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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.