Berkeley And Jefferson Intelligencer

NEW-ORLEANS, April 8.

Tranquility has yet been preserved, although considerable exertions are daily made to excite discontent. The people (I mean the ancient inhabitants) are extremely jealous of the American government, and their ignorance renders them the easy dupes of a few designing men, headed (as is well known) by the French prefect L'Aussat. The night before last; a placard was posted in different parts of the city, calling on the people to revolt. It was written with much ability, and calculated to influence the passions of men less likely to be led away than they are. They were told to recollect that the blood of the Gaul and Castilian flowed in their veins, and that the present moment was the only one that would ever offer itself to assert their ancient dignity, and rescue themselves from slavery. This was ordered to be taken down about nine o'clock in the morning, after every one had read it. But it had produced no great effect, nor are the authors of it as yet discovered. Four fifths of the inhabitants are French and Spaniards, and we have not two hundred troops in the city. Notwithstanding this inferiority I have no doubt, should any difficulties occur, we shall gain the ascendency.