Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-07

IN THE NAME OF THE FRENCH
REPUBLIC.
The General in CkHf eftks I4rry If Cxz-


abules fuSyes:ive of TIE iafety. and prof.
perty ola colony were introduced into
the names and things Of this country
confdering thar colonies are nothing more
than esiabiiihments formed by Europeans,
who have brongh, negroes, thither as the
only individuals flitcd 10 the cultivation
ofthefe countries that between th.ie two
fundamental clailes of coioniits and their
negroes, breeds of mixed blood have
ifoea, always 'di2iptt from the whites
who have Termed the Embellishments con
fdering tina, the latter Only are the in.
digenous Of the French nation, and ought
to exercife the prerosatives conEderng
The iavors granted by the mother country,
by weakening the efIential principles of
theie Embellishments, have only ferved to
pre-, ent alllhe elements Of their exiaence,
and to bring about progrefiyely that &C.
neral conipiracy which has BURT forth in
ahis colony agai1t h whites and the
troops fen, under the orders of the general
by the confular government, whila the 0.
ther colonies lin fubmitting to domef-
tic and paternal goyernmenl) prcfent a
picture OF tie cafe and afluence of all
clshcs of men III con;raG with the vagran-
tage, lazinefs, miftry, and all the evils
with which this colony has been opprefed,
and particularly the blacks abandoned to
1hemfelves iniomuch tina, national ju(-
1ice and humanity, as well as policy,
require the Ie&oration cf the true princi-
plies on which refs the lecurity and The
ilccefs of the efabliihments formed by tn
French in this colony, at The fame tim,
that government, will protc-ibe with ar
dour the abufes anG exceiles which for
merly nanifeited ,hemfelves, and which
might again make theu appearance.
DEGREES as j6ll,7vs:
Art. I. Until il ps othe'wile ordered,
the title CT Frescb CHi-sa Glal, be borne
throughout this colony aud It's dependen.
cies by none but the whi'ss. No
other individual can a6ume that title,
nor exercile the functions and oii>es which
are attached TO il. The whites only,
who have been infcribed in the national
guards from the age Of IS until that OF S.
hall have The i.ght to wear thcuniiorm
and 10 have arms for their ufe. Thoie
whites who hould not be inicribed therein
cannot enjoy the fame right, ard ihall be
denounced in cafe OF con,Eavention to the
gen eral in chief, who will determine in re-
gard TO them the penalty incurred accor-
ding as the cafe may be.
ii. All individuals other than the
whites who fhall not have fold or dit poled
of their arms in behalf of citizens inlcrib-
cd in the national guard, within 5 days
from the publication Of ,hele prefents, hal;
be obliged to make a depoiit OF them;
viz. in the towns to the commandment OF
the place and in the other communes
to the commiGaries Of the government,
who will each OF them enter the fame on
regifer, and duplicate Of which hall be
fent to the general in chief. After that
period there will be domicillary Wits, and
every one convicted Of having kept back
or fecrcted arms, in whatever place it
may be, fhall be brought before the mill
tary comminion to be tried as accomplices
of rebellion.
III. All the Functions, Of the munich.
palities are iu!pended, and hall be
concentrated in the comniIaries of the
government Of each commune, under the,
general inipettion Of the fuperiOr commit.
fary.
w. All mel of colour and blacks who
are not bearers Of legal act OF esem2
ton from all actual fervice, fhallb be bound
within twenty four hours for the cities,
and within Ave days Tor the country md
ho1nnshs, &c, depart from the communes
tlons to which they belonged before III,
war, except 'hoie.who have esved honcra
oly In the army of the line, and on the
ate OF waan sne ssa,rai in chief will de
eide according TO the rep,r, of the iaDeri.
CT commiifary.
The dipoi'ion OF the prslent article
$ general, and ih,!l take etfsst no,w;,b
faDi;pp oil d.,ra. ,