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v r; ' . 77. v " j j : Co'nfulate general ot the United States -. of Aniejica, '" ..." Fuhvar Skipwith,- Coulul general for , ',.-.. . i o ! . .. . c republic; to '.Timothy. Pickering, nr r.'i'.-ir.' ..1: r n.- r .Ui squire, lecrciary ui nai? v1 t)iC. U; States. , ' ' . . , Taris, AugoU az; 1798." Sir, . . With a copy of a letter I - have juft rVcclved.trom the : minUter of foreign alFaii-, 1 huVe thehoiiQiir under cover hereof, to -tranfimt to' you" conies of i 3 two letters;1 which have been ffKcially . Iterof' nianJQe;, to all principal, civil and military.-officers,, at' the d lferent ports 01 this republic, concerning ; the ' iafety and protection of American eiti. lens in general, and rboie feamen in particular vy ho were detametf, or are rTToTTtrneinTO:$n aly-taih& iutituauoos cojitaiadd in hc -minilter letter to nie, i have thu day -ftiade application to I he uumfter of po -Jice in favour of the JmcncaiV feainen who, by one of the public authorities -at U'Qrient, had been arteitui asKu- ' gliihmen, and are at prvfent confined 7 at Orleans as priloners ot war. Jn a : few'-days I expett toobtain their 1 ibe "ratioi?7 atidfokirprocure their" pjffiu to all the principal officer s civil and mi L litary of the ports pf . the republic. rTbeif tontents will-prqve tcr you: the ' attention of the government to remedy N the abufes committed again lUts inten. ytttmsr-wTTir'Tcicci. iu -Mic- unions detained in the civil prilbns of (Mean's, becahfe they are .not poffelfed of papers to prove that t,hey. are ndX;EnjrJjr. -and who-claim to be Americans j be pl-afcd to call- upon theiinjfter of general police, to whofe fuucTiojQs be long ail the nieafures of Iafety; Tpe; niindter of marine informs me, : that id hastranfniitted jtheir petition to Mia, and I am coins; to write to him m4&rr, -ufof darter reqiielf brno,-adiuc, your , declaration m their favour,' m the ar fence of oijier proofs? '' p- Receive,: fny the, afiurance; f my: confulerittion. r ' 'j (Signed) - ' ' , . CM. MAU. TALLEYRAND. ges home. . . ! ' t . . 1 . r e c I have iiKewue rnc pieaiure or ior- n a rdingto you an oltici.U copy, of air "arrcttoT'eirwpryy.Forrailin-g-th embargo impofed by government oa all veuels; belonging to the u. atates (TRANSLATION.) dollars per day exclufive of an allow- 'TKf.llojTiafleTIii'tTie fecool feftioii of 'this bill for'clerk hire td the principal af-' fcflbr, of one dollar per day : : ,v - " rtrtrnnnir it aDDcared. that the Drin- . ftainh, one dollar and a half per day al- lowed them J .and the other aflcflbf" one ; dollar andahalf.whilft collecting and'one dollar while otherwife empUyed. s ; v. This bill advancing the pay of the af- ; feflbrs, originate.; from 'complaints from theftatOt Maryland, "that perfons can-.; not be 'got to pettorm' the office Tot.. the urn allowed, and that in confequerice, in . many parts-of that Hate', no-ltrps Jiaye been talceiv to carry this law into execiu noji. This-factwas.ttated:by. me(Trs,5- bmith, raifei apngg ana jviaunews, rc- prefentatives from that ftate. .. ( Mr. S. Smith moved, to ftrike out two dollars (or the pnrpofe of inferting three, but ftis motionwas'Tuperceded by one made by i'r. -Varnum, to ftrike out tj)e fitlt fection of the bill. frHe-thOTshnh'reftntiillavv'anct'qaite"' lufiicientand rather, morttohaa enough. - Copy of a circular Jettcr, written by thq . -Mmiftcr of Marine and of thii Colonies to alLthe .principal officers fthc.pon, 'civil and military, on the 29th ..The, midor, 6th ye;uji6.h Augultj jj.J Dm?" political fituation -wfth.rregar d to' the United States, citizen, not having ' as yet undergone any change which cin .etfrcl the refpeddue to neutral cations,'!. 200 not think 1 haVe-iiced to remind y.01,1 that no ir.jury Ihould be done "the faiety andibcrryrof the officerrand trejy s of a.1 - ny American vcCef found to be irf ordr j, This opinion was fupported generally by mclf. Venaole, Vl'UowellV bheppard, "J.-Wiliiamsy-rhatoherjVr Claybouraq- Avhom "the Itate oweaTo mcch for his utv ceafing purfuit of iti difturbersr ; JExtracls from the lueft London Paper u ' " "LONDON, December 24. - . Surrender if .the JJland of Minorca. .Capt. GiflFord, aid de camp to'generaF Stuart, arrived in town . jefterday with? the account of thefurrepder of the iflana" of Minorca to the Britilh troops, without .the lofsof a man -on cur part. " 7 77 Thejtroops.dcftined for-the expedition " difembarked at'Adaya bay, pn,the iathf of laft month ; they were oppofed, uporr their landing by (a confiderable bodv of i the forces upon! the iftand," but-wTiich'fe- treated alter a ihort cannonade 'irom the Britiih troops) The- force was, -thyh-dU vided, one part under the, command -of-general Stuart, marchingitowardalFort Mahon, and" the other under.the com mand of fir Clair Erik ire, "towards Chi. della,at-the other extremity of the iflandr- . . ... .. . . A !' - -V ' ' and Find ley. The ntcellityof the incrcafe was -ad, - voca ted 'oy ? me d rs .- Si 7 S mi t h,' " Ou r ion, C'aik, Pjntkney,' Harper, and Otis, as. abfolurely neceilafy ir the tax, was to be collected in Maryland ; that It would : "not be- neceffaty , to7advancethe pay of the officers in any other parts oflhe uni. on, but thai owing to the extent" of the djltrtcts in , Mary iandand 4 Ironv other nsr coum nor DCTinaucea to " Tn the ports' of this republic, ' I deem it my duty to bferve, that from informal communications, which1 X - have rkently aivd jrt pedfc Y Uli- fome of the bs It inform ed uidi vi- - duals of the goerrimentOiUhe lub jtvt of American velleh and property, now under, trial before the 'diitierent : v tribunes of this republic, ! have de.' - rived iKh infdrmutionMhe-FCleu dnpoiitioa and intf ntions of the, direc tory,, as to be fatjsfied myielf that they will, 'ere .long,; endeavour to provoke - in the legiflature a reviliori of their, : maritime laws," and that.ft,ch a fyllem - will - be organized as will fecure the rupft imporuntright of neutrality upon the leas ,:, this plealing event Is gene- v rally expected, and. v il I I ain-psrluad:, td arrive, before this can reach you. rJ itough : many of the late arrettes-of the directory -have certainly encourag ed the tribunals in the molt pernicious applications of exit! ii)gJ la wb in regard : to neutral property captured .incl bro' r ' in for adiudication', yet it may nut be unimportant to' relnark to you, lir, ; that the ' diredbry, however well dif: ' poled, cannot, change ;the conduwl of ' 'thoHbuoairm & other neutral vsileiS now before ti.ein, without: tw)yii! -"that o'Mny k appears evidently - that.- ionic time ia. necefl'ary for them to prepir and dsl. , pofe that body-to aUer-i'oine; lawsand- - make others, which Jhah caule the in. .. MnalsZlM priviiterOO trals in general, and the 'flag of the IT. States in particular : but from the pre. fent ' nianifslt difpoliiions ; and -cntlea. - . voursnfjhfi, dirccyo pr.. ! acc'tha; ,,. end; I am happy , to. add, tnat the tri.. butwl of calluion, before whom appeals have been niade on mott of the .-Vmr -rican property condemned in France f appea r cltlpoled lo Tj)rbcraU?hat2 pro.r ' Jioubiing Orient of the lejuflatnre Ihatl be declared Upon the laws hich arc -."ngat gatniBbeir mcceis- : t;1" I have the honour.ro pe, . - , ' Sir, your molt humble feft mi" ' .. . i: . . f. served tuw.rds all paliengeis and mother ! P? dV wthout the propofed "citizens of the United : States, fiiraimed-1 adv!CC' ' . . e -with -the-eaaryVpaiIPbrtr orprectijA1" a Sr;at converfation on t . ens. " Yon w ill be pieafcd rVufe a vigi. J i motion tor ftrikmg - out lant attention, that the inteations of the ; the ct.voegative 45 ot. The vn.u re fvrit may" be iVurfi. " Committee then rofe,, and had leave to fit rajA -- -j w - j - 7ed by- ail under .you, and w hea , anyVf - them hts departed 'trom'- them, you will do juilice npn thfr compints which may r bejaddreffed; tooujuheriafcertaining their validity,.' ' ;. : . '' -:- :The Miniiter of Marine and of -'the Colonies. . ,7 '. " " iyne'a); E. BRUIX. . For a true copy,; - 7 vv 7 The miiiiltcr of Kxrcrior relations. CH. MAU. TALLEYRAND, i The houfe adjourned. : " .' . February 4. -. ....- Mr. M'Clennachanprefented a petition and remonltrance Irom mo inhabitants of the county Philadelphia, praying for repeal xf4tha-alien--aruliedition la w s, which they deem unconltitutioual. . Re- icrrtd as ufual. Tlie houfe again refohed itfelf into a . (TRANSLAl ION.) Liberty .. . '. Eriliy. Pari'?, 3d FrucTidoT, 6th; 'year" .: -rf: of the irencii republic, : " ! , (AUg. fiO, I798.) The m'mifter of '"Ft-reigrf Ilelations to -; M r. Ful w a r Skip wi t h , Con Jul (J e-, 1" neral of. the United; States) to the ' French republic .;7 ;v :-- : j-j tera writteuby.the miuifter of marine , ' '.(TRANSLATION.); Copy of the Circular letter Written by the . -Minilter of Marine and the CoJohies, i" to the agents ot . the Marine 111 the 1 IL': ports of. thetRepublic. - 7 v : , - (Paris, the 24th Thetmidbr," 6th yearr: , (nth Auguit, 179b.; lobferve, citizen, by 'the comfpon. dence of the greater part of the admim- Urators. of the,. ports, thar the ; embargo 7 "retcntly-laid upon the- American-velkts hai 1 occafioncd .the dentetition of the crews. T he inteAtions' of the government were 7 very badty undent jod, when a meafurc was adopted, which in the firit place, haards ic faiety of ihofe veflels, ? and i'n the Tccond place, 'appears to place .us in a boltile attitude vvitn refpect tohe United States, whilit the aw ot govern. : committee of tne whole on the bill to a- mend the act for valuing the lands and dwelling houfes of the United States, & for the enumeration of flaves, which after the fir'ft fection being ltruck outj and fe vcriil amendments bem . made, was .'or' dered to l)c engrofied. :z:lebrmry neitTrevinceonJhe .0iumyf7ihat.irde'ii- iues this, to order the uiTcharjre'.of all the.A- mcrican wha may hare been confined asi - ' .- ' '. priloiiers ot war, in coniequence or tne -embargo pf the ycllels. 7 xauwill be pleaf-ju to render me a prompt account of " the execsition of this order. Colonies, ,.. (Mgoed; The houfd met as ufual, when the cleric infor.ucd"the m$mberV. prefent that the. ,Tpe?kerwas ihdifpofed, and unable to at tend the duties of the chair tlris morning, by''JAW adjourn, amV the houic adjourned accordingly : Both thefe forts capitulated on thei4th, "and the Spaniih and 5w if 3 troops were - made prifone rs of ' Var. : Th inhabitants r congratulated, genStuart-on his fuccefs, - nu uuinu iu- w-Yc- giau iu uc again Under their old matters; ; .; The troops commanded by gen. Stuart amounted to about 3000 men the Spa. ' :a. l 1 'r .- hhu nuuj s who were mjue pmoners to,v 4000. This event gives us the harbour of Mahon, one' of the beft'in the MedU terrareanr- Thc Petercll floop which was firft dif- patched with the inteHigewcejlarKlwhieji--was taken by tbc Spania rds, was-retaken by one, o f the frigates under cemmodorc Duckfworth. before fhe reached the Spa- nilh coaft,t.x:72; .'x;;;;7 HZ The park arid tower guns were fired , in the afternoon of yefterday," on the re ceipt of the above intelligence, and a gaf zette extraordiaary will be publifhed this? day. ' , CAPTURE of LEGHORN:'"" - Extract from a notification -drawn up by the commander of the grrifoii of L?trhcr nTh- - ' . , C" ;. - , DUBLl N, .'December 1 3 . : - : ".-.--? ': - '7"7: ';-7'..r7' 7-"' ' .A numerous mectin? was, we under- r flantl,. held . laft .Sunday of the molt- re- -pfpcctable - Roman Catholic tentiemen ; of' 1 jlis city, , in order to take the projeclcd iipjdbninto.. confide ration.77AJvlobe lord x)i confidcrabie weight 1 h thr Aflembly is: a.eood underltalidirtbctweenhe-t two Kepa3Jics; l inereiurc ciur you xuuen,iiuraediately:oruiircceipt-of Summons fent on fliore by the torn -, mander of the'Englifli and' Portu, giiefe fiect. . . . v '7' r -v-i-V ;77 ' ;-7-' T he illuftrious Jacob Lavillette nrajor general of the iroops of Ferdi- " nand 111. grand duke of ,1'ufcany, no, ; tifies and makes knovt n, that there ap peared in the road pf Leghorn a fqua di"n compofed of Englifh and Pbrru guele liiipsof war, having on board a ccrfiderahle number of troops for land-' the commander ot which, required of rL thez governor of-Leghorn to permit 7 their landing" menacing : at the fame tinic, in cafe of a refufal; .to efFecT it by force. The genera I m ajor command ant of the place, the civil authorities, ' and a deputation of the-4ioufes of coin, merce aflembled to deliberate on the , i urn m oris of the commander of thefaid- fquadi on, and being fenfible of the lum per ipi ity ct their forces the fmalmefs; L five'Vas decided on ; but after much de- -batc an aajemrnment was agreid td7Tn oraer tuat tne tuoicct rruv-De di cuffed -0 - . - E. BRU!X. For a true copy, 7 . : . The Miniitr of Exterior relations,' - (Signed) : ;7-.-r,:--7- .--y CH. MAU. TALLEYRAND. : He arjiTixacl copies. ,7;; FULWAll SKIPWHU "J:TriBoMRESS y ' Houfe tf Refrefcntatives ,i if t - - - - February 2V.' .-. - On motion of mr, S. Smith, , the houfe wmt into a rnimmitfee oT'the w fot pn thtr bill to amend the -actf to provide for thaf valuation of1 lands and dwelling houfes,' and the enumeration of. Haves within the ' United States. The firft claufe of this bill ' autborifes the fecrctary of the treafury to" augment in cafes where he may End it ne. Icellafy, the compenfatioris' fixed for pr e-' -cipal andailjftant aflefftirs br the prefcra r tt4b-thiwpipaVf iitfiftinli'a"flV'? tor Laall, w any utc, receive more than .finally iiv a meeting of more- general pre icrtpiioa 01 tne JKoman Catholic body. ".AtVPoft Aflemblyt yefterday held, the corpcration of. this city agreed - to refolut ions' adverfe to the principles -lof ---rtrrunroB.-1.. .. rl -:-7 .. .. . .. '7': iliiaythejmerchants-ard-bankers held, ther meeting on this fubjeft. , Supday Major Sirrwith his ufual zeal apprehended a Dumber of fufpectcd per ' fons ailcmbled in a houfe in New. row. homas Jl rce ;t,Ith JIgn. cftlic Peacock . j ncy wcie taken to- the VJalile, and put in confinement till they undergo an exa- minaf ion.7 .7 7;. 7 We are oblieed, with infinite concein, ' U6 , record that "ri.e difpofition towards ".l,ulliA,i !. I... ' j...:.rt .1 ivuv'huii , 11 vj iiw iucaiii exunci in tAls Ortltrvr-r-We "have been lrounlfr7"nf 0 . . . . . " " J J w : flaie, afTured, , that the audacity .of trea. Ton "ban aroufed itfelf anew t that the plxHiQi fyflem of the Unjtei tim U ' ;agam reviving, and that even fome of J thole men who have tafted of the mercy of govetnment,. are again employed in proving how unworthily that mercy has been bellowed. Excepting where the U. mediate preffure of military vigilance is " .-felt, no part of the diffurbed counties is now habttabie by.a loyalift ; : Hd "tTrnin b-tyfDobsfflatyyla;rirr LS2-9 .biljJwasieized- ofihe garrifoj), -antrTbc 4nptffibiHty , 01 teleinuKg the port,;relved imme. Viatel y to allow the f aid 1 troops to dif: Hjlpedlngtelieulfaflty of thepori of Tufcany." y.f:iv-y. - v Admiral IN'ellon has declared all the ' ports of the Ligurian republic to be in ' V-fl- .--f t.rr.i r T"""' r t "7"Yi ."" "77 .. 7. a luie u-uiocKaue ; anu tnatau L.igu-j-iahvtfleUtaken by the fliips of the co alefced powers (hall be djcexned epod hhu idwnu jjri.ts. . 7 ."' The Cencefe are fufferinp t'ervfe. - "land, .(Jh the lit inltant. citizen Fav- poult, the French in sn fter at Cerioa, laid the city'.; under1 a' iVxontrbut;M,-: 000,000 iivres, tor . the-ule-ot tne French armv. ;7--' C.-.,..- ...'-'...". A countilof all the cabinet miniftcra - "was off caturdiy ..celd at lord Oreo. . villc's office ; the meetirg, uhkh kis ,faid related to tle important retells . . . wbeeptjhian trorp s having entered Home, lalled hi-ifpaft 1 till 3 o'clock. ! : ;. it v-- 'r"':-;-According to the laft rrpcrt fronr France, the Neaf olitan ie already n pofltfiion of Rome. Thcnh better evidence of; this event is warning, it docs not by any rrieans furpafs btlief. . 1 tar dJUance itoif the frontier -old capital : oftherorldrTiOtiimiil
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