The Wilmington Gazette

              wilmington gazetted volumu x runlishkq vtftfljrxat atlhjt jmul iik^jav lni iy noe kj 40 1 of his dominion ; the lofles are nothing in companion to the rifk which was in curred by the monarchr of which he is the chief princes our allies have had their power extended and their titles ennobled the bounty of ihr emperor has furrouiu ded fiance with nations friendly to her go vernment italy the noble daughter of france and who promifcs to be worthy of her parent has reaped ihe fruits of ihe war but her power is our own ; her opulence adds to our profperity ; our ene mi ■» are driven from her fhorcs and they can no longer have commercial relationi with her thi rich foil is fnatched from their itldlty i'a.'y ii a conquefl obtained over en aml sbo is united to germany by the two-fold buuh of proximity and friend hip ; and by that alliance which tier prince ins cor.trajb.l with ihe daughter of one of the moil powerful fi»vi reigns of the germanic empire rranquility is now allured to the peaceful inhabitants of the mountains of the tyrol commerce will enrich it i!e(erte<l vallies — its conqucft will prove a blefling the l:\p-ifn next proceeds to ilcfcribe th various improvements in tile interior a>imin ; flration and the immcnlc nation al work which are in contemplation ; and then ays " but here and it is nccellary to leclare it boldly to the nation that its safety requires that a numerous army fhould be k ■■ i t on fr;ot ; t hat fleets ftiould be conftru&ed and featnen r.iifcd to pro tecl our commerce our colonies and our rights tlieie circumltances require pro ductive finances the cm;je."»r thinks 800,000 will be nccjlfary in time of war and upward of 600 during peace as the tate of the country fhould never be left to the mercy of an obfeure pilot nor any intrigue ot a cabinet ; but in all cales it ihould be ready to make head againft a ny ftorm and iilcnce the jealous clamours of its enemies it is ihe will of the em pcror as well as the defirc of the whole 1 nation to augment our navy ; and as we loil fome mips in the late engagements it is a new motive for redoubling our ar dour a great number of our cruisers are fcouring the teas and have attacked the commerce of our enemies in the remn tcft regions our whole flotilla lhall fbcrtly revive by the return to us barks ot thr conquerors c>f ulm and ati!tcrii*7 — i^it all thofe warlike meafuret ihdll be no thing more th.in meafures to peace and even of a moderate peace in which we ftiail fecure the pledge of not btiiij furprl fed and fei^cd upon under the mod vain arid iierri'iious pretences ; it were o'her wife better 10 endure fiiil the miferies of war rather than make a pece which would expofe us to new loites and afford frefli aliment to the bid faith and avarice of o!?r c.'.crnies tie union of piedmont with france is reprtkiiterl as 1 meafure which was rtiu deredneceirary from the french being in poffeltion of genoa but it is added that that union does not incrcafe the llrengthof france «• it was not only the kingdom of italy of which they the coalition would deprive us ; piedmont savoy the duchy or nice even lyons and the u nite-1 department holland relgia the fortrefies onthemcufe thefe were ihecon quefls prefcribed 10 the confederates by england ; and to this they certainly would not hayc confined themfclves if they had triumphed over the perfeverance of the french people ; england attaches no great intercft to italy belgium is the true ground of the hatred which file bears to us liuthollanl the 1101i1 departmei.t of france the kingdom of italy venice dalruatia ktria ami naples are now under the protection of the imperial ea gle ; and ihe union ot thofe itates only af fords us the means of being formidable on our frontiers and coafts the emperor after each victory offered peace to auf tria he alfo offered it to naples before the war peace was violated as foon as fworn and which has produced the down fall of that houfc he alfo offers it to england he does not mean to force that power to recede from the prodigious chan ges made in india as little at allftria and ruffiafrom the partition of poland ; but he has a right to refufe to recei'e from the alliances and unions which form the new federatife fyftemx of ihe french empire turkey has continued under the yoke of kuflia ; and it was th.e emperor's chief aim by getting dalmatia into hi hands to be ready to protect the mod ancient of our allies and to enable him to mantain his independence which is of more im portance to france than any other power the firft coalition terminated by the treaty of campo formio had ibe fayor able iftue for france of the arquiliti^n of belgium the frontier-reparation of the rhine the bringing of holland under the federative influence of france ami the conqueos of the states now forming the kingdom of italy the fecond coalition gjvt it piedmont and the third brings venice and naples under the federative fytlem let england be convinced ot her imbecility ; let her not try tu operate a fourth coalition if it were in the nature ofthings pollibic to renew it a brief view sons as had advised or carried into execution proclamations for impending the laws which regulated ihc intercourse between the west india colonies and the united slate of amc lica lie stated with great perspicuity the nature of that trade from the year 1 7 a3 to the present periodi and the necessity which produced the occasional relaxation of the na vigatinn laws ui applicable to the inter course between america and the we»t-lii dies during the greater part df that time it frequently occurred thut the different co tliikus in the colonies mere compelled to admit certain article the produce of the u nited states in american boitoins this wa certainly against the existing laws and therefore ii becanie necessary to pass an an nual kill to protect those person from the penalties attached to the breach oi ihcse laws for fifteen years previous to 1 tto 1 ifn in demnity mill was continued but in the con fusion which was produced at that time up a change in his majesty's councils the bil ad been neglected and had not been since revived in art there had been tour spts of ministers including the present who had neglected to apply to parliament for hat an nual dill his lordship nexi explained the nalure of the commercial relations between this country and america and expressed hi satisfaction in the growing prosperity of \ merica which he looked upon as the best se curity for the continuance of that peace and friendship which he hoo/d would ever subsist between her and great-britain his l<i"i smp brought i • t'.ie bill lord holland declared himself strongly irt favour of a liberal intercourse between th west-india islands and america'i and decla red his intention of proposing a prospective 1 clause to be introduced into the mi the te nor of which should be to enable the do vernors to open the ports to american ves sels by proclamation lord grcnvillc professed himself in fa vour ot the principle of occasional relaxation from the strictness f the navigation act and hoped the noble lord would bring in ■ clause to the effect he proposed the duke of montrase hoped that no dire liction of the principle respecting neutral tfould take place and that ministers would not concede any of the belligerent rights which wen among the best foundations of the prosperity ol our coin mere . after some observations in explanation from lords holland aukland sheffield ric-nvillt and the duke of meiitrow the bill va read a first time and ordered to be print cd adjourned till to-morrows charleston mav a8 latest from england tl»e hip two friends livinsjfton arri ve this morning left gravefend on iha i8:li april a gentleman who rime paflrnger in fhe fhiu us politely favor ed us wiili london papers to the ittht april iiiclu i we three d.iys later than cur previous adviccj ; but 1 heir contents are not very important the following ara the only articles we notice of any i r - eft a grear number of prndwn veltel harai bren fent into the biitifh pox's in c n feqiicnreof tlc n:ct'jt orders weal 1 o ohferve that everal hamburg danifh ar.d bremen yeilds have lecre detained letters tr.-.rn fnglaml ftatc.that it s espeft cd ih'j britifh government will ho.:!y 0 not ii.'y declare all the ports ol the con tinent in a ftate of blockade hut v^ill detain every vclfcl bound for france spain or holland earl macartney died in lng'and on the 7th april london april 10 the contents of the l'arii papers are of confilerablc importance krc yet he liai atehieved the entire conquelt ot the nea politan territories ; iiuotiapartc lias be llowed them upon one of his own family and jol'eph buonaparte has been elevated to the throne ot naples which is to de fcend to his heirs male he is to prefervo the dignity of grand elector of france and the rights allured to him by thecon flitution ot the empire though the crowns or france and naples are never to be u nited upon the fame head paulina ci-devant madame le c!erc now princefs borghefe and her hufbanrty arc to have the principality ot gualtella marlhal denhier the conftant compan ion of buonaparte is to be rewarded hf the transfer to him in full forcrcignty of the principality of neufchatel malfa carnanr arid cafargnano arc o be uni ted lo luce which credted into a prin cipality is to reward another of buona pari'j'i-'generals parma and phccnza are to be divided into three principalities tvrd»f fie ft or feudal lutchies axe crea ted iti the venetian territories and fix in the neapolitan the venetian dutclj or expose op thb state of tk1 fkhncu nation on the fourth march m champag tuy minifler of the interior prcl'cnted the mxptjt of tha french empiie tu the le jjiflative body the orator begin with i:he elevation of huonapartc to the^y^ie jrial dignity and proceeds to tvbich ne afterwards took throu^hwwrcc and his vifit to milan it notices the great amelioration in the internal late or france particularly it troycs ljons bij savoy — piedmont taxma plailance genoa nrid the other ilatet on th oilier fide ot the alps arc there reprefentend as greatly ameliorated by the late revolution n<l changes which he had effected ami their union and coonectio/i with france — it then proceeds to rrprefent him at liou logne preparing for the invafimi of eng land when the coalition obliged him to jranfport t:is army into germany — after boiii.tii"g upon the events of the war it rpxocceds to give a picture of the trtnqui 3ity which reigned in france during the mb fence of the emperor and the army — j\»ris it fays did not contain a foidier and yet never was public order more uriel - jy maintained never were ihr laws bet ter executed france obeyed the name ot fovereign or rather the fentiment ot jove and admiration which he felt it was this fcnliment which hafltned t lie pro egrets of the confeription and made its produce three-fold before the time when the contingent was expected to be raifed u—it is this fentiment of devotion and mi litary ardor which animates thofe young men who prefs to enrol themfelvcs in rthe emperor's guard or honor and who alono may rep ret the rapidity of thofe ex ploits in which they had no part it was in the midft of thefe immenfe and painful labors when the emperor given up to the chances and combinations of war ; expe riencing all the fatigues of a private fol xiier expo fed to the intemperance of a ri gorous fen fun and often having no bed but a trufs of uraw no covering but the heavens from whence ill the hrc ■ r his genius eemed toemai.ate even then at the diftan.ee of three hundred league he l*eld the reins of the adminiftration of trance carefully infpecting ihe imallefr details ; occupied equally with the good of liis people as with that of his foulisrs ; iecing all knowing all rtfembling that inviftbie fpirit that gtverns to tutrid and who is only feen in his power and benevo lence peace was concluded before in many parts of france it was foarcely known that the vv^r had becun ; a war lot o long as vonr a r.ual fcflion and the confeqderices of which muff embrace fu ture ages europe and the other p.vts of the world — turin a widow af'tr the lofs of its kings is comforted by a fp!en did promifu a brother of the emperor will govern this fine country and his known cii.racter is a guarantee of t tic iujj pin-fs •■• hlli he will confer upon it he will rcfide at turin an amiable a;<dbtil liar.tcour.t will amply indemnify thai city for what it h«s loft t s magnificent pa lace will bceonv the refijence of good;:<[s and the graces formerly a melancholy fortrefs urrounj i w h encmie ; now t ls tpen ro fran e and italy of which in teicourfeit appears to be the central point ; it will in t iture be furrounded by friendly r.jtlons anil commerce and the arts will f'pecjii fettle there and diffufe their bene fits of italy it fays it has changed its face and the ancient kingdom of the lombards is reltorcd at the voice of na poleoo i'a'y report ng under the hade of tlic monarchy from its lougconvulfions ha no longer any catife to envy france the fame brea'.li animates ii — the fame power protects it — the fame fpirit for med its new inftitutionf accommodating them lo in qtuatiotl and its manners mil»n has faluted in the name ot its king him wham it had c^'cd its deliverer — mantua received with tranfport him who was under its wal's the vadquifher of five armies fent to defend it italy is proud of receiving laws from a new charlemagne and fancies that fhe fees fpringing up witb her ancient glory all the profperity which her climate and her foil entitle her to difplaying a new character fhc hopes to prove that her long weaknefs was the vice other inftitu lions and not the fault ot her inhabitants if courage and genius have made war gencrofity and moderation have made peace ; a fovereign unfortunate in war las recovered by peace a great portion the name of charlemagne has with pecu liar pleasure been tran*fer«d by the french from the hero to whom it belonged to the present limperor of france who is thought to he entitled to it us the epithet to distinguish all hit greatness a translation of the celebrated history of the emperor charlemagne by the able profestor of keil di higvwisch primed l>^t year at paris ha the following paragraph in the advertise ment to the reader alter a hi^li but jurt tribute of respect lo the author of the history it proceeds i we believe this work has other clumn to be read with atten tioi in the french empire and by all who understand our language it recalls an age wheh has a great rpsemblance with our own it reminds us of a warrior indefatigable and rich in the resources of his mind ; a man il lustrious by personal qualities and in whom the military virtues unite with the love and the science of the arts a man who honors learned men and who is pleased by his fre quen^iiesence with them to bestow those ho nors iu his own person ; a conqueror who not content with the extent of empire con secrates his vigilance to good laws and sa lutary institutions ; an enlightened christian who known how to respect and yet controul the ministers of religion ; the iitro of anew age to which he gives his name and who proves with great bpplause that he can go vern by his own power equally capable of directing the whole and controtlling all its various parts a sovereign who while ik proves himself the elder so'n and protector of the church does not forget to consecrate the titles of a crown of which he is worthy by he hand he reverences who gives laws to ltalv and to a cereal j,,,n of germany ; to whom rivet md mountains oppoie their l>ai lieis u vain i who can silence civil discordi and while all conspiracy dies at his feet ; who collects under his government twenty nations different in language manners and usages a hero who after having become the tetror of his enemies can dispose of the stales witb which his own dominions are sur rounded cm regenerate his country can givea model to contemporary kings and re main an object for the admiration of posteri ty i'o any other man this might be flatte ry rut the events consequent lo ihis pub lication have given an air of truth to this pleasing fiction of the translator and ihe world behold the image taken from bold im agination exhibitej in real life as soon an imagination had conceived and exposed it to the world p\ris march 16 the decfee of the 4lh 4 march has taxed rown bugar from the french colonies 4s francs and le'e and clayed sugars 80 francs per demical quintal some persons have thought from ine manner of announcing the duty without distinguishing thut of entry from consumption tiiat the whole was paya ble on the arrival of the merchandize this opinion is erroneous all the dispositions since the law of the 8th l'lnreal year 1 1 un the french colonial produce pay the first riu ti<-s of entry on the arrival of the several kinds of^ooih which arc subject to entrepot fiuif and the augmentation bear only on those of consumption su;;ars from our colonies will be found comprised 1st the original duties of entry of three francs per decimal quintal established by the law of the 8th mortal payable on entry ; 3d that of consumption of 42 francs per decimal quintal which is not payable except on merchandize declared to be for home consumption it is thu same with respect to the duty of 8o francs on tctes and clayed sugar viz 4 fr 50 c duty of en try and 75 fr 50 c for duty on consumption in short brown sugars teles and cla ed cof fee and coc a from the french colonies ta ken from entrepot to be transported to fo reign countries will continue to pay the du ties fixed by the 16th article of the law of the tfih i'loreal fnakkfcnt march 8 russian armies accounts from hungary say that the russian army posted on the frontiers con sists of no less than 300.0c0 men ; and add that a new recruiting has been commanded in russia i ■ london april 5 house 0 f l 0 k d s american ir.j;mni!y hill — lord aukland rose pursuant to the notice he had iven to i iring m a uilloi inuemn.y to all suwii per