Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-04-30
MARCH II.

xfternoon; the one for encouraging ieamen snd
hudInen 70 enteE thenfeivcs on board his Ma
ieay's lhips of war and the Other fos recalling
And prohibiting ieanen GOn tcrvias foreign
Prince. States, and fer grating rewards Tor
discovering fuch ieanea ~ iha!I conceal them
islyes.
Lord Gardner, Sir Sidney Smith. and Sir
Edward Pe!lew, were among the naval officers
OF difinttion, Vho attended nj the Admiralty
Office, on Wedneidsy and yeaeriAy, to tender
their feFvices IN cafe " iupture; and sheif
example has been initiated nv upwards OF three
heuired nava ofcsfs Of different rank,, from
shat of Poit Captains 10 SaTraat offcers.
Inlttueiions have been prepared, and win
be fens of with all Pofioie dii9 PATCH tor our
foreign poiiciiions'
Yesterday We received Paris papes 70 the
9Th inR. The Lrench funds have faffesed
depfrGon, out not IN proportion TO the tall IN
ours.
PARLIAMENT.
In the courfe OF the debs'e. laa night in
the Hopie OF Commons, nothing VAS TO DC
oplerved bur the fame y60dss Of opinion which
prevailed ghe former dilc0hion on the fame
inbietf. The ispguasr OF the MiniRef was
uniforG, aud confident. He trongly exprea
ed his win Tor peace, and ms hopes, that the
laft extrc mites might fill ne ayoidsd; but de-
clarsd his rcioluiion never to purchaie peace
by hnmalon, or any injurious concelion'.
Mr.. Fox Appeared TO be ie{s devoted than be-
fore to peace, upon smof aay terms; and
after takng 4 comoIcheo6ve viex Of the con-
fitutiJnai part of the iuDjeet, di,plays the na-
val and military powers of The conntry IN the
mott favourable and encouraging light; but
at the ,ame riae he deprecated war, which,
il attended with the moft glaIious snd unia.
terrup,ed faecefs, he mott fill conider as oae
of the greateit ca!ami,ies that cooid beial thin
eountry. In the eouric Of the debate, no
clue whatever vas given to the nation Of the
negotiations now pending between this coun-
try and France. Mr.. Den, moved an aog-
fncnration of fcamcu aud marines To 7S,coo
inaead Of 10, ,ooo; bus the Houie acqaieiced
in the more moderate propofal Of thc Minia:r.
Independently of the vaR numbers Of fea-
.-nen. every where Obtained by means OF the
Impress, We are happy 60 iind, that vciantees
who have already enIercd, arc beyond all for
mer example nunetous.
A fyAem. which has long been digeaed,
has been completely prepared. for arming the
country from one end Of il to the other. We
do not iuppcie that his MajeRy's MiaiGeri will
feel it nrceiiary to carry il ioto execution immc.
diarey. having 70 large difpoieable force a,
their command. Brr we pndcrasnd thar tho
nature oG ,his fyGem is fsch, tina, very fhort
ceriod only will be ucceiIa,y to make the whole
country an armed nation.
Miuiftrs without ating with unbccoming
precipitation OF 70 important an occaiion, have
vaf,
the Iubiett Their uifimaiax, we are ahared
from qparter OF the fra refpettability was isnt
Of for Paris on Wednesday evening. ihortly at
Ter the unanimons vote OF Parliament was OBJ
tanned in favor of their fpirited determination.
In ,ae courGe Of the next week. therefore, the
grand qneAion Of peace or war bids tair 10 &c
.fua'iy decided.
On Wedrcidsy, one Kings medengcr. and
two fcregn neGengefs failed, though 1t blew
gale os gind. Another King'a medenger failed
on Thu'fday. Two packets arrived io the
afternoon, bringing Mr.. Efworth. A French
courier arrived with difpatches for General An
dfecai. M. Favelet, one Of the French Com
mercial Commiaioncrs, failed from Dover YET
serday with difpstcbes from the French Ambai.
{ador. Two couriets arrived az the Ambada-
doris houfe yefferday morning.
IL 10 very fortunate cireumitances tnat
various cauiss have delayed the falling OF the
French fquadrons in the ports OF Helvoetauys
and Dunkirk. The LouiGana expedition has
been delayed, fra, by the failure Of houfe at
Pasi.. which had tho contract for iupplying it
O. with neceirsries, aud f.coodly by the frof which
Iet in with great feverity in Holland.
The French feem to be adopting every
r.afure for iucreaGng their naval force. Large
fall. Of timber have been ordered in the great
foreft Of Soignc,; the timber 10 to be fent to
RfeR, Havre, Dunkirk, and l. Orient.
The government has iaaed an arrete tor re-
siaerias anew all nip carpenters. csulken. fail
makes, rope. makers. &c. re6dent at the differ
ent port,, and not already entered on the regi-
fer Tor fsilou. When requiGtion Is made for
their fcrsice,, it is to be regulated BY the iaw'
of ,he zsth of Oaober, 1896. Blackfmishs.
baker, and houfe-carpenters, are al!o to obey
ihe requiGtion Of the Admipiarators of the Ma
1ioe, fhosld their fuvice, be thought necsaary.