Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-09
NEW FORK, A9ul 4.
Foreign Intelligence.

ur,. received in London, which announce
the meeting Of The legillasive body CT
tl,e a1f The MoniGeur Of the a3d,
contains an official view CT she pfelcat f
tua,ion OF tie republic, prepared for lhe
leg;1latiye body. This important and
curious pa2er is fgned by Bonapat'c. Il
embraces variety Of objects. Il iases
hat upwards oftwenty tbolfand Freoch
manufacturers, difFesEsd through Europe,
have reformed 10 their REFLECTIVE vocasions
in The republic. Fiat ST. Dqmirgo
haa ttlbmittea, and the author OF lis trcp-
bles was IN the power Of France /: every
thing, III fhort announced the retura ct It's
PROPERTY, when by hoTrid dlieaie, II was
devoted TO renewed calamity sbus the
plague that dilolated the army has new
cealed lis rayages, and the forces that re-
main in the colony, together with thoie
which will lpeedily arrive, cannot iail to
reaorc il to peace and profperiiy.' I hst
g Batavia is gradually regaining pellet
iion OF tie colonies reiofed TO her by
the peace bit @s oag6t aevsr to jotgef,
that France can be II her oay Ike mef
aiefai trirnd, or the mgf dorgeraas raemy."
Ia fpeaking of tie diyihon OF parties n
Engl2nd, it lays, " One has concluded
the peace, and is decidedly inclintd 70
maintain II; while the other his fworn
an implacablc hatred to France hence
ariGs thar huauation in opinions, ana IN
the feDate that attitude which IS at once
pacific ard threatening. As iong as this
consea Of parties continues, there are GER
tain prudential meaiures neceiiary on the
part Of the repub.ic. Fine huuarra theu-
Ianl mty MT and suiN BE ready 10 d.
find and aveags H.
The report that Spain is about to cesie
tire Flosidas to France in confederation OF
Parma and Piacarza being added TO Eiru-
ria, has been revived on The continent
with ;ncrcafed confidence.
The French papers contain copy Of
the new co1fitution grained by Bonsp4Ete,
in the character Of mediator, 20 the peo.
pl. Of Swit4er,art. This confitufion
bears federal character, and aboliihes
many Of the ancient arifocratical prigi-
leges. The can,ons are divided into
three clalIes, VIZ, tie Afiaocratic, the
Democratic, and the New Canfons. The
diet is to aGenble every year, IN one of
the SIX grcat towns, and is to ct for fix
months.
We have extracted the following from
the Loadon Courier OF the II March
Gen. Kol2ioufko, now lives in mod
eft retirement In country houie near Pa
RE. Since the fare Of his native country
was ultimately determined, il feems ao if
he were not the fame man his looks,
formerly pale and fallow, are now fre(h
and heslthy. Ne now enters with gaity
into the enjoyment Ct all the common
plesiurcs Of life. Fie has ccafed 10 carry
the fnuf' box on which was painred Chip
chartered by the form, with the motto,
q Ny poor coun,ry." His friends and
couotrymen at Paris regularly celebrate
the anniversary of his birth day.
On the 10th ult. as the Acaho frigatc
was coming TO Porifmoutll, from Lcith,
lhe was driven BY adverfe winds on the
French coat, when fhe truck on tie
FleGlill Rocks, and afterwards dropped
anchor; boat was hoihed out with lieu
tenant Galway, ybe msfer, and eight men,
70 make toundings, whco he uptet, and
every foul periihed The fhip arrived at
Portfmoush, On Taarlday, without the
leaf damage.
The 6,f part Of the French civil code
was prelented to the legislative saemb!y
BY three of The government orators or the
z3d ult. Por ais. il long ipeech on
the afembly, developed The motives and
explained the principles Of il. Theprin-
cipa pcyfons who f1cceisfally oppoled it
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