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Georgia Republican,
STATE INTELLIGENCER.
yyr /mflv and morse.
•SAVANNAH, July 18, 1803.
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very pressing.
The following proceedings and debates in
the imperial parliament of the 18th and
19th of May, will be found very interfiling
to those who vviffi to be correctly informed
on the fubjeft of the present dispute. The
refufal of minirters to produce information
on the points mentioned by Mr. Gray,
inclines its to believe that those accufalions,
set forth in his rr.ajelly’s Declaration, are
without foundation.
Imperial Parliament.
HOUSE nr COMMONS, May 18.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved,
that the papers relative to the negociation
fliould be laid on the table.
Mr. Grey m ved for the papers neceffa-
Yv to ffiew that armaments were going on
in the ports of France and ! ’olland at the
time of the King’s iirlt Meflage, calculat
ed to inspire fears of an invasion.
Mr. Addington said, these papers were
of a secret nature, and could not be pro
auced without injury to his Maieity’s fer-
Vice Adjourned.
May ip.
Mr, Grey, in consequence of the refufal
of the Right Mon. Gentleman oppofife (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer) to answer a
question which he put to him yefterdav, ir.
a manner in which he might have anlwered
it, without any violation, of his duty,' at.
the fame time that it would be affording
great convenience to the Houle, role to re
new his motion of lall night. He was not
forty for the delay, as it had given hkn an
opportunity of looking overthe papers that
bad been presen ted, and of ieeing th odgh he
coidd not pretend to have examined then
v ith perfedf accuracy, that there were ma
ny points in them on which it was his duty
to call for farther information; and this in
formation was so necessary, that he thought
much argument would not be required to
induce the house to command it. He ffiouid
therefore abllain from all argument that
could tend to prejudice the general ques
tion to be difeuffed next Monday. The
only thing on which be ffiouid commit him
lelf was, by Hating, that on the molt link
ing points, those points which are llrong
ly iiatek and clearly made out by Miniftcrs,
ns affording the bell and moil jullihable
grounds of war, no information at all was
given, or at lead very little. The firll
point he ffiouid notice, was, the violence
Fated to be offered to his Majesty’s veflels,
without proper redrefsor complaint being
made. If any thing could be a fatisfafto
ry erode for war, this was certainly the moil
fatisfaclory ; and the House vyould recol
lect wi h what unanimity it had fanftioned
ar.d fupportedthe means taken hr govern
n*int, on the fame principle, with refpeft
to the affairs of Nootka Sound. This
fort, however, which it was of so much
st ] crtance to be made out clearly; .was but
Hhtly and incidentally meutmed in the
gapers presented. He fliould therefore
move, in the firll inffance, that there Le
laid before the house copies of all papers
relative to representations of violence offer
ed to his majesty’s (hips and vtffcls made to
the French government from iff March
1802, to ift March 1803, together with
the answers thereto. The next point he
ffiouid notice was the appointment of per
sons in the difeription of commercial agents,
but whose real charafter, together with the
inftruftions given to them, gave re?lon to
think that their million was of a hoitile.and
treacherous natu r e. I his was ado a great
point in the juftification ; hut he could find
in the papes prelentedno particular ftatenvmt
of representation made and fat is fact if u re
fufed. He fnould therefore move for co
pies of all representations relative to the
persons appointed as commercial agents
from F-ance in the ports o* Great-dritai
and Irdand, together with the answers to
the fame. There was also iTwitff-ned in the
papers presented, apaper direft.edt.oa pe 1 >ll
of the name of Fauvelet, at DubI’:'., 1 ’:'., duvft
incr him so procure the foundiws cl* cue liar
hour. In order to form an accurate ji ge.
judgement of this matter, the time ffiouid he
particularly fpecified, that the houffi fficul-t
be clear as to what, if clearly cftabkffx,
was a moll just caufc of complaint ; and if
expiation was refufed, on complaint, was
a just cause o r war. He, th- -refute n. ved,
for the dates of the inftruftions of Talley
rand to Fauvelet, and the answers of Tv!ley
rand, fpecifyingthe dates. The next mat
ter related to the French troops in Holland,
which appeared to have been taken up
rather lave as a ground of complaint. He
ffiouid move for reprefentatioim on this iub
jeft, previous to the Sth of March lait, j
together*with the answers. lis came next,
to the lubjeft of the comuls ex prof non to t -e j
legiflativc body, on the 23d February sndj
ffiouid move for copies of all representations
thereupon, together with the an 4 '-vers. He
next came to Switzerland ; Fir it appeareu
now, that Minillers liad taken fome Rep?,
about that country. He ffiouid mir e for a
copv of the note veroale presented to M. Ot
to, relative to Switzerland, on the ictii
October, 1802, together witli the answer
thereto, if any. In the next point, dates
and times were extremely important. It
was known that orders were sent out to
evacuate the Cape, according to the treaty
of Amiens : it was known that in Oftober
orders were sent out to retain poffcffion of
it, contrary to that treaty, and that con
trary orders were since then sent out, in
consequence of which the Cape was evac
uated. Me ffiouid therefore move for co
pies of all orders relative to the Cape of
Good Hope, with the dates. As the pow
er of France and its great increase were
dated in the declaration as a cause for de
parting from the treaty of Amiens, tiil our
power ffiouid receive fome addition to main
tain the relative situation, it was necessary,
that if France made any afSgnment of ter
ritory, which was so far a diminution of
lrer power, parliament ffiouid. be acquainted
with it. in tlris view, lie ffiouid move for
copies of aril papers relative to the cession
of Louisiana by France to America ; if that
j important and beneficial cession had really
been made. Another gentleman had giv
en notice of a motion for papers relative
to the annexation of Piedmont and the
iiland of Elba ; he ffiouid therfore not touch
upon them* Having said thus much in
addition, he cam-: now to the immediate
matter of his notice, which was t.pe sub
stance of alt intelligence relative to arma
ments in the ports of France and Holland.
His mnjeftv’s meflage turned on two points,
the cxilling difeuflion and the military pre-
O w • *•
parations. It was important, t-uererere, to
know the truth of the existence of the arm
aments, and afterwards their nature and
amount. On this point tlie* e was no in
formation before the house, and France de
nied the fact* Tire French Government
asserted, that there was not a Angle ffiip of
the line in those ports ; that there were only
two frigates in the ports of Holland and on
ly three corvettes in the road of Dunkirk.—
The house had therefore to direct its judg
ment, no proof on one fie, ar.d a denial on
the other ; unless, indeed, the Rt. Hon.
gentleman would make a diitinftion between
military and naval preparations, with the
fame'ingenuity with which he defiinguiffitd
between flips ready for tea and ffiips man- ]
ned. He di: claimed, lor the noble lord at He !
head of the admiralty, such paltry fublerru- j
ges as Hat when the public was taught to j
expect a fleet, of 5c fail, it was to be after- j
wards intuited, by being told nothing was j
meant but ro hulks. Ile loved and admi- i
red the noble lord at the head of the admi- j
raltv, but he had no hesitation in faying*, 1
that if we had no* in ever*'* sea a force iupeil |
or to anything that was to encounter it, he
deserved the fevered punishment. But he
’ did not tear the ted ; and as he could not
r conceive how Ihips could be ready for sea
without being’ manned, to neither could he
underhand how fiddlers, without the means
of conveying them to any part cf our ter,
ritory, could be dreaded as invaders. He
fliould, therefore, move for the ub fiance of
all information-relative to the force in those
ports. <ie knew the bar that would beset
up against him- that it would be danger
ous to take any itep that could tend to the
difcocery of the lecret channels bv which
information was obtained. He was, howe
ver, prepared with precedents trom the jour
nals, of the substance cf information being
commanded and produced, merely conceal
ing the names of perions. There was one
calc in 1 756, when an address was voted for
information relative the the for-ce in Tou
lon tor the invasion of Minorca. Similar
orders had been made in 1 “Sc, lor informa
tion concerning the movement's of the hpan
ifh fleets in Cadiz and Ferro! ; and the force
that remained in Bred after admiral Darby
failed in 17S1. He put it to the Yioble
lord, whether there was not equal neceffitv
for infonnation now, and whether it would
not be a fuSicient security for the channels
by which t:.e information wj derived, ii the
names of pcrlons were fippreffed. He
should, therefore nsvve foAhe fubltance ot
all information relative to inaments in the
ports of France and Dollnd, on the 3d
March, 18c 2.
Lord Hawkeabury ho* el that although
he Hon. GentltmePs motions were to be
put singly, he ffiouß be allowed to make
a few observations on them collectively,
without meaning t prejudice the gene
ral quell ion. And rfi, there was one obser
vation, which it was material to lay before
the House. If theH on. Gentleman lup
| posed on reviewing the declarations, that
j many of the cfifes dated were not
’ imgiy (uni uent gntirld for war, it was not
j tb.e policy ol the Government to make it
I p.ppear war wfs resolved upon on tliis
j fact or the other, There were an umber of
i k-fts of which fome were perhaps finglv
j iuffleient giA and for -war ; others which
I thou h ik t fufiicient grounds in their.felvts,
vet wlien put together were not less mate
rial than the gr- rtcr fact? as affording evi
dence oft e hoitde intention. The home
would hear in mind that the statement was
deligned to fliew the general peacea de coh- ;
dnft C: th ; s c n ntr y while the condnft of
France gives the ftrongeil evidence of a hos
tile mind towards this country. It vas fit
tint His ffiouhi be understood generally
before he came to partrculars. Ihe Hon.
gentleman dated too largely when he called j
fr.r copH of reprefentathuis bv Ambaffa
do:*s, and answers given or refufed, in this ]
firil motion. The Hon- gentlemen stated ;
that violence had been offered and that fa- j
tisfuft'on had been refufed. The fact was !
that no fatisfaftory answer had been given;
I an i there was fume difference between that !
1 and an absolute rein lift. The Hon. gen'* j
i tinman was mistaken if he thought there
1 was no evidence of those fafts for 1 ord
j Whiteworth had dated them and had not
j ffrep contrail fted He had no objection to
1 this million fur it Was his with to give every
information that could be pro
priety With tile
concerning the commercial agents, the Hon.
gentleman had greatly exaggerated the
j matter on one fide and gone beyond what
j the complaTtrt would bear out. The eora
| plaint of his majesty’s government was this,
that when no commercial regulation sub
sisted between this countr , and France, a
species of agents were sent into this country,
who were"not recognifed or received in any
other country nor connefted with France
by a cofmnerr’al treaty. The circumftan’ce.
was dated as suspicious and likely to cover
the refiueuce of persons improper to be re
ceived in this country. Flis majesty’s min
ifliers therefore advised that they ffiouid be
withdrawn and they were so with the excep
tion of one who was sent away from the fil
aud of Jersey : others had not gone to their
diftination. As to any written representa
tion he was not clear whether these \vis any
on this fubjtft. With refpeft to anv re
monftrancc on the expressions in the Lcgif
lative body no formal representation Hid
been made, upon them nor did he fee whe
ther they were capable of that; at the fame
time that they may be conlidered as afford
ing the strongest manifeftation of a hostile
mind when the general cause of complaint
came to be Rated to the public. With re
fpeft to Switzerland lire remonstrance had
been made in a note vcrlale to M. Otto,
much to the HVft of tlie note to the Bava
) rian minister which appeared in the Mon
jitenr. The fabllance of this note was,
without Rating what tire French govern
meat intend *4 to do, that the indepeeence
!of the Batavian republic ffiouid be refpeft—
j ed. Whether the subsequent acts of the
j French government co'refponded with th.at,
!it was for the House and the public to
| judge.
j With refpeft to He next question on
1 which the HOll. gentleman called for in
-1 formation, “ the evacuation of the Cape of
j Good Hope,” the Noble Lord would not
j objeft to .that motion. He was willing-,
j that every document that con’d throw a
i fight on the fnbjeft, ffiouid be produ-
Iced. As to the cession of Loufiana to
i the American's, a doonmert had been re
ceived en the impoUant febjeft from the
i very refpeftable gentleman who represents
I the American government, and he bad no
| objection to produce it : he fliould, however,
; observe, that Miniiters had not come to a
knowledge ot the fact till after the close of
the negociation Vv ithout entefin into
a d;ff.ulfion of tMe negociation, he would
nibnfit, whether the condnft observed by
His majesty’s government might not have
contributed to that event. With regal'd i
the continuance of the French troops in!
Holland, he could Rate that no reprefenta- 1
lion had taken place on that fubjeft. .As 1
to the lait motion of the Hon. gentlemsm i
fiw the Uikiiauce of the information receiv-1
ed concerning the military preparations in J
the ports of France ar.d Holland, the No- •
Vic I.ord thought h bis duty to object to it. J
He should. not pretend to iff* r that the’;
house of commons could not infill on such
; format ion, if itror.g circuniffances fnoul ;
I require it ; but he felt : t hiw duty to op
pose the production of any papers which
may be attendedwith inconiidemble conven
ience, by breaking up the channels of com
munication. That there were conhderalde
.2wnanrents : n France no gentleman, could
deny, and the papers on the table fufficient
ly proved. The armaments in this country
were not the public act of His majeky’s go
vernment but of the French government
.which had # armed with a view to produce an
effect on the negociation. In the expose
that government had declared its intention
to put the army on the war eftabliikment
only a fortnight prior his majedy’s meiTage.
That declaration was an evidence of the
light in which the armaments in Holland
ought to be viewed ; and he would ask any
gentleman if inch a circumdancewould not
juitify his majesty’s government in calling
out the Militia, which could not be done
without a meflage ? Under these impressions
he was confident that both the spirit and
tbt ta:ms of tlie meflage were bourne out,
an ■ that the existence of considerable arma
ments in the ports, and a great military
force in the interior, warranted precaution
ary measures on our part. He was deiire
ous to give the house every information it
could fairly require, but he ffiouid firmly
oppose any communication from which con
siderable inconvenience may arise without
any adequate benefit.
After fome further debate, in which Mr.
Windham supported and lord Caftlereugh
opposed tflie motion, the house divided on
the question, \ihich was loft by a great
majority.
For the ‘Republican.
Messrs. Editors,
TO guard a gain ft the causes which
occasion fiekly season; to endeavor to add
a mite to any general information on a fub
jeft momentous to us all, wifi I hope, ex
cuse the liberty taken of addrelTing a few
lines to our community, through the me
dium of your paper ; and not doubting but
gentlemen better informed will aid phflan
throphy in alleviating tne Calamities at
teiidant on a general evil induces me to fay
fometbing on the approaching months
That heat is not prejudicial but as ii # is com
bined with humidity, has been asserted by
an eminent traveller : of thF, in my mind
the r e can be no doubt, and as we have hati
a very wet ipring. the air of o'lTr city mull
more or less be charged with vapor—this,
when added to other poisonous exhalations,
produces mephitic iniafma, Atid occalions
contagion. Flic neceflanes of Savannan I fear
(have been negleftel since the fire ; and the
I only way to correft the unpleasant and
I unhealthy exhalations frPm them is by n*c—
j quentiy putting into them ijueu. lime juli
‘hot from the k In, for if the lime is Hack it
|of no use. This precipitates the bad ef
fluvia to the bottom,and is not expensive.
That A pure air rs effentielly necessary to
health isachnitted.Thejail isoriculive andwdl
if not attended to become a hot bed of dis
ease—-the receptacles of human ordure are
emptied in a pit in its vicinity and emit a
vapor in a hot and damp fealon ofitfelf
fufficient to occasion general disease, iPnot
cerrefted by quick lime.
Air is abfolu-tely necessary to human ex.
ißenee—all buildings fliould be freely ven
tilated. The streets- ffiouid be kept very
clear., and particular attention paid to the
fafts pftuded to. The Wells require a vi
gilant police in 10 prelerve water from im
purity. These observations are offered by
one of your fubferibers, hoping that others
will do their duty in preventing the intro*
duftion of contagion among u$
St. Mary's July 7, 1803.
At a feleft meeting of the Republicans
in the house of Mr, Peter Madden of this
town, to commemorate the birth-day of
the United States The following
toasts were given by the chairman, Mr.
Madden, and drank with the highest ap
probation.
1. The Day— —may its political horizon
never be clouded by party contentions.
2. *The President, Thomas Jfferfon —may
he continue to deserve Well of his country.
3. The Senate and House of Reprcfentatives:
may their councils be direfted to the pub
lic good-.
4. The memory of the late Gen. Wajhington
may hi fuccelVors emulate his virtues.
3. The Judiciary ‘fthe United States may
the bench be filled with wisdom, virtue and
independence.
6. The Militia of thdU.S’ —may their we a
pons be used only m defence of their country.
7. The Navy of the United States —may
prudence gut'le the helm, and juffice and
fortitude fleer their courle.
8. The People?— may the spirit of inde
penden e, upon legal- and constitutional
principles, forever guarantee the National
Dignity and Honor
9. The Clergy— may their conduft- de
monilrate the purity of their intentions.
ro. The St te of Georgia- —may industry,
humanity and profperlty ever diftinguiffi her
citizens.
*l. ‘Town- of Si 7! Gary’s —may its vir
tue enereafe in proportion to its poplation.
12. Britain —may file make speedy res
titution as the fird ftepof contrition,for the
msmv wrongs (hehasdor.eto injured Ireland.
13. Ireland- —may her misfortunes in
spire her with wd.tom to know, and forti
tude to pursue her own good.
| 14. lAbert", that gift of heaven—may its
i innocence and utility enfare- its exutence,
i the revolutions cx time shall cease.
i 15. James ITunroe — may the success of
j his million exhilarate the friends, i idence
j the fo.s of our virtuous adminil!ration,
i 16. The American Fair may their con
| fidence never be abused.
17. The Urated States —may they live
| forever.-
The evening was spent in the mod cordi
al conviviality ; each of the guests rejoicing j
to celebrate the 4th of July under the au- j
fplces of an administration which recog-1
nixes the independence of its citizens, as i
the bails and iupport of its own.
Population of France.
FROM VOYAGE UR.
Previous to the revolution of France, her
population was varioully dated at 24, 26,
and 30 millions; but as no census had been
then-taken, the edimation was more or less
extended, accordingto thecapriceof nation
;ty, or ill-founded calculations her ftatillical
writers.
In the years 1-91 and 1796 the popula
tion was determined by general returns : ip i
the former year at 26 millions ; on the sec
ond return at 28 millions. It mud be un
deritood, that I bear not in my memory ,
fractional numbers : of thoCe numbers one
fifth, were found to inhabit cities and towns
’vilfes ands >urgs) the others wtre the’ a
ivators of the foil, the inhabitants of the
ullages and the country (villarges et camp
xgnes.)
Take, therefore,the,population of France
is flic flood within her monarchical limits,
iccording to the enumeration
n 1796.” at 28,000,000
The yfuilrian Low Countries,
Liege, S:c. now di vi ed into
nine departments, found by
the French ccnfus to con
tain 3,800,000
The territories south of the
Meuse and the Scheldt, ced
ed by Holland, with the
Prussian Dutchies of Juliets
and Cleves, at 350,00©
The fix new departments of the
Lower Rhine, being parts of
the Palantine Duchy of
Juliers, of the eleftorates of
Cologne, Treves and May
ence, of the archbiffiopric
of Spires, and of the V> et
tern Palatinate, at -- - - 1,900,00©
The Department of Mont
Tounere and Mont Blanc,
the ci-devant Mont Beleiard
and Savoy, with the county
ot Nice, at-------- 460,000
And France now contains
within the Rhine & the Alps
a total population ot - - - 34,510,00®
She however possesses a mili
tary or political authority
or influence over several of
her neighbouring nations :
Over the Batavian Republic,
containing a population of 2,800,0c®
Over the brave but ill-fated
Swiss, i,Boo,aftC?
Over the ancient bulwarks of
Italy, the ci-devant Pied
mont, now the advance pods
of France, - -- -- -- - 2,000,000-
And over the Italian and
Ligurian Republics, with
the grand Duchy of Tuscany, 6,500,000
Bvit her tota population, even
f if are added the countrys
| lastly enumarated, amounts
J to no more than 47,610,000
{ Against this mighty power England ia
the only European nation that can make
any refiilance : Prufia, in the old world,
and States of Ameirca in this weft
cm hemisphere now, hold, or will soon hold,
in their refpeftive divisions of the earth the
ba-arfee between these contending nations 5.
their alliance will be courted by both na~
tions and if the American executive fliall
perfue the cautious policy of Pruflia iiv
her relations with thele European powers
the will inevitably, by treaty obtain ths
greatest advantage at the lead poflible haz
ard. But fliould the passions of party un
happily involve this’country in the horrors
of wav, flic will stand on the vantage ground
if forced into alliance with France,her armies
will occupy and peace will confirm to her
the Britiffi territories of Cannada ; and an
alliance with England, her enterprizing fens
will as surely pofleis the undefined province
of I -ouifiana, and make the Spaniard tremble
for his Mex can kingdom.
In war or peace this happy Columbia
muil gain : in the former extended empire z
in the latter increased commerce and accu
mulated wealth. Rest on your oars, Ame—
ricans : and the two rival nations of Europe
will outvite each other to obtain your friend
flfip.
From the Charleston City Gazette
HYDROGENOUS LIGHT.
yl South - Car oh na Fifcov ry .
AMONG the many discoveries made,
within the lad century, few perhaps have
been better qualiu and to attract the atten
tion of t e public irt general than the Hy
drogenous Light, difeover and at the clofc
of it. Though withheld from publication
by its author until now, when
his zealous frie ds to come forward with z.
publication on that head, he thinks it zc
duty and homage to gratitude to comply
with their requeil.
A falfe idea of its being already known,
| has not a little contributed to the tardinefk
! of this publication, and to avoid being the
publiiher of an old difeovery, the fubfen—
ber has examined all authors that could ber
colledle on that head, but without fuccefs^
Various have been the attemps on the
volatiles ; all the gases have been tried as
proper genus to exhibit luminaries, from
which great advantages might be derived
Hydrogenous Gas has even b?en- pointed
out as the mod proper for these produc
tions, but, by fome fatality or other, the
dcfired objedl has never been obtained.
. The consequences of all the refearchec
nave been productive of valuable discove
ries ; for though, as far as relates to this
iubject, they all terminated where they took,
them origin, yet they greatly improved the
knowledge of chemistry:
Tiie fubferiber, since the year I79*V
thinks liimlell fufficientlv authorifed to con
iider himieli the author of this wonderful
phenomenon ; since, through his unrerr.ited
exertion, he has brought it to a degree equal,
(if the exprefiion may be permitted) to
malleability.
He thinks it excusable to anticipate tfre
rrfledtion, which, from the nature of the
circumitance, appears to him almoll inevit
able ; which the hidden imprellion the above
preliminary will make, not on his
but or. those wh* are slightly acquainted
with or are Itran rers to liim.
In order to fatisfy all parties, it will per
haps, be well to inform the reader, that for
seven years past he has been engaged in pki
lofophical experiments, the pursuit of which,
urged by an indefatigable perseverance,
nearly coll him his-life, has greatly impaired
his health, and at the fame time been pro
ductive of the above difeovery.
Another question may arise on the inv
menfe time elapsed since the difcciery. T*