The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-05-28

Five thoutand French troops, &C
cordine 70 our letters ofyclterday, from,
Holland, have within few days march
ed INTO Brcda, but FOR what Purpole was
unknown, there is nearly an equal force
1t Bois-le Duc, and other corps are adj
vancing 70 the Dutch frontiers.
The letters received from Paris YET.
tcrday, were of q watlikc complexion
bul We have NOT heard that they con.
tanned any frelh matter 70 warrant the
impre1ion.
The rranport board is about TO con
tract for fonle yellels, not 10 exceed liz
fall for the purpoie, as was yetterda,
Gated, Of carrying provifions to The Me-
direrrahean.
The Monitcur fill remains In tota
lilence with rcfpea to the negotiation
bur the French funds have experience
Comfortable depreliion: on the zeth,
they were at 81. 90.
Government intends immediately &c
ayail icielt OF rho gallant and patriotic
iersice of :ae volunteer aiiociarion, and
is now engaged IN mealurea for thei:
general aiicmbleG7enr.
While prince William, of Cloucet5cr
was at Stoclhoims he was lnvlsed by
the king Co private dinnCv. and charc-
Cd 70 1>ke the Britlth miniltci eRlth him
the circumstance reached the kno ~lcdge
OF che French prefidenr, and was by h'1
rsPreiented 70 his court as a neafurc al
political intrigue: hottie to the insercit
OF the republic. Bonapafte, whclc i'm
prudence in che cabinct, forms hronq
contralt with lis diicrerion in the field,
took location the drlt rilnc the Swediih
aToAh1doF vent 70 court, 70 aidrcis
aim TO the following effect: : So, your
matter has. entertained at dinner, the
Bfluth mlailter, without inviting the re
preventative # France: he ih0uld re-
member, tia, he pofftl1es only rank
IN iiie third clAfs ot ,he powers OF E.u-
toPc, and lllouid beware how he excites
Ihc relensment of the great nation
Eighty families Of difinaion and
property are faid to be emigrating from
one canton only OF Switz crland to North
Amcric2. 4 glorious proof this Of the
beneficial mediation OF the grand paciG-
catoE. 1t VIII at lcatt, however, have
the sffece offending &, many more enc
mics 20 French politics, where, by This
nation, they are mott wanted: good
ever cnus comes Our Of evil.
I" We are f!i withour the means fer
s,iimaling she PROBABLE refulr Of the
penting negotiation. The trcgscy ob-
lcEved by governments on rho occali on,
Is as rigid as ii is crcditablc. A.ll thar
we can colleGt is, rhac our cabinet are
unanimous in che opinion thar this is ct,c
m4lt tay >rable period for war, provided
SheY cannot obtain ample itcurity for
fhe PreierYation Of peace. HosAfaf Boz
n2Psrtc has been warranted in ancicipar-
sng nothing bur concc,iinn, forbearencc
and merton from our min;jters, We viii
not pretend so determine; but il is ycrv
obvious, ehat he has been egregiouag
disappointed in his expectation, rhat he
lss INDUCED in nenaces in the midi Of
TciS'iyc impotenCy, and wanronly given
PfoYoeafion ~ "2rs without the means
.or carrying II or. The finances Of
FRANCE are in The mott wrerched fate !;
the artiflce Of neutrality-suspicious. NAV
dl!gulfe the fact from rhole who are
denied the liberty of diicufion or en-
curry bur It is known, NUT he felt,
end mutt influence the conduct of the
government. The eaxcs IN France are
carried almo3 beyond the capacity of
tae country 70 dilcharge yet fill they
arc Inadequate TO the wants of the fate
Not only is the revenuc Of the fubjecc
ilaoie 10 neavy inpofs, bur his h3ck,
furniture, and properly in general arc
rnarINt zen r1rr cnnr % E1rt, ..n.-..-. 1