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LONDON, May to.
We received this morning tiic Paris
p ipers Thursday laih The/ contain a
confirmuion, if indeed a confirmation
were wanting, of the unfavorable difpo.
fit ions of France towards our commerce.
The Mmilters of Police, and the Interior,
in confluence of a report having gone
abroad that English merchandise, par.
ticularly English Pottery, was to be im
ported into France, have published two
letters, formally contradiding the ru
in oqr ; dating, that the law for prohi
biting the importation of English manu
factures continues to be in full vigour;
and declaring that frefh orders have been
Jivcn to the officers of the cufloms to a
opt the mod vigilant measures, not on
ly to prevent all importation of English
produce, but to difeover the depots of
iuch merchandise as may have already
been introduced.
Under iuch circumdance of prohibition
and under other circumdanccs which wc
arc about to mention, it is not to be won.
dcred that the docks have fallen. There
ate several causes to which that fall is to
be imputed ; fird, the hodiljty of France
to our tradej fccondly, the debates jupon
the Definitive Treaty, and the fears to
which they have oiven rife, that it may
not be of long continuance; thirdly, that
at this advanced period, the middle of
May, the prompt payments upon the
Loan have been very trifling—that twen
ty five millions ilcrling in dock remain
to be consumed, and that the intered
money abroad is so much higher than it
is here.
The debate, and the diviiion, upon
fir Francis fiurdect's motion evinces that
a connexion exists between Mr. Pitt and
Mr. Addington, to a further extent than
1 they acknowledge in public, and the lat
ter is in a great degree dependent on the
farmer,—The whole miniderial phalanx
took as earned a part in Mr. Pitt's be.
half as if he had dill been their leader.
* Eveyt; panegyric on him was cheered—
every alTertion in his favor extolled, and
the division was just fnch as if the mini
dcr had exerted himfclf on the occasion.
SALEM, June 25.
> OF GUADALOUPE— Iati.
' \ xtrad of a letter from BaJJ'eterre t dat.
f. , V ed May $l.
Since my lad, things have taken a
wvorable turn here, Delgres with 300
i fJhis adherents have blown themfclves up
Aftheir magazine at Matouba ; amongst
them were several white people, prisoners.
*yAt Matouba , a great many have been
murdered; amongd them, old Lafond
arnd his son, Refeau % &c. Iguace, after
~/ittacking the Point, and failing in his
’■ attempt, blew out his brains. Kirnven
did the lams at Matouba. At present,
of the leaders, there is Majfoto , and a
Negro, the former commandant of the
Point , but they are without means of re
filhnce. One of the ring leaders was
hung yederday on the Course; he was
the negro that disarmed the national
guards ; he died firmly, and told the Ge
neral he expefted no mercy, and all he
was sorry for was, that he had not mur
dered more of the whites when it was in
his power. The taking of Matouba was
very leverc the aftion commenced at
4 o’clock in the morning, and they were
surrounded at 3 o’clock in the afternoon,
when they blew themselves up. It cost
the whites 500 men killed and wounded.
At Point Petre f two days palt, they shot
150 negroes, taken under arms. Hefre,
the Court Martial has condemned only
one as yet, owing to the hurry ot busi
ness, and perhaps for other reasons, as
the General has iflued a proclamation for
bidding any whites of the Colony de
nouncing any blacks or colored people;
no doubt he has political rcafons for it.
After summing up the foregoing represen
tation, you will fee it is my opinion that
you may return in fafety ; but you may
alfocxped, from the lituation of the Co
lony and the many negroes yet in the
woods, that the fervicc of the national
guards wiU’bc very severe and,-conftant.
It is fupaofcd Rego, John, Levey , the
former Captain of the Port, and Monero y
Delg res' will be hung to-morrow.”
A BriiiflLpacket arrived at Martinique
the sth inftjprlnging intelligence that a
fleet had faifthl from France with 11,000
troops on boara, bound for the Wind ward
1 (lands, and tW they had then been 32
days on their^jaflage—Martinique is to
be delivered up|p the French on the 27th
July—an event which is regretted by ma
ny of the who fear
that the present tranquility will not be
permanent, and that new feenes of distress
await the long aftiided islanders. Num
bers of the Biltilh merchants were prepar
ing to leave the illand on accouniofits
approaching relloration to France, The
bueft accounts from Guadeloupe were, that
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the negroes at Baftatcfrc had been con- 1
pletely quelled. # They would have held
out longer, had not their provisions failed.
The inhabitants who had fled to the Saints,
Dominique, &c. were returning, with
confidence in the firm eftabliihment of the
French power.
NEW.YORK, July 3.
It will amaze our readers to be inform
* ed that Buonaparte has at lad reached the
acme of his ambition. Before this time,
we presume, he has been declared perpe
tual Consul. We found this opinion up
' on a printed handbill received at the of
fice of the Mercantile Advertiser last even,
ing from Havre by the fliip Herkemer,
of which the following is a translation.
Not having our regular file of French
papers we arc unable to afeertain upon
what pretext tho Government has judged
itneceflary to adopt a measure so aftonilh
ingly bold, perhaps so pregnant with
danger. In our next, it is probable, we
may have it in our power to present the
public with some particulars refpeding
this very important circumstance.
\ NOTICE.
The Mayor of Havre informs the in
habitants of this city that the Regtjier pre
ferred by the arrete of the Consuls of the
20 th infant, to colled the votes of the
citizens upon this quefiion ,
{hall Napoleon Buonaparte,
be Consul for life ?
are opened at the Secretary's office of the
Municipality , and vuill be closed the 3d
of next month.
Similar Regifers are likevoife to be 0-
pened at the Secretary's office of the Sub
prefecture, at the Reg'Jlry of all the Tri
bunals, and at the office of the Notaries.
At the city-hall of Havre , the 2sth
Floreal,* year 10 of the French Republic.
Serv, Mayor,
Taveau, Secretary.
• 1 sth May.
Last evening arrived at this port the
Ihip American, Sherry, in 40 days from
1 Liverpool, having performed her voyage,
in go days. She brings London papers
to the 17th May, inciufive. An intel
ligent gentleman, who came passenger,
informs us it was the general opinion in
England that a diflblution of Parliament
would take place about the middle of
June, and that Mr. Pitt (who was be
coming very popular) would be reinstat
ed in the premierfliip. A fubfeription
for a statue in honor of the Ex Minister
was opened and very liberally supported.
Mr. Addington, it was rumoured, would
be called up to the House of Peers.
Debates on the Definitive Treaty con
tinue to occupy a great part of the En
glilh News-papers; and the eledion of
Buonaparte, to the ConfuKhip for life,
gives rife to much political speculation.
France, our informant adds, persists in
the interdiction of Britifli manufactures,
and employes her influence to produce the
fame effed with those powers over which
file has any controul. Bafinefs at Lon
don and Liverpool very dull in conse
quence of the Peace.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18.
The purchasers of Georgia Lands are
informed, that the (late of Georgia has
ceded all her claims to the lands aforefaid
to the United States j and that by the
ceflion, the term of one year only, from
the time of making thereof, is limitted
for the government of the United States
to fettle with the purchasers ; and that
the commiflioners appointed by the go
vernment of the United States, have ex
prefled their willingness to treat immedi
ately with the purchasers, on terms of
compromise, agreeably to an ad of con.
grefs, authorifing them so to do.
[Poulfon's Am. Daily Adv,
ExtraCl of a letter dated Edinburg ,
March, to a citizen of Philadelphia.
** The reign of terror is now over with
us, and we can speak and write without
being taken up for sedition, fincc Mr. Pitt
was forced to resign and make way for a
peace,
“ I rejoice to fee liberty enjoy a clear
Iky and funfliine on your fide of the wa
ters. It appears by the debates in our
parliament, that the exports from England
to America were about seven millions of
pounds sterling last year, and Scotland
and'lreland three millions, in all ten mil
lion. This, let me tpil you, gives not
that credit which you claim for Ameri
can ingenuity and industry. I forefee
you will be drained of your specie, other
causes arising out of the late war, will
contribute to it, and it you do not be
come adive in providing an internal trade
for yourselves, you will become mere tri
butaries to the fadories of Europe, though
poffeiling such abundant means of provisi
on for your wants and fuperfluities. Sil
ver is at this time at fix Ihillings the
ounce, and rising; gold at 41. 4s.
per ounce. Dollars are worth five ftul-
I ling*. Some hare been brought by a ftiip
from New-York to Greenock, and they
have been a profitable remittance, so that
1 iuppofe your banks will soon feel the bad
effects of this drain, if they are not di
rected to the promotion of your domestic
trade and industry.”
July 3.
FROM GUADALOUPE.
By the arrival on Friday lait at this
port, of the brig Hiram, capr. Dove, in
27 days trom Point Petre, (Guad.) the
following information has been received :
“ I fuppofc you have already heard of
the fate of Guadaloupe. The blacks have
burnt and destroyed the principal part of
the plantations j only five have escaped
in Grande Terre. They have even de
stroyed the cotton and coffee trees, by
pulling them out of the ground by the
roots, or cutting them down—When 1
failed, and after the battle of Baubridge,
the blacks had generally taken to the
woods in the adjoining country. The
aCfion, which took place the 26th May,
begun about 8 o’clock in the morning,
and continued unremitted until 5 in the
afternoon, when the French carried the
fort, and took 200 prisoners. Three hun
dred blacks efcapcd and reached the woods.
In this aCtion there were 200 blacks kil
led, and of the whites 100 killed and
wounded. The Trench immediately Jhot
all the prisoners in the public fquare, —
Pelage was second in command during the
aCtion, and indeed he is in every engage
ment very conspicuous.
The white inhabitants were leaving the
iiland with great precipitation. A great
sickness rages in the French army. Out of
the 4.4.44 men who cameout'from France,
half were either dead or in the hospi
tal; and indeed unless reinforcements soon
arrive the blacks will certainly polfefs the
iiland./
American vessels are not fuffered to
bring from Guadaloupe, cotton, sugar or
coffee. They are absolutely limited to
rum and molasses. It is certain, that for
Tome years to come Guadaloupe will yield
but little produce, either to France or to
the Americans. .•
The government of Guadaloupe take
the American cargoes, of which they stand
in need, at their own price, and arc to
pay them one half in produce, and the o
ther half in bills on Buonaparte.
Mr. Jones, our consul, was about fail
ing from Guadaloupe, the government hav
ing refufed to accept him.”
CHARLESTON, July 8.
By the arrival of the schooner Diana
from the Cape, we learn that Touffaint
with his wives, children, aids, &c. were
all sent to France by general Le Clerc ;
they failed about twenty days before cap
tain Mead left it. Ever since the arrest
of Touffaint, every thing had been very
tranquil in St, Domingo j a great num
ber of planters were returning to their
plantations, and the towns in the iiland
were building up very faft. The yellow
fever was very prevalent at the Cape a.
mongft the troops and foreigners, and
many officers and soldiers fell victims to it.
WARRENTON, June 28.
We understand nine negroes were exe
cuted in Bertie county on the 16th inst.
and that three were to be executed in
Martin about the fame time. A negro
man has also been condemned to be exe
cuted at Halifax this day, for conspiracy j
but is expefted to be reprieved. Many
have been seized in Hertford and Walh
ington counties; but no confirmation is
received ot the news refpefting encamp
ments or numerons assemblages of armed
Haves : We hope they exist only in the
timid imaginations of those who gave
rife to the reports.
SAVANNAH, July 6.
On Saturday the 3d inst. at the Ex
change, on the very spot where General
Oglethorpe firft landed, and where the De
| claration of Independence was firft read,
one hundred and forty Republican Citi
zens convened to celebrate the Anniversa
ry of that Day, which ranked us among
thefovereigntiesof the world. The ve
nerable Dvidlor JONES, who alone of
forty has survived the firft fettlcrs of this
country, and the hon. JOSEPH CLAY,
fen. presided. James Bulloch, Esq. Ma
jor Johnson, Colonel Troup, James Al
ger, Esq. and Capt. / biahams, were the
committee of arrangement.
TOASTS.
1. The 4th of July, 1776 —That spirit
which dictated the declaration of inde
pendence, framed a constitution of go
vernment for this people, and now presides
triumphant in the councils of our country.
2. Thomas Jefferfon, president of the
United States, author of the declaration
of that independence which we now com.
memorate; the faithful servant of the
people, and uniform defender of theftiher
ties of mankind.
3. The Vice-Prendcnt of the Unued I
States. > 4 H
4. Citizens Madison, Gallatin, Dear H
born and Smith, officers presiding o ver B
departments of date. ■
5. The constitution of the United I
States, committed to the guardianlhip ot - I
the people— EJlo per pet ua . ■
6. The State and Governor of Georgia I
7. The memory of the great WafhtiioJ I
ton ; firft in war and firft in the afTedlion* I
of his countrymen. I
8. The representations of this (late in ■
the Congress of the United States; they I
merit well of their constituents. I
9. The French nation—May genuine ■
republican principles, new organize their I
departments of government. I
10. The republican majority in con. I
grefs, who firmly did their duty in delpite I
of petulance, calumny and detraction. I
11. Our fitter republican dates of the I
Union—May their example and conduft I
serve to renovate our eastern filler common. I
wealths. I
12. The general and Hate governments I
—Perpetuity of union and harmony be. I
tween them. I
13. The glorious 4th of March, 18a* I
—May the anarchists of that day fee their I
error. I
14. The Sovereign People. 1
15. The memory of those heroes, who I
gloriously fell in supporting the declara- I
lion of American Independence—May I
their example fire the breast of every A- ]
merican. |
16. The freedom of the press—A coe- |
qual to our civil liberties. |
17. The memory of General Ogle- I
thorpe—The patriotic founder of the date 1
of Georgia.
Volunteers.
When the P ref dent retired —The Prc.
fident.
By the V\ce-P rest dent —The memory of
General Greene.
By fudge Stephens (in the Chair ) —
Our valuable and much refpeCted fellow,
citizen, General James Jackson.
COLLECTOR’S SALES.
At the market‘heu/e in the city of Avgu*
fia, on the 1 gtk of July next,
WILL SOLD f
The following property, or Jo much there
of as will fatisjX the taxes , with cojls,
for the year iBoi\ viz*
ONE lot wim improvements
in the city of AugufttV adjoining Patrick
Bogan's, on Greene-wreet, ttfurned by
Ananias Cooper; taxeAD/48 64*.
4000 acres pine lanlyin Richmond
county, on Butler's crp4s» adjoining col.
Robert Watkins’s lapfl, granted A. Gor
don, the property of Alanias Cooper
and Jolm Ccbbs/as returns by the for
mer ; taxes D//o 3 \
One lot/jnth improvements on Ellis
ftrect in ifie city of AuguttL returned
by Archibald Hatcher, as truflee for the
children of William Hayes; taxes D. 9
iB|. \
500 acres of pine and fait miilh land
in Camden or Glynn county, Returned
by Nathaniel Durkee, asadmimftratorfor
the estate of William Morris deceased;
taxes 84 cents.
One lot with improvements on Centre
and Reynold dreeti, in the city of Au
gusta, returned by William M'Tyierc;
taxes D. 6 87.
D. B. BUTLER, T. C.
May 13,
DIRECT X.
To the Inhabitants 0/ the firjl ColUlbtn
Difrift, being within the ccunM of
Richmond and fate of Georgia
YOU are hSwby notified tbyfthe tax
which has\ccn assessed upon dwel
ling houses, landiand flavesywithin this
diftrift, by virtuelpf anajyof Congress,
passed the 14th July, 179/6 entitled “An
aft to lay and collet i’oireft tax,” has
become due and payajpc; and that I will
attend for the city/of Augusta, at Mr*
Carrie's, on Satuway jhc 26th instant;
in capt. Lacy*# at Mr. John
Rhodes's, on Monday the sth July; in
capt. Hatchet's diftriA# at Mr. Elijah
AnderfonWon Saturday iolh, and
in capt. Milner's diftiift, on Saturday
the 17th July next, to colleft the fame,
of which all persons concerned, arc to
< take notice.
In conformity to the 6ih fcdlion of the
fzid adl, a full and correct copy of the
tax lift remains in the office of John Ma
thews, Esq, Supervisor of the Revenue
for the Dili rift of Georgia,, open to all
persons inclined to infpeft the fame,
GEORGE WATKINS.
Colledor \Ji Dijlticl,
Augufa , June i, 1802.