For Sa/e, The Schooner, a THREE SISTERS i! l>> almolt a new veflel, carries between fix and |. jc.o barrel* and failsireniartably fait, when loaded a draws about 8 or 8 I x feet water, file is in com- f pk-te order, having allthe fails that can be used to advantage, the pr ater part of them are new. In r Ihort fee may be sent 10 fca at a finall Expcrce, and t in three or f(»nr day* nr-tice Tor term, app'y to febu Hollingswor/h, & Co. * No. Penn ftrcot. fcb. 6. 5 * FOR SALE, f A VALUABLE Ctuatc in Mewtow Townlhip, Delaware coun- h ty, about 15 miles from Philadelphia, andotiehalf h from Friends Mcctin, Houfc i thtre arc on the si preruifes aDwclling-Houle, Barn and Stables and ieveral fpringi of water; also an apple orthaid and fcvcral hundred piach trees, a meadow well r watered and icu or twelve acres of good woodland For t"rms apply at No. 8, White Horse Alley ; or to the sublet .bcr oti theprtmif s. ABNER. MOORE. j id mo. 6, law3w Attention, Cavalry. ■■ Ontlemcn of the city and liberties of Phila delphia, desirous to become members of the Volunteer Tro' ps of Cavalry, commanded by Capt Robert Wflarton, are informed that there ar« fcveral vacancies in the Troop ; and that a committee confiding of Henry Mierken, Ino. j u R.Taylor, Jaint« Hamilton, Owen Foulk and tl James Simmons, will attend at VVm. Ogdeu'j al tavern, Chefnut-llreet, every monday evening, * "'dock for the purpose of receiving applica tions. JAMES SIMMONS, Sec'ry. f<b 6. - Richard Bayley Co. RESPECTFULLY inform the public that the Retail Bufincf» carried en by thvm at their Store Mo. 136, Market ttreet, will in future be Qi parried on by Mr. Wm. Ron wak, whom they beg leave to recommend to the favor of th«ir friends and the public. ' All Persons indebted to the br above firm and thole to whom they are indebted, N will pirafe to apply to John Whiteside* & Co. or the fettlctneut ol their relpcAive accounts, who arc duly empowered for that furpofe. Richard Bayley vs* Co. JVJLLIAM~BONNAR, RESPECTFULLY informslricnd* andthe an public, that the above Store will be opeved nc ' by him on Monday the 4\\ February next, with an affirrmci t of DRY GOODS, luita'yleto the season, w <ick he flatten himfelf u iilna /et the approbation of those whe honor him w»th their favor. * - ;, ' J '9- L. tor Canal Lottery, No. 11. COMMENCED drawing the jih instant (/ u '1 here are. only about 7000 tickets to draw tinr a:..l the Whi-el upward# of j%coe ilollars richer ce F than at tfce beginning.—Tic-Vet., TV* Dollurj mc ea< h, to he had at Wm. HI.ACKUURN's I.ot- *"< tery anti Brt kcra Ofitre, No. 64, South Seeond a. Su ett,— ■ Where Check Books are kept for re gistering and examination in this, the City of Walhington Lotteries, Jcc. Stc. Tickets, from the Hale of the Wheel a»id the few that are now (or I'ale, will rife in future after every I days drawing; jnd that the public in general *d ; may have an opportunity of becoming purchaf- fan vrs, the drawing is postponed till Saturday, the exa *6th infl, when it will continue until finifhed. A. jar. 19. law 4 o A'c/r—The b:i(inefs of a Broker duly attend ed to, in all its branches. I - - ed) A Farm for Sale j n ex turi WILL be fold, in pursuance of tn order of V" Orphans Court of Delaware countv, on Monday the 2(lh February next, at the jioufc t 4 nf \V. Anderfon, in the Borough of Chefler. alone o'clock. P. M. IV 1 THE PLANTATION, Si I .ate the property of Raper Hnlkins, deceased, at I Stuate in the laid Borouph, containing about Suii »io acres, of which betwten 43 and 50 acres are 6P excellent upland and marfli meadow ; about 40 4 A •cres of woodland ; the remaind«r is arable day land, of a good qti.dity—The whole has been bur jifed tor many years as a grazing farm and i»un» fhi| der an almoll new cedar fence f there are on the Lea -arm a good two (lory (tone dwelling houle and arri kitchen in good repair ; the dwelling hotife has P. 1 four rooms on a floor, with a convenient entry ; T tbciY is a good kitchen garden, tw» good apple are orchards, one containing about fix acres young nex and healthV ; a good tenant's houle, barn, 3, : ft.ibles and chair house. The banks are in day go'jd repair, and walled 111 front with (lone. traif A If.) at the fame time and place will be fold firft M acres of marsh meadow, in the neighbour- J hood of thr farm, under good bank, and in ope h'fh cultivation. Any person desirous ofview- roul in* the prcmiles, will ' be (hewn them by ap- J plying in Chelter to imp ELEANOR HOSKINS, Admin'x. ter January 18, 1799. con Who desires all those indebted to the Ute.R. dela Hnlkins. to make immediate payment, itjd ing 1 iiofe \* ho have demands ayainft his eflate, to dep preUnt them to her for settlement. feit ik3awtdf I PROCLAMATION. Itat. W Hi.Rf.AS ihe honorable John D Coxt.efq, ttle l'refideni of the Court ot Common Plen, and ccn of Ihe Courts of o\er and Terminer and General f (ioal Delivery, in the firlt Circuit, confiding of ine in t itv and county of Philadelphia, and the counties of J B :ks, Montgomery and Delaware, Wm-Robinfon, be 1 t he younger, Jonathan »4yairt Smith, and Reynold t h e Keen, esquire.%, Jtirlgev of the Court of Common Pleaj, and ]u!Hccs of the Courts of Oyer ind Terminer and Oneral Goal Delivery, in the rOU said county of Philadelphia, have ilfued their Pre eept bearing date ihe 18-h day of January, 1799, and o mc diieftcri, lor holding 3 Court of Over and wit Terminer and General (ioal Delivery, at the Stai-- -iiufe in the laid City of Philadelphia, on the iSith r dav ot Veb-uaivuext ' /f * SOtice is herebv given (o the Mayor, Recorder and the City of Pniladelphia, andto all ihc Julli'esol the Peace, the Coror'r, and Conftiblei wuhin ihe f»me City and Cojmiej of Philadelphia, •hat they be tiien at.d th**re. in their own proper per- N in-, with their Rolls, Rrcordu, Inqtiifuiorj, Exam- *" ■nai ions and oiher Rcmembianres, to do those things which to then offices in that behall anpertain to be door. *nd also all those who will profrruif ajjainft ( •he IVifonrts that arror (hall be in the Goal ot the p rL . i'nv and Comity oi P«il.ide'phia, arr 10 be then and t(t their to proferu e Ihem a.< (hail be just . ' JONA THAN PENROSE, sheriff. God save tke Commo;\-lVcaiih. f en .> n< 2 4* jaw tati Weekly Magazine. "yHli t'atron? of the WtifcLY Mac.izini, 1. hie'y iMiblifhed by Mr. faynes Walters and the public, aie relpcttfijly informed, th.it it is intended to re-commence the pnblic-ation of it in a ihort time. The prel'ent proprietor hav ing obtained the assent of Mrs. Walters, (the 1 lat« Editor's,mother) and pnfehafed from her all the numbers on hand, informs the former fubferibers to that work, that those numbers 1 pnbliflied by Mr. Walters which remain to be rielivtrnd, shall (hortly I w sent to them with the Indrx and Appendix to the second volume, which i» alio nearly ready for delivery to thole who take the work in vclmnet. The present proprietor allures the public thai the woik /hall be conduced on thefame princi ples, and Upon the Jam? terms tV*T it was by the former editor; and that is no exertion (hall be . spared to render it worthy ®! the public regard, he confidently hopes the fame liberality whit h heretofore countenanced, vt i'l still continue to support it. Subscriptions, Upon the original terms will be recei-ved by the principal 8001-fellers. Feb'uiry 1. NOTICE.' Is given to all those indebted to the firms of Jackson is" Evens, \John B. Evens, Isf Co. Evens & Bullock, IVhitton, Evens y Co. and John B. Evens. THAT ths Subfcriher is fully authorized toad, jufk and fettle the affairs of those concerns ; and that suits will be iqdifcriminately commenced on all account* that remain unpaid on >bc jcth day of March next. John B. Evens, No, 119, South Third-ftreci feb » cod6w PROPOSALS, FO R CARRYING Mails of the United States, On the fallowing roads, will be received at the General Po/l-Office, until the 13th day of February next, inclufrve. ift.'PIUJ.VI Philadelphia by Briiiol, Trenton, | X Princeton, New-Hrunfwick, Wood bridge, Raway, F.lizabethtown and Newark to New-York fix times a week. From May l to November I. Leave Philadelphia every day (Sunday ex cepted) it 1 P. M. and arrive at New-York in nineteen hours, the next day (Sunday excepted ) by 8 o'clock, A. M.—Returning ; leave ( N«w- Yorkevery day (Sunday excepted) at 1 P. M. and arrive at Philadelphia in eighteen hours the next day (Sunday excepted) by 7 A. M. From November 1 to May 1, T he mail is to be take* from Philidelphii at the fame hour and delivered a: New-York bT 9 A. M. in io hours ; and is to be taken from New-York at 1 P. M. and delivered at Pbiladel at 8 A. M. in nineteen hours. id. l ; roin Philadelphia by Cinder, Wilming ton, Newport, Chridiana, Elktan, Charlelton, Havre-de-Grace and Harford to Baltimore, fix times a week. Leave Philadelphia every day (sunday excepted ) at 9 A. M. and arrive at Bal timore in 17 houii, the next day (fur.day ex cepted) at noon Returning; leave Balti more every day (fiuiliv nuutetj at 4 M. and arrive at Philadelphia the next day by $ A. M. in 17 hour*. 3d. From Baltimore by Bladen(l»irgh, | Walhington and Georgetown, to Alexandria fix times a week. from April 1 to November I. Leave Baltimore every day (sunday except- I *d) at 4A. M. and arrive at Alexandria the t fame day* by 6P. M. Returning—Leave AI- i exandrii every day (sunday exceptod) at 4 { A. M and arrive at Baltimore the fame day by j 4 o'clock P. M. From November 1 to April 1. . Leave Baltimore every day (sunday except ed) at 4 A M. and arrive at Alexandria the next day (sunday excepted) at BA. M. Re- ' turning—Leave Alexandria every day (sunday d excepted) at ?P. M. and arrive at Baltimore 0 the next day (fusiday excepted )at P. M. , 4th. From Philadelphia by Downingtown, 1 I.ancafter, Columbia, York, Carlilk, Ship- J penfWg, Stralburgh, Bedford, Sornerfot and Greenfburgh to Pittsburgh once a week. Leave Philadelphia every Saturday at 4A. M. arrive t at Lancaster in the evening, arrive at York on si Sunday noon, at Shippeniburg on Monday, at t 6P. M. Leave Shippeniburg on Taefday at 4A. M. and arrive at Pittfburg the next Fri- F day at 10 A. M. Returning—Leave Pitts burgh every Friday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Jhipptnfburg the next Monday by 6 P. M. P Leave Shippeniburg on Tuefdayat 4 A.M. and b p'm' St P^' at^c next Thiirfdjy l»y Blt Note 1. The eontralts for the above routes are to he in operation on the firlt day of April next. The contrails for the routes No. 1, 2, ' 3, are to continue in operation until the firft day of Oilober in tlie year tJoo ; and the con trail for the route No. 4is to continue tint il the p firft day of O&oher in the year 1801. f< Note i. Fifteen minutes (hall be allowed for n opening and closing the mail at all offices on the routes where no particular time is fpecified. Note j. For every fifteen minutesdelay (the 0 impaffibUity of rivers excepted) in arriving as- E ter the times prescribed, in any coatraA, the ti contraiAor (hall forfeit one dullar; aod if the ai delay continue till the departure of any depend ing mail, whereby the mail* destined for fucti "T depending mail tofeatrip, an additional for feiture of five dollars (hall be incurred. Note 4. It any persons making proposals de- 0 Sres an alteration of the times fpecified he must n (late in his proposals the alteration desired and the difference it will make in the terms of his ~ contrail. Note 5. The usual penalties for mKcomlufl in the carriers will be stipulated in the contrafl. Note 6. The mail on the route No. 1, (hall be carried in a Sulkey during three months of 1 the winter season, having a box or theft to fe- ■* cure the mail from rain. The mails oil that c ' route during the reft of the year and the routes f ' No. 2 and 3 (hall be always carried in a light box fsfficient to defend it froia the rain, or a box within the body of the stage. h JOS. HABERSHAM, P. M. Geseral. ° Oeneral Poft-Oflice, > Philad. Jan. I, 1799.5 eo6w £ ■ J This Day is Published, * AND FOR 1A LI BY J.FFNNO, 11 g,C HKS N U T-4"* Rll T } AN ADDRESS 0 To the People of Maryland, ON the origin, progress and preftnc (late of Trend! ag K rcHior.. with a flcetch of the infamous attempts to degrade tile Government of the United State«, and some reflections on the late proceedings I ill Congrel's; written tile last of Aprii in the ,ire sent year, by a Member of the Houle of Represen tatives. 5 jnnen taw City Cornmillioners Orfice. Jmuuh-} Ath, 1799- THE fo%wirigaCT*ngeiHrr.t wasmadr i>y ihe Hoard, for the more efl'ciluai cle o t the City ; each Comtnifiioner Superintend f dillrid, —Vt . No. I. Nicholas Hiiki, from the North fide of c Vine ttr«et, to the S»uth fide of Multierry r flreet. r l. Hugh Roberts, from the South fide of 5 Mulberry-ftreei to the South fide of Chefnut f ftrcet. 1 j. Jafeph Clayp'iole, from the South fide of Chtfiiut-flreet to the North lije ot Spruce street. 4. Haac Jones, from th-* North fide of j Spruce Are«t to theKo.mh fije of CV.ar-flreet. ■ Slate.—When any ot the public Pump.* are j. out 6f order to the Southward of High-ftreet— e application wiay he inadeto Thomas IMxcy in I jth near Cedar-street, or Godfrev Oebler in 4th between Walnut an I Chefivin ftrert». And 0 f T the Northern part of the eity to Dix v and Dehaven, in Bth llreet, between Saffiftas and Viiie-llreets. , f Meeting" ot the Commiflione'■« a/.* aj ufnal, every Tuefilay evening, at 5 o'clock, a j the Old Court-Houfe. Jan. 19- ' Country Seats fur Sale. Seati at convenient dillanccs fronvPhi- X ladelphia, each somfiMliag perfeil accom modation and conveoienceS of every kind for a genteel family—For paitioulirs enquire of EDWARD BONSALL Sc Co. 1 No. 64, Doek-ftreet, _lft mo. 31- <y »aw6w • This day Pubtijhcd, I AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, f r The Us SATS under the Signature of VIRGINiENSIS, On the Alien and Sedition Laws. ( Price 25 teMi, 12m0.) (T i< perhaps futile t« eipeA to work conviction in the minds ol so invttcrate and vicious a elafs of aien, as the Democrats of America, by any argu ments however forcible, or any diipiay of truth, however irreGftible : These writings are, however, ' calculated t» produce a more important arrd ufcful effe<ft,by placing the fubje.st in it» true light be fore honed men, who are uninformed, or have been mifinformed as to the nature and objeSi cf those hills. Jan. Ij 6t John Miller, junr. MAS HtMOItO KOM HO. 8, CHtSNUT, To the Five Storj BuiUinf, in Dock, near ThirJ-ftreet, WHERE HE HAS FOR SALE, 300 Bales of Bengal Goods ; CONSISTING OS C OSS AS Uafus Mamoodies Hnmhums TafTaties Striped Dsreas • Calicoes Handkerchiefs, Isfc. iSfc silfo. a large ajfortment of Madras Handkerchiefs, of various descriptions. ' January i lawl f TO TIIE Promoters of Literature. THE managers of the Beula Seminary, impelled by notives of pure morality, having rcfalved to r'ifpofe of the following property by way of LOTTERY", in order to aIM them in ere&ing a convenient build ing for the accommodation of one hundred fludents, and the n«cf£Tary pro'effors in the different departments of feience—do offer for sale three bundled and fifty lots in BEULA, each fifty-eight feet by one hun dred and twenty-five, at twenty dollars per ticket, each ticket enti led to a lot to be determined by ballot j ten dollars to be paid on receipt of the ticket, and the remaining ten so the delivery of the deed. The bal lot to take place before impartial men, as soon as the whole number of tickets are fold. The managers, anticipating the difficul ty of obtaining cash for the whole, have re solved to receive an equivalent, for some of the lots, in feleft books ; philosophical ap- , paiatus, or in produce and materials for building, delivered on tbe spot. It may be observed, that the value of prizes'ifi 'this lottery will be more than dou ble the amount of all the tickets ; for 350 lots, would at their average estimation, pro duce at least 15,750 dollars ; whilst, accord ing to the present proposals, the futn ob tained for them will be only 7,occ dollars. Tickets may be had during this winter, of Morgan J. Rhces, president of the board of managers, no. 177. south Second-street, Philadelphia ; who will receive proposals and plans for the «refH<*n 1 of the building. It is intended to be of brick or stone ; its situation oa the summit of a 1 gradual rising eminence, commanding in ex tensive profpeft of the I urrotindiag country ; an observatory to be on ks top. Land and out lots in the vicinity of the Town may be had on moderate terms by ap plying as above. Mechanics and laborers, of go«d morals will meet with encou age meot. Jan. 19. jamm AN ACT, Limiting the time within which claims against tbe Unitrd States, for credits on the books of the Treasury, may be prelented for allowance ' BE it enabled by tbe Senate and lloufe nf Re- ' prefentatives of tbe United Stale/ of Ameri- I ca, in Ctngreft affirr.bicd, That all credits on the booksofthe I'real'ury of the Uriired Staaes, for tranfaflioni during the late war, which, acfording to the course of the Trtafury have bithtrto been discharged 1 y ilTuing certificates of regiflered debt, shall bt forever barred and precluded from fettlernent or allowance, unless claimed by the proper creditors, or their legal reprefeotatives, on or before the firft day of March, in the year > ne thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby required to catife this A£i to be published in #ne or more of the pubjic paper? of each state. ( SignedJONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of tbe Honfe of Representatives. THPODORE SEDUWIC.K, President of the Senate. Tro. Tern. Approved July 9, 1798. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. December 13. w t ift Mar. December 13. Wit.MING fOM, (N- C.) J.w. 17. On the 9th instant. arrived in lhis p.jr the fctiooner Adattjs, of Newbilfy-Purt, Ni cholas Pierce, Mailer, 111 28 day* from Cay entie, having 1 on board Citizen Rouilatenq chief administrator of the Navy, arid Citiza Paupe, as prisoners. Capi. Pierce relates that he was capture on hi-i pafTage from Ncwbury-Port to Stiri nam, by a French privateer, and carried in to Cayenne, where his vcffcl Jiid cargo wtr condemned ; that he afterwards purcbafed the vcflel, and received thafe two Frenc] C ittrens on board as paflVngere, to bi lande at Bartholomews; but apprehensive o! agai becoming a prize to a French pirate, fhyul 1 he touch at the Island, he concluded to con fult his swn fafety in the bed manner h could, and to proceed liraiglit for this con tinent. He represents the condurt of th French to the Americans cairied in Cayenn 1 as very feverc, and such as could not be ju (Ufiedeven if America was at open war will their nation ; and ftatea that (his Citizei Roullagnenq had in his official capacity been the inflrument fcf condemning his ve( fel and many others, and that the mod sri ' volous pretexts were made use oftojuflif; such proceedings. • The relation of Citizen dif fers materially from that of Capt Puft,; Me fays that after condemnation of th schooner, he himfelf purchased her for 3 a dollars, and agreed with the captain that hi should command her, and land him in >St Bartholomews, and on their arrival there have the vefiel for two thirds said purchaf money ; and that in consequence thereof, hi empowered capt. Pierce to take on board al the American prifonersin Cayenne, and pro vided the vefiel for the voyage ; that after they had got to sea, the captain took fron him the bill of sale of the veftel, one hundrec guineas in calk, great part of hi* own wear ing apparel, his gold watch, 3cc. and th( chief of the wearing apparel of his fellow passenger ; and inltead of touching at St Bartholomews accord ng to his engagement and landing them tSerc, brought them here as prifoneri. He does not deny that he wai the chief officer of the Admiralty Admim*. Ilration, but fays his conduct was conforms ble to the orders of his (?ovcrument, and that he should not be perfor.ally amenable in this country for it. Ou these two accounts we shall make na comment, as probably they will he a matter of legal investigation. These gentlemen hate been so obliging at to give us the following information; that one month previous to their embarkation arrived two French frigates, Plnfurgent and la Voluntaire, on board of which came pas sengers citizens Burnel, special *?eut of the Executive Dire&ory, for the Department of Cayenne, and Gen. Desfouraeaux, like wise special agent for the Island of Guada loupe ; the former to replace citizen Jeaunet, and the latter Vi&or Hague*. Theft T«ffels brought the account of the decree of the Executive -Directory, wEicH enjoins all French armed vefTels to relpecl neutral bottorua. Ift consequence of which, the Tribunal of Commerce that held for tri al an American brig, acknowledged the pro perty to be neutral, and did not pronounce the confiscation thereof. It was therefore expefted that the special agent who had no judicial authority to retain her, would order her to he rcleafed. The fame ceutlemen announce for certain that Gen. Desfourneaux, agent for Gua daloupe, intended on his arrival at that I sland, to dispatch to the Executive at Phi;- ladelpkia, a person properly au 1 horifed, to solicit an intcrcourfe and a renewal of trade between the United States and the French Windward Islands. He had already pitch ed, for that important miffi >n, on citizen Cheneau, formerly employed in the legation under citizen Adet. In regard to the local affairs of the Tflnnd of Cayenne, the proclamation lately iflucd, manifefU the firm resolution of citizen Bur. nel, for the maintenance of good order a mongst the black cultivators , he invites them to be assiduous to their labor under the pe nalty of Death—Lamortou le Travail. RICHMOND, January 25. To WILLIAM B. GILES, Sir, * IN company last evening, at the swan Tavern, I heard a gentleman 'ay, that you had declared it was your dtfire to fee a se paration of this state, from the General-U ---nion I—l called upon that gentleman to know if he heard it from you himfelf: which he informed me was not the cafe ; but told me where I might be better infor med upon the fubjett,—l waited upon the gentleman this morning, who was at table with you, and he fays that you did unequi vocally declare it to be your wish and oljed to effeiS a diflolution of the Fccderal com pad and bring about such a separation. The objedt of this, is therefore to know of you whether these assertions were made by you— and whether you wereferious in fueh a declaration ?—becaufe, if you were, I think ! it time for every friend to his country's wel fare, to prepare for such an event. I am, Tour hole, fervt. J : NELSON. Richmond, Jan. 1 *4 '799- £ To be Sold, OR EXCHANGED, For property in the City, 01 within Thirty miles of it, A. Valuable Plantation, IN TuiJ:(»rora Valley, Milflin county, containing ab»ut three hundred acres, the whole capable of cultivation. Ar there is about 50 acres Cleared, 20 ol which is a rich bottom of Meadow Ground, enrirhed hy a never failing ft ream, that hai fail and water enough lor all rhepurpofeij of a Country Mill. For lurcher inl»rmation apply at No. 68, Market flrect. November 20 taw , JLatejForeisn^rtitles I IA BALTimohe. By the sb, : f .limit I emon, captain Myrick 1 fruir. London. ' . RASI'ADI, November 7. ' f The day before yesterday the deputation e empire determined upon their anfwrr to the French n.te, of which the- AuftriJ * note forms the balis, and indeed many of the -exprelWare the fame, and yesterday Z WfuJ plenipotentiary deluded it to Z French Ugation. Its principal contents a as tollows : rc A 1* deputat.on of the empire are un.Ki to explain how the French plenipotentiary! in their note of the 28th Odtober, i„ e to that ot tke deputation of the 17th 1 C confi " cti thjmfclve* to a general ref u f,|' 2 - not fat.sM with that, have even 1 that refulal w,thexpieflions and ii.finuatij 1 which at the moment of approaching concili . tion, mull neceffarUy be v untxp-ff" ■ - public diplomatic difculfions fcfctwe™ - powers treating for peace, and muti&ly re ° r fpechng each' other, they are unusual' Tf the deputation of the empire have bcen'un, - be to overleap difficulties which arose out of . the nature ot the cafe, at Uft.they ha* J = endeavoredl to protradt the hy the 3 mode of difcuflton, but rather by me 3„. „<• : d.fcuffion to cftablilh a fair bafisfor ckifion' . and as they have exerted themfel^ , particular manner to state every thin? in : clear point of view, and to avoid all dupheity | they could have willed to know the Ifc* 1 in their notes, in which the French £ n iL - U-ntianes .magine that they perceive iZ thingequivocal. Theydineft thei , ! L ° nly u P° n thof '' Fopofitions I which they ttemfelves conf.dcr Sht and . just, See. See. 0 ana r If, however, the French plenipotentuUes , now bey 111 to reproach the deputation of the empire, that they are not serious in the de , fire cf peace which they ever proofs; i t re ! qu.rcs only to glance over the prog'refs of , the pn-ceeding negcciations to form an ac curate eft i mate of what the deputation hive don<- to obtain peace ; after which no man can b Jie vc that such a charge could haw been ferioutly advanced. [Here follows an enV. meratioi> of the ucrifices made by the em pire, omitted ia the papers come to hand.: Greater fieri Gees 110 nation which is de li roii> ot remaining free, independent, and lupported by its own power, could make to lilch conceflions an ! conditions no nation that was not attuated by the most lively de lire of peace, as a period' to the fuffcringstf mankind, could have coufented. Upon what can the reproach, that the deputation arc averse to peace, be founded ? Can it be that they have to take upon them the debts of municipal bodies on the right bank of the Rhine—in fact mure private debts, which even the French republic does not confidtr as public debt, and ol which, in future, it 1 L th.: j nr.ripai erf- I aitor : Or is the charge; founded upon their propol.il, that thole men who hitherto weft German citizens fhculd not be treated as 1" rench emigrants ; th.it thole men who have been reduced to urilery. by the war, llioald not be rendered Itill more miserable by a , peace ? Ihe German empire will sacredly ; obltrve the articles of peace that mav be concluded. Conditions, hovever, which are eHentially inconsistent with the basis of peace originally laid down, because they, in faift, extend the pretenliojis of the French o>y all the right bunk c£ the Rhine—Con ditions which are incompatible with tbe na tional honor of Germany, which involve thr ruin of the citizens of Germany; which bring its political exigence into danger—conditions which engage the German people to some thing equivalent toa standing tribute ; which would consequently paralyle all its powers c! production, annihilate all its national force—l'uch conditions'which, in fait, it is impoifible to fulfil, the deputation cannot, and nmfl not accept. To them the interfft ot Germany has been entailed, their duty, prescribes to tkm in their most.une quivocal tlelire of peace not to delcend to conditions ot luch a nature. These duties thole ot justice and integrity—it is which the deputation have cxprefTed in the contents, of their lad no(e. The conditions which in terest so many unfortunate and ruined in dividuals, concern no ccllions of territory, no arrangements o.f boundary, no commer cial advantages, hut they concern the rights, tne property, the happinels, nay the life it lelf ol German fubjeCts. The national dig nity has imposed it as a law upon the depu tation, to speak. The deputation demand nothing but what, in every peace, in ever)' fellufti ol territory, by thr general law of nations, it has been ufua'Jto stipulate. 1 he deputation arc convinced that jhe sen timents contained in their former note, as well as the observations in the prefent,.they may lubmit without anxiety to their c'otem poraries and to pofieritv. They still hrowev er rely with jSnn confidence upon the justice and good intentions of the French govern ment, that these oMcrvations ill theßiftlvrS so well founded, will make a deep impreflioa on the minds of the French pl.nipotentiari ' and that the latter, in the conviftion that the deputation have done their utmofttoet fe£t a complete conciliation, will no longer refute to declare thtmfelves in a fatisfaiftory and conciliatory manner upon the whole oC the proposals contained in the note of jhe 17th of October. The second answer of the deputation of the empire regards the fortrefs of Ehrenbreiv ftcin, the reviftualing of which they' de mand in the moftexprefs terms. November 8. Betides the note of the deputation and tie imperial conilnillioners refjjedtingF.hrenbreit ftein, the Pru tlian legation have delivered rn another. It is exptcfled in very itrong terms. Tjie following are its principal con tents : ' The miniltcr plenipotentiary of his Prm lia.i majesty can by no means approve ftatemcnts in the French note of Oflober
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