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It I t'J it '1 5 5 'J If. ii I -I 77U7K-. or lAf Ilenrt nf iht WtONlirMY Vi MM), JULY d. WU3.be inttcoKil, (OiiJ dim) ploy it ku, inter. porsed wul'nr, Wjt -TTJS GLOUYOf'coLUMIIIA, none av m.

riiLin. Gen. WulaM, Arnold, hit. JHfet. Bland, MeJville, Mastiff, HailawJu Jtlfllioa, Hooo, a David Wit'iim; John Paulding, lte Vn ert.

'J kt Ikrtt gbtiout cJmmUin Yfmt, koit ihM-nnJit AMD TBE AMLRICAN ARMT. Dennis O'Ltogg, Mr. ria, Amem an Officer, lih Soldo. Mcitr. Aic.Aic Mcttrt.

iVgnivtu, Children, Matters H. J. bitni, Mr. Mii.moih, Honor, Sallv William! iWMooo, In (ho touttc i( iha fdsy Kilfbe exhibited a wild MMtfilin, Vs Mil aiii A Sriliih tliifi at Ant During the icene aboati pud ofTiffti di iirp. snij 'ar LAKDIXC MAJOR Ak'rjRK, return.

'J iiu imp miiwJk iiuisu A Aitii dita vaan. THE AMhMCAN EUCWnil.NT, With a Revic A l.e I t'W nrrvjuui to M4irhin. A VJI.IV QF XOKK TQlYAt Will llic tirilitii in 1.1, hd Hit- iiiiii til l.iO liC- Iitl.ol.ltie bri uJ. ommvnct't from I tic tlivtiwn. Htiicti it returned.

Slicll llirovvu into Hie town Luplution oi a poM'ikr magazine. riici'icmii troupi advMC the moil dutni of iln- lvnt f.l IUc littrry bt-giui lUiriuoiwilc, but it cmrd it tlit laynncU point. (ilmnJne if urttjxml Jig': in hiic tlm yvl doing, tho urart-tl -lt gj.ua tuwiiiuoim tc.and tno Aniariiii In-, fniry luitunj tothethifgr, ihejf tnd cmy' tl will' Axed biyoncti limit rimr litfnMr. If if-rtfi'i miHttfa tttr to :trre.rm intijinlivf mlh llit matKtitfnivndtlif ten tf.) Tiic Iiitikh Are icea Mk-Utg quarter, whuh ugivea. 1 dvkino ini ri ft A II, A TRANIPARKVCV AXB( (Il IIIN iViriNPINO ACUHIIM t-ACRILOVia, OF CEK "WASHING TOW, With this IMMORTALITY TO WASIIAVTOX.

Bclotc ttic pUjr, Fuau of Artivity ky liaMOH.MANFIEDI. Among li rir ihe Oxii I mo. lie will exhibit i THti PYRAMID In which liRnnir Mnofrtdr, br tho iuiiiMnce of iff-' i var.il bojp Llnnccd on varioui pnrti of iiii rcnrcieni I vnict of futmt and il v.vii-ty of farmi and ohjecu, iu a manner altojo-' thsr new. After tl? phy, A tarirty of aiwat Frati vn tbr Tigbt top. The tTring'i entiTtiniticnti to cunrludo with HOIT 4irONIHII0 at.

Inbnbncirig on the Rope, ever knaivo i a feAt 1 rm.fr aunpl4 fjr bl A ri and wbiili lu 4rfwn, nlh( after iiigln. overiluwing hmisui it) fa-' til and oilit cui? will lUPIDLY MfMlKI I AC I Alt Of TIH I AO, Crcuint ike tr hilt kpittx ov Htaifi tfrr Spttlnlw T0YaiVrrai mm i kuy ANP DClt IN THI lAMt ASTQMSBIA 0 MAA'jYKR, Without Tvttv who ive iccn tliii jjcniicm.iniexhibitionk will OAiily conceive thM, astonishing ai lliii it it aUngcthfP.i'W fr'n dntr ai repvatod experi-j nnt lu' proved. 7'f eerftrmiinet co'itmrner r.t naif pott wr LIVJ2RY he aubucrWr lias ojienctl a laix! coiivenifiii aid roomy J.ivery Stable, at Ha. it a Oiemvich-, rret, the lign of the hhv ai; bnrtt, i'icre hn Krops' constaiKly lwr tli of jentli'iiicii, number of excellent hfjrr, eiilirr for saddle or liar ness lip.ht li open lummer coarhes, ami lI Jtedo 1'iiliK and convanicnt cuaiia. mav.

i be had in onJcr at the notice, and l'fi, any ilita.nce ir iranmnble Jcngih nf tiint', on fan, i.sntt nUeral ternia. Siranjrrii nlHee.vpf ted tofur-- Uicir rixmei and of rti.lfiiec. Goini iraliliuf; for hir and the belt 6i' attendance pro- ViJed ai iniie. DIHK FI.EISCHMAN. P.S.

It nppfati VeasHmble, that in horse- litre the price vhould be pToportioutd not (inly td tliii dietsnve, but to the wige the anlmul ahd therefore if home has bein over driven, the hirei' 1 mui expect to accordingly. A hatidnome Summer CuAcnce for iale, hew merely hf cause it is foraVvery liable i but it vvi.niil btiit a ri Me family very wdl. tf TF.LUUKAVK QFFICk. Vy iLLIAM kecp- ui the Into. lip nee Oilicc, at th Rosi and EoL, Nd.

Bioadw.iy, nr donrtoMr. Thomai illripi ilry good Horc, 4 dour of Wall. tret return hiimoit grateful arkuowlcJcmcntt to hi friend and customers, dr the" great encou- r-jemenihc l.trereivt?l in thti'line, and solicit 'a continuance t.thoir favors. whilo he flitter htmicli the advartnscthe public experience from thobuiincii tl iniclligetKC otHce, and lhctmall ait- lulmi it, wiltinturr their patrnnagu and auppHt, he lcav; to y-, thut no exertion ih.ill be w.ui'.mr; Impart torRn(crall poviile i.ulf-. tioti io v.ploycr.

an.l tlioe wantinj employ, who Uiay favoi turn wtili ineir application. Foriilij, ibliik man. 3 children the in ni iimph f-tjimcr. 'June SO TiiirM rninv nf i r.i oi vt'Jurinet 1 He Jv u. of TEN BUOOK WKL MAN.i' by mutual consiMit.

AH liavi.ig demands a-amst the laid iirm, are clfkirt-d to prtae'nt thi.111 fw Mttlemcnt tlnvte intl ed ieto, are retjiii Mtd to pay the same ro Roo A U.elman, 214 Pearl-Mreet, who is full) authorised to receive the lame. JOI1V TLX RTiOOK. KOdLkTMAVELMAN. ROBERT hi. MAN takea this pportimitv of acknowledging the very lib-'ral patronafre received durmj hU with Air Ten Brook; and earnestly lolici's a coiuinuance of rhe lie on hand, a general assortment of Kur-pcan and lnd'a GOODS; amongst whichare20 halesatsnrtt India Muslim, which be, will sell low for cah or short credit-, JuneH PiHIm A TUTOR WANTED, a school spoilt 15mdelroni Xew-Yrk; a eraon cipable ot teaching arhhmelic, reali )g, nrirj, ail grammar, (one whs understa.Kls French would be preterrcd); hi alary will be hberl and will nieet with imntpliate employ.

For far.l.er (Hiniruiar apply Juuei4 Mil' i lVLtl.To osmnvis, AT TV NClV'TUHK. UK ANCII 5AWrw Hmna ofbuiine friMfi i 3. TkMi or JiKoontU had l6rrui. rani. utx notrl nr billl Rot havinf mors tU ixt; tlajrt to run Ihrtf iU; of au will he nowt4.

aaU tU Jixaint mkrn I of the iiriA Kcty ItiH ir now tXfrrrd fic d'u u.it, ad I sdclivrml imo th otTca on thaday prctrdiag tbtdiy diwount, and I t.u:Ud. wUd anrtr, dinctrd el- thrrr, l4mI the nanve of tin rurt Mtn whut mwwiH i ia i i ttt vnUL' How of bwiitcM. ttir in--Uicouut ars Aimii on Turadayi kI TlrurU I and bdl" or br i fur ili.tkjimt nur UtU si ih Hunk Miid)l jrui Wrdix-wbva, WMtcr a mWd fnw, dinrtrd to Chailr WilLei, riki.irr Hats of Diwnunt 6 per rtnt.no tli.C iunt mad nrmtt ibxn Uiili iMi'rileli with I Ik- Hank will hi prriirntrt) fur sc cqttiince, ainl th roll'-Ctrd f'ct t( -Xpnc-J tiw of firm pi mmt rxl pnvti-t, ihecliaige of l-r ten mint 0 rn by tbc jrvni mrfde at the inuat SAsmincd in the time, a no dnficirncy liJficd afterward wdl uridmittru. MANHATTAN COMl'ANT. Hour of bubitria.

tbs mw-Dixraint dart rd I liuradaji I notrs ofl'rfd for difccotlut to be iramtrd on featunlaya and Wriineidiyi. MKRCHANTS Hottfi of biftinrw, th 'me Ui'xotmt day Wt.lmthij and Jite UKOunt thr um. ainl anuniri ciillrLird un iha aame AI. bilUirr nri ollrtril fur di count, rmiit be irnr iticlo- ted in a aealcd rover, and directed toihe Caihitr, at leaat one day wecrdiiiff the da rf diicotint, men tioiilng the name t-f tile icroii cm wnoie sccwunt ihrv are aOUTttHHA MAIL. ARU1VE3.

Mond.iy, I Monday, i TueJa, I I Ttifadar, Kit'' Friday, I Friday, Saturday, Saturday, EASTLRAT MAIJ iy, I Miimlay, ITrieaday, I I Friday, ay, I Saturday, Monday, Tuetday Wednr 1'liurday hrhlay, Saturday, AOHTHEliX MAIL. Monday, I Momlay, A Tuejilay, Tueaday, Wednewlay, U'dneitay, Tburiday, fV A' Tlnitiday; Friday, 'I Friday. Saiurday, Saturday, 1 P.K RIIQDE-ISLAA'D. Monday, mday, rdoadar, Monday, Wei I A. M.

Wednesday, 8 A. Frii LKT1 KRS for hta Britannic Majesty's Packet Laov ArtAiriLAl for' Fulmoiith, (via H.tlif ix.N. will be received at (he rn Omcc, till (ix flock, wcdnciriay tventnci 6th or July. 1 THOMAS W.MOORE, Jncc 30 Agent. AT meeting of number of Inhabitants, Mechanic and Shopkeeper of lhi city, held at Snow liv'crn, (late IJuuteri HotelJ Broadway, on TtH'idsy evening 2Hrh inst.

it wa retolved that a Committee be appointed to draft a reajxcttul Petition trt theHunomaWe, the Cor)oratioii, pr.iying a repeal of ihe late prrlnhiting the e.spoturc of goods and merchandize lor tale in Iront of their rwpertive He solved uuanimmif.ly,, that i genernl meeting; of the Mechanic anil Shimkeepere be remirsted to at tend kt Snow' Tavern on Tueidav evening, the 5th 'f July, at 8 o'clock picisely( to hear tlie report of Hie t-omitume. Signed by ordi-r of the meeting, JOHN RICHARDSON. JOHN WARD, Secretary. New-York, June 29. 6t AUT10N The jntblic nre cnutionct a-; gn'mit ri-ceiviiig a Note of Hind drawn by; ainikl f.

Mratt'tii, an enilured by Kliphnlot htrat-ron .500 dollars, pa ible IU mom hi after tlate. It wa lo9t, or atrilcr. from the ubcriher lonie time last! ueck. Any iiiformannn teepecting it will be thank' fullV rwi'nl by SAM. TH A HON, July 2 4r riW-UTRlCHT 1JATII.

TIIF. biibMf.iber respectfully informs the pub-hc, tliat jlie larrjc new hoUMi called UATH. in New-lrreiht, nfar Nairow on Umig Island, is opened lor the reception of oompany. There nre a number of room to be let bv the month, tVc. Jlu.irding- and Lodging by the or month.

Private parties wishing ro dine, will please to xiVe a day' Jreviou notice thereof by the mage. TIMOTHY TITUS. A Stafce will run every duv at 10 o'clock. A. M.

from Mesin. Birdtixll and at Brook. lyn, to Ba'h and return at five In he sberiioon. are 4st per passenger each Jmte 6v UNlJlillQlrEl. aV.

03 WlLLi.iM$7lKKr; MRS. CUTHRRRT nppropriaied room for the roct'ptiori of Company, lilted up in a heat and where Attcm. blyi and l'ublic Mcetint will be particularly aitcn-' ded to. Dinncn, SuppertJ Rct f-Stakc and Oyteratthe sliortcst notice, with aiuppl of the ox Wine and Liquor. She hope hy her own care and the at--tcntion of good witi.i, to merit the approbation of her friend and the public in general.

N. B. A few Gcjiulcmen Boarder can be' accommodated. Jnnegl. i IliRKhL or four Gentlemen may be ncconi-modatrd with Bcard'amd Lodging during this ensuing warm season at the Shakespearian a vm-pleasant and healthy situation, about 5 miles from the city.

Genteel entertainment will be provided for hem by HUGH DOUGALL. June LovfitT Jc Son most rcspertlully inlorm the Ladic tnd the public in general, that ihcy have opened a Gold Smith and jewellery Store. No. 135 Broadway, two doors from the I'iiv-Hotcl, where article in the above line cm be had of tho hcu quality and new tit fishion, lately imported by them fiom Lon don. Alio, a handsome assortment ot Silvtr and Pla ed Ware.

N. B. All article in tho above line of Gold, Silver, Ac. mde to order or pattern, and repaired in the ncateit manner, and on the most reasonable -rni. June 13 Im I BE SOLD OR LET, Two fbreevtrrj a Kruk.

House, reple'tc'with Jevery conven-knee f--r trentt titnaie in Hudfon-iiret noxrdaiir to the corner HnrriMtn-nrtet. For term, which will be intirtcrate, apply to A CO 3 HA 1.51 T'inc tf Hi) fOAUD AM) vvo or three keii; mav ix-ao-ommoiUteO at ihe ht.tithv altuart house No. 27 CcunUudi-street. JuneJi ti niOM Tllli LONDON SktATIVK TO THE BIlCtflKOVI DETWttN 1 HIS COUNTRY AND FRANCE Preaentett, hy hi a jrry'i Command toSmh HoU sci Of PaH.snsrin, the IB ot Mte.TiJ'J. translation; Lwidoii, May J3, 1801 as st sr The 10th article; of the Treat of Amiens, hich nxea the new'tfrginlxutiotj ofthc Order of Malta, having prescribed variou ineasures, to wir cxxcuuoti in wurvn is iici-ni the twi principal c'ontractins powers should concur, the Pint CohmiI has named Gmeral Vital si Minuter Plenipotentiary to Uie Order and Islvid of aha, for the purpose cf cch.

certint with tlic person whom his Britaniilr Mnjevri'ihall appoint for th'it purjoe, rei- ptcur the execution ol tnc a greed upon' in the late treaty. General Vial will srt nut en his destination as soon as your Excellency shall have informed me of his Majesty's Intentions, and of the choice he may make. I have the honour to be, etc. OTTO. No.

II. Downing 24, IH02. Sir. In answer to your, letter of ycitcrduf, In winch you communicate to me uie hy the French Couaul, of (ictieral Vial to be Minister Plenipotentinry of the French Republic, fat the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem I have the honont to inform you that the King hits been pWied to amxiiit Sir Alexander Hall to be his Majesty's Minister to tlio Order. Sir Alexander Dull will shortly proceed to Malta, and will be instructed to concert with General Vial the necessary measures for car- ryln Into effirt the arr.mgeinenU relative to that island, which arc stipulated in me linn article of the Dc-fimtive I reuty ol Peace, I have the honour to he.

8c c. M. Otto, 8cc 5tc HAWKESliUHY. No. III.

Extract of a Disoatclt from Lord St. Helen's to 'Lord Hawkesburv. dated St Pttersburh, A Mil 41. 1H0J, I hope very soon to be enabled to re-diptch your Lordship last messenger with the iun swerofthis Government to the communica. tions which 1 have made to them, in obedience to his Majesty's commands, respecting the 10th urticle of the Treaty of Amiens.

In tho mean ime I must not conceal from your Lordship. that there it great reason to fear that his Imperial Majesty will decline taking part jn the proposed joint guaranty ot the possessions unci new constitution ot the ot No IV. Extract of I)ipatch from Lord St. Helen to Lord Haw keimiry, dared J'eiersborgh, May 7, lHUa. I have reason to hope that the first impres sions that had been produced here by certain parts of the arrangement relative to.

Malta, nave been removed and that his Imperial Matestv may even be ultimately induced to gu arantv the whole of that sfT-rantremcnt pro vided that the htcps which havo been taken to- wards the flection of a nevf Grand Master, accordine to the mode luirtrested by this court, be considered as fulfilling what is required on that head by the lattcrprtrt of the paragraph, ofthc 10 urticle of the Treaty of Amiens und consetittcntly that no new election for that of fice is to take place in the manner pointed out bv the frrmer part ot same stipulation. ao. Dowtring-strcct, June 5," Sir, I informed you id my dispatch, 10, that M. Otto had made an official communication to nie, that General Vial was appointed by the First Consul Minister PlunipoU'ntiary to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

Sir Alcxan dcr Ball has been in consequence invested with the same character bv his Majesty, lit will proceed immediately to Malta, and hew ill i ceive instructions lo concert with General Vial the best menns of carrying into complete effect the stipulations contained in the 10th article of the DennJtive treaty, uy tqeparagrnpn murked-No. 1, that article, it is stipulated The Knights of the order, whose Iniigucs K-jII rnntinnp tn aiihslKt nfte.p ther ryrhmip-r. the ratifications of the present treaty, ate in- vited to return to Malta as soon as that ex- change rhall have, taken place shall there fom a general chanter, and shall pro ceed to tie election of a Grand Master, to, be chosen ftom aniontrst tha natives ofthoss na tions width preserve lanirues, it no such elec tion shall hnve been already niacjc, since the exenangi oi me ratmcauons.oi me preiimiiia-rv articles of 'Fhe owtet of this parnirrapli wasj that ip the event of an e.ection hnvHij taken place Rulisequtnt to the exchange ot the ratifications of the preliminary article of peace, and ante cedent to the conclusion of the definitive treaty, that election should be considered us valid and thotieh no mention is made in the article of the proclamation of the Fiinperor of Russia soon after his accession to the throne, by which the Kniuhts of the Order were invited to assemble, and to proceed to the election of a lirana me supination in question evidently referred to the contingency of at) election taking place on the continent, in con-setitie nee of that proclamation. You will inform, the French Government, that his Majesty is readv to consider the elec tion which has taken place- at St. Petersburgh, tinder the auspices of the Emperor of Russia.

I to he alid, accordmgjto the stipulation in the ot Austria, Kussia, and rrussia snail conse-10th artie'e. I quently receive orders to take, conjointly with His Majesty has no other object jn the whole I of this transaction, than, that Uie 10th article of the Treaty may be fairly executed; and that the may be carried into complete execution with as little diihctdty us possible. As the- 15th paragraph in the 10th article stipulates that the Governments of Austria, Russia, and t'russia, should be invited to ac cede to the' arrangements respecting Malta, it is desirable that the French Government should instruct, withont delay, their ambassa dors or ministers at ienna, Petersburgh, and Berlin, to nir.kc conjointly with his Majesty's ministers at those courts, an clhcia; communi cation, desiring the accession of those sowers to the arrangements relative to Malta the definitive treaty by which it is provided, Unit the independence of the island and Uie other ttipulattoiis shall be under the guarantee these powers, in conjunction with his Majesty, the French Government, and the King of SjMin. nave me Honour to be, dec, (sigiictl) HAWKESBURV. Aiithu.7 Merry, No.

I Extrurt nf ffbm Anthonf Merry, Pj.ii. Ixird llAwktabury, dated fi June 17, Ii02. I have now tle hnnourtotrsnstnlt to four Lordship, IncJoeed.thecopy of sn stuwer which rwchi-d me Ut olglit (lliuush dated eight day iwck) from tl.e Frrudi Aimiafer, to the note verWc which I delivered to lilm, contninlng Lis Majesty's proMmiilons repectiotr the exe culion of tome p-dnti of the re-ladve Ut Malta, omuined in the 10th article of tlie definitive treaty of pcace. You will find (lie entire arcftiieccuce of this Government to I t(l0Be prorxisitii)i, expressed iu ery smtls- fcipff manner flncloturt rtfcrrtd to in A 0. 6.

IlisBrruonic Majesty's Minister Pienrpo-tetiliary has Uie honour to transmit herewith to eiiixeo Talleyrand, Minister for the foreign affairs of the French Republic, the Note ver-bale" of the communication he had been ordered to moke to him by hii Government, wlo are desirous that the proposals it contains may be acceptable to the rench Government nna titer may be assured, that the British Go- vrrnweiit, In making these proposals, have no nth-r nliic.r.t in view than to facilitate, in the easiest manner, the execution of the Trealy of Amiens, and to act in this respect in peticct harmony with the trench Government, Mr. Merrv has the honour to renew, on this occasion, the Assurances of Lis high consider Uod for M. 1 alley rand. (Signed) ANTHONY MERRY. Paris.

8th June, The Citizen for Foreign Affairs will find inclosed a list of suffrages obtained from several priories of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, for the election ot a uranu Mas ter, which has been received from SU elers burfrh bv the British Government, with the no tice that these priories, have aereed amongst themselves, that his Holiness the Pom shall se lect (pro hac vice) from amongst the candidates therein specified, the person who is to till me post of Grand Master. His Britanic Majesty, on his part, is willing to consider an election so made us valid, accord intj to the stipulations of the 10th article of the Treaty of Amiens. His Majesty therefore is ready, to acknow ledge, in quality of urunu Mastery the person whom the Pope -shall think proper fix upon, from amongst the names contained In thut list. His Majesty has no other end In view' in litis, than to see Uie 10th article of the trraty of Amiens duly fulfilled, and the arrangement it contains executed with as little -xlilncultyns possible.

it is stipulated uy me umparagrapn-oi uie lame article, that the Austrian, Kussun, ana Prtitsian Governments, shall be solicited to ac cede to the said arrangement. The British Government is of opinion, that it cnlcU be proper- for tliat of 1' ranee to send without delay instructions totheir Ministers at Vienna, Petersbureh, and Berlin, to make, con- ioiutly with his Britannic Majesty's Ministers; a communication to those Powers, in wlncli they should be invited, to accede the arrangement respecting Malta, by which the independence of Uie island, and the other stipulations relative thereto, are placed under the protection and Guarantee of those Powers, conjointly with tlieir Brittannic and Catholic and the I' renth Republic. TRANSLATION. The undersigned Minister fer Foreign af fairs has the honour to transmit to M. Henry his Britannic Mniuiiry'a Minister nleiiinotehtia ry, his answer to the note verbale which he addressed to him on the Eighth Prairial.

He doubts not that his Majesty's Ministers will see in tins answer a new proof of the constant dis positions of the First Consul to come to an a agreement with the English Government, for the secnrhiK and facilitating the- execution of the respective classes of the lrcaty which lias re-established peace between the two states ,1 he uudcrsiirned has the honour to renew to M. Merry the assurance ot las high constcle ration. 1 (Signed) CIIA. MAU TALLEMtAND. Paris, 20th Prairial, Year 10.

I The Minister for Foreign of the French Reunblic has received the coiiimunica- tion which has lieen made to him by his Britan "'C Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary, of the list of the candidates nominated by the votes oi the different Priories to the Grand Mastership of the Order of Malta and he has submitted to the First Consul the proposal concerted be tween the Priories ot the Order, and approved by his Britannic Majesty, cf submitting (pro hac vice) to his Holiness, the choice among the proposed candidates. The first Consul has no other object, in whatever relates to the Order of Malta, than to see the 10th articles of the Treaty of AmU ens duly executed, and to remove all the obstacles which might render that execution tar dy or difficult, lie moreover desires equally with his Britannic Majesty, that ranee and England should act in concert, in order the bet ter to secure the independence and the organization of the Order of Malta, -lie 'merjetvre consents that the choice of its Grand Master, from the candidtites proposed by the votes of the Priories, should for this time be submitted to his Holiness. As to the 13th paragraph of the same arti cle respecting the accession of the powers, the First Consul thinks with his Britannic Majes ty, tlfVt the powers should be invited to yive their consent to the arrangements agreed upon and the French Ministers at the courts his Britannic Majesty's Ministers, the neces sary steps tor obtaining me accession provided by the 10th article ot the 1 reatyci Aiaiens. tttris lOtli frainal, Year 10. (TO BE CONTINUED) Avjr.ro ax f.vea'IAg post.

JULY 5. Purchase Louisiana. At length the business of New-Orleans has termiuatej fivourahly to this coun try, instead ol oeintr ouiijreu to reiy any longer on the force of ucurs, for a place of deposit, the juru-d ctiou oi the territory it now aiisfi-rral to our hand and in fur-art the r.av of the Mississippi will be curs This, it will be allowed it an important acquisition not, indeed, as territory, but as being essential to the peace and prosjerity of our Western country, and as opening a free and valuable market to our cumincrwU states. Thi purchase ni beesi ntfele dunng the period of Mr. jrfesaJcncy, and will, doubt kat ,0 hij truniatratlon.

Every man, however, Mrstd ol tb, least vanJoorand rtilect'ioii will itaddy that the acquisition ha been solely io -i t01 i total cousiwrcuce of miiuraevu and siw p'd ciicu'v stance, sad not to anv wise or -J." th part of the Amerkiogovcrnmeuc Al soon I we cxpeneucc4 I rum Hmm infract'ioa of an imp-irtarst ank) of our ireitv withholding the deposit of New-Orlrsl4, mj-u Jutiilaiile cause of war, and authorised imnw ate hostilitie. Sound policy orHjueitwublyecmiv ded of ui to brgin with a prompt, bold and lgorDW retiitance axairut the injuitlcc to tcixe the object t( once and hav.nj th'u rentage ground, if have thought it advisable to terminate tiostJit'ses br a a purcnasc, we mignt men nive clone onitlmoit own termi. Thii Co arte, however, wi not adoju. td, and we were itiout to experience tb fruit 0f our folly, when another nation ha fiufid it herj. teret lo place the French Covemmeut iu a ituiit ubtantially ai favourable to our views and Interttt as those recommended by the federal party excepting indeed that we ihould probably hive c.

tained the lame object on better termi. On the part of France the ihwrt ihtrrval of pea, bad been waited in repeated and fruitlesi eflivi, luhjugate St. Domingo i and those meant whid, were originally destined to the colonization of Loii' lia.ia, had been gradually exhaosted by i the onrt-pected difTcultiet of this ill-starred entetprize. To the deadly climate of St. Domingo, and to tk courage and obttinate rerttance made by it bbks inhabitanti are we indebted fur the U'cle wliicV delayed the colonization of Louisiana, till the itkpi.

ciou moment, when i rupture between England wij France gave a new turn to the project! of the Utter and destroyed it once all her schemes at to fi vourite object of her smbitjon. It wai made known to Bnniparte, that among the first object! If England would be 4he seizure of New -Orleans, and that pteparationi Vfre evert' then in a state of forwardness for that purpose. The First Comul could not doubt, that if an Ev lish fleet wat sent thither, die place must fall with; it was olivines, therefore', that would be in every shajie ptrfrnble that rt ihmijd bt placed the possession nf a power intj when, besides, some million of mnnev, of whictr he was e.ttremely in want, were offered him, to put with what he could no longer hold, it afford moral certainty, that it wai an secidennl tfe cf cireumstguce', and not to wise plan, that tail reis'on, at this time, ha been We thill' vemirre to acHl, that neltheinf the mmiiters through whose Initrtimentality ir wantTected, will evertlerty thl," or even pretend that previous to the time whra a rupture wi believed to be inevitable, there the smallest shar.ee of inducing he First Consul, with his ambitious and aggrandizing viewi, to com mute' the territory for any um of money in thtt power to -oiler. The real troth fa, Bonaparti found tnmoelf absolutely compelled by situation, relinquUh his darling plan of Colonizing the bank of the MiMiinpi and thn hsve the Government of the United Stares, by the unforseen operation of events, gained what the feebleness and pusillan imity of its miserable svitcm of men sure could nevef have acquired Let then, with all due acknow ledge this a another of thpy signal instan. ce of the kind interposition cf an over-ruling Providence, which we more especially experienced du ring our revolutionary ar.

by which we have more than once, saved from the consequences of our errors and perverseness. Wo are certainly not disposed to lessen the impor. tanoe of this acquisition to the country, but it per that the puhhc should be correctly informed of it real value and extent a well as of the tcmnotj wld-h it has been acquiid. We ptrceive by th neAHspapers'that various vcrf vague opinions are entertained; and we shall, therefore, venture to state our ideas with seme precision as to'the territory ut until the instrument of ceion itself if published, we do not think it prudent to say' much a to 'tit) condition! on which it has been obtained. Prior to the treaty of Paris 763, France daimd the country on both sides of the river under the narn of Louisiana, and it was her encroachments on th rear of the British Colonies which gave rise to the war of 1755.

By the conclusion of the treaty of IT S3, the limiti of the colonies of Great Britain and France were clearly and permanently 'fixed s' and' it is from that and subsequent treaties, that we ire ascertain what territory is really comprehended oft" der the name of Louisiana. France ceded to Great; Britain all the country east and south-east of a line drawn along the middle of the Misifst'ppi'from it source to the Iberville, and from: thence along that river and the Lakes laurepas and I'omehartnvn to the tea France retaining the country lying welt the river, besides the town and Island of NeW'Qr-leant on the east' side. This she soon afier toSpain' who acquiring also the FIVidat by the treaty 1783, France entirely shut out from the eonn- nent of North America. 'Spain, at the 'instance ot Bonaparte, ceded to him Lotiistana, the Town and Island (as it is commonly called) rf New' Orleans. Boiiapai has now ccJVd the same tract! country, and thii only, tp the United Tk hole of 'East and West-Flonda, lying louth of Mie Mississ'qqri Territcry-aaide.

tending to the Gulf cf Mexico, still remains xo Spat''', who -will continue, therefore, torccupy, asformerbt ho coumrv along the southern ire nuer of the U-' ted States, and the east bank oftlie-iiver, from berville to the Ametkan hue. Those disposed magnify lis Value will say. his region ii Important a I-eepit gctTa troo in the quiff posJrs- tvon of tlie Mississippi. this nas but the wlier hand it mav be said, tfiat tli accjuisi'tion of i-Oiieani i perlcctly aiieq-ate -1.

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