Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-25

among the American merchants there,
who had expedited an express by the Char
lorte to bring copy of the order fer the
information Of government, and of our
merchants generally. II was even doubt
ful whether goods depohted would be fuf.
eered TO be exported in American bottoms,
but fugar had poGtively been prohibited.
bah. Pap
Fran t5e L0udm Courier ~ C9o5er Z.
The troops Of the Helvetic republic have
been defeated under the walls of Berne.
A Convention was entered INTO on the
18th ult. between the govr't Of that re-
public and the troops of The oppofteparty,
in which It was agreed by the latter, that
the powers competing, and employed IN
der the former, together with the troops
of the government, lhould be allowed to
leave Berne unmoleited, ard retire TO
Lauianne. The minilters from foreigl
powers TO the ielyetic Republic are 10 re-
main under the guarantee Of he rights OF
nations, and to be furnIhaed with fdcili
ties to proceed wherever they may judge
it fuitable. Hoitsges were leciprocaIly
given for the due performance of the ar
ticies Of the convention.
The Helvetic government, with the
French minilter, arrived at Laufanne on
the 10th ult. The HeIvetic troops are to
anemble at Morut, Payerne, and the en-
vroDs. Orders are given 70 Iaife a COM
pany of Volunteers in each diaritt, and to
bring into iervice all the artillery and a
company of dragons.
The towns of Arau and SoIeure have
been taken poGsilion of by the infurgents.
Previous TO the capitulation OF Berne
Citizen Vernisc, the French minitter,
wifhSd to qait that city, and return TO
Paris; but at the in6ance Of feyeral mem
bers CT the government, he conlented 10
remainin Switzerland.
1t is fated in letter from Bale; that
the French government has detached
1900 mea to feaors tranquility in Swift
zerland.
Our private correspondence from Paris,
has, this day, enabled Us to remedy, BY
communication of fone importance, the
deficiencies of the French papers, which
are again nearly Glent, as TO events paa
ing in France. A confpiracy of an ex-
tenGve nature, and which though f0pprefl
ed, would excite comfortable alarm, ii
the government did not aImof diiayow
the knowledge oft, has been diicoyered
at Rennes, the former capitol Of Bfltanny.
The new Prefe6t of thar city and IFS de
partment, was, it feems, informed, foon
after his arrival, that jacobin pot, for
the reGoration ofthe contribution of 1895,
was in exifence; and that moi, as might
be fuppoied, amonga few obicure, or
prolcribed individuals, but amonge per-
fons in coniiderable fatiops-the com
mander OF the CARLTON of the place and
ieveral Of his officers. According to our
correspondent, this magiarate had the ac-
curacy of the information, Immediately
proved to him, when he ordered the con-
mandant of the Gendarmerie to arreR the
commanaant of the garrifon, the former
refuing TO obey him. He was then re-
duced to the necelii,y of trying the 6de-
lity of thewhole garrifon at a general pa
rade; and even there his orders were re-
ceiyed with heGtation, and even with a
repetition Of the refufal. The troops,
however, beginning to divide into parties,
and a majority probably appearing for the
representative of the Firlt Conful, the com.
mandant was at length arseaed, and is
now in the temple at Paris.
Such are the circumstances, as they have
reached our correspondent. Whether II
be that they hould be conGdered, chiefly,
as an exaggerarion of iome diilention tc-
tween the officers of the garrifon OF Rennis
or that the French government do not
choofe to have the public occupied with