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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1801
Page
1
A fragment notes the continuation of late foreign intelligence received at Charleston by the Grnsrat OGLITsoOREE, dated 37 days from London. The brief item records dispatch timing and the receiving authority, implying ongoing diplomatic or intelligence correspondence.
Paris reports peace with Russia signed in Paris after ten years of conflict. Ratifications exchanged, a formal proclamation issued by the prefect, and public torches mark the event in squares. Negotiations with Turkey appear to be advancing toward conclusion.
London dispatch reports a major shift in Dutch politics. The Butch legislature dissolves and a new constitution is proposed, with debates before the first chamber and a close vote. A committee favors submitting the plan to the people, but the report is defeated and the measure is deferred. The directory then dissolves the legislature and calls on the people to respond by October.
The proposed framework abolishes the directory and sets an executive council of twelve with one member to leave office annually. The legislature would have 36 members and the public divided into eight districts. The text notes secrecy during peace negotiations and references treaties linking Britain, France, Portugal, and the Ottoman realm, with anticipated general pacification and indemnities.
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