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PARIS, S<ft. 9 . ACTS OK THE GOVERNMENT. li.ef.ort made to the Fir ft m Senate t by the Minister jor Foreign Affairs . The firlt consul having ordered me to Tender an account to him, in senate of the ci.Xrcnccs subsisting between the republic of France and the regency of Algiers, and of the fuccefi of tae meafurcs which have been adopted to terminate them--.I li.all full advert to the previous fituatiun . of alia I r*. From the frontiers of Egypt to the ftreight of Gibraltar, the north of Africa 'is penciled by men ignorant of the pub. lie law of Europe. The principles and the manners which in a great degree have formed Europeans into one great society, and not only lorbid the opprdiion of, but enjoined them to protect and uiiiil, when in danger, the navigation and commerce of paciiic nations...which reprobate all unjuit aggrcllion; and require that thfi tights Ot humanity be preferred sacred ; I'ucfc are Hill unknown to the people of those countries. They acknowledge no ether law of na tions than those dictated by their own police, which permits among them indi. vidual violence, authorises it with relped to foreigners, and confecratcs even aCts of barbarity and outrage with regard to ene. mies-.-rhey are ignorant that the law of nat : ons, proceeding upon general princi ples, abolilhes those chimerical rights which a people too much imprefled with their local importance, derive from the Jicentioufnefs ot their particular customs. It is, however, to the honor of Europe, that in those rcfpeCts the supremacy of its public law afligns juil limits to the tole rance of particular fy Items of legislation, and which hereafter ihali not be unknown, but in Africa. The regency of Algiers is particularly remarkable lor an audacity, which some events have tended to llrengthen, Charles ihc fifth turned his victorious arms against Africa-—he withed to free Europe from the incursions of barbarians, by reducing their power ; but the success was nor commensurate to the greatness of the design, and fell far Ihott ot the mag. ritudeof his preparations. In succeeding times Louis XIV. afb fmed at Algiers the honor ot the French flag, and in rhe interval ol fix j ears, the city was three times bombarded by his . orders. But theartairsof Europe claim ing his attention at the time, set bounds to his vengeance. However, since that period, the Algerines have appeared to tefped France, and the peace which was concluded in 1689, fubfillcd more than a century, when, in the course of the year 7, it was infringed at the instance of the Sublime Porte. Os ail the enemies which were opposed to France when the finl consul took the reign* of government, the regency of Al giers was ihc least formidable. But the lirlt consul, deliroas that the calamities of war Ihould every where terminate, and learning that the Dev was inclined to pa cification, dispatched a negociaror to Al giers. Being preceded by the renown of those exploits, of which Italy, Germany, Syria and Egypt had been the witness, the consular envoy was properly received. Peace was determined upon, and even no tified to the divan ; but a frclh interfer ence of the Sublime Porte prevented the signature. War appeared to be renewed, but no actual hofiilitics took place. The French were permitted freely to retire from Algiers, and to dispose of their pro perty, and the French agent waited at Alicant until the moment when the nego tiation should lie resumed. In (hort, a definitive treaty which as. fure* to France all the advantages ftipu. lated by the ancient treaties, and which by new articles guaranteed more explicit, ly and more favorable to France the free dom of commerce, and the navigation to Algiers, was signed the id of December. General peace being concluded, com mercc began to take its accuftomcd course. But we Toon learned that the armed flaps of Algiers feoured the Mediterrane an— -desolated French commerce, and in felled the coalts. Neither the flag not even the territory of the republic were re fried by the corsairs of the regency. They conduced to Algiers, transports which had failed from Toulon for St. Do mingo, They seized a Neapolitan vessel dole to the coalts of France. An Algerine officer dared to make a French trading cap. tain undergo a mod infamous treatment in the road of Tunis, The barques of the Coral Company, which were, by the «terms of the treaty, free to dispose of their * filh, were violently repulsed from the confts. The charge de« affairs called in vain for (atis£aCtion...they even dared to f nuke oropolltions injurious to the dignity of ihc French pctjjidc—they even proposed, that Prance (hould pay for the execution of the treaty! The full confal on being informed of thcfe#circum(lances, ordered that a naval divifton (hould lie Rationed before Algiers. 1 franfmitted by his orders the initruc tions by which the charge d’affairs, citi zen Dubois Thainvillc, is to regulate his conduft, agreeable to the dktaics of pru. dence, but at the fame time with energy and dignity, sj? * The division commanded by rear admi ral Leiflegues appeared before Algiers, the sth of Augusts and carrying on boaid an oiHcer of the pabsce, the adjutant Hollins, charged with a letter from the firft consul to the dey. On the 6th of August this officer land ed—.he was received with diftinftion, and he presented the letter of the firft consul, which is conceived in the following terms : Buonaparte , Fuji Conjul, to the most high and magnificent , the Dey of Algiers , 'whom God preftr'Vt in glory and pro sperity. “ 1 write this letter direftly to your fdf, because I am aware that you have ministers who deceive you, and who ad vise a line of conduct the moil injurious to you. This letter will be delivered into your own hands by the adjutant of my palace. Its object is to demand prompt reparation, andfuch as 1 have a right to expert, from the sentiments which you have always manifefted towards me. A French officer has been actually beaten in the road of Tunis, by one of your offi. cers; the agent of the republic has in vain demanded fatisfadion ; two brigs of war have been taken by your corsairs, and carried into Algiers; a Neapolitan vdTel has been captured in the road of Hieres, which violates the French terri tory. Finally, from a French veflel which ran aground on your coast last win ter, more than 150 men have been taken, and arc Hill in the hands of the barbarians. “ I demand reparation for all those in juries, and entertain no doubt of your adopting every measure which I Ihould take in similar circumstances. I have dispatched a veil'd to bring home the 1 men which are miffing. 1 have also to request that you will place no confi dence in such of your millnifters as are the enemies of France. You cannot have greater enemies than those ; and if I desire to live in amity with you, it is neccffary also that you (hould take every step to preserve a mutual good understand ing, which alone can preserve your pre sent rank and prosperity, for God has determined that all those who (hall be unjust towards me, (hall be punilhed ! If you are willing to live in friendlhip with me, you mull not confider me as a feeble power, but refped duly the French flag, as also that of the Italian republic, whicn has constituted me its chief; and make reparations for all the outrages that have been committed against me. These be ing the foie objefts of this letter, I pray you to read it with attention, and to in. form me by the return of the officer, what you deem expedient to do." Whatever were the real dispositions of the Dey, it appeared that his desire was to maintain a good underloading with the French republic. “1 am willing," said he, ** to be always the friend of Buonaparte," and he promised to give ample fatisfadlion on the above heads. In order to pay a particular refped to the envoy of the First Consul, he difpenf. ed with the ordinary formalities, and re ceived him in the molt magnificent pa villion in his gardens, as well as the Charge d’Affaires of the republic, the rear admiral, &c. He then gave to ge neral Hullin the answer which he had pre pared for the firft consul, and which was to the following effed : “ In the name of the only God—the man of God, the molt illultrious and magnificent Lord, Multapha Pacha, Dey of Algiers, whom God permits to reign in glory. See, “To our friend Buonaparte, firft con sul of the French republic, and prcfident of the Italian republic. “ I salute you—the peace of God re. main with vou. “ By these presents, our friend, I in form you that 1 have received your letter dated the 18th July. 1 h.-ve read it. It has been delivered to me by the gene ral of your palace, and your vakeel, Du bois Thanville. 1 (hall answer you arti cie by article. “ 1. You complain to as of the Rais Ali-Taqcr. Although he is one of my joldaches, 1 have ordered his arrest, for the purpofc of his futfering deajth. But at the moment of his intended execution, your vakeel requeued his pardon of me in your name, and 1 have accordingly li berated him, “ a. You demand of me the Neapoli tan Polacre, taken as you fay under the cannon of France. The particulars which have been furnifhed to you, relative to that tranfadion, are not very exad; however, according to your desire, I have liberated eighteen chriftians, which com. pose its crew - t they have been delivered to your vakeel. “ 3. You demand a Neapolitan veffcl, which, it is laid, had failed from Corfu on the French fervicc. There have been no French papers or documents found on board ; but as you have desired it, I have ordered the crew to be restored to liberty, and delivered to your vakeel. ** 4. You require the punishment of the Rais, who conduded hither two ves sels belonging to the French republic— According to your desire 1 have degraded them, but I have to state to you that my Rais cannot read European characters— they arc ignorant of the usual forms of paflports; the ships of war of the repub lie should adopt some particular signal, in order to be known by my corfaiis, “ 5. You demand 150 men which you fay are in my dominions—there is not one. All the persons in question have periihed by the w ill of God, which has greatly grieved me. “6. You fay there are men who offer council tending to embroil us. Oar ami ty is dofely cemented, and of long dura tion, and all those who endeavor to les sen it,will be unfuccefsful. “7. You require that I shall be the friend of the Italian Republic. 1 shall refpeft its flag as yours, according toyfiur desire. But if the proposition came from another, I would not accept it for a mil lion of piasters. ** 8. You do not appear willing to give me the 200,000 piasters which I demand ed, to indemnity me for the losses I have fullained upon your account. Whether or not>ou give me these, we shall always remain good friends, “9. I have fettled with try friend Dubois Thainvilie your vakeel, all the affairs relative to the coasting and the co ral fifhery. The African company shall enjoy the fame privileges which they for merly polTeffed—-I have ordered the Bey de Conllantine to afford it every kind of protection. “ 10. I have fatisfied you in every re fpeft, in the manner you have desired; and for which you will doubtless fatisfy me, as I have rendered you fatisfaftion. “it. In confequcnce, I request you will give orders that the nations hoflile to me, lhall not fail under jour flag, nor with that of the Italian Republic ; that there may be no farther disputes between us, for 1 am desirous of remaining in ami ty with you, “12. I have ordered that my Rais shall refpeft the French flag at fea,' and 1 will punilh the firft who conducts a French ship into any of my ports. M lf in future any matter for dicuffion . should exist, write to me dircCtly, and every thing (hall be amicably fettled. “ I lalute you—may God keep you in glory, &c. “ Algiers, 13th of the Moon Rablad Ewel, year of the Hegira, 1217." In fin idling this report, I should state to the First Consul, that the adjutant commandant of the palace, Hullin, and the rear-admiral Leiffegues, have execut ed with dignity, firmnefs, and circum fpeftion, the coramiflion with which they were entrusted. C. M. Talleyrand, NEWBURYPORT, Odobem. Guadalcnpe, The disturbances in this devoted island seem not to have diminilhed. The mor tality among the French troops inspires the rebels with new vigour. General Richepanfe died the 3d September, and daily ravages are made among the soldiers. Stratagems feeras to be the forte of the blacks, for we are told, by a person of information, recently from Guadaloupe, tint the black general feat down articles of capitulation to general Richepanfe, pre vious to his death, fpecifying that he would surrender on condition that he would allow hinva certain sum of money, provisions, and a fleet fufficient to trans port him and his army (about 20,000) to America, where they had an idea they could land. The articles were acceded to, and the provision delivered. But nofoon. er %as this done than the contract was at an end, and the negro general profited by the duplicity he had praftifed. NEW-YORK, Odober 18. Accounts from St. Domingo, received here, represent that colony as being once more in a flare of general infurreftion, the negroes having risen throughout the whole interior, and commenced the repC tion of those outrages which have hereto fore rendered St. Domingo a fecac of devaluation and horror. The insurgents are treated with the greatest fevetity, wherever they happen to fall in the power of the French troops —but the number of the latter is too i,,. fignificant to contend ededually with the former; and it is conjeftured that on the failure of a reinforcement of 12,000 men (which was daily expected, though with! out any certainty as to the probable time of its arrival) St. Domingo will e n uely be loft to France, or remain to be con quered a lecond time. At present the seaports are couriered as the only places of of fafety. A letter from Cadiz, dated the 24th August, from the American consul at that port fays— " 3/ this opportunity I forward official dispatches to our government of the trea. ty of peace, between the emperor of Mo rocco and the United States, being happi ly concluded by Mr. Simpson, PHILADELPHIA, Oclober 13 . The recent election in New.Jerfcy, havingattractedmuch public attention, ue have taken some pains to afeertain the rc. fulr. The source from which we have derived our information, on this fubjed, we believe may be relied on. The contest has been animated, but in thufe counties where the parties were near ly equal, we fear that inactivity prevailed on the republican fide. In Hunterdon county, the federalifts have fucceedcd contrary to the expectation of our friends. Returns from all the counties, except Cape May, have been received. This county fends one member to each house. Last year it was represented by one repub lican and one federal ill—it is now doubt, ful; but we have reason to believe the rc, fult will be unfavorable to the republican interelt. In that event, the parties will be equally divided on a joint ballot of the two houses : the republicans having a ma, jority of one in the council (upper house) and the federalift a majority of one in the lower house. Four important qneftions will neceflari. ly come before the Legillature of that it ate, at their next feiiion. j First, the choice of a Governor, their ! civil and military officers being chosen by a joint meeting of both houses. Second, the choice ot a chief justice, that office oeing vacant by the death of the I person who tilled it, | Third, the choice of a senator of the I United States for fix years, in the stead 1 of A. Ogden, Esq. whose lime expires. I Fourth, the patfing of a law to chose I representatives to Congress ; the state be- I ing without any law for that purpose. If I the republicans succeed in Cape May, they I will have complete command of the state; 3 if not the event will be as before stared. I [ New-Tot k Morn. Chronicle, I Extrail of a letter from a refpedable I mercantile house in Bourdeaux, dated I September 6, to their corre/pondents in 1 Philadelphia, I “France will not make a commercial 1 treaty with England : the latter takes it 1 in dudgeon, and appearances look lower- 1 ing—.that is to fay, something like a 1 rupture. I WASHINGTON CITY, Oiloher 2f. I We learn that the French national 1 schooner Enfant Prodique, from Guada* m loupe, which (he left on the 261 hos Sep- 1 tember, has put into New. York for the I purpose of delivering dispatches to thl 1 address of Mr. Pichon, and that (he pro- * ceeds immediately to France. | The Colonial Prefed, Mr. Lefcallier, I had, by an arrette, opened the colony to f foreign vessels. The information receiv- | ed by Mr. Pichon, states the colony to be 1 in want of provisions, and efpccially fait 1 beef and pork. i General Lacrosse had been Installed in S the government by general Richpanfe, I but only temporarily, to aftert the power 1 of government. He was to give up the 1 government in a short time to gen. Rich- 1 panfc, and lo proceed to another deltina- « tion assigned him in the colonies ; but io « confequcnceof the death of gen. Richpanfe# B gen. Lacrofle retains the governmenr. 1 Permission had been given to people of I colour to return to Guadalonpe. 1 Translation of a letter 'written by rear H admiral Lacrosse, captain general of * Guadaloupe, to Mr. Pichon. Basseterre, the ±th Vendemairt, tltb k« year , ( 26 Sept . 1802 .) _ S I have the honor to inform you, etti- I zen commissary, that by a decision just IS taken by citizen Lefcallier, councellor o • state, colonial prefed at Guadaloupe, * the ports of this colony (ball in future be ■ open, as formerly, to the American vef- I fcls, and thl exportation of colonial pro- I duce permitted on paying duties. 1 (Signed) LACROSSE. I 1 The Select and Common Councils ot a Philadelphia have rc-elede4 Matihet I Lawler, republican, Mayor, |