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rae if I &t less value on a reconciliation tSan inform me that the United States have ■vs beet) (lifpoied to terminate in an amicable manner flifcrences subsisting between the two Republics. This flaflurance, at a moment when its appearance is hostile, calculated to temper the effect of that appear ■ j e t an ad of franknefs, generosity, and real prove the truth of that disposition. Although |H a Jifpofition is by no means to be perceived in the re §flf the President to die adclreffes which have been pre iflW to him from different parts of the United States, I |R to coaiider those replies as dictated by political expe |fl c ,. lam not less inclined to augur favorably of the fIT intentions which you profels in his name, and I fluid not even have required you to give a proof of it in ffl firft instance required of you if the Direftory had not ■e up its mind in a determined manner on that fubjeft. may then be resumed even at Paris, where myfelf you cannot but have remarked the proofs lefteem shewed to you, and where an Envoy poffeffmg flh talents as yourfelf cannot fail of meeting with a favor |9|e reception. 9HI am ignorant, Sir, for what reason you think it necef- to inform me that it is necessary to strike out of this |Mgotiation all preliminary articles refpefting loans, and flplanations to be required refpeding the speech of the Have the goodness to read over the proportions Shell I transmitted to you on the i3th June, and which ,attain the whole opinions of the French Government, flu will not there find one word on thele two points. An jjHious intrigue had interfered in negotiation; tiie dig flty of Government could not differ such a proceeding to |B mingled with its actions, nor died pure condud to be ffljciated with that of bad men. §l| As to the preliminary maafures which you fugged, Sir, flovern nent has anticipated your wiflies;. information that flt reached the Diredory fatisfies them that in fad violence flis been offered to the commerce and the citizens of the flailed States in the Antilles and on the coad. Do them Hie justice to believe that it is only necessary for them to informed of thafe fads to disavow all ads contrary to flic laws of the Republic ami to its orders. They are em* ■loved in remedying them, and orders have been sent so the flbitilles to restore every thing to its former dtuation, until flie moment when an amicable arrangement between France slid the United States fhuli have relpedively reedabliflied fliem in the enjoyment of their treaties. ■ The moment, Sir, cannot be too near* I can only re flet that you refufe to haden it, convinced as I am that ■ou are fumifhed with full powers to that effed. g Accept the assurances of my bed withes for your happy fcadage, and of my liigheft condderation. Talleyrand Perigord. I The following is the decree alluded to in the letter of ■Talleyrand Perigord: The Executive Diredory, pursuant to the report of the Minister of Marine, &c. &c. And considering that the intelligence lately received /bin the French colonies and the continent of America do not permit a doubt but that the French cruisers, or cruisers calling themselves French, have infringed the laws of the Republic refpefting cruisers and captures: CoiifiJering also that foreigners and pirates have abused ■the latitude allowed m the Wed India lflands, and at Cay enne, to the armed cruisers or privateers, in order to shield, under the French flag, their exadions, and the violation of the refpeft due to the right of nations, as also to the per sons and property of allies and of neutral powers, decrees: Art. i. That for the future then; lhall not be delivered any letters of marque, within the American colonies, or any kind of permission to arm as cruisers or privateers, but by the special Agents of the Diredory, wiiich Agents {hall ant be allowed to delegate this power to any one, nor avail themselves of it but in favor of such cruisers with whole principles anJ means they are well acquainted; and they lhall be moreover bound to conform to all the laws refped ing cruisers an and captures, and more eipecially to that of the id of October (o. s.) 2. Ail letters of marque, permission, &c. &c. granted in tiie American colonies by immediate Agents of the Exe cutive Diredory, or any other Agents, civil or military, under their orders, to arm as privateers, cruisers, &c. efc. fi.ail be held us oi no lead after the 30111 day subsequent to the publication ot the preient decree in the laid colonies. 3* F.very Agent, or every ether delegated in tiie neutral po. e.uons to take cognizance of the validity of prizes taken by the French crtnLrs, and who lhall be fulpefted of having any altered, directly or indireftly, in the armed cruisers, ot anv nature wnatlbever, Hull be immediately recalled. 4. inc fpeciul Agents ol the Executive Diredory at Cayenne; 3t. Dummgo, and Guadaloupe, lhall carefully attend to cause tiie interests and the property of neutral and atu .l vdibisro be lcrapulonllv relpeded; and in no case iiuli they bargain for the cargoes hut with the mutual con ic u aii whh tiie full and entire latLffafticn of the contract ing parties. 5. The aforefaid special Agents of the Executive Di rectory, tliy Commanders of all Ihips of the Republic, the Co.i-uls, \ ice Consuls, &c. invelfed with powers to that Lull came to be curdled and punilhed, pursuant to t ie l.uvs, all those who Hull violate the terms of this decree, vmen lhall bepublifted in the Bulletin du Lois, and with ’ * t x t;tution 01 which are charged the Miniftcrs of Foreign ■Ksktioas, and of the Marine and Colonies, &c. &c. J _ Prefident* !0 * pitce of cannon carried to the Admi ?• ‘.tv US one of the Ipoiircf Malta is of the moll exquisite • v.-nunihip tnat can be conceived, and a great curiosity. *■ bsat found on board the Sen able is laid to be i” tended for the more valuable purpose of being thrown into tucuU.ijn. It is to be dvpofited in the crucible. . ; Jl!i s u ft r -f* lefterday Mr. King, tiie American Mi* , r ’ au a - u -* lcil^e alter the levee with Lord Grenville, C- f■- hauls in Cleveland row. f ‘ 1 uiis papers rtprdcnt i alleyrand Perigord’s letter ’ * * a ~ a tbrinal proof of the pacific difpolition of Il ’ 1 ‘C.i wovtrmnent to the United States. In compar * I,n b! tone ot tins letter with the arn>gant language * ‘ Hccvcing notes written by the lame Minister, as 1 1 h - proceedings cf France, with the energy -’* utu Coryjreaj to ianiuiim aud alfo what France has to apprehend from a well cemented union between England apji the United States, we can only difeover in it the fhameful retreat of a Govern ment which was insolent as long as it .thought itfelf feared, but which has funk into meanness a'tid insignificance the moment it was opposed in a manly manner, and its treach erous and inlidious policy laid open to the world. The French armies quarrel about the words Citizen and Monlienr. Some foldfers will not give up the Monsieur, others will be called Citizens. At Evretix, in Normandy, the firft regiment of dragoons, having quarrelled with the Municipality, was ordered to depart. They obeyed the summons, but wlien they set off a great number of folcUers cried'Five le Roi! God save Louis XVIII! They have not been punilhed. The armies are very much in want of recruits, but Nothing can induce the citizens returned to their homes to rejoin. The Minister of War complains of it very bitterly. Auptjl 15. The Hamburgh mail brings no fatisfa&ory accounts of the two fleets which have been so long miffing, and yet it is by the route of Trieste and Vienna that we exped to receive the firft tidings of them. The length of time that has elapled lince Minillers received certain ac counts of Admiral Nelson affords a reafenable ground for hope that he will overtake the conqueror of Italy. It proves to be a certainty that he has pursued him, and by the very fljort start which Buonaparte had of the Englilli fleet there is reason to believe that he cannot get to Alex andria in time to secure himfelf in the Turkish ports from the attack of Sir Horatio* who was oft’ Mpf lllia on die 21 ft of June, and it is known that the French only failed from Malta on the 1 gth* . ’ ‘j’ ■Augujl 16. We have the heartfelt pleasure to announce to our readers, on the firft authority, that on Friday last there was not a rebel in arms throughout the counties of Wexford and Wicklow, all having to a man (including Mr. Gerard Byrn of Ballymanus) liirrendered their arms, and performed the requisites declaratory of their return to their allegiance to their liege sovereign and- his govern ment. It has been stated in fome of the ignorant but pretending prints that Mr. Gerry had on 1 uefday been introduced to his Majesty. This is perfectly unfounded. Mr. Gerry, we believe, has not left Portimouth fmcc his arrival there, as his anxiety to reach America, very naturally to be ac counted for, leads him to take advantage of the convoy, which, if it aid not fail yesterday, only waits for a wind. Lord Cornwallis had lately a narrow escape. His Lord* ftiip was walking unattended by his guards, and was chal lenged by the sentinel, but not answering was Ihot at by him. The ball narrowly miffed his Excellency. Upon an inquiry into the business it was found that his Excellency was alone to blame, in not having attended to the fenynel’s challenge. The Emperor of Ruflia, it appears, has intimated by a proclamation, “ that in consequence of the French having seized even in neutral harbors all Ihips laden with. Ruffian goods, he has given orders that all French goods in Ruffian ports 11.ould be put under sequestration, without regard to whatever power the Ihips in which they mm be found belong, or whoever may be the owners.” Augufl 17. The Americans, we are convinced, will not be deluded by any seeming concessions which the French rulers may think proper to make in order to avert that lioftility which they have so ftudioully provoked. The whole world, we trust, will soon become convinced that there is no lately for any nation but in a-ftato of open warfare with the detestable and deftm&ive principles of the French. >■ Liverpool , August 6. On Tqurfday evening last there occurred at our theatre one of the moll awful and melan choly circumstances which we have witnessed for many years* Mr. Palmer, whilst he was performing the charac ter of the Stranger in the play of that name, suddenly fell down dead upon the stage in the full view of the audience. Medical alfiftance was immediately adininiftered, but it was of no avail, every spark of life was totally extirtguiffi ed. Mr. Palmer is generally believed to have fallen a facrifice to the poignancy of his affliction for the loss of a darling son, of whose death he received intelligence only a few days since. In the Course of the performance his frame was observed to be agitated with a tremor, and his ey es to overflow with tears. In the fourth aft of the play the Stranger relates bis woes to his friend Baron Steinfort. In this stage of the performance Mr. Palmer’s manner was a mazingiy impressive, his agitation visibly increased, and at the mention of wife and children he triggered and fell back ward a lifelefs corpse upon the stage. He has left 8 orphan children to bewail his loss. Mr. Palmer loft a wife, a son, and a brother, Within the short space of 7 months. Portfmoutb , Augnjl 7. This morning failed the Ame rican and Newfoundland fleets, under convoy of the Agio court, Admiral Waldegrave, and the Rambler and Pluto Hoops. Another fleet still remains, which will fail under convoy of the Cleopatra. Among the passengers in Ad miral Waldegrave’s convoy is Gin. Pnifaye, whoembark ed on board the Betsey, Capt. Paterson, with his suite, 40 in number. They have carried with them warious imple ments of hulbaiulry, from which it is conjectured that they are going to occupy a considerable tract of land in Ameri ca* Ply mouthy August 11. The ffiip that went up Hamoaze this evening is the French privateer l’Hcureux; (he mounts 18 guns, had on board 120 men, and was captured on the 6th inst.- by the Indefatigable, of 44 guns, Capt. Sir E. Pellew, after a chafe of 36 hours; Hie is a beautiful well equipped Ihip, fails remarkably fall. ■* When the Indefatigable firft difeovered her was going into Bayonne with a prize Die had taken, the Canada of IxMidon, from Jamaica, last from Charleston, to which place Ibe had put in difinafted, and wa* on her voyage from thence to London when taken by the French privateer. During tiie chafe the Frenchman ran the Canada afliore on the rocks near Bayonne, where it is supposed flie is loft, as the sea was making a free breach over her when the Inde fatigable left her. Capt. Sewell, late of the Canada Weft Indiaman, is ar rived in the privateer; as are also the Mate and crew of the Alliance, of and frem New York. |C7* BLANK? MORTGAGES may be had f the .Printers hereof. THE SOLDIERJP DELIGHT, OR, CROPPIES UE DOWN. WE soldiers of Erin, so proud of the typne, Will raise upon Rebels and Frenchmen our fatnd} We’ll fight to the last in the honest old cause. And guard our Religion, our Freedom, and Laws; We’ll fight for our Country, our King and his Crown, And make all the Traitors and Croppies lie down. Down, down, Croppies lie down. We’ll fight for our Country, &c. The Rebels, so bold when they’ve none to oppose, ‘fo houses and haystacks are terrible foes; They murder poor Parsons, and also their wives, But soldiers at once make them run for their lives, l And wherever we march, thro*, the country or town, In ditches or cellars the Croppies lie down. Down, down, Croppies lie down. And wherever, &c. United in blood, to their country’s disgrace, They secretly shoot whom they dare not to face} But when we can catch the fly rogues in the field, A handful oi foldfers make hundreds to yield; And the cowards col left but to raise bur renown, For as soon as we fire the Croppies lie down. Down, clown, Croppies lie down. And the cowards, &c. While they, in the war that unmanly they wage, On woman heiffelf turn their bloodthirsty rage, We’ll fly to protest the dear creatures from harms/ And Ihelter them fafely when clafp’d in our arms; On love in a soldier no maiden will frown, But bless the brave Boys who made Croppies lie down* Down, down, Croppies lie down. On love, &c. Should France e’er attempt, or by force or by, guile, Her forces to land on the Emerald Ille, We’ll fliew that they ne’er can make free soldiers {laves, And only poffels our green fields for their graves; Our country’s applauses our triumphs will crown, While low, with the French, Brother Croppies lie down.’ Down, down, Croppies lie down; Our country’s applauses, &c. When wars and when dangers again lhall be o’er, And Peace with her bleflings revisit our Ihore, When arms we relinquilh, no longer to roam, With pride will our families welcome us home, And drink, as in bumpers past troubles they drown, “ A health to the Lads who made Croppies lie down.'* “ Down, down, Croppies lie down.’* And drink, &c. ■'.’.r r ; • ...... * FOR SALK, -~t the Printing rbt Prtrxght'm JWtet) Price a quarter dollar, The CANNIBALS PROGRESS. OR, j The D.eadful Horrors of French Invafio^. As displayed by the Republican Officers and Soldiers, la their jjerfidy, rapacity, ferocioufnefs, and brutality, ex ercifed towards the innocent Inhabitants of .Germany. Translated from the German by Anthony Aufber, Elq. “ They flay the widow and the Jtiangcr , and murder the jatherlejtf * Pfal. “ They fa\ , come, let us lav wait for blood. We Jhall find all precious Jubfiance’, wc shall fil.'our lioujei with Ipoil.” Prov. F O R SALE, CHt A P. A valuable Traci of Land, LYING on the River Alatamaha, containing 45* acres, the firft quality of oak and hickory land, bounded southwesterly by the said river, northwesterly by lands of Lachlan M‘Gillivray, and on all other sides by lands vatfanrat the time of survey. For further particu lars inquire of the Printers. December 15, 1797. IWENTY DOLLARS REWARD ‘ WILL be paid to any perlon who may lodge in the gaol of Savannah, the following NEGROES: Tom, a very well made smart little fellow, has his hair tied behind, or rather on the top of his head, or near it; he is a cooper by trade. Fanny , his wife, a very likely young wench, about 5 feet 6 inches high, dresses very” neatly, and has been a house servant. They are well known about Savannah and moft of the plantations in the vicinity, where they have always lived till lately. It i* supposed they will lurk about the plantation of George Millen, Esq. or feme other in that neighborhood, front whence they will make frequent visits to the city. Test dollars will be paid for the delivery of either of them se parately. Fanny run away about two weeks ago, Tom yesterday. JAs. JONES. Ship Tard, July 1 8, 17J98. * ‘ AN OVERSEER to take charge of a Rice Plantati on, for whom generous wages will be given. None need apply unless Well recommended. Apply to JAMES SMITH. New Land , Liberty County , cytb ‘July , 1798. * “ INFERIOR COURT, Chatham County . July Term, 1798. MR. Cuyler, Attorney for Henry Rowell and Spence Cox, Administrators of the Estate of Jasper Cox; deceased, petitioned the Court for leave to fell two Trafts of Land, viz. One, containing 200 acres, in Burke county, adjoining lands of James Jones and vacant; the other in Liberty county, of 200 acres,\gdjoming lands of G. M‘- Creas, Henry Wheeler, and vacant; Bating, that such sale would be of benefit to the heirs and creditors of said estate: Ordered , That notice hereof be given in one of the Ga zettes of this state, for nine months, before an order abfo lute can be made, agreeably to law. *- Extract from the Minutes, Justus H. Schkvbe-b, C. i. c. c. C*