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vvMMMMvsMMlaMiaaHPpjpk t9iHlOH, Pmhtw-.tH.ENRY WILLS, Jout P,t.r 4 TO THE STATI WITH A. HODCI. - I - ft ;A I , 1 -,-Vinckney. Miniftcr PUnip- F''r htUnitdStuttsthc French l' 'Continued ,,r.hv are efo often reminded of the R At of gratitude ? li realjy becau'e "I!BEritiMidf--caalecolieoUuon u laC3ncel.tr If corapenM on the "Sbi treaty of alliance has abfolved the The con ratting parties declare, that "IifoifeJ to fulfil .-each on its on part, 4,uifiand conditions of the prclent maty jLc,, acc.rd.ng tota on power, and etiiicei, there (haii be no after cla-m or StDfitton, 00 one f,,lc !" (hc othcf, v"hal UCv be thecvtnt of tfceW.1' luibert ioned. That hive not i.-..lresdv mentu SteJto Frrrce the Inccotrs which friendlhip Jibjvegirii witboat compromising the fjfllifllClllt . ,M.AJt had Verified the kind of foe- 0hich miglu have been offeie I, we could cjudgetiiticorreclnelsof his allertioa. Limt true h3t we have rendered-no foe- wF.ance ? Read the following paflages itkSecretaiy of state's letter ot the 1 6th of Jnli 179I1 M"",8 "'We iecvl iiithlatiilHclicn, that m the conrfeof to n, by uncealmg exertions, we paid up ie aiciri arn:.u3es and inftol ncnts cf our iklo Ff ar.ee, a h 1 c h the mem acy of on: Silormol government hid fthivd to be ac milting; tht prefiinu 0n li.li to the entire Jjxotuf cor en.gemem, e have fan bid t Mr. Genet the tfl'ct of the inftal Washbe pre!tnt year, to einble bun to si rtJ.cf t. his fellow c 1 1 1 z i-1 t 111 France sritmtd iih fatr ; tht in 1 he hi it uu W the .n'urrtcTon which threatened the SdeJftliit With arms and nuney, t.kir.g jblioflewrlelvia the nlk of an unautho ifed i,tats dciy Mould have bren a iten at" klic g'veo the exci!ive KdoMfian to ilntbtfr tit ruide by Fi jnee on tiei eue ithepfficnt ai, tho ii'' un(",iulittd itrtitie, jnd unfouwJed in her on prac tBrtia that or other natiini, as c believe, tifci kt.?i! 1 hare to atf-J, that vf ill Uie Kltd furphei received from France in iiatficio war, aniouiiiM nearly to hf.y Klliaaiof lurei, loe UmtcJ butei un- jkftwUie govcimnent lud ctn cnabkd to j-t io .tnuuon anuaiiluil ot liviei ; &pfefcrtt (oftrnmeitt afir paying op 'tiiiek and iiit4 a.nti mentiuncJ by . JftttwOt ht b.en cotiiiiiuilly in.icipi IHfbcfti of eleven million! and ao J kfm 1 no part of wI.kIi old luvt Mtiliht 2,1 ot Seembct, 1796, p-Kir.ijgoe million n I n ln;f j the re (s,5o,gct,t ciiwOa 1 the it nwt until lumiii rt ,,ioui pill pea in M. ''Wiito bub lunic oburvanoni aic to Ijyfcf the.ilof No.eaberlirt. in 'df. AUt'i note ot oao'.xr 2;,h, . erttMKun.ftd the decree ol cne n D"Mo'r 1 the d ol July lad, ht 3. g ol jhe rtuyhhc of Knr.re, wia"'! iU n 8 ' 1 " the la ne U. ,l,,'t tftlll iwfTer it to be treated by I . I Mkcd ineipUnai n .f the 4c N 4Ufl,rfcc.t.i HaMcei hci e ' rhni fej to bt lufficunt f ft. an k . j .l . . "inp ottcee riieneJ t . ."fwni th, Eo.i.ih. cur kn Hu 0"11 b"bn i-me R jide in . ! Out !. . I 1 t a . Wl Hit IC 4 00 ,h? ,g,u' cnJut ol Si,'!!! M, 0'!l Iwffrr it to he ' l,,rn. Ai th i uul 1 r.ct be iWi. "',"l ikr. ln, -heo .,t,led by .he ;4,, J C0-"df d 11 ol -iiimjr Filter Whether the ordetf'had been aauallv r.ven to capture iu wetlcls o the United bote's r Aod il t;iven, lut r"tre the prtcife term, of thoicor leri ?.. Mr. Adet in his reply, f4)8, that I ap. p;ar not to have undeidjod either the decree 0' hcDirsaaiy or his note which accompanied it. The meaning of the decree is cenamly ve' ry obvious. The manner of executing it, a-ideclaied to depend on a contingency -'the future conduct of the Engl.lh. Ho m French ciuizers in the four qiiirten of tlv. world,toditriine what as thecondu6f of the Englifl, at any given time. It- he coutd have tuimflieda copy of the ordeis acludly g-ftn to Frtncrf armed veflcli, under the d'ciee, e nrght have ften clearly hat..wefe the intenu ons of the Directory. If e arc to take the practice of th? Fundi armed veffds and ot liiine of the French tribunals as tuc true il lullration of ths decree, M Adet's own'ycx pianatioo wil b? very defect" ve j h has Ipet fied only two cafe, the taking of "EliUi (ar other enemy') properly on tioard Ame.uaii ve'dels and the jeizure of all the goods nlled as contraband in our treaty i;h Gwat lima'n. In the ca.'e of contraband goods, 'he If ime of them is lawful only when thry iie dr it 1 d to the ports of their enemies and th? cunti tiid oods only aie liable m co hic.tion. Bot tnc Ipeual acnts of ih D itctoiy in the VV'cit lnd.es oider the leiziue ot ll vdlcls having on board contraband tjl('-rt " nxtier wheihci dcltined to an cntm)'i or a i.iutil, or even a Ficiich pt ; ?rd wIkii liZ'.d, ihcy ceniikMt not ineicly to cuntrabrid it .icle, but ail 0:1 ei i;oods ai d the vtflel hei tell invluchti e) wtie laden. Tbsy alio albgn in tneir dtcnctul Conhlcation j nt f;rr c-!Ol'e uf capture -nd con dciKnation, tht tht Amti t.in v4l.l Iks Nil d. 10 or fiom a poit in pell bun of the linbfli. Wt; are not infoimul if n thr Fujliih 1 k. any neutril vtlfels for lit s c ok vV'c have haid of feveral Ani-rican flMi tinng captu led and conhicaie.i by tlie 1'ienth nricly be caulc' ihjy had not a lea it-cer, vMin t;o dcu!)t cuuld have been cnintamtd of thr j r 0 , c 1 1 y beiiig AmMicar.. Vet it 11 conceived that die want ot a ic letter viai never nueiiJcd to xciude other proots of propeity. Foitlier, ouclit we o luv: uua,;ir.?u thatth: Executive Due :f-jry tdirndrd to ie-ivc it in the JilcretiMO of every privateer and of every infe r or tr bun?l to juilg iui t any time l'.b;'e jMcni 10 their decree, at the act aal itratment frctiveJ by Ainencan fe(i:U tiom the li itdh t Ujj;ht e to Iwrc iii'j'iud that ihr tlrucc, turned in lucn ndr'nite tefun on pwrpo:e to give iCope tor sibiraiy conHruitttm, nd conucjuently lor nullum d o, prelban f Oiight e to hive Miiag'eJ hu Mr. A let himivlf declared to be (h? meumj d the decree, tkit the Fiench arrried vtlTiis .eie not to ron'tni lluaiUlvcs with ctu.ir. A'ninen vdlrU hav r g Engldh or C jntnbsnd good on boid, an J filing fuch protcrty arid goods eondemn ed by their tribunal ; bit if any F.nJ'fli com minders were 'o practice " veia'iuns" to ardt Ainericsni, the Frenchmen were to do th; fune? OujiM fs to have imig r.eJ that the D rectory inienfed the aniens cf Kiir.ee Ihoold be encoutlf.e J toke rtvenge on their friends lor iheontragei ol ifuir ertuei f And hit is to !iiu thefe vxtior.sr If oi.e En lifhcomaner it. a hundred pervrleiy and wantonly ibaiei his poer, isetery Krineb of cir to become his rival in l(iynoni I Or if we i loflir only n.elon lor Tenure (in J furcly the decree gots rot .ieoi d ih 1) lu is 10 dtUjiniti the evey t.un Irrdih k reruh :fi r ho is tj bt the indiu nent ol fim i-r o,, riffi But French armt i trdeli are to mike til jheie csptnf'i m oiitio the treity, m l tare 10 (yff'i all ihe e xtoi in v"iinun l lesion l.un.an t, -r.de ifn1iire them ,om the F.nglift " W 'ha jt an c ncKi m op fvjnt on I A J !'!! opitoAnon wnl b't'efnf e l tfficscioos f Fr sll Capiurn mde y te HritiPit Contrary fa the la ol nSMdts, hif, sireeahle r iH f Is, dfnn4t6 fs'ii ll5 on. Tl. K"tiA tngagad anikl Ul IsuifaUiift 1 sasl co9ai&aA!ri tri aasf sattsng to liquidate thole d mands ? What eppofif-oa could have been more errienciouj ) Wnat fur ther oppofttibri can be u f T. tUid of further cornrwents on this Itjra let me relent to yon to.ne pailages of M. a! da !et:erof the i41.fi of J J,. 10 this Jet erhr comiwumcaled to the Se-renry of S.atej he deci e wf th Cmmitttt of PuMi - Safety the 3d of janu ry, ,79J. repeal ng -.ce o. Ihetltc.rrof .5 f,.uf N?e..,brr 179. f Th latter violated our treaty bv fuh' J d iS the p.operty of t!iY- Cntm as of Franc" on ,o.ud African vc(Te!MocapturP, anJ bJ dd-ng to iha lilt of artul-.s contraband It J.e repealed by the -ornier. Mr. Adel kMZahh-Socc3r,onto mikelbe fo!o.n cLranoii. - YoB wii f, Sjf (U B t-h.(.he decree.) the ondi.gui.'ed ; difp. j Midliisceredclre of the F.ench goveVni nt .Hrg.ouny toobferfethe eng.gL, jm coniMd a-jth it. allies, andT,, readtnef, 0 ruire, .of,afl.7n. which h,ve never ukea pl-ce out f, , c impulie e circufl.etl -lt .sa.n.dit her i,IUm(1h.,i, .l. w,.g1,h..a,i4 T7ZZZZ V .CIOl'Oll Pr inr. , , th.n'hator juflict-no other d:pIo. " ilala gu?ge than tint of rruth F a' lo.h.s.ruth, toth.sjuli.ee, to this fidelity, we iibw mke our appeal. ",lf F: he ltdcof Mr. AJet's complaint, of 'l-MibnngfullVred to m ,n our port,, ni.ghi he .m.guud the inilances ere name' ious. Noee.e perm tted 1 ihe acul r. "menu were fe- end are-, old ai the ytar 79 j. -nd were leprefen.-d by Mr. Gentt to c iecretary of S:,te. What .,, 4. Mi. Adet, d.d the government g ve ta th. e Hrienrat.on. of tb. M nilter of ,,e Frenef, IviHu ic .n th.srclpect i It faid th.t ,hcf, vef! c.i .., led tco luddenly 8 that it w not abU toc,uiehe,n-0belwd." Theanfrer i'ven by ,he S.cre.ary of State .a d.fTereot 0 til tl lhuicfi..niChailtrtoa and Pn.ls. dMph.a hive gone. tf before it at known la he fi..vernii,er. ai.d the former indeed in ha hilt aiou.f.mof the war, and before reven. tive mclores could bs uken in fo diflant a P ri, In theca eof the Truflu Cap-. JlaV. -i Bilti.i.ore, the Governor of Mirylaod hav, mgbcen informed tint he had been buyiar guns had given orders to examine th. faft i bu he Kot oil before the 1 fTiccr could get on board, hiving cleared out three or four dayi before. -I have not oblerved that M . G.j.tt fVer re need hu complaint uh resrd to any oC t.lc villi 4( whrnce I fuprole hi was faiiifiej nhtlic auf.tri m md.eil he ought to bava hrrn. The 10 Engl.il! velkliitiat failed from Fh.hc'elph.a e'cape.t cmh tbe vigilance of tht r icnch Conlui-botl. ha I deputed many dyt bel.ue he had hen inf-rmid of them. Tljii Hatfd by the Coniul b rn elf in hit itpori cf 'helidof Joae, 1793, i0 Mr. Grnsf. nJ ytt the government is sua chiged by Mr. Adet 1111 vioiat.Lg the tre:ty becaufe 11 d,d flp ihtm I Al bough the cfT.cers of tht United 5t.aif 1 had been required to be itehful, ar.d to report all il eg. I arnutaents in cui peril, yet it as osiural lui ihe povirnment to eipeft odwive tnfwfmsticm Irofat'it Ftinth Con ili ho dubtlcls ere chugfd by their on go vcinracnt to ie paiticwhily v:gdant in regsrJ 10 all a iempts it l(b armimrnts by the tnt m esol ihrrepub'ie. M. Adt rensrks that " losie h.bab ianrs of the United Stilts bad ai led in Ihfle illell armsnems of the (leoaiea cf France," and .lk, " kit meiions vera lktn gnMl tkcm f 1 1 any fei'ch MlJe to I cover iben, to proierute them t afv(r" Vet the vc y letter f,om Mr. Genet to iht Se cenry ol b lie, in "th and mi indtlurii Mi. A Itl h fouoj rhnlut';'6 cf complain, lugt'f.lt a l fhrn t cor cluii. " I Uirat itb ,i:.lmt (lay M.. Gtner) by )wr litter c( th' f ) f cf Ih'i ma' t JUT, 17? j) rhil the gt. ffniii of Gfo.g a ,ve eauie j i bi I pal a vedrl artJ in hi fl at c t Ur tt pt'wlltf lorh N vtf' j I eif. f :j li Urvnu.i 1 1 year. j isc soptrf, i.4i. JarvijO, S :ta;e pitn( p. 41,
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