to the I.iitk Ci mniittee who reported, if be Not knowin... of ;:ny explanation, lie
did, lie could exped no other report, because should be obliged to gy through the tefti.
it wa« an opinion which thev had given, and mony.
it w.-.s Improbable they would change that He read Mr. M'Knigfit's fhtentent—
opinion. There was not a denial, he fa id, of a single
Mr. Nicholas believed that as the com- fait charged. It was perfedly conformable,
mittee had given their opinion on the buii- His not knowing Mr. Randolph, his not
iiefs, it the Hoafe diiapptoved of that opi- having known he was to be at the theatre,
iiion, the only waj to express it was by re- could not prove him innocent of the inten
committing the report, either to the fame tion and ad. Indeed lie had proved fome
ctfmmhtee or to foine other. For himfelf, thing of a combination. He had stated him
he abjeded to every opinion the committee felf to he just returned from Maryland, but
had given, hu; particularly to that on the he nad forgotten one material fad, How
stile ot the address ol Mr. Randolph. came he to know of the use of the t-Tms
He should go on and (late his ideas at Ragamvjfn and Mercenary. It certainly
large, and the realons why the house ought proved that*thoirglj he fiated himfelf to have
not to a6l on the present report. been so much engaged in the Short time after
The house and jSjljmittee appeared topof- his return, vet he muli have procured that
lcU but one opinion upon flne of the points, knowledge (binewhere before he went to tlirf
that was, to procure every information re- theatre,
fpeding the nature of the intended insult Mr. Reynolds' ftatemem, Mr. Nicholas
upon one ot its members, conneded with thought went to prove the testimony as ap
tns department in the house, for the purpose piied to the insult. H" laid that Mr. Ran
of bringing on a quarrel.—lt wjs unani- dolph was pointed out to him. After that
icoufly determined to examine it, and there I it appeared from other tmtimony, Mr. Rty
was no doubt of the propriety of that mea- | nolds wont into the box where Mr. Bwii- !
sure, and the fund's ot the \;iat:er alledgcd I doiph was, and suddenly dropped down with !
•for the house to'act upon. violence by that gentleman's fide.
In his mind, Mr. Kichoht said, there By the acknowledgment of one of ihom!
i «miid uot he a nioie d-arand necessary prin- in his 'latemem fne 'word- " Ragamuffin"
ciple cftabliffied than '1 .but a clear and cippa- and " Mercenary," were frequently uled by j
rent intention f bringing on a quarrel rvitb them. These ftatemerits, Mr. Nicholas]
.' cns % liat on cc-1 thought, were good *\ ideuce of th«"ir intra.
count t'jps puouc conduct, was an infringe- tion, and of the reality and application of the '
men/ of tig rights u>nl privileges of ibe insult, though they denied the tads of insult i
House. It was a pr.-ptr ar.d right fubjeft. or intentum. What clfe could beexpected ' !
-re obli.ee to Lieotrnant Thrmfon's dechnt.on only
y !■ \V? 3 ' ? ,n 1 wcnt t0 P n>ve t'»t be of no insult giv
houle, out ol doors, it was the lame », en t0 Mr. Randolph,, and that he did nof tec
though they were to expose themlelves to eitk, r of them ad.uef, to Mr. Ran-
r / ta > " ""J dol P h > or ak particularly of him. Th,
to f" A WaS M ' to hear c,
p.elei-rative to freedom of debate, and fecu- lee what Ml , Christie did, and thtr-forc his
n , , , V evidence amounted to nothing.
Mr. NrchrU. here read the report. Mr . Hu rst proved nothing more than
In his cpmicn, Mr. N. laid the ded*on M r. Reynolds M d*«ttred, and confeqtert
of the comnnthe on the fuhjed thought it ly his evident w*'s useless, except it that
whlh°thev and ir h f va M " Ra " dol P>' **• out to then, by
which they and the house had before admit- some o-entlemen
ted, which the house aded upon, and which r ' > ,
was efiential to the ct debate—that k * ' teft ' rl " n y st ewed nothing,
decision wen, todxflroy the whole principle.
He confefftd that the ads in themfelve, eff °7' he lu HP o,cd w,<! «
were of a nature fufficuttt, provided the in- con M uen « «g« forward. 1 his
tention was not explained away by contra. B«ntWn futther said no concert
didory testimony to constitute the crime. ' R , andol P h ' and that he saw n °
It became, therefore the queltion, as to inf "' t g ' Vtn "''"m
tlic intention, and he ftfppofcd it was upon thing Mr. Nicholas fnid he would
that queltion the committee had reported " a ere °' 3 ' erve ' the evidtnee of gentlemen
faiisfadory explanation," refpeding feme t ' le ne com P an > wi " comjietent.
part of the charge, " and others appeared to ' l h( 7 COfcilli, have refufeJ t0 atifwer any
them to be of too equivocal a nature to jus- ' ue^lon R "> ' they might implicate
tify rep re he nti on snid punishment." ' themfclves, and therefore the only evidence
Mr. Chriftic was in a situation to colled ' to esl P s^r< ' f r °m them was negative, and
more of the convention and coudud of had answered by negative testimony
these officers than any other person, except °"'y» 11 amounted to uoth ing. It they
m. Van Ranfelaer, whose depofnion had „ d P' 0 thrre Wi,s a co " c,>rt ta
not been taken :he said that from the eon- Mr ' Ralldol P h » evei 7 ° n « °f the fame parry
dud of these officers, he was determined to w " uld be al,ke am f >ablc ' and therefore their
re nain at the theatre, though he before in- testimony was inadmiflible, for it could not
. tende3 to have gone out {to prevent-i+ expeded that they would criminate them
'(ible any diltarbances. Tlieir kind of con- 'j-'" 6 ** B llt in neither of tlie d«potiiU)ii»p(
vorf l >n shewed the most manifeft and indu- ' :culenant Thomion norcaptwu 1 aylor, nor
fbits«ble evidence of intention to in'nlt Mr. c ' t ' lcr ftatements was there a denial
Randolph, for talking ef the men on the the frequent repetition of the words, nor
stage, one said « these raggamuffins are not f tl'xt they were not intended to insult
Pennfylvanians, they are black Virginians." Knndolph.
Certainly this might with propriety be sup- ! What, Mr. Nicholas asked, would be the
posed to refer to gentlemen from that (late, , °f ' uc h dec!lion* as the committee had
and could not he confide red a fpontareous \ ma^e ■ Here was an. apparent insult ; ftcli
groundless assertion—.again, after " repeat- ! as impressed that opinion on the bye (tanders.
in'g the words raggamuffin and mercenary" How did the committee get over it r Why,
f they said "they were not well drilled, hut ''7 faying that of the testimony, some parts
would be better by next session ef Con- wf " re cquivic.il, and other parts were ex
gress" how could this have come into the j pl'ined to their fatisfadion How explain
converfation,- except in alluding to a mem- | cd • i: could lie only by the pcr
ber of Congress, and what was said in the j f°' ,s themfclves ! The effed would be a de~
house conneding both together ? It was in ; claration made to the world that thojigh
general necelTary to prevent witnelTes giving I the House had the privilege of debjf, yet
their opinions refpeding circumflance* they any person infringed iipon, and violated
might relate, but it was impossible to repress that privilege,'all he had to no was to ex
it here, all the witneffesexprrffeifan opinion, P lain * wa y the criminal intention ,to give
and it was generally thought" there was an condud a dillcrent dirednn, and he
intention of insult towards Mr. Randolph,' becle^r.
and to produce with him an adual quarrel. Where then would be the lecurity and in
-1 his kept Mr. Christie at the theatre, and violability of debate ? Should a gentleman
he appeared to have good grounds for his for what he thought his duty forced him to
apprehension. fay ia the house, be exposed to public insult
Another, and a fubflantial ohjedion Mr. and abuse ? Such a dangerous principle would
Nicholas said he had to the report was, not meet fupporty,
that Mr. Randolph's statement Itood exad- Farther. Mr. Nicholas observed with
ly upon the fame ground with those of Mr. concern, that wlrillk the mod material part.
Reynolds and Mr. M'K.'iight. of the evidence was treated with evident dif-
Was he not a rompetent witness; suppose n-gardi thr gentlenun himfelf who was-'n
he had been in I ultra or ill tiled when no fulted should be treated by the committee
person but himfelf was present, would hie with the greatest severity. In two
own testimony be rtjeded, aud he be denied they had pafied a censure on his conduct
justice on that account? He (hould have though they had so looked over the
fippofed there were gentlemen of lufficient faults of those who insulted him.
legal knowledge on the committee to know The h;ld Gifl tho llt them .
that his own dilpofitiop was not madm.ffi- felvfs at , ihirtvtff (en C are Mr . Rudolph's
ble, but very proper. Mr. Randolph's com- With r'efped to this, Mr. Nicholas
petence was dear, and he was a refpedaolc fald he knew
witness. There never was a cafe in _ winch whjch man dto write to man<
the credulity of a was left liable M , n h , d advent modes of address to the
to quell,on than m this, for Mr. Randolph p refidfnt ; fnme who ~a nu, d cfHcrs lnißllt
was very unwillincf to brine forward the ni- i- i a i > n. 1
A r r 'iui, > -i . think one (Mr- ilu» moO proper, oincrs who
a " d throughout evinced .a ir!ud- uerf u(cd t0 f , ;i;l : li lr in {.,. c l ourfe with him
ance Mr Randolph s testimony was ex- WollM use there was no standard.
tremely necelT,ry and important, because the Mf< Niclfh , as said he Mr . Ral:dol h
principal lads ot outrage were only known , tad uW ft , hc djd an(J , vhich
to kimldt. ai* *i* **
Tr , . , . , was molt familiar to him,
it there W3s no othei obiedtion to the re- . . ~ . r , r
pert, this was a material one. , ' A S a,n ' Mr ' was for
Mr. Randolph had stated himfelf to have 'PP l^ ll ®. t0 I , Prefi J*' n ' and " ot tO J*
» had a sudden and violent pull bv the cape Houre ' t° r This was strange doc
of the coat" Mr. Nicholfon heart Mr. Rah- Su PP ofe thefc ll ,d
dolph call out « who was that jerked my farther ' a, ; d becn ? u,!t V of J a ,i^
coat" and saw Mr. M'Knight at the mo- ' e ' y ' W °" , " Dt Ra " dol P h , bav ' e tbfrl
ment before throw himfelf forward with one bee " °^ cd t0 t0 C ' V
arm extended. In order to a proper under. B „ ut , wh "!, hr had hetn ,nr " ltcd ' nnd b >' lo '" e
Handing of the concomitant evidence, Mr. ot the 11 P'-' P"''
Randolph's affidavit was therefore efT-ntially ' to tl i tbc , , '"j'S r °
neceff.ry, but as it had not been taken, M . roll ' d ™ ne{X ll,t condud of those
Nicholas said he could not go into it. under h,s The PreCdent himfelt
Mr. Nicholas then alked wherein theft had liis cogniz.nce of ,t ,n
circumstances were « fatisfadorily explain- ■'efped, and laid he had d.reded the pro
ed" as the committee had been pleased to P fr t0 e f ml « ,nt ° '<• Go " Id
fav. How were they explained ?He de- thmfr be " 10re cl s"* ''
ckred himfelf perfedlr at a loss to know, 't was a proper appeal? B ut ,n such parts ns
except it might have-beer) in the statements to f a b J ach of P^ ' K ,h ° Ug ' U
of Mr. Reynolds and Mr. M-Knigh: ! k thc Hourc had of lt '
Mr. N'ctwfas thought it was very wrong |
to trouble the l~ oul<- vitb,any thing that
could be douebv other parts »t' the
meiTt ; all llecefuiy appl't .ticsi* were impru
dent, iiut'nuic.ti a-, it might tend todiliurb
the peace of tlie H/.yic.. But it wat a little j
extraottliiiniv, tr.-t the ff>Qjmittec who de-|
cided againl* the liiiiuid have n.ndeit I
t iei'Kiui. caul'o or rep;\i.eniion, bec-.ufe it i
vis littt to them in the full in- |
fiance. He could not !.?lp shirking it an 1
unjust and unjust: Sable r-p-ut, ,110 therefore :
hoped it woof. undergo .i'n ..Iteration. •
'But, Mr. N. ooferved, • ,agh there was
comp'.eat tefl.wony to prove the difign of ;
provocation, and the reality if the insult ; ;
and though he viewed it as preach ef privi- i
lege 011 a member 01 the Houlit jfi his offi
cial capacity. set, as no injury had been
luftained—is th.a was tjie firi\ inflar.ee of
the kit'l, and as thole officers were young,
and might have confitlered themf Ives and
thtir corpi materially injured by Mr. Ran
dolphs ardeacy tor rediicibg the at my, tht.y 1
pb'fftSng much zeal fer their pr6fism>—for
tiicfe reasons he was willing that tar House
ihould forbear to a<ft upon it, and be fatisfied
with its having berH Brought up, in hopes
that it would not be without its good cfleets.
But he was not willing kii) unjull, implica
tion fliould be pl.'eed or, Mr, Randolph liy
the committee, on which account lit wilhed
the report might be recommitted, and not go
out to the world ill this very exceptionable
flupCrf
important.
JCT" By tie B-ig Amiable Matilda ar
rived at New-York, fhom 'England, Eohlon
fapers arc received, to Move inter 50, vibici
ive bare beer, favored with, by a gentleman
of tit's city. Tic fallowing are ijcit-gets
from them, ahd w* are pleased to find tbtf
'ley confirm in the fullest manner lie rectnt
, CLORIOtTS t
FROM THE LONDON GAzilTfe,
tZTSAOKOIITASY.
Downing Street, X vrmbtr iB.
tXfpatches, of which thr t'-llcwirg :ue
copies, have been received this (lav froji the
Right Hor.orablo Lord William Brtdiock
Wy the Right Hon«rtWe Lck4 Gren»ne» hi
MaJcttfi Principal Secntary of SUfe tor
be Fortffin Dcpartntfnt. • -r-V
Httu&iuarttrjflionttiutux, Cteu
f
Jlfy Lord, T;
I h*vc the bfenor 59 inform yopr lord
hip, thita re part was this morning-rrpi*tc
Vt General, Melai from Gtocral Saftmi,
wbo commanded a cortfKtf 6me> ' icar
• • •<• t I » << « »•
Mevi to ebfetvetbe chief fatoGe
no#) dating that 4* bid been «ttacl*i trj
vrry fu£rri«r itlunberv °f thernaijkam
afttr a very severe etifjagtwn?, h* beei
ob%di. .ia r»U»» skit. "
AJenandr'ia, VhmkcW
jefeiwl tbe Boawida. - «arch,
•d tfcj* withr t conWttlfclp tein l
brcemtrtjiod I *rni«^^eTr»ug)
to prevent the enemy from making any fu.
ther progrcfs. A rei'ylution has been takei
on the part of the commander in chief iin
theft tropps arc to he placed in every refpedl
upon t'neir antient footing; ; tlx-y are touke
the «ath of fidelity t.i the King of .Sardirtia
>i;ly ; and are in hi> manner w'n'ru r to b:
nvie fufcjeit to Aultrim ui liolii e. Ih*
lehiued upon ill otxalions in tUc im si pal
ant >i.d honorable numin. V.i!t number
if drit-rtert tome in ti.i.ly, who nil >< UriU
he diftrels of the er.cr. y, for mnt of ;;rovi
ions, to iic (••• i • i--.
I haVc the fcoflai to be, lie.
W. BpjJTiNcr..
Head Quarters, Conta.'c, AVw. 6, '99.
My Lg<J.
In my last letter I hat! the honor of at>
,f infoi mation having been received thai :
jr#e detachment of the eivniy wa.; tominj.
:'rom the fide of Sa\ov, the army r. adg;
novement to its ri»,ht. The French h.ivr g
:aken and Suf», and havfintr ad
tranced to Salucio, threatening our con mu
it necefTary to march still farther to Ills 1 i ht
and :i ramp was ciiofen between P.;a ;.m
Fi'lTum.
* Theft operrtions, when cojine&ed. witl
tlie fyllein of defence only, upin which thil
army had so loni* been aftin ', deceived ih;
in full retreat. The evacuation of Mondo
vi, wi icli was determined i>pon f r the
pose of adding a a verv conllderahle force tc
the army, confirmed Oil] more this opinio! .
Elated with these hop. s, they advanced or
all pointt, and 011 the 3d took pofleffiort ol
Sav;f li- 1 •..
On the 4:;) the fnemr marched in thr t
columns to attack the Aufirun army. Ti <
ifirft column marched from Savigtiaoo b)
Marcnne, the second by Genola, and the
third man Ikg t.i the attack of I olV.i:i
which had been put in a (late of defence, arc
was occupied by a conGderablt y.nilon. y
happened that the Auflrian arm-, roved vv ti
the fame intent, at the iame time, and ir
■he fai.e number of columns, ::r.d iT' *.l»
fame roads. Lieutenant-Geueral Ol: cmi
quanded the right column. LieuttTiant-Ge
aeral F.lfnitz the centre, and Major-Ge. e
1 Gott'-rflwim -ft. The
Hfr^fnfKh^n
M*«*»nr*■'* tfit
tottm-
the enemy *p ,'f
tbife* c*w*ih Cfe; vile UniMme «*'•*&& %t RwfLtf^^-ik
'«m- ' t#
f« k tb« Wttck of Ctttolaj SByt with * trcioWfcdtd t» form » WTfu «Btiiti f
•> '* " ' ' '
wore formidable FKiflanre. The aftion
I !l-d lor several hours, and -it was. iit>t till
the arrival of the column of General Oct
troni S"V«{liano upon the rw of' the Fj'<?ii,t h
that viftory c'eclared iji favour of the Au
ftrians. The t*o columns immediately pro
ceeded in. piirfoit of the enemy : Gene.;.!
Ott by Villa- Fallette, Geno, ,d Elfnitz by
Valdig-i. 'l> army laltcd at night at Ceu
talo. '1 h,e coin nrn of GeiVral Got,tsr»!ieim
epuJf-t] the frenqfc from Follano loMnraz
-7.u. It will srp: r fjirprifing» that while our
army was at a division of the
JFi> rich ai;riy remained between Murazzo
and Rmk'oi with the Stura in their rear,
. over which there was no bridge. Early in
the morn.ng of the jth, the army flfiarthed
in two columns to Roncl.i and Murazzo.
The enemy, surprised, made 110 refiflante.
and two hundred prisoners vttre tijken with
out anylof-. It apjiears that the French
army was completely defeated, and that this
division was lelt there without order-.
The Abflriaiu have made in two days a
bcrve 3000 prifcner£ The arwiy being ex
tremely fatigued remained at Ronchi ; but
tins morning, gen. Melas hsrvinj* determined
to t llow up bis success with the greatell vi
gor, the army marched in two columns, one
upon tie intrenched camp of the Mad-ma del
Almo, and the ether upon Cafuglia : the
enemy retreated every where upon our ap
proach ; it L reported tfiat the French are
retiring- ever the mountains. It is impufli
ble to do in ft ice to the volour and pcrlever
ance of the Auflrian nrttiy. The operations
of the army prior and fubfequeilt co this af
fair, when donfidered in a military point of
view, entitle the commander in Chief to the
admiration cf the whole v orld.
Accounts were received yeflerday from
Geuoal Kray, that he had attacked the en
emy near Alexandria, cad ebl'ged then to
retire to PozzoU Formigoio, with the loss
l coo prifomrs.
I hsve the honor r© be, &c.
LONDON, November 30.
Tae r.Ktr uorointry GuZetie, in car paper
of this day, pl.-afrg aceoun'
of the enemy having been d«featcd in Ita'
on the 4th, sth, i,nd 6th ir.ll. in aAiedl of
Ijrrat ft-verity with the Impei is! *riny. —
There is very little mantion made of the
loftilr operation! i'h this quarter previous to
I -- . A
the fir It of those day*, wben, according u
<fceir Own official detail*, the French ob
tained feterftl advantages,and puScffed them-
Mves of Pignwal, Suza, Saluzto, Satig
•** • • wi' .f '/• a, 1 ...
Htno. a»d Mondavi- Thef* fa A* are how
ever, admitted is general termt by i.ors
William Bcntinck, the writer of the ga*etti
lateiHent, wh® (ays, that the cwcnati«ft»t
VfondoTt wa« a measure of prudeacc on tht
»rt ef the Auftri»ij*, f«r the ' fc of
(lengthening their main body. Deceivet
by the movements of the Impfriallfts, anc
elated by their former fucce(T:s, the enemy
advanced ch the 4th, w il: a view of cut
ting off the communicat on between the
polition of general Milat and the city of
Turin. In ihi» movement they were
iromp.ly met by three colnmns of th(
iuftrian army. "A defpeiate cunflift e, fa. | Archuu, ..RLES w - .X Mas
din various Utrecuont. buccels continued r , r . r .. i,
for forre time doubtful ; but in the end the j SENA > o t e refill tof "which,
enemy were defeated in all points. The j no mention was made,
French accouut of tkrfr.ft.oM fays that j Thrce Hamburgh Mails remained due
"t be ImpcTialilts, availing tbemLlves ot , .. n rr^,
the cf thei, forces, attempted when tlm Pa P er went t0 P rcfs - rhe
to tun, their left; that two of the Rcpnb- «use of this delay we believe to be, that
lean divilions took pnfitioni at Centalo, the whole of the packets, till within
Vlurazzo, and Ronchi; and that the loft of t hese f ew Jays were detained in "*tr
heir opponents was very coufidcrable." ' r» j
, n p » i i t? v i • < mouth Roads.
I Dtis we bud that trie rrencn on inu occa- >
lion . not claim the vidtory ; and, every
circumftsnce cor;lidered, there i» no rct.m
;■> fufoecl lh-:t the account of Lord Wil
iam Icuinot it not peifcdUy accurate. |
On ih- sth and 6.11 (of the proceedings I
of whit!. ,! .v.. •(.: y.vnci: it ftit .-.:s is/:- ;
BO menu 1) Gen r.'i Mei. 1 f iflowed up his !
fucceffis., and the French ar.* luppofed to |
1 .IV' r; t: , e.; over u nt. „ ; lii tie
1 fs ofjjco men mate pri liners. The ene
my were at th° lam- tin.e attacked bvgewo
1 'Kr ■(who was lent t t e 11i i'lancc cf ;
General Kuraczai) ne.ir AlelT. l ndns, 2nd!
I'imd to retire ti> Boaaolx Formveoicj with
the loss of 1000 prifoners.—-Tfefe aivan
t £,es muff be conlidcred .;s of the hi hell
importance to the caulV of the »' s in f- i
iTiuch ■>» they are calculati dto frullrate tie I
wlftitsof the <•!>• ii>v j>«r t'- re iHii-u-! of t'wr
rat: pai.-.n, if 'Kit tv citable the I —periallfls
to drive them cntinly from the It .jim: ter
ritories The Frenih, it :s [•;•-!>.. ju-, w'l
not now be rn|.u!.!e of tt tit; taming ther.i
felves in t'.ie v • ntiy »f G 11 m, arte! the ti;■ -
diflurbed invefiment of Coni, the only ljied
ra fort re fs th it "vrrjains in their hands,
is rntM immediately take place. Thfc
army of Pielmont is forthwith co be emho
who, it is thought, is about to return to his I
trapit. 1 of Turin.
The Hamburgb mail of Weanetilay '.till
r mains due.
A letter from Berlin, dated the Bth inft.
Fays, " Every thing here seems to have chan
ged its face. Our troops ready to pafr, the
Rhine on the one part, and the appearance*
Icre 'III the other made ns believe that in
Ix months we should sake an aftive part in
he coalition against France ; or that at !eall
>ur Cabinet would be f«rneii to itfelf
igairfl the republic. At prefect, however,
>ur Cabinet is more difccnient than ever
,vi h th'it of Vienna ever since it tear, ed
' "elts of peace made at Bad. between
i i. -
W. BENTINCK.
so rrnke a descent on tKe ceaft of
In ih:s cafe, v.e doubt not but ihit ih<.r
will make a» fpiritcd an attack on tht bran
ilies of N ntz a» they did on the Htiliasd*
at Btrgcnd.
'v' ' V r ;yr - l o *»"• '.•>*
ExtraS of a let'er from on board one of hh
M"jcjiy't.Jhips. f detied off Br 'ejl, November
18, .799. . ..
" We loo.kcd into Brest this morning,
and found cur enemies completely inactive.
The Spaniards I ?.ve their yards ; rid top
niafts (truck. Wt were in very close, and
counted fifteen of the French (hips dressed
with Hays, as if they had obtaintd fom.*
great viftory ; but having biotight too a
iifhing boat, the people informed us that
Buonapivhtr had overthrown the Direc
tory,had taken on himfelf the Executive
Government te the great jny of the people
throughout France, and (hat lte promised
them peace with Europe The batteriej
have not lately fired upon us. The filhcr
meu tell us the troops arc all gone against
the Chouans, who la'.t week (termed Quim
per, and liberated the prisoners. !he Tea
men are doing garrison duty, and the Span
iards are in the town of Brest. This our
own observation confirms, as we have not
seen a folm'er in a battery this day, Th'-y
add, that the seamen are not £aid, and that
they desert very faft."
Thuritl>y, November 2".
Gr.-c.Tr.. .cciycfter*
day from the coast t f Brittany of the
whole oi inc troops having been march.*
ed from Ereil and in its neighbourhood
to act the Chouars., who have cf
late confiierably increased in number,
and v.-ho. according to private letters,
proceeded last week against Quirr.per,
and liberated a iair- >bcr of Ro) ilifc prl*
foners from that place. We also under
fund that the Republican army in that
quarter is much divided on the fr.bject
% the late Revolution, and that a for
midable spirit of difr.ifeftion has begun
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tp m anile ft itfelf againCt tfee ticW" awte?' <
of things/ ; Hffcfe tie
of ire in a . "
'etc inafti^y..
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shore are entirely manned with the Tai
lors. As far as the fentirr.er.ts of the
people can be collected, a very gen
iverfion to the Consulate prevails, ancl
so great is the dread entertained by the
iefpotic Triumvirate of the just refent
nent of the multitude, thru they never,
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either cslledtively or individually, ....
turc from home without a strong milita
ry escort. [// Jbould be borne in mind
that the source from -whence this Intelli
gence is derived, is virulently Jacobinical.^
It was la ft night reported, that a def
* battle had taken place between the
led Gene^^^^^^
Whether the three Confu's are to
orm a part of the npw constitution of
France is a circumstance not yet known,
ive believe, even to Sieves From what
lias been so repeatedly (jad by the de
cFaiinerS of his party, of the necefßtj
of preserving an unity of action in the
executire government, it may reafoaably
be inferred, however, that something
like this is in contempla.ion. la the
ory at least it appears plausible, that an
Executive of three persons is preferable
two to ore is likely to be more poten
tial than a majority of three to two. If
we refer to experience, we fliv.il and,
that of the three revolutions in the Di
redlory which have occurred within two
years, two of them have been actually
carried in favor of the minority !
The new appointment of Consuls in
France is a poor affectation cf ttrnfi ta
ken from the Roman republic. The
name, however, is rot the molt ntifpi
■ious- Our Sivkt fjjeare very pointedly
ays, in his Carioluxiuc—
" They have chosen a Consul that
will take from them their li
berties !"
The savages of Louisiana, fays Mon-
i4v«gcs ui j.-.uuiuaiia, lays avion
tefquieu, when they are anxious for
food, flrft cut down a tree, aqd ther ga
ther the fruits. Such, adds he, is the
nature of defpotlc government, which is
always deftrpying its own resources and
fnpports. The new Consuls of France,
under a regime not very different, have
1 completely destroyed the tree of repre
fentatior.j on which their new conftitu
'
tior. relied for , support. What fruits
■ they are to father from its overthrow, it
niult remain for future events to de»
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