Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-18
NEW ORLEANS.

debfed for the g Moniteur de la Louiti-
anal Of the I'd of April, from which IS
taken the following account OF The re-
cepfion ofSCitizen LauGat, Colonial Pre-
feef at tie city of New orleans-The
Confular Arret, defining the powers OF
the captain General, Colonial Prefeet and
Commitfary Of JuGice, clearly proves
Ire ceilon Of the province Of Louhana
by the Kingdom Of Spain TO the French
Republic. Citizen Lauflas, in his caPa-
city of Colonial Ptefett, has Virtually
taken poGetion Of the province. How
far,rhe recent orders OF the court Of Spain
10 reinitate the United States in their
right OF DSpoft at New Orleans, Will
be Iefpeaed by Pretett Lauaat, will ioon
be demonstrated. The Prefect's procla-
nation, which lately appeared in public
prints has alto been received. The trant-
lation of this ranting proclamation, as all
ready publilhed is in Jayaanee perfectly
correct.
BY private CORRESPONDENT we underaand
that the prefets has declared that his
Court had no knowledge Of the oeflgfon
of the port of New Orleans on the con-
trary, had he arrived before this event,
it ihould not have taken place. 1t IS
prefumed that every facility to an AMIGA.
Bile intercourfe with the upper itttlements,
will be extended by the prefea.
IN. r. D. Adv.l
Reception sof CitiSea LAussAr1 Colonial
Pu1sR grtbe French Coloxy Of L6Esf-
ana, at Ne4u Orleans.
Translated from the Supplement- TO the
MomiteNr de Loajfana.
Ntqv O,kans, Saturday I'd 43rl.
The Governor of Louihapa difpatch-
ed his eldef fon, Captain Don Manuel and
NJ. Caldlon, fub- lieutenant, to meet Ci-
tizen Launat, Colonial Prefett. The IN
PENDANT on his part fent, Don Raphael
Ramos, Commnlary Of War, in the CUT
tom Houfe tender. Citizen LauGat, az
eended the riverin the Government Bark,
and entered the city On Saturday la1t, the
10Th of March at q o'clock in The after.
noon. He landed at The Governors IN
der difcharge of the artillery OF the
forts.
The colonial Prefe9 was attended by
bis era, major, the Officers Of the carlton
and Of the place, together with the princi-
al civil and ecclefsitical characters.
From thence the Pretett went to the
houic of NJ. Bernard Marigny, whiohhad
been prepared fer his reception.
Shortly after, the Governor, attended
by s-large retinue waited on him.
On Sunday and for feyeral fuceeeding
days, the prefetf received the Wits of the
public offi5efs and principal inhabitants.
He teitifed, on all occaiions, the deci-
five i5,tension of The French government
70 promote the PROPERTY and happiness
of this colony, TO fuppors good order, 10
maintain in full force the law relpetsing
the condition of individuals, 70 protect re-
ligious wotfhip without any change in its
efablilhment, 10 rsIpet7 every treaty quitb
neigb50uriug po4ue,s, and tocarefully che
rirll with them the ties and ami1y OF conf
dences
He announced that the Captin General
with the troops Of The expedition bad, in
all probability, failed from Batavia, about
the laa of Jan. and that they wouldarrive
in this colony about the middle of April.
He fpoke Of the character and views of
the Captain General in fuch light, as to
render his arrival mott afdsntly expected.
The Colonial Prefed fpent the reft Of
the week in vifring the public edihces
and magazines, and in making. in concert
with the Governor, hepecedary prepa-
rations for the fupport and iodings Of the
expected forces.
The Government and CuGom Houfe
difpatcb boats returned TO the Detour An
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