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refpeclable footing. Besides our fleet
in the Mediterranean, composed of 30
fail of the line, and commanded i>y D.
Mazarcno, 24 other Ihips have been fit-
V ted out at Cadiz, which are ready to put
as soon as circumftancealhall de
mand! Wc understand that the Engliih
minister exerts his utmofl efforts for
caching our court to prohibit the French
from idling Engliih prizes in our ports,
but it does not appear that our govern
ment is much dilpofed to comply with
this request.
PARIS, January 8.
The Daughter of Louis XVI. being
arrived at the place where ihe was to be
exchanged, refufed to accept of the wad
robe which had been lent with her, fay
ing lhe would receive nothing from the
nation ; that ihe forgave the French for
idl the wrongs done her ; but that ihe
was very glad to be out of their clutches.
January 2 6.
Letter from the Minilter of Marine to
the Executive Directory.
“ The minister of the Marine hastens
to make known to the E xecutive Di
tediory the success of the -Corfaire La
Vengeance, Captain L'Eville, owner,
and Citizen Barney, Captain of the
veifel. This (hip returned to Helvoet
fiuys on the ninth of this month, after a
cruifeof 13 days, in which she took 20
Engliih Merchantmen, five of which
were cither funk or burnt ; 13 are ar
rived inro port, the other two are ex
pected every moment. Four of the
larged of these prizes were laden on
account of the Britilh Government with
naval stores, the cargoes of the rest are
grain, flour, brandv, gin, flax, oil, fail,
cloth, &c. &c. ‘ ‘ TRUGET.”
January 28.
Mirli n, is appointed Minister of
the General Police. It is anew office,
and occasions much fpcculation, and feme
murmuring.
The legislature has voted 50 millions
cl livres, in specie, at thedifpofal of the
Minister ot War, to commence the ope
rations of the enluing campaign.
‘I he army of Italy have made a dona
tion to the public of their pay ; amoun
ting to 400,000 livres in specie.
Council of Five Hundred,
February 1.
- Gen. Washington, has built an
elegant houfeon the estate of M. and e la
Fa it brtß, in America , dellined for his
future refidence.— {Where this house is
Jituatid a ve have net learnt ; bnt Fay
ette has a matijion in the heart of eve
ry American,)
February 2.
Reubell having presided three months
js fnccceded by Letourneur (of la blan
che t ) as President of rhe Executive Di
rectory.
‘fhe Diredory, in order to enfurc
the entire payment of the forced loan,
has just pubiiihed a resolution, “ That
lifts of thole who have not paid their
quota ihould be printed and itiick up,
“with the sums annexed of what each par
ty ought to pay.
February 7.
The government are making the ut
most endeavors to fupplv the armies
with neceflarics. Orders have been
given to purchafc provisions and cloath
ang, and these orders will, it is said be
ipeedily carried into execution.
V'e have already mentioned the afret
by which the Directory have made a
present of fix horses to Gen. Jourdan.
By a second arret they have given him
a labre and a pair of pillols, from the
manufa£lo r y at Veriailles. Never was
presents more wifely given. All good
citizens will rejoice at the gratitude
teftifiedby the Directory to Gen. Jour
dan. But a similar recompcnce will,
without doubt, be granted to General
Pichegru, whose lervices and whofc
glory are not less brilliant.
Gen. Perignon fat out two days ago
in quality of Ambaflador from the
Lrench Republic to Spain.
LONDON, Feb. io.
In our last, we had the plcafure to
announce the fafety of the crew and
troops on board the Aurora trans
port, one of Rear-Admiral Chris
tian’s fleet, which foundered at sea.
A letter from Ccaves (where they arriv
ed) dated the 7th inst. gives the follow
ing further particulars on thefubjed
“ About three weeks ago, her mails
and rudder were carried away by a vio
lent gull ot wind ; and from that time
she remained a helpleL log on the water,
kept afloat only bv the manual exertions
ot the people at the pomps. Three ves
sels bore down to the wreck in this in
termediate space, but were unable to of
fer her any aflittance.
On 1 uefday last, being about ten
league* Weft of the Lizard, Captain
Columbian JHuCmm,
Hodges, of the {hip Sedgley, of Phi/a
dilpbra, was so fortunate as to fail in
with her, and, without the leaf! hesita
tion, determined, at the hazard of his
own life and those of his crew, to refeue
these miserable people, 160 in number,
from that fate which so long threatened
them, and which from that time they
mud have met with in a few hours. It
ihould be recorded to his honor, that his
humanity, aided by nautical {kill, tri
umphed over the danger that awaited
his exertions in the boat; for he brought
the whole of them fate to his own ship,
except one man, who was literally
drowned in the boat. The troops are
Germans, and have behaved with a sen
sibility that evinces much true gratitude
to their deliverer; they have tendered
Capt. Hodges 1000 guineas, which
he has nobly refufed, laying, he finds
fuflicient remuneration in his own brealt
for the troable he has had. One of
them, on being asked if Capt. Hodges
treated them well when lie had them on
board ? exclaimed, “ Sir, this brave A
merican does honor to his country, he
gave us all he had ; he is a King of men,
and we are bound to kiss his feet as long
as we live.”
Four of the above unfortunate people
died at Cowes on Friday morning, im
mediately on their being landed.
The appointment of Admiral Van
deput to the Portugal station, is confld
cred by fome as a matter of precaution
againll the Spaniards, who are suspected
ot holfile intentions towards this coun
try. It is reported, that Spanish row
boats, under French colours, are already
at fca.
February, 12.
We fome days ago, flared, upon good
authority, that nearly 6000 of tne troops
which iailed under the command of Ad
miral Chriftian,iorthe Well-indies,mult
have reached the place of their deftina
tio.n. We are happy in being able fur
ther to confirm this intelligence, by ad
vices received yesterday at Lloyd’s from
Liverpool, of the arrival of a vessel there
from the Weft-Indies, which on her
passage home, fell in with twenty-nine
fail ot the outward-bound convoy, in the
trade winds, proceeding with every
profpeft of very soon reaching Barba
does.
Vice-Admiral Cornwallis is to have
the Winward-Ifland station, his com
mand of which is not to interfere in the
Fall with that of Rear-Admiral Chris
tian. On the arrival of the latter offi
cer, Admiral Laforey immediately re
turns to England.
Accounts received by yesterday’s mail
from Peterlburgh, by way of Vienna,
mention, that the Ruffian General SCtw
arrow had marched towards Mount
Caucasus with an army of 30,000 men,
to suppress an infurretlion among the
Coflacks oft! “ Don, who had unexpec
tedly attacked the Kuflian troops upon
that frontier.
Marihal Clairfayt went to the thea
tre at Vienna the evening after his ar
rival, where he was hailed as the deliv
erer of Germany.
Two millions sterling is the sum to
be paid by Great-Britain, to the owners
ot neutral ships detained on their voyage.
February 15^
The French paper which on Friday
occasioned so strong a sensation, not on
ly in the city, but in every part, of the
town, from the importance of its con
tents—-the pretended convention be
tween the Emperor and the French Re
public—is now pronounced to be, from
the moll politive proofs, an impudent
forgery ; and although pretended to
have been sent from Ramfgate, it ap
pears was never out of London.
There is no doubt (fays a Morning
paper) but fcveral of the Jews in the
city were connected with the man wc
fufpeft of the fergery, who officiates in
the sacred character of a clergyman, and
is known to have lately formed an inti
macy with fome of these {peculating
gentry. In order to cloak the fraud,
he was observed to be particularly zeal
ous on Saturday, in aliening that the
Gazette was authentic. One Jew only,
is known to have fold half a million of
flock on speculation, in the course of
one hour on I riday morning ; —and the
Jews were in general observed to be in
the fee ret.
By a letter from Dongarvan, in Ire
land, we learn that three veflels had
been wrecked between Helvic Head
and Bonmahon, and all on board perish
ed, and that all parts of the coast were
covered with pieces of wrecks and dead
bodies. \Ve iiave also by this channel
a confirmation of the loss of the Con
tractor Indiaman, (as mentioned in a
former paper) having 300 infantry and
200 demounted cavalry on board, the
whole of whom likewise perished.
, IFic twelve new Municipalities of
Paris, were installed on the 4th inst.
The fame day, difmiffions to the amount
of 170 were sent from Paris to Jacobin
Judges, Adminillrators, and Commif
iaries in the provinces.
February 16.
Our readers will fee by the debate’lafl
night in the house of Commons on Mr.
Grey’s motion for an immediate nego
tiation for peace with the French, that
there is very little profpeCt of thefpeedy
return of that biehing. It is true, Mr.
Pitt said, that means were now employ
ed to enable Miniftcrs to avail tliem
felves of the firft opportunity to open a
negotiation with France, but that he
did not wish it should go forth that an
immediate peace was to be expected. If
our Allies, he fays, are “ true to them
fclves,” they will continue the war.
This expreifion favors fdmetlling of a
doubt on that head, and the hesitation
which he exprelled when Mr. Grey,
on h riday evening last, put the question
to him, on the authenticity of the pre
liminaries of peace betwixt the Empe
ror and the French, which appeared in
the morning papers of that day, is an
additional proof that he is not quite sure
that the AJ)ies will fee their own, inter
est in the liime point of view that he does.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Monday* Feb. Iy.
Mr. Grey made his promised mo
tion, (( 1 hat an humble addrfs be prt-
Jcnlcd to his Majfjiy wouldJign fy to that
houjf his dijpojition to open a negotiation
w. th the executive government off ranee.”
He went over with much ability, the
hiltory ot the war tracing its origin,
progress, luccefs and reveries. As theie
have so frequently been dilated on, it is
unneceflary to follow them.
Mr. Pitt replied to Mr. Grey’s
ftateaaents : and thought that the hon.
gentleman had not brought forward his
motion in its proper torm ; it ihould
have been to move the throne to remote
his Majesty’s Ministers, and to place the
public affairs in other hands. With ref
pedt to negociation, Mr. Pitt said, he
teit no difficulty in faying, that means
were used to enable Mini iters to avail
themselves of an opportunity to open a
negociation with France ; and those
means which would lead to peace, reli
ed, in a great degree, on the modera
tion of the enemy, and the forbearance
of Gentlemen on the other fide of the
iioule, who impeded such negociation by
perpetually agitating the question. At
die fame time, he did not vviih that it
Ihould go forth, that any profpeCt of
immediate negociation was to be ex
pected, or that peace, at any certain time
would arise out of any such negociation.
He not pretend to pofiefs a greater
ihare of information relative to the af
fairs of France than any other gentle
man in that house ; but there was a pa
per flared to have come from the gov
ernment of that country (the metfage
j from the Executive Directory, dated
j jan. 20) and circulated through this
country, and part of Germany, with
g-Ait industry, in which the iiaughty
and insolent tone of the enemy only left
this hope, that if they should not be a
ble to put the threats held out in that
paper into execution, they might per
haps condescend to grant the boon of
fraternization to this country.
Mr. Pitt, infilled that the favourable
period of negociation had not elapsed,
and that if the allies were true to tnem
fel ves, the profpeCt of its approach was
brighter than ever.
fie was fully persuaded, that if the
present motion was agreed to* it would
be conilrucdby the French, as little less
than a previous acknowledgement of
humiliation, and our inability to prole
cute the war, anxious therefore to ob
tain an honourable and feeure peace, and
to purlue the belt and moll conilitution
al means of obtaining it, and convinced
that the motion would not tend to these
objects* he said, he Ihould give his ne
gative.
Mr. Fox followed the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, and in a very able manner
supported the objeClofthe motion.
Mr. Windham said a few words a
gainfl the motion, when a decision took
place, and there appeared for the motion,
50 —Againll it, 189—Majority 139.
Hat Manujaclory.
A large quantity of LADIES and
GENTLEMENS belt
BEAVER HATS,
Warranted, just now finifhing, and for
Sale, at
PETER MADDENS Store,
On the Bay, or the House at the back
thereof, in the Lane,
By JOHN BIGGS.
Savannah, March 15.
tty Columbian (pttfrum*
Gentlemen,
YOUR correspondent C'vvis, I per
ceive, is refolvcd on tiring the pa
tience of your readers; he scarcely de
serves a reply, and it is with difficulty I
have brought my mind to trouble your
Pjreft with the least notice of his lall pi
tiful performance. Every citizen of
common perception, mutt plainly dis
cern that thccaufe he is engaged in, ha#
iittie to lupport it, when so much paper
has been wafted on quibble, noise, and
nonsense. Will he never have done with
inlulting the state, and every citizen be
longing to it, his plundering party ex
cepted ? Can this native citizen, who
does not boast of his merit becau/e he
never frjjpjftdany, beat much affection
to his native republic, when he wiffie*
to wound her character through the
fules of an exotic ? Is Cataline to be
founded in the ears of the people for
sense, and Robdpicre for argument—
the Roman Gracchus to be stigmatized,
and Benedict Arnold brought"forward*
asLproois of the juttice ot the Yazoo
aufc ?—Civis charges Gracchus with
being an exotic, and declares himfeil a
native citizen. Let it be remembered
that Cataline, Robefpiere,and Arnold,
were all native citizens of the republic’s
they so villainoufty betrayed, and the
limdarity, to indulge for a moment tlris
ftgn p-.jipainter C ivis, between him and
these celebrated traitors, is of course
m ire strongly imprelTed. Did not Arn
old attempt to fell his country lor Bri
tifti gold, and has not Civis done the
fame ? Was nor Cataline infatiabie af
ter wealth, and did not that infatiabie
avarice make him seek the ruin of the
republic ? And was it not molt th'njhng
avarice, never latiated, that made Civis,
and his party corrupt the members of the
legillature of 1794, pollute the very
fountains of government, and attempt
the dilmemberment of the empire ? Did
not Cataline and his party invent thd
moll abominable falfehoods” to tear down
the reputations of, and lay deep plans of
allaffination to deft roy, those who oppo
led their diabolical designs ; and have
not Civis and his party’ taken the fame
mcafures ? Had not Cataline the bare
faced impudence, even after his plan was
detected, to appear in the senate of his
country, to lupport andjulury Tljs trea
sons, and has not Civis at this day the
coiilusnmate effrontery to appear in a
public paper before hh love reign, the
majesty ot the people, to aftert his right
to rob them with impunity ? Did not
Rotafpicre behave with the utmost in
gratitude to those who railed him, and
nas not Civis acted in the fame manner ?
Altho’ Civis may be a native citizen,
it I know him, and I am certainly not
deceived, whoever may have delivered
his dirty pieces to the press, he 13 not a
native of Georgia. May he nor be ons
oi those poor confiimpt'mc obj?&s, who
feme ten years ftnee came into this state,
and in the raoft febmiffive manner beg
ged even Gracchus’s assistance for ad
million to the bar to gain bis daily
bread and if fe—ls it decent so feon
to mount the car of deipotifm, to rule
the citizens with an iron hand, and <Je
lttoy their rights. ’1 hole darling cha
racters of Civis’s, which dwell on his
tongue by day, and haunt his disturbed
refunding flurnbers by night, bear him
too linking a resemblance, to be palmed
off as the resemblances of others they
are all his own.
Can we not indulge Civis a little
further-—has he not a Lentuius in a char
acter of his party —bred under the roof
of the man he takes for Gracchus, and
big with ingratitude and treafen ; and
has he not a Cethegus, worthy of the
whetting avarice the party possess—a
nun who grinds his neighbor fer pelf
he cannot enjoy, and whose thirsty re
vengeful gripings tor the difgracc, he
has fettered from this government,neith
er the orphan’s cries, nor the widow’s
tears, can quench.—A traitor, who
with many others, owe their return
from banishment to the humanity, and
exertions of the man you take Gracchu*
to be, and who wa3 told, at the time
thole exert ions were made, he would live
to lepent them.—And.has not Civis Ilia
Manlius too, whom he terms a third
vihrun, the baily of the fttefion, who un
dertakes to interrupt the freedom of de
liberation, and to take off senators op
poled to their iniquitous schemes.
Away then with these companions
ol thine Civis, which mutt ever turn
agawji thee , and thj party, and when
tho writeft again—learn to reason, not
quibble— to use argument, not enigmas,
laHs not fophiilry, and truth inltcad of
lies. Gracchus scorns to Ikulk from, but
he drops Civis. Had Civis made a com
mon answer to Gracchus’s arguments,
the correfpondcncc might have been
No. 14.