"yOJf PINTD bv'h'e n.'r y "w i t
, v t
V S, Joint ?rimteh.to th Stati with A;Hodoh.
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T7"" " T a V R $ D A Y, F t t it u a
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D u c ;Lt ho meflkee of the
: January 9 lj9';n n . .
tfjfatftt Vnit StAtti to thf French
ftrued or operate? contrary to former and ex
irtiog public treaties with other fovereigns or
Rates." ' ' s I
The govern menf gave a further proof of its
canandirierlkjjjjb
French Minifter the treaty "tifitfy prwr to it
ratification " in order to tnaftie bun to make
t&ntinutd. mm .
:.-. & " nt Mr. jay a
;RiLStotii-i Wld from its ori j
V Tl Acrv And to whom
to unvc.l it r to
H"? ruined. And was it .
S ouFtlHaticft W toned? Did;
Sl iibmreie of our l;
iBwioty l,r 11 " . v"": r ;
unite treaty ittcii iornm i
?'in,i Arf end of the prefant
ftftfive alliance is to . qinoraw effectual y .
mtiunMittd, of the bid United states,
y .til in matters f jMwt F
Soltkevile the tieatf of Auty
!jComfBcrce in i 'preamble, dcciaics itut
ii mod Chtiftiao Majeay and -.the Unued
tmiH t0 fiik h levhtch ought to
. in i.j n ih rirrnuftceucc Abu
Btoncc which they defire to ellabUQi between,
i . ..rn: munfrtMl have taken " tot the
b&Ct of their joVerhmenl, the moR perfect
JntiBlfo Wi -f; tne liberty of admitting
tiintkajurttbtr tatians to paiucipatton
fcrf'wa tame advantages." Cottefpooding'.
, tttishH declaration in our treaty ot Amur,
r4Cnnrcvith f ranee, is the declaration
' tf ihsMi'ui de oailles, .her Aiiiballador
VtUcouacf Loodon, on fte i3h of March
i'ml, fiie vtctki af Kr the treaty 'wis figr.td.
Mttnaagn in thisxiccuration ?rr io vc,w
tttWtnfobjea is Alilcofliou, 1 Mlootc'
fefalthngth. .' ' -VTat-uodertiKaed
Ambaffador ef his
C(tUitM4jcfty, hi receiTed eapreU Qt
Bike the following declaration to the
jctVruf Loaeoniv
' The United IStaiei of North America,
lb m infuti "fiftHik if Iniifcndmt, a s
.44fabiDCtdby ffatuiobthe Hthol Jo1y 77
pwpottd to the iCiiuj to confaUtUtt
"byiforsssl coftfefltion,the conncioii bV
fan krtM;(Virl htem the tu Uitl
stt, ;tfcl refpfdivi Plenipotsotisries; bac
Jjtti lecatv of fritudffiip and cj6inrBerctt'
. itf gr.cd to teive at a fooodati&n, for their
fcaioil jtwd cxirrtfpwodence. V-
" m (f .a .. l.: j : - ..I I riitt!i
iod ladeiQiniflg' tuHCttiog between
fiicct and Great. Britain, by eveiyumeaca
twpstibli 'uh hildienity, and the good of
M4Bni, t&itki it r.ectuity iorociHi
ftJ ag knon to tbt coott of LoodoD and
Win, it the fame time, that the contract
kl puftifai't paid ;teal attention' tf U ft
: fate tyixiUjive sdvericgti i favour tf til
tHmwt 6nJiki.tkt. Unit Slum bsvi
.f t -i ti , . ' f i it.
riu nt Ubirij tj Ir taling vu evtrj muium
fv,r tftnttt erne Jocung cf tpatit; tnA
ftnftuujr Why after all ibis, Co w her
' Mr. Adet tha complaiot, that the nrgo
ttn-f the Beit fh treaty ierefecrctly con
.121 lo other words, that in cietCiGrig
MtfcJite icd unlimited rights of ' go
t sad commercV the United States
, utliy cftato tbe French Mirtiflcr or his
. l-sortttbe iBflrofiioni to $ur entoy Jwf
run difputis and njulaJiwi car
ofiwrii with Great-Btitam f
required, a conrnunica
! mi4 i ihe French Mioiflrr. il
?itEdUyiefofta Thal Mr. Jay
JVtUotla weskta our eftgigmtnts to
'""r..TNlaaiyO;oisii obeyed, W.
J'J.tUtiSWy this iipHcit Aipvlstios, ht
J!giaiVis treaty contained (hail bi C30
V wife t nanifeftinr a watchful fo'icitode for
u the welfare of the nation, and calculated t
'TheAddreft of theHaufeof RfDrefentativeft
was wtanimoujl? agreed to. We read in it thit
. t ri T"k " i "Cnti slat Ti k-A-
Vnrh nVtfprvifinnx tlicrpnn a& lie micht 1i)dSfe
rirnncr Thefe ohfi?rwalion vou will let 10
Mr. Adets letter to tne Secretary of $ate, of
imp 70c t ruling reiutanun oi nis ou-
jcflionk in ins Secretary's anUer, dated tbe
tith of July following.
With thefe fa6is in view, fas of which the
chief are drawn ftom our treaties with Fiance,
and from her own aft s and law?, whatopir-iow
ia to be formed of Mr. Adet'a declaration,
T hat ttiexccutife Directory regaids the
treaty of cciomerce concluded i'th Great Bri
tain as 'a' violation otjht -treaty made with
France in 177S, and tquiinlera to a treaty of
Illiance'witfi'etar-Britain; ?"
I will now advert to the charge, " That, far
from tttering the Krench tne luccours wcit.i
frieridlhip might 'have given without compro
rnitting it, the American1 government in this
...in.A untfA th iptfer ot treaties.
I vi vvi "y"vM ------ .
As far as I can dil'cover, the; latter part of.
this chnige ts relteii nony on itic 17m
of thecommrfcial treaty i which,' theiefore,
; ttl hfe fkeec(Tarv to examine. v "The" ttipula-
tiona art mutual but the examinattoo : will be
Gmplified by :coifidtrihg their-application to
-1
. TV'V tH him of war and Dnvsttcrs of
(r.U- farrv the M1D8 anil ooos
liktitrm'thir intndtt into the ports ot tne
ii.w. .1 ..it ,'nUniit htinf obliged to piV
aiy iees to abe cfll:ets of the Admiralty or any
other juJes.
paragraph, " The UniteTSt atea havtrlg taMd "
14 no pan in the war which bad embraced, ia
Europe, the powers witn wnem tncy navo
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" peace was joftly to be regarded as one of thai
i ir.ft imnnrtini H utifi of. the tnapiftritfl chaf4
M vr Q .
u"ged with the faithful extcutioa of the lows, '
" We accordingly witnefs, with approbation
and pleaitne, the tigtlanco with which yott
" have guarded agaiiilt an interruption of that
.' bleiT.iig, by your proclamation, admoniCw
Mngourcitiaerts ol theccnfeiactices of illitit
"or hodile afts towards the belligerent par
" ties and promotiag, by a declaration af ibt
exifting legal rtate of things, an eafier ad
" milfian bf oar tight to the immunities be
,tf loiiging to owx fituatiotn t.
vi .Hit i ,h ihHrumtnti thtJS aDOfOTtd bVn
r- c. ,t -.4,r kUA wa In ran JT ' '
tioa oar citucns to aoia ciriiio u wpnw 1
uld violate the laws ot nations, wmcn sur, v ;
At iMrc tocall 11 an iAndioaa otoi
kUmarlAi. ot neutralitv 1M 4 f M filJ
The next executive a noticed by Mr. nar ;;n J
is the lettef f the4 h of; Auguft t7ni(i -i
. -. ... 1 J ki. Ih. Itakail:' '-''"II
51,
Jtn. io v,57 "' - ' -
-i,.-,it ind carrv their prises to the places
txi'rdfed in tbnYr comm iUmi.,"
c h. That, ,oa ;ne conuaiy,
..k ... ruH h tfiven in ihe toils of 'be Uni.
tedStates, t? lucb as Hull rbav made pnxe
II
I D..r..l.i. .Anim.n1. Kit thA HprAl
tary of the Treafury, to the dolUftorf ofthtX vy
cuftoms, and accompanied by the rales 'whichl '
ihe PreGdeot hacl Idoptedi jfor breventing - all ;
armaments in favour f aoy of lh I belligei
rent pbiers; Thele ruls were coftfidered; t K
juft and oeceffarv deduaions from tho Jai ok : :
neutrality eftsblimed and received among natU-Vj
Treafury is'explaosiory of Ihefe rales, and a- J
mofiz other inttiuction, parucuii7 vmim .
1erjuJes. m fviuA,. . th i7th and Tld articles ol
id. That sack prize. ,re nottoDe arreu ea ; ;; itteoti.a'of
or ted when they enter the Vor ce'm; the might be injorrd '
nited States. f - v nd her themies txneftted. The letter con-
-jd. Tratthe cffitol of jhe Ua.t?d Swfti ( Collca0rto extcota
(h,l bot make any enmuuttun concerning cl des ;
the lawM net. of foch or e, bu 4 fitf and impartiality"-" becauf. om.lfioM .
f h. i nat - y-. - -v - u Iend to expofe the got ernment to. .ot;;
!..'.... kiiI.maiii sail IOI.1I.IUIIII rnuxs w
.m.im!i tK jjd I ait ra ata l
Veace of the coMatry' Jlo could fudV .r jj
. ... iiuLAmritA. ta.intorce inera, oot
de pnxe fftmr, and ieQOu
- - w r. i mi r i na rpiuu c i a --w - v .
of the lofciaM, peopll or prooetty ot rr.a -r- . flf)ft imniUity , arid i
hot if loch fhU tome in, .being torceu ny . . Fleochmcn contli
ftrtfs af W Ot. danger, of ths , woUqa n J(jaoof fomeigotyan4 )
all r,opT testis (hall be foully .ufed ths undrt j:
the? Joat and retire Iroa, ihtnce as .fee j3e,.. arJ wh-eh aereealc.laiei ' ;
pcfiiwU. . i ... t0 iovotae as in war with Britaia, Spaio ana : h
Uipulanoos cooiameu m - i 0J ,-1, FfaBce. rrtnenmeo wire i
"hatforebn not Wlongin U
to Fiench foveas or ca.arnl, h'PCcom,n.i. - ." ' ; . out Itl) 4bor
(ions fr.ra,ai othet Prince or ... llfld froan catnitUn, -
w:th Fiance, fhtur.wm i .-r beftd.tiesooJer thlbaaoeti ot fraoce.aa wua
ports tf 'the United Staiei. . 11 thofe ot othrr powf '
nindir oat
anil u l: : v u.i(Mm. .j . r ,,ur, r-
coramuuwt. j:.K.e0fifrol oifioni. , - . .A -rn ' 5i
The csks trial nave our, cer0ftJs M Itipeus tr. 1 1
' lAitir lieatV With I pe Tici.vir r Mf... j
France, .u.licol.rly the i ' J Ll,, of certain cr.a. ....! tU
i.rt mnrioned. have led to oooicw-.
. :.:frnl naiots hkrerveen dtnoe. k. .mli 4 bv the PrtiiJfarft V
rately fettlrJ etttierof irg.M...- K Mr. Adet aiKf, " -7
n. orbyiudicUl detifions. r and gives hiwiKlf the fallowioj sak
"A! A-VamMtUBt eaecutiff aft ' I f o! lbll irvat
. t tv . f r m a ii 1 www - a . as a am mm tuns anit
rtr Ar,l l?9l. ' . , .! uafiaa dtiMo4t net wfoafn.r.u.
;!!'
r f'-rfiMrii. wi 1- 1 -r - T..- Vwt rf i ,
At the Mat r"""& -7 . . Ud iQ satav, aJ i-f j
Hhon biMs bothlloaftt. ThJ i Lafa af oov of iheaow.rttt wM witbtk-
0 their adit.f.. in anf.tr to y ' FfmlKlt ff,veatl, apca thatof 1.0- ,
t,ih. that if arl.1 tbtir op v. . trxv V
dirjt9lwoi4erf si w f )h j ' j
clsmttiam , . . -..U.tliarJ, aad
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