The Wilmington Gazette

              t ii e w ilmington gazett e three dollars per annum t h u k s i a y f e t li u a h y 13 800 pubushtd weekly by all man d hall i vol iv — xo.h 1 rf.il 1 of peace and frit ■ - / t twten the united ' talcs ■>' ■' i / ''.'- rll a an t the king hm .; tl 77 is jorisl ail \ li prefident of the united smie of amen i to al whom thefe pre its hall come greeting : wherkasa fre-vy of peace and kii.-n ilflnp was definitely urrnnited oiul conclu'ied between the uniicd sines ot america reprele ."* i by william eaton and james le.imler caihcart fci'ipiires ctii'iinilli'iiiars for thai ptirphlt efpe ullv nppointeil & die nrolf illulfrious and moll ma ; nificieut bey and government of tu nis which treaty i in lb following work's to wit : translation i i is mm 1 f"e underibe nufpices of the rent elf rite moll powerful of 11 the i'riu cev of tiie ottoman nation who reiirii iipi • tin earth our moil ilono.is an i m at au;»it'l kiule'or who co.ji imands the two lau i ml the two leas selun ki'i • i • vic'lorious fun ol tiie sultan mo'ill iia vliofe realm m*iy < i'i i prolpcr until the end nf nites ■ ; the fupport ol kings tbe feat of pif tice the emperor oi emperors the molt illnll i i i , . a-i i moll mu i n'tfi eutjl'mico ha it m i i i i,.-l.a i who coiiini mils the o.liiiak ol rums llie iim e ot liirniincfi and ibe moll lnmore.l ibrahim uey nnd soliman a42 ot the janiit.iries nnd chief ot the uiv.iv mil ill th elders of the o.igiak , and the molt . li<hn juifli i , anion i hole who profel's the rr 1 gion of the m ffiih of vvboin t>riy tile end he happy we have cone ufed between ui the prefent treiiv ofpcaci nnd tii-n.l fhip i all ihe a'-'icl-.-s of vvhicii have jbeeu t'r.iuieil by rhe inteivcu ion of jofeph s ephen famin french met chant refilling at r u 1 1 i *. , cha r ue d'af fairs of tbe united states of a neric i ; which ftipul itious an con iii in as are comprized ui twenty three articles written anrl cxpielf'fil in luc'i turns — ner as io have no donln of their contents and in loch vvny as not to be cnntiavened an i there fliall be a perpetual an 1 eonlbtlll pc*t between ihe jiii ted s:a es nf america and tiie iiibg ii'fitent pacha bey of tunis • a 1 aim a permanent friendfhip which fliall more ami more iiineafe an 2 ir a veflel of war of the two nationi fhull make prize of an ei emy vellel in which may lie found effeits property and fill jects of ihe two contracting parties ihe whole fliall be reftorvd i the b»y lhall re i itnre the property and fuhjecfi if the i l'niteil sirues rm ' the in er fhall make a reciprocal reft oral ion , it he i ing unlterftood on bn h '. '■ •*, ih a the riii.hi to what is claimed fliall •■■■■ proved art ?. merchandize belonging to anv nation which imiv be at vvai vriib one of the ronfrniitilijj pai ic . nd loadeil on board of the viil-i nl the other ibill pals without molcfla tioii an f without any attempt being ma e to capture or detain it art 4 on both fides fuftictent jsalfpiirts fh.lll be yiveii to vellcls i that they may be known and treated u ii ioiiilly ; and coi tillering the dif ' tance between tl.e two countries a a term of eighteen monthi if given within which term refpeel fliall be paid to the faid paftipons without rc quiring ihe conge or pulsport f which ut i'm in it culled telt.i but nftei the fo i tenn the con£c hall be pre , fern i air ?. if the corliirn of tunis hall meet at fea with fhipiofwar ofthe unued siaies having under theii efcort merchant veflels of iheit ni tion tbey fhall not be fearched or molcfled ? ut in fnch cai the com mander 1 * fhall he believed upon iheir word 10 exempt tlieir hips from he in rifited and to avoid quarantine : the american blips of ar lliall act iu like manner towards mnrchant v c l lei elcoi ltd hy tbe corfuli s ot funis ] an ti if a tunlfian corfair fliall i inert wiib au american merchant 1 veflel ami fliall villi it wiih ber boat 1 ihe lliall not exact any tliini under 1 pon of heuii feverely pnnirtied i and iu like manner if a vellel ul war of the l : nite.l siate hull meet with j a tunifi'in nierclinni vcftcl flie lull 1 obferve ibe lane rule in cafe a flu ve ] hall take refuge on hoard of on a i.ii'i.iii v'-lel of war llie colli ul fhnll be required 10 caufe him in he , rellored nnd it any of ilu ir p i loners fli ill efciip 1 ho mi nf ttie i'luiinin vn !-. thev ih ill be rellored but if ouy have ti ill mite refuue in mv american merchant velsel and il ih ill be proved ibai thevefsel lint depar ied with the luid have then he lhall tw returned or in ranfoin fliall be p '• ... ait ? n american ri/.-n liavi in purcbaftfil a n iw vel'-el from our iii iv in.iv fill witb on pafsport ich wi fill deliver lor the term of • - jar i !••• fince nf vv hich our ror « which ii ny meet with her thall ."■ t iter ; the conftil on bis part il laraiih her with ii billot tale & ifi '-.■!.:■..■ ii e difbuce "' the two iiuries tl i term fhall fi fli<e tooh i i puttpurl in form ; bul atier tiie lirniiiui of t his i rm if anr c»r s ball meet with h*r v if bout he mm-i of the ui i r.l sia-es the h ■..• ilopn ' nnd declared good 7 m -.* ell ihe velsel av the car ii " ll n vefsc of one of the r r.i i oi pari ies ih ill be obliged to ci iirn.i port rt the other nnd v li iv e need nf t n ifious and o i i '.:. iiey hi i'l lie rnnted to vvitlmlll liny itiftit-'ilty ar ihe e current nr the place : nnd if i i ir(v.-l 111 ill have lnftfieil nt mi i ih ,!. have nee i of repairs fh ill be n liliei ty ro itnlnnd lier r t », witboui ' > - 1 . i j obliged to pny illlfv in i il rap'ain fh.lll pr.v -,- ti ■ wii.i of whom ne fhall have iliiyed iit well fur tbe unlo.i.tliig he i i i '.!•. ioi rleir rehiioin ••• . t !.' hy accident nn i by i he i uitli i ' ■' find i vr'v.'l ol one ol < in i ' i tii ig piiniei bull be c-.itl bv o if s •'(-, 1 1 the eonttl nf ibe o'hr 1i il i-e wreck or otherwife ■ ia ' i rhr rioii.a-i lint f the a hi i rale nil poftiblenfll nre i i « j reivi-vation without allowing | i • nn to make any oiipolition j the o lprii'ioi i the clf.?i r t flinll j the .•■ i of talv i tn thole who 1 ■ li • v i ra a m ploj e i " • . to iii c il aii vclsfl of ine nf ■ oi trai'tii j im ie iii ill hf sr ; ei by nn enemy under the csn | tin i or he f'o i of tiie inner party j lie fli ill be pro-e li-l nn i defended i inch ". ; pollihle i nnd when he : fet full no enemy di ill be per ed mi purl'ie ber from t'ne ciaie i , f >.- furry-eight hours alic-r her j it'ttire r it w ' > e 1 1 n veflel of war of i liu i stall's of america hall c iiini tbe poft nf tunis nnd lie tii fh.lll r quell tli.it ! iie caltle ; fiilu e ber t'ue number ot 1411111 ihiil 1 i cl wlricb he fhatl i-vcjut.it , j i nd i the faid conful dof not wifh a la if f there fli ill l>r no qile'lion i flbotit ir hut in ciife he hill defire in l dote itni the number of nuns he lb-ill have retjiiettfd fliall have been fired they flia'l lie counted and for them ihe vvlti-l hull deliver an equal number of barrels ol cannon powtlce t ■ f.uiie i ill be done with refpeel rn ihe ruiiifini corfairi when they lift 140 into any pom ot the united si *; ev a.r 12 when the eitizens of ihe united statt . come within be le ne iliii.i ol ' i'liiii 1 * to c.-irry on coni ercc tin faint rei'p'-ct ii ill be piid th rn a il.e nierebaiiis ot other nati ens enjoy j and if tlu-y delire to el iiililifli ihemt'el e-i within our ports ii 1 oppofil im ii ill i iiiaile . and they ihi i be free tn avail themfelves ol inch interpreters nt lhey m.-iy judge necefliuy without my otiflxele ilierr in in conformity to die ofi get ol oilier nations 1 nnd it any tunifrinl fi ajcc't goes to etlablifli himfelf with i ill the dependencies of the united suite , he fu ill be treated in be lime maimer ii i rumfian fuhjecl lhall freight 111 aincricim veflel anil fhall lo nl her wiih merchandize and he fli di nfierv trls wifh 10 unlade it or iiip 1 11b lame on board ot another veflel we will nol permit iiini until the matter fli il he derided by iiier iliano who hi ill 111:1k e an award , thereon whicii itiul be eoncluftve mu ciipti.in fh.lll lie ileiaineil againft lot will inpoit except in the cafe of ] uur pons btiiij ihut tor ttie velfels of all other natioi't , which may extend to merchant vetteis but not to thofe of vvi.r the fubjedl of the two contracting parties lhall be under the prntcv'tion affile i'i lice and under the mm 101111.i ol the plate where tlnry may i he and no otber perlbn hall have i aiul-.ui ily over t'.u 10 — ii tiie com 1 iniiiiiliiiit of 1 in place does eot demean ; himfelf according 10 justice leptv fentai ions concerning the fume fhall ! iw iiiiule to us in cul'e the govern nient lhall have need of au americ.111 . merchant vefsri it lliall cau<(e ii 10 j lie freighted and then a initalile freight lhall be paid in the captain agreeably 10 the internum of fhe go vernment and the captain fhall noi refills 1 lie lame , an it if among ihe cie'ts of nieri-iiioii ve i'*c is of ih ( . united state i in re 111 11 he found fuhjec't 1 of mu enemie , ih.-y ih ill not be ma ie ll ve on condition thai they do not ex.c i a third ol the crew 1 nnd when they i c(ic"-.l 1 third i v 11,(1)1 |, c „,,,;,. '' -' -• i av ptttei ! article vol con cerni lie colon and not the patten gers who lhall no be iu any manner intilclf ed rot 14 a ttnifian merchant who .- i»o w america with a efne1 ol nation whatever 1 nleii with in r mlize tieiiijj ihe pr im'tion ot the kingdom of tunh hull pay duty fmall as is may be like ihe titer ■• tn nits of t!.er nations -, and the a mericitn merchants lb ill ei|uilly pny for ail ihe tnercliniidi/.e of iheir conn y which they lhall bring lo funis iilt-r heir han ih fame duty which ie tiinifians hall pay in america ent if an american mei chant or a i reliant of any o:h?r nation hall nrt merchandise of america 1111 any oilier rl u he fliall pa a y often perbsnt in like manner if a foreign me -»•" fhall imp ri merchandize of u country under d.e american flag he lliall alio pay ten i rent i 1 j ir fb>o be free for the ci 18 of tlm unuei states 10 catrj hat commerce they pleaj'j in tin loin ot funis without any op ititi ni tbey fbnll i e trcale liir men ti.if of nihil ations . iivv i ill m.r carry on i ouimt'ici me !">■■' in prohibited arm lev il 1 v one i'-nili be detected in ab.iud liatle he ll ill be pumlli en it'mj 10 il.e laws nl the culm the emu miliums ol pui'a rn s ih ii ' •!< - rare th .; a en n 11 1 iailo's h 11 i"-i bi • pro •■ ■ articles ; t iii if this f!i mid haa thole who '. , i not have coin i i :,) ttie imugeiiiii hall not hi lied nor lerirched no more thai e 1 - t oi c-o .'■-) : but only the oi r who thai i be demanded to lie hed no cup ta in lhall i.t oblig , receive ntercliamlisse on board 5 veiled in to im a 1 !-' the liiini | ill bis will until nts freight fliali iid '. i6 th merchant veffels of lobe i staler which h ill -..-'! an in ibe rout of ihe goulette 01 ther kt ot ths kingilon of ft bill he obligetl to ; av the lame irnge for eiui'j and departure h l-'ri'iich veflel pay ; ro wit fe | veflteei1pl.1fte.sai i in half money i of tunis ftr enf ii tbey import iiiercbandiz and he aim for vle-j pnrrnre il they tnke away u cargo , i hut tbey fliall not he obliged to pay anchorage if t v arrive in balall and depart in tlu fame itlslllier art i 7 kacli i the contract'inn parties hall beat liberty to e''.ibblii a conful in tiie dependencies of the other ; and if inch conful iloei not act in conformity with tbe n cages of ibe couiury like oilier the g lyem mem of ihe place lhall iiilbrm bisgo.j vernmentoi it fo l i e e"d hat he may be charged and replace i i inn he lhall enj nt ell lor himfelf a iiis family and luit ihe protection of the pooemment ■, and tie nmv iin port for bis own ufe ll his piovifions t furniture wiih out paying any ; and if he hall import mer dize which fbnll be lawful lor io o)'li fh.lll pay duty for ir j r i9 it itit fulijecls or eiti'.env iiberof the 60ntr#,f ing parties g within the pnflellions of then , contrn'-t debts to enter into oil | ions neither tiie conful nor the nation nor any fi'-jects or citizens thereof hall be in any manner ie fpoufible except they or the conful ih ill have previoufly become bo ml ir writing and without the ohl'ma tion in writing they cannot he called upon for indemnity or fatisfaclion i art iq i'l cj ' e °' a cilizeil or fubject of either ofthe contracting pa tics dying within the poffeffion ot the uther the conful or the vekil lliall take poftelfion of his effects it he ilo.s n«l leave a will of which he fhall make an inventory ; and ihe government of the place hull have nothing to do therewith 1 ami if there hall be no conlul the « h'l c7t 3 fhall be depofited in ihe hands of a confidential perfon of the place tak ing an inventory <>( the whole 1l1.it they m.y eventually be delivered to thole 10 vv horn ihcy of right belong 1 i art 20 the conful bull be tin judge ui ail dilpiucs bi tween iiis fi i low citizens or lubjectt as a lib be ! iv ecu all oilvr perlens <-. ho ma bt iim mediately under ins protection i and in all cafes wherein he hull re quire the afliilauce nl the govern ment whi re h n lid ' l lai clioi his djcilioiis it lhall be nranud n him art 2f . if 1 cit v.i*n - r in oi i in of the p»rtii » iha i k ft voui . or iti k a citizen or lul jccil ol tin oiher jullice hull bi d nt imudu . id llie la ol tue 1 • !•"! • '■' i --" 5 ' 1 if nee hull lie < ' tun i1 • c noil hi • i be pi ft tn ■• •'••' i but i any offender fliall efcape the conful lhall not be in any manner ref ponfib'e for it i art 22 it a d i'pu-e or law fuir,j on commercial or other civil matters lhall happen the tri.il hall be bail in the prefence of tiie conful or of a confidential perfon of bis choice who hall reprelent him and e >; vi - to accommodate tbe difference hich mav have happened between the ci ti/.cni or fubjech of the two nations art 2t if n'iy difference or dif pute ball take place concerning the infraction of any article of th pre fent treaty on either fide peace and pood harmony fliall not be interrup ired until a friendly application ; aim refert iball not lie bad to arms therc for except wliere fuch application lhall have been rejected ; aiij if v ar be then declared the urm of one ve.ir fhall be renewed to the citizens or fubjects ofthc contracting parties 0 atranue their affairs and to with ! raw themlcl v es nitti tneir property ' the agreements and terms above j a-inctudcti by the two cantratfting ' i.ir ies fhall °- potiflually ( bferved ■ ' i lube will of the most ukjil .- , ud for the mainienanccc and exact 1 if :■ v 1 - o c if tiie faid i'gieemenis ' • e have caufctl ti r < mients to lie ' • , r infcrili'-il hi the mouth of ' 11 bi 1 et il of the hejiira one thou 1 land two huiidrcd and twelve cor j ■ iio'-i na with the month of au ( ||' ; , of the chriftlin year one thou and feven hundred and ninety-fe ti ■'■ aga ) signatu'-e and ' s'i'i.nin'i $ i-v-a ibrahim oey'i fi,.nii:ure l seal j the bev ! ii}jnature v seal il s,j whereas the pre j lij ni ot ihe uu.tt'd states of amu . rica by his tetter patent under hia liguiture and sea ol state dated m in eiuliteenth day of december tyjb veiled hichard o'brien 1 a 1 a ui eaton and j^uics leander , cathcart or any two ot them in . die bie.ac of tiie third with eutl j powers 10 confer negotiate and con ' cludrt wirii t 1 iwy aud regency of j i'ui 15 ci certain alterations iti the 1'iv iy between tiie united states stid the government ot tunis con j eluded by he intervention of jofeph . evienne pamin on tieliilf of the u-l att j states ill ills uin'illi of allp.llll j , 1797 *. wfithe under writren wil i iijiii eiton and j ones l^ander cath j cir richard o'brien being abfent , have concluded on am entered in 1 rhe foregoing treaty certain aliera j tions in the eleventh twilith and ft fourteenth articles and do agree to faid treaty wi'h laid alterations 1 referving the fame ne«'erthelefs for , die final ratificition of t lie prefident of the united by and vvitli tbe ' ad ice and con fen t of ihe senate in testimony whereof we annex our names and the lonfular ic.il ofthe united statcv done in 1 1 u.ii-.ii.f twcniy-fix'hday of march in ihe year ol rlu chriltian era one thoufand leveit hundred and ninety nin , and nt american independence ttie twet ty t'.iir siunedj i william eaton james i.ea'r cati1cart now be 1 1 known thatj i john ail-ui prtfident of the u niti-c states aforefaid having feen and coi frdered the faid trcaiy do by and vtithdic advice and coufent nl rhe senate thereof atcepi raiiiy ai.d confirm the tame ami ev ery r j tide and claufe thereof as let forth in the iniirnmi nt of ratification i l s ) in t itiiuony whereof i me faid john adams ( prefident ol i the united states have caused the 1 leal of uu i al sates 10 be hereto mix c tf , and i >. ed ;: - lame with iry j tan i : d01 e *■ ihe city of pintude - j phia this e..i 1 riay oi j mu rv in the 1 , ir 1 1 our lord 1 tn tuoui nd ei^lit { hoi iia rl and of t <• ! 1 di p 1 dcrce ol ! ihe laid !..;;. ihe tweiu 11 t:h john adams by <'■■■ !'•'. iii-i i tl mo ■ '■ '• ''' ' ••' •' i ■-''■, st ctel il ', ; ■ ..-: '.'(-. ' v ma ma nf 1 !■ 0 il d a l li a nlgho man !'.' • to plantation wt rk 1 , / ■ 1 . • ' ':'.<:• nre of ciifi 1 pinter a i v f * . another revolution in j france fnii londm papers u-ztf kovem her received by the superb france cot'ncil of elders 18 brumaire a ov q cornet ftlu loire , in tbe name of the committee of in^pedtors confiding ol con lots fjbres 11 1 raillon and beaupuis cle*sled nn the 161b ot october gave in 1 re port of which the following is a copy : " refrefentatives of the pe ;/..',-, " the confidence which you have placed in the committee ot iufpec lors ims impofed on it t he duty of watching for your individual fecurity which is infeparablv conne&ed with the fatety oi ttie public for whan the reprefeiifatives nf a nation are menaced in their perfons when they do not iujoy in their deliberations ibe moll abfolute independence , when t lie afts that fliould einamte from them have not thai character liberty ii no more ! the republic is at an end the moft alarming fymp toms have manifcfled themfelves for fome days paft ; the molt fini ler re ports have been made to us ; if fome im-alores are not taken ifthccoun c ot elders do not place the coun try an i liberty in a hate of fecurity from the very greal dangers that till threaten them the conflagra tion will become general and we fliall no longer be able to a r re ft its devouring effeists it will alike in volve friends and enemies ; the coun try will be confumed ami thofj w!io fliall efcape the fi.imes wili pour out bitter but unavailing tears on the allies which il may leave behind in its courfe y0.1 are yet able tep refentatives of ibe people to avert ii f.itc an inft.int is fufficient ; but it you do not feize it 1 lie repub lic will have exilted and its fke.e ton will be fn the talons of vultures contending for i.s mangled limbs " your committee if infpcdtori areaware that confpirators arc re pairing in crouds in paris ; hat thofe who arc there already are waiiiu.j i»x the fignai to ra't tiie poignaids again 1 tie reprefer.ta tives ot the nation againft the mem bers of the i'irft authorities of the republic it has thctefore con vent i mis extraordinary ali'c-mmv to inform vou on this lubjert it has conceived it right to invite the deliberations of the council on the part which it may be proper to take in his great crifis the coun cil of elders poflefles ibe power of laving the country and liberty it won i be to doubt its profound vvifdom tn fuppofe that it will not feize the opportunity ot executing it with its iifual hi 111 nefs and n eigy con t-t concluded he report with propoftng that the council fhouid pafs the following decree — 1 the legiflative bony lhall be transferred to the commune t st cloud where ihe two councils will hold their linings in tho two vviii^s ot the palate 2 they fhall all repair l ; t!f-rat noon of to-morrow the 19-.i1 bru maire 10th nov — any en ni dation of ihiir luuctioiis or d rations eslfcwhcre anil before 1 time is prohibited 5 ji nei ai buonaparte is charg cd with i lie exc 111 ion ol ihe | e lit de 11 a i le ihu'l lake even v mea fure necellary lor tin ladiv ol il.ee national reprefentation t he : • - 1 eral cum maud ing il < 7th n iii air ov i on t lie guard t the lei ifla livi body tiie flat toimry 1 atitmal guards the tioops of tne line who ma he vviti out the commune ol j'aris llie conf'liiutional dillridl ji il t 0 v i v extent of ihe itatioii i i.t 7'h i iv 1,011 ate pnl oil i , hi ia h nn 1 -, and ton inunili 1 in ai it row ledge liim in ihsi cura . i a all the 1 ili/.env lliall all ll 1 im wi.h all their abilit , v v fen . .. a ll 1 on io ilo in 4 1 ieiural li nns arte lhall he . ailed info the mi ii ot '' e cuuiu i 1 , 10 receive a cay ot the pri'fcnt t!c 1 iee ui t 1 .>;-.- uu 1 s ■•■ he ihill 11 olt w itli tie 1 011 minces of ii lu dm ul ihe iv 111 , ; i s puit-'.t dtcuo foall be