Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-08


are numbered from No. TO "a. It's a
voluminious qualification, and would oeca-
py too much room to be Inherited entire IN
this paper.
The flf part Of the correspondence re-
lates 10 the difatisfaeiion OF the French
Government, at the reception Of the French
Princes and ci-devant Biibops at the Eag
Iiflcours and requeit that they might
be removed our of che country. The
Britih IN reply fays, that as long as they
hold a conduct conformahly to the laws,
his majeffy would feel il inconflacnt with
his dignity, with his honor and the laws
Of hoipitaIity, 10 refuic them an afyluin.
The next iubjeet of complaint, IS the
iibeIlous publications in the Engiifh news
papers by Goblet and others, and by Pei
tier who was lately tried and found gull
~ by jury Of London, for libel on the
French Government. InrepIy it is faid,
thar the publications in the newspapers
were Unauthorized BY the governm ;nt;that
a libellous paragraph had appeared in The
Monitcur. The official paper Of the French
government charging the Eogliih go
vernment with encouraging thoic publica-
fions.
The next fubjea relates TO the inter
ference OF the French government in the
affairs of Switzerland, which excited rhe
lively inferea ofthe Englifh government;
Of Col. Sebaaiani's milton to Egypt and
Of the evacuation Of Malta. After which
an interefing correspondence commences
between Lord Whitworth and his court
in which are detailed ieveral very inter
citing conversations between lord Whit
worth, Bonaparte and Tallcyrand.
In dilpatch No. So, from Lord Whit
worth 10 lord Hswkefbury, dated the
zia Of February 1865, he informs his
lordihip that he received note from the
Fira Conful, informing that he wiihed to
conver!e with him. The conversation
LATED upwards oftwo hours. During this
interview Bonaparte faid=
I" He enumerated the ieveral provoca-
tions which he pretended to have received
from England. He placed in the frf
line our not evacuating Malta and Alex
andria as we were bound to do by treaty.
In this he faid, that no confederation on
earth fhould make him Iacquiefce and Of
the two be lad rather fee US in pcGeflion
of the Fauxbonrg ST. Antoine than Nal.
sa.x NM He acknowledged, that the irrita
ton he felt againlf England increafsd dai.
Iy, becaufe every wind { make ufe as
much as can of his own ideas and ex-
preaions) which blew from England bro't
nothing but enmity and hatred againf
me-"
He now went back toEgype, and told
me, that if he had felt the fmalleft incli-
nation TO take poHsGion of it by force, he
might have done ii month ago, by
Tending $4,000 men TO Aboukir, who
would have pofeiIed themieives Of the
whole country in defiance of the four
shoufand Britifn in Alexandria. That
inRead Of that gsrrifon being means CT
protecting Egypt, it was only furniling
him with ptetence for invading it. This
be Aould not do, qUbafevey might be BIS
4e}G,e to haze It as Coloay, 6eea2Ie be
did not think it ruortb the y5@ IF 1Oa,,
in 4vbieb be migbt, perhaps, beemfdersd
as tie aggys0sy, and BY qobieb be y6oala
fofe mo,e than be could gain, jfuee, /eoaey
Of later, Egypt rvaua 6<loxg 70 France
either By tie falling to pieces Of The 7ay~
kj6 Empire, or BY fare arrangement zuit6
The Porte.
Gas proof Of his de6re to maintain
Peace, he wilhed to know whathe had to
gain by going to War with England.
A deficient was the only means of offence
he had and that he was determined to at
tempt, by putting himfclf at the head Of
the expedition. But how could it be fup-
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