The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-07 00:00:00

OCTOBER; 34

The Moniteur has extra&ed from the American
Paper, called. Thi Daily Advertiser, the new Con-
stitution of St. Domingo; without pledging itself
for the authenticity of this document. The outlines
of this Constitution are already known. It embraces
almost every subjett which can interest the politi-
cian; and tho' framed by what are called barbarians,
contains certainly very little thatcan be called bar..
barons. The Colony is declared subjed to the Mo-
ther Country, but, according to this plan is, for all
matters of internal regulation, to have a distiat
Governmont of its own. ToussArrir LouvEßToa. E
is appointed General in Chief, and invested with
almost unlimited powers. Ha rerMins in office
for life, and his successor is to be appointed by

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the .joint suffrage of the Ara. nncl the
It will probably soon be seen that this Constitution
tits been framed without a due regard to'the poWei
'of ihe Mother 'country .; but though 'a great part of
it Must ce4-tainly be annulled, there are parts which
ou'r enlightened Government will no doubt be proud
to preserve

The're is one article which we think- wortlw of
being given at ler;-th ; it seems to relate to the im-
portation of Negro Slaves from the Coast of Africa,.
though the expressions are extremely ambiguous :
" The introduCtion of Cultivators being indis.:
pensible to the • re-establishment and extension of
Agriculture, shall be allowed at St. Domingo. The.
Constitution charges the, Governor to take the most
efficacious nwasures to encourage this increase of
hands ; to stipulate and to balance the interests of
the different parties, and to guarantee the execution
of the reciprocal .engagements which may thus
arise."

Some Adventurers have put into circulation, on
the "Exchange of Paris, some drafts of ToussAm-
LouVERTURE, but as no letters of advice announce
these drafts, they have not been accepted by the
Public Treasury. The Exchange of Paris ought
'to be upon its guard against drafts, or Bills of, Ex-
change drawn from abroad upon the State : they
can only be negotiated with security after having
been accepted by the Public Treasury.

RIGA, SEPT. 1.3.---A Courier, dispatched by
the chief of Brigade, DuaoC, passed through this
town yesterday on his way to Paris. He carries a
Convention concluded between the Court of Russia
and the French Republic, and which is to be signed
by Ma DE MIIRICUW., as soon it arrives. It
contains the s 6 ution of some difficulties which re..
mained between the two Powers, and prevented the
conclusion of a Definitive Treaty.
RATISSUN, SEPT. 23.—1 n the Sitting which the
Diet held the day before yesterday, the delibera:.
tions, upon the Decree of Imperial- Commission, was
only resumed by the College of Eleftors. The Mi..
nister of Brunswick again demanded that the Proto-
col should remain open. He expressed a wish, that
at the next Assembly all the Votes which have not
yet been given, and the ulterior explanations should
be inserted in the Protoeol,•-so that by Monday the
Diet might come to a resolution. It is expelled
that our City will be fixed upon for the place of
meeting of the extraordinary DeputatiOn of the Em-
pire.
VOTE OF MENTZ, GIVEN AT THE SITTING OF

THE 21ST.

" In the great perplexity in which every State of
the Empire has hitherto been placed, in attempting
to discover the most proper means of- terininating
definitively the
.afFair. of Indemnities, which has be-
come indispensably necessary, His Highness the
ELECTOR of, MENTZ has perceived with great plea:.
sure that the Minister of Bohemia has proposed to
appoint an extraordinary Deputation, furnished
with instruaions and full powers. This Proposi-
tion is entirely conformable to the Treaty of Lune-
ville and the Negotiations:of Rastadt, which serve,
as a.basis, according to the nature and objet} of the
affair.

" His Serene Highness has also seen with the
greatest satisfadion, by the Protocol of the 14th,
that the ELECTOR PALATINE, and the ELECTOR Of
BRANDENBURCH, hadleoin‘:ided in the same Opi-
nion, and, have thereby determined and fixed their
first Propositions. After this happy unanimity, it
only remains for His Serene Highness to concur en-
tirely in the excellent. Vote given for Bohemia, as
lie hereby does. As to the. Ecclesiastical Elections,
as that of a new Bishop of Aluaster has quietly taken
place, that of a new Elelor of Cologne belongs es,
sentially to the Constitution of the -Empire, for the
maintenance of which the Deputation which is to be
appointed will receive instrudions as well as for the
settlement 'of the Indemnities, according to the Ne,.
gotiations at Rastadt, His Serene Highness having
acceded to the Vote of. Bohemia, thinks it unneees
sary)to add any thing more upon the subjed."