Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-30

Legislature - o. L :
IN the present Congress, oecas'onsd D
n, !, resignation Of Dr. Bib.
W. understand that John Hos ard
,,a.h of New Hampshire, is appointed
by the President, Consul for the Island q
Madeira.
letter was yesterday received Wis
.na.ton. stating, that on the 9TH of DC.
toser. the Bay Of Honduras was opened
n american commerce.
To recent attempts have been made
~ FIRE the town Of Portsmouth, On. II.
ono of which was, by kidding fame
under the new Custom house.-A lac
Ia, Acknowledged that he made the at,
tsmpts, and has been examined, and CON
mitted for trial.
Captain GeraghIy, of the British schr
Helen. ON his passage from Trinidad and
Montserat, to Baltimore, observed in lat
s6. "a, N. and long. "A, IS, W. curl
Gus Star in the north quarter, shooting
E. s. Z. being visible enc hour. The
Star had very long tail, which gradual,
became invisible until the Star was totaI-
" obscured. This must have been ob
served between the 9TH and 10th Nov
about which time considerable gale per,
yaded atlatitade aud longitude.
We have been oblisinsly favored by
CAPT. Dukehart, with Haytian ROYAL
Gazette, dated the 9th of last Oct.
This sheet has a fourishing armorial
shield at its head, representing an i,aneri-
al crown, supported by two ctowned IL
ons, with the motto " God, my cause and
my sword"
Nearly the whole Of this ROYAL Ga.
zette, is taken up with a piece. entitled
"The apparitionsoft the White Flag or fhe
coast Of Hayti !''-shewing, that ;nc
King of France, had lately sent ost two
vessels of war, the commanders of which
were Instructed to make proposals. to the
people of 81. Domingo to return under
the government OF France-fhe com
maaders. however, probably kn,wing the
fierce and despotic temper OF bis sable
Majesty, did not venture to enter tie
port Of Cape Henry, but stood of and on
for several days, until they met a vessel
from N. York, which they boarded, and
prevailed on the Captain and Supercslgo
to carry 10 TIVE letters to theCape, doubt
less explaining the nature Of the promo.
sails of the French Government i'he
Duke Of Marnala1e having cone dogr
to the fort to receive the letters, s. no.
thing {sass the Royal Gazette can ex-
press the establishment and iutignation
Of his Grace, when be perceived the in
soleat superscription Of these papers,
which, Instead of being NEST respcc fully
addressed to 'his Majesty, the King Of
hayt," were only directed to s. M0us
sier the General Christophe. at Cape
Francois" This hol re iudignity u
ms sable MAJESTY was resented by his
Grace in returning the letters unopened
to the Americans, who. we may imagine.
had been forced into this perlious mission
and who made eli the seed they ccul,l
from the indigaatiou Of tie black muIt-
tade, happy in being able to bring them.
selves off with their lives.
This is brief bat fair abstract NJ >
long story, told IN ,ae true style o, HA%.
tau hyperbole, and fram which It az
pears, that tie black king Of Hayti is a,
Jealous OF his Royal tit.es, as a.y ~hits
Legitimate IN any part OF RE wnr.d.
From all we have btcnz aE,is 10 ies,n
there lsa vide dift7es, If sharaeeer NJ
,wiStthe King u fiagii and he President
fe'lon-fhe first is represented 10 i,
Is aespotlc and erUefas t,le Day 81! Al.
geIS; the othe', as governing his peoeIe
s some respect ia Jaw. leHity aud il
ace. he tins as i nay, great payt Of tse
nPpaf,uCn ste,y is leyeiled al the enp.
uuCs6 Peton, 1heis accused, in very
Ss0'uooaiols terms, as being secretly
.easuea with the French government, il
Suer 70 bling the whole Of Domins'
SnHsr The subsection OF Louis the 18Th
a. We are not enabled to pronounce O
u,e Vstn q these accusation, but ii sees
'eA' 10 Us, that these rival Chiefs canno
,1"s oe At peace, that theY mns' cone {
Sioss, each If theel aiming at the sole du
a aa.nion o. tie country Which of thea
y. ntoo'aln the mastery, aud whether, i,
s1eH personal wars and contentious, til
-. N.hg Of France may .contrive to regail
:t: eohlnlon of this once great and -four
a ..Iins colony, more valuable than all III