The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-05-12 00:00:00, page 2

Late foreign intelligence. -
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LONDON, MARCH 28.
Lord Hawksburv,(Secretary of State of Foreign
Affairs) has addressed, in his own hand, a note to
Mr. Otto, acquainting him of the fufpention of
the order for capturing French fifhermeiw Thro
measure has foftened the asperities which exited
between the government and the French Agent..
On Saturday Mr. Otto sent off dispatches from Pa
ris to which he received Buonaparte's answer on
Thursday following at midnight. The contents
ice do not know. In the belt informed circles it
is said, that the fubjeft of peace will immediately
be opened in due form ; and th^it as soon as the
Ereliminaries are fettled, Lord St. Helens [better
sown in the United States by Mr. Fitzherbert]
is to repair to Paris, as our Minitier, to fettle it.
This nobleman's public and private character
stands extremely high on the continent.
Several circumflances Strengthen this report.
The pacific language of the new Ministers in Par*
Lament— the perfohal attention of Lord Hawks
bury to M, Otto, relative to the French fifhermen,
and mutual assurance on other occasions, havethis
afpeft. ft is however, said, that Buonaparte has
declared his determination to treat with this coun
try, in conjunction only with his allies, Russia,
Denmark, Sweden and Spain.
The Subsequent Proclamation has lately been is
sued in France. The paragraph which alludes to
this country is of a more soothing nature than has
been usual in the French Rate papers for some
time paft;—
- COiVSULS ofthe REPUBLIC to the FRENCH.
“Frenchmen!
“ A glorious PfaceTirs terminated the war of
the continent. Your frontiers are extended to
the limits aligned to them by. nature. People for
a long time separated from you, again join their
brethren and augment your population, your ter
ritory and your force, in the proportion of one
sixth.
“ You are indebted for these successes to the
courage of our warriors, to their patience - in en
during fatigue, to their passion for glory, and to
their care of liberty and of their country, but you
are also indebted for them to the fortunate return
of harmony, and to that union of sentiment and
of interest which have more than once preserved
France from ruin.
“ While you remained united, your, .enemies
did not hope to vanquish you ; they hoped you
would be conquered by yourselves, and that the
power which had triumphed over their efforts,
would perish amid the convulsions of discord and
of anarchy.
“ Their hopes have been disappointed. May
such hopes never arise again ! Be eternally united
by the remembrance of your domestic misfortunes,
and by the conviction of your greatness and force.
Dread to debase by wild paffion* a reputation
which so many exploits have consecrated to glory
and to immortality.
“ Let a generous emulation render our arts and
our industry productive; let ufeful labour fm
bellifh that France which people of #ll nations
(ball no longer name but with refpeft and admi
ration, and let the foreigner find once more a
mong you those amiable virtues, and endearing
hospitalities which charafterifed your ancestors.
“ Let every profeffidn rife in proportion to the
dignity of the French name, and let commerce in
restoring its relations with other nations, observe
that fidelity which fixes confidence and assists for
tune, but upon a system the influence and perma
nence of which may be guaranteed by mutual es
teem and interest!
“ Thus our commerce Shall resume the rank to
which it i< intitled—thus the ties which attach to
our cause the enlightened people of the continent
Shall be Strength' ned —thus even that nation
which is till armed against France foall abjure its
exorbitant pretentions, and be sensible that no
1 true happiness, with refpeft to nations as well as
individuals, can be found but in the prosperity of
all.
“ Buonaparte, First Confnl of the Republic, or
ders the above proclamation to be inserted in the
bulletin of the laws, and published, printed and
affixedto all the Departments of the Republic.
The First Consul,
(Signed) BUONAPARTE.^'
“ By order of the First Conjul.
" The Secretary of State, (Signed) „ {
H. B. Maret.
L« Paris, March 20, 9th year 0, the Republic."
MARCH 25.
q We know that hopes are entertained of bring
ing the difficulties in the North of Europe, to an
amicable termination.
MARCH 28.
Tris said that Denmark and Sweden are dispos
ed to listen to negotiation, and that ,te new Min
illers are ready to convince those powers that
they will gain more by reforming tp^ pacific ar,
rangements, than to those of a bellite nature, es
pecially on a question, the principles of which,
are interwoven with the exigence of our navy,,
and of course with the Security and prosperity of
the British nation.
COPENHAGEN^ MARCH 10.
Mr. Vanfittart is arrived here from England,
for the purpose of negotiating, ft is.faid that our
court will consent to no treaty, unless the three
powers of the North take part in if, ana.lfogbnd
fliall take off the embargo laid upon pur vessels.
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Affairs in the Noifh; x%
Petersburg, FE>;,.
,OFFICIAL NOTE.
“ His Majesty the Emperor of all the 'Ruffes
being desirous of giving to his faithful! allies a %
frefli proof of the zeal with which he is animated
for the success of the maratime confederacy of
the Nofth, and wishing to prevent the English
from procuring, by means of other nations; any ,
articles neceflary for the equipment bf their- ma
rine, in a foment in which all direct commerce
with Russia is prohibited, has judged it expedient
to forbid all exportation of such articles fam tlie
ports of Ruffin."
This prohibition is to remain in force until the
Ruffian (hips (hall be put to sea. It has been oc
casioned by information given to the Ruffian Ca
binet, on the part of their foies, that foreign a
gents were to pyrchafe avast quantity of naval
flores in RulOa for Great Britain. One of these
agents is said to have been arretted, and his pa
pers and his money Seized and confifcated.
Affairs of Portugal.
.' "LONDON; MARCH 19.
Portugal refutes compliance with! the heavy de
mand, of Buonaparte.—id millions litres, part of
ilia Brazils, /hotting her ports to Btitilh vessels,
and putting certain firorg bolds into his hands.
)In consequence, the French and Spaniards have
agreed to conquer that kingdom; which is tp re
vert to Spain. In return, Spain yields to France,
Biscay and Catalonia, in Old Spain; and two
ports in the Brazils.•
Ic is said, that the Prince Regent of Portugal
is desirous of putting the Brazils into the hand^ of
the British Government During the war with.
Spain.',?
Os Egypt.
LONDON, MARCH 19.
Dispatches have been received by government,
from Egypt. They give flattering hopes of fuc-,
cefs. . *
> From Conflantintye, Feb. ,8. ,
The Torkifh fleet is to follow the English in 12
days from this date.—Gen. Abercrombie has of
fered Menou, an honorable capitulation, which
the latter has refufed. The English expert a corps
of 6000 men from India, to co-operate with the
other parts of the expedition by the Red Sea.
LONDON, MARCH 21.
Capt. Lee, arrived from Smyrna, which he left
the 29th Jan. informs, that Lord Keith, and Gen.
Ambercromtye's army of 17000 men, sere to fail
for Alexandria, from Macri, the 28th jam Lord
K. had 7 fail of the line, besides frigates. The
sth division of transports (20 fail) left Smyrna
Jan. 28th. The plague had broken out in the Vi
zier's army at Jaffa ; and Gen. Koehler and his
wife had fallen victims to it.
PARIS, MARCH 24.
A letter from Constantinople, Feb, 15th States,
that Gen. Abercrombie was hill at Macri.;
Os the BATAVIAN REPUBLIC.
HAGUE, MARCH 7.
The 4th the directory sent a message to
the Legislature, requeuing they would take
into early consideration, a revision of the
confutation. The usual arguments were
urged in favor of the measure ; which wa*
acceded to, after a very violent debate. The
object of this alteration, it is very confident
ly said, is to place the Hereditary Prince of
Orange in the chair of firft Consul of the
Batavian Republic; at the interpolation of
the King of Prussia, and with the consent
of the First Consul of France.
English Internal Affairs.
LONDON, MARCH 21.
Yesterday Lord Darnley brought forward
his motion, in the House of Peers, for an
inquiry into the condu& of the late Minify
ters. He was fapported by Lord Holland,
the Earls of Carlifle, Moira, Carnarvon
and Fife, and.the Marquis, of Lanfdown ;
and opposed by the Duke of Montrofc, the
,jrd Chancellor, Marquis of Buckingham,
and Lords Eldon and Auckland. On.tak
ing the question, there were for the inquiry
25. Against it 107.
Mr. Addington was sworn in the 16th as
firft Lord of the Treasury, and Chancellor
of the Exchequer.
Lord Hawkfbury, and Lord' Hobart, are
Secretaries of State. Mr. Charles York,
Secretary at War.'
The Earl of Hardwick, is appointed Lord
Lieutenant of I reland.
The East India Company has granted a
pension for life of 20001. per annum, oh
Mr. Dundas.
Naval Matters.
LONDON, MARCH Ifo
We learn from Nantz, that another squa
dron of four fail of the line, and eight fri
gates have left Brest ; the ships full of
troops. Supposed to be destined to the East
Indies.
Admiral Cornwallis commands the chan
nel fleet, which is at sea.
The Invincible, of 74 guns, Capt# Ren
nie, bound for the Baltic, to join the North
ern Sea fleet, has beep loft on a sand bank ;
and upwards of 400 of her crew, including
the Captain, and all her officers, except
two Lieutenants,^ and four midihipmen,
perished. Admiral Totty, who was on
board,- and 194 others, were saved in the
(hip's launch, and a fifhing smack, which
was passing. TheJofs of the men is ver,
great ; that of the ship trifling, as (he was
old, haying been built in 1766.
Private letters from Stockholm slate, that
12 Swedish men of war had left Charlef
croon, the 11th for the Sound. The ice in
the gulph of Finland is a bar to the truth of
this report.. ^', -', ,- :^.,0 -'
The North Sea fleet, under Admiral Par-1
ker, have been spoken offthe Naze, of Nor- .
way, and the Catigat, with a fair Wind, and
all well. - - -
Mifcellaneou'f Articles.'
Citizen Tallieri, so famous in the revo
lutionary annals of France, remarkable also
for haying the handsomest woman in Eu
rope, for a wife/haVihg been baniflied from
Egypt by Gen. Menou, has been captured
by our cruisers, and has arrived in England
on bis parole. Last night he visited the
gallery of the House of Commons, accom
panied by Mr. Scott, the barrifler. He
foofi attraded attention ; and Mr. Sherri
dan, Gen, Tarleton, andjbme other mem
bers, were introduced to him.
The Condemn army is almost totally dis
banded.
The French armies have evacuated the
German Empire. >-'
The Auihian army is recruiting the hea
vy losses it has sustained during the war.
A Turkith war is the general topic of.
conversation amongst the higher circles ;at
Vienna, and all the preparations making ,
seem to warrant the belief that such an e
vent will take place. In the firft place,
large magazines of corn are forming both
in Croatia, and the Bannate, at the expehfe
of the Imperial c6urt ; the chief magazine
is to be at Agram. Secondly, Gen. Kiert
mayer, who served with so much diltindion
in the last war with the Turks, has been
nominated chief of the Imperial forces in
Transylvania, and a great number of Im
perial troops continue to file off to Hunga
ry. Every effort is u fed at the fame time
to complete all the Imperial 'regiments, and
reinforce thetn with two new regiments of
horse.
An armistice between the French Repub
lic and the King of Naples, was signed at
Toligno, the 1 Bth February, by Gen. Count
De Damas, the Chevalier Micherous, and
the French Gen. Murat. By this armistice,
the French army is to keep its present po
sition ; and the ports of the Kingdoms of
Naples and Sicily are to be shut againll the
English and Turks,
dfotmec
LONDON, MARCH 25.
Capt. Rogers, of the Mercury frigate, on the
6th January, fell in with twenty fail of French
vessels, bound from Cette to Merfailles, tinder con
voy of some gun-boats, and captured fifteen of
them, which have fate arrived at Port-Mahon,
They are deeply laden with brandy, sugar, corn,
wine, oil, and other merchandize. He allo cap
tured the French National corvette Le Sans Pa
reille, laden with (hot, arms, medicine and (ap
plies, bound from Toulon for Egypt.
The Danes and Swedes, it is Taid, will not de
fend the Sound ; but reserve their forces to dis
pute the narrow paflage between the inlands of
Amak and Salthom.
PARIS, MARCH 18.
“We learn from Hamburg, that the Duke of
Brunswick has set out from Magdeburgh, at the
head of 20,000 Pruffan troops, in order to take
possession of Hanover ; and that another army of
15,000 men is about to set out from Berlin, for'
the lame purpose."
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HAGUE, MARCH 12.
According to Admiral Ue Winter's report, the
Batavian fleet, consisting of 28 (hips of the line,
besides frigates and cutters, will be ready to put
to sea in March.
Nary of the Northern Powers.—Sweden, 30
fail of the line, 10 frigates, 60 galljes, 15,200 tea-'
. men. Denmark, 33 of the line, 13,964 teamen.
Russia, 120 of the line, and frigates ; betides gal-:
lies ; seamen, 40,000.
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Briiijh America.
BERMUDA, APRIL 8.
By the Pheasant, from New-Providence, we
are forty to learn, that his Majelly's frigates Cle
opatra and Andromache went on a secret expedi
tion to cut out a number of valuable Spanish (hips
out of a port on the north fide of Cuba, near
Punta Malas, with all the boats they could collect,
failed in the obje& from the information given to
the Spaniards by a schooner which failed from N.
Providence three days before the frigates. The
Spaniards being apprized of their coming were
ready with their gun-boats, batteries, &c. and
never fired a (hot until the boats were opposite,
when they cut them almost to pieces with a num
ber of their crews. Lieut. Joseph Taylor, and
two midfllipmen, of the Cleopatra, with eight
men were killed, and a great number desperately
wounded, among which were some brave officers.
The ships had been dismantled and all that was
acquired was a King's armed schooner of little
value.'
iDomeftic information.
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NORFOLK, APRIL 21#
U.S.Jhtp President, at anchor in E
hzabeth river, near the borough of
Norfolk, 13th of April, 1801.
I, Thomas ,TRUXTON, senior officer of the na
vy, at prelent in this harbor, having heard with
pain and regret of ah unfortunate affray happen
ing, in my abfehce from hence to the feat of gov
ernment, between fyndry seamen, said to be A
merican seamen, and the seamen of the frigate Se
millante, in; the service of the„Frencty Republic,
do hereby order and direst, (under penalty of se
vere punilhmenf in case of failure) all officers, and
others anting under my command, tp prevent and
difeountenance such outrages in future ; and, on
the contrary, to' refpett and treat with civility,
kindness and hospitality, all officers, seamen, &c.
;of the French nation, and especially those who
are within our ports and harbors, seeking and re
lying on our prdteßion, in ednfequence of a re
eftablifhnient (by a treaty Jofgdhq understanding
' between our two nations.
THOMAS TRUXTON.
Norfolk; 24th Germinal,year gth.
; O^TER, Vice gommiffty for Cmpperfiaf rela-
I tions of theTiSich RepibfiQQ _
To Commodore Thomas Truxton, on: board the U. S.
/ 1 : < frigate Prudent.
Sir,
I have received - with the obliging l^t^ r Y Oll did
me the honor to itorite me yesterday, the copy of
the order, which you have thought proper to
make public, Since your return, in order to-pre-^
vent in future, any quarrels between the seamen
of our refpeffive nations.
By the means of tbis/wife.precaution on your
part, 'and those for the fame purpose which I have
taken, in cpifonaihp with Capt. Montelan, com
manding tlte French Republic frigate L'Semil
lante, at anchor in tms port, 1 hppe, with you,
(ir, that the feezes which have palled wilt not be
renewed.'
Receive, commodore, with my Sincere thanks,
the homage bf my reflect. !? /: - ;
OSTER.
.'NEW-YORr, MAY 2.
DUELS.^;^f
The accuracy of the-fuilowing Statement is cer
tified by the clerk @nd two officers of the Adams,
. “On Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, March 17,
ISoi, ^duer was fought at C^pe Francois, be
tween two officers of the U.'S. frigate Adams ;
; Killian Van Renffeteer, zfi Lieut, and Mr. George
,R. Turner, 2d Lieut. Mr. Van Rensselaer gave
I the challenge, and fired firft ; but fell with the
first foot from Mr. Turner : the diflance ten pac
efr-the ball Struck Mr. Van Renfelaer just above
the right temple and fraftured his Skull : 1 per
formed the operation of trepan upon him the fol
lowing morning at 8 o'clock, (in company with
three refpe&able French Surgeons) and took cut
Several pieces of bone from the brain, that had
been driven into the substance of it, by the force •
of the ball ; he died the fame evening at 11 o'clock
and was buried next day with all the honors of
war, the colors of all American vessels in port
flying half mast high and the Ship firing minute
guns. JAMES DODGE,
Surgeon of the U. S.frigate Alams.
A duel has been fought near richmond, between
Messrs. Amiftead Seldon and Shelton Jones, in
which the former^at the firft fire was unfortunate
ly (hot through the body, and instantly expired
before a number of fpeftators.
BOSTON, MAY 7.
John Dawson, Esq. is re-elected to Congress, for
the State of Virginia—and Thomas Newton, jun.
Esq. was unanimously chofeu from the district of
which Norfolk is a part.
The U. S. Ship Merrimack was yeflerday fold
at public auftion, at Union Wharf, for twenty*
thousand and four hundred dollars. Nathl. Fel
lows, Esq; of this town, we understand, was the
purthafer.
The Hon. Oliver Ellsworth, late Envoy of the
United States to the French Republic, arrived
here on Tuefddy, in the Ship Nancy, Capt. Orne,
from Bristol ; and was immediately waited upon
by a number of gentlemen of refpeCtubility.
It was expected at Porto-Rico# April ift, that
the English would pay them a visit : they were
making every preparation to receive them.
COMMUNICATION.
The abuse of Mr. Jefferson, Since his. intro
duction to office, is one evidence, that the Eflex
Junto do not relpeft the Conflituted Authorities,
, liich they formerly pretended was the Criterion
of political principles. Under the last adminif
ttation, there was a Sedition Att, and under this
barrier the measures of the executive were Secur
ed from those animadversions which led to alien,
ating the confidence of the people. Under this
alt, many profecotions were commenced, and the
printers were fubjefted to heavy fines and long
im|>rifonments: but this aft is repealed, and the
enemies of Mr. Jefferfon improve their security;
„hile under the operation at it, Mr. Adams was
inviolable.,\
This Essex Faßion in congress, endeavored to
continue the Sedition law, but the cloven foot is
.now difeovered, as they meant to have no election
of President, and therefore were desirous to keep
the Sedition Law alive, in order to prevent any
observations on the fubjeCt of the government they
proposed to eftablifh.'
Ihe expenses of government on the Berceau,
the navy, and the pay of the French failure,
(which is all a lie) are held up in the tory papers
against Mr. Jefferfon, but in order to check such
-infamous publications, the expenditures under the
old administration, will at a proper time be pub
hfhed. Naval Agency will be brought to light,
; and the immense laviftiment of public money will
become a voucher of the propriety of a change of
, men and measures. The impudence of the Ceg.
1 1 tine), &c. will be soon counteracted, and if these
incendiaries pursue their remarks, they may ex
peCtan expofore, which will place this business
before the public in a true point of view. The
Eflex Junto mult be cautious of what they fay
about money matters—the secret is out, and they
can no longer impose on the public. [Chron.
Cbe Bepubnean Ledger.
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Portsmouth, May 12, iSot.
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Blessed fruits of the AeW Englifo Orders ! ! f
The brig Washington, Capt. Earton, and fch'r
Polly, Capt. Upton, of this port, with their valu
able cargoes have been condemned at Jamaica 1
They were owned by citizens of this town and
the whole property was bona fide American.
“ What will the Jacobins find to exclaim againff
(fay the Anglo-Federal prints) when the English
cease their unlawful captures ?' : -. What will they
find to exclaim against when TIME ceases!
, Salem Reg.^
THE CONSTELLAIION IS AFLOAT.
It appears that Capt. Murray, after dismissing
- all thole who were keeping the ship under-water
—undertook on Saturday to raise her by a plan of
his own, and to his credit with success—She now
swims and is at anchor—and all that remains is
• to repair her or fell her, and couht the colls of
Sinking her.. Aurora.
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At the election in the city of New York,, the
; weekbefore last, the federalists were worsted on
every point.. The republican ticket for governor,
lieut. governor, arid members of the state fenaie
and assembly, were all carried, for assembly by a
boMt 1500 majority, and the others by a smaller
number.
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Mr £ Millage, a republican, is ele&ed to Con
gress in Georgia, vice, the late ffi. Jones.
t Mr. Giles and Mr. Dawson are again elected
^members of tongrefs in Virginia.
femes T. Callender has contradiaed the report
that the President has remitted his fine.
A letter from Cape Francois, dated March 22,
fays : An agdnt from France, byway of N. York,-
h.a'lately arrived here, and has brought an ap- *
,poiptn^ent tQ.Gen. ToufTaint, empowering him to
att as prefect over the whole ifl^nd. The blacks
are now so numerous and powerful tha; they will
contirtte to appoint chiefs of their own. It. is
certainly their intention to hold the iflaud inde
pendent of the French, which I think they will be
able tq do." ~
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: What can be more ridiculous than the fitper
ftitiotis bcuftom oPcalliffg children by such dairies ,
as Hopefill, Thankful, Remembrance, &c.? In a
New-fork Mercantile. Advertiser of lag wee k,
is an advertisement of Jamaica Rum to be fold by
“ Pre/med fifh:' Would it not have read as
well <f Prejerved Fifli to be fold by ydsnaica.
Rum ?” Qiere: —Me Editor, what kind of Pre
served fish has this Rum to fell-? Is it dried cod,
felted tkackrel, or pickled herring ? [Btk.
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