Hall's Wilmington Gazette

              hal us wilmington gazette thursday septemije ii 7 1797 franxe executive dirf.ctory prairial 12 jui e 7 extraci from the proctft veibal "»' tlie lut ingof il»e kxecutive directory on the nth prairial jtmc 6 int'ne fifth year of the french repnwir one and indivifible on the nth pnwrial jufie 6 at one o'clock the members of h - dire»sory with ihe fecretaryafiemlled en coltuine in order to receive citiien bav llielenti the new member t the direcicty elected to iucceed citizen letourneur e«i •«• o.ubylot the minifkerl drefled en o tume attended at the ne hour tl.e lltlhlg ot the directory for the fame purpo|e the fecretary general and tiie nitniker the li tenor t e <'\< % ""'\ ** f " rdidence ot cuizen bartheleitii toarquaiu him that the directory invited him tu join that b»dy they accordingly fei o«r pie ceded by two nieuengers ot t>tate and toui attendants t on their arrival at ciiizen bartheleroi s they were introduced and informed him that the dir^c'tory were ready to receive him the new director accompanied h the officers of state went in proceifion to the iifual place of holding heir iittinfis a line lormed l>y the duec'toiial i>uanl in dicaredthepnilhge martial inimcamwwi red his prov,rels and the molt dillint>uifli ed faluteswere peribrnied by the ruilitary the ecar major of ths directorial local guanl weie ilrawn up in the h.iil appropriated by the minifter through which ciiizen birtlu lemi was conducted to the hall wheie the finings were held alter receiving from liis new colleague 1 the fraternal embrace citizen barthelimi was inlialled into the t.hu-e of member of the directory on which he addieiled his colleagues to the following effect : •« ciiizen directors '« the fi.it fentiments that occurred tom mind on receiving frotn ihe national re prefen^tion the right of fiitin among you was a conviction of my incapacity a'diitant fp.ec*lator of the glory of the french republic and truck with admira tion at her pioiperity i ki.ew not to what life i onfi,lit to atcribe tills excels of itindnefs and confidence which culled me tn theejeercife of the firfl o!!ice in tlie itate but foon forgetting my incapacity i le came fenfible of my foriune to con tribute at the dole ot a glorious revolution for the conlolaiioti of iis happy effects to piefi le at the execution of the laws to co operate with you and the legiflatjve bod in repairing the mifchief neceilarily produ ced by a long and dreadful teinjirit is to me a glorious and an enviahe duty nec<i 1 mention that on entering upon my of fice i cherifhed ihe anguine hope of find ing in the directovy the foundation ol gene rafpacification ? i did imagine that aftei a gi'and difplav of power arid energy the french republic would purlue ajult and pacific liiie ofcondujt and inanifeft a dii pnfition to treat with her molt inveterate enemies the duration of empires isgau ranteedbythe'n juitice , sjndjulticeandmo deration after vioiory will be the harbm ger of that permanent peace which ought forever to confirm and coiifolidate the con ' ftiturion which france has acquired ac ccpt citizens directors the atturaiice or my inviolable attachment to the coidtituti oil accept thole lentiments of refpect and elteein which are due to your characters i derive the utmolt fist isf.ict ion from reflect inn that our union under the guidance ol tlie law will be cemented by reciprocal ei tccm affection and confidence the prksidkn is's reply «< thfl executive dnectory receive with the molt tflo ving fentiments of joy in their bofoin the man whom the confi leuceofthe reprefentativus of the people has felected to participate in their labours lu tunes ol danger and difficulty you fucceeded deai colleague in making the republic refpecl «•! abrwal in fecuring to her interelt her old and faithful allies and in iieutralizinp the malignity ofthofe win attempted t incite new enemies u',ai'i(t her your ex ■ tenfive kn^wledrcand the fpnit of moderu tion which influences your conducl ar.tlu furelt pledges of the furcefs wit!i which yon will co operate with us in the accomplifh ment of our principal object — peice fii fbundnefa of your principles is likewife a f luranter thit wq fh ill elt.ilihfh that deftra ble event on a juit ba(ii and on terms ingii jy honourable renioie from the fcene of conflicting par ties who liave fo long kept tlie nation ill ii ftateofcoiivulfinn von will bean impartiu jq ige ; anlyour c-lforts united to ours to the fuppreffi,)ii ot faction will be a fcvoura me union fits uuer exrinclioii we hop u a review ol the condurt of the dircjtoi y , and obferving the unanimity that prevail among the members that you will ictuu iltecm for elleem and wijl join with tliei nthe fentimenii they retain lorthetalents the probity & civic virtues or their old eo u-agiu letonrnenr which were ibconlpieu ous during the 18 months thai he reman ed in the eminent fit uation which jou an about to fill the ceremony was 3tir.our.cecl to th public by the diichai ge ofai cillery london june t2 ifmaei effendi the new tuikifh amlwfli dordeftined for our court arrived at leg ■ loin on the i ith nt lail month -- the followir »«■'»»■ t ■ • .- . r«m surras u?e<i the t ol october in lerted.in per kt's paris journal of tue 6th 0 june every thing here announces pre parations for war an army of jiibfervation f ten thouftnd men will be formed a;ter the rains a train of fiem artillery i al feinblingst mont and amee the detach itient ferving with the nizam is recalled ami ill the pram that can be collected is l ought into the maan/incs and garrifons you will no doubt a(k me what is the ob ject of thefe preparations the aiifwer is eaty tipi->o is at ptefent marching to wards the north u the head of a power t'ul a my the nizam is negotiating win nana furnavelle and he with tippoo flic object of the million of tippoo '« a ; ent to that government is kept a profound lecret bus on augufi ii taptain cifl'al in tl e il cp "> nur.p wil ijm fr.it dunkirk and cdpmti s.ont knowles and brown at ulouafter irem bourdcauy bring our european advicts down to the 23d tfjuie 13 i-jys htei han our tormtr accounts « cnange had operated in the french government find the ad million ol the ne director • n.i third almoit tantamount to a revolu cion the conduct of all confn!er3ble officers ; s ft-verely rrutinized already the null altonilhing chlapidatory exec ill's have been detected tniguet the rnmifter of marine merlin of joftice do la croix 01 foriigu relations and rom 1 cf the iiteneui it feems are di!inill d the hrlt tt.argrd with fearing in sonth onax's plunder w ita having fuppreflecl inionnatun of the atrocities o that t r«iut ' of st domingo and with having demand ed the republic in his rrovifion coivruc'ls ihech.rgfs agaii tt ine others arc 1101 fpecified the reed of 5ontlionax and his colleagues in power and iniqiit / at st domingo is produced by t!ie molt pertv<s conviction of t lit ir crimitialt — and relo iutioni to purge md itf rni tliat inijioi taut colony i he d<rk picluie of the crimes commuted ai this ill tared ifljiid and their ( ifvrt won d be beyond credence if not accompanied with plenary evidence vice admiral jcyeule is appointed chufof the iie^v co'itm lho to be lent out and judg ing from a ipeech e delivered on hu appoii.tment we conceve the ifl.mds un der his humanity will once more he hap py and the cit'wnj of ihe umttd states ny his juttice he frte from thole horrid iicrlecutions and robberie , which have c ftroved or bcgircd many and eff<;utiall affefted the whole the change in france we brlicve will operate irrea'l in tlie american favor — vve have btrt-n abulbil extrcme'y under tn l-x-;)fficrrs — the ne^v nu-in to purlue d erent meafurei — it i » ( »^ probable ttie ill wilh to d.ltroy the feimant of our commerce — it is not pr ibjbif they nvill im prove on a i'vuem ssliitii has been called unjult in fraice they mn ift thev il i'eek to harmonize once mure with us — ami treat as tq nublv tht-le piejfiug circumlli:ices and con llderations irj heightened by the cert.iinty t rat negotiations for pc^ce have com inenced at th.mimeof the fdiling of the abiv nentio'iej captains fron b jidei'ix it wa currently reported that mr pmckney our mjvo had be n invite dpth from litter i nil tlii rum ur was probably created iron t e e>'ideur c!un;c i:i t.i jilpdfiiii n of t-hz freiiwh rulerii mutiny in jliil vis's fleet cipt.«in percivai iron l bin who fail cj etie beginrting of j'il i>d wuo arn ed tins morning informs that the day bekrehe tailed a rtjn.it was in general ireufation that a mutiny had hnkrnoui i j tvib's fl er and tliit cor rc ; p i'.ul i e n tidil by the admiral and 26 liiois tun , i n ft <• > rd arm i fiom halifax augnft 3 pi r a eft foreign new sis by nurch.ni hups n p ikus having lately arrived iii itaci that hmp'oms ot revdtl-ad appeared 01 hoard he vidcry orcot j iv s 11 1 1 ant imt th.y h-d been dettrojet^by tl:e ex liriun it iome of the faiw rv the account ot mr pin's d fm ff 4mm«ined m french papers mt.lt be n -, nus me may have so hid t the njntnh k:rg and mmiltry a rtemitia<ior to r«lig — which n»t i*ving rtone at cu»r lift date the public might 11 01 be fltqui lu ted wiihjrito greuviue might think him ' leh juilifi.iblo m hiding futii notice as it it aid i.t did to france news from france ithf young w illiara from 1 k'tk pa iers were received to june 6 by ani ids at g!onctiter we were favorm t ith f«irib prints of june 23d to tht aptain cfiarles rcfttr vilio furnifhtd s with the p«pers boih th public aim urfelvei aie greatly indeb cd paris june <;. fhe treaty cf p^ct vuih the emperoi iv ugncd j here * ill be ro o n^r is — phe empercr has urderuken to arrangi evfry ti-mji relating to e j ruiccs o th tpire and to nit as a ni diau r v th rh u o engjapd this ne >» s is ofikia i..il.e marbois fpeaktngof theli uaioi tur finances haschargtd h nriuiler ol ce mtrin uitli great diup.da \ duel has been fctifcht betwr-n th general j lurdan and merlin 1 in which lie latter w j lie 1 ly v oundeh ap'.arot difmiffut &/ officers i truguet merlin charles de la crcix and romal tne worthy luppor.eu ti j french liberty have anivedat the ni cut qf their dilgrnce ; cslunmiated by public wit is culumniated 7 the leg flative bo , vi at they h.ae done to fa ve rheircounin ! f ■ rves a pit text to their pro editors — i 1,-epoled by public opinion what refill ince could they make to the enemies wl i t e renen tir-i cc ot their conduct iitcl i intly r«tiftd aj,ainft d em i he dircc'totj 3 lie in before t eir acc«ifcrs to in r i row perh.ips they will return to the ob icuie crowd tomorrow perhaps the i aiii be interrogated pj vile criminal • — lo.morrow perh.ips to every thing h ruined " — — rln domontad j sonthonax rayn otd anu their accom plices are recalled they are to be fuc cetdeci by a coti/niilfioi 1 , at whuie head is placed villiret j veu!e a rear admiral jud an an;ient otlicerot the marine decree of the directory ot june 3 the d rectory relol^es thatthefunflioni of citizen raymond romme st laurent nd 5onthonax 9 avals appointed by the ! jtrtctory for inti/hud of st domingo 11 j sedition of the ijw of 5th piuvoije 4 j ( r flvillceafe ontlie 4m of thetmid r eth year — 4t the expiration ot the term 01 1 ieir tuncl o is 1 ey ball orocred ith out thefm.lleft d.la , to the executive i reel ry in order to render an account ft t ieir miflion to tins itittt tiey i\u 1 take all nee li'jry meafures ; the mimiler 1 1 marine is charged wnh the execuuoiitt tlieprcfent decree june 10 a'rer the finning the prtlinainar'es i peace b lonaparte on quiring the a..(tr ■■ provinces collected his viiftorioua ami n the frontiers of italy : 1 here in u in - n me p'ain he arranged his brerlieru ii urmsj ihtn walking from battalion > naittlion t e young iiero addr>.liei.i then 1 , fillo'a :■— •« my brave friend ou h.ive ivnvrrv p-acc to your countrv and cover d yoot eivet with 11r11nort.il glory '* * however ieci ifiry to rrniain till a longer time ui - i.t a.-in we mini vet root uut the 1.1 fcur enemies i ftull g»'e you all iht i ate of abfence in oraer thatyoutnay vi tit your parents and connect'on when , mi ihi'l have e nbraced them ftill think 01 your countiy 1 hall ptucced md wan fnryruat calais | art m prrfuaded that not on < i > i u v ill be w.u.tu g at the ten dezvuui june 13 op place an enolidi carrel hat aniv«d it cal;?i ■ ithdtfpatci f icrt;iin mj two packff.s rue or rl.e municipality in which was found i clolicj.alftttj figi fdgrenville b u t.iih ihekighhi mitnittr on infni*iing them that mi pat was 10 longer in place n qttfttd thrni to foivard inft.nly to tke di'citory tl,e p,.ikft intended fortrum ric dii|)ntct,<-s contain i<w overture e by the king to the dirtftopv »»• i . a l l'he high elleeni in which citizen barth lenii is ncld in ingland and the iiaj } "» 1 fluei ce of his nomination will noi a 1 - f contribute to c«ie'fraie this rumenu r,t 1 a |>« ice will turtfire prob.bl te one o ( the hil benefit lor wl.icli hra^c will beitdebtcd to it new drfchr he ould not arrive ur.dir more li«|>p ut june 19 n<>t with landing tht lr.rgnage rf tr tnwlifli papers weareafluitd that tie de , 1 gii;ii it mr p tt h-ts bet 1 cf'iiaiiy an nounced to the french govrriiwen • 1 jie prop fitii ns 1 rcu^hi b il e packet beat frtin calais la>k tnr •• joui 1 .<! of j-'rrt rihii wert cnly prrp itioiis •' t la malrr.jbu }••'* i lev wtrtin'cnded to jto cure a j ffport for an englith mimiler v i10 would not ireat excej t in a cr»ngrel 1 t.e direclc ry ha^f pp rtt'd iht ci'jruftt-r v i kh ii i eveloped re aiive to the pol'cy of prt and will not treat except with iui^lauu a june 23 the rippociatioiis v ith the englifh mini llerb will i or t;ke place at paris but at lille r.s we have ulread announced 1 he following is the anlw<rfjif to have l<ten » m rfe by tb dirtftdrj io dcua u\i-j of great britain wlio has trnved in ihut the renewal of negoc : jr : o!i expr e no d fficulty on the part ct tie uh goveri ment who equally dtfire ut ai'i end 10 the nnslonures of the ; but that previcufly the ditflnry ts that general principle ihouldbe il.flied 10 lerve as a bails to ulterior iciationt that england being now minted with the price at which hit obtain peace it is natural tiiat fie ild offer a view ot tie treaty i*pon h all the ijepociation re to turn : that lly tie direclory w u!d wili'iicly lif to the pro tin ns ot the brti'lih j:o mrr.t ; but 1 1 a ; agfi:ts chtltn b ti.e two powers meet at lille l<r the j'ttp^ie ot enttring upon negrc'ation and mat tricy would not be continued at p-ris ex cept in cale the two partie flu uld a^ira upon the principle which are to lerve s a bafi to the ire y o peace we nave tlready m;-dt known the three negotiators whom the dirtch>ry h.id nominated ; c.'iar^cd to pn cetd k lille to treat ti un a pe;ice wi'.h the englllh picnip tei harit $. 1 his choice does 1 ot appeal to be ple liug to every body and trie follow inj is he op'nicn entertained o tl.c njtn.utis of this ciiiiiiiifioi letourneur entirely a ftranger in mak mg negrciators fleviile pelle an u!d marine captain and r.n excdlent < fiict-r iut who has never employed his attention n diplomatic afidiisjaid hnally maret who was plut'ged into the dungeons f nllra len he was proceeding iip«-n u e embufly to naples thii la'ter ci.u.ce is a icry ftutd one and will be generally applauded martt p fl*fles irtelligerce r;ilents and addreli and has already dif . 1 rued v ir h honor tv o n iftiors nerr the cabinet of london where lie made him le.t cihemed c'olchfn spcretar gen eral of the conur ffion was cotrtmiflary of foreign affairi af{tr the 6th lheimidor le unite to a great capacity , a | rod it upright and conciliatory difpofi on ; a rirm character on intejint ottt-n piovrd nd lung habit of alia r and pol.t cal iub j c^s the red i£\pur half ifiicial journal informs ut that a phflport hat been d patched to t'te eng ih goveriiment top - lie negociatorwbu 11 to procrt d '© lille a^itc«uic 10 ibe rcqutit isjuic by lfcid no 37-1 vol i.j