eenqueftt ; and there also, you will si .J, j the Irish nation, so many yeari oppirSed, I and which bears with so much-uneasiness the ( chains of a court that nourishes itfelf with j the toils of Trilhmen, drenches itfelf in I their blood, and feoffs at their d-.fpatr. 1 Go, under these auspices, brave republi- | " cans : second the rational and anaHimous j defirt ; conduced by the hero who placed y«u fs often on tne road to viftory, you ' will have also for you the acclamations of all the just and virtuous fouls that exist j'n the world ; go, re-rftablifh the liberty of the 1 fens ; reftriS in fine, within just limits, the j disorderly ambition of that government, perturbator of its own country, as well as of the universe ; —feeure the repose of the Trench republic, and that of Europe ; thtre is the grand taflc which remains far you to •ccomplifh. And fiace at this moment the Britith government, •foeering -coldly and with a ferocious smile at the disasters of the continent, applauds its opulence, force it to pay, conformidable tojuftice, its quota of the expences of this war, which that cabinet alone wishes to eternjze, and which it well knows it may terminate as soon as it cbufes to speak, to the French republic, a language that one may lillen to, and that one can believe fincer#. Citizens, you will recognize your own sentiments in the exposition of those of the executive diretftory. The f.'.me spirit ani- j mates your faithful reprefentajives In vain the cabinet of London exhausts its efforts to i sow among them mistrust and discord, or to persuade that it has facceeded in it. The j 3th Frudtidor has destroyed English influ ence, and since that memorable day, the 1 members of the council and those of the 1 directory present the fpeftacle of the moll affecting union. Hah ! all patriots have but one interest —There is in the republic but one opinion and oae desire. War to the cabjnet of St. James's it its the cry of France. What glo ry it protpifed to the army of England 1 Ttfoffices to indicate it to fueh herwes , Al> ! to endsme our warriors with an invin- ■ sible rnthufiafn\it is only to put them in j mind of what they h»ve already 'done. The , •walls of the flrongefl palaces have fallen be- , fore them ; the firfl captains of the powers of Eurppe have not been able to refill them. , They have made prisoners, Bendsr, at ' Luxemburg and Wur-mser, at Mantua. , By them the three coloured standard waves : on the borders of the Rhine and on the < JE-gcan sea. After so many victories What t speeches or what words could add any thing [ to the ardor of French soldiers ? It is e nough for them to hear the voice of their ( country, and to bear in mfnd their own • exploits. (Signed) REVILLIERE LEPAUX, Pres'Jt. t Legarde, See. General. ■ PA RIS, December 29. r ehants and bankers of this cTtyWFPI nj to a conference with the minister of finance j, at which the Italian Hero attended.—The e question propounded, was " the best man- x ner of supplying in a prompt, txpeditious ( manner, those means which the wish of the government and the general with of the peo- c pie call for, by a descent an England." The minister asked for a further loan, whieh he t was certain would not be denied, as the de- ! mand was only for one half of what they e s,migh'. fubferibe, to be advanced immediate- _ ly; the mode in which this loan was to be a effefted was the only difficulty, and it wis j. for this purpofc that the meeting was call ad, as this loan is quite d'fferent from all o- t thers heretofore made, he dtfired their as t sent. He did not wish to fill them with i- j. deas of enormous interest, nor, at the fame r time wi(h to intimidate them to fubfei-ibe; : he informed them of the only recompense r they would receive inflead ofintereft—That c of revenging the wrongs cf our Gountry, t and punishing the mo 9 perfidious g©vern- j t ment in the world; to annihilate it; and by ; j that means give liberty to millions The ( loan, at any rate, should be guaranteed, , by government, in cafe of misfortune. It will have the security in the bravery of our t armies, who feeroed to have chained victory 1 to their fide.—They will fiud in the contfi- 1 buttons which (hall be laid on that perfidious j coun ry, a fufficient profit for their loans.— The merchants atid bankers of Paris, wiH not be behind hand, certainly, in efforts with the reft of the country to accomplish this much wished for expedition. He fin ifhed by faying that he was certain of meet ing with that success, in hopes of which he had called the meeting. I , Buonaparte joined his observations to those of the minister, and it was, as if by eleflricity, immediately resolved that a de putation should beg an audience with the Directory, and inform them that they*.vcre in transports of joy at the proportion The proposed audience was given yester day with all the solemnity which a mcafur* of this kind demanded. Fifteen merchants and bankers were in troduced to the Diredtory, palling through two rows of grenadiers, who paid them military honours, and the mafic played those patriotic airs which always accompany vic tory — In the hall were the five diredlors, in full dress, accompanied by all the ministers and several general officers. Any endea vours to serve the country certainly de serve applanfe, and these. deputies certain ly met with their (hare, 111 the acclamations of the public as thty passed the streets. The minister of finance open.-d the business of the audience. The deputation, by the voice of citizen Fulcheron, said, that to forward the views of the Directory and of France, the merchants of Paris were dispo sed to give an example of their perfeft con fidence in them, by advancing such funs as they might want, without the hopes of gain, and offering government the use of their purses and credit, aud at the fame time promising to inform their correspond ents in fore'gn parts of this their proceed ing, and engaging them to the fame pur pcfe: that although they do sot undertake Ito atifwer for their fellow-bankers Jtc. in France, they offer for themselves, and are : , certain that the fatiefadtion of 1 j conquering England will draw forth their 1 patriotic exertions- The piefident aufweredthemin a suitable ■ | manner, and exprefTed the thanks of the Di ; j reitory—'After which the deputation was j introduced into ati inner apartment, where 1 1 they had a private converfatiori with the di rectory the result of which we do not know ■ but we are affurcd the two parties were e : ' qually fatisfied, and that there is hopes the : , generous demeanor of the merchants and , bankers of Paris will operate as an txample 1 to all true Frenchmeu, and lovers/jf their country. : Tremble, in your turn, perfidious govern -1 ment, who, with your floating tallies be : lieve yourselves invulnerable. Tremble at I the vengeance of Frenchman! Infpiteofl : theex'oauftcd (late of our ref«urGes,we have still enough left of both (leel and gold, to i conquer you, and punish yobr arrogance. The result of the f«ci*t audience we do 1 not know officially, but we are allured from unquellionableauthority. thata firfl advance of 40 millions was agreed on, and further sums, if neceflary, at a momen.'s warning- Their example will be followed by all the commercial houses in France, andwehaveno ' doubt, but we shall soon fee that sacred ob j ligation fulfilled, which every Frenchman has given to his country, the deJ}rußion of the Englilh Government. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 17. •The presidency of our academ yof fci'en ces v vacant by the death of Bernftorff, ha» been given to the count dc Schimmelmann. wwHumr w—*c—mp'iNiwwHMWi congress. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MOMDAY—MARCH 12. Mr. D. Foster, from the cpmmittee of claims, made an unfavourable report on the ' petition ®f William Smith, Efq, |of Balti more, who prayed for compensation on ac count of loan-office tickets loft or destroy ed—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Cochran presented two petitions, ' one from the weftcrti part of the ftatc of New York, praying for an alteration in the ; post-roads ; the other for Georga Nestle, 1 an old soldier, praying to be placed on tha on the pension lift. The former was referred to the committee on port-offices and post-road the latter to the committee of claims. Mr. Baldwin, from the committee to whom was referred the bill from the Senate providing for the amicable settlement of the limits of Georgia, reported the bill without amendment. It was committed to a commit tee of the whole for to-morrow. Mr. Clopton, from thecommittee of en rolment reported the bill for the relief of the Stf^yji.?i n .4.P r pl'ane of certain deceased offi houfe, and placing certain EuoysT^ enrolled. Mr.C. also presented the petitienof James Creifs, prayingfor compensation for fervicer in the war.—Referred to the committee of claims. Mr. Champlin presented a petition from ! the inhabitants of Warren, in Rhode-Island ! praying that the Warren river may be flak ed out at the expence of the United States. Referred to the committee of commerce • and manufafturts, with pouter to report by bill or other wife. The Speaker laid before the house a let ter from the Governor of this ftatc, ascer taining the eleftwn of Mr. Heilter in the place of Mr. Ege, who resigned, which was referred »o the committee of elections. On motion D. Foller, the hotife resolved itfelf into a committee of the whole i on the report of the committee of claims, to to whom was referred the memorial and pe tition of Joseph Ball, and others, holders of ; bills of credit, emitted in pursuance of a re solution Congress of the x Bth of March, 1780. The report was read as follows : That a ftaiement of the cafe of the holders of bills of this delcription Is eontainrd in a re port of the accounting officers of the Treasury made 01) the 24th day of December 1795, in pmfuance of an entitled " An adt relative 4 ' to claims again It the United States not barred " by any a& of limitation and which have not " bees already adjusted," in the words follow ing, to wit: " Class 8. The claims of this class are found " ed on hii.s of credit, commonly called bills of " the new emiilinns iflued on t;he funds of indi " viduil dates, purfuint to an i t'oiming any part of the debt ef the " United States" In the variou- arrangements which have been made fiace the efiahliihment of the p efent go verument, relative to the debt of the United States, no provision ha* ever been made for these bills—they appear from the face of them to be evidences of debt against ite slates individually who had ifiwed them, and could not be provided for by the United States, without raising a charge against those slates ; and it was reafona blyto be prefumtd that ihe slates concerned would make fu.h provision as the jultice ana equity of the cafe required. Ihe Secretary of the Trsafiry is bl» report ' of the ife.h of 'Jani;ar*, 1795, WeommenSrd that such of thele bills as had been exhibited at the treasury it, purpianee of the af thrm, \vith<- out mterelt, on loan at 5 per cent, payable quar ter yearly, reedeema lejtjlie plealtire of the U j nited States ind payable in^ovears —he remarks j " That the refoiutior.s of Congress an i the " endorsement upon those bills engige rhe a'>- " solute promifr of the Uni'cd States for the " payment of tlieihterefl indefinitely, and their 'eventual guarantee of the principal, in cife " any flare on whofc f.inils thebtlL* fc 'ind be " emitted ftujld by the events of \i ar be reti " di-red incapable to redeem them ; which is in ' rjfifl though not in firm ail iljfolutff gwaran " lee 0/ tie prjnci'pal ; for the United Sutes are '* hpund to pay the interefl perpetuai'y till that " is 'liicharired. " Goed faith demands that the United States " Ihould supply the omissions of the flale. which " ifTued the bids, by providing themselves, at " lea ft for the interefl upon them—bur u is not " as easy to pronounce on wnat terms they ought " to be provided for.. " On their'tare and lccording to the wire " voiced refo'utioiis of Congrefi they aio.f ordinary co'ntra#— the ftajes, individually, have assumed similar privilcgci; and n making j»r. vilion for the bills in queltiwn, in some instances, have con fidcred thera as a depreciated currency. The committee »re informed,thaf all the fbtes who iffurd bills of this dtleription, have a'rea • dy made provifnn for their redemption, either at their nominal amount, or at a eeriair, ratio of depreciation, except the state of Rhnd«-Jfland— i and they think it is fairly to be presumed, that the states have made as liberal * proviiion as the nature of the cafe demanded. The United States have once made allowanc es to the several states in settlement of their ac counts for the supplies for which those bills were ifTued ; should they make any further pr»- vision, th«y must consider the several states as indebted to them for the amount of such pro viiion. From an attentive eonfideration of all the eireumftanees of this cafe, whicl) the committee have endeavoured fully to exaihine and present to the vieiv of the house they are of opinion, that it will not be expedient for Congress. to make any provision for the payment of said bills ; they therefore recommend that the peti tioners, refptflively, have leave to withdraw their petitiens. f This report was advocated by Meflrs Coit fr """ nppr.Mff Try-*-.. 1 ~| r* .11 t | _ all, Livinglton, Otis, J. Williams and Day ton. The latter gentleman thought the report of the committee was incomplete, as it did not appear to have distinguished between the principal and the intereil of these bills. . He agreed with the comkiittee, with refpeft to the principal, but was of opinion the Unit ed States were bound to pay the interefl, and that as the states which had negle&e'd to make due proviiion, for these bills were cre ditor states with the United States, any sum which Congrefj'ftwild agree to pay, might be' justly set off againit what was du« to them. He hoped, therefore, the report would be re-committed, and a diftin£tion made betwee the principal and interefl. After some conversation on this fubjeci, in which it was stated, that there would be no end gained by a re-committal, and that if the report was not fufficiently explicit, it might be made so, the question on agreeing to the report was put and carried, there be ing 62 votes for it. The committee then rose, the house took up the report, which after being amended, by adding, after the word bills," or any interejl thereon, it was agreed to, there being 62 votes in its favor. Mr. Livingfton said, he was inftrufted by the committee of commerce and manufac tures, to all; for the appointment of a mem ber upon that committee in the place of Mr. Swanwick, whose ill state of health did not permit him to attend the house.—Agreed, and Mr. Otis was appointed. Mr. L. added, that he wilhed to a(k ah explanation of the house refpeiting an im portant fubjeft. Two atfs ot the Britilh parliament had been referred generally to the committee of commerce and manufadlures, and there had been some doubts in the com mittee as to the proper course ta be taken. Some members thought the objeA of the reference must have been far them to state fatts relative to their operation, or to report what measures may be necessary to be taken in consequence of this operation, which would ferionfly affedt the commerce and na vigation of the United States. In order to determine this point he proposed the follow ing resolution tor the adoption of the house: " Rtfolved, that the committee of com merce and manufaftures be iwllrndted to ex- 1 amine the two afts of the Britilh parliament ! referred to thefn, and report the operation thereof on the commerce and navigation of j the United States." On motion of Mr. Otis, ordered to lie on the table. Mr.. Bayard presented a petition from the Diftrift Attornies, praying for some altera tions with refpeit to their fees.—Referred j to a feletS committee. Mr. Sewall moved that the house resolve itfelf into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, in order to consider the resolutions reported on Thursday, in conse quence of the message of the Prelident; hut the usual hour of adjournment being arriv td, a motion was to adjourn, and the i house 1 %l)t ■( the House of Lords, where the Royal ai fent was given by Commission, to the Affcffcd i ax Bill, the rmy ugmentation Bill, and several private Bills. Adjourned to Thursday the Bth day of February. LONDON, January 13 All the Dutch prizes, except the Alk maar, which is appointed to he a receiving , ship at Blackltakes, are gone up to Cha tham, where they are to have a complete ) survey, fer the purpose of ascertaining what ' repairs arc wanting. The faialleft of them it Sjibgaßutvi, will be converted into ftcrt fliips for different fcrvices. ASSESSED TAXES. We URderfiand tiiat lord his mo!t munificiently fubferibed, in addition his a fir fled taxcr, ticcnty thousand pounds lo the immediate exigencies of this state. The speaker of the houfc'of common*, we learn f*om pretty good authority, Iul»- l'cribes tiuo thoufandpounds a year to the pub« lie fervic», during the continuance of war. We are informed from good authority, that an elderly lady at Kensington, has de clared her intention of giving one whol® year's income, amounting » i 6,0001. as a contribution for the defence of the country. The well known liberality and public spirit of Mrs. Lea, gire us every reason to fnp pofe that the information is well founded. Citizen Talleyrand Perigord, the aftual French minister for fortign affairs, has writ ten a letter Callard, the minister of the dire&ory, at Berlin, dire<3ing hinv to reprefeirt to the king of Prussia, that the! dominions of the duke of Brunfwick are a r.riv Coi/ctftx, and a rallying point for emi grants ; and to r«jueft his majesty would cause the duke to expel from his duchy, without diftiixfb'on of age or sex, the pro» faribed and emigrated French Refugees, whose number amounts in the whole to 4000 pe< sons. Ihe young king having complied , with the request, the duke has found himfijf obliged to order all emigra ted or prof.ribed French families to quit his dominions within a nonth's time. Among (hefe urf-rttiiiate exiles, is the archbishop of Rlieimc, uncle of cimen Talleyrand, and also tfc* mother of this mini Her.— About woo of these profcrihed perfoßß, being deilitute of all means to raise the cxpence necelTarily attending their •removal, the country people have made a eolleftioti to supply with monty. Lou is XVIII. on being informed of tlii3 erder of expulsion, dispatched a courier to Pe terfburgh, to request permifiLn, as is gen erally supposed, to withdraw to Mittua. All the latest accounts from Germany co incide in stating, that this meafore of ex pulsion is to be extended throughout that country. Buonaparte is now caricatured in the Pa risian (hops, under the appearance of Rob inson CrufcE, the Engli/h mariner on his raft. Instead of Robinson's Bible the French general has saved from the wreck, which is a vefTel with the tri-colored flag, a -volume oj threats againfl the British -Government. By this day's Mail. NEW-YORK, March 12. On Saturday evening the British Packet Halifax, Capt. J. Rowc, with the January Mail, arrived at this port. She failed from Falmouth on the 25thofJ»n. but flte has brought papers no later than Jan. 2c. The captain informs, that it has been of ficially announced at London ( but he hat «• ■ArtnteJrn* v gf ) that fh<» conqueror of Ita mdfi«n, and retired from the army, after having presented an " r.a «i. j m ax 1 ino mention is made -wherefore he has resigned. It may poflibly be the cafe, but there is room for doubtl ( Argus.) A gentleman pa.Tenger in the packet.who left London on the 16th Jan. informs, that Mr. Pinckney had wrote his friends, re quelling them to procure lodgings for him 1U London, as he intended to leave Paris shortly. We hear that eapt. Williamfon, of his Britannic majesty's (hip, Agineourt, has been broke for not coming into attior. when the signal was made in the late defeat of th« Dutch fleet by admiral Duncan. NEW-THEATRii. / TO-MORROW EVENING, March 14, w ill be prefer,ted, the Comedy of The COUNTRY GIRL. With the Comic Oprra of The PRIZE ; ° r , 2, 5, 3, 8. Subscription Hall. 1 The laH but one. Mr. Francis rufprtffully informithefu'*>feriher» that th: third Ball wi Ibe to-m rrow evening the 3th inft—Lady'- tickets,an.? non fuWcribcrs tick ets to be had by applying to Mr. Francis, No. 70 •J'jr h E ghth Street—or at the Affembly-roorr South FBurth Street. rn-irch 11. I A Great Bargain. ITTILL RE SOtD, if applied 'or imrnediste » V ly , Twenty Thousand Dollars in Bills of redit, upon interest a t fife percent, per annum, now lodged in the Treasury, end endorsed by the .Jnited States, with a promise to " pay the inte r ft annually." F.nquire at the Office of" THOMAS McF.WEN n ■ niT-fh ' 3 5t For Sale, ha &RIOT, NOW lying at Ru&j'i Wars Bijrthc 1 77 fjtis.—three- years oil, built oftße best materials and is well found—would answer weil for a coaster, as (he has excellent accommodations. 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