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Tuesday JUFE
The following niefsge was rscesyed from be
Errsllanrv rhe Crovernnr
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-20
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 4

Arrived flip Friend1nip, She'n.s:s, Pc
teribofg Marietta, Fa,io, ilssanna I, loh'r
Eelvideye, Potter, Norfolk Sally :, Ly-
dia, Smith, Petersburg and City Poiue;
Edward and Edmond, Veacosk, 1urk's-
lizard /; Ann & Mary, Coulter, c. Fran
co.'s; losp Patty, Newton, Richmond
Independence, Herbert, dc. Olive BEaach,
Pcarion, do.
Cleared, fnow Nancy, Wait, DoLlia;
brig Paragon, Pnel, Georgetown, S. c.
fch'r Mary, Hsxfora, halifax; Waldo,
Cuffs, Norfolk iaop Hawk, Co.cmsR,
Nantucket.
Arrived, feh'r Edward ard Edmund,
Veacock, from Turks Hand, failed IRON
thence on the 18th Nov. in company wiki
the Minerva, Pain, Of New LoHdon, for
New York fchooner Roger Williass,
Spooner, of Providence, r. /. de. noop
Lucy, Bailey, of and for New London.
Dec. 5, 10 lat. 57, 20, n. long. 7s,
90, w. lpclsc the tcbd oncr Maria, Rant
deli, Of Philadelphia for Nevis. Ire Ed
ward and Edmund in coming up the bay,
ran z!hore on Joe Floager. The pilot,
mate & two hands, went in the bear with
an anchor, to get the ich'r off; tn, the
boa. and hands never returned. Capt. Y.
was obliged the next morning TO cut his
cable, and follow fome vsGci tor shlaance,
having cs)y beys On hoard. Cspr. V.
was fortunate in receiving fome aiiiGance
from Capt. Faiio, OF the faip Marietta,
whole friendly attention was peculiarly
favorable to the pyeltrvaiion Of The yeazl.
YeGerday afternoon came Up the ialt
falling fch'r Ann and Mary, CAPT. Joftph
Coulter, from Caps Francois. by this az
rival we expected additional intelligence
Of the political Rate Of St Domingo; hat
on enquiry we were disappointed, as the
fch'r failed on the 18th November and
only brings confirmation Of the late
dreadful troubles, which ditsatt that
country.
Brig Beaver, SteNcnfon, from hence,
arrived at Cape Francois alter ap3Gage q
10 days.
Ship Role, Gladly, Ct and from this
Fort, bound TO Cork ana Liverpaal, wus
fpoke Nov. IS, IN lat. IS, IS, long. 70,
So.
sch'rs Alexander, Reynolds, & Ella,
Baker, Of Philadelphia. were at 81. Bar
,ho!emews The Goth o.. 70 fail in 4
days for tbs port.
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alsral.or(a ao0cetslGcr.
MONDAY, DscrMsER 70.

We this day Fre.ent or rea,iers with
the Pre6dent's Meaagc, which was read
to the honlr on WedneflHy, L isa r4c.;y
delicate little thing. the very '.nage Of rs
father. Like hiel, it aa.eers tie people,
,a'kss abo.. economy, and ienty Of mo-
nv without taxes. TIE dear li'!le thug
ipeaks os its wealth, with as much conf
dence, as if il had been acquired BY lis
own exeriions. L was really lapghahie
to fse The little urchin, Arn.ting < view
iag i,ielf in The borrowed Plu@es OF It's
protectors. x circumaancc had Ike
to have d.Groyea this tender ofsprirg
Of orr beloved Pre6denf. Its friends
were 20 plealra with he psofpctt Of It's ap.
pearing, that they determined 70 celebrate
its birth. BY a lifSharge Of hxieen guns
at the navy yard. IBIS I" he fuIe, did
not very we'll accord with the projections
Of republican dnfIiei.y = ilaisaels CT is
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Gre, md the ssiatlil.o..,,e.'s porlioa IS li-.
n;nifaed.
The anfwer Of The Diet II Sc.swi.z 10
Bonaparte, in conicqnence Ct lis proeis-
nation Of The 5oth seyieln6er, andcefed
10 he Swls nanor, declares l!ias lie
movements which have taken lace IN
Switzerland are not lie lefstis eta tg!rls
5ot patry, and that Tie smiis ration his
no other cbietf il ylew than ea lnslle u.c
of the risht wbicii &c a.II:s q. giving
heriels asecntral ard cansoissi contributions,
founded 90 her potion ard her wants
a faercd and precious right, wh'ch YOU
deignea yougfclt 70 cufure her by IT, tea
~ OF iuneviiIc: The S,gif5 have no;il;ng
more al heart than to ati4.r 4 tate otfe-
poie in wh.il, under h liiesl Of Mid
and JUL government, each ilaaol'ant
may enjoy lis property and lis exit.
ence.
By later dates, we learn, Tint lie
French papers beat that all the difficulties
Of Switzerland are FINALLY aiiuaed 10 their
satisfa6f!on. 1t appears, however That
two d;fcordant voices arc heard in he:
councils, and tie nation IS torn by Two
parties, French and Swils.
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C O N G. r L S S
OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
"wednesday, Dec. IL.

Mr.. John c. Smith Chairman Of the
Committee of Claims, reported on the Pc
tition of Carlifle Pollock, that prayer
thereof ought not to be granted. The
Houfe caucurred in the report. A mef-
face was received from the Senate, pur-
porting that they concurred with the
Hcule in the reiolution for the choice OF
Chaplains, and that they had made choice
of DR.. Cant on their part.
The Houfe proceeded to the choice OF a
Chaplain, Mr.. Nicholfon nominated the
Reyd. Mr.. Park:Bfon. On counting the
ballots there appeared for
Mr.. Parkinfon, ~
MIR. Balch, I9
Mr.. Mccormick, s
Thos. Paine, I
WIN. Perkins, I
Blank,
II
Mr.. Parkinfcn was declared to be duly
elected, having a majority OF the whole
members.
4 Meaage, in writing accompanied
with iundry documents. (which fhall foon
be publiihed) was received from the Pref
dent Of the United States by his private
Secretary MIR. Lewis. Read, and refer
red to Committee OF the whole Houfe
on the State Of the Uicn. Adjourned.
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By tbs Days Nal.
NEW YORK, December IL.

Captain Wadbury, of The brig William
Pitt, f.,cke en- the fri init. the ich'r
Fame. from PORT Republican, ous II
days, the captain OF which af1u.ed him
that The Negroes had fuccseded ia taking
Pert Republican by form, and had pus
all the white man. women, and children
Ia the place TO the fword. The Aneri-
can vsiIels in the hsrbor failed in comps
~ with the Fans, under convoy OF =
French srigase.
The hip Faaor, Caldwell. efsnd e.
shis nort, CIT IS days from Grenoek,
went aihore on Monday night at Shrswf-
suyy aniet. The psilensefs cans up ycf-
serdsy afternoon ia the pilct boat Tryall,
and inform Us, that no material damage
had been dilcovered in the veGel by this
accident, and that they fuppofed he would
be GOT eff without mech injury.
BY tie arrival. here yeRerday from
Gsepcck AMI BriRol, we have received
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GLASGOW, GA. 70.

A detailed account Of Bonapsr,e's new
plan of indemnities was received BY a
Da,ch mail which arrived on Monday.
By this plan, the Grand Duke Of Tl{-
cany, the Emposor's brother, gains little
or nothing more than he had by former
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-20

AfidIilaTrpi, ,eaaferrsbly 10 tho P-osifon
sci lie twenty iscond article of fad treaty.
Rs}siyfa, That the governor be rcqueii
cd 10 forward thc following Hs u'orisl ;s
cur fsnatcrs ard lepreivptalises in cen.
grsis, 10 be BY them prelenstd 10 the pre-.
s.dsps o he Jmted States, Tic tenste and
lseuie ofreprs ien,atives Of congEels.
Tatke prslsasst Of he Jtaitea &effs, nna
snuse ord begt .sf tsprslsni4tists q
THE MEMORIAL
0ftde 1Snafe qae toAls II sspfesntatives
n rs eaxuenzresfsa u Xsu'neiy.
Having en- a former o<sailon, when we
Iepreisntd tic obittottons to the naviga-
ton O. he river Nil tifpI, experienced
The attention and juilics OF the general 60
seFnneat, 10 Yrevidiug by tieasy with
the coar, Of Spain, moi only for the free
snayiss,ion OF that river, bet for what, in
~cor remote fitua,ion from the ocean was
abfc,a,e.y uecsEary 70 the enjoyment oft,
place CT depehr for our produce; We
deem it necefary barely TO fare 70 you,
that by an infrattion of that treaty, We
are deprived Of thoie advantages in sio-
lasion Of the treaty between The United
States and the king Of Spain, concluded at
San Lorenzorel Real, in Ottobsr, 1895.
The intcndant Of the port OF New Orleans
has by proclamation of the 18th Oeso~
Der lat, forbidden American citizens 70
depo6t their merchsndizes and effects IN
The faid port without having aligned TO
the United States an equivalent eitablllh
ment on another part Of the bark OF the
Mififlppi.
werely with confdedce in your wifdom
and juaice, and pledge cuffelves to iop
port at the expence Of our lives ard for
tunes, fuch mealures as the honor, aod
intereit of the Uuited States may require.
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LivuSool Prices Cuyrsnt, O2o5sr IS.

CoTgzn. Ordinary ard rnix'd, Us
to 1885, GOOD ordinary, Sos 10 SIS; MD
Cling, sos 70 Gas fire middling, e5s 70
SIS; fine, 1905 TO lo4s; tTiage, 4os TO
56s.
Rum. Janaica, Is I'd 10 S ii; Lec-
wards, 50 I'D 10 IS I'd Per gallon.
Co1Toa. Perrambuccos, IS I'd Ma
rarhams, Esd o. and IS o}d; niddlns
Sea llland, IS 81 a'iddlins Betbice, zzd;
coed New Otieans, rod ard good Bar
does, 22d.
TOBACCO. Virginia LEAF, s5d to
644.l iicin'd sd to ID.
RICE. EAT India, as to z3, PER
cwt.
DynwooDs. FuaiSk, IL. TO I'll. (,
I.cgwood, Jamaica, Isl. to 81. lss.
Camreachy I'll. to zal. Baruood, An
cola, 5l. les. 70 lol.; Gaboon, i 81. TO
IA. Nicaragua Weed, Large 36l. to
4ol. Yer ton.
"HEAT. Foreign, 9s. to os. 81 /:
Infr7ioT, IS sd. to IS. Cd. Per 7olbs.
Flour. Superllne American, 3Ss
SOS per barrel.
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..,!,er. They knew lsisw 70 coattrpe fsss'c'
pr.iriEons riueh better than the Feoale.
they wers accordingly anticipating sPe'
l.syp;rcss, slast hey ,eoald erley AZ ies.Hg
tE,sir liftl,. tavcrite rsl!ersd ino he woFic,
ui.h T, much poiie snd ec'sf. he esn-
n.r,s were loaJied ans: The matches III ies
more Ian a week. Alag @as ieoi 70 it'e
capiro!, 10 give ihr f.i'al 70 tha navy
yard. When fuadenly ''e FSsaeens g0l
a!a:n,cd, .chneil vas cai:ee, aif.f "ss
cantidered Tia. TIC ir!sEt, 'sointae weak
and trertpit Hate Of The pafsnt, 'fa lie
lit.!e recruitment With witch I. red i'efn
iappled, and even thar i,ttie. nsYln8 hsea
borrowed, snd might not theteioie be "a
vc-Ahle 70 lis contribution, wcnla nc. Pre-
bahly be Efficiently ti-2lis and I.epi'iiy
Cor 70 boiacrc;ss \ reception, il wss, there
fore, on mature rejection, determined 70
order the cannon 10, TO he fred. The
ififaat was announced TO the worid withno
o;hcr role than tie muGcai ard Generous
voice q the midwife.
lie Prctidenl's couneii Judged coTr.i2~
IS, as TO its S;uation. Ii is il . very
veal, ard .iek!y Fare, and as i cwed us
birth 10 borrowed or f(olen rourilkmcnr
as ioon a, ,hcfc dupplies ere aofPfd, re
poor thing rauf certainly perth. 10
tomb will be but iishtly eloied, as lts!a-
Their is foon expected to follow, and will
be placed in The fame grave. 4 .lou-n-
ing ring is alresdy preparing for tic dii-
coniulsts parent, with the tollcwlng alcl
10: Not dead, but gone before.
Ne1. Fed.
o TE.
Do nat be Jnrpyjled grutk reader, l5st
a ne7v born infaat is made to talk. Kc
bovt many qceA rseo,aed igfanee5 IT bjyd;
and beats eoaz,eyfng pyHb f0e6 ot1sr. 1t
/u,rJ IS nat as evznAlyn1, that TIE req
bom lo0eJ a Philelepher, @onld Be a5s 70
/teak IN ribs age Of rea/o0, as {lat " az
xgr IT darhne/s ard .JaietGffiox, aaimals
qvitbom The Asf Of realoa, .Moald be s5ls
to ntfr gtaVe naxim5 of msraAt, or crack
j;:kes afou each oieer.
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fPHORISM.

6 Who can pay homage to ,he truly
deiplcablc is truly contemplate. - La
vater.
So Ezey reader my make BIS ezun 0s-
p!'eano1. BaIaxcc..
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20
IatrG FoTpien antrsiigcn5c.
BY an arrivai at Neqcy0rk. Lon-
den dates IL Od06er 23.

Scuitzeriand llill continues in a fate
of miurre6ion-; the revolution has in
deed become more general, and pro-
mics every proipef Of fnccefs, if he
nstion could be permitted to fettie their
own concerns In Berne the old gov
ernment is completely reRored A
pro9jfoaal Die; is eIiabllihed al SChwiiz,
to ftpermtend the affairs OF the pa riots.
Il has dlpatched an agent to Paris,
and to other Courts In Europe. Seve
ral flSirmihes and battles have taken
place, in which the revolutionary army
has, upon the whole, been fuccefsfuL-
B0naParte's proclamation has beel for
maly announced, aad has a dif .ourag
ing efed upon the fpirit AMI zeal of
the patriots. An arnliltice has been he
ooniequence. and The army are waitiug
the deie mination of the Diet, to whom
the buiinels is fubmitted. Should they
reiolve on Continuance OF their oppo
iuion, an army Of 40 eco rreo. col
ls9ing a. the lyrol and Oh the Giifon
frontier, un5er the command Of Gen.
Ney, lave orders TO pafs the Helvetic
boundary. ard lubduv by force of arms,
people who have fill the. oeur age to
sipise to tie D It Ilvn Of thsu cient
freedem. Whether tbis formidable
body # fol will 70 far iotjmidare
lhoie who are bravelyitriving to retore
the I'D order OF thines and compel
them sgain 70 aGumc fsttets of Gallo
licerty whether all Europe will be
heeuieh fpeasios Of luch e. ne #
daring uiurpacion on be par, os Bona
patte whether the defendants Of Tell
VIII noI manfully arugg.e.to regain
their ancic !, rights ard whether they
will he permitted 10 PERTH il their
effort or be aiIiaed IN their iua endea,
yours by ether nations, are points on
whith we can deliver no oPinlon they
are nevertheless Of Infinite importance.
not only as they rcfpea Switzerland
alone, but The world at large.
En- Pr.
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20

roaible aeong yourfsa f,rirg and PHI
ioiofhiol friends.
4" Our mutual TREND, before bis de-
pa'ture lat for Pailadelphia. conarua
e. a machine, apparently fnple, but
whieh IS infinitely more valuable to
lsnavigat;o1 than the compas. It was
brought TO uie, together with his log
book, by fellow ?. .Esnge, homewards,
who enluckily had paid no attention to
the ufs of The apparatus, Which was he
more unfortunate, as out ftiend ded
wi,hs three leagues Of land.
!" 1t is magnetic ball. floating in a
baton Of oui iilver, the ball is painted
all over, TO keep the quick lilvcr from
penetrating the pores, which might en-
barrafs the evolutions, which coating
dare not deliroy 70 examine the material
of the ball huJ from is weight it mutt
be metallic, yet it floats high in the
hlid-S Since he took i from this place,
| perceive he has ma ked il with lines
Of longhode and latitude, Ike geo.
graphical fphsre. This | prsfum4 he
had done on his voyage eu ward. The
Iosrnals Of which he probably left in
America. But this viii h pchels Be
gins with the eza4 pont Of Ph laIel
Phia, and record, the zenith Of every
day as accurately as if he lad been all
along on terrafrma In hei, he told
The Captain his d.aanee from the coat
Of Ireland 60 minute, by lookir g at
MS machine
I" The properties Of magnetifin are
not yet fIficiently known, sad they
have .hereyotore been applied to uie only
10 the form ct a nee lie But Il appears
20 poAef,, beliics IT'S we'll known polar
ity, proPeuity to ,e ain its native
relative petition IN the ear \, th4tis TO
fiy, il turns upon an avis, like he earth,
oae pnint always p inIiag At ihe pole
fa-. Bcyond the line, this pcint upon
the Oall is b:low the 5olikon, and on tie
ihsres Of Ameri-a, the loagi'eie line,
which now is lis meridian, was far
down he Gde So that il ne had fail ID
round he earth, bis lite eall would
have maze a complete levoIotioa upon
Ks axis"
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20

ocr. III.
tits thought Malta viii be offered TO
Rullia. Il viii not be reaored to the
Knights or giyer i Naples it might
as well be put into the hands Of France
al once.
The report Of a eonfpiracy agairf
the Dutch government proves to have
been without Foundation.
The Pitts and Gtenvilles, we under
ltand, have again united and the>at.
ter will hencetorward iupport the pre-
fent adminiitration.
The barge which IS to convey HIS
Erurian MajeRy on board the frigate
which Is to carry him TO Spain, is
lined with iilver and gilt.
Four Britiih men OF war were aruck
with lightning at Gibraltar in Septem
Der lait, and damaged to the amsunr
of c Scoo. Ooly enc man was killed.
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20
MAGNETISM.

The iohowine Curious article on hegset-
if7n Is from Greenock paper Of Sept.
y. 1t viii iutersft phiiofoFhicaI and
fea.faiiag readers.
WE have been favoured by, gen
t'eman of this town, with the pe,ulsl OF
a ietter from his friend in Glafs sow, of
d2tc Aug 2. fIora which we take the
foliowing exnaa.
I" An affair of 70 much importance
70 mankind as the following, if were
criminal IN me to conceal therefore
relc.R Ct ycu &c make i as public as
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20
Late acfogqt5 from tbs Erencb
Weqmdic5.
by an arrival 4 BOfon
PoRTAv PRINCE. NOV.

PON TAU PRINCE. NOV. ).
"A great chsn1e Il taker plsce il
toe sfFars of his Gtn1 Gnce W "a
wrotr you You hsv,'no doubt j IN
informed of the ravol- of DeGdliaes,
Chriaophs, and Q arvetu :-lr Is re.
ported that General DuEna, clief of
The ttatt jefatmsut, was toocc ned il
the bdlineis. but for,u ately he died
fuddenly few days Guce at the cape.
fupPOfed to have been Pailoned. The(e
oircumfantes we can eaEiy foreie@. Offer
l'ttle encourage eeincnt at the prelenl mo
msnt for thirments il general % this
colony. have however, every rea,
fon 70 bc,ieve tbat p5oviii rs will take
= comfortable n.e wltn us ihortiy, as
the inhabitants are e0mniag III iroap
the fnall town ~ the Bite to take
iheltcr here As place of lecurity, until
more troops 4'rive which are hourly ex
petted The brigands, il is true, are
dsi.y n eight ltl we do not apprehend
imn diatt danger, as the moR active
meRflre have bgen taken by Genera al
Rokhambsau 70 preferve the town
gsina any attack from wlthput-a llri6t
watch is alfo kept within. We have
b>en informed an attack was made OF
tAe Cape on the I4th ut. BY General
Clerveau, commanding the blacks -
but the national gaurd defeated them
MIR. William Knox, Of the houfe of
Tracy, krox, and co. unfortunately
loa his life in the aaion. On the "a
inft. an attac..; was made by the brigands
on 81. Marc and they were again de
fe7ted by the national gaurds. From
thefe two late inaances, in which a
much Inferior number of the national
saurds were fucceisful againt large
body OF negroes, as well as from the
great number Of white Inhabitants in
this place, We have much confidence in
being able TO defend the town againit
any force which tue brigands can at
preient bring againa i
J" You will readily perceive the Cen
eral in Chief has been much deceived
by ,hc different black chiefs However,
vigorous meatures are now generally
adopted tor the preiefvation Of the col
ony and the arrival ofa few thoufand
troops at this critical moment woull
allow him TO carry the fame into imnae
diaie eGea.D
The Dutch troops took poGefion O
CT Erfl ,tirre tba --,L NI>..o...L.
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20
SNyITZERL1ND.

The proclamation If BonapSrte has
rot produces the contemplated cffs q.
The provifidnal rulers OF The Swnrs pat
riots have dedniyivey anfwered, that
they "would depu'e two perfons TO
Paris, 20 oshgbieH tbe ni7d eftbs FTyR
Csgja' i"-Bonaparte replied TO re
monttranee by n de M4,kcw, againa
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20
From a Correfpondent.
HO-Kus-PO-KUS ; or,
Ton Fool biiiag of bit o1yn nojs !
want Of Cock"


Paine, in his Rights Of Man, part le
cond, chapter third. fays, TIE sovs,a-
Rsnf Of a free country ID not IL IL Prjlnr,
brt in fbs ka1gr -" But as laws may be
I" bad as well as good, a government
4" of Laws may Be the bea Of all govern
f" ments, or the WORT OF al, tyrannies.
4" But Tom Pam is man Of paradoxi
I" cal hereGes, and confequently of a
bewildered mind. He wrote a book
F." entitled Com5er Segf., and The p,inci
&C pies Of il were an attack upon good
I" fenle but The book s.efcending 70
I" the tomb Of forgetfulnes, and the
+" belt fortune that can a,teod its author.
Z" is quietly % follow its fate. Tom
I" vas not born for imnortlIity"-
See Pain'f feoad httsr 70 fbe beop.E sc fte
United Slater, jfeoad Pargg,aP5.
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20

Not week palTes tha; fome Spanifh.
Du ch o French fhips OF The il do
not pals Cibr ltar inyo tie Metiterra
rean. Whist y i1tcndet? A gutter
has failed from Plymouth AZ al hours
notice with lifpatche for our Admiral
al Gibral'ar- We thiuk Nal IA will not
be given Up till the peace of Europe is
more firmly fetiled ihe off ers whofe
troops are a. Malta have been ordered
q proceed thi,her Immediately and
new Goth rs ha' teen ordercl for thoGc
troops. Il is thought large fleet will
rendezvous here to DC eady for emer.
genciee.
The French are very active in naval
preparations at Toulon.
II is Rated by fomc editors, (but
DOUBTED by others. that two Algerine
harbors are 70 DC ce1ed 10 and fortified
hy Frauce and that orc of thefe potts
is Bona.
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20

Of Ne7o War--We are convinced,
that notw haAnti 3 The bold and IA.
meaiured iPrrit of encroachmctr which
The Fra Con.ul fhovs, he ~ not well
PREPARED for war. He ezpeds TO coa-
qusr oy intimidation, and relies On tba
PuGlaninity cf his opponents. EIe has
found this fucceed, but war would bS
4 dangerous experiment. He could
not expd 10 revive the enShu6afm
WI ch wa 70 formidAble al inRrument.
lie could not pretend that Frznce was
6ghung fo, independence. Would rot
all Frenchmen fee thar 70 Bonaparte's
ichemss they had facrifced their Liber-
ty ana would they hed their blood
IN iu9port " the procl4ma ions Of ST.
Cloud, when one man g. pcyfonally"
tAkes upon him to dictate the republican
Swif and the Imperial Houlc of
AuRria Could he have recour(c 10
revolutionary neans Of finance ?--he
who promifed 70 Be the Grand Paci6
Gator, aud who has given 70 Europe
not peace, but iword Beides, will
he run the nix Of POtting arms into the
hands Of 70 MANY diicoutented officers
The pe@ce has opened the eyes or this
clafs they compare their flender pit
tance, their III difcbarged half pay with
the luxury Of ST Cload and the fplen
dour Of c urt day review Might
not lome of them, perhaps throw them N
ielves upon their fortunz THE prelent
Government has teen made purely
military /; and AL hiaory lhews how
fiu6tuat ng is the favor of an army
BonaFar'e, therefore, has no great in.
duoemen, TO so TO war and prehaps
a fpiriJed and manly remembrance
might lead him 70 4hume, at leaA for
A momen', a tone Of moderation.
Indeed fuch Is the profound diiismula-
ton OF The man, and his power OF be1d.
ing even his own impetuous temper 10
circumstances, that we are afraid re
may tempo,ile with the Emperor IN
order the more certaioly 10 carry into
effect his dedgns againa Switzerltnd.
There are means Of diGJlving confede.
raoies with which he is we'll acquainted,
and we fear, that notwihAandipg paft
experience and pretent events, which 10
itrong'y demon0rate a common Danger,
il would Be difficult 10 elevate men to
the true di8aity Of the occaiion, ard to
make them forget their perfonal inter-
elts and their vulgar politics.
TcuhAint Lowe lures black fervant,
who was lately emoved iiomhis N IT.
ter into different priion, ha., i is fad,
offered to difcovsr 20 the governments
treaiurcs, IN hard money, 70 the amount
Of many millions, which that Chic IN :,
left eonceai-d d among The mourtaius IA
81. Domingo The negro IL The clore
to be lent out Immediately 10 tha! iG-
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-20
ocrosrR az

A fquadron ofmen Of war are equip.
ping at Po5tfnouth with 4 months
prov Iions.--SeveraI packets with dif
patches and fealed orders have lately
departed in fudden manner. Some
hing extraordinary has happened or IS
expected to happen.