Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-04-19
LITE FROM cUbDALOUPE.

OaPt. L1uoUell, VINO arrived here ldlt night
from Gpadaloupe, failed from thence The 18th
March. Atthat date, the French fleet from
France had not arrived, bur it was daily exped
ed.
The inhabitants Of Gaadaloupe had been az
priced Of the recent operations Of the Frencl. AZ
nay at ST. Domingo, which had excited oontid-
cradle alarm. TIE mulatto Gen. PelaQe. had
ihDed Proclamation, requiring all the inhab.
itants ct the Iland, to be under arms, and rea
dy AZ moments warning 10 oppole the landing
Of the French troops he hgni6es bis determin
alton, to lole the lat drop Of bis blood before he
would furrender the I1and. Pelage, notw nh
tanding this threat, appears dehrous of "a
elhcatioo, By bis iaying, tha,, if the preleRt evil
and military officers Of the Hand, were r1inGat-
ed in their commands, he would content % re-
ceve Commander 10 Chief from France, and
be fubje6 70 the laws Of the Republic.
The latea accounts from Walhingtc7 inform
Us ofthe changes about TO be MADE in the Bank
rupt a9--that he President is to have the ap
pointment of not lsf, than three, nor more than
twelve, Comidioners Of Bankruptcy in each Gate
this power is to be taken from the diltrd
judges who without doubt, n,yG know the per,
ions well TO whom they entru& the inportan,
authority condded to theie commiaioners, in
order to enlarge executive patronage TO which the
patriotic Giles and Rlodolph are fuch erot;1sJ
enemies and TO be gven TO the Prefdent in
other words, TO his little unto of advilers in
each Rate. There is no ambition, no Thrift Of
power in this, fay the democrats-it Is nothing
more thana laudable dedre to promote BE inter
eF Of lis O9S1 " SECT"
Colonel Touf4rd (fays the Wilmington Fed
eralR) commandant Of one Of the regiments,
and infpeetor of artillery at Wef point, BY the
new military arrangement is left out Of the lil,
and the I'd major, Conltant Freeman, promoted
to the ofice-which the law feemed to have had
in contemplation for one Of the two lieutenant
colonies.
Col. Toufard came 70 this country from
trarce at the beginning Of the revolution, and
ferved in the American army with zeal and a.
bility during the greater part of the war and
LOT an arm in the iervcica at Sullivan's retreat,
in Rhode Hland-but who (alas fatal to him
enjoyed the !riendaip, eaeem aud confidence Of
Cen, Wilmington.
We learn By gentleman from Virginia, that the
yin 81 W Nhlleh dbu Aldfys ~ W luautDuTgs Is
completely broken up, and the fyftem Of Education
there, for the preent at Leaf, entirely discontinued.
" The circumstances of this extraordinary affair,
arc as follows 10 Conieqnence Of difference be
tween two of the audents, Mr. Lee, of Norfolk.
and a Mr.. Yates, of Frsderickiburg, duel was
fought, IN which the latter was wounded For this
groiS violation OF the rules ofthe College, they were
both expelled; whichfo enrsged the rea cfthe Col
legians, that they attended,; went to the church,
broke and Destroyed all the windows, cut down
the Pulpit, tore out all the leaves of the bible and
gavethem to the wnd-Afrom thence they proceed
Cd to the houic Of Judge Tucker, twhofe opinions
have OF late been 10 often quoted 10 Congreis) pro
teilor OF law 10 the uniyerity, broke al his win.
dowstp eted his houfe abufrd him and then each re-
paired 10 bis own home. The Judge il is faid. has
rehgned his Office of Protector, in confeuuence o
the outrage, and thus dies one oflhe oldrR AMI
wealthiet ieninarits Of learning 10 the Uoited
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