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PROM TIIE H.II.OIURGIt CORkESPONDF.gT.
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extinguished
a desperate
and a few
silent was _ to such
;matters. aties in the
complete el, ,miens, they
still believed , good faith of
the British Government, and.dirdled their attention
solely to the re-establish-nem of the Colonies: Re.
lying upon the sacredness of Treaties, they securely
dipersed the remains of the French naval force,
which had been given a prey to the English fleet.
In this situation suddenly appeared a solemn Mes-
' sage, from the Cabinet of. St. James's, and informed
ali Europe that France was making considerable
preparations in the ports of Holland and France ;
an Address was voted by Parliament, promising so
the King of England such extraordinary means of
defence as the security of the British Empire and
the honour of the Three Crowns might require.
From the sudden appearance or this Message,
profit- dou'lrd whether it was the flea of treachery, of
lunacy, or of weesinets. Let any one cast his eve over
the Ports of France and Holland, w',.ere he will
find only detached naval preparations destined for
the Colonies, and consisting only of one or two line
of battle ships and a few frigates. On the other
hand, let him look at the' Ports of England, filled
with a formidable naval force; on such a review
one could be tempted to believe that the Message of
the King of England was mere irony, if such a 'farce
were not unworthy the Majesty of a Government. If
one considers the influence of faaions in so free a
country, one might suppose that the King of Eng-
land had only had the weakness to yield, it weakness
were compatible with the first quality of a King.—
In short, no rational motives remain to which it can
be ascribed, except bad faith—except a sworn enmity
to the French Nation—except perfidy, and the de-
sire of openly breaking a solemn Treaty, for the sake
of advantages which will be maintained, and the sa-
crifice of which the honour of France and the faith
of Treaties fcrbid.
When a man reads this Message he thinks him-
self transported to the times of those treaties which
the Vandals made with the degenerate Romans,
when force ncurped the place of right, and.when,
with a hasty appeal to arms, they insulted the an-
tagonist they meant to attack. In the present state
of civilization there is a respect which a great Mo-
narch, which a polished people we to themselves,
were that respeft no more than to seek a plausible
pretext ft* an unjust war. But in this instance every
thing is precipitate, and repugnant to decency and
to justice. An eternal war would succeed a dread.;
ful contest ; and the more unjust the attack, die
more irreconcilable would be its animosity
Such a novelty will doubtless excite the disappro-
bation of Europe. While even the English, whose
national pride had not entirely blinded them, sighed
at this prospect, did the Times call the Peace of
Amiens an armistice, and in doing so passed the se-
verest satire on the Government it defended ; and
the rapid fall of the National Funds is the first pre-
lude to the misfortunes which may follow as the re-
venge due for the wound given to all social rights.
The French are less intimidated than irritated by ;
the threats of England. They have neither been
dispirited- by their reverses nor elated by their vic-
tories ; in a war to which there appeared no termi-
nation, they saw all Europe confederated against
them. Their constancy, their courage, and the
prompt ativity of their Government, brought it to
a conclusion. This war would have a different ob-
jat. France would contend for the liberiy of the
states of Europe, and the .sacredness of their treaties;
and if the English Government be determinod to
make it a national war, perhaps her b,!asted for-
midable naval strength would not be sufficient to
decide the result, and to secure the victory.
The French, strong in the justice of their cause,
and in the confidence they repose in their govern-
ment, do not dread the new expehces and new sa-
eritic.es which such a war might render necessary:
Their system of finance is more simple and less a:-
tilicial than that of London, and so niuch the more
solid. It all lies in their soil and in their courage.
On the first news of the English message all eyes
were turned to the Cabinet of the Thuilleries. As
most trifling motions received a character of import-
ance, its most unpremeditated words were eagerly
caught up. Every one impatiently expeded the
assembly for the presentafion of foreigners, which
Madame Bonaparte holds once a month. Every one
WAS prepared to draw some inferences from it. It
was as splendid as usual. The First Consul made
his appearance, and said, on his entrance, to the Eng-
lish Ambassador, who was stand!hg beside M. Mar-
• knT, "We have been at war for twelve years. A
storm appears to gather in London, and an incli-
nation to fight twelve years longer. The King .of
England says that France is making imtncnse
naval preparations. He has been led into an
error. In the French ports there are no preparations
of any magnitude. The whole fleet is gone to St.
Domingo and the Colonies. With regard to the
ports of Holland, to which the message likewise al.
ludes, there are only the preparations for the expedi-
tions under General ViEtor, and all Europe knows its
destination is for Louisiana. The King says firther,
that between the Cabinets of Paris and London dif-
ferences continue. I know of none. It is true that
England ought to have evacuated Malta, and Malta
is not evacuated; and as his _Britannic Majesty has
bound himself by the most solemn treaty ever enter-
ed into, it is impossible to doubt of the speedy eva-
cuatiop of that island. And," added the First Con-
sul, "those who would attempt to frighten the French
people should know, that it is possible to kill, but
not to intimidate them."
Daring the course of the evening, when the
First Consul happened to be near M. Markoff, he
said to him, half aloud, " that the British Ministry
wished to keep Malta for five years more.. Such a
proposal was insulting, and no treaties should be
entered into which it was not resolved to observe."
At the conclusion of the Assembly, when the Eng-
lish Ambassador was about to retire, the First
Consul said to him, " the Duchess of Dorset,
has spent the unpleasant part of the year at Paris.
It is my sincere wish that she may also spend the

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which they' had concluded."
• These words of the First Consul require no com-
ment. They explain ecuripletely his
.present opini-
ons, his past Conchig, and his resolution for the fu-
ture. It is stAtiA to compare them with the ter-
triversations, the duplicity, the evasions, and the
Message of
the English Governmtnt, in order to be
enabled to decide on the justice of the dispute.


IND /it.
SORT WILLIA/At, AVG. 12, IBo'2.
On the 9th inst. his Excellency the most Noble
the Governor-General entertained, kosskfast, in
the new Government-house, Major-General. Baird,
and the officers of the army returned from Egypt,
together with ail the principal ladies and gentlemen
of the Settlement, and the Governor and several of
the principal inhabitants of the Danish Scutt:meat of
Serampore.
At eight o'aock A. M. of the same day, the flag
was hoisted iseFort William, and a royal salute was
fired, in honour of the return of the army from
Egypt.
His Excellency the most Noble the Goverzior-
General in Council is pleased to dire et the publica-
tion of tht following Letter from Major-General
Baird to his Excellency's Adaess, inclosing the
copy of a Letter from Lienooo4-Coloncl Harness,
of his Majesty's both Reginient-of root, to Major-
General Baird.
54V LORD
Cateutta. Aug. 7, 1802.
I have the honour to enclose, for you: 'Excellency's infor-
mation, a Copy of a Liter r.s:eived fty me front Lieutenant-
Cul mei Harness, corunian3trig hit Majesty's Seth Regi.uent,
respeaiug the loss of the Calcutta Transport.
I have the honour to hi,
My Lord.
Your Excellent 's
Most obedient hemble S'ervant,
• (Signed) D. BAIRD, M. G.'
Ills Excellency the most Neter. the
MariAlir WellesleY,,fcc.
(COPY.)
stn, Tar, 15th inne, IAO2.
I have much concern in acquainting you, that the Calcutta
Transpo:t, with three hundred and, thirty-one of his Majesty's
SOth rep inert, including Officer: (agreeable to the accompa-
nying retern), and seventy-nine Native Indian followers, was
wrecked at three o'clock, A. M. on the 13th instant, on the
Egyptian shore, in latitude ?Se 53.
The distance from the shore when she first struck, did no
appear more than half a mile ; it was blowing fresh, the sea
ran high, and the ssirf beat with so much violence against her
stern, that the planks of her cabin were almost instantaneously
.towed in, her upper masts were cut away, and in attempting
to get out the boats, one of them was swampt.
As her situation was deemed critical, I ordered an officer and
thirty men into the long boat, hoping they would make the
shore, but with the most livery pain I saw her swamie from
the wreck : a serjeant and six privates were drowned, and the
rest fortunately swam ashore.
We had now no boat remaining; the gale encrersed she
was reported to have made six feet water, and her hikers
were not without apprehensions of hex going to pieces. At
see:a o'clock, three ship; appeared in sight, but so much to
the Leeward, that with the sea and wind with which they had
to contend, little hope was entertained of their affurdiag any
asistance. However, we soon discovered one of the vessels
to be his Majesty's ship Romney, which almut ten o'cloik,
anchored at about two miles and a half front the Calcutta,
when Sir I tome Popham direled the Duchess of York to an-
chor at a middle distance from us, and at twelve the Romney's
launch came on board: by nine in the swelling, every man of
the 80th, except the saved drowned in the !wig boat, was
taken 011 boardthe Romney.
It is to the skilful position Sir Iloine Popham to-,k up, so as
to enable his beats to sail to and from the wreck ; to the ex
cellerice of his boats (for altinnigh two transports came tip in
the course of the day, not a boat could they venture out), and
it is to the dexterity and perseverance of his well-trained boat's
crew, we are emiuently indebted for the preservation of so many '
lives.
Tire humane personal attention of Sir Home Popham to the
comforts of the troops, many of whom reached the Romney
in a very weakly state, will lung be remembered with the
wannest g, atiturie.
on the rimming of the 14th, the Romney having dragged
from her anchorage, Sir Home cantos cable and ran tar this
Bar, leaving the Duch"of York to take on board any bag-
gage that might be accidentally saved from the wreck ; the sea
had r,:acheil her main-deck before the last division of time de-
tachment left her.
At this place we found shelter from the sun and weather, in
a few buildings inhabited by kliermen ; we therefore landed
the whole of the detachrtrent on the evening of the 14th, wait-
ing the arrival of his Maeiry's ship Wilhelinina from Suez,
whither Sir Hume Popham has dispatched directians fur her to
hasten to this place, to take the detachment to Madras.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your very obedient Servant,
(Seemed) WILLIAM HARNESS,
A True Copy, Lieut. Cul. .
G. MOLLS, AA-de-Camp.
Ma:or-Ceneral Baird, Commanding the ludian Egyptian
Army, &c. &e.
Published by Command of his Excellency, The
Most Noble the Governor-General in Council,
J. LUMSI)EN,
Chief Secretary to Government.

Wino Cten.--:-Tuesday there was a meeting of
the Whig Club at the Crown and Anchor. In the
absence of Lord TH ANET, Mr. Fox presided. The
toasts of the Club being drank, that of Mr. Fox was
proposed by Mr. CLIFFORD, and was drank with
three times three, and the greatest enthusiasm.
Mr. Fox returned his thanks to the company,
and observed that it was now four weeks since he
had alluded to that menacing state of affairs which
then had just been announced by his Majesty's Mes-
sage to Parliament, and every thing relative to that
subjea was as much in the dark as ever. He could
therefore say nothing upon political affairs, except.
that if this country should be driven to war by the
ambition and injustice of France, as none would be
more ready to make every sacrifice which the ho-
nour and safety of the State required, so on the
other hand, if we were involved in a war, unjustly,
or in a srar which could have been avoided, none
would more deeply lament the misfortune, or more
severely censure the authors of it. The next meet-
ing was appointed for the 3d of May.
On Tuesday, the 22d instant, a swarm of bees
were hived at Billingshurst ; a very extraordinary
instance of the mildness of the present season.
A letter from Bombay states, that a native boat-
man had lately been executed at that place, for the ,
following very extraordinary murder :—The delin-
quent was apprehended in the aft of offering for sale
jewels, and goods of considerable value, proved to
be the property of a family which had suddenly dis-
, appeared in an unaccountable manner. On the
trial, it however appeared, from his own-confession,
that he had been engaged to carry a man, his wife
- and child, over to Dancoote ; but, about midway
the passage, being evening, he suddenly seized the
man and threw kim over-board, and precipitated
the woman and child after him ; he then decamped
with the booty.

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THE /tENATE. ) ,
A Ror.Tutinn was laid ' ------ th? Senate

_.a before vester-
4Ay, ler investing. the President of the tnitel
States with eiNerettonary power
,to consult:lA and • ,
equip, and to i'tipley for service on. the Mississippi- . .
or elsewhere, a number of gun-boats, of such a can .
strueion as may .be deemed necessary for militia!: .. '.'
purposes, and calcuhited for cruisers on our southern •
coast. The propesition underwent various mocEfe: :
cations ; the number of vessels proposed being if, -
10; and at length 15 ; the Committee to whom this
was referred reported in favour of 15, and en appro-•
priation of 50,000 dollars for the service, The soh, • •
jea was again discussed this day, and the measure
passed the Senate.
IttOIKDAT, TEL 21.
LOUISIANA.
The order of the day being called for on Mr.
floss's Resolutions, respeCting the Missisiipp.i,
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Mr. Bradley moved to postpone the further'
consideration of these resolution's until Wedneelay
next: His reason for the motion was, • that he
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wished to make a report upon a subjea of a confi-
dential nature.
Messrs. Morris and Dayton were opposed to
the motion. They could not conceive Mr. 11.'s re-
piirt could be a sufficient reason for a postponement.
Every tnoment was important to 'the interests of the
United Stabs, and they should therefore vote against
the motion. .
The queStion fur a postpbnement.was taken anti • •
carrikl. . . . .
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Mr: Bradley then moved that ere doors beooseue
The galleries and lobbi.wereeleared; and the doors
remained closed. • • . .
THI.RSDAV, rrn.2s.'
Agreeable to the order of the day, the Senate
took nip consideration the Resolutions sebrnitted cei
the ltith instant, respeeting the indisputible right • •
of the United States to the free navigation of the
river Mississippi, and a motion was made by Mr.',
Breckenridge, to amend them, by striking out
from dii word Resolved, and inserting the fel.
lowing :
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" Resolved, That the Presidnt.of. the United States b',
and he is lr...roby authorised, wh...tie• at- he shall jAge it (..xpe:.
die..t, to require of the F.,(c3itives of the several Stet ,s t,) oak 2
tete:llml meastites to ofgaliize, arm, and egoi.,, accordknt to
law, and hold in readiness to march wr a monient's warning;
80,000 effective militia, Officers inc tided I
Resolved, That the President n:a..., if he judges it ex:re..
client, authorise the Exeeutiv's of the several St .res to a%:: ~t,
as ~art of the detachment a-oresaid, any cots of volurit .4:1.% j
%ch., shall continue in service for such time not e:-.cceditie ' -
months, and perform such services as shall be pm's:Jibed by
law.
Ws rived, That dollars be appropriated for paving and
subsisting such part of the trooi a afbresaid, whose ..eur:ll set-
vices may be wanted, and for d4raiinit such other m ences;
as, during the recess of Congress, tire Preald :be .tzar de.rut
necessary for Cie a.xurity or the territory of bit Ustileil
States. .
Resolved, That d Alai's be appropriatel for erect zips im
such place or places on the west..rn waters. as the Presoieut
may judge most proper, one or more arsenals.
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Letters froth- -Washington mention, that it was
probable the Resolutions of Mr. Ross, with some
trifling amendments, would be carried in the Senate,
by the casting vote of the Vice-President.
In contradiction to the above, we understaitt a
letter was received in town On Saturday evening.
from Washington, stating, " That the Rose Motions
of Mr. Breckenridge (vide ('ongrereinnat head),
which succeeded these of Mr. Ross, weole pi obably
be adopted by both !louses of Congeens." • .
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GL7S-BOATS. - .
, The bill which originated -in the House of Reprg-
sentatives, direning the President to build or par;-
chase four vessels of war, to carry not exceeding 14
guns each, and which came back from the Senate
with an amendment, was taken up in the House of
Representatives on Monday, ceetli February. The
amendment proposed by the Senate, was to au:lio-
rise the Senate to cause fifteen gun-boats to be built
for the service of the United States.
Mr. Griswold wished to be informed by the Chair-
man of the SeleCt Committee, to whom the amen J.
meut had been referred, what was tlteobjea of these
gun-boats, and to what use they were to be applied t
_The original objea of the 13111 was to provide for
the Mediterranean service; but he could not con-
ceive that these gun-boats could be of any use in
that service. .
MR S. Smith replied, that they were not intend-
ed for the Mediterranean, but were designed ler the
defence of our internal commerce.
Upon the third reading, when the final question
was about to be put—
Mr. Goddard rose and said, he was really at a
loss to vote upon the question, unless he could ob-
tain some information as to the ebjea -to whicle
those boats were to be applied. He said theme had
been public business and private business before the
House, but this seemed to partake of the charaaer
of both. It was aCted upon publicly, am.: vet the
objea seemed to be a secret, unless gentlemen were
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expelled to discover it b}• intuition. He had no '
ebieition to appropriate money for the purpose,
previded he could be convinced that any public
service required it. .
Mr. Dana presumed that he understood the oh-
jea. It could not be the Mediterranean service ;
such boats would not answer the purpose. It could
not be for the service of the revenue offiacrs, becalise
the cutters in common use were much better. He
concluded, therefore, that they Must Iv' designed ,
for the Mississippi.. He, .did not kno* that the i
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coihrnerce of that river could strielly he raid to
be internal. But he presumed the boats must be
designed for that objed. As he was in favour of
any measure which looked like a determination to, •
protect the commerce of that quarter, he should
vote for the bill as amended, and he hoped that a<
liberal construction would be given to the term
book, so that vessels of a size sufficient to answer
the purpose might be procured.—Gaa. U. S --'
A Cabinet Council was .beld on Tuesday at they ,
Treasury, which did not break up till foUr o'clock;
.also a Council of the Board of Trade was held at
the Cockpit, which was not over till five.o'clock. ,
There only waits, we believe, for a successor tar
be named at the Admiralty, Board, for Earl ST.
Viwtasx.
It is very generally reported at Calais,
' 20,000 French troops have marched into 1)
and that there is in that port a prodigious min ' .
of gun-boats, which are fitting out with everypg4.,,
431. e expedition. ... .
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me months a war •of Newspapers
y has been pt up between France an
'tis seeme itierely the dying ember
ied configration • the last consols
tc party; bekia;cl of sonic low r
hungry scalir. The French C
far froinlikpching importance t
NotwittistaWng some difficulties
execution of the Treaty of Amien
ved they might rely on the good f