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T ON DON, Otiover 14.
6 r ;;/6« 6/ Piedmont with Prance.
On the 27th September, after
the celebration of folemn mafs
in the cathedral of Turin, by the
.irebifhop of that city, there was
a Te Deum, of a very fuperb
compoficion, and executed by
an orcheftra, con filling of the
abltft muficians. Over the
principal entrance of the cathe
dral were two figures of fame,
proclaiming thefe words— -
ct The union of Piedmont with
the French republic”—Glory
to the eternal being.” On one
of the fide gates were written
ac Toleration,” and on the o
ihcr “ Concord.”
After the ceremony, a varie
ty of military evolutions were
performed, to which fucceeded
dancing in the national gardens,
from two in the afternoon ’till
midnight.
The Dutch mail which ar
lived yeflerday, brings accounts
of confiderablc agitations at the
Hague, from the jealoufy, well
or ill founded, which the pre
sent government had entertained
of general Daendels, and Gene
ral Dumonceau, who had in
curred fufpicion, and had ex
culpated themfelvcs, have ad
tire ffed to the public a Ihort re
monftrance againft the charge.
There was a rumour of inten
tion to alter the form of go
vernment into forfiething of the
confular plan. One letter of a
later date even ftates, that a
new government had actually
been declared, and that general
Daendels had appointed him
felffri the true original manner,
nr had been appointed by others
full conful.
NEW-YORK, December 13.
IMPORTANT,
To the politenefs of Mr.
Rofs, who arrived here yefter
day in brig Olivia, from Cape
Francois, we are indebted for
the following interefting news
from that quarter.
That all the ports on the
north fide of the Ifland, except
the Cape, had been evacuated
by the French troops —and that
all the ports on the weft fide,
except Port-au-Price and St.
Marks, had alfo been evacuated
—moft of the French troops
being concentrated at the Cape.
That the cape was attacked
by the Brigands on the 14th,
and again on the 26th of 0610-
ber, when they took pofleffion
of all the outer forts—and it
was fuppofed would finally fuc
ceed in re-conquering the Hand.
That General Defialines was
killed in the attack on St. Marks,
and that all the other Black gen
erals had gone over, and joined
the Brigands.
That on the 3d of November
General Leclerc breathed
his last— the next day his
body was embalmed, and put
on board the Swiftfure, of 74
guns; and on the 9th, failed for
France, under a moft tremend
ous difeharge of cannon from the
fhips of war in port, confiding
of two 80 gun fhips, two 74’s
three frigates, two corvetts, and
feverai others.
That General Rochambeau
has fucccedcd Le Clerc; and
when the Olivia came our, flaw
a 74 bearing up for rhe Cape
having the lucceftbr of General
Le Clerc on board ; and,
That from the iBth to the
30th of Odober, the fenate a
nfing from the dead bodies in
the harbour of the Cape was
inconceivably great, there hav
ing 'been hundreds of Blacks
deftroyed by throwing them into
the fta from on board of vefftls.
December 15.
Captain Wadbury of the
brig William Pitt, fpoke on the
ill inft. the fchooner Fame,
from Port Republican, out 14
days, the captain of which allur
ed him that the negroes had
fucceedcd in taking Port Re
publican by ftorm, and had put
all the white men, women and
children in the place to the
fword. The American veftfels
in the harbour failed in compa
ny with the Fame, under con
voy of a French Frigate,
December 16.
A French line of battle fbip
with 600 troops on board, hav
ing under convoy eight tran
fports with troops, palled Gi
braltar the 3d of Odober, from
Toulon, on their way to Cape
Francois.
The captain of the fchooner
Betfey, from Demarara, fpoke
on the 10th ult, a Dutch fri
gate bound to St. Martins,
which had juft: feparated from a
Dutch fleet of 60 fail, deftined
for Surinam and Demarara, to
take pofleffion of thofe places.
PETERSBURG, Dec, 24.
Virginia Lcgijlature v
The following refolution was
moved by Col. Larkin Smith,
in the Houfe of Repreicntatives.
“ RESOLUTION.
cc The extreme licentiouf
nefs of the federal editors in their
abufe of the Prefldent, has been
fuch as to require a corrective ;
and as it is highly impolitic, as
well as unconlbtutional, to place
any regal reftraint on printing
prtfles, the only mode of coun
teradmg the baneful effeds of
fuch publications, fhould be by
an exprtffion of the public will.
“ Rejched therefore , That
the prelent leg'llature, as a com
ponent part ot the community,
declare their entire dilappro
bation of the grofs, indecent,
and unprincipled attacks made
| on the charader of the Prcfi
dent of the United States, and
fo fully and confidently are they
allured of the uprightnefs, and
purity of his motives, as well as
a fincere and firm belief, that
his official duties have been dif
charged in fuch a manner as to
promote the real intereft, happi
nefs and independence of their
country; that they are induced
to give their unequivocal and
decided approbation to every
part of his condud, as far as it
j has come within their know
; ledge, and they feel a pleafura
j bic duty in declaring, that there
is no man in America, who de
lerves more of the confidence
and fupport of the people of
thefe United States, than the
enlightened, philofophic, bene
volent, and patriotic republican,
Thomas Jefferlbn.
“ Rcfolvedy That the fore
going cxpieftion o the fend
merits of the Houfc of Repre
fenratives, be communicated to
the Senate for their approbation.”
The following refolution has
alio palled both houfes of the
General Affembly unanimoujly.
Refolved, That James Mon
roe, late governor of this com
monwealth, deferves the thanks
of the general affembly, for the
zeal, fidelity and ability, with
whicli he has difeharged the va
rious duties of his office.
LOUISVILLE,
WEDNESDAY, January 12, 1802.
fej? THOSE in arrears for
Printing dene at this Uficc, are
requejled to dijeharge the fame
immediately.
Married, on Sunday laft, Mr.
Dennis L . Ryan , printer, to
Mifs Patjey Parfons , of this
County.
Died, on Thurfday laft, after
a lingering illnefs, Col. Henry
G. Caldwell, for feveral years
a reprefentative from Jefferfon
County, in the State Legifla
ture. He has left a difconfolate
widow, and feveral fmall chil
dren to lament his lofs.
The LITERARY FAIR is
in feffion at Philadelphia. M.
Carey is prefident, S. Campbell
vice-prefident, and S. F. Brad
ford fecretary. An auction for
books in quires , is to be held at
this fair. We underftand that
a permanent conftitution for this
fociety ot bookfeilers is agreed
upon*
John P age, of Rofewell,
has been unanimoully elected
Governor of Virginia , tofuc
ceed Mr. Munroe, whole con
ftitutional period of office has
expired. No citizen of Virgi
nia is a purer patriot than Mr.
Page. His beft exertions to
promote the welfare of his
country have been exhibited in
all times. Pie was among the
firft to affiert, and we are jufti
fied in faying, he will be among
the laft to defend the rights of his
fellow citizens. [Nat. Intel.
From the National Intelligencer.
The President’s Message.
This coinpofition is remark
ab 1 e for great fimphcity and
ftrength of didtion. It prefents,
without oftentation, as it were
incidentally, the conti ollingprin
cipies of the executive magif
trate. The chief of thefe are
“ peace and friendffiip abroad,
law,order and religion athomcj”
individual induftry and enter
prife, <c unembarraffed by too
much regulation, unoppreffed
by fifeal exadlions a pundtual
and prompt payment of the
public debt j the fubftitution of
economy for taxation, render
ing the latter as light as pof
fible.
Thefe are the fame principles
which were fo eloquently en
forced in the inaugural ipecch
of the Prefident; and of the
wifdom of which the late mea
fures of the government have
afforded the beft pradtical evi
dence.
Orr reaai<*rs will recollect
the violence with which ah rhe
important meafures rf the Eft
fcfnon were oppofed by the fe
deral party. They denounced
them as urjnft; they derided
them as weak ; and hurled their
bolded anathemas againft their
authors, j hey pronounced the
provifion of leven millions three
hundred thoufand dollars, for
the annual redemption of the
public debt to be a flagrant ini
pofition upon the national cm
dulity j and they declared that
the meafures then taken would
incrcaie indcad of diminifh the
debt. But the prophets and
their predictions have fallen up
on evil times. They were not
credited when uttered; and
events have lardy difproved
them. Not merely
doiiais, the fum plighted, but
eight millions (befide one mil
lion paid by the fale of bank
dock,) principle and intered of
public debt have been paid, and
there dill remains in the treafury
four millions and a half, a larger
fum, it is believed, than has
exided there for a long time
pad.
To frieet contingent events,
the Prefidenc was authorded to
reloan certain portions of foreign
debt. The power was repro
bated, and infmuations of finif
tcr views were imputed to thole
on whom it was conferred. But
to the difappointment of party
fpirit, the power has not been
ufed j and the government has
difeharged its obligations with
out its aid.
The power to appoint an
agent for tranfafting bufmefs in
Europe relative to the debts
and Joans, was reprefented as
referred with a view to provide
a lucrative office at the bedowal
of the government; but no fuch
appointment has yet been made;
the fifcal operations of the go
vernment abroad have been well
managed without fuch an agent.
Can evidence more finking be
exhibited of the indifpofition of
the chief magi (Irate to ufe any
power not actually required by
exiding circumdances ?
The federalids reprobated the
repeal of the internal taxes, and
confidered that meafure as cal
culated, in its effeCls, to deftroy
the capacity of the government
to pay the public debt, and to
fupport our navy. How wretch
edly have they deceived them*
felves or others ! The debt is
in a dare of rapid difcharge >
and the Prefident recommends
efdcient meafures for the protec
tion of cur frigates.,
The reduction of the army
was condemned, and a glowing
piClure of diftreflTes on our fron
tiers called np to intered national
feeling. Yet that army, (mail
and little expenfive as it is, has
proved fully competent to every
purpofe of fecurity and of tie
fence-. And the nation will re
joice to learn that no change is
deemed neceflary in it.
We rnav, in fhorr, run thro*
all the changes of alarm that
were wrung lad feflion, and find
in the meffage their refutation.
BLANK DEEDS
for JaU at this
October 27.