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325 The Subferiber, INFORMS Isis Friends and Customers that he h; s for the preferit fixed, his abode at Mr ~ llfPi no e r’s house, facing the call oart of the South Common. where tie carries <>n lis ftuft nefs as form*rly. He hopes for the Continu um-- of their Favours He lias loft in’the night of the Fire, a KEY, that winds up an Eight Oiiy Clock—Abo, a large Mahogany TABLE, with eight Feet : ll* would he glad to get information of the latter, and thankful for .he return of the Key if lound, as it can he ol no ufc, but to Balthuser ShaiFfsr. Dec. C>. 79. james Wallace & Cos. HAVE removed their Goods to the red Store, on Taylor @Miu,ik’s Wharf, facing the liiuff, where they will tranfafct Bulincfsas usual. Dec. t). 7Q. Andrew W. Johnston & Cos. INK iRM their friend*, that they have taken the (lor* lately occupied by Mr. Jos. Mil ler, in Mr. Wm. Taylor’s House, under the jJltiJi —Wh re they have for (ale, a general and neat Assortment of Dry Goods, which they will fell low for calh or produce. Dec 6. 79.3 c bdw. STci. STEBBINS~ BEGS leave to acquaint their friends, and the public in general, that, they have opened their. Store at the corner of Broughten-ftreet, facing the Well Commons, at the house occu pied by Mrs. Polork. And having received an additional supply of GOODS, (unable to the prefenl season, lay the Audio, (I,tot. Robinlon, which makes their afiortrn“nte- umlop,, Savannah Dec. 6. 79. Git.NET fc? BROTHERS. Inform their friends and the public , their fore on the Bax being br ut they h ive mooed to St Ji l 1 an-St r£t r . almoji ohpofite the Mar k -Ir, cohere they have on Extcnfve Afortment oj frejit Imbort and buropean and India G O O D S, Suitable to the ft ,son, which they will fell low for CaJ/i. or country produce, by llholfi/c, or Re tail: Such as OUPERFIN “I cloths and caflirn rs, coarse O md fine I'wanfdowns, coatings, flannelsand (urges ; negro plains, feudal cottons, duffil and rose blankets, fhaloons, ratine's, moreens, tabor -ens, durants, ca'ltmancoes, ruffels, cam bazetts, catnbJets, velvets, thicksets, fatinets, princes cords, janes,dimities, Dutch, India and English lu'.eftrings and tabetics, wide vertians, Ft ntch and English (ilk (bawls, muslin do. a great variety of chintfes and callicoes, fat in ribbons, line plain and tamboured book, and jaconet mnfhns, worked cravats, heft English ftik. plated, and patent (lockings, cotton and fir.” worded do. French & Iriib linens, twilled modes, t la k Barcelona handkerchiefs, linen and cotton do. silk high top buttons, flat do. bobbins, tan'*, twill, (owing-ink, coloured thread, and iniet, iilk binding, -aloons, fur and kid gloves, romals, India bandatmoes. coat lr and fine b"d tick*n, a.id bed cords, fine sntl coarse sh >"s, cambricks, la; ‘*, and edging, and many utb :. articles, too aumerous to men tion here : Also, 3 lew calks of RUM and G 1 N T , and 3 fe>.y thoufmd weight of CHEESE Savannah, December 6. 79th lilOivlAS SMITH, ISM IS leave to inform his Friend*, in Town ) and Country, that (trice the fire, hulias opened a Store <<ll the Bay. in Major Harden’* ra •of buildings, nearly oppofitethe Merchants (3 Planters Coffee-Houfe— kn& having laved a ecu tdeialth par* off his Dry Goods from the .Devaluation, tog*.Vr with a large Ailortnent jut: srr wh. by the Trvall from England and, the Apollo from .New-York, makes his affor.- uv t nearly as general as before-, and which he will fell on hi* uftal low terms.—He trulls that the dilUnce from the renter of the Citv, wiil not prevent h s Friends coming to his (lore as usual. The Articles he has jult received, principally consists of th\ following, vie. Superfine and (rcond Broadcloths. 5 00 pieces Mnflins, generally aflbrted. u-yths and n-pbs (u per fine Counterpanes, p! in it'd ‘ringed. Superfine $-4 Ik* Cotton sheeting. A large auoruneni of P.omal, Policat, Lawn, Bordered, V'jnty, coloured and French Hand kerchiefs. 3-4 hs* 7dths, and j-yths IGd Ticking. 8-4' hs. d-4 ’s. 9 yths, 10-4'hs and 10-4 Bed Bunts, with holders and ti pillows complete, too S lk Umbrllas. Oil i afe Hat covers. An Ass irttnent of’Cherks. & English Humhums 6 cases Mens. Wont ns md Childrens Hats. Superfine whit*, fca let and red flannel. White, brownie blue Plains of the best quality. An afiorttnent of Coating*. Durants, Callimanco, Shaioons andß,uftrls of a very fup*rior cjuality, Callicoes and Chintfes. Silk, Twist, E'ert it, Buttons and Tapes. iCOlbs. a (Luted Ounce Thread. A large assortment or Oznaburgh, wliite, brown and black Thread, (hoe Thread. B and Cord*. Marnbro- and l i(h Lines, Chalk do. A general Assortment of Cordage. Oznaburgs, German Rolls and Rulha Sheeting. CamUets and camblct Cloaks. Scarlet and Bath Coating Cloaks. A large assortment of Books, a catalogue of which may be seen at his ltorc. B'*d(ides, and 44ths Carpeting. An assortment of Hosiery. N *groCaps and Stocking*. Pins and a larg* assortment of Needles. Ton of fad Irons. 1000 Iron Pots and (killets of every Dimenfron. Chaffing Dishes of different lize. A largequantity of Waggon Boxes. IK-*, Axes and other Plantation tool* too M. Saddie Tacks and Br.-ds, all size. Saddle Bofles, Webbs, A oth -r laddie furniture. An assortment of Locks and othet Hardware. A.: o( which he will fell very low tor Cash. Th *le who v. ifh to,purebafe by wholesale, Jhal! oe supplied onthever-* lowvft advance. l>ec,9. 79* Columbian Gc, GFORGE RALSTON, Being favoured with part of the Store of Mcfrs. Loving iS Seaver, under the Bluff,- HAS opened anumberof ufeful and iealonable G GODS: Where he will thankfully serve any who wish to favour him with their cullom. S vannah, 8 8o For Sale, On Term very F-afy to the Purehafcr : 3000 Acres of Land, by ori ginal lurvey,iu M'Tntofn County ; One Thou sand Acres of good Iwamp, and the remainder Provision and Timber Land ; Two Hundred Acres of the I wamp is under excellent bank, which, together with about One Hundred Acres of Provision Land, all under fence and planted this year, forms a Plantation with ma ny conveniences. Oa the Plantation is a good Dwelling-Houle, Water Machine with twelve Peftl"s, and other out Buildings, in complete Order ; and the Rice Fields, commands three very large Reservoirs.—Vessels of 150 barrels of Rice burthen, can load within a mile of it ; in a Creek, where, a Saw-mill may be advan tageoully erctled, and which (together with the Refcrvoirs) makes a Crop perledlly fecurc in any season. For further particulars, apply to George Woodruff, Elq- in Savannah, or on the Planta tion, to JOHN FI. M’INTOSH. December 9. 10-ts To be Sold, On the 23 d of January next ; All the Household Property of the Estate, and at the House of the late John Houstoun, Elquire. Conditions Calh. December 9. 80. THOMAS RHODES, Has juf opened for file at the Store lately occupied by Mr. James M'lntosh, Watt’s Buildings. NAILS, 2od; tod. Bd. 6d. 5 & 4(l. Broad Hoes, narrow do. Grubbing do. Mattocks, Failing Axes, Broad and Club do. Socket Spades. Hooks and Hinges, Frying Pans. Brick layers and Pl.iifterers Trowels, Grid Irons, Whip Saws, Mill do. Hand and Tennant do. Parlour and Kitchen Fire-dogs, Brass Walk Kittles, Short, Barr Lead, Gun Powder, Paints & Oil, Spirits Turpentine, Rice Sieves, Assortment of Carpenters Tools, do. of Coop ers ; Soap and Candles, White Plains, Blur Strouds, London and Bristol Duffil Blankets, 8-4 9-4 10-4 Rofedo, White Flannel, Seamens Great Coats and Jackets; Humhums, Hyfonand Souchong Tea, Oznaburghs, and a variety of ‘ihrr Articles in the IRON MONGERY and GROCERY LINE, which lie will dispose ol at a low ptice lei CASH. Savannah, December 6. 79. 41. SALES at AUCTION. On THURSDAY, the 15th instant, will be SOLD at. theSubfcribcrsStore, fur the bene fit of the Underwriters. One Bale WOOLLENS, Confiding of Plains and Blankets, damaged in the ihip Role, Cspt. Hill, from London A L S V, A considerable quantity of Broadcloths, co loured and white Plains. Blankets, Flannels. &c. and a variety of HARDWARE, consisting of Nails, Hoes, Axes. Hinges, Bolts, &c. J. D. DICKINSON, Auction""r. Savannah, Dec. 6. ci). w A N T E D t TO purchase or rent, a spot of ground fron ting the Bay—apply to ANDREW ANTHO NIE’S ftoreon the Bay, opposite Mr. Bolton’s time. Savannah, Dec. 6.—i*t*. £s3* The SHI P~ /NGfTSi 3L’ General Lincoln , fAoiy ROBERT LAWRANCE <M> Master, v: 1 ’ GUf ‘# Is hourly expeeled from New-York, and will proceed direst for Liv-rpool—Slie will take Cotton or other light I freight, if application is soon made ; for which 01 raffage, apply to EWING & AH CALL, W HO have juf received by the Br ic TRYALL, from Greenock, and assortment if O/NABURCS, Hats, Check Handkerchiefs, Negro Caps, Printed do. Nails, White Checks, Copperas, I Thread', Pipes, Irish Linens, Scots Coals and heft Hofirry,* London bottled porter Also, a few’ Puncheons Ncw-England RUM Which they will fell on a very moderate advance for prompt payment. Savannah, December 6. 79. gw. For New-York, The handfomrly accomrao- SCHOONER HUNTRESS, J OHN Wasson, Master : Will fail on Thursday, the Bth inst.—For Freight or Passage, apply to the Captain, at Telfair's Wharf, or Richard Dennis, Who has on hand, for Sale, Holland Gin by the Pipe, Sherry Wine, Country Rum, Sugar, pr. hhd. and bbl Molasses, Salt, Pilot and ship Bread, Superfine flour in whole and halfbbl. Prime and Cargo Beef, Cheese, Powder, Bar Lead, &c. &c. Dec. 6. 79- t PHILADELPHIA, November 21. AUTHENTIC. Translation of a note from the Minister of the French Repub ic, to the Secre tary of State of the United States. Legation o f Philadelphia. THE underligned minister plenipo tentiary of the French Republic, now fulfils to the Secretary of State of the United States,a painful but facredduty. lie claims, in the name of American honor, in the name of the faith of trea ties, the execution of that contrast which allured to the United States their exig ence, and which P rance regarded as the pledge of the inoft sacred union between two people, the freed upon earth : in a word, he announces to the Secretary of State the resolution of a government, terrible to its enemies, but generous to its allies. It would have been pleaftng to the un derfilled ininiiter plenipotentiary to have only to exprHs, on the present oc casion, the attachment which his govern ment bears to the American people, the vows which it forms for their prosperi ty, for their happiness. His heart, therefore, is grieved at the circumstan ces which itnpofe upon him a different tafle. With regret he finds himfclf com pelled to fubihtutc the tone of reproach for the language of friendfhip. With regret also his government ttas ordered him to take that tone ; but that very friendfhip has rendered it indifpcnfible. Its obligations, facrcd to men, are as sa cred to governments; and it a friend, offended by a friend, can justly com plain, the government of the United States, after the undersigned minister plenipo tentiary shall have traced the catalogue of grievances of the French Republic, will not h>e furprized to fee the Execu tive Directory, inanifefting their too just difeontents. When Europe rose up against the Re public at its birth, menaced it with all the horrors of war and of famine 5 when on every fide the French could not cal culate upon any but enemies, their thoughts turned towards America; a sweet sentiment then mingled itfelf with thole proud sentiments which the pre sence of danger and the defne of repelling it produced in their hearts. In Ameri ca they saw friends. Those who went to brave tempests and death upon the ocean, forget all dangers in order to in dulge the hope of visiting that Ameri can continent where, for the firft time, the French colors had been difpiayed in favor of liberty. Under the guarantee of the law of nations, under the protec ting fhacle of a solemn treaty, they ex petted to find, in the ports ot the Uni ted States, an asylum, as fureas at home ; they thought, if I may use theexpreffion, there to find a second country. The French government thought as they did. Oh ! hope worthy of faithful people, how haft thou been deceived ! So far trom offering ro the French thefuccours which friendfhip might have given without compromitting it ,the American govern ment, in this rdbeft, violated thelettet of treaties. The 17th article of the treaty of ami ty and tommerce of 1778, Hates, that French Vessels of war, and those ol the : United States, as well as thole which shall have been armed for war by indi viduals of the two dates, may freely conduC. where they please the prizes | they lhallhave made upon their enemies, without being, fubjeC to any admiralty or other duty ; without the laid vessels, on entering into the harbours or ports of France, or of the United States, be ing liable to be arrested or seized, or the officers of those places taking cognizance of the validity of the said prizes: which may depart and be conducted freely and in full liberty to the places expressed in their commilfions, which the captains of the said vessels shall be obliged to ihew; and that on the contrary, no shelter or refuge shall be given to those who shall have made prizes upon the French or Americans ; and that if they Ihoulcl be forced by ltrefs of weather or the danger of the lea to enter, they shall be made to depart as soon as possible. In contempt of these stipulations, the French privateers have been arrested in the United Slates as well as their prizes; the tribunals have taken cognizance of the validity or invalidity of those prizes. It were vain to feekto juftify thele pro ceedings under the pretext of the right of vindicating the compromitted neu trality of the United States. The fads about to be stated, will prove that this prete’xt has been the fourcc of (hocking pcrfecutions against the French priva teers, and that the condud ot the federal government has been but a leries of vio lations of the 17th article of the treaty of 1778. On the 4-th of August, 1793, a circu lar letter of the Secretary of the Treasury was lent to all I d°opid armaments in favour of the beliioA, if! ’ powers. These regulations immedial I ly acquired the force of l avv> acd agents of the government and the ‘r'bvZM als concurred in their execution. TheMr gave them a retrofpeftive effect aiß caufed to be seized, in the ports United States, the armed vessels a flK prizes which had come in prior to time. But even before these Mens, adopted by the President, tus<S| tabhftied any rule whatever upon tfl prohibition of armament# the tribuna® bad already, by order of tfie go vermin n B alfumcd the cognizance of prizes r - ,S| by French vessels. (No. 1.) Onel the predecessors of the ‘underligned prefl teffed against this, bcu in vain. tribunals itill continued their profecu® tions. • On the 3d of December, 1797 till President aiked of congress a firming the measure contained in the*t3 ter trom the Secretary of the Treasury! above mentioned. (No. 2.) This la\| was palled the sth of J une, 1794. \Vha| was its relult l In confequenoe of thi® law, the greater part of the French privaß teers have been arrested, as well as thel| prizes, not ujion forma! depositions no| upon eftablilhed testimony, not upon ® neceliary body of propts, but upon th® fimpie information of the confui of or.® oi the powers at war with the Frond® Republic, frequently upon that of failor® of the enemy powers, sometimes accord® ing to the orciers ot the governors, but® often upon the demand of the diftrieft® attornies, vvjho assert, upon principles a-B vowed by the government, (No. 3) that® their convidiots was fufficient to autho rize them, without complaint or regular information, to cause the privateers to be profecutcd in virtue of the law above mentioned (No. 4.) When the ministers of the'republic have aiked j office of the government for the vexations experienced by thepiiva teers, in contempt of the 17th article of the treaty, they have never been able to obtain fatisfadftion. Thus, when on the 9th Frucfidor, 3d year, (26 August, 1704) the predeceflor of the underfignedaddreffed a complaint to the government on this fubjett, the (ecrcrary of state answered, on the 3d September, 1704, by phrase indicative of delay. Thus, when the fame minister, on the 27th Vendemiaire, 3d year, (17ch Octo ber, 1794) reminded the secretary of (cate of the means he had propoied to him, for putti ig an end to the meafure* adopted against the French privateers; when he caufcd him to fee that this means, which confitt in requiring secu rity from those who claimed the prizes ! as illegal, would prevent the enemies oi ■ the Republic from instituting so many suits, of which they themfelvcs perceived the injustice ; he obtained no other an swer than that his propofitien relative to securities was inadrniflible. When on the 13th Floreal, 3d, year, the fame minister expressed himfelf in these terms, in a letter to the feeretary : of state : “ You have alledg.ed, fir, that the executive of the United States can not interfere in the affairs of which the tribunals have taken cognizance. In admitting this objection for all the busi ness now’ in suit, 1 do not the lcfs think that your government could, by general measures, bring back the jurisdiction of tl.c American tribunals, concerning prizes made by our vessels, within the limits preferibed by our treaties, which make part of the fuprrme law oi* the land; It might make known that the facility with which your courts oi admiralty ad mit, without dillindtion, all the chicane ry which our enemies create against us, in the present war, is evidently contrary to the spirit of the treaty.” The go vernment paid no attention to these re flections, and the anfwcr of the secretary of slate merely notices the particular fa ft which had occafioacd the note of Citizen Fauchet. What was the undersigned minister plenipotentiary able to obtain in the af fair of the Calliusand of the Vengeance * Nothing. The government of the United State* mud have seen, however, by the claim* which the ministers of the Republic ad dressed to it, and by the great number of fads, of which it has had a knowl edge, how much the execution of the measures of the President, and of the law of the qth June, 1794, was contra ry to the 17th article of the treaty ; how much the agency of the tribunals, who ought not have any cognizance of the validity or invalidity of prizes, ten ded to annul that article, and to deprive the Republic of the advantage which it allures to her. In fait, was it net No. 80.