NbRTH-CAROLiNA MINERVA.
THE
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RALEIGH ADVERTISER.
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fr-G-K- PaBLisHED etery TUESDAY by HODGE VBOYLAN, Printers to the State.
Vol. V.
J T U E S D A Y, &ay so, 1800.
214
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PARIS, March 9.
TRIBUNATE.
SITTING OF MARCH 8.
The prefident read a letter from Citizen Maret, fe
- cretary of ftate, which informed the Tribunate that
the government was about to fend a meffenger from1
the council of ftate to communicate to them a new pro
.clamation to the Ficnch, and two orders, jwhich had
After forne time, Citizen Champiny was introduc
ed in thit capictty.
Government (faid Jhe), always'anx'cus to unite
with you in whatever inteiefts the profpfrify and the
glory of the. Republic, think it their diy to commu
nicate to you their, arrangements ia cnxumftances fo
importaut as the prefent.
.'. I'ne campaign is on the point of .befog opened ;
this is fufficient to inform you that peace is about to be
made, either by th ...mere fhe w of war , r by the fuc
- cefs by which it w- be crowned.. Have ho doubt on
- this fuSjecl Citi' Tribufles.
p?act .aineeilantly the object ofanxioua folicitude
with the refent government. They defire it ; they
promife i' to the French people j they have offered it
to the r-defced powers ; if the latter, deaf to the
v..,Ce of insanity and-of reafon, perfil in refufing it,
thr Rep? c wifl prove to them that though fhe is de-f-"msof
; fact, flu knows how toxnake war
tctj
' firrang
.ment have charged me xo communicate the
f ts which they have made to begin and to
nroclar- dfTcd, you will recognise the fenti
r--Qt V-Lic ti rfe. and thf ermine urMrh. infniri
t 1 -:-.
CO'
ora'.ii here' rea ! the proclamation in thefe
' . 1 V- .heir firft wilhes, their
';" J 1 w"'n&i it. The En-
" Has rejccV'd it ; tfie Enrlifh admi-
r yed the iecret ot its hoirible pbcy.
"... .
on, who are defiroos of accompanying the firft con
ful, and of fliaring in the glory of the approaching
campaign, are to be inferibed by the prefects, and
Jo be formed into volunteer battallions. - ---
Art V. Thofe who can procure for themftlves horfes,
(hall be formed- iu to volunteer cavalry fquadrons.
Their officers fhall be appointed by the chief Conful.
-URIJEK lb
Art. 1. .There (halj be created an army of referve, ccb;
filling of (5o,ooo" ro n. - i
Art. II. It (hill be under the i timediate command of
the chief Conful. . The ai tillery fhallbr commanded
by Gen. St. Remy ; the park by the chief de-brigade
Caffendi ; the engineers by Marefcot, chief
in'peAor of engineers. The ordinator Du Breton
fhall be appointed ordinator in chief.
Art. III. The different corps of conferipts who are to
compofe this army, fhall immediately march for Di
jon. They fhall be caotonned in the vilUges with
in a circle "of twenty leagues of that, place
Art. IV. The minifter of war is charged with the ex
ecution of this decree. He is to take all mcafures
for arming, clothing, and equipping the army of
referve.
CONGRESS.
The Houfe refolved itfclf into a committee of the
whole on the report of the Select Committee to whom
,was com muted thefbiU from the Senate prefenbint the
mode of deciding difputed elections of Prcfidcnt and
Vice Prefident ofthe UnitcStaTesT
The Committee '1 ccomrnend the rejfdlion of ih
principle contained in the bill, and propofe ftibUitut
i-J4 exi-a t-t he-4ie fx fcvrr?
rillrati
1 jj. . ar- I xf"W ,m'm ."" i J S. .g MHWMim
jcuj, ; to vr-. it ''om the map f Europe, or to de
grade it to 'y T?nk of a fecodary power ; to k?ep all(
the rations the continent in a ftstf f divifion, in
order to rruk. thfrnfe" mifl'r r of the commerce of
all, and to enrich thcmltlveji by their fpoils fthefe areJ
their objretc It is to obtain this dreadful fuctefs tuat
England fcattcr? it gold, is lavifh of its promifes, and
multiplies its intrigues : but neither the gold, the pro
mifes, nor the intrigues of England, fhall bind the con
tinental pnwemto its wilhes : they know the modera
tin: of the principles which influence thatrountry.
They will liilcn to the powerful voice of their interefts .
If they hefifte. the government, which is not afraid
to ofler and to folicit peace, will remember thaUtis for
you to command it . In order to be able fo to do,
money, arms and foldiers are neceffuy. Let "Sll ha
flen to pav the tribate which they. owe to the commorj,
defence ; let the yung citizens rife ; it is not for fjc-
tions now tint tliey takK up arms i it is for the fecuri
ty of whatever is moft dear to them ; it is for the ho
nour ef France ; it isr the interefts of humanity.
The armies have already afTumed that attitude wh'ch is
ihe prefage of viflory. At fight of thefc-at fight of
7 the whole patio'i im?ted m the fame views and with the
fame interefts, doubt notrFrenchmen, you will have
rdlonger any enemies on the continent. If any pow
er is yet deGrous of trying the fate of arms, the Chief
Conful has oromifed peace ; he will march at the head
maybe referred to that committee to examine and re
port on both houfes concurring in fuch reference, o
therwife to be decided as before mentioned. '
The two houfes may adjourn from day to day, paf
fing over Sunday, until the count fhall be completed.
When the joint committee fhall have been formed,
it fhall not be in the power of cither howfeto diffolveit,
rrtoithdraw any of Us riicnibcTi
I iThe. executive 6f eacintatc to furnifh the elecldts
iefpedivcly with-a copy of the law or refolution un
3er which they are to. ad ; copies of which the cleSt
orsare to annex to each lift of their votes. And the
executive alfo is to tranfmit within days after
the appointment of eleftors, to the PreCdent of the
Senate, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, and
to the -Secretary fcf State, a complete lift of each of
electors appointed, the law under which they act, &c.
Toft-mafter-general and Pod mailer are mad- ac
countable for the fafe deirmiiig of fuch packets, if
tranfmifted by that medium.
All petitions refprc"img ekdion to Le prtf-nrec' to
the Senate, and then toe tranfmitted to the Houfe
of Reprefentatives, wlere they fhall be read, and at
terwirds delivered to the j.iint committee. No pert
tion to ,e received after a cay ret tain ; itor fhall any
petition agaimt the qualifications of a candidate or e-i?ltoj-JLJbj.CCiJjC(Jr
-4hlef-1 en-dayr-noticenhFreof7u
writing be previpufly given to the pcrfon whofe qualil
cations are ontefted, or where i nproper couduft ia
lL9neg..aa;aiti.lt
f)f warriors whom he has more than once-led to victory.
With them he will repair tw.fields of battle, where the
memory of their exploits ft ill continues: but in the
rnidlV of battle, he will invoke peace ; and he fwears
to fight only for the happinefs of Fiance, and the re
pofe of the world." j , "
TwcT'orders were annexed to ihis- preclamation, as
.follows :' " " v. .
ORDER i: -Xrt.
I. The department which," at tfie end of Germi
. nal ( middle of April), fhall have paid the greateft
part of its contributions; fhall be proclaimed as .have'..
ing deferred well of its country Its name Inall be
given to the principal fqware in Paris. T
-Art.- II. All the old Mdiers who hare obtaied their
"difebarge and, the veterans who are yet in a ftate to
keen the field : all the younjr men of the reauifition
and the coafcription, ate fummohed in the name of
ImnoufVr by a proclamation of the preteai ana gene
rals commanding the divifions, to repair " to their
ftandards before the 5th of Aprils . - -irt.
III. Thofe who are not attached to any corps,
" ' are t repair to the head quarters of the army at Di
j n, here tliey are ta be armed and clothed. The
tirft Conful will review them in the courfe of the
rnowth. ; - ; '
h rt . IV. The French cit iz ens of any other defcripti
i n g t b e fo ' o wi n g.
Thareadr-hWc'tlTiTrchoo ballot, four: of its
members, who fhall form-a joint committee, ard have
power to examine into all difputes relative to the elec
tion of Prefident and Vice.Prefident other than lueh
member of tins committee, who fhall be one of the five
higheft candidates for either office. -
All documents (other than thofe inclofed in the
packets containing the certificates of the votes of he
Electors) petitions,' exceptions and memorials againft
the votes of the ' Electors, or the pcrfons for whom
they have voted, to be delivered to this crmmittee.
The committee toTiave power to lend for peHon
papers' and records. All teflimony to be reduced to
writiag, and figned by the witriefs. Perfons f veer
ing falfely, to incur the penalty attached to wilful and
corrupt perjury.
MHrfhalls of the -United States directed to fcrve
procefs iffued by the committee. t.
W4tiLeflS to receive the fame compenfitwn as f..at;..
tending the Supreme Court of the United States.
' The Committee to appoint a Clerk, who fhall, un
der theii1 direction, keep a journal of their proceed
ings, to be reported to both houfes. ,
Tellers to be appointed by each houfe, before their
affembling to count the voter, whofe duty it (hail be
to receive tle certificates of the Elcflors from the Pre
fident of the Senate, after they fhall have opemd and
read and to note in writing the debates of the ceitifi
cates, the flames of the'Elcclors,--the time of their elec
tion, and the time and place of their meeting, the
number of votes given, and the names of the perfons
voted for ; and alfo the febftance o" the certificates
from the Executive of each Hate, accompanying the
votes of the Elc&ors,. The mitiutes made by the i ti
lers are to be read in the prefence of both iioufcsa.nd
a ttopy entered on the Journals of each.
A locals the Uommtttee. lhail have maae tneir re
port, both houfes fhall meet for the purpofe of coun t
ing the votea. The names of the different ftates who
voted, to be written on fepatate pieces of papev and
put into a ballot tlx : and the. votes from each ftate
are to be examined and coonted in the order in which
the name of the ftate fhall bedrawn from the box : If
no exception be made, the votes of fuch ftate are im
mediately to be counted ; bat -if any exception be ta
ken, the perfon taking the fassr (hill ftate it directly,
and not argumcntativcly, and sign hisname thereto. If
it be founded on the report of the joint committee, and
be fecoflded and figned by a member of each houfe,
then each houfe ill all immediately retire, without quel-
tiorvor debateta--OFnrtpVrtment'. and fhall refpec-;
tively take the queftion on the exception, without de
bate, by ayea'and noes : Unlefs both houfes concur in
fuch exception the vote objefted to fhall be counted.
After destfion,1 both houfes ftalf again affemblc, and
refonie' the count. If. the( exception taken fhjsll arife
on the faee of the papers oend by the Prefident of the
Senate in prefence of. both houfes, and fhall not have
been noticed in th report-of the jint committee ; it
Judges of courts of the United Ftates, 'and othera
qualified, directed to take evi(lei.ce,vwlen thereitatu
required, by etty pet f m pet it ioiifiicr "aifninft or"con'tt. ft-
ing the votes given by the. elector's ; ptovided public
notice tor weeks (ha'l be pr'vcn in
the paper prln
ro wri-
iTr.'tnt 111 tl
tention, and the points intended to be eftabm'i;; c
by. All tettimony thn taken fTf -1 ! be reduced
ting, and forwarded to the l'refidet t rf the jSr13""
gether.wilh a codv AjUr uutre original rlida
vit proving tbe" fetvice of the notification directed as
aforefaid.
. The committee alf propofe altering the title, fo as '
to read " nn adt prefc'iibing the. mdde of counting ihe
votesTfor Prefident and VicePfefident of theJLTuited
StateP." . ... .... ' t
Mr. Iicl olas, sfter compltmenting the Committee
Jor t b e m at e r i al a n d bejie fi j 11 changes made in the bill
referred to them, faid, it was not yett in his opinion,
agpt f- raKi!'TfNI rit-"
nient of the cpmii'i;ree:ccrmvplnted. He theiefore
moved, to ftri'ke out the fit ft feftioBi which contained
the principle of the bill The queftion was taken with
out debate and negatived, yeas 59, nays 43. .
Mr. Gallatin olj;ded to the principle contained in
the 8th paragraph, between Crotchctf, as being uncon
fiitutional, and sioved, to jlrike out that part of the
bill ;"was oppofed by'Mr." Marfhall ; after which the
committee rofe, and obtained leave to fit again.
HORRID DETAIL.
he foi'ohv'mg is trdnjlated from a French paper printed at
Por Repullran , and retetved at Jtialttmore.
. DECLARATION o J C. ANTHONY,
late captain of the fchoner Mary, taken by pirates,
and carried into Gouave 7 "
The 1 8th March, i8Oi came kefore me, Pvc
bert H itchie Conful of the United States of Ame
rica, fefiding ia this city, J. C Anthony, late cap
tain "of the fchr"Mary, of Charlefton, but then a
bout 90 tonW who,. after having taken the cuftomary
oath, declares, That he failed from Charlefton the :
itth of February laft, bound to this port, that nothing
extraordinary happened until the 2d of March, wheu
being off the point of Leogane, four, le?guts from this
port, about 8 o'clock at night, he was boaidedby the
crews of thtee bargfR armed who had beetj in chice or
him fome time ; the deponent being incapable f the
laft refiftance, they inftantly took pffeffion of his vcf;
fcl: thev put her head towards the point of Petit
Guave, where, faid they he would find a good market
for his cargo, but when they were about tfe middle or
theiflaqd of Gonave, they changed the Courfe, and
brought the veffel to an anchor, about 5 o'clock in the
morning, near the N, E. extremity of this ifland.
Some time afterwards they put out the veflers boat,
into which they ordered him and his crew, with their
baggage and f6me provifioo. whichTga ve him reafon)
to hopethat he and his officers would be at libetty to
proceed, wherever they pleafed, but his hopes were
crtifhed i they , brought a barge, in which were tj
blacks, each of which had two loaded mufkets. Thu
barge took the boat in whieh they were, in tow, and
put them on fhore three leagues farther down thaa
where thty left the fchooner. At foon as they were
on fhore the: crew of tgrrt
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