Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-05-21
F0R AFFdIRS.


Bottom, on Thurfday lat, in 3sNdays Hom
BTfol Eng brings Londoa papers to April
THE Palladium itatcs, that they contain
nothing new with refpea to the invaGcns
The Britiih Bosiogne fquadron had been
forced from before the harbor by bad weather,
but on the 9TH were about to return fromthe
Downs to their cation. The ftone-ladcnea
fhips were till with Them. The French had
put in requifltion all the craft on the Err.
Che principal perfons charged with confpir-
10 againit the life Of the FirR Conful had
not been bronght to trial. Gen. Lahorie,
Morrau's confidential friend, had efczped out
of France. The Baron de la Rouchefau-
cault, it is faid, had been arreited at Paris,
charged with having correfponded with Louis
xviii He infiffs thar his hand writing has been
counterfci,ed. There has ALTO been arrcited
Madame Vauroifil, the Dutchefs de Choifeul,
and M. Vaudricourt, formerly Major N the
Condean army. When the French lately put
the vcflcls in requiGtion at Lcghorn. it's faid
they conte nplatcd an expedition sgainit sar-
dina, but abandoned it on hearing the Britth
were in force Oft there.
It has been rumouted in England that the
Hritiih and French fleets in the Meditcrranc-
AN, had had an engagement, and that Lord
Mellon was killed but the following article
from the London Courier Of April 6, viii
fhcw that it was vague report and receiv-
ed no credit The London Star, Of the 9Th
is Glrnt with refpca to it.
From 7be Cosrior Of APRIL 6.
A report prevailed in the city yefterday,
that Lord Nelfon's feet had met with the French
s8cet from Toulon, and after fevere engage
ment, in which the gallant Admiral was faid
to have fallen,s fix of the encmy's fhips were
captured. TIE tory was itated TO have come
from the Captain of the Fairy 1oop, who had
arrived at Falmo1th, having received the in
teiigrnec from Captain he met with at fea.
Anothm account was faid 10 have been re-
ceived fromsa Captain arlved at Weymouth,
who had fcnt the communication TO his own
crs in torn b0f reitbsr Of tbelf aeceossfs are
.vortky q n'om<af's /f,ioHs attention.
IoADoN, APRIL ia.
According to the return of the Navy up to
this time, it appears that we have in COM
milton 100 fail of the line, "a Of SO guns,
40 frigases, and aa7 Hoops. cutters. gun
boats, SC.
A private letter, received from gentleman
reiiding at Rennes, In Brittany, Aates the toll
lowing narticulars "The comman.!ant of the
town hasiag been informed that two regiments
Of the French line itationcd there, had expref-
ed great diaatisfaetion at the arref of General
Moreau, he ordered them to ahcmble upon the
| Efplanade where Ne cxhored them to inform
him of the caufe If complaint, and told them if
any man would come forward, and fate his
grievances. they lhoud be immediately RENEE
died One of the grenadiers immediatelv rep
ped from the ranks, and in LIQUID terms INFORM
ed the commandant, that their grievances
arofc from the conduct of the Chief Conful,
who HID cauied their general Moreau. to be
unjuif'y arrelted, and had initituted charges
againt him which were completely upfounded 5
that he General Moreaul had rendered rore
fervices to republic BY his retreats than ever
the Chief Conful had done by his victories.
The commandant obferved to him, that it was
nccenry, for the fafety of the republic, that
traitors fhou'd be denounced; that whatever
fcrvices Moreau might have rendered, it was
evident he had ailociassd with fct OF mifcre-