Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-12
LONDON, May IL.


news of maeh Importance. The # rench
governmrns is laid 70 BE- very much occu-
pisi IN making commercial arrangements,
An! ia examining the different memorials
that have Deen lad retore them UPON the
iubett Of commerce.
The corfsip1nacnce between France,
Aatria, R.iiis AMI Pru!Iia, IS at prefenr
extremely active.
The French Funis.lemain feady, 81
1-Ioyh.
PARIS, May 8.
General Menou is arrived at Paris,
and has been prefsntei TO the Fira Coniui,
who gave him the mott difinsuilhed re-
cepsion.
Gen. Menou faid 10 him" Conful, in
preGentin. nyieif before you, the grief OF
having iren your faireaconquef loa, is re-
newcd r
:" The fate Of battles,s replied the
,Fira Conful, 6 i. uncertain. You have
done all thar could. after the unfortunate
day on the 3oth, be expected from man
of experience and talents. Your long re-
filtance in Alexandria contributed to the
good ifIue of the Preliminaries OF Lon
don. Your good ana wife administration
has merited the eiteem OF all men who APP
preciase It's influence upon the public prof
pcsi,y.
sssI know very we'll what has paded in
your army. Your mistortunes have been
great without doubt, but they have not
loif you any of my elteesn, and ] lhal. be
eager 10 teeiiy il openly, in order that no
Glamour may be RATED againa your con-
5 duct
"A deputation of IS members of the tri-
bunate went yeiterday TO the government
J palace at two O'Clock. They wereimme.
diarely introduced 10 an audience of the
5 Confa!s.
The Orator of che pepotation, Simeon,
: addIeasd the Contnis IN Speech in which
: he took a review Of al that had been
: done by Government, and informed the,
Chief Conful of the win exprefed by The
Tribunateto beRow anational yecompencc
: rPcn him.
Bonsparte made the following reply:
20 The government is deeply impreiied
with the ientiment you have expreiied In
the name OF the Tribunate.
6 The juaieewhich you render to their
operations, is the fweetea recompence OF
: sheir labouTs. They fee in it the lefull
OF thofe more intimate communications
which place you in Gsnation to appreci
! ate better the purity Of their views and
S their thoughts.
g For myfelf, l receive withthe mott
iepGb.e gratitude the with expreaed by the
Tribunate.
81 de6re no other glory than that of
having completely fulfilled the talk i'm
poied upon me. | am ambitious Of no O..
fher reccmpence than rhe affection of nv,
! fellow cit;zens--happy, il they are wen
convinced thar the evils which they may
experience will always be the deePet evils
TO me thar life is dear TO me only for the
ieryices j can render to the country and
that death itfelf will have no fitting if my
Taft looks can fee the profperity OF the re
public confirmed as her glory"
Addrehes from all parts to government
sgaina executive privileges demonfrate
that the freedom OF trade is now the uni
veriaI with; a with that is NOT founded
spon the mercantile ipecu!aiioas Of igEle
individuals, but upon the intereits OF the
majority, which mutt give to it the cha.
raeter of general will, the BATS Of all laws
of free fate. The government has TO-
lemaly recognized thefe principles, in ex
cepting the coral hlhery on the COATS q
Africa from che executive privilege wbien
localities indifpenGbly required lhould BE-
granted 10 company, for The. ccmmeIceot
grain in Rarbary.
A new memorial from the, council and
commerce of Bordeaux inyeighs againis