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' . BOARDING HOUSE.
TOt w oeca lW laws aijkit fUcx,
later otcnpsed ? Aadrew Kites. T.tq. M aaao.
11 a kaM of private CAtcfUlUMN t.cwilew and
Ltdta wbe wa v pMt tVt wb? aad ut acco-nnwdiio t
fctwiaklto lake 11 r IS KwiMUiikMfikn, i a
.wfcaai he MA fftsrida with VodrW rhthoute and a
. U tludlat UUaHk rWiuthed wiih sweh arttcks
tbe aaiiliannoi1 ea affjri. tart his oonduct thall at tU
' tmtsbe awrteJ with thrt letrsrrtj and BtteaUon a 10
wdaut of m ju eaute oTcovpUiau
' chapel tea. Mr zr. isi J
8AM'!- HOGG.
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S 7 LAND FOU SALE. '
THE ubocnber't.wert tut ) tbe following tra tt 6f
Laftdto-wit : One tract lying in Warren county,
3rhtMVi south of WirKWnn, wi'liw one raile Htlu
imrtl Sprier " SWco Creek, com sinm aS-jt 1.2
terra, the toil it adapted to tbe culture of Jom, Wheat
' and Tobaeoo, Lc Th impr"j-ro-ni arato Sior)
Dweinnir HJae 53 by tS sect, with other codvrni rrn h-.-
... r..K il-nnii I derrn unnecessary it it pre-
MffiedaoperwiwiUPureh.w wiu.out.emg the land
t V- ainl tr In M.Whber. Who fOI'lr on tl
. orefuke. He also offers for tale, one tract ol land ly.sr
" kmnklia county. elt-ht mile rul -r lwis-nrg. e .n
tainlngSOO trt. adjoining Kobe ujm.
.viVa tanf in iwnon wiahinr to Dirh.se
' 177 " ' JACOB
t, lxtt.W3. 31
Fifty Cents Reward.
.T) UNA WAY fvn the -uUcriher hi apprenUre
r.rii(arth ftWImeo the Si fWtwT6cWdfWu?tWf Nespo&an TfrW to O-j
Wi . n iv'. ckf.; tr !i. twirmM rf bclflC Basd OW t I Xd-',
nirvl IV.. i ha uve4i mrtn were ro F"""
of Nn4ct n Che 21 L
Tri Frigate ett-MD, h4 beo csprtd to
the buy of N p'.et, in mponjj to TtoUte the Mock-
Tke BridU I1oQorCacnmorttloo
ed m Addrm fnr roacscoefit to th mcxaorj
of Sir L&wtri Paekeithjm. - V ..' . '
eona 00 in inn ot ar.
The vftola RimbnIorc fooruiatlnc of 1334; ode
a rtht tfy lawy..
They d sot retra admttr th Tt De '
u aJM aAf th orJ al at the Boawnt he
atU(i of the Electoral CoUefra adTaactJ to rccit U 1
eafiea dcaUe4 for the Hauonal Oordj of their t
Th. cinl wr cnrtbaeJ to rage Frtrwe at the J VZJZ.
tt ur adrancod tnwiroa ido compKIO cataoatr.- oie 01 tne isi mr.m u. 1 mi - - -. arnt , aaa uuu ox ib ih corpa 01 ue oinia vre km
rata, 15,000 bom, fend 0 reat pork 0 artillery)
IumikM 01 Us comraanicauona Uh lha Grand
Auuiuq army 00 the left and the Pruaalana 00 the ,
ripht. j
AUhoujjh no art rhottfl'rty has boon committed
agamsf Ntpolcon b-'lon, th war appear to have
cotnmrnrcd at ct. The DriiUh fricte Uhio,
ea ebb to which they have yet Lllcn, vis. SS to 51 1 by tho MiMavvf' the lAtcnor, of War,adotWiJlZ!
rooe I rota u uitooe, auYaaceja to Ute tvat oicim. ii
It it stated that an acti 0 t ok ulaco on the 28th
May, io w''H-h liooaparte't Gweml, Two, with
3UX men ji n-uud wit greni lotv
Tw Kr-ncii vte'a t nt l it j P y mouth, had been
rtien iv by the bridtb goten ntr.l, sthI sailed for
Drc.t
lllINTEB
6. pd
IVJAMES BRVRRIT. about t6yer of aire.
9 aUture. rather dark eoraplexinn blvk. hair, and
J otinea oa the crown of hi heaiL F Uusdehve
' aald boy the above reward will he friven.
FBEDEU1CK FIXES.
boy
of i mail
iw-o bald
ihedclivery of the
iHokea County, Ja'y lh, 18H.
.- ROSS 6c COOKE
' "i TYaVe juat received k quantity of Whiskey of superior
VV iTn.ulity,' aau' have hnd a patrl .f et loop Crk
"K Oa. et. which they aell at g 1 per bottle or $ 10 per dozen.
i nyeijrh, Aug 3, 1815.
STRAY HORSES.
K
. aT AUE to Otv HoOae a tew d a airo. two bay Horses ;
V the left hiitd lee of one of them is whke about half
-, tray'Uie )ef . tneotoernas nownue aiMim 111m ; iipp
Jar to have -ork5d in a waff on I have understood
. said horaes earn by Lonubgrg'. Tlic owne- is requested
' lo pwbroperty.paycharret and take then away.
AS " i'1 WM. HOPKINS,
f iffil county, Aupu3, 1815. 31 It pd
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s.
Twenty-five Dollars Reward.
RIJSAWAY frum the subscriber cn tlie 8th inat- two
'neeroM. br-lonirinir to the subscriber.- Iivinur near
ChailoUe, Mecklenburg cr anty, North-Carolma. One
' nerro fellow, named UttNHY, aged 35 years very larg
'nha tntall wart on the end f hit nu, thick liped, &
large whisker. The other a common aiied yellow weiicb
ftaraed SARAH about 30 years of age, with a email tear
ondenthe left eye, and straight made- The above re
Irard will be given to any person who will Inlge tlie taid
HefToet in any jail to that the subscriber may get thero
iplin " The above negroes it is supposed will make fr
J Jhf state cf Maryland.
' t William Lucky,
. TuTy 81, ltl 5. 31 5ts
I Thirty Dollars Reward.
RUNAWAY from the ssc'ihor in April. 18H; a ne.
fo man nnrned RAKSOV, about 25 years if age, o
bright complfmioni about 5 feet ttn inches' h:gh, spar.
aaad. and has an kmoedimf nt in his soet ch. Said m p
4anow lurkinr in Wake County, between the Falls of
" 'KfUti and the Fish dam f rd. as he has been aeen with
: fa a few'. week I will givt thirty dollars to any one who
ill deliver him tojme in Cabarrus County, N. C. or twen
"ty dollars to have him confined in Jail so that T f?ct him
?jrain ; s MLA HIGH.
, Jnly 39.1815.
3t-6t.
FOREIGN.
lATB AND IMPORTANT
-
FROM EUROPE.
i
from Pymouth, on a cruixe, Ina captured the
French briir Ale t:s. from K'.ircn f.-r Drett, douSt-
Iftt acting under the orders' of ihe Court v( Admi- Mur, it was reported, had tn;de good his e
rahy. '. cape, and had armed at Pari. ,
The U. S. sloop of wsr Wasp it reported, in the I England a new loan it announced foi fortytwo
London pjpert to have unk Iwj Briiith aloops mi'i.inns.
nejr .Vawhm j The debts of the Pnnce Regent were stated by
The Unglith P.ast India sip nnpal, wit' rich; Lord Caiilereagh to amount to 333 OOO1.
cargo, hat btrn destroyed by a 1 accidental firc,ard The allied atmies are gud'u.ly drawing their
a'tovc twenty persais unfortuiately penshod. S ,t li;.et closer to te French territory, eltenf'lug them
tailed 00 the lollowii.g lj lor Lng as 'rt-sh troops arrive
ftew-YorkyJuly 25.,
The Tallin iMInem-Smyth, capt. Allen, arrived
Mthis portjesterday from Liverpool, I Oth of June,
Sd brines Liv-.rpool papers of that date, London
ra'pers to the 8th, and Ll yd's Ltsis to the 8ih. A
tile Advertiser. ". ;
hostilities had not commenced on the Contintit
Promrations oni scale ol treat njacnitudc cortin-
" tied to be making on either side, and in a very little
time It was expected the powers would v-ry tia
- wodr, fcnd let slip the dogs tf w r." .
, . Murat, the king of Napto, has ceased to reign
On the tlth May the British squadron entered the
Bay of Naples, and the shipping and arsenals were
. .-.-- .
1 urrcnaereu. , v.
. ' h The assembly of the Champ-de-Mai was held at
Paris on the last day of4bat month. The Moniteur
'n says It was an imposihg spectacle, at which France
' Was represented br the chosen of its citizens, agri
icuhurists, merchants, magistrates, and warriors a
(cene producing as lively an enthusiasm as any that
Jbad taken place since tne epoca 01 ine revoiuuon
' The additional Act ot the consutuuons 01 tne em
Dire was otoclalmed as acce pted by an almost un an
- imityof votes, the wiwk number -of negitivo votes
beineonlv 4206. It was ratified "by the signature
-V Of thj Emperor, who addressed the assembly in a
is fry eulmated speech, hi w!.isb he informed . them.
that Emreror( Consul, Soldier, he held every thing
1 cf the Pedple ; that W profperity, in adversity, in
-. r lit tha ficid of battle. In the eounctli oir the thronp,
in' exile France was the sole and constant ohject of
his thoughts and ecuons: and that, like the Athe
nian king, he sacrificed himself for his people in
the hope of seeing realised the promise which was
Jghren, bat not informed to preserve France in her
' rights, her hooours, and her' natural integrity."
lie Invites thetriembers of the assembly, on their
. return to their departments, to tell their constituents
that foreign kings, whom he had raised to the
throne, or who were Indebted to him for the pie
, acfTttkoot tlieir crown, all of whom in the season
, ' t Of his prosperity sued for his allunce, now direct all
.their blow against his person j and that, if he did
rtvie that ft Is the country they aim at, he would
' p!ic at their mercy a life on tie destruction of
which thejt, hew thettaelTee bent so obstinately. M
r- The Emperor theo took the oath to obserre and
cause to be observed the Constitutions of the Em
' jbixe 1 and the multitude rnt the eirwith cites of
:. We sweat to perish, if necessary', in its defence,
w,-s to have
land.
The Lor-don Girette of the 6th of June announ
ce th appointfnent of te Hon C oigot, toU;
envov Extraordinary r.d miimer Plenipotet.tiary
to the U H. of America.
Tbe subseouent articles are copied from (Air la
test London papers.
London. June 8
Meeting qf the frcnth Lrfittatiye body, tfiread of)
the Insurrecrion-Qfifiroaciing defurrture 0 Dona
parte.
Last night we received the Paris papers of Sun
day, ond this morning those of Monday, the jth, ar
rived- Bon j parte w..s expected to set out for bead
quarters, at Laon, on Tuesday. He is prece-led
oy Bertraftd and Sqult. ihey both left Pans on
Monday night.
The Hniisi: of Representatives m?ton the 4th, 8c
proceeded to ballot tor a f n aiuent, when tount
LarmnnMs w.is chosen by a large majority .The
celebrated La Fayette, Merlin Caniot, and several
others were also candidates, even in this early
stage, it will be seen by the report of the proceed
ings, that it has displayed an early republican spirit.
Tne hUtibe of Pee is also met on the 4th instant,
n) was also occupied with businesnof form. Tbe
number of Peers nominated by Bonaparte is 111.
Tt.e insurrection in the western departments p
pears to gain ground.
Lieutenant t icneral Count Augusts ue Bigarre,
commipg the 13th Military Division, has pub
liahed a Proclamation, which states, that the Em-
eror has order d an army of 25,000 men to pro.
eed post to La Vendee, where be is to act vigorous
ly against the rebels.
I he Lmperor, we are lurthei told," directs
the Ex-N jbies who shall have forces the unfortun
ate peasants of La-Vendee and Brvtagnc to take up
nrma against their Country, lobe treated with all
the rig ur of the law. He orders, onrthe otner
hand, that l.iculgence b shewp to the inhabitants of
the towns and c- un.ry who shall have been led es
tray fx h(- particularly recommended that the Pticsts
10 respected, and religion protected. Every Ex-
Nv.hlu who shail be taken with arms in his hands, or
wr.o shall be convicted of having excited rebvlliun,
S' all be tried and sentenced to 010.
y order of the Emperor, the department of
Morbihati, and the 8troncistment ot Kedon, in the
Hepartmenls of He and Vila'nie, sre placed in a
stale ot Seige. I am authorised to announce to the
inhabita.il of the 13th military ejvision. that the
English nrniy in Biigium is preparing to retreat
aid that negotiations for peace are commenced
with Austria."
Lnval, which was threatened with an attack by
the insurgents, is he capital of the department of
tne Mayennc, 8c contains about 18,300 inhabitants
It is far within the interior, being about half wi y
between Taris and the extreme western coast,
A Hamburgh mail arrived this morning with pa
pers to the 3 1st May. The marriage of the Duk--:
of Cumberland and the Dawager Princess. 01 Go
lems, was at length announced for the 28th hut, at
Strelitz. Gen. Vandaminc treated the peoplo of
.Mezieres so ill, Bonaparte has found it necessary to
recl and rusticate him , , ,
Brussels papeisto the 6th inst. received this
D tricis from Bonaparte
' cr tn u- to come In in great num bers at the various
pos-s
Hostilities had not commenced, but was ex
pected d -i!y.
Lnndm, June 12 This morning the Paris
Journals of Friday reached us. B'nvparte had .iot
l-ft the capitii on t e preceding day', but every mea
sure denoted his immediate departure. He w,;s
pret"nt - t a council ol mil Hfters held on Thursday
It it stared in several of the papers, that he had jutt
received despatches of tne greatest Importance,
Part of his 1 qui panes had actually st out.
' Letters from Valenciennes, of the 6th, state that
every thing is in movement along the whole ot the
line
M-.rshal Soult left Paris for the frontier on
Thursday.
It is certain that Count de Lille and his family
left G ient on the 31 of June. This is supposed tc
be a signal of war.
Brussels papers to the 9th June have been re
ceived; they state, that the emperor Alexandei ar
rived at Munich on the 29th of May ; that the king
of Prussia arrived at Charlottenburn on the 30'. h ;
that prince marshal Berthiet was kilb-d by a fall
from a wio'-ow in the place where ne resided 1 that
the allies were preparing to pass tae Rhine at Hon
nguio, on ptoons . -
bchaflhguteny May 29 lo the night of the
24th just prince Talleyrand arrived f ere without
any suite, and continued hie journey to Zurich.
lo trie house ot commons, June 3, in reply to an
equiry whether any arrangement had been made
with the U. States respecting the Newfoundland
r ishery, La rd Castlereugh suid, that the treaty of
1783 was expired, and that the subject Was to be
construed by the general law -at nations-
Champ de Mai.
The Paris Moniteur contains a long account of the
transaction of this gritnd meeting. It is described ks
a national festival, magnificent and impressive... The
votes eiven in favor of ad'fting the additional Act of the
Coiwti utums were, 1,282,375 those against 4,207- Af
ter mas was over, M Dubois pronounced an Address to
tlie r.mneror. in tlu! name of the French I'totilr. afifr
1 . - - - r -
which the Emperor signed tlie act, and replied in the fol
lowing
- Speech '.
Qentlevifii, ihe Electors- of Colleges cf frparMenUi and tlis-
trictt Gentlemen, the deputiet of the unity by iundandieu
tt the Chump de Mat.' '
" Bnnperoj-. codsu!, noldier, I hold'ever thine: of the
people In prosperity, in adversity, in the field of battle,
01 v the thronev in exi'.e, Frsnce h:i b en ihe only and con
stant pbjt-ct nf my thoughts and ol'my actions.
Like the'king'ot Aih ns, I devoted ii.y-.elf for icy
people, in the spirit i.f seeing the promise realized ot pre
si-rvirig France her natural integrity, her honours unci
hef 'rights.
Indignation at seeing these1 sacred rights, acquired by
twenty-five ytaraof victories, condemned and lost fore
ver) lha cry of wounded French honor; the wishrs tf
the nation have brought me back to this throne, Which is
-dear to me, it is the palladium f the independence, the
honoi, and the rights of tlie people.
Frenchmen, in traversing, in the midst of the public
joy, the drBurent provinces of tlie Empiveto arrive in my
capital, 1 had to reckon upon a long peace ; nations are
bound by treaties, concluded by their Governments, what
ever they .are. My mind directed itself entirely to the
means: of founding our liberty by a Constitution contor-
morning, state that tle Emperor of Russia wid J mable to the will and the interest of the people. Icon
King of Prussia left Vienna on the .night of the
25th : the Emperor of Austria was to set out on the
fallowing day.
NeW'York, July 26. -We continue our selec
tions to day livm London papers to the 8 th Jane
inclusive.
Loid Castlereagh moved in the House of Com
mons on Ut 5th of June, that an address be pre
sented to the Prince Hegent, requesting him to e
recta mui umetit in the Cathedral Ctiurcb ofSf
Paul, ti the memory of the late mjor general sir
Edward Packenham. The motion after a short de
bate w.is agreed to. ,
'Major Getieial Keane, on whom the command
of the . expedition against New-Orleans devolved,
after ihe fall of air Edward Peckcnham, reached
Ports. uouth f Eng.j In tbe Bucephalus 4JQthe31st
of ?ay. He is represented as having entirely re
covered from tne severe wound he received in the
-attads-on.Kew-Qi:lcai..'. ,
The London limes of tlve 7th Jane speaks of
two important courts martul, Which were to be
soon holden ; one for the investigation of the con
duct cf sir George Prcvost, late governor general
of Canada ; the utuev upon licut col. MuUens, who
commanded the 44th loot in the late attack on the
American intrenched camp at New-Orleans.
Another coal pit exploded on the 2d of June, in
the county of Durham, by which accident upwards
of Tt persons lost their lives.
' The London Gazette of the 2d of June, contains
a proclamation, declaring that the commencement
of hostilities, renders it expedient to direct, that ail
soldjers serving in the British army, who have been
enlisted for limited periods, shall continue to serve
therein-three years after the expiration' of such li
mited periods respectively.
drums beat and hia maiestv thus mvxikr :
- Soldiers of Ue aabonaljfuarj of ike emphVjj
of the army and aavy, I cou&a to ycat ike larperUI eirU '
witli ue national colourri twear to defer! ueiq Uii
price of your blood agaiuat the ene Hues- of tour crtaW
and of taiathrooej Sear Ihaitahall always be
wa-.chwordi kwear." 4
UmversU rrpeaud criet of We swear ii, resounded
UuMuluMtt the enclosure, b4 it was amidst thcac aok.
muuns; and surrounded by the eagle ol all tka imu .'
corps of France, that thal-a pwor went with bit h(0 I
reuinje 19 ptsce iqiscu oa utc icicvaica i&rone, utba
middle cftjie Champ de liars, bcre, as Colanet of tb ,
National Cuard of t'afia, am! of ike Imperial Guard, ba
', ot .he x arundisemenu, ana to the Chiefs of the guard.'
1 Count Chaptal. 1'resider.t ol the Electoral Colleges of Pa. '
ru. ami ucut. uencrai count uurosnel nold iu. cigle of
ine auonaj ouara, aua ueui. cjcnerai tvouut rxneat
oftHe Imperial Guard. All the troops marched in LatL'
lions and vquadron and turnainded the throne the offican "
ttandimr in die first line. The Emoeror said '
" Soldiers of the National Uuard of Pariaboldicrt of
the l.i ptrial (iuard Wl confid to ou thehnperialeaVUv
wi h thi national colors. You twear to perah, if bjoucm,
r , to defend it againtl the enemict of the country jjjd
ihe ihron"
The whole army, auembled around the throne, wis
wiium ucmnr, aiiu iiutmawo uie tmperor wila a thou,
and tiroes repealed cries of Vk swear it." You twer
never to apknowledge any other rallv.irg ign (UnanW
mous cries again resounded of "We sweat it!" Tha'
drums beat, and silence was restored )
You, soldiers of the national guard of Paris, swear noti r
iu suner uie ejieiny 10 puauie again ine capital of tha
great nation. It ia to ) our valour that I shall confide it
Criet of "We tear it!" were repealed thcuiand,
timet.
And yon, soldiers of the Imperial Guard, ypu tvesr.U)
and to (he all of you rather iLun sutler foreigners to tome
and dictate laws to the country.
The acclamations, the shouts of We swear it!" iw.
sounded again, and were repeated throughout, the whole
extent of the Chanp de Mart , ,
The troops, amounting to near 50,000 "men, of whom i "
47, WO were naUdnal guards, debled before his mujc.tr
snouting "Vive 1'EmiJtreurl and- n.iatihe acclimat'
uonaoi an im.nense concourse 01 people, which covered W-
uie uun ui iuc vuaiu uc mri o lue SCUie.- . . . C' 1
From the XlaUtmore Federal Gazette. . "t'.
We are InformeoV tha private letters from Paris ;
have been received in this city, tne waters of wrick
are Known to be very respectables theseleuers state,
that BonaDarte has been tnlWtinar and mpitln.
bars or ingots all the gold and siivrr which he catf
procure, even tne,. imperial plate ano ot'.er etna-'
mcnts of his household ) that it is we 11 'ascertained
a majority of the people of France will oppose tbe
continuance of Lis usurpation, w.ei-eeran oppbltu.
nity offers to evince, witn any reasonable prospect of '
saffty.theii disappiobation ; and that everf it'PJris,
they have coi.fident hopes of his dethronement with
in a short period after tbe allies commence their
operations. .- V- - ,
The facts mentioned in these letters tenl to corn . y
nrm uie report Drouintrjr thaSbakesrr-c Bo5
Ltiin. ' thitf Inn trlCrntt vta srttwrteiraaal in IiManaw '
with secret orri is, ready tq take off Bonaparte and
K:b I twvvi Itfr iri (hia a Vl fi-vvilra ' fJ'ict- awnrinrA. -
mo inmi fit 'a -au aa not AJA.I swiltv
has tdtir it the. Corsican the neccssitv of beincr Die- '
pated for a revet ar, which he knows to be the more'
nrohnhlc. frnm lii imnvi. finn nf the unateai v and
versatile disposition of the French army. From the'
aainc ii'Sirucior aiso ne nas icariieo, -.iw i; win do
most prfl'tnt not to no empty handed ; as the vie
rrT1 -ti a alliata. rn Via navl iA ' a a M tT mifwlat t-i- J
t, v4-a Hutwai un ma 'V AV eats .aaaajsa, atVb '
mc hna even to firorhiae lum a pension. . ?
The London Gazette of 27th May, says 14 His '
Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been picas' 1
en, in tne name and on Denait ot ms flJaj-s y, to ap
prove of the undermentioned regiments being per- "
-. . - j.. .-.i j . '
miueu to Dear on ineir colours ana appointments, m
additbn to any other badges.cr devices, which lave
heretofore been permitted to be worn by these rcgi-
j v-. "r . .
mems, ine woro," iNiagara, in consequence oi tne -distinguished
conduct of those corps in tne capture
... . ...v -iiaiff, uj uoaauu, en i iu 17111 ice ionj
and in the battle at LunriyYLane, in North Ameri
ca, on the 25th July, 1814 : 19th lig it Dragoon
(squadron under Major Lisle) j 1 st Foot, 1 st but. '
8th da 1st batt. ; 4 1st do. 1st do. : f Flank Comi
r.ies); 59th do. bait.; 100th. ; 103d do.; and the '
Glengary Light Infantry Fencibles." '
Botton'July2ii$.
AGREEABLE Nl4 W S
On Saturday arrived in this port, the-fast siilmg ,
sch. David Porter, Capil Fish, in 30 days passage
from Qinraltcr, bringing papers from that place, to
the lStji June ' ..
American ciquadromn the freights.
oapt. rish uilorms, that the American squadron., '
consisting of the frigates Guerriere, Com Decatur ?
Macetlonian, JonesConstellation, Gordon sloop
Ontario, Elliot brig 4Epervier Downs schrV
Torch; Chaunccy, and Spitfire, Dallas, had passed
tin the Rirfifrhtd . rVhf twn latter arrivpir) af fVl.
Botton July 33. Arrived, the ship New Packet
from Liverpool Sailed June 14th. Brings Lon
don pepers to the 1 2tb4 V ' ' ' r-
Oa the 20th of May t conicntioa wat signer tea
vntttt Ihp I'.hsimn li Mui.
1 soon learned that the prince, who have despised all
the principles, thwarted tlie opinion and the dearest in
terests of so many nations, wished to make war upon un.
They medila e to increase the kingdom of the low
countries, to give it all the frontier places of the North
I ! . 1 . . l' ll l
tor oarncrs, ana co conciliate ine uincrences, wnicn yet
divide them, by sharing Lorraine and Alsace.' It was
necessary to prepare for war. Notwithstanding, before
personally incurring the dangeis of battles, my first so
licitude was to constitute the nation without delay. The
people accepted the Act, which I presented to them.
Frenchmen, when we shall have repulsed these unjust
aggressions, and that Europe shall be convinced of
what it owvs to the rights and independence of 28 milli
ons of French, a solem law, made in the forms intended
fy Uie con:.titutional act, will re unite the different dis
positions of our now scattered constitution- Frenchmen,
you are about to return ir.tc your depart rents. Tell the
C4tian8 that the circumstances "are grand; that wiib u
nkiv energy and perjeverence, we shall come victorious
out of the fctrUETtrle of a irreat Deonle against ih it nri
prerttort ; thui generations to come will severely scruu-! braltef on the 13th, and the other vessels on the.y
- J a. i .t. . , . i T a- i.o i . .
uizcuur voiiuuci: inai a nuiion nas lo&r mi. wiipn ih u Jimp. QnnimmpiArfiv nmrffni fxi nn tnir ir .
Jl'itt lflfil.. JUff jiiirwinatndii. aH ia 1.--,,-.. -k -------t:-. ; r
SvL- t0 1 r. ru t0 m-! L"3 from Captain Smith, hi Algiers, dated
the preservation oi tlieir crown ; who all, in tlie time of tot.. . , . j u r . r; i.- ri '
my pVosperity. courted my alliance, and the protection ' May lSth had bcen recWved Y CW' N
ot French people, now direct ail tlieir biowi at mv nr. American vessels had then been sent in ; the re-
son. It lum not see that it ie aeainitthe countrv. tliev
mean them, 1 should oficr to their- niercy this existence,
against which they shew themselves so exuberated. '
but alto, fell the citizens, that while the French shall
preserve for me the sentiments of iove, of which theyi
give me so much proof, this rage of our enemies will
be harmless.
Frenchmen, my Wiahisthat of the peoples ray rights
are theirs i my honour, my glory, my happiitess, can be
only the honour, glory and happiness of France."
It would be diflW t to describe the cjnotion which ap
peared on alt countenances, and the long continued
thoutt which followed this Speech. " The Emperor .then,
after receiving tite sacrament, took the oath, in these
words ;
I twear to observe, and to cause to be observed, tlie
Constitution of the Empire " (
The Prince arch chancellor, advancing to the foot ;of
the Throne firat pronounced the oath of obedience to the
constitution, and of fidelity to the Emperor. The as-
temoiy repeated with one voice" we twear it."
UuTMig the speech and the taking of the oath the mem-
port, from Cadix, however, was, that two American
blips had been captured. :
Captain Fish has despatches' from Com. Dee etur,
to the Secretary ol the Navy j and also letters from
a number of officers of the squrdron.
When Com. Decatur was off Taneiers, he re
ceived lnlormation from the American consul there
that an Algcrine frigate had been in the bay,'fcrrty '
eight hours before, and had sailed for the stieights.
Com. Diirafiir imtmrdiattdw wmt'in. tv.irsnit.'' t.ant.
risn was aiterwardsinlormed byanolticerpttlieMe'',
ander, at Gibraltar, that Com. Decatur had captur
ed or driven ashore the frigate, btit the report did
not rest on a very aojid foundation. . " . ; 1
There was a report at Gibraltarthat Mna, (tho
celebrated Empecinadc'lhad deserted to the French
with 19 000 men. In contradiction of this absurd .
report, ii is sufficient to' say, that Mine and his ne
phew left Spain several months since that they '
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