Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-16
NEW. YORK, April 10.

LIBERTY EQUALITY
Es.ra7 from tie Delibsratiors etstbe Mn
meipGl Atmirieratioa ettke Cape.
Sitting OF the 9th Piuvioet5sh Feb.
oh year Of the Freneh Republic.
The Mayor spened tbe Sitting.
The news OF the igning.of the prelimi-
naries of peace between France and the
maritime powers, as difufed through TIE
colony by means of the Anefitan papers.
Il was announced that a ~ ,adion was. TO
be difpatched by the mother country TO St.
Domingo. The minds Of the inhabitants
were agltated, and fome di!quietudes en-
t-rtained reipeeting the manner ofTeception
By the chiefs. Touhaint Loaser,are, by
proclamation dated the II Frimare ti7th
December) cndeavored to trsnqailize the
publi:, AMI to allay every fear. To this
eGe&t, the proclamation exprelled ienti-
ments OF flbIniiIon and obedience TO the,
hishet authority, that Of France and
ieemed to prei-rib. the obligation of re-
ceiving the orders and ENJOYS Of the
French government with refpect and hlial
piety.
The lait rhrafe Of the proclamation
jeemed indeed to con,radia the preceding,
and prelent fo.ne exprcllions particularly
in the appeal TO TIC io!diers) capable Of
exciting doubts of the Gncerity of his de-
votion bur the inhabitants, naturally
confident, not fufp;cious Of any prefay,
as they harborei none in their own bofoms,
and intereted ia te.eyirg the ruth OF this
declaration, delivered themfelves ~ to
the JOY Of receiving their brethren and
friends. Chriitophe, commander in chief
of the neighborhood of the Cage, partici-
pated in the general fatisfaaion, and an
nounced the difpoftion to receive the
French and to entertain them with feafs.
On Monday the 18th Pluvoile, 10th
year, two merchantmen, ere ofwhlth
came from Guadalupe, and the other
from Bordeaux, anchored III the road OF
the Cape, and announced that they had
palle,l through the c2iIt Of the ieuadrcn,
which they had left in the bay Of Man.
chenille, ana which would arrive the
next day at the CAPE.
This news which was Immediately i'm
parted to Ch.iaophe, appeared to give
him pleaiure, and he fald that ne could not
do Better than receive the French who
were coming.
The next day, the 18th, he fquadron
was deferred at break OF day, making
prepare ions to enter.
Towards moon, the cutter ient into the
road experienced diti>ulSy little expect
ed Fort Pi,oies fssd two gins at ii,
ore charged With ball, which compelled
the cutter TO tack and geconncisre. Having
entered the read, it moored anoagd ,he
merchantmen always communicating by
fgnals its petition 70 TIC admiral.
As loon as il came TO anchor, an officer
ofthe tort came on beard, ard returned
aihore to take orders from tie comma1dsn;,
Barada, who Immediately ient guard on
board TIE cutter, which The captain would
NOT receive. This guard was placed on
board the neig hhoring ysaels, with orders
TO prevent every communication with the
ihore.
At one O'Clock P. M. an aid-dc-camp
OF the admiral, commander in chief of the
fluadron, was ient aihors, and carried to
Chriiiophe the proclamation of the French
government with thar Of the general in
Chief lie Clerc, captaia, general of The CO.
lony, both written in French an0 Creole,
maniftaing the deire OF confo.ida;ing the
happi,eis and liberty Of the colony, Of
granting protection TO commerce, ofreviv-
ing cultivation; and, moreover, letter
demanding the furgender OF the forts Pr
acoiet, "a Mt Jti-ph and Bela;r.
Chrittcphe received the aid-de-camp
with infinite hsuteur, and promptly an.
fwered with the moe formal refuial, to
acknowledge in theie orders The authority
OF France, or ia oteg it.
After mature delibeTasicn, it was reio!v-
cd thas petition thouii be p-efsnted &c
him, in which they Nl0uid recall, Ia. the
fervices already rendered by hsm TO the
inhabitants OF the cape, in m,tehiog them
from death the beginning o, sBgumalre
lait IA, They pTesented ~ him the in
tens;ons of France relative TO the coIoay