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cc ,\ Q'l the 14th into the cabinet
of die conf’..!?, where ti e minif
rs and members of the council
of Hate were afic moled, when
the following Ipeech was deliv
ered by the citizen preftdeht of
the 1 egiftadve Body.
“ Citizen ConJuls y
< ( X\c offer toyouin the name
cf the Icgifiative body, the con- ■
gratulations which it voted in j
ccniequencc cf the colnununica
tion tKUifmitted by Vou refpec
ting the treaty which
peace to the republic.
u Our enemies hav'* at length
recognized the republic, of which
they b re fumed to entertain doubts |
—and* vanquifhed by the pow
er of its arms, they are about to
receive the benefit of pcacegran
t-d to them by a free people, as
a tdlimony of their magnanimi
ty, the fir It ebjed and fit ft fruit
of con quell.
“ If the victories which have
led to it have re founded through
out the univerfei the treaty by
which it is confolidatcd muft al
jfo form a great mra in the annals
of nations, by its coofequent o
peration on their interefts and
our own. It will revive every
idea of general profperity, and
the fentiment of public happi
nefs always occupies by antici
pation every foul. Thcfe ideas
and this fentiment naturally re
late to you, citizen confuls, who
commenced the fublime enter
prize of regenerating the public
good. Accept, citizen confuls,
the firft mark of gratitude ex
preffed to you for it by the le
gislative body, which fenfibly
feels all that is due by the nati-
OJi to the government and its
fir ft magi (bates, whofe exertions
fo uniformly tend to combine
the glory and happinefs of the
people.”
In the anfwcr returned by the
firft conful, the following pall
ages were tire moft remarkable :
“ The government receives
with pleafure the deputation of
the legillative body.
<f The people cannot yet en
joy all the benefits of peace while
it remains unconcluded with
England : but a fpecies of diliri
um has taken poffeftion of that
government, which no longer re
cognizes any thing that is lacrcd
-—its conduct is unjuft, not only
with rcfpedl to the French peo
ple, but with refpcdl to all the
powers of the continent, and
WHEN GOVERNMENTS
AREUNTUSTTHfiIR PRO
SPERITY IS BUT FLEET
ING.
cc All the powers of the con
tinent will make England re
fume the path of moderation, ot
equity, aud of rcafon.
* But the peace of the interior
has preceded external tranquili
ty*
“During the journey which I
have juft taken through feveral
departments, I have been af
feffed by the concord and uni
on that prevailed between all the
citizens. No attention fhould be
paid to the inconftderate Ipeeches
of certain.
i( The government fee Is plea
fure in rendering juftice to the
zeal of the legillative body, for
the profperity of the French
people, and its attachment to the
government. With refpeft to I
inyfcli in particular, Ire quell you
will make know n the confidence
1 place in it, and how fenftblc 1
arn of this voluntary proceeding,
and of the fpeech addreffed to
me by the Treridcnt.'’
CELEBRATION cf the Peace. '
On the t 7th, the minifter for
Foreign affairs gave a fete in ce
lebration of the peace between
Auftria and France, at which
were p re lent, the firft conful and
his family, the other confuls* the
fen a tors and French minillers,
the ambaftadors and minillers of
foreign powers, the counlellcrs
of ft ate, a great nun. hero (’mem
bers of the tribunate and legis
lative body, and all the military
officers at Paris ot fuperior rank.
There were alfo about 300 la
dies, the greater part young and
handfome, and ail richly and c- .
legantiy d re fled.
Tie hotel of the minifter of
foreign affairs was illuminated
both within and without. The
ftaircafes and apartments were
decorated with garlands cfever
greens and flowers.
fhe fete commenced with a
concert, in which citizen Carat
and madame Gracini exerted
their vocal powers. After the
concert the company were con
duced into a grand gallery, in
which a theatre had been fitted
up. Here the adlors of the V an
deville performed a very agree
able comedy, written for the oc
cafion, and interfperfed with
couplets at once pleafant and
fentimental. At the conclufton
of the performance, the compa
ny clefcendedto the apartments,
on the ground-floor, where a
fupper of 300 covers w r as ferv
cd. Citizen Eflemenard recited
fomc well written verfes on the
conclufton of peace.
After fupper the company a
gain proceeded to the gallery.
The theatre was now remov
ed, the gallery one half larger
than before, and an orcheftra was
ereded at the lower end. The
company having taken their feats
the moll diftineuifhed dancers
O
of both lexes. belonging to the
/ OO
theatre of arts, made their ap
pearance, dreffed in the differ
ent cuftomsof the friendly nati
ons of Europe, and executed
dances in the French, Spamfh,
Ruffian and German ftile ; after
which they prefented the firft
conful with palm branches and
garlands.
Thefe performances were fuc
ceeded by a ball, which was
kept up during the remainder of
the night.
Joleph Buonaparte and count
Cobenzel were expected at this
Fete i but the fatigue of their
journey prevented them from
attending.
O
I he joy occaftoned by the
continental peace, the agreeable
news ot the change which has
taken place in tiie Frglifh mi
niftry, the gratitude and affec
tion whfch the appearance of the
firft conful excited inevery heart
pofieffed of any degree of fen
ftbility, the tranquil air which
he dilpiayed during the whole of
the entertainment, the elegance
and lymmetry of all its parts, and
finally, the mixed feeling of fa- !
miliarity and reipccl, ofgaityand j
fympathy, infpired by the Van
devild—all contributed to ren
der this Fete worthy of the per
lon in whole honor it was given,
and the happycii cumftance which
gave occafio'.n to ir.
NEW- YORK, Jfril 7.
Never were greater exertions
made in MafTachulttts to ilcp
the pregrefs of political femi
menr* than at pr<Tcnt, And at
no former period have the peo
ple of that hate made Rich ra
pid advances. Two republi
cans out of fourteen reprefenta
tives to ccngrtfs f r that Rate,
were all that could be lent by the
voice of the people, until the
late election. Six are row c
ledled, viz. Judge Bacon, Me IT.
Smith, Eußes, Lincoln, Bifh
cp, and Varnum. In one or
two diflridls the choice is not
determined, and it is not im
probable that one or two more
republicans will be chofen,
("apt. Thuidon who arrived
here ye Herd ay in 21 days from
Curracoa, informs that the day
before he failed, the Englifh had
detained all Danifh and Swcdifh
vcfiels in that port, which vef
fels were hauled up at Lagoon,
the place where the Englifh men
of war were Rationed, there
were in port, 11 Danifli and one
Swcdifh vcdclr.
By the brig Jofeph, Hervey,
we arc informed that ir was re
ported, and generally believed at
the Cape of Good Hope, on
the 27th of January, that Bata
via w as in pollcflion of the En
giifh.
On Thurfday lad the flilp
Racket, capt. Trott, arrived at
Bodon, in 26 days from Liver
pool, and 21 from land to land.
She brings London intelligence
to the 4th of March, of which
only a brief fummary had been
publidied in the Bodon Mercu
r-\r
A J
The former information of
the preceding bounties on Ame
rican flour, cleared cut from A
merica, after March 25, the
preceding bounties are to be re
duced to 635. from 70s. fuper
fine per barrel of 1 r 61b. and
are to continue fo on all flour
that may arrive in England be
fore the firft of Odober next.
Under the Paris head it is
mentioned, that Spain had de
clared war againd Portugal.
On the 10th of February, the
prince royal of Denmark, pad
cd through Han- burgh, on his
w r ay to Berlin, with a view as it
is believed, of endeavouring to
‘ffcocure the mediation of his
r ruffian majefty between them
and the powers of Great Britain
and Ruffia.
Extract of a letter received on Sa
turday, ly the Fanny, from
Greenock , dated Clayyczv, 6th
Alar eh, 1801.
<c By this day’s mail certain
intelligence is at lad received,
that the king of Pruffia lias de
clared that he will take a decid
ed part againd this country, in
con.men with the Northern
Powers j and that he is to pel
fed him Fit of Hamburgh and
Bremen immediately, unlcfs Bri
tain takes oft the embargo on
Swcdifh and Danifh vcffiels de
tained in this country. The re
did of the above news, I think,
cannot fail of very ferioufly af*
fediing r. 11 kinds of pnduce
W til- I ncl la and A ifie ncan.
have only a few minutes to writ
yon the above intelligence, which
I wilh may be in time for the
Fanny.’ *
/hril 13.
Extract cf a letter Jr cm Mr. Sa
muel iJ. Earle , fupcrcargo cf
the Brig Sophia, ccpt. Talbot
to his eventr ill Philadelphia ,
dried Pert Royal, February 2c
1801.
“ it is with infinite regret I
now inform you of our "beino
captured on the loth ink. on
our paflage to the MiflifTppi, by
the Britilh Hoop cf war fconetta,
cape. Maugn, and ordered for this
pert, under pretence of having
no regiider, as capt. Maugn favs
lie lias orders to take all vefteis
failing under lea-letters. Cant.
Talbot and my ft If were detained
on board the Hoop of war for
18 hours, during which captain
Maugn exp relied himftdf in the
mod unbecoming language, tel
ling me that I had forged the
fignature cf Mr. Henry Ham
mond, Americanconful at Cape-
Francois, who had certified my
bills of lading. He alfo faid he
would venture to fv/car, that
beth ve flcland cargo tyere French
property, for that the proof of
property before Clement Biddle
was ail fudge, and that ail the
Notaries in America were a let
of damn’d rafcals.”
N. B. A fecond letter of the
4th of March, informs of the vei
led and cargo being libelled, and
O O
he experts they will be condem
ned.
Ap‘> il 14.
Capt. lynch cf the fhip Ni
agara, who arrived here yeftcr
day, informs us, that he brought
out London papers to the 6th of
March ; but that they were mif
laid. He fays that the king of
England continued extremely
ill. That a number of Danes
and Swedes had been brought
into Ramfgace—and that it was
hourly expected that England
would declare war againld the
northern powers. Fie further
informs, that fix American vef
fels failed in co. with him, bound
Hr the Baltic, which had been
chartered by Eritifh merchants,
at the rate of 91. Berlin g a ton
—and that every American vcf
fel that could be obtained, was
fought after with avidity.
April ]7.
Ex trad cf a letter from St. Crc:s } 1
dated 2 id idt. receded at Phi
ladelphia.
A Brig arrived here yef- I
terday from St. Kitt’s v.hobrot I
the news of 12 flips cf the hn* I
from France, with troops on I
board, having arrived in the V/. I
Indies — and that all the troops I
from St. Kite’s had embarkc- I
for Barbadoes. This news rai- I
fed the fpirits of the inhabitar o I
and fugar has rifen to eight cic*- ■
lars. I
BALTIMORE, April I
Ext rad of a letter from I
da of the 12 th March I ■ c 1 g I
“ In the courfe of l aic
we were alarmed in T.e ll
with feveral Blocks or ant p r ‘,-’H
quake. The lafc w c
vere. It continued * j .‘Fh.B
minute. The lands and " ■
1 rap hutlvC'H
mgs were not only uu * ■