises to the care and zeal of
General Dufauloy.
I have the honor to salute you.
EDWARD MORTIER.
Convention agreed" upon between the civil and
military Deputies of the Regency of Hano
ver, and the Lieut. General Mortier, com
mander in chief of the French army.
Act. ill. Hanover shall be occupied by the
French army, as likewise the forts which depend
on it.
2d. The Hanoverian troops shall retire be
hind the Elbe. They shall engage, on their pa
role of honor, not to commit hofiilities, nor to
bear arms against the French army and its allies,
so long as the war between France and England
shall continue. They shall not be difeharged
from this engagement, until after having been
exchanged against as many French General Offi
cers, non commissioned officers, privates or fea
meo, as England may have at its difpofiiion.
3d. No individual of the Hanoverian troops
shall have liberty to quit the place aligned him
without the commander in chief being previous
ly informed thereof.
4th. The Hanoverian army shall march out
with the honors of war ; the regiments shall car
ry with them their field pieces.
sth. The artillery, powder, arms, and ammu
nition of every kind, shall be left at the disposi
tion of the French army.
6.h. All effeßs whatsoever belonging to the
King of England, shall be left at the difpcfal of
the French army.
, h. Sequeflration shall be put on every mili
tary cbefl, that of the academy shall preserve its
domination.
Bih. Every English military man, or agent,
whatsoever, in the pay of the English, shall be ar
rested by order of the commander in chief, and
sent to France.
gib. The General, commander in chief, re
serves to himfelf the right of making in the gov
ernment and authorities conflituted by the Ele&-
or such a change as he shall think proper.
10th. All the French cavalry shall be re
mounted at the expense of Hanover ; iha Elec
torate shall provide equally for the par, equip
ment, and provisioning of the French arjby.
11th. The worship of the different/religious
denominations shall be maintained on the foot
ing established.
12th. All the persons, the property, and the
families of the Hanoverian officers shall be under
the fa feguard of French loyalty.
13th. All the revenues of the country, as well
eleSaral denominations, as public corilributions,
shall be at the disposal of the Fr^ch govern
ment, The engagements hitherto entered into
shall be refpe6led.
141 b. The authority of the exiting govern
ment of the eleHorate fh>ll o-.f. im iLe country
occupied by the French troops,
15. The General, commander in chief, shall
levy, on the electorate of Hanover, such a con
tribution as he shall judge necessary for the wants
of the army.
16th. Every article on which there shall a
rise any doubt, shall be favorably interpreted to
the inhabitants of the Electorate.
1 7th. The foregoing articles shall not be pre
judicial to the flipulations which may have been
decreed in favor of the eleaorate between the
Firfl Consul and any mediating power.
Head quarters, Sulinghen, 14th Prairial, year
tith (3d June, 1803.)'
With reserve for the approbation of the First;
Consul..
[Signed by the Generals and Commissioners cf both
Parties.
The following circular has been written by the
First Consul to the Cardinals, Archbijhops,
and Bishops of France.
MONSIEUR, #
The motives of the present war are known to
all Europe. The bad faith of the King of Eng
land, who has violated the, fanflit, of treaties in
refuting to restore Malta to the order of St.
John of Jerusalem, and who has attacked our
commercial vessels without a previous declara
tion of war ; the necessity of a jufl defence ;
all these oblige us to resort to arms. I have sent
this letter to convey to you my request, that you
would dire& that prayers be offered op for the
benediaion of heaven upon our enterprizes.
The proofs I have received of your zeal for (he
service of the date, allure me, you will conform
with pleasure to my intentions.
ROVAPARTE.
FPrdtten at St. Cloud the
®h Prairial, an. 11.
Genoa, may 19.
We have accounts from Malta, that the
plague has broken out there ; and that more
, than 60 of the garrison die daily. It has
communicated itfelf to the inhabitants ; and
the communication between Malta & Sicily
has been flopped.
The Narcissus, English frigate, on the
19th conveyed two Englilh veflels from our
port, for Naples.
Paris, JUNE 4.
FRENCH PRIVATEERS.
A regulation has just been palled concern
ing Privateers. They are authorifed to
capture “ all Ihips and cargoes the neutrality ,
of which shall not have been according to
regulations or treaties ; and all Chips, which,
after being summoned to Rrike their fails,
(ball have refuted and refilled."
The First Consul is expelled to commence
his journey to Brussels on the 15th instant.
A part of the Consular horse guards set cut
for that city ycfterday.
A few days ago the Military Members of
the Senate, Legislative Body, and Tribunate,
dined together. One of the toasts was, to
the brave man who shall firft land upon
English ground.
The Pietea of Police has ordered the
conftruaion of gun-boats at Paris, from the
contributions already made at the Prefeaure.
Patriotic Gifts to government are daily
nrade. Ihe following are amongst the fore
moft, a firft rate man of war, by the Con
servative Senate ; one of 120 guns by the
trade of Paris ; a 44 gun frigate by the trade
of Antwerp ; a frigate by the department of
Loire ; and another frigate by the depart
ment of Maine and Loire.
The St. Julien, a Spanish man of war,
has arrived at Cadiz, from Veracruz, with -
2,682,118 dollars, 3000 quintals of copper,
and 14 calks of cochineal, on account of the
Spanilh government.
Calais, JUNE 2.
By beat of drum it has been announced in
this town, that the failing of the Mails is
provisionally re-cflablithed.
Roms, may 14.
Letters from Sicily fay, that many Eng
lish frigates have already began a cruize in
the Streight which Separates Calabria from
Meffina, and they already (hew an intention
of landing troops, both in Sicily and Sardi- -
nia, in order to render themselves matters of
those islands.
London, JUNE 18.
By a letter from Paris, we are informed,
that Col. Abercrombie, Col. S.mith, Capt.
Swain, of the artillery, and several other
gentlemen, have been sent prisoners to Valen
ciennes. Lord Elgin is permitted to remain
at Paris, upon his parole of honor ; and has
taken Lord Whitworth's box at the Opera.
Sir J. B. Davis is a prisoner at the fame place.
The effea of the additional duty on Teas,
will be, that those usually fo|d for 6 (hillings
will'll) future, be charged eight (hillings, and
so in proportion.
Lucien Bonaparte has gone to Spain.
1 he French, funds are 48. 75.
The Journal de Paris of the 28th fay',
“ Wednesday last the First Consul went to
the Theatre Francais, and was so tong, so
repcroO,, fc_ tr .;far,ui,ny, ,nd so firongly
applauded, that never w&effie sentiments of
attachment which the French People feel for
their First Magistrate displayed more mani-
HOVSE of COMMONS, June to.
The National Defenfe Bill palled without
amendment.
Sir Philip Stevens moved for ah additional
Vote of 40,000 seamen, including 8,000
marines, for seven months. Col. Wood
wished the number of marines to be 20,000.
„Tiie Secretary of War observed, that one
fifth marines was the usual proportion ; but
it peceflity required it, their number could
Ibe augmented. This supply was voted, and
increases the seamen to 120,000. • The ne
cessary sums were then voted.
June 11.
Yesterday the gentlemen who propose
bidding for the new loan, waited upon the
minister, who informed them its amount
would be Twelve Millions. The terms
were to be 80 three per cerft. confols, for
every loc/. Rerling. The biddings to be
upon the long annuities.
The contractors asked whether any more
money would be wafited in the year ? To
which no dire& answer was given : but the
Minister Rated, that it was his intention to
pay off Ten Millions of Exchequer Bills, and
to make a frefh issue of Five Millions, and
he should ask for a Vote of Credit for Two
and a Half Millions more ; and in case the
Bank could not renew the Millioa and a Half
which it now held, he should feel'himfelf
obliged to ^dd that amount to the fre sh iflue.
He thus meant to pay off Ten Millions of
Exchequer Bills, and iQe frefh iflue might
amount to Nine, but possibly not to so much.
June 14.
Hanover has been surrendered to the French
under the most humiliating and difgraceful
conditions ever prescribed to a country. —
The great powers of the Continent, after a
solemn pledge to maintain the integrity and
independence of the Germanic Empire, fuf
fered Hanover to become a prey to invasion,
for which there did not exist a single pretext
arising cut of justice or common honesty.
It was vefterdav reported that Twenty
Thousand British Troops are to be sent to
Portugal, with all possible expedition, for the
defence of that kingdom against any attack
of the French,