t|h e wilming v n l n ■■£" e~1 1 £* vol iii no ir 3 . thursda y marc 11 7 1799 three dollars per annjm pupush£d weekly by ali.mand 1m1.l 1'kin rer id fh :■ u_b_«ik v^lh-^iuh.ina mr gerry's communication , continued from our laft.j that court moderated its tne^l res tfter its object was accompli i : the prelent ceinpla nts of tht u • liiuj states mignt have been r venud if thofe of the french go vernment hud been attended to he , complaints which th united $ ites , now make are in title only the y.i fequencc ot a tare of thing * ich biik cull the french rcpubl c jm its citiztnl the moll cpnfi erable 1 m ages the french government ie veitiielefs has not c.dfed to olfcr the exact jultice which it demand it hat never fetufed and never v ii ( refulf to enter into dilcuflion 1 x>u every proper fu>>je£t j 1 have given tir to thefe i ree pulnti a large defelopcment we are very near agftjenic nt wh^n werital ly il'lin i en both fides and whence : candidly admit tiie itute of tlie qeel i lieu you fee 1 he prgooiaton re | q>iirc very general iullruclioni in j oidcr to olvat the ihcoiiveiiiebcel which are prolonged even until now 1 1 believe tohx tiie meaning of our treaties it will be proper to draw u a dcclara.inn concerning it to be hereafter obligatory upon the two parties and conlide^ed as uuk ug a p»r of the original iictt ; a deckia iiou which i hat it may have the force of law ikmildbe eft*blilh.d by the ra.ificjuioni which the conlh:u tioii.il forms re'iedively require tlie united i'taies are placed in that happy unconnected late which makes tnein dou.btlefs let a parti cular value upon the claule of the ; r commerce and navigation it is the effect ot the long neutrality which iney have the hope of maintaining hut france akhju^h firmly de termined finceit has become a re public to live in peace with all iu rions cannot flitter it ft if with efcap ing the scourge which periodically \ torments europe ; and prudence re j qures that it pteftrve the ngsts which treaties feeure to it in neytral ports in time i w»r w«^m»n cjo«l>mr view the aiinncaji jvlegocia f tor ti't»l-ited the tre-iy ol commerce of 177 aitiiongti it be reciprocal i upon tne whole lunie pnvilioim lie iiu e especially appl|wble 10 tne fixtd p-.)(itiou of tiie united si tjtt ; and o tlit-i h:ive aliulion only to i.ie tven iiui v h 011 iiitiai-cc the lattci lias w-de rrat uciiticis tor the in tiep"i dei»te f ha lor,iuw ! ranee hat iti|)nla>td fij miv linages * it ch t),i nut ill any reipect injure the unii ed states and tiit liwfulnelnof which nutorfijiiinationktontell 1 hcfreiuh republic will never reuouiue tiit in it is ituw in ihe power of the unit ed stairs to rclize ihe d fp-iiiuons which you maiufelted in their nanf the prudt n'ce of your conr.icton in fr^n.enas pft erved you fiom the prtjuuicvs which it is u.riiciih ntt o eoiiraft htn one is lets on his j;u«rd ag-ini loieign and even 00 liultic iiiiiiniifs i perlnr.de niyielr th you will tranlmt to your go veri.nient 01 ly ccui.ite ducunuuts it will belong to it 10 purlue the belt meafuret to elticluaie a prompt re conciliwtion and 1 aidcmly dciire that i iioy n.ay correfpond withttie with ol the kxi-cutivc uireckiy 1 coi.tii.ue however to ihnk that iii(t(..dot n turning 10 ihe united stjtie 1 wcuid ae prcur-ble thai you ifi for the mitrufnenis i.ecfllary to the negociaiion notlnng couli mere accelerate the drawing tognhei tif thole ties which the french re public and the true americans have regretted to fee relaxed your pre lence at paris if the powers which mult be luppoled to be on the road mould foon arrive may momently ■ fcomphlh the o jeel which we both ambitioully purlue your departure on the contrary will give a new activity to the plots bid lor precipitating the two coun tries into mealnres which are as re pugnant 10 their inclination at to their intcretls the french government being bolides p-netruied with the laii;c lenliniemi which you teihfy will itereafier ai lor v lut may be ad drefled x l aij w.tli picjiurc will u<lii.ui yvii s the oi^jii ace p qr i\\r flurances of my itellfcl c"i ittit^iion ch mau 1 tl.ey«and paris 2td june 1798 i received citizen minilier on the evening of the loih inflant your letter of the 30th prairui 18th of june 111 anlw'cr to mine of he 13th you lay you have not made the inii take retptfting your letter of the 28-h ventofe i am not difpofed \ to impute to you a miftake if you have not made it ; although i think that your letter will warrant the con llruction i gave it ; be this as it imy jultice requires thai the lvlidcnt of the united states fliouid be free from the imputation of having concealed offic il communications when he ha.t published all which it was pofli ble lor him to have received i you ihould have prelumed at you ftate tine alter having receive and tratilmitied 10 philadelphia your note 01 the luth vcntole ( he 18 n ot m.rcli kould wait at pa-is tor ! iiillructiuni and turner power it ncctir.ry but 1 had right to ex p ct trotn what had pafl'ed between ui uc.tore the arrival of the bri^an tine sophia aixl indeed after it that i ihouiu have rcc-ived for the con liucianon oj the government 01 tin united b:ates prop,ihion ou uu part of t tiny government for recon aiming the kffcrencei and rellor mg fneujlhipiietwren the two kc pubiics uui 1 ihould ere thi ha i.een uu my pjffige to tke united sutes and that a french cmiiiter would have brcn font to fl.ilauclptna to coni'pleat ne negociation i accordingly informed you be fore the arrival ot tne bngantiuc that i fhould embai k tor america in i june ; aud after her arrval that i liiould uke mf pallage in her as icon a ihe could be hue ior he lea you have ftittu und developed three po.nu on which you conceive he i.egocuuon between france and the u.sutea ought eflemially to reit v\ur letter on this lubject 1 will caretuily communicate to my go vernment and it alter the volum tauus official difcutu ms 011 be pare \< o : » otvfie republics ol the fub ject in iifpiuc between them you conceive hat 4 reconciliation will be belt promoted by this nude only i liucciely with it iuccefs youuy that france in her treaty with the united states has ftipulat t«l few advantage which in no wife injure them and the legality ot which cannot be contelted by any foreign ration you then add thai the french government wul never re nounce them 1 he government of the united i'utts never delired of france the renunciation ot any right to which lite 11 entitled by their ex ituig trea ties ; m conltruinp lo.ne p-rts ol thefc the two governments have ditkrent opinions ; but this is not unufuj between nations and when thty are amicably dilpoltd and go verned by the principles you have juttiy laid down that neither party ; lus the right of exclufive interpreta tion they are gtnc.i.ly luccelsl'ul j if direct meafures fail in adjulting i their tliiputes by arbitration : this jniode has been jucctfsiully adopted j by the united states with other 11a ' ions my connections in france citizen miiiiiter dave neither prelerved me fiom or ubjtcted me to prejudices 1 am gcvtrutd by ray own princi plis mote you may be allured will iys prumpt me in the dikharge of my duty to pre'ent to my go vernment exact documents and llaie ments cf tacts it is impoliible for me to apply to the government lor the ntctftuy inttruments to conduct the nego ciation on the other hand liould luch a proportion be made to me 1 mould certainly under exilting cir cumlt int»s decline it neverthclefs 1 again aflure you that it will give me the greateft pleafure it by any other means i can contribute to a jult and honourable accommodation ol the difference beiwten the two re public my return to the united stater whicn isitidiipt-ntable as 1 conceive cannot be attended with the tiled yeu mention > mitt efpecially as tlie connection between the two coun tiisk will be till kept lip t*y tk«ir ici'jt-cvve co«lu a«xi cuiijo miniiler hc a 1 i furanccs of my perfett rrfptfi s-.n.d kgkhry to the min her of foreign afiairi of ibe french republ c no i8j mr gffiky to tht mjnifter ol fotr y\u rdatioi « ol the frei.ch ftcpubitc p..r i 25th june 1798 citizrn miuule , i am aj4»in under the neceflity of applying lor lucelfary document to enable me to rtturn to the uni'rd stjtes ; and as you cannot b iulei.fi ble of the manijett diuivant^es on my part refultmg from the delay of them i prefume that tlv y are in readinefs accrpt my afluranwi of efteem anl bigned fc ceury tk/.nslal'ion exterio kcuuoiu paris 9tli of meflidor 6th yeir 27th jan 1798 the mimlur ot jeutenur iv utiom to mi.ut l.ivoy of lue u nittd slates in aujwcrnit fir your irtttt «• 1 he 4>h ol inn month 22d jun 1798 1 re^rei tua 1 in oul^cd l recur to hit ti it p«iragr ph i cum pm cd that the publication nude at kiiilidclphia on the 19th gtrrnmul j 8;hof april 1798 d«i not cum»iu i all that your government ihen knew | you iuppoi d c:»jt 1 aliwuetl to my ; note jit meat veikwfc£i8(h ivurcn i tvhich could not however u»wu reach ed the prclidrnt i begged you not to attribute ihat imitakc to me you appear to adhere 10 youi interpreta tion from relpect to your liiuenty of which i cannot douor i wiil imi mcunt my rrpugimiice to irjinute du greffioni jdu will p*int ut to y..u tbat oj>c of the contealmeut uhiui is the molt linking i h^ve been furnilhcd from the united states wichlhe r<»otfc lui pitted tven bya*ticlc cutr^icti irom the american pipers of hej knowledge winch lublitfttl there be fore germinal bclore the aift ofj march of the objection o the exe < cutive directory 10 any negotiation with two of me knvoys und ol luj esprelt defire of treating with you la tfft-ct 1 early tcitfitd to you llie dilpulition ) and the declaration on this fubject inlerted in my note ot the 1 28th vet>tole igtii of marehj w^k iiniy the 1 fficial expreilion ol a dung already couipi eliended as well t phl ijdclphu a at paris for the relt 5ir let us hereafter pals over ihel ulelcls epifodes and let not our communications tn.ther bear tbe tint ot 1 tcriminauons thole who aretruely impartial will perliaps difcovtr a degree ot getutuliiy 111 this propniition coming irom my lide let u lenoully ret nine our t*ptu uatioits li it for tact to ptovc the reality or ihe intention prokfltd on both tides my lit letter attclted toyou very forcibly ihofe ol the lxe cutive directory you do not al low thole of the prttulent of t.ie u ! nned statts to be doubted lii<w ' then happens it that after having re ceived propofuions wherein fcvtfy ihn is combined for a fraud and prompt conciliation you in foinc lort fliut die door agaiiill a 1 lutukc i adfance you teem to inimuate that thele propcfitiocs have long been delwf td 1 hey could not have bet n made until alter the departure ) our colleagues 1 he hrlt open negociatioiil upon the difference which lubiiit between the two countries lake their lum only finte that recent period nuih ng w entered upon afc long as h<i three envoys were preleut one alone nia mtelted a temper ot reconciliation afterwards l'ome time was neceflary to unite the views ou fu>gelt with i the deter".miatiuu the executive di : rectory has nude toplace the relpec , tive intereltsin tront 1 did not a bove all partake in your opinion con cerning the utility of your carrying he overtures ot the french govern ment ptrlon^hy to philadelphia and 1 never thought it advantageous to fend thither a mmilter pienipotenii aiy from the republic betore the happy ih'ue of the negotiations co1j uiiiitcd i was luvtrthek-fs bout ! to transmit tlx rclult of my r^flctf ' in lh i'rginiinp nj l>>ainj t'<k r ' he 20th and the /.<•{, o m iy ) imidttit happ-mj wi ich fir a ; ' fuip tided the primiput >'<]<■ t?-^k ■"■"' pee v/iat deu 1 ctutd />■."<■ fl ■ /. / urn pirtified that 1 rcwutiim wn e not revlercd iur prtgrch "'(■'■'■'''■ \ and it 1.1 in order to ut t itt^kp , i ' vie it i o obviate evrry rr-j^ku j that 1 ire/f-j y,uin my lift / i^l-9 re main t pttrij v did you not come here firjw tfla wijh jrienifhip between the two repub lic <, and utter timed fo fpd't mttlnmg to uttain thit end as drf ir able '* the u mild states at t'i france j tf u)e full pyjjers giver tn the tinvoyj imxhnrije them to ntgiciute j p.oatrly " ter jjhul b,u p-ij/l'j m pfiiijdetf ms nut you can ji>ithar*m y ut if if f ougkl you t'j 1/0 o when the £• ench gov nmcut luperitr t all rejcntmtnu u»j ntvr j ulieitiii t'j any tmng tnj jufiice muni yef/s it/tlf m\iouj n-tonclujt ucand.d tumi tnutu.iliv j.ttisjiiclvy agreement i hive invited yo to r queft pronrptly i hew ptv.'tts if yw thought you to'id j in need of thtin ur.d thry were not on thrir jaj/ugc you a>ijiver that thit it'p is jii yuu iatpijf title and that you wwld titjidtt ut.d.r exi'hng eironn lances aecjintrtaki£g up)t yw/el/thf runilbfling of the ntgta iutim tf it ivw/j conjidi d lu yzu 1 cuttnut reconcile this 1 language juitti your tttuchment to your \ country f wtti tne jjjurutictt you ds not i ceufe t'j give of the jinctr'uy tf your go ' vernment 1 recommend thefe 0 rrvations to ycu jir rejucj-aa the pojjlbte confttfuenctt rj y,ur.dp.'vture t and judge jer y*w - fell whether he nuht truly viifijis jor peace ought o confent to it let ui continue more and more /• advance ti.:viork we have entered upon 1 may alw.jt venture to fuy thit it is your duty toe pr.pcfittor.s which i have rnu~e :■) u em(-r*ce three pai.ts the ji'ft viillt*ke but little time and '■ tna ii p ported i'm third mill dwfrtle/s experience no difficulty on eithtr jide after the ft c6w>ji.hill lie atnicsiiy fetth d ; /; is to the fecund there are tl.at we jhiu/d jir/r attehd ; and it is fj much i the nwe important w it ewbrjees the fhuice 0 uil the d:jf'erer.crs jl calm nd candid atftujjton will j'uccejfux ly \ j cleat up svt ry at tide 0 tiietn 1 jo ■ ! not jet thmt the volurhin'iuf difcujjl.ns jiich huve been enttttd into a inxlu delphia l.ave fhea any jigf.'t uj>"t it yisty | ! hail rather contributed to tt ip pafjtnn in the eat of rcajw cuts jbm.l uiwayi be t'alo-jjed ty a conclijion cither in the ! cefjulion or udn.ij/.ot uf the tigtt re claimed it is nectff y i or her to tjftel the ail declaratory of tne meaning ■ 1 our treaties as s the eventual j bitrument bf a third power ' do not j know whether the ui.ittd slates have had recourje to it "/ he t'rencn jirpub 1 lie ms never experienced ihe want d/"j // ; and 1 am perfuaded that on this ■ particular occajion it will readily c»me to un undittianding with tot u mutes i ;/ tkey are d tt rmtned to be juht'.-jjat ds , it t.t it dt/irts to be tow+ids tl.etn j let us otgin itth tut ninth article of the ctmjutar convent ton of tbe 14th 1 is/ovemter 1 7*8 / unnex a nftc up ■ on the difficulties its txeiutifn titeeh ; with in the p'.rts ot //;.' united states itjfiaibe jollowtd ly jimitar nucs up jn each of which die will endeavour tu come to an agreimer.t : leapt fir the afj'uruncet of my ptrt\8 co jidc ration i signcaj c m tjllerciab d translation note up'jn the ninth urticu oj the con juhr corventkn beiwten cr*tuc and the united state if ihe l#h a vimocr 1788 ihe iirginn.n <./ this article declares •' thjt me cot juts 6 vtcei in/uu tr.ay tuuletibearr fled the captains officers rr.mrintf jailors urd nil ol/icr getjijtu being part of the crewt of the v r tl el1 '< their refpesive nati$n who fhull have i def cried from the aidwj/els in orarr to fend them buck and ir*njp<,rt than out if thv country f'jr whn h purp'je j the f aid confuls and yice-confuls ihalt addrtfs them elves to the courts judges and ifficers cwpetenl before 1792 1 it frequently happened that the juugei i ailing ut.de the uutho ity of the tnutvi auai flatts have petmdtd that the \ were inco"<pi tent on the 14 '/ f i i79j an u l f cohgtf/s uecui d hat the dlhicl jut'get ai.ni under tbi u tl.vitv f the ur:.\j titrt f.'o-'h ■' c-vp'tmt fill the ju<-g*t 0 /',••' • dtvij.ni it s imvr im t v hi t 1 , ■ 1 eli'if jujiifixl m ttclin'mg tttfi thtir t/iit ; but m th rs are '».>■) ■■■ • • pwts in tlte unittii s;.it:s thin dji •,' jwig ', atlifa.t they ii , r,t vm m ■ • reft c lit 4 fjtt tin f'ren h c »/■,/< • ; 1/lce-cen/uu hiivr flrn b-tn ..••.. / h nd r drffrti$n to the prtut t'e • 1 r i'tthrvrililt f thir 1 r,n 1 ' <■■ >'. ■< - full o the unit rd stales ./« nit .-.<;• • encr thfe difficulties inthrpi'ts 1 /■•- hrpuhlict h'-eipr-j ity ji jj ii ji meaning of the urtu-le rrtjiti ." '' > twirl i dedar j " hit uli the / \- , fjtifiice huv\nq pqtutr to dn /:■■.,•. rtj 0 wjtin.-is limit he 1 nl,d 1 cq>npetent nn4 as ituh b'mnd t'i 1 ■>>; v with the rtquefl 0 thr < on/nit m : manner urd in t ',?:,■/'( s input t it the arliclr t>r'icred •' iira ih 1 i '■ un4 thti fuii ii frr't't i '' ti'v proi'it^f i>v an rx'iriii no tiit t : l f the vtfl'.l r ih-p'i r .', 11,1 v ■, .• mtn wft r p i t of iv / i;d en '■•■• • " the murif.trs i a:t ficr u 1 - 7 if tit the j<p 11 thr 0 tl r vrffeh t • tlt/l 1 1 and huveqftcrwfi'di >#/ c.vjf i raved tht i authority t the co'i.l tut crvtd .", dt ! buuch t her ic-ji <. j luis u ten hem yufjicitttt j'i them to t j jntn out ft 1 ' t t'j tl»etitu>