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Monday, SfcTEM 3 er 19 1B03.
Vol. IV.
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' 0 Hanover,
PARIS, jDtV M.
In twenty-four hours after the
irrival of the courier vrho was the
bearer of the convention of Suhlin
pen, Telatlve to the army of the
King of. England in Hanover, the
firft Conful cauied that aa to be
fent to the Englifh Government,- in
order to know whether his Britan
nic Majefty was willin-; to ratify it.
Citizen Talleyra- d, Mmifter for
Foreign: Relations, confe.quentlv
wrotftihe following letter to Lord
Hawkefbury :
Leittr 'fnvt the Wtnifttr of Foreign Affaht
' re Lrrd Hawk'jbury, fais, May JO,
.
" My Lod, .
" After flight engagement with
the troops of his Britannic M jefty,
the French army occupies tnc terri
tory of Hanover.
" The firft Conful having only
in view to obtain fome pledge for
the evacuation of Mdta and to
endeavour to accompli ih tbeexecu
tin of the Treaty of Amiens, has
not been difpoled to make his Bri
tannic Majefty's Cubjeitsexrterienc
allthe rigours of war. ,Nevrthcle!s,
.1 r- n ri i.C. . U
tne nrit. voniui cannoi innjr
Convention concluded between the
Freftch army and that of his Mi
jefly, of Which I have the honor
to fufcjoin a copyj but in as Car i'
fhall be in like manner ratified by
his Britannic Majefty j and in ths
cafe, I hive it cxpreifly in charge
from the Frfi Confu), to 4cclar.
that it is his intention that the army
of the King of Enehnd, in Hnx-'
ver, fhould, in the fift inftance, be
exchanged again fl all the failors O!'
lOiaiers wnicn n;s majciiy imps
may or (hall have nnde pnfoners.
44 The Firft ConfuJ would fer
with pain, thit his Britannid Ma
jfty-,' in refuftng to ratify the faid
Convention, fhould oblige ttj-
French Government to treat the
country of Hanover with all the
rigours of 'War, and as a country
which left to itfelf, ajnd abandoned
by its Sovereign, would find it elf
conquered, without a?apitulation,
and left to the difcretion of the
occupying power.
-4 1 fhall anxioufly exped, my
Iord, your communication of the
intentions of his Britannic Ma-
jfty. -
" Receive, my Lord, ths, a(Tu-
rancd of my hi'gheft confidcration.
(Signed)
"Ch. Mau.Taihyrand."
Hcre follows a Copy of the Convention
General Mortier at the famej:ime
received orders to accu-int the Ge
neral of the King of England's
army in Hanover, that the F ift
Conful w.puld mke no difficulty
of latifying the , Convention of
Suhhngefc, as foon as his Britannic
Kajefty'himfelf fhould have rati
fied it. There is not a fingle fer.fi
ble man in Europe who coufd for a
moment have doub'ed the ratifica
tion of the King of Enohnd.
The receipt of the f din wing an
fwer from Lord Hawkefbury, there
fore, excited the grcateft ailonifn.
tnent.
Anfwer of Lord Hawkefbury
the Mmifler for Foreign Affairs.
" Sir,
Donirg. Street, June i
to
" I have I a id: your Jetter of the 1
10 h mlt, before the King.
" I have hi Mjeffy's orders to
inform you that as he always confi
d the charafter of Eledor of
Hanover a$ diftinft from his cha.
raaerof King; of the United King
doms of Great Britain jand Ireland,
he cannot confent to icquiefce Jn
nyact which mi-jht fanHfon the
jaea that he is juaiy fu fee p table of
being attacked in ons capacity for
the canduahemay fchmfc it his duty
to adopt in the other. It -is not
t 'GW that thi5 principle has, for the
nu lunc, accn advanced. It has
een recognised by fe vera I powers
of"Europe, arid more particularly by
the French Government, which,
1.n.1795 in confequencecf his Ma.
r n' ccerion-to,the Treaty of
tt'fle, reccgnizM his ntiitrality m
capacity of eaor of Hanover,
"the., moment when 11 wasatwar
'Jth him in Kit Tri r
Vtv BJUa,n. This principlexhas.
ihfl . " wni"ai oy con-
arrangements which have lately ta
ken place relative. to the Germanic
indemnities, whofebbje& my ft have
been, to provide for the indepen-.
d e n ce o f 4 h e; E pe r or , ; a n (1; w h i c h
have been fblernnly guaranteed by
the principal Porers of Europe,
but in which his Majelfly took ho
pirt as Kng!of Great Britain.
" Thefe circumftances his Ma
jfty, "in his character of Eleftor of
Hanover, is ; fefojved ' to appca I to
the Empire, "and the Powets of Eu
rope, who have guaranteed the Ger
manic Conftitution. and conf
qucntiy nis rignisana poiiruipns :n
qmhtyof Piinne of that Empire.
'.Inthe meantime, untilhisMajffty
fhall be informed or their fentiments
he rias recommended me trv" ft ate,
that in his charaftcr of EJftor of
Hanovr,he w ill fcrupuoulflyab Gain
from every aft which can be confi
dered as contravening the (lipulj;
tions contained the Convention
which was concluded on the
3i of June, between the deputies
appointed by the Regency of Han-iVf-r,
and the French government.
44 1, beg your acceptance of the
aflurancesof the high cohfideration
with which 1 have the honor to be,
Sir, your mod humble and obedient
lervt.
(Signed) 44 Hawkesbuji y."
Gcneril Mortier was then infor--n
d that in consequence of the re
fnlal of.the ratjficition on the pan
if the Ki'g of England, the Con
vention of5uhiing!n was coafidereJ
is null.
Copy of a letter Vmt en by Lieut. General
Mortier to Marihal ' Count. Waimoden,
dated Lunenburg, June 30.
I have the honour to inform
your Excellency that the Firlx Con
sul would have approved in its en
cire contents, the Convention of
Suhlingpn, had the King of1 E?g
iand himfelf confented to ratify it.
It is therefore with pa?n I have to ac
quaint you that Lord Hawkefbury
has informed Cit'zen Talleyrand
that his Britannic Majsfty formerly
rcfufed that ratification.
4,4 Ycur Excellency well recol
lefts, that in 1757, a fimilar Con,
vention was concluded atiGIoucefl' r
Seven, between M. de Richelieu
and the Duke of Cumberland, and
tli4t the Kuig of England not be
ing difpofed to adhere to it, gav.-
orders to his army to recommence
hoftditier.
4 It is to avoid a renewal of the
Icenr.s which then took place .thai
my Government charges roe to in
form your Excellency, that th'e,rr
ruial ot his Biitanmc Mijrlty a.nh'uls
the Convention of Suhlingen.
44 It isevident, M, Marfhal, that
England unworthily faenfices your
'rooos, whole bravery is known n-
ali Europe ; but it is no lefs known
thatliny plan of defence on your
part Would be lllufory, 2nd could
only draw down new calamities
-jpori your count iy.'.
4c I have empowered General Ber"
thier, chief of the general ftaff, to
communicate to you irsy propofals.
I mufl infift f that your Excellency
will have the goodnefs to give me
a. categoric il anfwer in the fpace of
twentyfour hours , The army
whichlnave the'nonour to command
13 ready, and waivs only for the fig..
II ai to action., I inireat yoiir Ex
cellency to believe me to be, with
the moft diftincuifhed confidera-
t:m. (bigr.en)
f " Eo, Mortier."
Letter from General Mortier to
the Firjt Conful.
Head-quarters at Lutite-urg, July 6
14 Citixen 8'irfi Cunful,
41 On the 30th ujt. 1 wrote to
Maifhiil dc Walmoden a letter, of
whith a copy is hereto fuhjoiaed.
Bron de Bock, colonel in thercgi
rnent of guards, waited on me, on
his part, the following morning he
told me that the propolal of making
His army lay down their arms, for
the purpofe of tiejng conduced pri
foners i n t o ' Fra n ce, w as of 'nature
fo humiliating, that1 all of them
would rather psrifti with arras in:
their haads ; that they hati made a
fufiicientTacnficfr for their country
by thexcapitulauon of Sufilingea ;
that it was novito do foraething for
iheir own honour ; that taieir of&t
cers and their army were reduced to
defpYtr. M; de Bock then preieited
toms the'sexifemcviideliiyr
kh tch. lie ;Ha no fre r af nVKii - f cr u pah
ilJN.tll.. .o.oittkrl .II I V m .' .1 m f . -
the convention of Suhlingen, which
concerned them? that their conduct
ln regard to us ws exempt from all
reproach, and ought by no means
to draw upod them thetn$fortunefi
with.Whichl'menacedthem. I on
my fide, re'erirriioate on the perfi
dy of the -King o f VE n gfmfy w h o
had retufed to ratify the Cqien
tion of the 3d of June ; that iTwa'
the Machiavellian policy of EnhiriH
alone that they fiad to accufe, ano
that it was nan feft that Govern
ment would facnSce them, 4s it al
ways had facrificed its friends on tke
continent. '
4t M, de Bock is a man fulf of
honour and generrfity. He fsdt
chat if I cotild make ad;n?fTible
pboafitichs, fuch aa" that of 1-nd-ing
home a part of thearr.y for fix
months in rotation and keeping ay.
3 body of 5 of 6000 mere on- the
Launenburg, thar he conceived
Marfhal migh: entr into an arrange
ment with me. "fyiy anfwer w:s-in
the negative, and we parted. I had
already rftde every drfooution for
Dafiing the rivr. A number of
boats collected in ttie Elbe and tht
?.lmenau furniflifrd. me With ahuni
lant means. The enemy cicrugied
3 potition asDetween oteRnuz ano
Bile.
44 Th genr.ral atsck wjis to rnve
nken pi ce in night .of 4th. The
enemy had got '(nine arrdlery of a
large calibre at Ruz' burg-, and vifh
h:s tney monmea an tnc oarr?ers
on the Elbe- I had On my f?dt
er &td c unter-hatteries ; my troop?
were well difpofed, and tvery ihiPgt
announced a fortunate lffue, when
M. de Wal moden cpmrnunicated to
fbe following propofitions:
44 Cit'zen Firft Conful, thY Ha
noverian army were reduced to def
pair, they implaredyfur clemency.
I thought that, abandoned by their
Kin, you would treat them with
kindnefs. In he middle of the
Elbe I concluded the annexed capi
tulation with Gepeial Valmodcn..
He fignadit with b?ttern.r(s of hear t :
you will there fee tint hlSry layf
down iheir arms.; that h s cavalry
re to be d -fmounted,. and to pu;
into our hani s nearly 4000 excellent
V-orfes. Thd f ;Hiers rcii ning to
their homes will devote t.hsmlejves to
the labours of agriculture, and nee(i
give us no kind of urie?fineis. They
villbe no Uxncr under the otderv
of Englrtid.
i Ileal: b and p'ofwvd rrfprti
" E. MeaTttR " ,
P. S. It would he difiiciiTt to dev
fcribe to youJthf" fituation of the
fine regiment of rhc fine regiment of
the King of England's guards, at
he moment of their aifmounting."
44 The Fiing 'of England having
refafed to ratify the Convention f
Suhlingen, the Firft Conful has
'eeri obliged to confider that Con
vention as nu'l. In . conf euence
thereof Lieutenant General Mort.er,.!
commander in chief of the Ftench
armv, and his Excellency Count dc
Watrnodcn, commander in chief of
the Hanoverian army, have agreed
to the following capitulation, which
(hall be inimediately executed, with
out being of a nature to be Tubmrt
tcd to the ratification of the tvyb
Governments.
Article I. The Hanoverian army !
fhall hy down 'it's arms; the fhall. j
be given up, with all its artillery
to the French arirry. -4 II
II. AU the Itories or tne tano-
- 1
verian cavalry and artillery thai! be-if
given uo to tnc i'renca .irmv, oy m
one of the members of the States.!;
, . - . 1 . 1 .v j
A Coamxffibncr appointed by inch
commander m chief to that ettett ,
fh ll Kff in(1ntlv fell t to take ari .'II
account of their ftate and number,
Itl. The Harrotfcnan arrpy thall
be difbarided; t he troops fh s 1 1 re -
oafs the i be, 4 and w j t lictfaw to
their refpeiti vc- homes,' They Paall
oreviou fly gi ve I heir parole rot to
carry arms agaihtt France' und bet
aliieji until ratter ; nav irlgN teeeo ex v
changed for thbfe of equal rank by
asmany French military as may be
taken by the Enghth ia he courle
of the prefent war. i
. IV. The Hanoverian Generals
nd Officers hall retire upoq their
parclejo the place's which they may
chufdfor their a.bcfde, oxovided ihey
do not depirtrfftTr" the'.cr6nttneht;4
Vh ej ? V a I - V&nft h r fuir srA - n rt 1
akaway ;with them their heH,
tffcilV aai had ga c.-.' r -:f"A
.V. There fliall be etven to the 11
commancier ,n -chief cf. the Flench j
army, w.th the leaft.poOible delay, sj
a nominal-lift of all the -indivtduaTs
of whom the Hanoverian a-my if
comDofed.
:
VI. ThtHatioven,niQjdiets(tn.
l" frei pecrive nomcs xouui ;
he ollrtwcd to wear their unjforms.
v iii. ine lon ano naiucicu
the Convention vf Suhhern
(h .11 be appl.cabie to the Hanoveri-
lA. 1 e rrench troops ihall im- I
mediately oc.cubv that Dart of the Vi
Eleaorate l Hanover fil'mied in p!
she r.mnivi....l.,K. s,
. Signed, hi duplicate, on the
Elbe," th.s.SthXofVjuly:,.!'- '
vear of the fV-rh Repiibt ,4 r
FOR SAtyE,
On very low ri7is, -TTOUR
Hundred AcWs of
lying on 'hoe Heel Crtlc Richmond
f'o-niv, about two Viies frn Drowning ;
Creek, nar L; tie PeeJee RiAr Ihereoij ;
is crup cte Ms)! Seat, he, f earn, being
fofHcient o turn tvra Saw MiIb.'iiV the drieft
i i:ne; dia ojr, i itnau i niproi: "nt, Lucre
nay be an estennve
CeoriTetown. .
Trade of uimuer td
..Part of the ruyment, a very generous Ctrjiit
wii be gsv-ctv.
Apjrly to the ubferiber ia Montgomery j
Couity, txoah-Carohna
' 1 j
it .
-!
. M.iTl'. DOCKERY
JSug. 1, iSoj.
EN r T A I T M ENT,
"HPHE S'.ibfcnber oemg warmly fi
1 ciud -by aNumberoi relpea.ib!e Cha-
raes and-Iter Fneodi in particular, iiorms 1 1'
1 . ' T , , i
Travellers m the Town or Lumerton, Ro.
brlun Cou.it.; ihc filters hedelt h4t her ;
i. ;,; ,v- s .n..qi.Mi. w.ll
not i'.ul to ratr.i her the Patronage of the i
. . .v.,- . t,1 -. w. ,
Public in Hcral j
She vs;s r.crisJf of this pppr:antv, to'
return htr melt lincere Thai.k"! to thole who
.have al'r&ad honoured her wish their CJof.
torn , and arTurts them that ihe Contiiuaate
othir Favours w;ll aiways operate' at a
S timu'.us ;o hct futu.ee Iit;rii:. The Pa-
ptrs tram fo.nr o; th mo't rcfpeilabie C-ti-3
in iht Union vilt be regularly n!cen. Good.
St b.cs, Corn, Oats, and Fodder, with afi
fteady Oftlcr, may always be re'tieJ oa, and
he be.t of L fjujis and. t'roviho is that tote
Country aiffjrds.
DIANA NOYES.
Lumberton, Sept. 7, lSJoj. ,
RAN AWAY,
T7ROM tl-c SubfcribT, on
'uefdnv
Night ahe 6th inlt. Bur ess Moony,
his Apprentice, a (rout young Feiiow, about -?j
etehteeh or nin?tern Years 01 .-ge, nas a
Stoppage in his Speech; had ?hen he wen j
away, a Parcel oi vefy god Cloaihs. Idol
fuppofe his luention is to try to ger to.
Peterfttirg f do hereby foTe,varn a'n Peri ;
fons from, harbouring or employing the faid
Burges Moody, a'. he is ftill my Apprentice !
Any Perfon apprehe;idin or fecunog the laid
rjurges Moody, fo that I get him. again, fhall
be handfomely rewarded, and I do further
forwarn al! Stdi?e Driven from taka. the faid
Burge in as a PrTenger.
JACOB W1LFONG,
Saddier & Haruefg Maker'
Rafeigk, Sept. tft iSJ.
RAN AWAY, ; . -TR'O'M
the Sublcriher, nearNev
1 j
Kr ii- m r t ( ,tw 1 -a iV a
Nero m Iiamttf Poiladores he ir thirtr
fix Years of Age the 3 lit of this Monih of a
)k"uw r n w
I'hes high, fioutmade ajid weiifet he
nas a large car or one or n:s nanus, x eciicj
1.fi;belvveca his Thlimb and Fore Fia-
occafioned by the Stroke ot an Axe; he
has Sears of the like Kind an on or oota of
j! his Feet and Andes. He has a Lump on his'
r,Sm i""e aw c - ' 7 .Va
was nurx in rigaiip. ah careers t
l'els aci others are forewarned from harbour
ing, employing or carrying away laid Negro -The
above described "Negro is out a Wed", & it
he des not lurrender himfcit retufii Home
immedtately , any Perfor may kill and deltrov
the laid Slave, by fuch Meant as he or
may' think fit, : withont Accuratiou ,or
peachment of any Crime or Off;
tU or
Forlaure thereby. I will giv? fifyV?'!r?
Reward frr the faid Negro, rr-X
tuattoa r e may be brought yu!"curei
fo ihat i ifcaii jethirn. i,Lf - -
Crkv in County Au?0 ?r v ,
no"0'uT?rea
Titioa;
raw . .wu r 4 v A -
vu. I hev UjaII be pjtovided tej:tWt3 in6ti, are, requeei ' 1. M
withfuhfiftence until th-ir return f QTd 94m ?rpW '
tetf tofhe hor(es of tWe oiHcrs. orefcribed 6.mW wirfoi fcmM. , , 1 v,
Lhutexant Genirul, mmuade'UZjrhif: ff: i - AflemMy, to raife. hum of Moft; Vf,
tv.A V E M,iXcr d t! complete the baildipgot the i, y M B RTU 1 ; ii ;r f
: m:.. .... 1 - j. r.i.lli
1
, nrc - .y .T - The Priz will be paid bV-the rreafurer.'-'p
Cr,uud, near oujuam Cretk, h an. I tbff Truftees of XeJy; at Time-
lie ood l.x.g bed.ed .Houfe tureen, a ore. v a Deduaion if fifteen percent for W .
Room, Dwelling Rooms a .i Kuchcn. ror : o.fi. .W fww
, Notice is hzrcbv fftieSl if 2
'T'HAT the Subjbribrt bVvp quC'
A lifia rEeVe Mh't !afttva7i" V-t.'J.
tTcimVatf - IJuTIU - ' - Mite :
et rrnftnft.CoBty ecea(Vd; an4 'at jhtfjU '-t ff,
are determine to ietrte up the liftate ithi 1
ITi,l"SS5'V;
pcftjy c4. thLt indebted tUhe Bftate t
malecf ptyv9A'tifkUj. ' ;Thofet"t,v,
'n 1 nri4i ttie jm JLay ttprtmbtf
?r a trie JftrDyelhrtg.Hofe of tht Dw
l!eJ rb V4 on?" Ul " 'W
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Franltlin GettrityAuc. il. 180 :
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A Urhorifed by aL ofthe Generate
50 do.
500 do
Laft drawn Ticket,
584 Prites
HO? Blanks'.
Mi 5
i75i 'TicketSj at jo, or j doltv each.
JB auks to a Pi ue.
Numbers willbe pu l hcd far the Informal
tion of Tickeunolders. ;." : ;
MC vt luw. iiVii. j, will WbgiM "
the fourth.of aouary next. . .
tnccpu.wnnft' . JLii-
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,.WM. NORM ANT, V Munaget.
ROBERT HAH LS, J
WaDLSHUROUGH
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A-UihnnJpd hv jn Att or he (.!
ral Affembly of the .Mate of NorthO ,
Carh for the Purpofe of raifing the Sura ,
r ne Thouland Dollars, t& enable th
r... , v
?J ruitfesljt faid Academy to fi&ilh their Build
ing, and Tor other Pirrpoies to the. Ui and
iicuetit oitd Inftitution. .' : r . ,
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t do.
f 150 Uoiis. to oe the -
lalt drawn ticket)
Z. do.
4' do.
10 do.
40 do.
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of , joo dollars
; aK
400
12 IO
of 50
do.,
do.
to
do. ot xc
of o
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300 Pritet v ttO
570 ftlankg " V
-S70 Picket; sty dolts, is 450
T he drawing of this Wttery will commenett
Tniun t M i.U(k.....l. '" . U t-i. 1 'J
j j Fr;day ot October next, XndvViil be tJefeo k '
lf toon Iherearier as practicable ' - : ; !"
Hv, The Pnies-fhali be pad by either 6fth ?
Commiflio ers, t any flic ner Vtoe'TtiW n
m; is rmilhed. with PuncOiainv. iubieUta
a uaucxionoi ten per cent. v
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The Numbers at the fortuntte Tickets will.
be publithed in the Raleigh iiller, rod-ii
the Minerva ; and all frize v&ch ihall not,
be demanded within ninety? Ds - after tho ,
Drawing is cibledV will be cuntied t$ re
linquitho i, and hcid asa Donatio At o the -Uf
of the In'.iitution. ' "
Tickets to be hd, at five Dollar
the ComminTonersaod of leyerai G
in d.tftrent Parts of thiiStatc. andot t
of South-Carolina.. -"LHi-v -' -' i
The Truttees are fenftble in otterKV
Pian of a Lottery to the uiiictJ Ait
I deDendraore for t'u'ccefs on the C
of the 4)bwLts to which the Proel
to be '"asuiied. than to aar Mejrt lhe Seo
itfeff, cr the Mbdfc of ra.finMoney by
rel- ii entitled t. ThevAel Defir
to do. eo "f to$ V'v,:.':'v .v-', J
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common with maiiy of th ""v,tf 5 IS
f ioprGnoteeminafics . . ViWi
Sttt the Coifnfr. v tlwf iTOMluti.w v -IT
lie.'ief of the ImporWfele InftittUonty f
s they regard rviTHricaiciorai'and ,rtli-X
Pirvv; j6t ettende4 te thexa jfratnrthtv;Yl
tar 'SHuooi but weare, - indebted ateftfeUriK ;
i ndi y.d J J lertiojj. a ot Protclioa, thatthetr;
;x,JKce amongft us. " . K'''''M
uuitf thele: Imprefiions, and
oties, that ihe Truilcs ihe Vyadtfbeu
ugh Academy (a . young, but pbmtfineTn " .A i'-
Scheme to, the ' Piiblic.vanifolJcitin i6e Af-
'fod&olinf&n,-
t .'Hubert Xroji s
l0B.IO
tiltance of ihe ineudsof Learning to lor war ei 524 Jt
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