Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-14
FOREIGN E0entG.
LONDON, OCTOBER Il.
RECEPTION or rae FRENCH ENVOY.

RECEPTION OF Tnr FRENCH ENVOY.
On Friday night about nins O'Clock, Citizen
Laurelton, General Of Brigade in The Frenck
lervice, and one of Bonaparie's Chief Aides ae
Camp, landed at Dover with his flute, and the
copy OF the Preiimiuares Of Peace, formally
ratified by the Chief Conful.
Ctzen Lau elton after putting up at the citv-
ot-London- Ion, Dover, immedia ely dilpatehed
one OF his couriers, richly drsfei in Ccarl-t and
gold, to order hories on the road for the French
envoy, and TO aPprize citizen OTTO Of bis arri-
val. General LauIelton himfelE after fone
retreihment, followed, and reached Wean4ia-
tier bridge about 2 O'Clock at room, on Satur-
day the hories If his coach, and the drivers.
decorated with blue ribbons, and the word
PEACE upon them. In this manner the French
envoy made his triumphal entry and mos
loon collected, running after the carriage, which
drove to citizen Otto's, The corner Of Hereford
ana Oxford ltreets, near Tyhorn Turnpike,
after remaining a few minutes with NJ, Orc.
mat Gentl=man returned into the carriage with
cilzen Laurelton, and they drove down Oxf,rd
treet, for Reddilh's Hotel III ST. lanes ara.r-
where apartments had been taken for the French
envoy. At Otto's door the mob increaCed A.
mazInSiY exGlalming {" Peace forever.''-
Long live BonAp2rte," Sc. The poculace
imagined that LaureRon was Jofeph Bonapar;e,
and Tome fupPoled il was Bonaparte h,mfelE
Hence the acelamations Of 10y at feeling him
wer: loud and incefant. In Oxford freet. a
thort diltance from M. Ot;os houfe, they Rop.
ped the coach, took the horles out,and Grew the
carriage down Bond-Rrset to Reddilh's Hotel,
rendlng The AR with thouts Of joy, fome Of
them mounting the tricolorei cockade. Lau.
relton repeatedly bowed, and feemed much
PeAied with his reception, but really, W. h..
neve, much alarmed for his perfonal f,f.tv.
Alter ne alighted at Reddilh's Hotel, he vent
% me nit hoor window { M. Otto leading him
up - H. and preienting him. aud ihewed Inn
Lt,t 10 The Populace, repeatedly bovine n them.
he threw out handful Of Guineas which were
ho1' We tear, divided on the PRINCIPLES Of eonal-
ny ne that caught mott kee ping all he caught.
Aaure"on was going 20 repeat this, when, as
We are told, M. Quo begged him to de6a, as
ne @ight offend The Government. After br;nc,
: mort time IN ReddIlh's Hotel, Laurelon and
Ot'o returned into the carriage to proceed to
A"fa 7awkeiburY's Office, that they might for,
maIy exchange the Rati6catioos.
me mob grestly increafed, followed the car
rage with rvdoubied acclamations, and in 81.
James iquate they again topped It, took out
me Ao1es, and drew it in triumph 70 Lord
F@wkelbury'S Office ID Downing areet. fhout-
'ng' " Peace forever" I" Long live BonaDarte"
&c. The mob drew the carriage bv lavinr
hold OF each oilers hands, and in this manner
loimlng lines one hundred long at leaf. They
ie9ihed quite frantic, getting up behind, on the
ooX' hapglng on the wheels, and even OPENING
Ine DOORS that they might fee this friend Of
DonaParte's. In the confufion and uproar.
lGVera' Pertons were thrown down and Tram
pea under foot, two of whom, it was thought,
"ould NOT turvive. Soon after two o. lock. the
carnage reac ed Lord Hawkebury's Office.
into which citizen LaureG0n and NJ. o 70 ~.
teIed, ana exchanged the Rat 6cations. A5onr
nan Patt two, the cannon ia the Park annopn-
ced this great event, and a: three the Tower
guns did the fame. At the found OF the oun,
me PoPulace lcamPered along all the neiq6bor-
Jog itreets, pouring into The Park, reioicino.
deirous OF witnefii0g this fceue. The carriaSe
OF citizen Laurelton having the hories put 10,
wasIn the mean time removed f ON ID ,wniog-
1reet round through the Horie Guards, 60 the
entrance from the Park of Lord Fl Lwkcfbury's
ofhce' thar 'hole gentlemen might there GET IL.
% Il privately, and dive away but the yigi.
lance OF the P3pulace was NOT 70 Be euded.
1he moment Laureaon and Otto entered, the
ho'les were again taken our, and the coach
was drawn along Ia triumph by the MOB
Mr. Cox the Melenger, who wa, in Il ALTO
acting as lteerfman, or rather director Of r..
way. They proceeded to the back door Of to-.
Admiralty, which leads out upon he parade
He'e LaureRon and Otto entered, and remain.
ed Tome time with the Lords Lord Hood
was alto Preient. Earl ST. Vincent came our
with the two citizen aud very good huulored
iy addicted the mob. Away they drew I've
carriage with 'houts Of applasE, through 81,