Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

The democrats in every quarter of the union are
Divided into angry factions, whose principal business
Seems to consist in accusations and recriminations
Against each other. The following paragraph
Respecting De Witt Clinton is copied from the New
York Publick Advertiser; one of the most virulent
Democratick papers in the United States.
United States' Gaz.
De Witt Clinton.
On the evening of the day on which the proclamation laying an embargo arrived in this city,
De Witt, in conversation upon the subject of French
Influence, said, that he had some high proofs in his
Pocket, to show that Bonaparte had made some infamous
propositions to our government. Upon being
Interrupted by a republican present, who expressed
his belief to the contrary, he immediately
Pulled a letter out of his pocket, which he said was
From a highly respectable gentleman at Washington.
And which he said confirmed the fact. He added;
That had he been in the senate of the United States
He would have voted against the embargo.