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''I' '1 r,vv , : 1 1 ...I Mat m?ci,cdnutun urn . lording pow 0 ni vw aaauKt an'; have. oei a ur' o as in- geitjon,unnt The"ffijvemmeHt-vt-r raiice had given - ton indteatiin -of i-ffMri-4wifcffalcul?f:C4:t9. mote the 1'nccefs of fuch aaniflioo, and to meet thefe al vance on the part ot vircAv iiriurtn Tfce kind's dejre for restoration of a gene i al peace on juft and h6nourai4efai,JM JCOBCfiurJ.-JJtJftcit.'oF,hi!J fujiects, and his deter.uiiiati6o to leave rb hi& ene miQS flui pretext tor imputing to him the conu;picu ces of t'.ieir own a.n.m'ivn induced him to overlook 'every lucn bon.ideraiios, and to take aribwjjicb thefe reil.wis alone could juffiy. The reeuied e ulcavo irs ot the French govern ment, tudefcat tlur mittim on 'irsotlcV, and to b east o f rhe cnfcrcoarle thas opened -even before , 'trie rt (teiiqwii is negociation could be takeu; tW" in :1c ceilt and injurious Uiiuu.ige employed with a vi'eyr"'o irritate, tie capiious -and frivolous b je rjurt ; ailed tor the pin pole ofob-'trtictina the , prrtvreU of tlie diifcuilion ; all the e have lurficientl) ;;' appear eil" ftrtH tite -ciatf ara-whjchpKaift. on both ftJes, anr! which are k.iownto all Europe. iut-rolre-atlTniTe rnpr-terniinartotrof lhe ne- v:t .ha:.lKT rt -iTir .Grd i&: rot, pud aV foltJtelyf y recanted W theaV : i!pch govetTimeto p 1 At fos ehi.(i.ely troni the t -eteniiHiarion of that iavernrofOI ijrejert all ie3ti of peace. A deter 2V.natR'ii wbrcbapneawd but n o fkrenJiy in all the t-re1Tn idiry .-fled in the-demand of. an ulr.tpatunl made at the ery outfit of the negociations "but which is prov- .?4Jby.9it4,:lll4-''itJ no by.the obltinate "at? elrtiafi ve?i rt af" afrtir WhfcliFnev" r can he admitted cjajm tnsrt tne conitrucuon .wnicn inr govern ment eH efts to put (though even in that refpect unfupportedliY thefact J on Jhe internal conftitution of Trs own counTrylhalfbe meited by-NbettheFy nations as paratnountto every known principle or public law in Europe, as fuperiar to the obligation of treaties to the moft ffrefling and urgent confider ations of general fecurity. On luch grpunds it is that the French government" lias abruptly terminated a negoaia tion, which it commenced with reluctance, and conducted with e very indication of a resolution to prevent its final fuccefs. On thefe motives it is that the further cffii- gdeiit ion-has a ff'orded the molt conclulij e jroof,thal at no period of it,was my real wiiii for peace enter- A ai'mf bn Mtt iTttrf M' the French government; After repeated evuliun and delay, that govern- jthe wortd; m;iit tiaa at i?i tu : coinentea to euaoiiiu, as tne U vi4V7)TtnOeg6"Saltiin, a principle propofed! by his in.'ip?!iv liberal - in its -own nature.; . editable to v ,trdH nis e ic?Mies and calculated to provide for tne interelii of his allies, and. of Europe. It had l-en .ijrtc:d that co..upeufatjons (hould be made to: Fr ni -e oy prop:)rtiona le retVuutions front hlsMa jf'i'y's conqnelts on that power, for thofe arrange rricms'to which he fhould be Called upon to conlent, n order, to fuisty the juft pretentions of his allies, and preferve the political,, balance of Europe. At tiw deli re ot the French government itfeiDme- xnorials vve e pre ented ly Ins. ma edy's miniller which cpnta'iied the outlines of the terms of peace, grounded o i. tie bans to etiabii. lied and inWhicli his majerty propofed to carry to the utmoltpoffible ex tent, the application or a principle lb equitable as with relpeit to France, and lb liberal on his majef tyN part The delivery-of thele papers was ac c mpahied by a declaration exprefsly and repeated 1 inade. both vet bally and in wpting that his ma- jey's mimlter was JwuTng , and ."preparedTo" en eiT fion of blood, the continued calamities of war, the i nterrapTiffnTofnttre ieac eattendfneiyfer-' courfe of mankind, the prolonged diftrefs of Europe,, and the accumul tsd miferies of France itfelf, are D7 inc government oi mat country to oe juiunea to V . At tte time when thefe letter frft appeared, it .f .aa. ifoionous TO UIC aroi)jniuiciatc uuuet ni; ronlvnandVaiui particularl) o the gentlemen attach ed to any perfon, that my mulatto man, Billy, had never been orie moment in the power of the-reiwiny., It is lTfail thatW-fartHBt my baggage or any of m) attendants were captured during the whole c our lie of the war. Thele well known fact made it unnecellary, during the war, ta call the public teotk)iu:atbeiorgcryyn:ejK.p.reia. declaratipn of mine, and a hrm reliance on my tellow-cilizens, and the abundant proofs they gave ol their confU denceinme, rendered it alike unneceflary to take ; j-anyyfojemaLjQatjcc.oC -rtfYiyjisl-Jfilt? uuiuig my vivii aaminui ranon. But as 1 cannot know how foon a more ferious event may faceted to that which wlf this day lake jtlace, I have thought it a duty that 1 owd tomy felf, to my country, and to truth, now to detail the circumdanccs above recited, and to s-dd my lb lemn declaration, that . the letters liei tin de-lciibed are a bafe forgery, and that J never law or iieard of them until they appeared in print. TfiepTlenHetxer"l Trommit-to-YOur carer-and-. with a fpii-it of conciliationand fairnefs, into the dik-uliion of the diiferent points there contained, or into that of any other pi opof'al . or fcheme ot Peace., .vuich the French government might wilh to lu llitiit? in us pl.ce. . . . - in reptv to litis coihm lnication he received a de mi ld, n lonn thr moll oifcniive, and in jubilance . j lie mo't extravagant ihit ever was nude incite, c oii'fr of any -n'eoCialion., It wos peremptorily re i liftd of tii'ii tiiat in iVV;Ve-y onlet of the buuneft when no ant'wer had been s en ip the French go verilintrnt i'i ""his., nrlt prop iiaN, when he had' nor even, leamr, in arty regular Jhape, the nature or extent :'b'f tiie bsjectibris to it. and much lelsj-eeeivcd from that govemmeit" any other otfer or plan of peace, he Ihould in twenty-four hours deliver in a ftaiement in final term to which his court would i'i 3ny cafe accede. A demand tending evidently to Ih'it rhe. door to all negociation, to preclude all did caiUon, all explanation, all polfibil ty of the : amica ble adjnlnient of points of difference. ' ' A dVinaniTin Us nature . prepoflerous, in its exe c 1 1 i on im pr art able, jince j t is plain that no fuch ult i- inate refolution ielpecting a eneral plan ot peace His tnaieftt who had entered into the neeociation with good faith, who has fuffered no impediment to prevent his profecut ngit. with earncltnefs, has now only to lament its abrupt r?trmination ; and to renew, in the face ot all (EUropf;t the fblemn decla ration, that', whenever MsneiJlles (hall be difpofed to enter on the work of k netalf 'pacification, in a . ipiru or conciliation, an.rquiiy, notning man oe wanting on his paf &'tAWur); to thcaccom plithment of thatrat oMftTtlt a view to which he lias already offered fuch cqihfiderable facrifices on his part, and "which !VetaVded now only by the cAuiuuant prctenuons or ins encmics- After the readlnc of the declaration, Mrl Cann- ing informed the houfe that notwithftanding all pamble diligence had beenufed in forwarding the publication of the papers relative to the negocia. lions, it was irripoflible W jay them on the. table this day. He therefore moved that his majefty's m fT ge be ' taken - into" tonlideratiori on Friday," inlteacl of Thurfday ; which was agreed to. T7neveFf jartonatty -tormredf nach lets-declared wjtliojjt, .knowing what points a, re principally ob jected to by t the enemy, and whatracilities be nny he-willing to offer in return for confclfion in thole rfpects. Having declined compliance with his de li t"d and explained rhe realbn Vhich rendeftd it iiiadjni reneyed the declaration or us readhiets to cuter rn" to ilie Jdilcnflioii ;of the propofal he had conveyed cr any' other that might be com m tTrii c a t edt oTii nT7 ihe king's niiniiter received n4 ot her anlwer than ah -artrpr cm mml t opti W-a rM-4a4&-hou r s..lf .j a.; ;dditionr to Inch an " imnlt further proof was necef firy of thedifpolitions of tjiof'c bywhom' it was of fered fuch proof voold be'.abiuid'anty fupplied froni tlie contents of the note, in which tnis order wail C'tuveyed. The rno te of, neejocijroin "on "which tlie Philadelphia; March i4.; A geotlemah from St. Bartholomcw'i has oblig ingly made the following 'communication, which we give literally .'1 was informed by Capt. Barn, bridge of the (hip Hoe, rem Bourdeaux, that Mr. Pinckney was refufed an audience by thedireftorv. He then afked if be (hould remain in France tfie directory replied that he might refide there, if he did as other flrahgersdidwh'ch was by petitioning.. He, further added thai he had cowverfed with a num ber of well informed people there, and that they furmifed he would ultimately be received. To ihe Editor of the United States Gazette, Department of State,' Philadelphia, March o, 1797. " ' sm, - . -; 1 inclofe the copy of a letter which I received the ?d inlt. from the late Prefident of the United State?. The letter itfelf. will fatisfy you of the,propriety of it being publifhed. The original,"as defiredis de pofued in this office. I am, Sir, your obedient fervant, - - TIMOTHY PICKERING. Philadelphia, 3d Marcb, 1797. DO it" Sir. r- AT the conclufion of myvublic employments, J .' .1 1 . . . .. ..-44-.r-x.-rf-i:--.i-i-l.t. have tRrniflTrTTrejcpedTent to iibtice the publication of certain forged letters, which; firlt appeared in the, year 1777. and were tibtfu'dcdrSiDon the public as mine. Thev are (aid1 by' ffiVediilpr to have been itviniu in u-iiimii poriinanicaii, W'1 1 naQ lc't m toe carc.oijny mu attoman, nanreo DMiy,vno. 11 i pic tended, wa? taken prifoiier at Fort Lee, in 1 77. . The period when thefe ktters were firfl printed . Min i 1 a . 1 ' ' i -." ' 1 ir . will ie recollected, ami wnat- were tne imprcmon tliey-wereiintendetl to pxodicf d the.pu'ircjnmd French government had itfelf infiiledr is there re je.iied,' - and o other practicable means lefr open ' r treating with erfsctr ff ne habij of nrgociation, fi rec-ently ell ibliibed bv neutral c'onfeutT-is there It was then furpoltd to he ot iome conlequericc to flrikeaf the integrity of the motives, of the Amei can Commander' in Chief, "aind to paint his inclina: tiohs as at variance with his profejiions and his du'v. Another crifis in the aiv'ivirs of Apierica hav- lnvccurH-edwhint'e4pon has been refortd to to wound m diar.'de,r'and. deceit e the people. "Tke triers in qu- fl 'on have the dates, addrclT ' d IcIa.mH, nd U rro'ni princip5learly4i4yfl,T anrf bleJse0ffrrt?d aiepnly .,Wafhinton,- a'tlMotmt Vernon Fairfax: counts ince can ronfr'U to treat.: the verv I'anie princu j Aivin""' " "-r"-77 ":'-" -r--; . n vvhich hn.d bee.t broTirht forward in rep'v i vi u To ;oiin parke OufisEfq Mount Airy, A'jpy frv&SxSLy trom.SwiflerlHnd. which had ; iana.w fune nrh. tlltt" ti. Wafiiirt(.ton,' 4..-.. L.... Iw, h,. millu KTr-HiTt71r-lTKir-i r-r-r- ! , . . - - ' rjri.irr tv.j,,Ti i 'V . " V V': : . V t "-w - lock, nly btiiTTT nn. 'cnrs ineyer to h ive ben in fHdr-abaudoned by 't Xpriver me;iit oJVn v. e.h'ow..1? ve r incontinent ;t:' t tMwjucavrJbftvJu a greed to trea t 'I.'- , 9 rh'reToTe nec'efTary that all Enrope . ilhould" nerltlinlT tha Theitpte of The-negonation ai Pnr does not a rife from the failure ofanv fincere dcuon the views and tnterefts of the cqntendink rw rs : S- ch a difcnffion has .been cepeatedJy.invit 'and evep folicifed on that pare of his maj -fty, ington, at MquouVernon, Fairfax county ,'Vird To Mr. I und '!ltetiXsiiki -Jy i6th;:'i776. : To Mr. 1 un Walhineron " Sec. "U. W." defire i f rna v7 be "d epoiJted ItTthe-office or the De partment oi State, as a teflimony' of the, truth to the prefent generation and to pofterity. Accept, I prav you the finccrc eflcem and aftedi- inate-Jegaj-d nl, . . ; . . 'Pear Sir, . . 'v'- . Your obedient, G. WASHINGTON. TIMOTHY PICKERING, Secretary of State. The Nevt-Ttrk papert reiewti by this day's mad con tain a lengthy efjay by William tVstcach, on various topics relative Jt the interejl of the United JStnteit and ' the jealoufy and covert enmity of the belligerent powers to this country. , The joilvj)ing extruhi f rom , that produi. ton are judged of too important a nature to be withheld from our readers; and we therefore prefent them without obfervatiomot comment , fechi.'g . to time and future difcuffwi. i the proofs of the truth or Jaljhood oj '..the affict Jiont they contain. . x . - it is rumoured that the Spaniards have, or are cede. to France, Louijjana, and the floridus. Th policy of the French in this, is too manit'elt to re quire diftufiion It is alio reported, that the French have it in contemplation to eftablidi a republic, at Louifiana and that it is a part of their plan tc affif iatend4ncoqjorajLeljwj; h it the people of tho ; Wellern Territory, ty difmemberingthe Unittdl States That this would be a defirable object witb them , is probable, from the nature of things But th S is a'FACT, 1 hayt received evidence funicient to hW" tisfy my mind arid ahho' it Is true that 1 cannot at prefent dilclole the fource of inforaiation, I think it ajultifiable policy, aud a. facial duty, that I (hould found an alarm by a detail . of circumftances, the .truth of which, being my felf perfuaded of, 1 leave the world and Mr. Adet, to think and al as tbey pleafe. . . " Si R, ' '. .. You have fent a cenain French general ro explore, the .Weflern part, of the United btates--The totiar ,.. ties of Fennlylvania beyond the Alleghany Ken- . tucky The country along the Ohio, to the Mif filippi. You inlfruded him, in writing to tell the people that Louifiana would probable be furrendery ed to the French You intiructed the general ( could tell his name,) to found the difpolition of the people about A separation fiom the United States and a union with Louifiana. You indrucli d - hi m to pe r fu a de 1 hem r t ha t l he A 1 1 an t ic (t at es we f"e in their.interefts, prejudices, and incliuation- Af That the lnterelt-oMUewetterivpeo them ft.-rSir, you inltrucred this gen. to found -the Aifpofiiious of Jttic : peoplew ith rega 1 d to a Pre- fident for 'the. United States and to "provide' the election -of Mr.fejferfon ! ! !. -You alio 'defired him, to obierve the country, as to the military purpofes v.-. .i:c'l.jj1-y.6?yi- fr ti. lame general was furnIsred money, to he m'p'tcy cd m accompnjmttg the (pjccloj nuwtjto.i. s-1 r .... .... .... . . .;- Tou may not have known that this general was 4?tf(, in promoting the very hufinefs you fent him on;lwr live he was detected. . You may. wonder how I cjme by my knowledge i-and I am forry, that I viaytnot at this time, dijclole irBuf I fancy, if yon recore.to your files, you v ill be convinced you. do not hear "-without authority, from WILLIAM WlLtCtKo. JiT-ajneetincQf the Comminioners of he town uf Fayettevilie, at.Lewjs Hatrge s, fcfq. on Saturday evening 2 U h Felrrnaf y ?97,: - (T II 1 ER;E D-that all free negroes, m!attoes, and' oth- r perfons of nsixed blood, who are at flrNliHtiTtl 64lpipf4f.nti (hall On or before (he lit day ot April next, apply to tne town cicrK, a:-empt ori tk juft i.f ruiMiu ituwj, W-Yik,.' jn'y iA.i?,. To Mr, Und .wv -Wafhingtort,' &c. " G. W, in order to have their names rrgiftertd 'ard receive abaoe agreeably to an acl of the General Affemblv oTBTS3taTe"tr1ou (har .defcri ption who n ay. hereafter become 'an irjhabi- tantof the faif town,' make the like application withm thrrr Hays after their arrival, under the penalty by law prefcribed. " :" . -jrder TJUCiN M'rLAXXl rajettevtlle, March tfb rrrtr $c 4 7 . j. .. .. , . . -o - -rir- iie . am - ' ' ia 6 St Ti- ... . .... 1 L.a K - I w-u I p ji:l-I . M .
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