P II IX. A DE LPHIA, December 6.
The following Letter from the Prefident of
the United States, was read on the 5th
December, 1793, in the Houfe of Reprei
Jentatives :"' ' yl - j
" . United States, December 5, 1793,
Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the
' Houfe of Reprefentatives, j -
S the preient fituation of the Teveral
rneafure, dictated by ; a Jove of peace, for"
obtaining an amicable .termination of the af
flicking war on pur irhn tiers, . fhould bay
leen iruffrated, and fcat.arcfort to! often-
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The Bririfh government having 'underra- j
l;en by orders to the commanders of their
armed vefTels, to reftrain generally our com
mcrce in corn and fc;her protfifions to their"
own ports and thofc or: their Iriends, the in- five meafures'ihould afaiii become neceffarv
ltructions now. communicated were immedi- As the latter ; .howe-uer, muil be rendered
ately forwarded to our Mipilrer at that court, j more fatisfa&ory. in jfopbrrion to the iolici-
In themean time fpme ddcufjions on theiub- j tude for peac? manife ted bjl the former, it
ject took place between htn and them 5 thejs is to be hoped they wil be puffued under the
are alio before you ; and I tnaif expect to learn, i better auioices 011 tha account, and hr fi
liations of Europe, and efpedally of the refult of hisfpecial mffnujlions in time to i " naJlv crowned with mire hbnnv fnrrf
.r&9re !UfiL.whiH. the JUniteii States make it known to the legiilet to during theit L In relation to th:pWcryiiitribsibf In-
prelent leliion:. ; j! : dians, aainft v horn oifeh five mea fares have
Very early after the arrival or a Britiih.
have important relations, cannot but'render
the fhteot things between them and us,
matter cf interefting enquiry to the t legifla
iure, tnay indeed give rife to deliberati
ons to which they alone are competent, I
liaTe thought it my duty to communicate to
lhcm certain correfpondences which "have
fikcnpiace. ' , ..; ,, - r ; j:.
Tlie reprefentative and executive, bodies
cfl Vance have manitefled generally a friend
ly attachment to this country ; have. giveii
rdvan rages to owr commerce and navigation,
jnd hyz made overtures Tor placing thefe
ativ-ri?3ges 011 permanent ground ; a decree
.rvcrr of the national afiembly, fubje&ing
reilels laden with pro'-Hions to be carried in
i :t:err ports, and making enemy goods,5 law--.;
pri-'.c in the vellel of a friend, contrary to
-ir irdity, though revoked at one time, as.
to the United States; . has been fince' exten-
J to their vefTels alio, as has been recently
fi.;::d to n;. jKeprelentationson this, ftibject
Minifter here mutual explanations on the ex
ecution of the treaty of peace were entered
into with that Minifier, theie are now bid
before you for your information. . j
On the fubjecb of mutual intereft between
this country and tpairi, riegociations and
conferences are no jv. depending The pub
lic good requiring that the preient Uate of
thele inou'd be made known to the legiii:
been prohibited, .as on. all the other impor
tant fubje&s which you have Tprefenteu to
pur view, we (hall beftow the att'entiort
which they claim; Wecanuoc, however,
refrain, at this time from' particularly ex
preffing our concurrence in your anxiety,
for the regular difchsrge of the pub!icdeb:s,
as fait as circumftances andevents will nPr.
init : and"in the policy of removing any im-
? known to the legilla. : pediments .that may be found in the
ture in confidence only, they lhall be the fub- V a faithful renrefentaricn of r-jblrc nrnr
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G. 'WASHINGTON, t
SKETCH OF THE PaOCEEDINGS OF
CONGRllSS. v..- :
HOUSE OF R EPilESENTATlVES. I
;- December 6.-
f he Koufe refolded itlelf iiitd a committee
"a !I be immediately given in cnsrge .to our .of the whole, Mr. Trumbull in the chair, on
T ,': u.;:t there, and the refulr.be communica- the draft of an anhverjp the Prefidexit's ad
t d in the leiskitureJ f ' .: j drefs Tnis draft was reported oy the com
Ir
mitiee .withoutamendment;1 the report' was
adopted by t lie houfk .and Meifrs.; iVladifon,
Sedgwick, and Hai tlcy, vxrappoinicd i to
wait on tne Prstide it to leani vnen it will
' be conveuieht to him to receive this anfwer.
. They,, before adjonni p&yt reprted sih ?
he would receive toe addrefs- to-morrowtat
12 o'clock. This addrefs follows :
SIR,
:!i extreme concern ! have to tn-
f rm ou, that the proceedings of the pcrlou
v M,n; tliey have unforiuuatcly appointed
t ;-.ir tniniiter Pbnipotcptiary here have brea
t.ie.l nothing of the friendly fpirir of the
jujiafi whic icjitj' him ; ?hrk"1 tendency on
i- e conrrar,' ha been to involve us in war
i VKtl,' and diicord and anarchy at home.
Sj-jr'dS his acts or thole of his agents, have
f reatrncdourimmed atecoaimitment in the
vjr r Iia- ;rint inlbltLto .the' authority ?of the
J ;;;:, their efFefls has been counteracted by
the ordinary recognizance of the laws, and
by a:i exertioi of the powers confided tome.
r Vh?re their dancers was not imminent.
.they h?ve been bonier with, from fentiments; expreaiug to you their congratulations onjfo
cf rer--d to his nation, from a fenfe of their 1 diftinguiilied a teftimonjf of public apprcbati
frienuihip ttnvards us, from a conviaipn that lon and their? entire confidence in the purity
thry wctild riot ibtfer us to remain long ex- ; and patriotifm of the motives which have
.vro'teclto thcactiou df a perfbn who has fb' ! produced the obedincelto the voice of your
ltnle relperd our mutual difbofitions. and. ' country, xc is 10 virtues wnicn nave com
i ;nV?(( frnn a reliance nn th firmn .v manded Ions and uiiiverfal reverence1, and
--. Iltv.r-.MVPIIS 5n tllPir nrSnnUe r,f lerVlCCS trom WlllCll
, & tui.yiigii.vfuv me juijucu lilies ; i oein
periuaded with you, that on no fubje$more
than the former, can delay be' mure injuri
ous, or an economy'cf lime more valuable ;
and thst with refpeel :j;d i, the latter, no re
fource is too firm for the government 'of the
"United Stares as the affediors of the peo
ple, guided bj an enlightened policy.
j Tnrcughout our dehberitionsV we hall
endeavour to clierilh every feniiment, jvvhich
may contribute to render them! conducive to
the clignity, 'as well as to the Welfare of the '
United States : and we join with vou in ini-
plonng that bemg on ivhom the fate of na
tions depends,;; tp crown with fuccefs our"
mutual endeavours.
THE Representatives of thje people of the
United States,ai;in meeting you 'for , the hrir
time, fince you havp been again icalicd,- by
an unanimous fufira to yoiir preient tta
tion, find an occafion, whidi they embrace
with no lefs fincerjt than promptitude,' for
An fiver cf the PreJidrliiofjhe United States.
j to the addrsfs of the fliufe o Reprefenta
''.' fives I ' , ' I . . ' j
I SHALL not affect to conceal the! cor
dial.fatisfaclioh which derive from the ad
drels of the Houfe of Heprefentatiyes.-w
V hatever thqfe Jeryicesmay be,; which yoii
Jiave fandtioned by yoiir fvor,! it is a fuffi-
cienv reward, j that they have been accepted
as they were meant ;Fcr the fulfilment of
your anticipations of cfje future, ; 1 can-give
ino other ailurance,' than that the motive
which, you approve, 'fhall continue unchan
Icred.
j It is true'y gratirymg to me toicarn that
peace" and order. In the mean time I have laitmg oenents, tnat
refpeted and pnrfued theiupulationsof our
treaties,-according to what I judged their
true ten fe ; and ! have withheld iioact of
frientifliip vh;ch their affairs have called for
from us and which juftice toothers leftbs free
to perform. ; nave gone turther : rather
the proclamation nas'Deen coniiueredj as a ;
feafohable guard againlt the interruption of '
the public peace. , Nor can I doubt that the
fiibiecls which I have recommended tci youf
paid, without the reproach ofj flattery .; and .! attention, as depending on legiflative pro-"'
it is irom tlie lame iiources that the taireit Ivdion, will receive a diicuinon luited to
have flowed creat and
the tnbufe of praife be
of
than employ force for the refUtution of cer
tain vellels whfcl I deemed the United States
bound to reflcre, I thought it more ad vifablc
; to fatisfy the parties by avowing it to be my
onJnion, that if rcftitution were rot-made.
hp incumbent on me IThitd Statp
anticipations; may oe derived m iavor
the public happinefsJ 1 I ; ;
. 1 he United States havinn; taken no part
in the war, which had embraced in Europe
the powers with whom they have" the moft
extenfive relations, the maintenance cfpeace
was jultly to be regarded as one ofihemohV
Important duties of the magiil:rate, charged,
with the faithful execution of the law. '.Ve
accordingly witnefs, ivith approbation fnnd
pleafure the vioildnce vviih which you; have
guarded agamic an lmerrupiicn oi that biel-
their importance. VVitn every reafonJ then
it may be expected that your deliberations,
under the divine bleiTin'g, will be matured
to the honourj and happinefs of the United
S ates: j ' !j -:h ;
G. WASHINGTON. I
L P N D O Nj
September fji
our rights to the immunities belonging to
our fituation.
It WOl.
to make ccmpenfation. T lie .papers now
communicated will more particularly apprize
you of thefe traniaaions. f . J . :
The vexations and fpoliation..underrood
to hare been committed on our veiTels and
. commerce by the .cru-zers and officers of
fome of the belligerent powers, appeared to
require attention. The proofs of thefe how-
ever not navintr oecu uiwuu" ,uwmu, v-ic, . . mtm- it-ja .:.t
, delcription of ?nJWJ - Eupe, has evidently become extremelv in.
. fered werenotifTed, tnat on furn.nnngthem The coinmunications -which re-
tn the executive, due meafures would be ta wrfini,b; , 'l- i mi - j
I V hL J" L?c, r ,K. wa main to beexhib.ted to us, will, no doubr,.
Ken to ccuaui cui ti -i v "-'i &
fectual prcvifions againft the future.- Should
fuch documents be furnifhed, 'proper repre
fentations will be made thereon : with a juft
reliance on a redrefs p report icned to the ex-
I The fall of the gallarit and polite captain
Courtney, is a natiouarinisfprtune, and ren-
Iders the fituation of his much refpedted and
ling, by your proclamation aumonilhmg cur '4 amiable lady the object jot; general concern,
citizens of the conferences of illicit or hof- ; particulurly to the more immediate circles of :
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promoting, by a declaration of the exifting jjunclurei'eem to vie with each other to afford
lecal ftate' of things, an eafier i admiflion of her every cjonfbiation Jh their power, j
j j ! 1 ne joriiuii neci unuci ivru ximtup now
! in the Mediterranean,- conlilrs of two ot led
j guns, three of oS, twelve of 74, three of
164, ftore-fhip of 44 two frigates of 39,
lieven ot jii two of 28, two of 4, one of
1 16, two of 12, and two fire-fliips.
1 ! September 13. Yefterday evenmpr deA ,
parcnes u ere brought; by Mf. Silyefter,
who left the Britifh camp, near Thouroute
on the 15th ; and happily fuch information
was Immediately given from thefe. as refuted
affift in giving us a fuller viey of the fubject,
and in guiding our deliberations, to lucn re
fults, as may comport with the rights and
true interefts of our Country, j ; r : . i -
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