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Mr. Curwen fpoke againft the mea- 
fures »propofed by the minifter;. he 
thought that if amy enemies to the coun- 
try and conftitution exifted, he muft 
Icok for the traitors near the throne. 
- Mr. Serjeant AparrR faid, “he thought 
that the bills paffed laf fellions hadi pre-. 
vented feditious meetings, and therefore 
deferved every eulogium. 
All the refolutions pafled the com- 
mittee. sabi Vad 
- In conformity to that part of his ma- 
yehty’s {peech, which relates to a nego- 
ciation for-peace, we find,’ that the ex- 
seutive directory of France publifhed an 
efficial note, purporting, that an appli- 
cation, dated Weliminiter, the 21f of 
September, was remitted, on the 27th 
of September, to the minifter of foreign 
affairs for the French republic,.and by 
him prefented to the directory, defiring 
pailports for an envoy: from the Britith 
eabinet, who was to proceed to Paris, to 
make overtures of peace: That the 
executive directory immediately charged 
the minifter of foreign affairs to deliver 
the paffports deflred, to the envoy of 
England, ‘who ihall be invefied with 
full powers, not only to propofe and ne- 
gociate a peace betaveen the French re- 
yublicand Great Britam, but to cenciude 
it definitively between the two powers.” 
* Tf. then, the Englif- government,’ adds 
the directory, “in this proceeding (agree 
ably to her former condu& in refpect to 
this pomt) does. not with mercly to de 
ceive the public, and induce it to believe 
that the carries on the war unwillingly — 
“if it is not adopted m order to have the 
pretext for requefling fuppltes, which 
the Englifh people beholds them: lavifh 
with regret; if this government abjure: 
unjyuft hatred; if the opens ear to 
thé voice of humanity; if fhe yields to 
the with of the nation, whofe. interefts 
and welfare are. intruited to cher. care, 
the peace will experience, on. our, parts, 
neither obftacle nerdelay.’ 
Lord MaumMspurRy, who. had :ac- 
quired'fome reputation in foreign nego- 
ciations, while minifter of the Hague, 
was lected by the Britifh cabinet as a 
proper perfon te conduét this important 
hegociation.. He left London on his mo- 
mentous miffion cn the 25th of Oéteber ; 
and later accounts have announced his 
Afafearrival at Calais. 
“* The Britith miniftry have: at: length 
come to an_open rupture with the Ge- 
noefe,; andithe caufe af this difference, 
we underftand, to have beenas follows: 
Twelve or fifteen tranfports, laden with 
her 
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artillery and ammunition for the French 
army, were in the port of Genoa, and - 
were proceeding to land their cargoes in 
the harbour of St. Pierre d’Arena. On 
the 12th of September, an English thip 
of 74 guns went out of port, and fent 
two. boats, with 25 men each, who 
boarded a French wvefiel employed in 
landing her goods, cut the cable, and. 
cartied her off asa prize. The failors 
immediately on the atiack, guitted the 
veffel, and gave the alarm to the gunners, 
who flew to arms, and fired upon the 
FEnglith boats; but the fhips of war 
having difpatched frefh boats to alfift im 
the capture, the Freach veffel was 
foon out of reach of the cannon. A gun 
boat, and two curfairs, which were im 
the port, went out, and advanced with 
boldnefs to the Englith thips to cut off 
the prize ; but they were forced to retires 
The 74 gun thip was half gun-fhor from 
the Mole ; two {hots were fired upon the 
French works at St. Pierre d’ Arena, 
which determined the-Gencefe batteries 
to fire but feebly, and  confequently: 
without fuccefs. 
This event, however, caufed a-gene- 
ral alarm inthe city. A quarrel took 
place between the Geneofe and French, 
pecaufe the former appeared to fayour 
the Englth officers who were theres 
and-an oficer of the navy was wounded 
by the Genvefe guard, | 
- The -French minitter immediately de- 
manded the pert to be fhut againft the 
Englifh, and the {equeftration of the 
Englith veffels there. Dhefe two de- 
mands were complied with by the 
government, who, however, could 
not diffemble their extreme embarrafi- 
ment, as the agents of the Genoefe go- 
vernment had guaranteed to the French ~ 
their landing goods in the harbour of St. 
Pierre d’ Arena. } 
The Britith cabinet, by fome. means, 
has been led to conftrue thefe tranfac- 
tions into an agerediion on the part of the 
Genoefe, and cn that account has laid an 
embargo upon all Genoefe ihips in Eng- 
lith ports, or which fhould’ arrive in 
Englith ports, tillfarther orders. 
We noticed in cur laft the roval pro- 
clamation, by which ** the free naviga- 
tion, from Great Britain to the United 
Provinces of Holland was permitted, as 
well as the exportation of all kinds of 
merchandile, except military and naval 
ammunition, provided they were ex- 
ported under a neutral flag.” . 
After the -national aflembly- of the 
Batavian people had taken the above pro- 
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