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The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Political satire in the Baltimore Whig mocks Logan's credulity: deceived by British Marquis Wellesley about alleged French plans to partition America, Logan shares the misinformation with federalists, who publish it to British advantage.
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Is served up in fine stile in the federal Republican of Saturday. The British ministry send Burr to France ; he proposes a partnership between England and France in domination and plunder, and partition—Fouche listens to it and sends an agent to London. Bonaparte spurns it, banishes Fouche, and imprisons the agent. Then the officious L—— happens to be in London—where he went to beg a peace. He is introduced to the "most noble the Marquis of Wellesley," who finding him credulous, palavers him handsomely sure enough; and tells him "there exists in my office proposals made to this government by that of France, for partitioning your country !" Then home comes the "celebrated" Logan ; and he whispers Wellesley's deception to his federal friends, and the Federal Republican transposes the whole matter and publishes it just as the British cabinet would wish. See what a pretty manoeuvre "the British party in America," can execute.
[Baltimore Whig.]
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The British ministry sends Burr to France with proposals for partnership in domination and partition of America; Fouche listens and sends an agent to London, but Bonaparte spurns it, banishes Fouche, and imprisons the agent. Logan, in London begging for peace, is introduced to the Marquis of Wellesley, who deceives him by claiming French proposals to partition America exist in his office. Logan returns and whispers this to federal friends; the Federal Republican publishes it as the British cabinet would wish.