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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-06-09

plEnpOleutldliG &c D. n. L. lie
Grand Mastre dc Matte.
Reilly Of me D1imstcr Of WTrtemburg.
PARIS, 26th March, 1904.
CITIZEN MINISTER,
acknowledge very gratefully the
mark of confidence, which your exccllen-
cy has had the goodness to shew me.
have instantly transmitted all the ARTICLES,
to the Eleclor my master; who, sincerely
attached 10 the august person that governs
France, will take the most lively interest
IN every thing that regards the sublime
chief of great nation. am equally
sensible of the justice of the First Consul
rendered The members of the corps diplo-
matte who have the honor to reside near
him.
Inasmuch as the privileges appertain
Sng to the representative of government
ought to be respected, and ina.much as
he claims with justice his involability !;
lin some degree, should he become culpa-
BILE and contemplate, in the eyes of the
universe, if he ever SO far forgets himself
sas to permit actions, contrary to ali laws
divine and human, which render him un
worthy of his eminent station.
Allow me, Citizen Munster, to add the
strong expression Of my ardent wishes for
the preservation of the life of the First
Consul, SD valuable to France and 10 all
Europe. Accept also the assurance of
my high consideration.
(Signed)
The BARON BE STEUBE,
Minister Pienipotentiary from Wirtem-
burg.
1t is certain that this atrocious conspi-
racy is widely spread. From every part
we receive information of new arrests and
discoveries which afford convincing proofs,
though the whole is not YET disclosed
Many papers say, that agents distl ikuLing
money, AID exciting d. ntent in the de-
Partments ct the Rhine, have been disco.
Vered aud some very important arrests are
expected to take place in Holland. Live
Tyd1y some new names are whispered with
tloubt,.but soon after publicly announced,
and give new lights 10 this labyrinth of
crimes and of plots.-Every day astonish-
ment is mixed with Indignation and hor.
ror, in seeing COMPOUNDED in the same
rank, associated in the viIest projects, co
vered with the same infamy, warriors and
Assassins, chiefs and biackguards, princes
and sansculoites and II soon, nothing is
more wanting IN proofs <slready so near
eonvlction) that many men, superior to
warriors, chiefs, and princes, by the great
responsibility of The public characters, OF
chiefs, of minister's OF Government, are
The first link OF Jhis chain; what infany
to them; what shame to nations; what
a degradation to humanity what a de-
runcIation Against the progress of ciyii-
cation!
The criminal tribunal al Metz has con-
demned to death a person for having muir
dered his aunt. This man before he com
mitted this crime, had tried to seduce Sc
veral persons by considerable sums of
money, to do it for him. He will be ex.
ecuted the same day with Antoine, who
poisoned his wife, and D'Oueau, Who
starved his mother to death by shutting
Der up in the cellar of his house for ten
days without & morsel to eat or drop of
water to drink.
(Jour1ak de De6atS.
The Drefsl at NantZ has receivad from,
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BOSTON, May %.

DIED-In Baltimore, BxNoNI PEI
HAM, Esq. attorney at law, Et. IS, a ma
tive OF Chelmsford, in this state. Born of
poor, but respectable parents, he prepared
himself for the University, and graduated
at Cambridge, in 1900, with reputation
lie commenced the study of law, at Salem,
in this state, practised short time in n.
York; and from thence went 10 Balti..
more but
{" Sickness and care,
''Cot M in his Saddle. and followed him there. p
AT length, enfeebIed witt. disease. over.
whelmed with calamity, and Incapable of
resisting the torrent ofunhappy incidents,
which burst upon him from, every side, he
terminated with his own hand, a life, the
rugged passage hrough which was seldom,
frightened with the smiles of health and
competence, and rarely illumined with
the sunshine ofpro&pe rIy,--He possessed
discerning and cultivated m;sd--a mild
and unsuspicious temper-an open and ee-
ncrous heart.-Ths tribute is from one
who knew his worth, who Witnessed and
iamented his mistortunes, and who de.
Plores his Maynard destiny.
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government some money TO distribute a.
mong the distrest colouists from ST. Do
mingo. All people Of color, let their dis.
tress be ever so great, are excluded. The
sum be has to dispose of amounts to Two
thousand lvres (S2l.l
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consideration, with which have the no.
nor 10 be your excellency's most humble
and obedie,n servant.
The Balli DE FERkErTx, Ministre
plenipotentiaire dc >. A. 4. LIE
Grand Mastre dc Matte.
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-10

no other Of ti1 Ensiih ia "a laht, =: of
with eight iail OF the line. After paduing the
dccoy about three lcagcss from lsBt, they per-
ceivcd the remainder Of orr Acct. coming ai9ng
the lhorc and in full ehaie OF The French, and
went directly into PORT.
JUNE II. The Sibfsl,er, OF So gutfs his
iua arrived from roron. Capt Resyes inform.
that the French fleet did NOT 70 beyond the pro-
lection Of their own batteries. Lord Melton,
however, immediately refcyed 10 atta.k tllcta
clofc to the harbour's mouth, and ada..,sl Carp
bel, with Two ihips OF his dyiion Ct into AZ
ton with them, when the whole french fdua1-
ron immediately returned into Toaloa.
The minor craft which Mr.. Pit: formerly
recommended to the admiralty is new 20 Dc
brought into uie, and TO iaii to the ieverai efpTf
to attack the enemy, epon whom, we ave aru-
red, vigorous ahauh is ihortly to lie made
They are to engage the French gaA-boats under
the protection or the greater fLips, and Il Is
thought that they will donbse6 provoke them
to general engagement. We have only 10
obierve upon this, that if hey venture to. near
the coat they will be expolcI to the land ba,;sr-
les, and it can not be fuppofed that the french
will hazard rhemfelses ont ofthelr protection.
1t is impoilibe to FAY whether the chance OF
-invalion diminilhes or mercedes, as we have no
fourcc of information but the oeeasonal report
OF noop who has peeped into the harbours, and
can, ar beit, give but an imperfect account, FOR,
furely, we canno, trut to the intelligence of the
, deicrters of Boulogne, or TO the eAaggerations
! and deuiions of the French papers. -
July I2.--rhe fena,ors lie Fever and 81.
Susanna, who both icrycd under Moreau nego-
caied between him and Bonaparte, and cauied
the former, who Gnce his Condemnation, has
thewn more character than he had done before,
to accept of the offer to so to America, with the
value of all his. property, and an annuity OF
10000 Hvers. He declined the place Of a
governor in the Re of France, faying, ne never
would ack knowledge Bonapaste as an Emperor,
or icrve under Kim as iuch. Madame Moreau,
on account OF the tender aye Of their child, .wrs
deired TO remain in France Twelve months long,
er, but ihe accompanied her hnfband, and many
think ihe will embark. with hir,. Tier mother
remains yet at Paris, employed in ditpoing Of
their property.--It is fad Bonapar,e intends
purchaiins Moreans country fear Crofbois, for
his brother Lewis. I he tribune Moreau, and
all the other members of Moreau's family, will
fettle in North America Ii is even iaid, that
fcyeral generals, as Souhaui, Macdonald, LIE
coarbe, and others, intend to join their friend
morcau, III he United States.
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-10
oRJEExs RosyLAs, cAzrxT-g.
STRUCTURES ON CERTAIN ToAsTs-Ho. 8.


THE Southern demos do rot heiilstc to ac-
knowledge the truth, that the oppoiers Of the
contribution, once called antifederaiits, are ths
fame party who now aaume the name Of Reprb-
lieans. In New-England, attachment TO the
contribution is 70 popular, thar its foes arc COM
PEELED to uic hypocrify to cover their d-Ggns -
In the iou,hern iates, oppo6tion to found
principles is the mean by which they hope
TO maintain and increafe their afcenaency in til.
union; and the views and policy of the domi-
nsnt party, being confonant 10 their executive
ntereiss, hypocriiy is leis necefary than IN thoic
itates where a majority are fill devoted TO tae
contribution.
When bad men quarrel among themSciyes.
and criminate and recrimiiate each other, we
may very nationally Believe thar they tell us
truth. The Guarrels of the Burfites and Clinto-
mans in Newyork will fully jultfy this remark.
Mr.. Burr and Mr.. Clinton, of the democratic
party, were competitors for the vice preGdeu.
cy, and probably would have continued 70 to
be, had not the former been forced to Hs for his
crimes, from country not ye. IN the " full tide"
of iacobinilm. This competition had riien 10
an inveterate enmity. rhefe two democrats an.
der the uflai prsfencs of patrio; I'm and love for
the people, k.ndled party rage to fuch height
as fet the whole itate in a fame. Every ind-
vidual was Clintonian, or a Burri,c, and eve-
ny election to office, of whatever dcfcrip,ivn DC.
pended, not upon the merits and quali6 ations
of the candidate, but the accidental exertions
made by the prevailing dcmag Jue. Sometimes
Burr. fometimes Clinton was fuccesful and
many fcoundrel has reaped the honors and c.
molumcnti of Office, becauie he WAC an adher-
en-, to one of thefe popular leaders This is
the true lpirit of democracy. This is iacobnifm
This is what they can by iovs Of Tie pcopis
Various pamphlets s other publications were
circulated thro' Newyork written by the hire
lings, and under the INFECTION of hefe would
be vice prefdents. Two of which lying before
me, will make from them few extracts:
The pane Articles is proititu,ed in the title
page of Burritc pamphlet, which ever hnce its
publication has been remarked for many touches
from Mr.. Rurr's own pen.
Thofe who advocated the adoption of the contribution
had been prepared by the convention at Philadelphia
with all its msnifeR impereetons aumed the name OF fed
eral Others though convinced ef the mbecei,y OF the
old articles of confederation and of their ncompeteney 10
fecure til: iafety and integrity of the American empire
fill urged the introduction O, amendments termed am
t-tederaiiss. mt PaSe 8.
"The anti federal or what is now more properly called
the republican party, have wifhed for CHEF magc
rate who would oberve proper medium between the ex
Of too lax and too rigid administration Thar
opponents the contrary have fought every occaon 20
the executive only with all the power which the
caatuon fairly gave, but with all that acala be extract
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-10

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT io.A~lscs.
NKw ruhNplKE.

EhFv IlRNsihE.
Ceoy Al a Ltfs, tron a gen. GRAN IN Tumsni -
.ksJ j,rsnd an i6.5 teua. ga
81 vould fubmit ;oyo.r confederation fons
obiervaSiens on the contemplated turnpike from
81. .olJdrt 70 PsysLgei IN taking this into
view il readily divides itief as 10 It's pubic ssu-
vcnenee and its private advantages, lis end ard
its means, I IAe public Convenience of fueh
. fosd wi'l Ss uisderfood 81 knowledge q &c
extent and population Of the country, ina.
laii improse ii as the GioT;ea and bett road Il,
market. he extent Of country, that would be
convened BY this road, may be iaii 20 Se indcf-
nite. For, behdes the country, through which
II may psfs, n msy be. e.tma,cd, rha, the Wait
extent oscouncy Of upper Canada cannot fnd|
70 conyenient ou,iet the fea as, by this rou
And though no immediate intercourie bctweer|
that country and Portland is relied on, as a mo-
tive for opening faid road, yet eoniiss ring ia e.
veutaal advantages, the, fact ihould not sicaps
notice: - On opening the propofed road theseit
otNlonueal will Immediately firm commctoii
intercourfe with Portland, as its nearelt feaport
an intercouric, tina, viii be conaan,ly becomin
more intimate, and which fhould be received i
principle objed to induce the town Of Pou
land 20 f3rw I'd the turnpike.-lhe ex,cnsge
country, ,ha; will Immediately improve ,hi 4
road were il made, will be Clinton county inihl
rate OF New Yois, ua9 OF land Of the frli
quality rapidly icttling, aud through Which,
from Lake Ghamplain TO the river 81 Lawrencl
above the rapids, there is proipSSs. OF beirs
foon tarapise to the Navigation OF Like Onta.
rio; And rhs whole extent OF country fsos
Lake Champaign 10 Portland, in width abog
fifty miles. twenty fouth, and thirty por.h q
the turnpike, on an average. will aie the preec
fed turnpike in preference to any ether, Tia, ca
be fuggeited. This whole extent will be stcu
three hundred miles long, and on an averae.ils
~ wide. do not preIsnd that Portland VI
have its executive trade. Esiaing connet,ica
with other parts cannot llAlenly be broken Cd
What would afru is. tta. Portland s0E b ~
rsare9 and msa eessrrisaf port tale tie yssr fegas
e FIR fbis aphst extent and he ossfssd fssnrf*
qoiA be ne any r,ad fir AGs exrnt 70 Priiaas.>
This tract OF country Wet of Conneetleuir i'
or is very fertile on the ealt zoe otherwe
being near the river, mountainous and tovsn
the iea barren. therefore, as to It's popularo''
although now very tlinly .e,,e1, j; v.a * {
ventualiy more popuoas wet. q ccnnsets''
river than eait Of il. That part IN the iis's@
New-fork without lis beng in higher h's
Of cultivation than is common in New knsh'A
will have upwards Of 7o,oce in VermodsP'
wards Of icooooi ia Newhsmpiaire,and hnns
upwards OF 10000. 30 thar Ehls raet o. s0sA'
Try inay n Ike coarie Of 5 years D. geoPS'
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-10
FOREIGN HF.FAIRS.
CNNrTANIINOpIE ,

CoN5TANTINOpLE May a.
The rebels from Romela again approach our
capital, and interrupt the paaage between Adri-
-anople and Con:santinope. A large body of
troops is collecting to march asainh them.
rAgIs, JUNE rs
Nine Of thofe firlt condemned to death, have
Been pardoned by the emperor, in privy coun-
Gil. The following is the.
LETTER OF PARDON.
NAPOLEON By TIE Grace at Odd, and RE Con-
'hf"tioa Q, The Empire, Emperor q TIE French.
To the bre1en, aud Members compofin, the Grim nal
Court of Juacs of the Department Of the Sc inc, fit.
ting ct Paris:
Our heart has Been the more aseaed BY the
plots that have been formed againit .he tate by
the enemies of France, Gnce two men who have
rendered great fervces to the country have
taken part i. them.
By your arrete of the zn Of Prairial Ia(t, you
have condemned to the puniilia4ene of death
crime is great, Hut we have wiihed to make him
feel in theie circumstances the effects OF that
clemency which we have already held in fingu-
lar prediction.
In confequence, and after having aFembled in
prvy council in our palace Of St. Cloud. ON the
I'd Of the prefent month, the Arch Chancellor
VI tAS tI1C fAISlI~ TCdluTCI, ll.S COultd-
BE, the Grand Jadge and Mniiters Of Jufice
the Miniiters for Foreign affairs and for war,
the Senators ranSoix, Neuiehateau, Lap!ace,
and Fouche the Councillors of rate, Reg
maud de St. Jean d Angley) and Lacuce, and
the Members Of the court Of Canation, Bou-
vaine and Oudart, we have declared and do
declare, that we grant pardon with refpe4 to
capital punilhrnent To-, and commute the
iaid punfhment into that Of deportation, which
fhal take place after the term Of four years, du-
ring which the faid ---.hall be iiIlprifoned in
the place which fl.all Be aligned.
We direct and command that the prefent let
tiers, fealed with the zeal Of the Empire, hall
be prefentcd to you within three days from their
beng received BY our attorney general in the
laid court, in public audience, TO which the
pcrfon who has obtained them hall be conduct
ed to hear them read, fandinY, and with his
head uncovered and thar the faid letters hall
be afterwards transcribed into your reglfefs, and
note made Of them in the margin Of the az
Tete Of condemnation.
Giora at The paA.es Of St. Cloud, under tie Seal
xtbe empire the 4tb of -Asl;doe, Var i,J
tSignedl NAPOLEON
By the Emperor.
The seeetary of Rate, (siened) II B. MARET
Seen ~ Us Arch Chancellor of the Empire
The Grand Judge Mninsr of Juice,
(signed) REGNiEg.
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-10
LONDON, JULY Ia.
LOUIS XVIII.

The Count De LILLE (qobirb is tie nte ly
a0kieb sbe Moaiear ni1vau PEAKS 81 LOUIS XVIII
has publiihed an extraordinary protect againfe
all thar has been done, and S doing in France,
hnce the reunion of the itatcs general.
WARSAW, JUNE o, 1904.
GO in afumin, the tide or emperor, and at
tempting to render it hereditary in his family,
Eonaparte has put the fcal to his uf4rpasion. =
This new act of Revolution, where every thing
from its origin, has been null and void, cannot
weaken my rights bat, being accountable for
my condud TO al ioveregns, whole rights are
not lcfs injured than mine, and whole thrones
are ihaken by the dangerous principles which
the ienate Of Paris has dared to puofh -ac-
countablc to France. TO my family, and to my
own honor, fhould conGder myielf as bctray-
ing the common carle, were TO keep in ilencc
Oh this location. ! declare, then, after having
renewed my proscitations againlt all the illegal
acts, which, from the opening Of the itates gen.
eral Of rance, have led to the alarming crihs
in which France and Europe are now nvolv-
ed declare. in the preience of all the fover-
eigns, that, far from acknowledging the impcr.
ial title that bonaparse has received from bo-
dy which has not legitimate exiitence, pro-
tcit as well againR that title as all tire fuble-
quent acts 70 which it may give birth"
CT Our A,neyie0n papers 5avs givm variou5 and
eonraSi7ory aseaants Of a Riynnt6 bsfqvesn The Br
t~ and French feet, Of Toulon. The tSSqv
ing are the French oud hngi@ notices Of tile affair.
FRENCH AccoUNr.-A letter from admiral
Latouche Trevile. dated Toulon, 6 Pr4irial
year z, MAY 20, ,So4) to the French milijfer
q marine itates, that two French frigatcs, and
brig, having anchored under cattle in the
outer harbour Of Toulon, on the r4th June
the Engliih obtained intelligence of ther Gtua-
zion and fent an equal force to attack. them at
anchor I; at the fame time, Lord Mellon entered
the narrow channel, with four fail of tn: line
TO cut of the retreat of the frigares On this
La Touche Trevile, gave orders for his whole
iquadron (about eight fail of the line)to put to
Tea; and in III minutes they were under fail.
The Englfh admiral he adds, Immediately a.
bandoned his dehgn, recalled his friga,es, and
made fail away. The French purified till night,
and then returned to port"
ENGLISH AccoUNT.-Cibraser, June A. BY
the American ihip Heart Of Oak, We learn, that
on the 24th May, three of our line of battle
ihips food cloie in with the batteries of Toulon
and commenced heavy FIRE upon them.-Pro-
yoked at this inlult, the trench admiral, feeling
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-10

tine = sas g. aisrF'atei % ~ oes he prefeni
sufnpike foaI through - fofi. M. Granger
oblsryes o Mr.. Dpfand, thss lh1ul. the turn
rik@ b. e2f.ie1 .hfo' eos aFper road, be. Gould
T. under tie ncgeli. s % FenoTs the olics. bat
u sa2s the i1xss road, be, Mr. ~ lhsuld re-
tlin t. slEcc.
.1he .tagnrise was carried thro' the lower
Eute boz Rir. DusAni Is ncveuhclels deprived
Of his oflcc Aifsr4, sngag az.
siarai.r Ftrssnf-s-. = letter from gen.
;'sfaaa - Wly,he Ceurt Hotf-. Virginia con
islas tire following scSosnt " We have, f5r
ten davs, bsen eionaed with lark isnoke. aud
this day was informed BY a grnsienan from
KensG>Ay that the e.ssA mountain bad fork
tor rnany miles, the depth Of g. lcs1i after which
cords Of imcke .Gaed shercfrcm, 10 that The
inhabitants a. tie difaEec Il 20 miles from
ias place whsre not abic to discover an o5ic9
az zc feet diltsnee. lis laeps.e was ocea-
honed by the basnsag 81 shs acE@ ec-!, wheh
Is n tie asornt1ia
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MIL NE US.
ALBANY, AUGUST 2S.

ELbANfs AUGUST 20
On Sunday morning the afflicted Mrs. HAM
ILroN attended divine iegyices in the Pre!bitcr-
ian church in this city with her three little
fons.
AT the clofe of a prayer BY the rev. Mr..
Mott her eldea Con dropped on his face in a
fainting it
Two gentlemen immediately rallied him, and
while bearing him out OF church, the afh 6ted
mother, fprang forward, in the agonies of grief
and deipalr, toward her apparently lifeleis ion
The heart rending icenes which ih- has re-
Gently ltrnsglei with, called forth all the fine
fpun ienGailities Of her nature and feemed TO
fay that nature NUT, aud viii be INDUCED in
its keencft iorrows She was overpowered in
the conflict, and lkewii: iunk-rttcring fuch
heart reniing groans-and inward 6ghs AS
would have melted INFO mingled fympa;hies G.
ven Burr himielf
Both of them icon revive land while the
litsle (on was fupported Handing OF, the iteps,
yet fpeechlefs. the MOI aHliesing fcene prefcnt-
ed itielf-a icene, could it be placed OIL cam
vafs by the hand Of matter would be ex-
treniely intereaing, and innpretIiye. The moth
er, in this tender fituation, fatened herlef up
on the fon.-with her head reclining on his lief.
| ihoulder--the agonies 70 ifrougy painted on
her !countenancc-he her long flowing weeds-th the
majeay of her prrion-the petition Of both
and above all the regularity of their trying fit
uation in the recent lois of a hufband and a
father.-Who could not refrain from invoking
on the head of the guilty author of their milf
cries thofe curies he 70 richly merits?
NORWICH, icon AUG. 20.
A company i; about forming in this fate,
and intend pctitioning the firlt ahembly for an
act of Incorporation, for the purpole of purfue-
ing with advantage, the Whale, Cod and OTHER
6theries, from Stonington Borough, the only
port convenient for this advantageous branch
of buGnefs 1t is aid that no plan has ever
been propofed in this fate, which has been more
generally appreciated.
NEw-HAvrN Aucusr 80.
An9tbsr vif!;u {. +" a little byiefaufboray."--
the 8 It July Taft, was received at Milford, by
Mr.. VIM. Durand, "a federaliit and worthy
ctizcn) an order to REIGN his Office as Pot
n,aiter-Mr. ID. has held the Office 10 years.
At an interview with the Poft- Matter General,
was alurcd that he ihould continue to hold the
fame until he fhorld voluntarily REIGN But
agreeable to the economy Of g the powers that
be-" he was not apprfed of the leat official ad.
vice before the order for his removal arrived
In order 20 Thew the conGttency of great mfn, it
may be obferved, thar at another interview with
the p. M. G. about II months Ghcs, at which