The New Hampshire Gazette

CHARLESTON, Oct. 5.

Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, to a gentleman in this city, dated Sept. 3.

"There have been strong disorders and divisions in the ministerial cabinet. Randolph resigned suddenly about 4 weeks ago. It is now well ascertained, that it is in consequence of the President's confidence in him having been destroyed. This was effected in the following way. A British junto in N. York contrived, by some means to get into their possession, some of these letters of Mr. Fauchet to the French government. In one of which, he undertakes to describe the views and principles, of all the prominent characters of our government; his letter contains some expressions relative to Mr. Randolph very ambiguous, which to a malevolent mind will bear a construction, that Mr. Randolph had his price, and intimating that he should have the means.

This letter however refers to one other letter, which when referred to, removed every suspicion of guilt on the part of Mr. Randolph. When Hammond found that the President had determined to withhold his signature from the treaty, under the business of the late orders of Britain, relative to our carrying provisions, should be explained, and also that he had adopted this line of conduct, in consequence of advice given by Mr. Randolph and of which Mr. Randolph, informed Mr. Hammond, the latter went immediately to Wolcot, who is said to be a tool of Hamilton's, and gave him this letter of Fauchet's. Wolcot and Pickering, without letting Mr. Randolph know any thing of the letter, sent off an express for the President to come up post haste. The council, consisting of the heads of the departments was summoned to attend him the next day at 9 o'clock, except Mr. Randolph who was ordered not to attend until half past 10 o'clock.

Mr. Randolph never dreamed of the villainous scheme working against him, attended at the time he was summoned, when to his great surprise he learned from the servant that the other members had been with the President one hour and an half. He was received very coolly, and then for the first time the letter was given to Mr. Randolph by the President, desiring an explanation of its contents. Mr. Randolph called for the other paper referred to declaring that it would explain every thing respecting it.

This however was kept back, Mr. Randolph then told the President that finding his confidence in him impaired, he could not think of holding the office he was in, and he should resign, which he did accordingly, and set out immediately for New-Port, R. I. to see Mr. Fauchet and have matters cleared up. Mr. Randolph is since returned, and we are assured, will clear up all matters to the utmost satisfaction.

The circumstances are strongly indicative of the danger of any persons expressing their private sentiments on any subject, where they may contravene, with those of a certain party here who have unfortunately gotten the President's confidence, and on whose side he will now be compelled to come forward openly, and marshal himself."