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London, England, 1803-01-19 00:00:00

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LETTIRS from Breit, dated the 741 state,
that the 'Minister of Marine is shortly exiveted in
that City; •
Letters from Constance, dated the 4.th Of January,
state, that several persons of distinztiors had sud-
denly quitted that City, and retirefl to ifirtertMerg.
Mad. DIESBACH left Constance about a fortnight
ago.

MINISTRY Or THE MARINE AND.COLoNnEs. •
It. LACROSSE, REAR-ADMIRAL, CAPTAIN GENERAL
OF CUADALOUPE, AND ITS DEPENDPNCIES, TO.
THE MINISTER OF THE MARINE AND COLONIES.
Rauc Tole, My. 15, !So»;

CITIZEN MINISTER---I have already bad the
honour to give you an account of die crimes com-
mitted on the night between the 6th and 7th of
(kicker, by a band of brigands, of all colours,
who assassinated 23 Citizens in ,different quarters
of Guadaloupe.
A special Tribunal was charged with the prose-
cution and trial of these crimes, conneaed with a
conspiracy, which the punishment of the Chiefs has
extinguished.
The principal of these conspirators were MILLET
,LAGIRARDINE, JEAN RARE, and PETER BAKSE,
all Blacks, stained with every species of crimes.
The first two destroyed themselves after they
were condemned to suffer death; the third was exc.
clued with his accomplices.
Since these examples the Colony of Guadaloupe
has been much improved in regard to internal Iran.
quillity.
Those from whom the Colony must still be freed
are composed of the remains of Rebels, wandering
about in the woods, where they are daily perishing
by famine and want.
_ _

If there still exist in the Communes of this
Island a few Partisans of these crimes, they con-
ceal themselves ; but I have taken such measures
as will soon enable me with certainty to discover
them.

I had the honour to inform you, that I had
received intelligence of various bodies of Rebels
who were forming, in the Islands of St. Thomas
and Sr, Bartholotnew, new plots against Guadaloupos
I have obtained certain information of this cir-
cumstance, by the return of the frigate La Won,
which I had dispatched to demand these Rebels to
be given up, by the respeaivc Governors of these
two Colonies.

Some vessels belonging to Rebels, who had
escaped from Guadaloupe, and which were em.
oloyed for keeping up a communication with their
confidential friends in that Island, were there found.
One of them had still on board a small quantity of
ammunition,. part of which. they had thrown into
the sea, when they saw the French frigate approach.
ing. But notwithstanding the precipitation em-
ployed in this business, they had not time to com-
plete it when the frigate cast anchor close to them.
The Brigands abandoned the vessel, anti went to
conceal themselves in the woods. M. AI. \VAT -
rtasTottr, Commandant of the polish Islands,
has given strk orders for their being'arrested.
But at Saint Bartholomew, M. HANK ER tt E 1 M, the
Governor, did not think himself authorised to pur.
sue the same steps,
I send you my correspondence with the Swedish
Governor,. in-order that the. Government may de-
liberate on the conduct, which 'the tranqnitlity of
the Colonies requires from all ,the Powers .of Eu-
rope ; - for it is not certainly the intention of the,
Swedsh Government to give an asylum in its pos.
sessions to Brigands, who, after having piloted
with all their crimes the French Colonies, hope to
make preparations with impunity for the commission
of new ones, in a neighbouring Territory in friend-
ship with the Republic, Health and respett..
(Signed) - LACROSSE.

This Letter is followed by another from GATE.
P.TAIT) Commissioner of Government in the Spe.
cial Tribunal of • Guadaloupe, to Rear -Admiral'
L4cßossB, :containing an account of the trial and
death of the principal Conspirators. " The suicide•
committed by JEAN BARBEA'' says the Commis.,.
slant?, " in the prison of Saint Anne, proves how
much he dreaded the justice of the Tribunal, and
the sudden tiath of Gittmanita in that of Point.
a.Petre gives us reason at least to presume that he
wished to avoid the shame of punishment. •
"' The examination of PETER .13ARst, who alone
had the courage to survive the confession of his
crimes, will make known to you the plot which
they had foolishly formed, when their minds were
heated by the spirituous liquors with which they
often got intoxicated at the 'house of MILLET
and LAGIRAILDINE. You will no doubt be con.
vinced, with the ,Tribunal, that this conspiracy
was concerted only by these three villains, who not
being able to conceive the hope of long exercising
authority over the Rebels, would have left the
Colony in their pawtr, after getting possession of
their plunder.
" The. Colony has to lament the death of 23 of
its inhabitants, who perished on that disastrous day.
The avenging justice of the Tribunal has reached
and destroyed their assassins. Unfortunately it has
not yet been able to discover the places where they
buried the gold and silver, which they
,took, from
the victims. It is estimated at 250,000 francs.
It was an impenetrable secret with these villains,
-whro akways.make false declarations."

REAR-ADMIRAL VILLENEUVE, COMMANDP.R IN
CHIEF OF THE FORCES STATIONED IN THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS AND AT GAYE/4Np, 111,
THE MINISTER OF THE MARINE AND COLD.
NIES.

On board the Genettapro Nov. 2T, ISO 2.

Citizen Minister—l arrived in this thrbour on
the isith, having sailed from Point-a-Petre, in
Guadaloupe, on the 9th. I passed at Ilasse Terre
the Capt.-General LACROSSE, and the Colonial Pre4
feet LtscALLTER, with their whole suite, and then
proceeded to this Island.

The state of Guadaloupe appeared to me more
satisfaelory than it is generally supposed to he in
France, anti even in Martinico. Agriculture is in
full adivity throughout the whole of Grande
Terre, and all the Westeen and Northern part of
the Island. Cabesterre alone, which has in gent.
n 1 been burnt, appcan, to be in a stake &strews

Sugar, irta other COlonial rt.o3oCi on a, are in 'such
abundance at Point-a-retre, that !Le tna,ow.Sines are
entirely fail, And calks are even aeen iri the streets.
The freight to France is eAccasively dear; and
ve,,eis for transporting the goods are not to be
found.

The war of the Blacks if; reduced t: nothing. It
consists merely of a few excursion's •of.miserable
wretches, who issue from the, woods to carry off
proviSions from the Plantations. The Troops still
left, with reinforcements Ivhich have lately arrived,
will be sufficient totinsure the safety of the Wand,
and you may rest assured, that in a little time,
the Brigands will all he seized in their last retreats.
—Health and respear' (Signed) VILLENEUVE.

BouantAux, JAN. t f.--13y letters from St.
Pierre.laMartittipte, we learn, that Citizen J.
ROM BONAPARTE, Lieutenant in the Navy, corn.
manding the ship L'Eperviee, arrived there from
France, after a forty days voyage. Rear-Admiral
VILLENEUVE had direded him to cruise, -fir the
prevention of smuggling, off the road of St. Pierre.
This commission he executed with the..most laudable
vigilance and adivity.
On the zSth of Odober, he received orders to
Vioceed upon a cruise off Tobago; on which he has
accordingly sailed.
Several of those who last arrived from France,
have died of the yellow fever.
RATISBON, JAN. S.—This day arrived here a
Courier from Paris—he brought to the French
Minister the news, that on the zsth ult. was signed
at Paris, a Convention which regulates the Indern.
nines of the House of AUSTRIA and the GRAND
DUKE of TUSCANY'.

JANUARY 6.—We expel here with much inte-
rest the return of a French Courier sent to Peters-
Lurgh to /invite the EMPEROR to accede to the
Convention concluded at Paris by josF.ett BONA-
PARTE and Count Cot►ENTZEL, and which deter..
mines, in a definitive manner, the li.demnities of
the GRAND DUKE of 'I'USCANY.

The Deputation of the Empire held its 36th
Sitting the day 'before yesterday, .when,, on the
observation of the Diredotial Minister, that there
was nothing new since the last Sitting, a Coneirdsurat
was adopted, importing that the. Diredory should
transmit to the Diet,, in the accusromed &rips, the
Report of the Deputation, which it should comrnu.
nicate to the Imperial henipotentiary, and pray
him at the same time to make .his Report to Hts
Imp FRIA!. MAJESTY.
BERNE, JAN. 6.—Gen. NET and his Wife set
out yesterday for Basle. It is said that he will be
removed from his command, but it is not known who
will succeed him. The Decree of the French Con.
suls, laying a duty of 4. per Cent. upon the Iropor.
ration of Foreign Muslin*, bus very much injured
the Swiss Manufactories, particularly that of St.
Gall. Strong representations have heen made to the
Helvetic Minister at Paris, on the subjed.