ABSTRACT OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. Paris, Feb. 17. The Town Council of Orleans on the 17th ult. refolved to erect a ftatue of Joan of Arc in that city, as a monument of her defence of France against the English invafion. When the refolution was laid before Bonaparte, he fignified his approbation of the defign in the following expreflions, written with his own hand on the margin of the paper: "Write to Citizen Crignon D-formeaux, Mayor of Orleans, that this deliberation is The illuftrious very agreeable to mo. Joan of Arc has proved, that there is no miracle which French genius cannot produce, under circumstances where national independence is menaced. United, the French nation can never be conquered; but our more calculating and adroit neighbours, abufing the franknefs and fidelity of our character, conftantly low among us thofe diffentions from whence refulted the calamities of that epoch, and all the difafters related in our hiftory." The Moniteur of the 23d of February contained an official VIEW OF THE PRESENT SITUATION OF THE REPUBLIC, laid before the Legislative Body. This important Paper embraces a variety of fubjects, and holds out a moft gratifying picture of the profperity of the country. There is fcarcely any topic of public moment to 'which it does not allude; but the remarks are rather too brief and fummary to convey The religion of fatisfactory information. the State; the care and protection given to all kinds of worship; the duty of children to their parents, of the people to the magistracy; the general fpirit of national glory; the fyttem of public education, both civil and military; the morality of the inhabitants; the progrefs of the fciences, of the arts, refined and ufeful; the principles and administration of juftice; the provifion made by the Conftitution for the continuance of the Executive, without the perils refulting from individual ambition, or the impetuous burft of fudden anarchy; the amelioration of agriculture; the perfect Lafety of travelling; the great increase of commerce; the moltiplication of manufac tures; the reparation, extenfion, and conAtruction of cinals; the diaining of marfbes; the improvement of harbours; the adoption of a more effective fyltem of difcipline in the land and fea fervice; the increafing productiveness of the revenus; the eftablithment of oeconomy in all the branches of the public fervice, and the benefits arifing from the civil code, the projects of which are prepared for confideration:-all thefe points form the prominent traits of this important document with respect to the interior of France. In giving a sketch of the repofe and tranquillity of the Continent, the Italian Re- 1 public, the Report afferts, is ftrengthened "Liguria, placed under a mixed Confti- "Batavia is gradually regaining poffeffion of the Colonies restored to her by the peace; but he ought never to forget, that France can be to ber only the most useful friend or the most dangerous enemy.” "In Germany, the laft ftipulations of the Treaty of Luneville are near their completion." "Pruffia, Bavaria, and all the Secular Princes who had poffeffions on the left bank of the Rhine, have obtained on the oppofite bank adequate indemnification.” "The Houfe of Auftria, in the Bishoprics of Saltzburg, Aichftett, Trent, and Brixen, as well as in most parts of Paffau finds an equivalent for what it has loft in Tuscany." "Thus, by the happy concurrence of France and Ruffia, every permanent intereft is confulted; and, from the mid of that form which appeared to be pregnant with deftruction, the Germanic Empire, that Empire fo neceffry to the equilibrium and the repofe of Europe, arifes with greater ftrength, by being composed of ele rents more homogeneous and bettercombined, and adapted to the circumstances and ideas of the prefent age." "A French Ambaffador is at Conftan tinople, who is authorized to ftrengthen the ties that attach us to a Power which feems to waver, but whom it is our intereft to fupport and confolidate. "Some British troops ftill remain in Alexandria and Malta; of this our Government had a right to complain; but it bas learned that the fips defined to convey them to Europe are in the Mediterranean. "The Government fecures to the people the peace of the Continent; and it may be permitted to hope for the continuation of a maritime peace. This peace is required and wished for by all parties; and to preferve it, the Government will do whatever is compatible with national honour, and effentially connected with the strict execution of treaties: but in England two parties difpute for power. One bas concluded the peace, and is decidedly inclined to maintain it; while the other has worn an implacable batred to France: hence arifes that fluctuation in opinions, and in the Senate that attitude which is at once pacific and threatening. As long as this conteft of of parties continues, there are certain prudential measures neceffary on the part of the Republic. Five Hundred Thousand men must and will be ready to defend and avenge it. What a strange neceffity is imposed, by miferable patfions, upon two nations, whofe attachment arifes from an equal intereft and a general inclination. "But whatever may be the fuccefs of intrigue in London, the parties will not fucceed in forming new alliances with other Powers; and cur Government tells them, with well-founded pride, bat England alone cannot now encounter France! But let us entertain better hopes, and rather believe, that in the British Cabinet there will in future be heard only the councils of wifdom, and the voice of humanity. "Yes, without doubt, the peace will every day be more and more confolidated; and the connexion between the two Governments will affume that character of benevolence fo congenial to their mutual interefts. A happy repofe will caufe the long calamities of a difaftrous war to be buried in oblivion; and France and England, by contributing to their reciprocal happiness, will merit the gratitude of the universe. "The First Conful, BONAPARTE. "By order of the First Conful, "The Secretrary of State, "(Signed) H. B. MARET." On the arrival of the courier, announciug to Bonaparte the King of England's Meffage to Parliament, the Conful ima.ediately fent for General Duroque (dinguished by his fuccefsful Embaffy to the, Pruffian Court); and after an audience, which confumed the greater part of the night, Duroque was difpatched on a fecond miffion to Berlin. The following are interefting particulars of a converfation which is confidently ftated to have paffed between Bonaparte and Lord Whitworth on Sunday March 13, at Madame Bonaparte's Drawing-room. The petulance ascribed to Bonaparte affords a ftriking contraft with the conduct and demeanour of the Ambaffador to whom it was addreffed. There was a grand circle at the ThuilJeries. The Ambaffadors of the different Powers were in the Saloon, with a numerous affemblage of ftrangers and ladies of diftinction, Generals, Senators, Tribunes, Legiflators, &c. &c. Bonaparte entered, with an unusual alertnefs of manner, and, after faluting the company, addrelled himfelf to Lord Whitworth, in a tone fufficiently loud to be heard by all who were prefent-"You know, my Lord, that a terrible form has arifen between England and France." Lord WHITWORTH. "Yes, General Conful; but it is to be hoped that this BONAPARTE. ftorm will be diffipated without any ferious Lord WHITWORTH (surprised on finding BONAPARTE. petuofity) that the French have carried on the war for ten years, and you cannot doubt but that they are in a condition to wage it again. Inform your Court, that if, on the receipt of your dispatches, orders are not iffued for the immediate furrender of Malta, then War is declared. I declare my firm refolution is, to fee the treaty carried into effect; and I leave it to the Amballadors of the feveral Powers that are prefent, to fay who is in the wrong. You flattered yourselves that France would not dare to fhew her refentment whilft her fquadrons were at St. Domingo. I am happy thus publicly to undeceive you on that head." Lord WHITWORTH. "But, General, the negotiation is not yet broken; and there is even reason to believe—” BONAPARTE. "Of what negotiation does your Lordship fpeak? Is it neceffaryto negotiate what is conceded by treatyto negotiate the fulfilment of engagements, and the duties of good faith?—(Lord W. was about to reply; Bonaparte made a fign with his band, and continued in a lefs elevated tone.) My Lord, your Lady is indifposed. She may probably breathe her native air rather fooner than you or I expected. I with moft ardently for peace; but if my joft demand be not inftantly complied with, then war muft follow, and God will decide. If treaties are not fufficient to bind to peace, then the vanquished muft not be left in a condition to offer injury." Here this nnexpected converfation terminated; if that term can be allowed, where the difcourfe was almost wholly on one fide. The following is a copy of a letter from Mr. Jefferfon, Prefident of the United States of America, to the National Inftitute of France: "Citizens Prefident and Secretaries,-I have received the letter by which you have been pleased to announce, that the National Inftitute of Arts and Sciences has elected me Foreign Affociate for the Class of Moral and Political Sciences. 1 receive that favour with a fenfibility equal to the refpect which a body of Philofophers of the first order ought to infpire. Without having any just right of pretending to the title of their colleague, I accept that diftinction as a proof of the fpirit of fraternity which unites into one family thofe who cultivate letters and fciences, in whatever part of the globe they may dwell. Receive for yourselves, Citizens Prefident and Secretaries, and for your Colleagues, the affurance of my high confideration and refpe&. (Signed) "TH. JEFFERSON. "Washington, Nov. 4, 1802." The following is a copy of a letter from the Society of Agriculture at Paris to William Marshall, Efq. in London, the well known author of feveral ufeful volumes on the Rural Economy of England: "Sir-The Agricultural Society of Paris, ever fince their inftallation, have been defirous to give you a proof of the very high efteem with which they regard your ufeful labours. But the war, which fo long feparated two nations formed to appreciate and affift each other, had broken the chain which unites the affections of men, of whatever clime, whofe exclufive employments are the improvements of the useful Arts, and who devote their study and experience to increase the happiness and profperity of their native country. The So ciety of Paris, now availing themselves of the general peace which permits that pleafing bond to be renewed, haften to enrich the lift of their fellow-labourers with the name of a man of fcience who is dear to Agriculture, and whofe important labours will form an epoch in the History of Rural Economy. "The Society have defired me to an nounce to you, that they have appointed you to the first rank among their Foreign Affociates; and to beg your acceptance of this mark of their esteem. "I am also directed to transmit to you the volumes which they have published, fince peace has permitted them to unite their labours for the common good. "The Society further hope, that you will have the goodness to keep up a correfpondence with them, and to communicate the refult of your researches and experience. Health and refpect, SILVESTRE, Secretary." Three fupplementary fheets of the Moniteur of Feb. 23 were filled with the Act of Mediation (as it is called), whereby the First Conful has given to the Cantons of Switzerland (which are to be under a federal government) fuch local Conftitu. tions as he confiders moft proper for them. This important Act (the refult of long Conferences between the Senatorial Commithioners, Barthelemy, Ræderer, Fouche, Demeunier, and the D-puties of the Helveric Senate, the Towns and Cantons af fembled at Paris) begins with the A&t of Mediation of the First Conful, and is thus couched : "Act of Mediation on the part of the First Conful of the French Republic, between the Parties which divide Switzerland. "Bonaparte, First Conful of the Republic, &c. "Helvetia, a prey to diffentions, was threatened with diffolution; the could not find in herfelf the means of constituting herself, The well-established affection of the French Nation for that praiseworthy people, which it lately protected and defended with its arms, and caufed to be acknowledged as a power by its treaties; the intereft of France and of the Italian Republic, the frontiers of which Switzerland covers; the folicitations of the Senate and of the democratic Cantons, the general with of the Helvetic people, have ren- ` dered it neceffary for Us to interpofe Our mediation between the parties which divide that country. "The prefent Act, the refult of long conferences between well intentioned men, and friends to order, has appeared to us to contain the most proper difpofitions to infure to the Swifs both peace and profperity; and as foon as thefe difpofitions fhall be carried into execution, the French troops fhall quit Switzerland. "We acknowledge Helvetia, constituted as follows, to be an independent power. We guarantee the federal conftitution, and that of each Canton, against the enemies of the tranquillity of Helvetia, be they who they may; and We promife to keep the relations of amity, which, for feveral ages, have united both nations. "Given at Paris, Feb. 19, 1803- Then follow the particular conftitutions of the 19 Cantons, which are divided into three claffes: democratic, aristocratic, and the new Cantons. The outline of these. conftitutions, although not officially communicated, has been for fome time publicly known. The 19 Swifs Cantons are confederated, agreeably to the principles established in their respective Conftitutions: they mutually guarantee their conftitutions, their. territory, their liberty, and their independence, both against foreign Powers, and the ufurpation of an individual canton or fac The Diet is to be composed of a Deputy from each Canton, who is to have full powers, with inftruction, by which he is ftrictly bound. The Deputies from the 19 Cantons have 35 voices. The Diet is to affemble every year on the rt of June. It is to continue its fittings but one month. In that time it may conclude Treaties of Peace, of Alliance, and of Commerce, with Foreign Powers. The emigration of Swifs to America has induced General Ney to reprefent to the Helvetic Government its dangerous tendency. In the space of three days no lefs than 300 paffports were granted. HOLLAND. A Proclamation has been iffued by the Dutch Government; by which, it feems, the whole trade to the Dutch East India Settlements is to be bid open to the Citi zens of the Batavian Republic. Holland is in effect made a great free port for all Eafern commodities. A report has been propagated, that France is in treaty at this time with the Dutch Government, to purchase the Sovereignty of Batavia and the other Datch poffeflions in the land of Java, and in Timor, Celebes, Ambayna, and Malacca; in fhort, to buy all the Dutch poffeflions in the Eaft Indies. War was declared by the Dey of Algiers. against France on the 16th of January, fcarcely four months after the last fettlement of differences. The caule of ho...lities is, the refufal of the French Government to pay to the Dey the tribute ftipalated by the Treaty. In Holland, they talk of notifing less than making it a war of extermination against the Algerines. ITALY. The Pope has appointed M. le Pailly de Thomaf, Grand Mafter of Malta. M. de Thomafi is a Neapolitan Knight. Dr. Bairi, a physician of Fejano, in Tufcany, has difcovered, that by the addition of three ounces of pulverized quick-lime to one pound of gunpowder, its force is augmented one third. No farther preparation is required but to boil the whole together till the furface no longer appears white. The Pope has ordered a hundred galley flaves to be employed in digging for antiquities in the old city of Oftia. PORTUGAL. A letter from Lifbon has the following Angular article: Gen. Lafnes is arrived. Scarcely had he entered his former Hotel, when he wrote to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, that he came to refume his diplomatic functions; but that he could not appear at any levee before all the Minifters who were in power when he left Portugal were difmiffed.” A letter from Madrid mentions a report A thief and murderer, who has con feffed perpetrating 32 murders, among which were two of his own wives, and 180 burglaries committed in conjunction with accomplices, was guillotined at Cu logne on the roth ult. A letter from Cracovia, dated Jan. 29, fays, that the winter has been extremely fevere, and caufed much calamity. The wolves daily arrived at the gates of the town in fearch of prey. A foldier, going on a meffage, was devoured by thele ani mals; and the circumftance was only dif covered by the remnants of his cloaths and his musket. Meny dogs have become mad, and perfons have been bitten, against whofe complaints all medical affiftarce has proved inette Qual. Notwithstanding the rigour of the feafon, an epidemic difordet has raged, which was at first fuppofed to be the plague. A letter from Copenhagen, dated the 12th P-b. mentions that there was then, in the Hofpital of that city. a woman who had flept rt weeks without interruption. Some attempts have been made to awake her from this trance, by violently shaking her: while the motion fafts, it seems to revive her; but, as foon as it is difcontinued, fe immediately relapfes into a profound and death-like fleep. During this period the has not received any food; notwithstanding which, there is not the leaft alteration in her appearance. She is only 23 years of age, but remarkably corpulent. Capt. Von Bilang, of the Swedith fer vice, has invented a machine for fwimming and floating without danger of drowning, As a reward for this difcovery, his Swedifh Majefty has granted him a fom of 2000 rix dollars, and exclufive privilege for 25 years to execute and fell this machine. The Grand Duke Nicholas of Ruffia is to be appointed High Admiral of Ruffia, During his minority, Admiral Tfchithanow is to officiate. The Rulian Ambaffador at Paris is fid to have declared in the name of his Sovereign, that be fhould confider the landing of a French foldier in the Turkish domi nions as a commencement of hoftilities on the part of France. Conflantinople, Jan. 10. On the 26th of December, an Adjutant of General Stuart had a conference with the Res Effendi ; and propofed, in the rame of the English Government, that the Porte fhould grant a pardon to the Egyptian Beys, and affign them a diftant pesce in Upper Egypt, where 1803.] Abftra&t of Foreign Occurrences. where they should engage to live peace- 2, ral conferences with the Reis Effendi, and On the 6th init. the French ambassador, General Brune, arrived here with the fquadron from Toulan, confifting of a ship of the line, a frigate, two brigs, and two cor- ́ vettes. This fqadron likewife brought. the French Agents of Legation and Commerce, deftined for the different ports of the Levant. Private letters from Conftantinople fay, that proposals have been made on the part of France to establish French garrisons in Turkey, in order to enable the Porte to fupport its power. AFRICA. The Imogene frigate arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in the night of the gift of December. The fortreffes would have been delivered up to the Dutch in the courfe of a few hours; part of the English troops were embarked, and others encamped at the diftance of eight miles. confequence of the Imogene's difpatches, the troops were immediately difembarked, and re-garrifoned the forts-the place was There were faved by about five hours. In only about fifty men in the cattle, as a ASIA. Accounts from Bombay ftate, that the courier which was difpatched to Perfia in July, with the tidings of the death of the Perfian Ambaffador, reached Schiras on the 28th of September. The King has ordered that the nephew of the Khan thall refume the bufinefs committed to the Ambaffador's charge; for which purpose he will proceed to Bengal. GENT. MAG. March, 1803. 273. Accounts have been received from Bombay, dated the 1st of January, by which we learn, that the King of Perfia had received the intelligence of the accidental death of his Ambalador with great diftrefs; but that his Majefty was perfectly fatisfied with the explanations which were given by our Government in India on the occafion. Accounts from Poonah mention, that feveral of the Pethwa's principal and confidential fervants have been detected in a conípiracy against his life, and have been put to death. Two veffels that were fent out in fearch of the Earl Talbot Indiaman, in the Chinefe feas, have not been heard of; and it is feared that they have fhared the fate of that unfortunate ship. Ear.quak and Fire at Ghergon.-Accounts received at Calcutta from Affam, report extrafive injury to have been fuftained at Ghergon, the capital of that coun try, in confequence of an earthquake, which had demolished a confiderable part of the city. In the confufion incident to this awful vifitation, a fire obtained fuch irrefiftible violence as nearly to complete the deftruction of the place. It extended. likewife to fome extensive powder-works in the vicinage of the city, and which, in exploding, have done incredible damage. Several thousand perfons are itated to have perished on these occafions. AMERICA. The Governors of the French Weft India innds continue to harafs the AmeThe rican trade by every poffible means. Negroes in revolt, when apprehended, are now conveyed on-board the veffels of the United States which fail from the ports of All remouftrances on the Guadaloupe. part of the mafters is fruitless; and they are informed by the French officers charged with the execution of the orders, that if they do not choose to be incumbered with. the Blacks, they may throw them overboard. Preparations are carrying on with activity by the Government of Louisiana for. the ceffion of that province to the French. The State of North Carolina has patfed an Act, by which all perfons, who shall fight duels after its date, are, by that very fact, to become incapable of any public office, civil or military, within the faid State; and all perfons, by whose bands another thall fall in a duel, are made liable to conviction for felony, without benefit of clergy. The American Papers give the Report of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, upon that part of a Mellage of the Prefident of the United States, which relates to the difcriminating and countervailing duties, and the late Act of the Bri tish |