Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-01-28
Lateit News from Europe.
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PARIS, NOV.

Ntn TIC 2Itii, OH TIC NioHioio'Su ~Au-
thorities waited on the Firft confu1, TO
folicit him not to rifk his perfon in The
expedition againR England. The Orators
OF the Senate, and Tribunafe, in vain at
tempted to fpsak.. Their agitation over
come them. NJ. De Jancourt, incapable
of giving exprefion to his feelings, threw
himfelf at the feet Of the Conful, and ex-
tended his arms.-Buonapar:e fprang for
ward, end folded him in his arms.-A
n,isture of prayers, tears, and embraces
l'ira confuI was affeGted,
and the fcene terminated by his concefion
10 the wines of the French nation.--
Placards were Immediately ported Oh the
walls of the Palais Royal, as follows :.
81. Cl,pd, GA. II, 6s'ehes in t5s Eveniag.
GO The country is faved once more
Ruenapartc will not love it."
MAIZENA, is to have the chief command
of the French invading army.
A great part Of the French infantry in
Swi.zer,an nd had received orders to return
TO France, and march to the COATS of the
channel. The cavalry will remain fome
time longer, and It's faid, receive : rein
forcement. In the room of General Ney,
who is tocc,nmand the campat Coup;egne,
General Barbon will take the command Of
the troops in Switzerland, where a new
French ambaGador will be appointed,
rCNnOu- NOV ~.
A letter from on board the Victory, at
Toulon, itates, that detachment from
lord Nelfon's feet, was in readiness to
make an attack upon fevcral French llips
of war, lying under the batteries Of Mar
feilles, and doubt was entertained of its
iuccefs.
The Spaniards all now con6der a war
inevitable, they have the fullef reliance
that we fhall hurry them into it, but per-
init them to chute their own time for de-
claring war. They have now very near
~ got all their trealure home, within
.hefe few months, to the amount of Exty
)fvsn millions efdollary. (Lfpeak from the
official returns of the cuftom houfe at Ca
DIS they are Tending troops to their coli
onies, 10 put them in fate of defence !.
upwards oflcoo men failed from. Cadiz.
on the aIth Ost. FOR Vera Cruz and they
are now beginning to- arm their navy );
when they have every thing prepared
they will then declare war againit us,
with a formal appeal to all the world of
our unprovoked and wanton aggreflions,
though nation of Qnakers would fcarce-s
ly have fufered or bourn one half Of what
we have hitherto quietly lnbniitted to
from Spain.
49, PLYMOUTH, NOV. 70.
Intelligence has been received here,
that the French have been equipping in
fnug way in the inner road and harbor of
Brett. 20 fail of the line, many of which
are nearly ready for fea and boat at Brett,
that the fquardron in the outer road is
kind of tub to the whale, 70 amufe the En-
glilh :. thefe ihips are notify manned with
confcript fcamen and landfmen, and there
cannot Be doubt but the fyltem observed
in all the French papers, portends fome
great plan which the French had in view
iome months pa(t.- A dalh at the Welt
ern ports is now confidently talked Of.
and it is fuppofed this port and arienal is
she object. 1t were to be wiihed they
would attempt it. We are fully prepar-
ed to receive them with completedaaort-
ment of troops Of all descriptions, in
high fate of difcipline and order, and rca-
dy to meet the foe. The Notifications
are fully renaired and well covered with