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PAR iS, OEhber '
* ACTS OF THE GOVERN™NT.
St, C loud, September 3c.
Buonaparr*;, full cunful pf the French
republic, and president of ihe Italian re
public, tb the eighteen cantons of the
Helvetic.
u Lihal'.tantt of Helvetia,
** You have presented for ihefe two
years past an affliclirig fpcftaclc. Oppo
site factions have facedfively fclzed on
pjwcr; they have fignalizcd their fleeting
utgns by a fyllcm of partiality, which
ihewed their weeknefs and inability.
—ln the courfc of the year 10, your go
vernment ddired to have the few French
troops in Helvetia withdrawn. The
French government willingly seized this
occafton to honor your independence ; but
quickly afterwards your different parties
re-commenced the troubles with new fu
jy ; the blood of the Swiss was (bed by
the hands of the Swiss.
You have difputcd together throe years
without underftaoding each other; you
will goon killing one another three years
longer, without coming to a better un
dcrllanding. Bcfidcs your hillory proves
that your interne wars could not be ter
minated'wt thou t the elEcacious interven
tion of France.
It is true that I had endeavoured not
to meddle with your affairs. 1 had con
ftmtly seen your different governments
requesting of me advice which they never
followed, and sometimes abusing my
name, according to their intcrcfts and
piiffions. But f neither can or ought to
remain insensible of the misery to which
yon arc a prey. I revoke my resolve. 1
will be the mediator of your differences;
hut my mediation (hall be efficacious,
flach as becomes the great people in whose
name I fpcak.
Five days after the notification of the
present proclamation the senate (hall meet
at Berne.
Every magistracy formed at Berne since
the capitulation (hall be diffolvcd, and
tease to meet or exercifc any authority.
The prefefts (hall be at their polls.
All authorities that have been formed
(hall cease to meet.
The coliefling of arms (hall ccafe.
The 1(I and 2d Helvetic demi-brigades
(hall form the garrison of Berne.
The troops raifedfor above fix months
pad (hall be the only troops remaining in
corps.
In fine, all the licenfcd individuals of
the belligerent armies, and who are now
armed* (hall deposit their arms at the mu
nicipality of the commune of their birth.
The senate (hall fend three deputies to
Paris, each cun ton may fend an equal
. number.
All the citizens, who for these three
years past have been landammans, sena
tors, and have successively occupied places
in the central authority, may repair to
"Paris to make known the methods of re
lloring union and tranquility, and of con
ciliating all parties*
On my part, I have a right to cxpefl
that no city, commune or corps, will do
any thing cont/ary to the difpofuions I
have made known to you.
Inhabitants of Helvetia! Awake to
hope !
Your county Is on the border of a pre
cipice, It (hall be immediately drawn
from it; all men of property will second
•this generous projcfl.
But if, which I cannot think, there
were among you a number of individuals
who had too little virtue to facrifice their
paflions and prejudices to the love of thtir
country; people of Helvetia, you would
be unworthy of your ancestors.
There is no man in his senses who docs
not fee that the mediation I take upon
myfelf, is for Helvetia a blefling of that
providence which, amid so many convul
sions and (hocks, has always favored the
exiftencc and independence of your nati
on; and that this mediation is the only
way which remains by which you can
save the one or the other.
For it is time, indeed, that youftiould
think, that if the patriotism and union
of your ancestors founded your republic,
the evil spirit of your factions, fliould it
continue, will infallibly destroy it ; and
it will be painful to refleft, that at an e
poch when many new republics are arising,
fate has marked the end of one of the
ntoft ancient.
Bv the firft consul, Buonaparte.
The fecrctaty of (late, Maret.”
‘ Lad Sunday theconfular family atten
ded Divine Service at St, Cloud. In go
ing to and coming from the chapel, they
obterved the fame order of proceflion
which the royal family were wont to use.
BASLE, September 23.
Oar political troubles have obliged a
great many strangers.. of rank to leave
us; among 'hefe is the princcfs of Dcf
fen
j fau, rfie poet Martlilfon, and Mr. King,
the American envoy. More than fifty
Englilhmen quitted Berne in one day.
LONDON, Ofiobcr 7,
Yeflcrday morning we received the Pa
ris journals to the 3d in(l, The moll im
portant part of their contents relates to
the affairs of Switzerland. It is not with
out regret we find that the hopes vve were
led, a few days since, to entertain upon
this fubjetl, are now completely at an
end. Buonaparte, so far from adopting
a generous and becoming line of conduct
towards that unhappy country, or honest
ly adhering to the resolution he had made,
not to interpofc his authority in her in
ternal concerns, has, under the Specious
title of mediator, issued forth an imperi
ous mandate to the unfortunate inhabi
tants of Helvetia, in which, after falfely
accusing thdnpf being the authors of their
own misfortunes, he commands with more
than Roman arrogance, the ahfolute fub
mifiion of thfc cantons to his own will and
uower. Openly declaring against the
cause oflthofe whose vigour has lately
been exerted to recover their ancient in
dependencei he orders that all the late
proceedings of the patriots (hall be annul
led; that all the corps formed to reflore
the old constitution shall be dilbanded ;
that the Senate (haft immediately re-as
semble at Berne ; that thegarrifon of that
city (hull be formed of corps appointed by
himftlf; and that the authorities of that
ill-fated Republic shall repair to Paris,
there to Seal the fubmiflion of their coun
try, and probably, in imitation of the So
lemn mockery at Lyons to o(Fcr the Sove
reign authority of Helvetia to the Casfar
of the Gauls. Such is the species of me
diation which Buonupaite, in his good
ness, has determined to employ in the af
fairs of the Swiss; and in aid of his dis
interested proceedings, he has recourse to
his accustomed fyilem of religious cant;
indecently, if not blafphemouily, attri
bating this (hameful interference of France
to the kind protecting interposition of
Heaven ! To give eclat to these unwar
rantable proceedings, an army of 12000
Frenchmen is already in motion, and it
remains to be seen, whether any refin
ance will be attempted by the Swiss pa
triots to the imperious mandate of the
French consul. The insurgent force, we
find, encreafes daily ; their difciplinc is
of the mod excellent defeription; and
they occupy at present the moll important
polls, Uppofed, however, to the nume
rous legions of France, any druggie they
may be induced to make, cannot be ex
pected to prove effectual; the combat
would be too unequal on their part to af
ford the (lighted hope of ultimate success;
and therefore may the fate of the unhappy
Helvetians be now considered as complete
ly decided. Usurpation once more tri
uinphs ; and in vain have the people ex
erted their courage to rdlore that inde
pendence (ealed with the blood of their
ancdlors, and under the genial influence
of which they have so long been prospe
rous, virtuous, and happy.
The qudlion of the indemnities in Ger
many has not yet been brought to a final
decilion. The Imperial Mimder at Ra
ti (bon has renewed his refufal to ratify the
ConcluJ'um ; and Aullria, so far from ma
nifclting any disposition to evacuate Paf
fau, is taking the neccflary measures to
enable her (o retain poffdlionof that place.
A ilrong Corps of Observation has also
affetnhlcd at Fiddkirk, and several more
Audrian Battalions have received orders
to march to the Tyrol. The present (late
of incertitude cannot, however, be of
much longer duration, Buonaparte, ac
cording to our private information, hav
ing actually lent off his ultimatum to the
court of Vienna-—The French funds are
at 33 fr. 20 c,
October 9.
No advices from the continent reached
town yesterday, but Something impor- \
tant, as well from Switzerland as from
Germany, may now daily be expecled.
The brave Helvetians, animated with a
becoming spirit of independence, are not
expeded to yield with ymenefs their
long established rights, or to endure with
patience the degrading yoke of Gallic
domination. Would there were a rea
sonable profped of their exertions being
crowned with the success they deserve;
but this unhappily is not the case. Their
force, it is true, continues to receive al
moll daily additions to its strength, and
it is even said, that it amounts already to
little (hort of 20,000 men. These, in
heriting the patriotic virtue* of their
forefathers, may ior a while, perhaps,
be able to refill the encroachments so c;n
elly threatened by France; but opposed
by the overwhelming legions of that pow
er, thejr gallant efforts cannot be expell
ed to prove of ultimate avail. One hope
only remains in our mini, The indig-
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ration excited against ihe fnd couiu} on
the occasion, is as general as ir is just ;
in his own capital even, the utmost dif
approbatitn of his conduct is laid to be
exprelfed; and feeing all this, a sense of
policy, if nor justice, may induce him to
forego his tyrannical intentions.
Accounts fro.n Leghorn, by the la ft
Dutch mail, mention that three large
corsairs had been dellroyed by fume Dutch
(hips of war, after a long engagement, in
which the greatest part of the Moors
were killed and wounded.
NEW-YORK, Nov, 27.
The Kingston Daily Aclverttfer ot the
iff inst. contains an extract from the Bar
badoes Mercury of the 19th Odober,
relative to Martinique; which Hates,
that late accounts from Martinique, re
presents the French as adopting the most
(hocking a£b of revenge against the free
coloured people there, many of whom
have been wantonly murdered, and their
bodies found in the streets in the morning.
They feern also still to feel some resent
ment against the British, all of whom
remaining there are compelled to take
oaths of allegiance to the republic, or
quit the country within fix weeks; and
no English veflel is allowed to lay off the
harbour longer than fix hours.
We have seen letters from Port Repub-
Hcan dated ift November, received via
Philadelphia, They uniformly represent
the situation of St. Domingo to be a ftene
of ahnoft unexampled conlufion and hor
ror, from the want of neceflary reinforce
ments, and from the success of the insur
gents. The white inhabitants, who for
fame time past had retired for fafety with
in the towns and ports on the sea-shore,
are now obliged to feck refuge in the
strong fortified places, abandoning those
they leave wholly to the military.
A barge, on its paflage from St, Marc’s
to Port Republican, loaded with women
and children, was met by a party of 1 8
negroes, who took poffeflion of her, and
maflacrcd every person on board. The
fame boat was (hortly afterwards captured
by a French frigate on a cruifc. Sixteen
of the negroes were killed, and the re
maining two, being brought to Port Re
publican, were torn in pieces by the in
inflated populace.
Deffalines and Chriftpphe have deferr
ed from the French army, and joined the
insurgents,
November 26.
Ycfterday was the nineteenth anniver
sary of the evacation of this city by the
Bntilh, and the event was celebrated in
the customary military stile by the Re
publican Greens under captain Gaston,
the artillery under major Curtenius, eight
companies of the 6th regiment under Ma.
jor Montagnle, several volunteer compa
nies, the Walhington and two other
troops ot horse, all fuhjeft to the orders
of Colonel Steddiford. They were re
viewed by General Stevens, Brigadier
General Boyd, General Smith, Brigade-
Major Eacker, affiltant Brigade Major
Paulding, Judge Radcliffe, his honor the
Mayor, the Recorder, Sheriff*, and seve
ral members of the corporation. The pro
cession marched up Broadway, through
Beckman street, to Pearl street, froia thence
up Wall street, to Broad street, and thro’
Beaver street to the Battery, where they
went through the usual evolutions, fired
a feu-de-joie, and dispersed. The troops
had a very handsome appearance,
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.
Extraft of a letter from a honfe in New-
Orleans , to a gentleman in this city,
dated Oslo her 19.
“ We have just procured, and now en
close you a copy of the proclamation of
the intendant, (hutting this port against
foreigners, and placing its commerce on
It he looting it was before the war. In
regard to the measure of depriving the
Americans of the right of deposit for the
prefent, as regards the town of New-
Orleans, because the time limited is ex
pired, is equally unauthorifed and ridi- ■
cuiuus, and as such, is firmly opposed by
the governor, and certainly can never be
carried intoeffeft. The most violent ha
tred and animosity subsists between the
governor and intendant, who are jealous
of each others power. The treaty is
clear and explicit, that some convenient
spot must be afiigned to the Americans for
a deposit; and it is out of the power ot
the Intendant, and all his proclamations,
to prevent it. Such a measure would be
an acf of hostility for which he would be
certainly punilhed and fufpenied.
" The effeft of this event has been to
raise the value of the goods on hand, of
which the supplies of the proper kind arc
limited, and confined to a tew hands.”
. Another letter fays :
October 17.
<f Yesterday afternoon peace was pro
claimed, and we aie informed that the
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j intrant; Lot declared the fort
i Americans as a place of depofu.
I treaf y havin S ori! y specified this,
l uch tor three years, which are expired
j it is ibur till the king's pleasure is known*
j This it is fmd will be polled in handbill
I to-day ; but it is impoflible to fay j, 0 ' w
far the measure will extend, and \ f ew ,
days mud elapse before the real Hate of
things is.know n. The governor CMofc,
the measure entirely.
18th —It Teems impoflible to come at
the truth of this bufmefs. Yesterday i t
was said that the port was not only (hut
but that, contrary to the treaty, the in!
tendant had resolved to withhold, an< j
indeed had adually denied the priviledee
of depofu ro the Americans. This lad
measure, it is said, even by men in office
will be opposed by the armed force of th!
governor, who deems it equivalent t 0 a
declaration of war againll the United
States. Thus you will perceive, that
our men in authority are at open variance
and as I learn to day, it is even now un!
certain whether the port will be confider!
ed as (hut for fonie time to come. Some
Americans propose this day to- clear our
for exportation, Spanilh produce in A,
meri.can bottoms.”
December i,
The following article has reached us Ve.
ry opportunely—-it is ex traded from the
Pittfield Sun, As we have been obliged
to notice by name fcvcral of those who
hold offices under the present adminiftra
tiun, and yet countenance by their fupporr,
prints which arc not only constantly calum
niating those who compose it, but which
afperfe even the revolution, we call on
them to read the following, and act as
they think their duty as good citizens
demands,
“ When judge Washington was lately
in Connedicur, he observed in a circle
of gentlemen, of both political parties,
that the oppofttion papers contained such
abuse of administration as ought not to
pals without punilhment; that although
he was himfelf opposed to president ]cf
ferfon in politics, he thought it infuifer
able, that a man of such exemplary mo.
rals , and such purity of private charader,
especially when veiled with the chief ma
giltracy of the nation, (liould be treated
with so much personal insult and abuse-;
and that it ought to he the fubjed of le
gal animadverlion. The post-master ge
neral, who was one of the company, said
he could point out a more effedual me
thod of remedying the evil ; and being
a(kcd what it was, replied, do you, fir,
aid judge Law, who was also present, fit
down and write to the editors ot such a
buftve papers, to difeontinue fending them
to you, lb long as they continue to in
fultand abuse the president. That would
produce a greater and better effed than
any judicial corredion which your honors
can inflid, and at the fame time not en
danger an infringement ot the freedom of
the press.
[Aurora,
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 6.
We underhand that there is good reason
to conlider the late meafurcs of the Inlen
d.mt at New-Oileans as having originated
entirely with himfelf, and as being, of
confequcncc, unauthorifed by the Spanilh
government.
Among many circumstances indicative
of this, are the decided oppofttion of the
Governor to the measures of the linen
dant, and the determination of the com
mercial tribunal not to carry his decree
into effed.
From the Heps, no doubt taken by our
government, a rational expedarion mat*
be entertained that the decree will be re
voked before it can have operated exten
lively to (he injury of our trade on the
Mississippi, as of the valt amount of pro
duce flouted down that river, no article
of considerable value, beftdes cotton, is
deposited at Ncw-Orleans, till February ;
and as that article not being parifhable,
will experience but small injury from a
temporary detention at the Natchez,
RALEIGH, December 6.
On Thursday last, our General Aflem
blv proceeded to ballot for a Governor for
the ensuing year, in the place of Colonel
Afhe (whole death was mentioned in our
last.) Several names being in nomination,
as will appear from the Minutes of the
proceedings of the Alfembly,) four bal
lots were had, before any gentleman had
a majority of votes. On the last ballot,
James Turner, Esq. the Senator from
Warren county, w'as declared duly eleded.
In this eledion, there was no contest oil
principle, since all the gentlemen in no
mination were Republicans ; the difficul
ty of making a choice arofc from there
being fcveral candidates.
Governor Turner, this morning, met
the two Houses in the Common’s Hall,
! and took the ulual oaths of office, •