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likewise made a small fleche, in 
front of the palace of the pacha.— 
All the works are well kept. .The 
* weakest part is that towards the sea, 
and particularly the point which de- 
fends the entrance of the port. The 
forces of Dgezzar are at present 13 
or 14,000 men, of which 9,000 are 
employed at the siege of Jatla. Je- 
rusalem and Nazareth are occupied 
by the troops of the pacha of Acre. 
The Naplonsains serve against Abou- 
The Vizier, after 
the taking of Egypt, caused the 
body of the place to be re-construct- 
ed, which is at present in a very 
good state. Aboumarak, pacha of 
Palestine, who defends this place, has 
a garrison of 4000 men.—Gaza is 
occupied by 400 troops of Abou- 
marak.—The emir of the Druses 
has refused to Dgezzar his annual 
contribution, and has raised a re- 
spectable armament. The pacha 
waits till the fall of Jafla to attack 
him. ‘The English wished to inter- 
fere as mediators between the emir 
and Dgezzar, but the last refused 
their mediation. 
this moment, 
Syria. 
(Signed) Horace Sebastiani. 
little connexion with 
Aéts of the Government. Paris, 3d 
Ventose, Feb. 22, 
Decree of the government of the 
@\st February. 
The government of the republic 
decrees, that a view of the present 
situation of the republic shall be car- 
ried to the legislative. body, by the 
messengers of the government, and 
also the same be inserted in the bul- 
jetin of the laws. 
(Signed) Bonaparte, first consul. 
By order of the first consul. 
(Signed) H. B. Maret, secretary 
of state. 
1 
ANNUAL REGISTER,” 
The Porte has, at ° 
1803. 
View of the state of the Republic. 
Events have neither frustrated the 
wishes, nor disappointed the expec- 
tations of government. The legis- 
lative body, on resuming its labours, 
has the satisfaction of finding the 
republic strengthened by the union 
of its citizens, more active in its 
pursuits of industry, and more con- 
fident in its prospeéis of prosperity. 
‘ihe execution of the concordat, 
from which the enemies of public 
order still ventured to conceive cri-» 
minal hopes, has almost every where 
produced the most beneficial ef- 
fects. The principles of an enlight- 
ened religion, the voice of the sove- 
reign pontilf, the firmness and per- 
Severance of government have tri- 
umphed over every obstacle. Mu- 
tual sacrifices have reunited the mi- 
nisters of religion; enlightened rea- 
son and cordial unanimity have re- 
vived the Gatlican church ; and the 
happiest change has already mani- 
fested itself in the public morals. 
Every day produces a more perfect 
coincidence of opinion, and of sen- 
timent. Childhood is more docile 
to the instruétions of parents, and 
youth more submissive to the autho- 
rity of magistrates. The conscrip- 
tion goes on smoothly in those 
very places, where the mere name 
of conscription was sufficient to sti- 
mulate insurre¢étion, and to serve the 
country is now become a duty of 
religion. 
In those departments which the 
first consul visited, he every where 
received ‘pledges, and observed 
proofs, of a return to those princi- 
ples which constitute the strength 
and happiness of society. 
In the departments of the Eure, 
the Lower Seine, the Oise, the inha- 
bitants proudly exult in saosin national 
glory. 
