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London, England, 1802-04-27 00:00:00

AgERICu PAPERS

We have teceiied Ainerican Papers--thofe of
116fton, New England, down to the 22d March.
Chet' Contain no news froth St. Domingo fo late
as the French accounts.

Capt. THATCHER, in 26 days from Port Repub.
licain, having left it on the soth February, men-
tions the fucceffes of General Boooer's diviner!.
He Rates a circuMflance we had not before h:ard
.1, that Toussemr, in a proclamation, offered
to accommodate all differences on being acktrw-
'edged Governor of the Southern part, abandoning
All the North to the French, which Was perempto
rill rejeted. None of the French difpatches Rated
fuch an occdrtence;

Mr. Tostas LEAP, American Conful, or Agent
at Cape Francois, has feht to his Government an
account of the burning of the Cape Town. Only
6o houfes out of Goo efcaped. Mr. LEAR has been
recognized by General Ltet.rac, as American
Agent. The whole number of American vac's
at the Cape was 33. There is no account, far.lels
complaint, of their being feized. The French of-
fered to pay for the provifions the Americans could
give at 8o days on France ; or part in cafh, and
part in colonial produce.
Mr. LEAR Rates, that there was not produce
faved from the flames at the Cape fufficient to load
a tingle (hip !
Mr. Last Rates that, after the Americans aid
other inhabitants had got on board the American
%tails, previous to the coming in id the French
fleet, they were boarded by CHRlsrorHE's troops,
and only French Whites and a Black Man carried
away. The charge of mafracres of the Whites is
again pofitively aliened.
Some accounts fay that General Lict,tac was
rather ton (harp and /laity. Mr. LEAR, however,
Pays that he has the charther of an upright man.
All agree that TOIISSA NT was firmly determined
on refiftance, which indeed fully jußifiesLEcLEac
for the promptitude of his operations.
All accounts Rate that the French have fent to
the Havannah, urging reinforcements and provi-
fions from the Spaniards.
The Judiciary Bill has finally paired, in the
American Legiflature, after great debates in the
Houfe of Reprefentatives. The diviflon was 39
to 3+. The new Naturalization Bill, making five
years refidence confer Citizenfhip, has been read a
third time.

The Bill for the repeal of Internal Taxes pro-
ceeds ; but the repeal of the Poftage on gewfpa-
pers isnot among the number, though recommend-
ed in the Prefident's Speech.

Previous to the evacuation of the Ifland of St.

Croix, the inhabitants deputed Hass WEST and
Rowe? Fausssr, Efqrs. to prefer to the Honour.
able Lieutenant Colonel Pac at mH A t 4, the follow-
ing Addrefs:

" Sir—We the Planters, Merchants, and other Inhabitants of
the Wand of St. Croix, beg leave to exprefs our approbati n of
your condua during your reikienee among us. a eondua which
has gained you the molt cordial efteern of all &fa in this cory
triunity, and which not only refteds honour on the military
&trader and the private Gentleman, but tends to foften the
calamidm of war.

" While we ray you the tribute doe to your merit, we can-
not in jultice withhold from the Officers in general of the 64th
Regiment, our unbounded mice for their condi:et, which has
not may been exemplary, but does honour to the profeffion of
a foldier ; it feemed as if they were anxious to emulate their
Lieutenant Coined. _ _

" We mall take a future opportunity of teftifying our further
regard towards you, and to allure you as we do now, that we
ever 02211 retain the higlieft eiteero for your perfen and cha•
radar.
in conveying to you the fentinients of the inhabitants of
St. Croix, we beg leave to exprefs our perfonal regard towards
you, and to with yin every happinefs.
" We have the honour to be, with great refped, &c.

_
"To the Hoe. Lieutenant Colonel " HANSWC b 7.
PACKEN HAM, Commanding " ROStILT TAVSSET.
64th Regiment. " St. Croix, Feb. ts, 1802."
TO WHICH HE GAVE THE FOLLOWING ANSWER.

" OENTLKSIEN, St. Croix, Feb. ts, 1802.
" I find it difficult to convey the amount of my acknowledge-
ments for the Addrefs you have honoured me with, the kind
purport of which receives addidonal weight from loch fitnatures.
" Your exprellians of regard too highly reward flight atten-
tion on my part ; let me beg.therefore, that pralfe and opinion
of merit, allowed by your confideration, may be given to my
corps, which have abided by regulations laid down.
" The bofpitality and care ever afforded to the fick, leave
but one mind in the Battalion, cueing from each member of
the bath towards the inhabitants of St. Croix, thankful Jecol-
kEtion and true tripe&
a Suffer me to requelt, you will explain my obligation to
thole front whom you are deputed, and to repeat to you, Gen-
dawn, the very high perfonal refped and eonfideration with
rib& I have the honour to be, &e. &e. *
" E M. PACIENIAM,Licut. Col. 64th Regiment.
• To the Gentlemen, Planters, Merchants, &c.
" of St. Croix."
The Addrefs is figned by near two hundred per-
fo-is of great refpeitability, and owning nine-tenths
of die property of the ifland: every individual teem-
ed anxious to affix his name to it ; where a refpeit-
able fignature is omitted, it was owing to want cf
opportunity. To be addreffed by his countrymen,
no doubt would be flattering to him, but when it
is recolleaed that not more than one fixth of thofe
who figned the Atidrefs were born under the Bridal
flag, makes the compliment Rill greater.
The Captains of the Danifh merchantmen, who
had no right to be pleated with the Engliffi vifi-
tors, requefted he would permit them to pay him
that compliment which his conduit merited while
among them. General FULLik left him afhore to
perform the laft ceremony of !hiking the Britiffi
colours, after which he marched his detachment
down to the Quay, where his men were embarked
on board the boats ; he found a Danifh barge with
a pendant flying, compleatly manned for the occa-
(lon, and one of the moil refpeilable Captains of-
ficiating as cockfwain ready to receive him : when
he paired their !hips they fainted him with their
guns,liand gave him three cheers : fuch is the com-
oliment that a liberal minded people pay to merit,
yell in an enemy !
Meffrs. QulNTttt, DICK, and Co. of London,
'save received orders tohave an elegant fword made,
Nith a fuitable device engraved on it, which they
ire to prefent Lord LoxGroao, for the ufe of his
irother Colonel Paccea HAM, and time hancllhme
pieces of plate for the ufe of the rnefs of the 64,
is a tefhmony of the proper coudua of the Officers
of chit Regiment while in St. Croix.