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Charleston, Nov. s. The ship Caledonia, captain Jlenderfon, which arrived lab evening, is from Amberdam. She was carried into the Downs by an Englifii cruiser, and de tained thirty days. She left the Downs on the 23d of Septem ber, and brings London .papers to the t 8 1h. At that period, a continental war was looked up on as inevitable; large bodies of Ruffian troops were marching to the southward ; the threaten ed iovalion of England was gi ven up, and the troops had marched to the frontiers of France. Nothing important had taken place between the fleets. It was reported, that the Ame rican miniber in Spain had asked for his passports to leave that country, as there was no prof peel of fettling the difpures be tween the tvVo nations amicably* We copy the following ac count of rhe capture of the ship Ffiber, capr. Irving, from the T mes of hill evening We mentioned ye Herd av, the critical filtration in which the British snips Eflher and Minor ca were left on Sunday evening, \v. h the French privateer in company; and iiic probability that one or both of the blips would be taken. We regret, that our fears have been real;fed by the capture of the Eflher, accompanied with such a horrid and bloody maffaCre, that our feelings revolt at the bare reci tal of the dreadful tale : the cir cumstances, as far as we have been able to colled them, are these : On Monday morning, about fever, o’clock, the* privateer bore down on the Eflher, but was kept off by the gallantry and well direded fire of the brave captain Irving and his crew, for nearly an hour—rhe wind how ever becoming so light, that the fliip would not answer her helm, the privateer, taking the advantage, with her sweeps, got along fide and grappled. In this situation the contell: was continued three quarters of an hour, when the Frenchmen fuc cceded in getting on board the fhip*—here they were kept at bay for nearly twenty minutes by the blip's crew; but capt. Irving, being severely wounded in the thigh, and having five of his men killed, ordered the co lours to be brut k, and retired to his cabin.—Mr. Lowdon, the 3d mutt*, after having hauled down the colours, was coming forward, when he was Ihot, and thrown overboard. Four of the privateerfmen then followed captain Irving into the cabin, where he was ihot, and moil cruelly mangled, and his body vm.s thrown over the fide before i‘e was t'xcinft. Mr. Edwards, the 2d mate, a fine young man, while in the a*il of iupporting his dying captain in hi's arms, was ilahbed in several places v*‘ h a finall sword, and other wjfe 10 1 evert ly cut in his head, that no hopes are entertained of his recovery. By this time the reinue of the crew were driven below—;vhe a the Frenchmen having complete peiE Hi in of the flip, the inhuman monber, Hofs, ordered the prill me rs to w.QJjht or. t.ec.c, anu ,yj~ ■.\j death. This LUtg rnrirfti* red r. pair ft by feme rs the nri vareerfmen, he ordered them to fire upon them, wi en several muskets were difeharged into the hatchway, which killed the car penter, and mortally wounded two seamen, who have since died. The privateer is called the Creole, mounts fix guns of dif ferent ca’ibre ; is commanded by one Pierre Eurgman ; and had on board tc the commence ment of the aftion, 111 men They state their loss to be fix killed—seven severely wounded and a number miffing, suppos ed ro have been knocked over board and drowned. The wounded Englishmen were yesterday put on board one of our pilot boars, Two of ihe seamen died before she reached the town. Mr. Alftv , the firft mate, died on board at the wharf; cne poor fellow died while they vveje conveying him to the hospital. Two seamen at the hospital; and thirteen thers, are so dreadfully cut up that it is supposed only two o! the number can pc fti bly reco ver. The capita;n of the privateer was wounded in the fleiby part of the arm by a mpfket ball, and Ross (lightly in the wrist. They w* re both knocked over board, but succeeded in regain ing the privateer. We are furry to state that three of the seamen (a Venetian and two Poitugucfe) belonging to the Esther, have entered on board the privateer, notwith standing they had Hood to their quarters and behaved well dur ing the adlion. The privateer has gone off with the Esther. She was a fine fiiip, and had on board a valu able cargo of Sugars, &c.; but being in a leaky condition, doubts are entertained of her reaching port. She made 16 inches of water per hour. Recapitulation of the Killed and JFounded on board the Ejlher. Killed, 1 captain, 1 jd mate, 1 carpenter, and two seamen. Since dead, 1 chief mate, and 4 seamen 13 sea men now ar the hospital.—-On board the privateer, 4 seamen and 1 boy. E. ft aped and un hurt, 4 seamen 1 surgeon. Total 33. From a London Paper. The Emperor Alexander. The liberality and gratitude of the people of England, muff natuially prompt them to hear with plealure, of anv trait of charadter which tends to exalt the general eflimation of a Prince, who has long manifeft ed a particular friendlhip for this country, and who now so warmly interests himfclf in favor or the oppreiTed flares of Eu rope. In the emperor of Rufiia Bonaparte will have to contend with a love reign, who not on] v materially differs from all ids preJeccflbrs ii ‘hit country, but who cannot lluTer by cotnp.i 1- son with any sovereign to be found in Europe, not more dif tmguiftied for public mtynaVi miiy, than for pei/ate bc.wvo ence. E om a who b s rcrefrtf) anivrd -n tins country from RufiOa, and who is well acquainted with the cha rafter of Alexander ar.d his fub jedls, we learn that the devoti on of the people to that Prince, amounts to a decree of almost unparrallrlled enthusiasm. A morg those who have heretofore been accustomed only to con template their sovereign with a mixed feeding of wonder and dread, and to approach his pre sence with a trembling awe, there now prevails through the conduit of Alexander a confi dence in his justice, a reverence for Ins morals, and an aftcftion for his perlon. In their fove rffgn the people of Russia re cognize their friend ; and the feeling ‘dr every Ruffian heart, may be laid, without exaggera iioi, ‘o be gratitude towards est Prince, as th. firft: ftnti ment to be -heard throughout P• E is the praise of his cha racter. i his univerfill and ardent po pularity has not been obtained by any arts of the demagogue, •r by that “ Rudy to please,” vvhtch is deferibed by French politeness, but is the natural.ef t ‘ ct of that course of beneficence winch springs directly from the This excellent Prince is e i elv fee from that fupercl lic'ufnefs wh ch many men much inferior to orinces in rank, seem to think eflfential to dignity.— The humbled fubjeft may ad dress him without embarr a fT men t and will be heard with the rn uft patient attention. To ob tain an audi nee of him it is not necessary to crouch to the arro gance of courtiers, or to pur chase the interceftion of syco phants. He is-perfectly acces sible to every class of his Tub* jests. When in Petcdhr.rg, he is to be met in various directions q-nte alone. He feels no desire to be surrounded by guards, be esufe conscious of in dicing’ no injury, he has no re a ion to ap prehend the effects of re fen t ment and to guards, or to any other appendage of this rank, for the mere purpose of parade, he Teems perfectly indifferent. The ufua! walk of Alexander is on the banks of the Neva, upon the least frequented parts of which he is often seen, gene rally in a very contemplative, and sometimes in a melancholy mood. In one of his walks lately, a boatman happened to fill in the river, he was taken out through the exertions of'his companion in the boat, and car ried aftiore. Alexander hafter.- ed to the spot where she drown ed man was landed, and aflifted his companion in dripping him, rubbing him, and ufing^the cuf tomarv means to procure a re iufitation. The poor man was recovered, and Alexander gave him a sum of money. Upon his companion his m.-ijdly fet tled a pension’s - life, as a re ward for his active benevolence. Several anecdotes of a ft ni- Ur nature have been ft * ed to us by the gentleman we have re ferred to, about none of which, ve can difeover a ffngle crcum ftwee that would juitify the ft giv.cff lufpicion of an ofiteuu ous m oll ve, or tha: wouid even warrant a.i’opiniun that T-;/ cLr ha I he ft*. t,• Id. k hh bint ft. -etc ‘.yes ever likely to become known to the world. Os such an sliy England has re.ifon so be proud, and such an enemy France has equal reafim to drratt.” I ; or in any weir in which Alexander * : likely to en gage, he rrinlb carry wirk the good vviihes and confidence of the intelligent and rhe £> >od of ail nations cogpcher with the unanimous ar.d active fup port of one of the rn fft numerous and martial populations chat, it has. ever fallen to the lot of man to reign over. Jhe coincidence of such a prince as Alexander, in the views of E gland, is one nr thv highest and in-ft honorable tellimonies that can be add iced in its favor, and cne of the heft omens that can offer of its ulti mate fucctfis. Dialogue between Franklin and Wa(hh?tcn. 0 . Frank da. —-YV hat makes veu, my friend, lh melancholy ? IVafiingtcn. —T U events now pafil: g in that f.ene in v/fiich we lately b re a part. When I be hold the instrument given 1 > virtue for its defence drawn m the can's of vice, and'fee the blood of the innocent Row! g in so copious a ft ream, my mind is filled with gloomy thoughts nd I am almost tempted to que{li on the wifuoai of that Provi dence that prefties over the affairs of men, Franklin .—lt is a c-’o mir/ piblure, and I am not ftmprifed af its effsffs on your feelings. True herrilm and benevolence are ever pac'fie; and whether these sentiments animate the phiiofophcr in his clo let, or the general .it the head of his army, their power is equally irrefuta ble, and tlielr efflTls she fame. But civil c} rar.r.y and religious bigotry are the dcadlieft scour ges of tlie human race. Kings are always tyrants, and fiiperili tion then in variable supports. A mull ft however, the rage es the pafiions do you not contem plate with fatUfaciion yonder fpo: in which animation reigns with-’ out warfare, and wliere the hap pinehs of no man is built upca th e m 1 fiery of a 0 >O l he r. F/ajhingten. —Ye;', my heart derives its life blood from, con tcmplactng thefeene. That was once our country. It isjlill my countyv. My eye dwells on it by day, and I dream of it at night. You know that while living its glory was our idle ; and now I call heaven to wit> ntfs hiippinefs in the moil .pre cious ingredient of my enjoy ment. Franklin, it is ro you, snore than to any oilier, that America ewes the arqmfi.ion, anu ft if! more the prclervation of her glory ! Franklin. —Say not ft). Your ftvorw cut the gordian knot of (Every. Your twordauhieved. I 1 Cj:jit.'gion. —” -W Lai you plan ned. Frank:'n. —Generous foul !- Lot vi- .ware tlie merit, not to the txc ! u;ji>u of many Others of our Oviintiymen, but with then.. It is true that lonj before ihe serao: imr independence I* dm';, deeply rhok, that Hie ac *iu muil ‘src> ru ; 3n .oak. I ftiw chu drd • ..is ul’v ; 1 perceived ffiiTfi ft. £v 4 ibvVil, c/. *4 l E