til
'V
f !
nt tfr theestay
ertaktt, and . hi fleets; put to sea
wiirvouc Hwnai -mviuoriucny muugui.
indispensable, 4ti special instructions,
or his personal sv.perintendance.
considering the manner of vuug by LHe traits, no doubt, with impatience
lh a. stiiem mtnr.er,
viit to ime 'ourl assent
jVishmeWof a Cons' itution, whie
xnay hawfcrUscouseqattnce, sconer
, -or Iaterpor;for oiirnesterityjg
iiiot ai-biuary despotism. .
Although we are wu cersTincea,
Thich all those Who do not appear,
arc understood to have assented
that our hopes ad expectations will
not oe iumiiea : vet we wi ouibufca,
could not resolve to adopt a plan, by
which the people of Batavia may
some time We rtductd to a low de
pendence ; desiring, incerly that
jour Excerkrrcy "will be pleased to
take in. good part this our act, .done
for the eood of our country and that
Vcm M ill also take iato mature (Consi
deration tha reatons more amply sta
ted in Ihe, aforesaid note to the State
Directory, as being of the greatestj
interest to crery inhabitant.
We remain,"
. Yoiim Fellow Citizens. I
Utrecht, Ap,il 4, 1805."
Jforefgn Sfntdlignut
the moment when the grand attack
upon our coasts may be attempted,
but he feels thatin order to facilitate
the execution of this formidable en
terprise, hVmuat weaken our naval
force at fcrne.' To tlu conviction
we may justly attribute the late at
tack upon cur West-India islands,
and the sailinrof the combincnfletts
from Cadiz wheh is'certain!y decli
ned to execute some act of cdcmal
aggression. He attacks us in the
extremities, for the purpose of sin
king a fatal blow at the head of the
British Empire. But although he
has calculated on the precarious ys-
tem of blockades, and on the ulti
mate contingency of hTing a supe
nor force at sea, he has net taken
into his account the spirit, the
PARIS, MAY 21.
... Scsrcely seated on the throne of
Iftily, the Emptrar N.-poleon has
tened to make known this event tc
the Emperor of Germany, the Kinc:
of Prussia, and to the King of Spain ;
Jie has received from all replies
equally satisfactory,;"" thes, three
great powers, as well aaall the Elec
tors of the Germanic body, the lit
igant of Portugal and the Queen of
Etruvia, have acknowledged the new
organisation cf Italy.
The war with England may still
last for a long time, but we firmly
believe 'that the continental peace will
not be disturbed, since the Emperor
of Germany, the King of Prussia,
and the King of Spain act in concord
with the i Emperor of the French.
Well informed men even affirm that
Russia has given pacific counsels to
England. 1
Prince Joseph Bonaparte arrived
at Amblcteusc on the lothinst. from
-Boulogne.
& AGUE, MAT 10.
j Mr. Uerranger, ci-devant Cem"
imssary , general oi.-3'ine caiaTian'
Government at Surrinam, was arrest-'
ed last Wednesday, by order of the
high military court. It is presumed
he will be confronted, before this
tribunal, i w ith the Commandant Ba
Xenburg, who capitulated with the
. enemy for the surrender of the colony
of Surrinam. Mr. Sautser, ci-de-"
in Governor of Curraeba, who de
livered up that colony by capitulation
lhc enemy in97, took the oath
allegiance to .is Britannic Ma
jesty, and remained in his service in
the q'ltlily of Governor of the, same
colony, is aha arrested, and is to be
tried before the hih military court.
magnanimity of the British people,
o whom death Would be prcfert4e
to the yke of a T runt. The se5n
is now at hand, when the grand na
tilla at Boulogne will resume all its
activity, and . when Bonapartt will
himself, after his Italian Coronation; !
preside over its movements. The
vast number of small ersi't that com- !
pose it continues to increase, and
'.he Army of EngVand, en the oppo
site coasts, as it is oaten taliousiy cal
led, has of late been considerably
reinforced. In proportion as the
enemy augments the means of ag
gression, we are confident the coun
try will not be wantir.g in aiding its
resources, and confirming its patriot
ism. Government is well aware of
the policy of Ban:-parte ; if his Ma
jesty's Ministers once thought an in
vasion hkelT to be attempted, surelv
this sentiment must derive m w
weight from the present relative stte
of rrval affairs between the two
powers ; thev ought therefore, to j
act with a promptitude and vigor a- j
dequate to the crisis : they have at i
their, disposal a great and effec'ive
force ; and should li be nccessarv,
they will, im addition to the Regular
Volunteer Army, by callins? om the
Levy en Masse, put into activity the
whole strength of the nation.
-any ' scVtousicofrtttibtions to
tafce pacc, tneng otijup;
ported Vy kussafJFIerty-' Rus
sia support.ed thcjKepabhcan party
and France the jRoval. Circum
stances, however, have changed.!
Indeed no pcrsdriwho Ija attended
to what has for sometime been go
ing oil among the Northern Pow
ers, can doubt, tor a msment, that
the Court of StoCkhoIrii has taken
a single step in any part of its Di
plomatic intercourse with France
without consulting the Court of St.
Peters burgh. ' ,
SEAL, MAT 9.
rin, of and irom; Baltimore, having
on Board Madame Bonapaite, (late
Mitt Patterson.) ? The shir first put
into Lisbon, and there landed Jcrcrne,
Mvho immediately went off f6r Paris,
and ordered the vessel for. Amster
djsu, from whenee he intended to
1'Ave cenvtved his wife to Paris,
j ihinkir.gby the time the ship arrived
1 at that pla'cr, he should have.btin
Itd the requ.site leaye from his bro-
net
merchant vessels wherever" the vl
appeal e a 4 or io: m a k e. a ces cent on
,. n ola ce .wiUK;thleyv were uoable
j to master 0jdcmaln' In a
Martinique, ther jiiade aUa.lbr
jjomimque, auacKing tne iowu oi
Rofseau, reduced almost evjerj;
hduie to nshe: and at lencth-coh
eluded bv levvincr a contribution oil
j
6000 upon the inhabitants. En
riched by, this booty, and the cap
ture of S' pr 9; sail of the I3ritish
merchantmen, vvhicit-they sent to
Barhadoes, they tailed to St. ivitts,
where they burnt several ships and
levied a contribution of 1300.
At Nevis, they collected about
S 10,000. On the 4th of April they
at length arrived before the city of
St. Domingo, at tne very moment
when the brave General Ferr'and
was engaged in a bloody battle
'l.ONDOr, MAT 15.
P'.7'uca' Rrl.'&. Since ou-r las',
messsn-
1 from the continent.
TiMblic-vioa, ssvcr.d mails
?rers h
IjuI r..iti.'.'.
4 ; v
trai!Siired to
but on the. ship's arrival in the
Texch Madame Boniparte was pre-
... - -1 L X
Vfutca . tron. goipf oh insrr. 1
dm: Sjaaprte I is. attended by her
brother,' Mr. Patterson, and a fe-;
mal" comp:!:onr There is also a
surgeon on Board- the rea-on ot
t'r.e vessel coming into -an English J
port is, that as Mj&ame -Bonaparte
is very fer advanced" in pregnancy,.!
i;er brother did not think it sate tor
her ts proceed to Baltimore in such
a situation. ,1 ne aptam oi mr
infer. ns mc, lhathe remained in the
Texel a week, 'and his vestl .was.
placed during that time between a
61 run ship and a frigate, and row
guard boats were kept about the ship j
during the night. The Dutch A-j
r.imd behaved with the greatest ci
vility, and frequently sent provisions i
from his own table on board. Hej
Jrfl the Textl on Friday, at which 1
nine mere were iaug mcic ja-iv
for se five ships of the line, and a
great number of transport-., which
S tne Capuin thinks had no troo.p on
board.
' MAT 18.
The complete defeat of the Otto
man army in Egypt has been cor.i. !
municated in ofhcial dispatches of !
rcu. a, iiuiiumiucu to vonsianuno-
pie. The immediate consequences
of the victory wa a cauitulation,
signed by Hourschid Pacha, the
Purkish Governor of Etrrpt, kurren-
dering to the Beys the possession of
Cairo. " .
Freemasonry is aain in fud vogue
at Paris. Almost all the nri'.ices of
the Imperial Family arid the Mar
shals of the Empire, have bcn ad
mitted into the Lodges aT that Metropolis.
WEST INDIA FLEETS.
ti;e !vpCj v..cpi esed at the openint.
ct tlic t tsent session of ParliameiV
of a continental connection. Dis
patches received by goernmert anci
tU liussian Am'.iassador, are stated
to bring the ra:hic.tion of the treaty
which has been so long negociatmg
between this country atd the Empe
rn? Alexander, the ratiucation o
a treaty may sound very well, bu
we want something more than names
set to an agreement. We vant to
subsiantial assurances in action, 5c
in that r-bvict we much fenr thatw
shall bs -disappointed, if there be
any weak enough to entertain such
hopes. .
So delusive is the nrosprr.t of a
continental -var, tint we learn from
letters dated Hague, the- 6th instant,
that Bonaparte's new tiue of Kin- oi
Italy has been recognized by the Em
peror of Austria. lndaed if any
thing were wanting to move the
conscious security in which our mor
tal enemy reposes, and the contempt
with which he considra our endea
vors to form a continental confede
racy chains', his gigaiuic power. and
imbo'ind? 1 ambition, it might be
found in lis present visit to his Ita
l:fn (lori.'n'oin. He leaves the care
of his t 'O i people of France to hi.
MAT 24. ;
A letter from Petersburgh of the ;
20th says, that M. Novozitkoff v.as j
not to proceed on his intended mis- i
sion, in consequence of the receipt
of unsatisfactory dispatches fi oin
France. We are inclined to think
that this accor.nt is not so correct a
those that state, that M. Novozitkoff
would proceed to lay some pacific
propositions beferc Bonaparte.
A lettejtates that his Swedish
Majesty ha relumed to the King of
Prussia the Order oi the" Black Ea
g;e, with which he had been invested,
all edging as a motive, his chagrin at
the circumstance of the Prussian
i Monarch having accepted the new
Orders of Bonaparte, wh'de the con
duct of the French (Government bore
uch an equivocal appearance towards
Sweden. The returned decorations
vere accompanied by a very spirited
.iter, commenting on the passive
nanner in which his Majesty con-
t;nuts to view the innovations ot
France. ' 4
The movements of the West ln
dii squadroa hare been so much
confused by false and contradictory
accounts, and have followed, each
other in such rapid succession, that;
it is almost impossible for any rea
der who runs over the newspaper
m thv.y regularly come out, to catch i
a correct and consistent view of the ;
whole history. Let. us attempt to
remove ihls inconvenience by
sketching out a rapid narrative oi
these events, divested of every j
thing ih.st it uninteresting and eve-:
ry thing t'lat has been contradicted ,
by more accurate reports. Should,
such a review present us with v.o'
memorable atchievament, no ren-j
counters at ?ea, and no invasions i
upon land, it may perhaps serve to
shed a 1 nnt gleam upon the im
portant revolutions oi futurity
with Dessalinet ; and landed 1000 j
ot their troons. who marched m
the rear of the Haytian Armyisver
powercd and defeated them. Hav-
I in remained only a short time be-
fare St. Domir.gr, they directed
their cor$e once more towards
their native country, and arrived
at Nantz bot:t the 20th of Mav.
Meanwhile Admiral Cochrna
reached the West-Indie with 5
sail of the line and one frigate, and
found the enemy far beyond the
reach of his pursuit .
The Frech government had hot
however relinquished i original
designs, nor j the depmrture oi ;
Admiral M missis from the West
Indies, a--satisfactory s'nal of the
peace fiuid security of the Britiih
Islands. The Toulon fleet 'ouce
more appears on the Tieatre of ac
tion, to bewilder and distur!) the
cabinet of St. James's. Having
escaped from port, it repaired to
Cadiz, compelled the British Ad
miral Sir John Orde to retire, and
joined the Spani:h fleet.
Sir John Orde was certainly uu
able to cope with the French in
point of numbers ; but he certainly
had it in hi power by coming to
an engagement with them, to crip
pie and dismast their ships to much
as to gite a momentary check to
the prosecution -of their designs
and the simple fact,that the French
in spite of the superiority of ttiei
force, would not seek an engage
ment, might have been Fufiicieni tc
convince him that thy had scmu
great object in vie w which requirec
the utmost. expedition.
Ltt us not howtverrTieap dis
grace upon the disgraced head oi
the British Admiral Sir John Orde
who, !ate English papers inform
has been already ordered to striki
his flag and return to England t;.
give an account of his conduct
Let us however go m searcn o
the combined French and Spanish
fleets.
This fleet amounting to seven
teen sail oi" the line, 6 frigates, 3
miiita;
ch
baniiitti ; he smiles at v.
pro
nee of insurrection, and
ceds by sw jonrniei, isiith all the
testimo .'uls usuady paid to a !)e'o
veel and venerated sovereign, through
t-ie c.itih ana towns of his Empire
At Uy-ot-.s, tirenooie, Lrenwva, anc
' irin, ne is hailed with triumpha
h?nois ; he graces Ins train vit1.
v : ahiect presence oi toe successci
i. Peter; who is now literally
v-nat he was betore but h.uratively
tt'vu fervor ent.; he creates Pnnc
add Pnncesses ; he 'overawes th.
. f X". . . v
court ui vicuna, Tn.ucs i.iat o
Nan'e ; and .0l this he dees- wit!
as much indifftrfnee as if He hu
r.othing to ft:; r from Russia, but a
it" even an alliance, defensive anc
oucnsie, had ben cordially cenciu
MAT 25.
Themarrhge of Jerome Bona
parte, according to private letters
from Paris, has bean annulled by
'he Pope, upon 'the double motive
or the husband bem;r a minor and
the wife a heretic.
The Amsterdam Cazette, under
tne head of Pans, states that Lucien
iionaparte will be appointed vice-
; ov oi Italy. I ne residence of the
fvmg of Italy will, it is said, be fix
.:d at Rome, and the papal see be
removed from Home to Avignon.
There was a report very current
is town yesterday, that a revolt had
t?iken place in Sweden under the
influence of France. It was even
-aid, that the person of the King
had been put under confinemeiit.
VVe must trust there is little or no
bundation fcr this report. It is
very possible, however, that the
titrigues of France may be at work
:o produce some fermentation to
JJ engage the attention of the ingat
The gcniu3 of Bonaparte had
long 3ince refused one very popular
m a i m , that the nation which wa
master at sea, could command the
land. The same genius was now
to demonstrate that even the stron-
terupon it. lo what purpose dull
England pride herself upon the ex-j
tent of her navyt upon, blockading!
the ports of the T-'xd, Brest, Fer-j
rol, Cadiz and Toulon, by herj
triumphant squadrons ! The
French were ready to supply by !
skill, what they wanted in force:'
and on the 11th of January the j
Rochefort fleet escaped out of port. I
But this was only one of the events
which the French government had ;
meditated. About tie same time
the Brest fleet came out of its har
bour. On the 25th of Tanuarv thei
I ouion fleet ventured into the Me
diterranean, but was driven back!
thro' the stress ot weather. And
corvettes, 3 brigs ad containing
an unknown number of troops ,8p;r.e
repor:8,000 and others 20.OO0: ar
rived at Martinique on the 15th ot
May.
It was now that we expected to
receive the most wcmderiul ac
counts of the atchievements of the
French. ' Trinidad, Antigua, Ja
maica, each island of Great Britain
was successively to surrender to
their arms. How much then were
we surprissd to hear of their pro
tracted inactivity 1 Whether this
was to be attributed to the sickly
state of the crew, to the dissensions
between the Spanish and French
admirals, or to their peculiar plan
of operations, we are unable to
determine : certain it is, that in
the important interval of 20 days,
the French fleet did nothing, ex
cept embarking 2000 artillerists at
Guadaloupe with bombs and shells,
and taking possession of-Diamond
Rock. That thpr plan compre
hended some important. movements
in the West-Indies is scarcely to be
disputed. That this system ot o-
perations was prevented by the ar-
Martinique, when they"7rTVr?-
covered by - anr'Enjthsb frirfitf
slop of war ;i'upon which the'coW.
manaer pi mc rrencft , vessel tet
fire to all the merchant isels aod
maaa nis escape ; : Meantime tS.
combined flect proceeds ia a nor
ineny uirecuon ; ana navmgtcSt'n.
eft acriain iat. aiviues into tw0
detaichments : The Spanish fleet
proceeds to the Hay-anna, whilst
the 1 oulon fleet steers towards the
coast of Europe. We are compel,
led lo leave it where Captain Row.
un il; ui;tc man ien cierees
to the northward of the norther.
most Weit-lndia islands."
VALUABLE PROPER FY.
A Greeabiy to the last Will anjcLTcs-
tamtnr ot Feter Maliet, Esq., late of
v avetrcv.lle. the bubscr:bsrs offer for Salt
on a liberal Credit, tj-je fol lowing Prf.eit7
lytng in diiFcrentparrs cf Narth-Carolma :
LnmbeiLaui Coumy and Torcrt of Tcyvnml'e,
A ""t ' r'l fC T -, n,i -, . 1 . , . T . T I l .
Smith and Isaac Williams, 'Esq. near Ave.
rasborouh , on the snuth-wesr Side o I' Cane
rear xvivct, aocut jqucs above ravcre.
ville - 'A--' , '
A Tract of Land centaininr about
Acres, knewn by tlie nam)f Councl Hall
Tract, adjoiningtha town et'.Fa) etteville,
tium the fcrt!iitj:jOf the iod and its
aity to tha 1 own, this l.aud i co s-.deiei
as very Taluable, and w 11 Ue laid cu m Los
to suit the i-'urcnassrs.
A Lot and House on the west Side of
n . c- : . ' -i i
deceased fot-mrly resiued. The ba'.idinj-s
rc hi good Repair, and the who!e v. eilcai-
diluted to accommodate a genteel Family,
i nrar unimproved Lots on the west side
of Gillespie Street, between Franklin and
H:ufjrd Streets, adjoining the Luts on
?ic.h the Dwelling House stands.
Ten or fifteen unimproved Lots or tlie
west bide ot G.Mrspie Sxreet, between Mun
tord Streec and Mallett's Mill.
A larg Warehouse, ar present occupied
fcy Messrs Nesbett a.nd Campbell, n Gil
lespie aireer, near tiie l owu House, subjtct
to a smaii '-round-rent,
4- Lot avd Dwelling-Horse on the east
Side of Green Street, near the Crarr-liocse,
HW occupied by Wm. H. WUUi'ms, Fa.
A JUot and Dwelling-House on the east
Side of Green Street, in possession ot Mrs.
immet, and subject to her Life Rent.
w iobs at U)wer I'ajettevilie, on
wliich there is a Tobacco Inspection, under
tne-atrection ot Messrs. Davts and M'Lkv
ild, together with a large three Story
Warehouse, three small Warehouses, i-d
three extensive Sheds, whh every lieccssir
Accommodation, tor the Irrspecnon ana Sto
rage; f Tobacco. If tlie Purchaser shoid
incne4 -one of the Lots on which, staiuis
'urge. Shed, will be sold separate or ditiud
into two Lots.
Orange County if Town cf HiUsbcrw.ph.
300 Acres of Lar.d in theHaw-fitlu, ad-
joimiuj L,ai)ds ot General Mebane.
A Gnst MiHori Eno Uiver. in the Town
of Hillsborough. Ti e Mili runs U o l-jir
of Stones, with the necessary Machii e. nf
h. mercnant MiUj the whole is m toierab t
Repair. From the natural Advantages h:t
M il possesses, it is consideted to be lie
most valuable ia the State.
Feib-fancw CtmirtyiSt Tixrn of Wihmrqi
(me Half if a Lot i;. the Town cf V.t-
mingtan, cnthetouih Side rf Prince S ree:.
extendiug along said Street, 'from Fioiit
Street to the River-
A Tract of Land n the east Side of the
aorA-west Branch, cf Cape Fear River,, a
bout three miles above Wilmington, joinii!-
l.anas ot Vm. W. Juesand Henry Wa:-
ters, Esq. A odnsidei :.bie Part of this Lai.d
is of th very best Tide Swamp, and is co .
sidered by Judges t- be equal, if net su; J
rior to any Rice Lands in the State. It is
veil worth the Attention of tliose who pro
post engaging in the Cultareof Kice. TU
whole will be sold, or it will be divided t
accommodate the Purchaser.
A large Body of Lai.d en the west S i
af the nortKtast River, extending i!
the River from Henry Watters's Piap.'.arirn
called Forceput, to Maor Moore's oniisii
ing Creek. A part ct this Land is Tiit
Swamp, and well suited to the Cu!uvu:.'j
f Rice. Also, three Tracts of Land en
Little Cohery, well calculated for Co.ri or
Cotton.
The Snbrciibers will receive Proposals it
Favetteville, by letter or othtr.vie. lor'.'lAl
r any- Part of the above described Property
until the 1st of October next, If wr svld, ths
Mill ar.d Lands in Orange comity will U
eflerd at Auction in Hil sborcugli on :'ne
9th day of October. Tlie Lots, Houses and
Lands in Cumbeilacd, at Fayeiteviile, o
tkeorh day of the sameMontk . And the
Lands in New-Hanover, on tlw 18th day
f November next. .Application may be
made to Mr. James Mum ford, at Wihnin;
ton, who wil,! describe and shew the Lan
ib tUc Vicinity of that PLce.
10HN ECCLES.
j';hn winslgw.
Executors of Peter M.;
June 19, 1865.
ted by some grand ad uniform
plan of opcrations,whether that plan I
was to make a formidable attack (
upon the British Islands in thei
West-Indies or to draw the British
tleet from Europe.
Th Rochefort squadron consist
ing of 5 ships of the line, 3 frigates
and 2 brigs, under the coramandof
Admiral Minisses, pursued its
route to the West-Indies, and arri
ved at Port-Royal in Martinique
on the 19th February. Itsatchiev
ments were irregular & inglorious,
and their principal object seemed to
be, either to make the enemy pay
the expencea JF the equipment by
the fleets in thei;; Texel attempted!
to escape about the first of March.
i hesc contemporary movements of
the French navy seem to show, be
yond a doubt, that they were direc-' J rival of Lord Nelson at Burbadoes
appears procaoie Irom the intelli
gence of that event having reached
Martinique before they left it.
Let us condense within a few
words the remaining r.dventures of
tlie combined fleet. They left
Martinique on the 6'h of June for
Gaudaloupe : and passed Antigua
on the 8th, after having taken the
homeward bound fleet from that
island, 14 in number, having on
board 5,400 hhds. of Sugar, besides
coffee and other merchandize ; all
of which are estimated at 400,0001.
sterling. Behold here one of the
vrriril ittjnto nl
( valuable cargo convoyed
THE
Luna for Sals
Subscriber will
of
disncse
. his Tract of Land, container 800 Acre
situated on the Waters of Eno ilivcr, iive
Miles West of Ilillsboraush. on tli mliB h
Pest Road, with a large and valuable ic,s
Orchard which ever Lu to produce rrui
a young Apple Orchard, contahrg J'
Trees of excellent Fruit ot" a Variety c'
KifTds. Th: Land is yeil watered, "e-'
timbered, - and of a qua'ity, hJhu'
sorhely situated.
It is presumed, that any person havii".;
deposition to purchase, "will exam'--' l;ie
Premises, therefore fur Jier descr .y iJ
i.o: necessary. This Land will be disf
of for Cash, pavt Cash, Negroes, -ai
may be suitable to the puichascr. Ctc-;!j
would be given, oh a su'iiciciit secur '
a Considerable part of p'urcUasciooii?J
The Subscriber will trtat with persoi'.
dined to buycn premises i c,:
post-paid. v
There : t Vikewji on tV saii Trct. t,.
YTW -A of the subsciihcr.ouc-Hal ?'
'"anhie single 2eart?d Mi l, ew ia.i'l.
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