Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-06-25

and mas moreover in,imaSei that gse4, p0li;i
ca! change j, at hand.
May s.
This morning the following letter was re-
ce;vcd by the Rgh, Hon. the Lord Miyor. of
which h. Immediately. with becoming zeal, f-nt
copies TO LIsyl's Coffee Houf: aad The Stocks
Of Exchange.
70 tie Right Han. the Lcrl Mayor.
"Dasvaiag- Street. qbxyagy usrurg,
rigbf s'eisek, Nay S, 1893.
" Lord HsSkcA lry preirnn his compli-
ments 10 the Lord Mayor, and has the honor
10 acqnalns M. Losdh'p. thar the negotiation
betSeen this country and the French Republic
is brought 20 an anicsble concluGon."
The joyful intelligence fpread through this
large city. with the raPdity OF lighting. and it
10 impoiiiJ.e to dcfcrib: th. denominations OF
fatis.attion and JOY which were every where ex-
preAed, though many affected TO fear that the
honor Of the nation had been compromised, and
no little degree of ingenuity was exerted to fad
out the terms that had been agreed upon be.
tween the two governnsnts for terminating the
differences that mad taken place.
Al the Stock Exchange ,he effed was fuch
as might have been expected from iuch pesing
intelligence. The per cent. Coniols opened
At 6S, roic rapidly to u 3, and we're fi!l lock.
ing op. when 4 MeGage cane from the Trea-
facy TO the Lord Mayor, between twelve and
one O'Clock, to acqusint him that the former
letter was an impxAtnt F~gev!
1t is irnpofiibie to deicIibe the leniation
produced by this notice; the Stocks inaantly
tanbled 10 IS, 6s !, and the panic was fuch.
tha, they would certainly have gone lover, had
it not been thought adgifsab!e to cloie up the
Stock Exchange, which was accordingly done
4. O'Clock, ,ioaead of waiting 'l the uiual hour.
The Committee OF the Stock Exchange al
Enbled as foon as they received the Lord
Mayors communication. Several Of the bro.
kers went over TO the MsnGon horfe to confult
with his Lordihip upon the b.t mean. OF trac.
ing the forgery. He !hewed them the letter,
with Lord Hawkeibury's zeal by what means
il was procured has not ye, been aiceItained.
The Stock Exchange Committee have, we
under.iand, declared that all Bargains made
iinSe the impoition was pfat'iied fhall be void.
Government, anxious 10 prevent the pub.
lie from being impofed on, i'fantly fent no.
tices TO ,hcie quarters nSG likely 20 give the
contradiction quick and extcnGse circulation.
Copies Of the folio wing were ient to the Editors
OF the different ne Vipapers.
"7ns)sy, Nay s-OneSeloei.
Sir, have to sc9uaint you. that the
MeDage Which wss fuppofed TO have been fent
,hi. morning ffca Lord Hawkeibury TO the
Lord Mayor, Ratiug, that the negotiation,
with France had terminated amicabiy, was a
fabrication, and totally dellituts of truth.
]. SARGENT"
The Proprictors of the Stock Exchanec
have Offered reward of soool. for apPrehend-
ing the author OF this forgery.
BELFAST. May 10.
BeJaR Ne7Vs Letter .5see, May Iotb o 4. M.
We it6p the preis to fate the arrival OF the
London papers of Friday LAT MAY 6,h) In a
lecond edition Of the Courier we find the fol-
lowing moR important, though noA unwclcomc
intelligence
Hsxk Of Common, quarter before fve o'clsek.
Mr.. Add;ag,os has ioi. declared to the
Houfe, that ne expect, Lord Whit~orth in this
country very fpeedly, and that General Au.
dreoiii has applied ,hi, morning for paGports for
his return. Al the fame time Ms. Addins,on fat
ed, thar the official communication could not be
made TO this ffosle ill his Lofdihips arrival in
this country. He then moved that the Houfe
AZ its riGng Mould adjourn TO Monday.
Mr.. Fox OBJECTED TO this motion--he
thu sht uodcr the circumaances Of the country,
the Houie ought 10 meet to-morrow.
Lord Hsakeibury could not conceive that
any injury would arife from she delay propofed.
Mr.. Grey moved an Amendment, " That
the Houie (hould only adjouru ill tomorrow.
inResd of Monday.
MIR. Canning lupported Mr.. Grey's amend
meDt.
The Houfc i, aill Citing, and there IL like
ly 10 he a di.i6on.
The Funds, Friday morning, experienced
gres, fluctuations. They opened a, 63, rofe to
IS, fell back to g. and a, IL o'clock were as
low as 6it
Every means is taken TO difcovcr the au.
thor OF the furged letter fent to the Mayor on
Thuffday and the SSu mentions report that
the perfos who had committed the fraud had
been difcovercd, and the zeal found upon him.
Nvxu YopK Tone