Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-04-30
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warded from brigade TO brigade, Ill they reach
the refpcttive ports. t
That 8onapar,e may have been /, uiI,y oi
grofs infalt and ootrages 20 oar government is
highly probable. /, il f4id he ,nsas on having
Commefcial Agents a, all our great naval ports.
It this be true. Minifers Will have the thspk,
and fappor of toe eoantry, for rehniog him,
iet the confcqaeoces be uhs, they may. On
this fabiett aganse caincideuce OF eI. ca xRsn-
ces now prclent thenleNes. s.-Some weeks ago
We mentioned, that one fsvelct, an officer OF
engineers, aud brother to Bsnaparte's Secretary,
had aationei himfelf as Commercial Commidi-
cner at Dublin. By our Dover let,er we 6nd.
,bi, very man is at that place on his way to
Paris. Ii ia not generally known, but it is a
tact, thar government have diicovered printed
sddreiiss from Arthur OsConnor, nov eircula,-
ing in ireland. in which he expls;us and juai-
iics his conduit, aud confidently fpeaks OF eman-
cipsting his country. General Decaen has juh
reviewed az Brea an army faid TO be defined tor
the EaR- Indies. The Kings meGage declares
France has large srmatnenIs in her ports ayow.
edly for her colonies. but fulpcetcd of being de-
hgned 20 invade this country Tor Ireland which
is the iame.) Thsls fAtts need no comment.
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LoKDoN, MAscH "a.
THERE have been no arrivals from France
for the.e two days. But indeed il is cot pro-
bable tina, any snfwer will be received from the
French government 20 the di(patch that mutt
have been feut off when tha prefent srmamenis
were refolved upon. ill TO- morrow or Wednef.
day. While the prcient uncertainty refpettag
peace or zpzr continues, it 10 evident that ihc
preparations already ordered muit be pur!uea
with noabated vigour. Ia the departments,
both OF the army and navy, the greatsa exer-
tions are uitd.
The Funds on Saturday did NOT dilcover
any additional confidence in ,hc hopes Of peace.
The Three per Gents. lcft off at 63&-Omnium
atI4.
From Mr.. Pitt having obtained leave of
ablcencc from the Houie Of Commons, his
friends have ver. faint hopes OF ieeing him loon
in place.
Bcides Lord Melton TO commend one Of the
9eets of obiervslion, and Lord. Keith another
ileet Of ohierya lon in the North Sea-, Lord
Gardner. il 10 fJid is to take command oi the
Channel feet. IL 10 reported aiio, thar the
whole oppohtc line Of the French coat will be
blookaded by numerou, tquadTons Of frigstes
and gun boa's, under the Gitibet commands Of
Sir Edward pelIew and Sir Sidney Smith. Sir
sues Saumsiez il 10 be on the Downs astion,
and Admiral Thornborough on the More and
Shrerneis.
Ten fail of the line and fxteen frisa,es viii
be ready in q few days tor commiiIisn. OrdeIs
have been iliusd by the Board Admiralty Tor the
equipment Of twenty Of the brgea aud isif,ef
falling gun veGels.
Il is confidently reported that Earl 81. Vim
cents IL TO retire from the oihcc al Fra Iosd Of
the Admiralty. and Lord Melville is to be ap.
pointed.
Letters are preparing az the War Office, in
fcme degree iinilar to thotc already iiiued from
Lord Hobart's Office, requiring the Lord Lieu
tenants OF Counties to make the necsllary ar
,angemenu for the early attending the mi!irs
IL is mentioned thar third part only Of theie
corps is TO be called out.
The hali-pay officers in England and Ire
land have been o'deIed 10 make a return Of their
particular places OF rcfdence within one month
otherwiIe their NAMES to be eraied from the lift.
IMPRESSMENTS.
Our Plymooth lrttc,s Aa,e, that the Ad-
mi,ai,y mefengcr with the iInprefs warrants,
arrived there ir thirty hoors. immediately az.
ter they were received, the Golfers and other
ihips were bos fdcd. and great number Of prime
hands Obtained. Lsndmcn Of all defc,iptions
wefe ALTO prtfed. Four hundred rnea were
picked up in one night. One p'eGs,ng entered
the Dock Theatre and cleared the whole gallery,
except the women. Two frigates failed on
1huriaay night from Poufinouth, Tor Cork
and Guern.ey, TO procure feaneo. The Vrne-
rsbic, Of u guns, and Hydra friga,e were to
90 out Of Portfmou,h harbor TO. day.
Daring the Preis on the River, great
number Of Americas fcam-n have been taken /;
in coufequcnce, the Conful of the U. 5. rel6cnf
in London. has had a long interview with the
Lords of the Admiralty, when al thofe Seamcn,
who could produce atisfassory tcaimonials Of
their being Citizens Of Amyiea, were ordered
to be difcharged,
SwITzfRLAxD.-In the Houle of Lords
on the nth ina. Lord Mimic rofs to remind
the Houie that, previous to the late recefs, he
had given notice Of his intention on 40 early day
afseg the Houfe fhould meet sgsin, 20 bring
forward motion for papers, which would ob-
lise Miniacrs TO give the Houfe fone infofma.
tion, as TO what had paiied betweea his Mseay
and the French Government relative soSwi,zcv-
land. He had waited hitherto in expectation
thar fome new lishu would be thrown on the
(ubjed but what had pai!ed wi,hia thcic few
days, was Of 70 truly important nature, thar
il ought to abforb all other con6derstions.