Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-27
DortIano.
MoNDAr, DECEMBER ~, 1902.


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C0dgrsf.-A quorum Of the Senate
did not attend until Monday, The r2th
init The Preident's communication
was expeaed to be made the uext dav.
1t will probably perceived here this
evening.
Frenab W5a-lndies.-By arrivals at
this port lait week, report of the death
of Cen lie Clsre, the French comman-
der, was received. But nor receiving
.lt as authentic We did not give i
Publicity.--We have Gnce received the
following particulars by the arrival
OF the Olivia. at Newyork, in 16 days
from Cape Francois.
That all the ports on the north
fide OF The inand, except the Cape had
been evacuated by the French troops
and that all the ports on tie wet fide,
except Port.au Prince and St. Marks,
had alio been evacua,ed-moR of the
French troops being concentrated az the
Cape
That the Cape was attacked by the
Brigands on the I4th, and again on
the 10Th of October, when they took
Pohsilion of all the outer forts-and it
was fupPofed would finally fucceed in
reconquering tie iiland.
That Gen. DeGaIines was killed in
the attack on St. Marks, aud that all
the other Black Generals had gone over
and joined the Brigands.
That on the Cd Of Nov. GENERAL
lie CLERC BREATHED HIS
LAST-she next day his body was
embalmed, and put on board the Swift,
iure, OF "a guns; and, on the 9th, failed
tor France, under mott tremendous
diicharge Of cannon from the fhips Of
war in port, cohGaing Of two 50 gun
fhiPs, two 74's, three Frigates, two cor
vettes, and ieveral others.
That General Roachambeau had fuc.
ceeded LIE Clerc and, when the Olivia
came out, Jaw "a beating up for The
Cape, having the iucceaor Of Gen. lie
Clerc on board and,
That from the 18Th to the goth of
October, the aench arifng from the
dead bodies in the berbor Of the Cape
was inconceivabiy great, there having
been hundreds of blacks 6eltroyed BY
throwing them into the iea from on
board of veaels.
Here let the reader panfe--and his
Imagination will not require the aid Of
delcription TO give him an idea Of the
diitreled Situation Of this illfatedilAnd."
From Wayq5izgton, Dee. 10 -" Quo.
runs of both Houfes have not yel af.
fembled.-Only thirteen Senator's are
in town aud leventeen are neceGary to
form quorum of that body. When
we iball receive the PreGdent's fpeech,
or nedage, the Lord only knows. Had
this delay of the deliberations Of the
Councils Of the Union taken place dur
ing the Federal Administrations, the
democrats from Dan TO Besylbc6a would
have rung their peals on the ibamsfal
iHaTentiu 10 TIE concerns Of Psepks, ard
tie Pr9figate 1Oafe of fabHc money The
Aurora would have filled columns Of
fuch calculations as thefe-Sixty fvs
Members Of the Houfe and TzO-lUe
Members of the Senate fitting idle for
five days at Six D1Rars per day ;-and
receiving the Ens,m0us Jun Of tyo tb0af
and three hundred and ten d5l2.zr5 of the
the Peoples money and all for moth
ing the delay would be charged to the
administration and all the retailers on
the continent would have dealt out the
charge.-Now, forlooth, becauie demo
Gratis are in power, nothing will Be iaid
Of the inattention or exPenfe; and will
not be, if Congrefs fhould not get to
bufinels for fortnight to come
g The cannon at the Navy Yard
have been loaded and primed for near
II week, TO echo the neaage 70 the
fkies. Should the democrats delay
much longer, the s' more or lefs" Sec.
retary will have to apply for psejfe
abbrspyiati0n to cover the expenditure of
port fire" ."--Ceatiael.
Gener0l 81. Clar.-This veteran has