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THURSDAY, Mat 3c, THE GEORGIA SAVANNAH: Printed *. ST. JAMES’s February 9. Xing has been pJeaf k# ed to grant to the S ‘T S Right Hon. George n-g Germain, t (comm6nly called Lord George Germain, and to the heirs rtnle of his body lawfully begot ten, the dignities of Baron and Vifeount of the kingdom of Great Britain, by the names,, Biles, and titles, of Bardn Bolebrooke in the county of Suffer, and Viscount S.ickville of Drayton in th,cotioty of Northampton. Fib. 11. His Majrfty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Welbore Ellis to be one of his Majes ty’s principal Sec recaries of -State, he: com-’ mind, sworn one of his M ijefty’s prin cipal Secretaries of State accordingly. Wbitebdlly February 23. The King has been pleased to Lieut. Gen. Sir Guy Carle ton, Knight.of the Bath, to be General and Commander in chief of his Majefty*# forces within the Colonies in North America lying upon the Atlintick Ocean, in the room of Sir Henry Clinton, Knight of the Bath. ‘ r omw, tvisTcn-z, -;na. ExtraF of l f f e } ti Commodore John ft one ta Af* dated onboard 35 the Dh'*> **'Spltkead, February 28* 178?- m ‘have the honour to acquaint you 0 f ny arrival at Spithrad in his Majef -1 s frigate Diana, after a passage of eight days from Lisbon. * “We have brought Lirut. Reid, of the Romney, who commanded the Danbaarkeyt prize, taken in Saldanha Bay, together with Mr. Virgin, a Swe dish officer (midlhipmuivand volunteer in the Jupiter) who was kkewife saved from the laid prize, together with John Doitman, John .Balfour, Philip Hodge, George Lufignie, Thomas Roe, AVil ium Richardibn, William Boyer, and David. Kell. They report that the Danbaarkcyt,Tftcr losing all her marts on the 28 th of January, near the Chan nel, had the pumps choaked on the 29th i that (be gradually filled with water to the upper deck, and was on the point of finking on the 30th, at dark, when they left her, in a fmal) boat, during a hard gale of wind ; that the crew had prepared a raft, and ta ken every precaution with coolncfs and a&ive intrepidity, but from all circum stances I can entertain little hopes that so many worthy men would survive. “ The small boat Was forced to keep right before |he wind; which then blew from N. N. E. Next morning at ten o'clock, after running about 80 miles to the fouchward, the weather become and they were fa-, ken up by ft Swedilh brig, bound to Leghorn, who was prevailed upon, by • prcmiitm given by fttbill, to run off the bar of Lisbon, and to fend them ‘’ • . into the Tagus by a filhing boat, where we all endeavoured to communicate such comfort* a* so great misfortunes, and such manly perfevertace, hare a right to command.** London , February’ 9. On the 6th inst. failed from Portsmouth for the East Indies, the following Slips, vt2. the Gibraltar, of 80 guns, Commodore Bickerton, Capt- Hickes* Cumber land, 74,'Capt. Allen-, Defence, 74, NewnhamSceptre, 64, Gravest A frica, 64, M‘Dowell Indexible, 64, Chrtwynd*, and Juno, 32, Montague. Feb. 14 On the 26th uft. a French man of war of 44 guns and 500 men, in a Violent gale of wind, foundered off St. Vallery,cry,pecin:pedfhdk “ThTabovcrfrigate was coramanded by the Captain of the Due d*Artois,, lately taken by Capt. Macbridc of<he Bien faifant. 1 , Feb. 27. “The following!! the Peti tion prefer)ted on Monday lalt by the Sheriff* of the City of Loadon to the Houle of Commons. ‘To the Honourable the Common of Great Britain in Parliament ajjembled. , The humble Petition o ffl'r Lord May or, aQcf/yotnmons, of tile* c:trjT tJbrfendcnt; flf*Comifiou , Council assembled, Sbewctb, _ ... “ THAT your petitioners, in the present ft-teof publick affairs, moved by every sentiment that can impress the human mind with regard to the com mon welfare of this kingdom and its dependencies, are impelled to implore this Honourable House to interpose in such manner as to their wisdom /hall seem moft effcfiual for preventing the continuance of the unfortunate war with America.*’ The Arethufa frigate, Capt. Richard Pearson, is arrived in Yarmouth Roads from a cruize, and has brought in with her three privateers, one of which mounts 26 guns. A correipondcnt assures us, that yesterday advice was received from Madrid, by the way of Holland, that there had been an infurrcAion in that city, which got to such a head that the King and all the royal family were ob liged to retire in the night fome miles into the country ; but four of the ring leaders being taken and put to death put an end to the riots and disorders, and the royal family arc returned to the palace again, but the French Am. TafTador is obliged to have a guard , of protect him from the infufci of the populace. T- Mitrcb 2. Yesterday the Member* of the House of Common*, attended by their Speaker, watted on his Majesty at St. James’s, to present their Ad dress, “*Maft humbly representing to his Majesty, that the farther prosecution of offenfive war on the continent of North America, for the purpofc of re ducing the revolted colonics to obedi* ** -1 / 17I*. (N. 176. J ROYAL GAZETTE. by J AMESJOHNSTON. ence by force, will be the mean* of weakening the efforts of this country again ft their European enemies 1 that it must tend, under the present cir cumstances, dangerously to increase the mutual enmity so fatal to the intereft* both of Great Britain and America, and, by preventing an happy reconci liation with that country, frulbace the earnest desire moft graciously expressed ’ by his Majesty to restore the bfeffinga of publick tranquillity.” The following is his Majefty'* moft fracious Aniwer to the Address of the louse of Common* delivered the ift instant. ** Gentlemen of the House of Commons % - There are to my heirt than the case, ‘happihefs,- and prosperity of my people. “ You may be allured that, in pur suance of your advice, I (hall take such meafurc* as (hall appear to toe to be moft conducive to the restoration of. harmony between Great Britain the revolted colonies, ioeflentialtothe prosperity of both j and that ray efforts Hull be direded in the moft effectual manner against our Eti<; mo enemies, till such a peace can brUkained at (hall consist with the mcere&]Snd per* manent welfare of my kingoojfc” Besides the add refs of the Vf&c of Commons the following were fenced to his Majesty on the fametub- The Address, Remonstrance, Petition of the County of Middlefei prelented by John Wilkes and Geo%J Byng, Etbrs. Ditto of Surry, by Admiral Kcppcl and Sir Joseph Mawbey, Bart, Ditto of London, by the Right Horn the Lord Mayor. Ditto of Westminster, by the Haft), Charles James Fox. Ditto of Southwark, by N. Polhilf, Esq. and Sir Richard Hotham, Bart, - Gen. Burgoyne, Mr. Fox, Mr. She ridan, Mr. Wilkes, and almost every conspicuous character jn.Oppofition, attended the Speaker yesterday at St- James's. There were upwards of 200 carriages in the train which attended the Speaker. An arftazing concourse of people aL femWcd yesterday in Parliament-street, Pall Mall, icc. to fee the House of Commons go up to St. James** with their address to the Throne. The number of carriages wfckh attended the Speaker was by far greater than on any former address for many year* past. March 5. A private\|ctter from Paris fays,’ that etprefies have for a fortnight past been almost: daily arriv ing for Dr. Franklin from England, which makes the Ministry there lufpeft that fomethingof imporunce is carry ing on which, may prove detrimental to the interest of Frances however they had just received advice from their cor respondents in London of fome endea*