The Wilmington Gazette

              om thi national inttlllobn'c i translated for thi national intelligencer from the moniteur of louisiana neir-oale sin dee 21 iso the work is at length consummated louisiana change ber government for the last time | and the flag of the united state has throughout this city every when repla ced that ofthe french republic the following account of the three laat days will complete the history of these e vents which mark an epoch destined to be one ofthe most memorable in tbe his tory of america on sunday lust the lath of this month th colonial prefect commissioner ofthe french government was invited once more to assist in the divine service of a form of worship about to cease to be national in this country from the nature of the government under which the people were about to pass the rerifrions ceremonies were celebrated with the greatest pomp : the colonial prefect ac companied by the municipal body by french officers with those of the militia and many other respectable persons entered the church through a line ot grenadiers and there re ceived mass with the honours due to the re presentative ofthe french republics the lines domine saltan fac rempubheamt domine seuosfae contultsx qijce more resounded through the church i where they had been regularly sung on fe tivala and sabbaths from the first taking pos session of the country by france at two o'clock in tbe afternoon were seen pausing along the bank ofthe river the com missioners of the united slate mr clai borne and general wilkinson preceded by a fine detachment of volunteers ofthe missis sippi territory on hone-back they pro ceeded immediately to citizen laussat > end their arrival waa announced by the discharge of 19 cannon ckiaen laussat received them in hia sal loon in the midst ofa numerous company ; when after resting a few moments he led them into his cabinet where they remained . in conference foi more than an hour they bad no sooner left him than it became public that on the next day tuesday at 1 1 o'clock in the morning louisiana would be given np to the united s*"»e ..._.'. mean while th american commission ers retired at three o'clock to their camp and from that moment no doukt remained of preparation being made for their taking possession . on wednesday we were thost agreeably surprised by the display of a body of sine ca valry traversing the city from one end to another and ending their way toward the camp it was citizen laussat who tho at tended wa on hi way to visit the commis sioners ofthe united states he was prece ded by the major and adjutant major of the militia in french uniforms at his side was the commandant de la place the colonel of the militia an aid-du-camp and the secre tary of the commission : ih the midst of which his superb dress hi hoble horse the richness of hi harness of blue velvet em broidered with silver distinguished him from every other he was followed by a number of the young officers of tbe militia french soldier and inhabitants of the city this retinue a mounting to about sixty men offered a spec tacle truly brilliant and it wat a matter of u niversal surprise how on so short a notice had been collected a body of cavalry ko nu merous so excellent and so well equipped but what is impossible to a chief beloved by the louisianians — in half an hour after wards the municipality followed in carria ges ; multitudes assembled and the road for half a league was completely covered — their reception at camp was a-la-militairet and accompanied with every honour on their entering the marque of the oflfc cers the cannons were fired to salute the french commissioners music succeeded and played the air dearest to frenchmen naimly buonaparte's march the colonial prefect presented the members of the muni cipul body and afterwards the officers and principal citizens to the american commis sioners conversed with them and after ma king the tour of the camp retired in the aame ordcrihat he came the hight follow ing the precautions of the police were in creased and the guards and patroles doubled the colonial prefect went himself to recon noitre the different posts and rode through the interior ofthe city at length that day dawned whieh was to usher in a new era for the people of the mis sissippi citizen laussat commissioner of the french republic proceeded io the city hotel on toot at the head ofthe municipal body of the offircr aetiuclieil lo his mission a great number of militia officers and distinguished inhabitants of the city and surrounding coun try and pf the citizens ef his nation he wag saluted a be passed by the republican kiig l'a r u the weather was exceedingly fine and the temperature mild as that of april in about an hout the troop of the united state pre sented themselves where they were met in military form at tiie rates and after receiv ing the orders ofthe colonial prefect were introduced into the city ; they displayed in the square kav'mg tha american commissioners at their head and being commanded by one of hem general wilkinson he formed them in the line of battle opposite the front ofthe city hotel the armed militia and the french company un der capt baugand were arrayed on the op posite side a detacbed company at a little distance was stationed near the national flag the american commissioners ascending to tbe hall were met on the grand staircase hy the assistant ofthe mayor the chief of the battalion commandant de la place the first adjutant mayor ofthe militia and the se cretary of the commission who we're placed there to reseive them the commissioner of the french republic hhnself with the municipal body received them in the audi ence hall ; he was seated in an elevated chair mr claiborne at his right and gen wil kinson on his left in other chairs tire secre tary ofthe french commission standing be fore them on the right and the secretary of the american commission on the left the commissioner ofthe united state presented to the commissioner of ike french republic their full power which were im mediately read by the secretary of the com mission wadsworth and repeated ky the se cretary of commission oaugerot citizen laussat briefly announced th ob ject in french and at hi order eitixen dau gerol afterward read the treaty of cession of louisiayiit with the power of which the first consul buonaparte had invested citizen laus . sat in the name of the french people that he might execute tbe same according to the proces verbsl ofthe exchange of ratifications which were to precede this execution these readings over citizen laussat rose and said — " that from this moment he gave to ihe commissioners ofthe united state pos session of the country end dependencies of louisiana conformably to the articles i 2 4 and 5 ofthe treaty and fo the conventions ofthe 10th floreal year ith toih april in order that according tb this treaty ihe so • v ereignty and property of louisiana should paas ta tin united states under the mint clause and condii inn s *-•■•-;- •- • • • ■ ceaea by spain to france in virtue of the treaty concluded at st ildefon&o the 9th vendemaire year 9 october 1 1800 which had received it execution by the french having taken possession of this colo y . aftertheae wovds citizen laussat took the keys ofthe fort of new-orleans and pre sented them to mr claiborne ; he then con tinued thu — " i here declare that in virtue of the powers with which i am invested and ofthe mission with which i am charged by the first consul that all citizens and inha bitants of louisiana who shall remain under the government of the united states are from thi instant released from their oaths of fidelity to the french republic citizen laussat then rote and changed seats with mr claiborne the secretaries of comtnis siont then read the proces verbal of this ce remony the onebi the french the other in the english language s they were then on both side signed and sealed and reciprocally exchanged and the sitting ended the citi zens went to the principal balcony ofthe ho tel at their appearance the flag of the frehch republic was lowered and at the same time that of the united states raised when ihey met at equal height they remained till at k aighal of tbe firing of cannon on the square the fort commenced a discharge which was repeated by all the batteries ; at this moment the american colour was raised a the french flag was taken down citizen i^uissat then descended from the city hotel with mr . claiborne and general wilkinson they placed themselves in front of the line formed by the militia when citi zen laussat spoke ks follows s " militia of new-orleans and bf louisia na you have glveh proof's of the greatest zeal and of a filial devotion to the french standard during the short time it appeared on your banks i shall make this known to france and her government in their name i return you thanks behold the commis sioners of the united states to whom i trans fer the command over you obey them henceforth as the representative of your ligi timale sovereign this concise harrattgue being finished ci tizen laussat placed himself along side of the standard of the republic immediately the | drum beat and the coih any of frehch citi zens put themselves in motion the weather | was uncommonly favourable for this ceremo | ny thecroud was great the windows and bal i conies presented to view the most beautiful ; women of louisiana ; the french spanish , and american plumes rose here and there as j in tufts from the midst ofthe various groupes i a larre number of americans collected at a ■ short distance from the city hotel throwing their hats in the air and huzzaing but in 11 general the greatest silence and order reign vo rtis no 173 the company tin a mnc'h later hour no lit occurred to disturb the harmony ofthe fcsti tival although there was the nnst magnifi cent ilhimtnition the assembly was more numerous and protracted thin we have be foi witnessed it was as brilliant rn society and dress as any pre'ctming i and ojily dif fered from thi-m m being opened and termi nated vith let's gaiety and in being marked by a sight thit of m > elah'rho r y but m the a nimatlon'of thedar'cc play anid convers^tioft the night wax devoti-d to measure citizen laussat after the giving up of lotf fsiana received the same day during the fes tival a'ifd again on the t nsbing day multipli ed testiwnies of the regret felt on his leaving thecoiintry a«ia.«it i —** »•«*», _*? lecteoy and it was easily seen that to ret procated them latest foreign neb'&i by an arrival at new-york the ffeifch government having leartit llalt the french general bayer was detained ih prison in scotland have directed that one of the most distinguished • english prisoner shall be cvnfined in tbe same manner and subjected to similar treatment ty fot'f*--a p«rts paper f the 15th ol november received by ihemmerva has iri derthe h«e?ad co'nrnkfort nov 8 the follow ing artfefc * tkey kave vcfeeivvd wt trieste ciivufa stantial details of tbe unhappy titui tion of e gypt de1mr«l up to the horrors ol civil war llie invasion of an european power and aii inundation of bai-bart-atir the first cause of twafe evih edms ifroin the vizier whoy vn i-etiehrtiivig from egypt left in different garrison's 4 ov 00rt troops under the order of tcharpaclm these soldiers art wave and ferocious ; not having ietn paid nnd being menaced with tlisbandvnent they elevated the standard of revolt masacrrd the turkst jews ah d christians and uniting with tho gatnelukes they carried successively cairo amiktia rose tta alexandria ahd ib short all egypt to all these circumstances which rehrfef the situation of this country very miserable '' is added the reitt , t/"j*tf ' ".'. i w'iawfctit i ' mt^as^£$>*s ■ by the couqifeist bf atxlalhoxiheb corninander bf the barbarian , a paris paper of the \ 3th bf n e vember re ceived by the minerva has the following arti cle under the head bf frankfort nov st " the last letter received from venice prove that the fears of the inhabitants of e gypt were well founded according to these letters they have received intelligence that an english fleet had left malta appeared before alexandria ; and debarke'd with tbo consent of the bey ft sevtral thousand troop which immediately took possession of tbe forts and works of that place this news if confirmed will be important bh more than one account reia faancbl-tte brig from bourdeanx brings paris hews to the 25tl of november we have not room for many extracts nor did the papers we have received furnish article very particularly requiring translation it appears that the preparations for the grand cxpcdltioh were atill progressing with | unremitted exertion > but the period ot inva j sien was still though very shortly expected involved in uhceriainty . . . buonaparte bad paid his intended visits to ihe coasts animating by bis person k hit ton duct the spirits aiid the eagerness of hia . troops he did hot now as in his former | tour travel with the insignia and state of roy ; ally oh the contrary he threw himself intd ! a carriage ahd with a few guaw and atten ,' dants set out with little form upon his expc | dltion tho celerity that usually attend hid | hiovements wa distinguishable on this occai , aion . ■ •• i i on friday nov 4 he arrived at bolbgne i he arrived unexpectedly and at phe o'clock in the morning he was embkrked in tha middle ofthe harbour before even his arrival was yet known he remained till mid-night in the port visiting the nifitr-nt works saturday at 4 in the morning th advance guard ofthe flotilla consisting bf about 100 boats sallied but into the road ; at 10 a dozeti english vessels chiefly sevehty-fours put themselves in motion a brisk cannonade ensued from boats and batteries ; it termina ted in the dismasting ohc of the british vctaem and their finally putting to sea several diviaiohs of tiie flotilla had jbineai those at boulogne one fromdunkirk.anolher from havre the enemy in vain attempted to oppose their passage the first consul waa ih the road gfeat part ofa day and visited ih person most of the boats there are constructing along the coast a great number of porta aa alto great number of boats | and forts are established on tho rock in the middle of the sea all these work so various in their nature are carrying on with particular activity d throughout the multitude a thousand persons hare sbservcd and repeated that during tbe day at the sight nf the french flag beheld on high and then disappearing sorrow and emotion were depicted in almost every countenance tnd tears flowed from al most every tyc tms emotion was reddttb led when the company of french citizens carried off with slow stspa thi beloved em blem of our national alliance it would be difficult fcr the spectator ever fo forget this moment bn the affecting spectacle fifty difl'crent frenchmen brought to this coun try by liferent views and chance's the on unknow.i to the oihet surrounding the stan dard ofthefr country finding thernielrti ua brdtlie's render to it from the spontaneous and sounds nt ummttmm-.c h.^la n cai is a no masjsof affection devotion and respect thetl manners and habits had neither resem blartct or military uniformity but front their aosiiioni their motions tlieir distance and tlrir steps it was easy to see that many of then had marched with the brave and had been taunted iiniong the distftyguiswd defen ders d their country as this company pa'i acd bdbre the american lines they presen ted thiir arms to the heat of the drum dis played tiitir colours and saluted it willi their cannon ; and while ft could we per ceived weeping eyes remained fixed upon it it was it the boufe t»f tbe commissioner nf the rtpublic and into his hands that the compaty deposited the flag for whose protec tion it bad been organised on leaving the tanks to receive it citizen laussat thi spoke " french citizens ! " 1 shall render an account lo our govertis ascr.t ofthe patriotic sentiments with which you have fulfilled at tha distance of 3,500 leagues a religious duty to thit ttandard — i shall require from your commander a list of your names and shall transmit them to the minister of marine and the colonies and you may rest assured lhat they will be placed un der the eyes ofthe first consul scarcely had the french commissioner entered his dwel ling when the officers ofthe militia waited upon him with the following address : " we have desire to render to you and through ycu to the french republic this new hobiage while we still wear pointing to their cockades this emblem ofthe traqw went union which has subsisted fcf ••;£:- ili andoftheauachment -' """ ' fcd tht setbe was very ahtcting at 3 o'clock tbe company seated them selves at the table of the colonial prefect who gave a dinner to the commissioners of the united states followed by a tea party in the evening the festival waa splendid on the dinner table were ninety-two covers ; and there were from four to five hundred guests at supper the main table accommodated slaty the remainder were distributed at small tables arranged under the outer galleries ; with which all external communication waa cut off while within glittered the american spanish ahd french colours which ihlermiu glcd and falling in large folds formed the most etegant drapery around the walla the decorations of the great table consisted ol plateaus embellished with beatitiflil paintings and surmounted with templet pavilions antl pillars the polite ettehtion and sl'gnie ciint allusion indicated by raising the amex rican colours over every other decoration es caped the observation of no one . lt was also noticed that nearly all the american febiu lies ofthe city were invited to the entertain ment a number of civil and military effi rers accompanied the commissioners of tjie u states the spanish civil and miliury offi feers surrounded the commissioners bf his cae kholic vajcsty ; anil the rest ofthe company was composed offrench and principally lou isian'mns the toasts commenced after the first course and continued till the end bt ibe repast whirh was prolonged bjr the fi rin tbat followed them they were given in the fol lowing order : the united stales and jef ferson in madeira charles the 4t.li tc spain in malagy and canary ; the french repub lic and buonaparte in red and white cham pagne each of these toasts waa announced by sixty-three discharge or artillery ; of which twenty-one were bred from the foil j twenty-one from the fl-ench battery before the prefecture ; and twenty-one from the french brig l'argo after these toasts gi ven by citizen laussat the spanish and ame rican commissioners gave ihe french com missioner and his fathiiy ; and the french commissioners then gave to the friendship and indissoluble union of the three pow ers whose commissioners are present additional discharges were heard and others repealed on the colonial prefect announcing as the last toast to thk btkrnal hapfi niss or louisiana acclamations transports and huzzas accompanied each of these toasts the assembly at tea waa but an ir.creased and uninterrupted continuation of the company at dinner tea was served at seven and english country dances immedi ately commenced continued alternately with french country dances until 9 o'clock in the morning except during the interval of supper which waa served up at twb in the morning eight card tablet detained part of rails doll p4m 4jtu wilmington gazette published waaxly by a wall if s w clark.--mmtve&day february 31 no