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tons v/reft-d foom ariftocraey. The Cuboids have adopted for arms a be ir veverfed. A report is spread that the common people of 3erre hnve planted the Tree of Liberty, and that the treaiury of their Excellencies is at their dilpofition. Paris,, February 2. “The A lie mol y of B 1 (hops at Paris have published a pastoral letter, exhorting the Catholics to contribute to the expence of the descent upon Britain. February 5. In vain, fays the Republic jin Francais , does the Government renew its zeal and activity to defeat the liberticidal projects of difaffection. It seems inexhaust ible in its resources, and, in pursuance of its culpable at tempts, an anonymous letter, if not in the following words, at leaf! to the fame effort, has been Tent to several Mem bers of the National Representation: “ Citizen lieprefentatives, the pretended division be tween Barras and the other Members of the Directory is but a feint to ruin the Leg'dative Body. They are really all agreed in their projert. The descent on Britain is no thing but a stratagem to conceal the rqal motives of the Hay of Buonaparte in France. When the Lcgiflative Body ftiall be surrounded with a fudicient body of troops they will demand with an armed force the diffblution f the two Councils and the eftablilhment of a government more firm and more agreeable to the habits of the French. The Na tional Representation will be dissolved, and the elertions will be postponed. Be on your guard, Repnefentatives of the People; the is.tQ.bury you foremoft uulsr tlie ruins of liberty. So clumsy an artifice as this will deceive nobody, and the artors of this infamous luppofition betray their hopes when they imagine that the Government can partake their views.” We have good reason for believing (fays Poultier) that the Executive Directory does not give much attention to the anonymous letter from Scrafburgh refperting R'cwbel, Angereau, and Buonaparte. We mud not however conceal that the public opinion is violently agitated. The agitators are deprived of one powerful mean which (truck upon all parts of the republic at once. The journals neVerthelefs prove, that for one mean loft there are a thousand yet re maining; and, to give force idea of one used, we (hall tranferibe a paftbge from the Ami de la Patrie: “ All men are of opinion (fays it) that it is impossible Ittf place the Pretender upon the throne ; but it is also e quaily admitted that it is impoftible to exist under a Go vernment such as tire present, which is an afiemblage of every thing monstrous. The laid plan may please every body—lt is this: 1 hat Buonaparte is to be made General issimo of the Republican armies, and Barras to take the reins of Government, after having secured the other Di rertors. As for the two Councils, their infignificance is ** already eftabl idled, and they will be well pleased to return home in fafely. Such are the pijpoluions (he adds) width we have frequently heard in the diligence from Chateau Thierv to Puis, and which we are ready to prove.” Toulon, January 24. 1 iie frigate of t'je Republic La Serieufe arrived from Constantinople a few days ago. denude arrived from Corfu vefterday; (he is un.der going quarantine. 1 his frigate brings us the precious mo ftuments collefted at Venicy: the bronze holies, the’fa mous lions of St. -Mark, and its foperb grate, precious; pic tures, &c. [he veilbls Le Guerrier an I Lc Ti uoleon, of 74. guns, have received orders to prepare for failing. L’Orient of ii3 guns, Le Iran Klin and Le Sparciate, of 74., are com pletely fitted. Le People Souverain, of 74, is on die point f gojng into the road. London, January i5. The Admiralty and the French D.rertory have agreed that the Englilh pnfoners in France dull in future be attended by English surgeons, and French prisoners by their own furgaons in this country. I February 1. A Jacobin paper of the 25th of January, I the da y aft er the Meeting at the Crown and Anchor had I aflembled td celebrate the birth-day of the Right Hon. I Charles James Fox, reported that the Duke of Norfolk had R.ecprelled himfelFnearly in the following words: u We.are ■ met, in a moment of difficulty, to celebrate the birth of a Itn m dear to the Friends of Freedom. I (hall only recall ■to your memory, that not 20 yeirs ago the illustrious ■George Wklh ngton had not more than 2000 men to rally ■round him when his country was attacked. America is ■now free. This day lull 2000 men are aflembled in this ■pUce. I leave you to make the application. I propose to ■you the health of Charles Fox.” Yesterday the fame paper ■tired, the information of a person who fit near (-‘bah man , tnac the Duke of Norfolk’s words were as ■tokow: “ That we were met to forget the present gloom ■of toe country, and celebrate with ciieerfulnefs the present aiding, u that t!ie cause l’upported by Mr. ■Y'afrnngmn had ultimately iuccieied with only 2000 fcenons to (Import him.” We will, we could cqnfcientioufly ■al.ow vrna. appears meant as fome thing like explanation, ■tovev, r c.umJy, and admit ftupxl words to have been BP° kC 1 o) in’ Grice indead of mifehievous ones; but un ■ortunatLiy tl;e paper alluded to, on the 25th uit. the day Bf tc *” L ie Meeting, and w!ien,the precise words spoken by ■“ e ,Ke , Wt lt j ircin in the recoilertion of the reporters, vas not tne only Gppofition paper which represented his Br eCII in nearly the fame terms, in substance cxartly the Waine. We do not draw an inference from his expre'fltons B""’"’, °“’- oL js; ‘ ve fay with his Grace, (the only ■►or.., we tru.twe (hall ever agree with him in laying) e evfcr 7 °ne to make the application.” ■ V ; ”\ <t thcn to infer from this miserable half re- Li 1 . a part of tne Condurtor of the Jacobin * r? \ 1 K “ Duke of Norfolk did not-ut'er the words , h , ni and other papers? Certainly not B~‘,* ; oa .C f r ' iV ’ cr ‘^ e have formally con- n * ’ V e on! y * r *fer, that though the Duks. Bl • 1 H^ K ' rned O’ having uttered them, the *’ v...;wr airaul of the consequences, or afbamed B 1 r c*portea them. 1 b v CK ."“ *" v '* lJ th the fame paper thinks it neceflary - y °f **>• pr pTcd by tile Duke of Nor k’ 1’ ** • ‘ J ~ of the People,” which H, ‘ f ‘ n a : '? a oi moTe t!l in forty yearsjlanding.” Hh-w , ’l V . 4S V 1 * 5 toa!i teprefen-xd by tb.it very paper itiUf ■r r.rC S f “ r ' ur Sovereign's health and, . 0 u r - 1 the company to drink this toad, the • ‘ W :'. r be f I jjt_Jly of the People.” In the soaft5 oaft ls * a ‘d to have been given we be- BB *“ ** 4V ;ir -- it tus been given Li a studied mia ner, the objvA of which evidently was to ridicule our So vereign. We hardly need add, we are fare it is the firft time that this indecency has been committed bv a Peer of the realm—hy a person holding high offices of trust from his Majesty himfelf. — 1 —* ~ His Majesty has fignified his pleasure that t!ie Duke of Norfolk flioukl be clilinilTed from his appointment of Lord Lieutenant of the Weft Riding of the county of York, and also from the command of the militia of that Hiding. After what we have Paid upon the conduct of his Grace, at the Meeting to celebrate the birth-day of Mr. Fox, it will be readily believed that we cordially rejoice that this step has been taken—we are convinced there is hardly a man in the country to whom it will not give equal latisfac tion. February 7. Among the fubferiptions on Saturday at the Bank were, the Bishop of Durham 3000!. the Biihop of Bath and Wells 12001 the Bift.op of Lincoln 10001. Lord Bolton 15001. .Lord Arden 400 c!. in cafli. The Duke of Marlborough has fubferibed, in defence of this country, 50001. and Marquis Townlhend 12001. per ann. during the war. The House of Manx and Cos. of Liquor Pond street, have entered their names on the Bank books for one thou sand a year, to be paid annually during the war, in addition to their portion of the aflefled taxes. The whole of the squadron under the command of Sir C. Thomson has fubferibed one month’s pay as a voluntary contribution to the (late, amounting in the whole to the sum of ir,oool. February 10. Nothing can invigorate onr military operations, and tend mere to depress our enemies, than the uniform and manly energy that influences the nubile mind at this moment—Look at our ejections, and compare them with the efforts of our gafeonuding neighbor—bee the whole power of the Tyrannic Direacry unable to force from the wretched inhabitants of their imaicnle Ini': ruined territory 80 millions of livres, little more than 3 millions of our money, when in one day London alone has fubferibed nearly one third of that sum. Bat what foccefs dare our vain foe exioefb when every pariff, meets to m untun the liberty and of thele kingdoms, not to fancTion a f reed loan*, but aid by voluntary contributions the exertion of Government ? The little villages of Streatham and Upper looting, whose fubfcriptioa.it.is.expefted on Monday will not fall (hurt of 50001. whilst it convinces the Revolutionist that all good men are ad\erle to his principles, will bv its example encourage other parishes to adopt a pLn calculated to fur nifti every inhabitant with an opportunity of fubferibing according to his means towards the (import of his country. Miuifters, it is (aid, reckon upon n,000,0001. as the produce ot the afleflinents and fubferiptions. A letter from Hamburgh by tlie hit mail contains the following incerefiir.g particulars: The Profiians are expefted very shortly to fend a garrison of iiooo men to 3remen. I ne French have lelinquifhed the idea of invading the North of Germany; but they are infilling their principles apace, and they seem to take root. Leonard Bourdon is now here, and propoies to eftublifti Republican clubs. A general inhirreihon leCius to be brooding; may Heaven quell its destructive progress! From the I,ON DON GAZETTE. Admiralty Office, February .fin. G fy °f a letter from Admiral the Karl St. Vincent , Commander in chief of bis Mayfly's flips and v iff As employed on the coafl of Portugal , to E van Nepean, E, r q. dated on board the Villc de Paris , in the Tagus , the 20th of January, 1798. Sin, I enclose letters from the Captains of L’Aigle, Alcmcne, and Mercury, Speedy and King’s Fuller Hoops, reciting the captures or French and Spaniih privateers made by the mips and (loops under their commands. The judgment displayed by Capt. Pierrepoint, joined to his forked con duit, and that oi the officers and crew of his Majesty’s (loop King’s i'ilher, in the action with the Betsey, floes credit to them and honor to his Majefly’s arms; and the activity o( all the crullers under my command is worthy of commendation.- I am, &cl ‘ st. vixcknt. My IxiKP, L’Aigle, at sea. January 5, 1798. I have the honor of informing your Lordlhip, that the Buonaparte French privateer, carrying 2 guns, fome 6 ludvels, and 40 men, was last evening chafed by the squadron under my command, and'captured after a few hours chafe by his Majesty’s (hip Lively ; (lie has been out nine days from Cadiz, without taking any thing. I have the honor, to be, &x. g„ hope. His Maj -fly's jhip Mercury, al fcd, January 15, 1798. Mv Lokd, I had the honor to acquaint you in my letter of the 6th instant of having captured lie Benjamin French (hip privateer, belonging to Bourdeaux. I have now the fatis facVion to inform your Lordship, that this morning, Cape Finifterre bearing east half north 40 leagues, we difeovered two fail to leeward, and, upon chafing them, soon found they were armed veflcls. They continued near together until the Mercury came almost within gun-shot of the fternmoft, intending, as I fuppoftd, to iiipjiort each other ; but upon being dole prefltd they (leered different courses, and I was enabled to come up with only one of them, after a chafe of eight hours, who fired a few (hot and (truck his colors. Site proves to be Les Trois Soeurs French brig privateer, belonging to Rochelle, pierced for 18 guns, but mounting 16 fix pounders, and 100 men, copper bot torned, saris remarkably’ well, and only five days out of port on her firft cruile. I have the honor, &c. * THO. ROGERS. Speedy, off Oporto, January 4, 1798. Mv Lord, I have the honor to acquaint you, that his Majesty’s (Hop Speedy, having under convoy the brigancines Sally and Active, to fee them clear of tlie coast from the Spanish row boats, captured, on the ift instant, 15 leagues weft of \ iana, La Oliva, a Spanifti fehooner privateer, mounting 4 carriage guns and 12 swivels, and manned with 40 men; flie is new and coppered, out from Vigo ten days, and has not taken any thing. I have the honor, &c. ♦ H. DOWNMAN. I King’s Fijber, Tagus, January 12, 1798. Mr Lord, j 7 I have the honor to acquaint your Lord fl ftp, that, on the morning of tlie 9th in ft int, the Burl legs bearing eefh distant 50 leagues, at daylight we difeovered a Ihip in our weather quarter, and soon alter perceived her to bear up and (land towards us; at 9 we tacked, and at half past 10 (he hoiftcd trench colors and Ix-gan firing, which we re turned as we palled on different tacks, but at too great a diftunce to do much execution; (he then wore: Finning we could hot weather her as I wilhed, we (hortened fail for her to get abreast of us, when we began to engage, and continued for an hour and a quarter: Falling little wind,* and our jib boom carried away, (he (hot ahead of us, and endeavored to make off*, crowding ail fail, and firing her ftebi chasers: H iving got out another jib boom, and the wind freshening, at 1 p. nu we were enabled to renew the aftion, which was continued for half an hour, when (lie (buck. She is called La Betsey, a Ihip privateer, fitted out at B mi deaux, copper bottomed, pierced for 20 guns, butr mounting only 16 fix pounders, and had on board 1 id men, 1 of whom was killed; tile ift and 211 Captain and 6 fellnen wounded; tlie 2d Captain, and 3 leamen since dead oi their wounds. She out 13 days, biit made no capture. ▲ • 1 lie damages fufiained by the King's Fiftier. in hull, fails, and rigging, are trifling; and I am happy to add, teat 1 man only is (lightly wounded. I beg to expreijj my entirt approbation of tlie steadiness and good conductdie officfei's'arid (hip’s company during the action, and have'the honor to, be, my Lord, Your Lofdd lip’s moft obedient and moil humble servant, , , CH. H. PIERREroiXT. Copy of another letter from Admiral the Earl of St, Vincent tb Evan Nepean, Esq . dated on board his Majesty's floip Villexle Paris , in the River Tagus, the 20 lb of January, 1798. Sir, _ I enclose a letter I have received from Capt. Williams, Commander ot his Majesty’s (lore (hip the G.orgon, whose judgment in bearing away for Li (bon upon the intelligence lie had obtained meets my full approbation; and you will acquaint the Lords ConimiftiQners of the Admiralty with his subsequent luccefs. I am, Sir, Sec. ST. VINCENT. His Maj’fly'sJhip Gorgon, Tagus, January 16, 1798. My Lord, I have the pleasure of acquainting your Lordthip, that at half past noon on Saturday the 13th, in lat. 46 deg. 9 min. long. 7 deg. 33 min. Cape’ Finifterre bearing s. 20 w. distance about 7 o leagues, I fell in witli and retook the Ann brig, of Dartmouth, bound from Newfoundland to Li (bon. She had been taken 13 days by a French priva teer; and while exchanging people, another brig, under national colors, bore down upon us, who, after a few (hot being.fired at her, (truck to his Majesty's (hip under my command; (he proves to be Le Henri, a French privateer, from Nantz, carrying 14 guns and 108 men; (he had thrown 5 of her guns overboard, had been out 5 days, and taken nothing. 1 immediately ordered my First Lieutenant Archbatd, with Mr. Tritton and-16 other fupemumerariei belonging to L’Aigle, to take ppftelfion of her, and pro ceed in company with me to Li(bon, where I have the additional tfteafure to infiorm yoOr Lordship (he is fafe ar rived, and have every reason to expect the brig will (hortly join us. I have the honor to be, 6cc‘, rich, williams. Copy of a letter from Sir Edward Pellcw, Bart. Cap tain of his M ijefly's fJApindefatigable, to Evan Ne pean, Esq. dated at sea, the iitb of January, 1798. Si n, I * ;ve the pleasure to inform you that I this and iv, in company with his Majesty’s Qji|> Cambrian, captured the French Ihip privateer L’Heureufe Nouvelle, of 22 guns and 130 men, from Brest 36" days, in which time they ljad taken nothing but a large (hip, an American, called the Provi dence, loaded with (ugar and cotton, which I am in hopes of retaking, having left the Cambrian in chafe of her. I have the honor to be, &c. EDW. PELLEW. Plymouth, January 12. A melancholy catastrophe happened here yesterday afternoon: The Cerberus, which had lately arrived here from Cork, had anchored in Caw iand Bay during the night of Wednesday last, with two privateers which (he captured in the Liih channel fome weeks since; Capt. Drew, who is a native of Saltafh, was going from C.iwiani Bay, to Hamoaze, in the Cerbenis’s boat, on the afternoon of Thursday, accompanied by Capt. J. K. Pulling, late of his Majesty’s (hip Penguin, who came passenger in the Cerberus from Cork, together with Mr. Drew, n phew of Capt. Drew, and Mdfter’s Mate of the Cerberus, the Captain’s Steward, and a boat’s crew, coniifting ot a cockfwain and eight seamen, when a heavy sea filled the boat, and only two seamen escaped with their lives out of 13 persons. A heavy gale of wind from the southward had blown all the forenoon, which had occasion ed much swell in the found; about 1 o’clock however-the gale suddenly abated, and rendered it boats to pals, which opjjortun.ity C ipt. Drew availed himfelf of to proceed to Hamoaze, and came from Cawfand Bay with intent to pass between St. Nicholas Illand and Mount Edgecombe, between which places there is a bar, but navigable at high water for vessels of 300 tons burthen, over which place the boat was passing when the accident happened. From the information given by the two seamen who were saved it ap pears that the boat had (hipped water several times before they came to the bar, owing to the tide of ebb setting strong out of the harbor, so much mdeed that Capt. Drew, alarm ed at the apparent danger, dripped off his coat for the pur pose of fwim.ning, in case of accident, immediately after which a heavy sea struck the boat, filled and upset her, and she fnftantly funk. Capt. Drew has been a Port Captain in the navy since the year 1783, was much and deservedly esteemed by his officers and fliip’s company; the latter in deed displayed the moft zealous proofs of their attachment to him during the late unhappy disturbances in the navy. Tlie bodies of all those who perished are said to have been taken up, except those of'Capts. Drew and Pulling; the coat of the formfer, with his papers, have been found.” Cork, February 10. The Dryad frigate, Lord Beau clerk Commander, arrived pi Cove yesterday evening with a French privateer, a prize. She is called Le Mars, mounts 20 heavy guns, mostly 18 pounders, and had os board 229 men.