The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1799-03-11 00:00:00, page 4

[No. 221
; Mr. Gerry, to the Mincer of For
eign Relations of the French Re
p&blic.
Pam, July i,gß.
Citizen Mini,er,
_1 received on the gtb inst. your
letter of the 6 h, being the 18, h
Meffidor, and shall briefly reply to
ir.
You inform me that the com
fiu^icnion ofthe intentions of the
Executive Directory, feet to Phi
ladelphia before Germinal, the
2o<h of March, did not proceed
from the French Government, its
Agents, or any person whatever to
your knowledge : and I affirm
that it did not diie^ly or iodi
reaiy proceed from me,
^' The rumour then must have
been vague, and could not have
merited the attention of the Pefi
dent of the United Swes; much
left could it have authorized his
formal communications thereof to
Congrefe
The two attempti of the Urit
ed State! to obtain a reconciliation
between the two Republic#, to
which I referred in my lift, were
The French Government also
propofei, " that io all quotation#
of any article of the convention,
the denomination of French citizen
be fuhftitwed for that of fobjed ;
and the word# French Republic be
placed in the stead of Most Chris
tian King, Mod Christian Majesty.
Paris 8 Meffidor, 6'h year.
'[,Jr6», 1798]<
The Minder of Exterior Relations.
(Signed)
CH.MAU TALLEYRAND.
The exchange took place in
Jan. 1790, and the term appoint
ed will expire in Jan. 1802. .
It will he proper before that
period, to set about the revifios
of the convention. Many article!
require it. The French Republic
win (hew fcfelf tefo jealous of the
privi egea of the Confoli, than the
ftipularioni ufeful to its merchants
and navigators. The I), States
will doubt'efs be guided by the
fame laudable view#. Two Re
publics will the more readily agree
on this fubjea, as they are founded
upon the fame principles.
But it is possible that on the one
fide or the other, the parties raty
not be prepared at the time fixed
for the intended negotiation ; that
more experience may be desired ;
or that they may not even agree as
to the belt system to be adopted.
The French Government propofei,
that it be declared, " %t on ac
count of the events which have
prevented a judgment epon the
effea of the present convention, it
(ball be prolonged for fix years
after the expiration of the twelve
firft years, if it be not resewed in
the interval."
(TRANSLATION.)
Exterior Relations.
Note Upon the 16th article of the Con,
ven.ion between France and the Unit
ed States, of the 14th Nov. 1788, and
general observations.
THIS article declares that the
convention fall be fully and
completely executed during the
space of 12 years, to be reckoned
from the day of the exchange of
the ratifications.
[Brought by Mr. Gerry, relating ffie
affairs of France, after the departure
of his colleagues.]
New Set of Difpatcbes.
(Centirwed from our bf)
You complain that certain newf
papera of the United States, one
of which hat for its Editor the
printer of rhe Senate, calumniate
daily the French people, their in
ftirjtions, government, legislators,
and others.
The Envoys m their letter to
yoorfelf, of the 3d of April, have
discussed this fubjea so lull, as to
leave nothing further neceffaty to
be (aid thereon.
You also complain of feme
fpeechei of the national represen
tation of the United States de
grading the French Republic in
the opinion of the American peo
ple, and of the fileace, of our gov
ernment thereon. The conftiru
tion of the United Spates exprefi
ly provides, that the Senators and
Representatives, for any speech or
debate in either house, (hail not be
questioned in any other place. So
tffcotial is the freedom of debate
to each House, as to be ftcredly
preferred by the constitution, and
to be above the controul of every
other department of government.
The government of the United
States, on their part, pt, no re
gard to effenfive fpeecies in for
eign legidatures ; well knowing
that however amtob'y difpoltd
governments may be toward each
other, such a mode of conduct
muff be produdive of poptiud
tources of difeord between then.;
And now having replied. Citi
zen Minister, to your obfervaium,
bn these fubjeas, I affu'e you,
that nothing can be more disagree
able to me than such difeuffion#.
I did not give rife to them, and
here I (hall terminate them.
On the 27b June, about five
weeks after I had demanded my
passport, and when my baggage
was on board the Sophia, you kn;
me a note containing some re
marks on the Consular Convention,
and expeded a formal discussion
of them ; to this, without powers,
1 should not have contented at any
time ; l have repeatedly tefufed it<
and must adhere to my determina
tion. ,
You conclude, by observing,
that io m, fixation, which is that
of an unaccredited Minister, it it
cootrar, to all tifiges to depart
without notifying that 1 have re
ceived orders therefor ; and that
on the contrary it is cudomary
when a doubt arises upon full pow
ers, to wait the decision ©f the
government of which one is the
Envoy without breaking Ahe ne:
getiation. On my part there has
been no doubt of a want of pow
ers, and there has not been any
negotiation : there cannot then~
be a rupture of it on my depar
ture. lam te judge of the pecef
fity of demanding my passport. I
now renew my demand of it, and
the other documents necessary for
the voyage, and request a defini
tive tofwer.
Receive, Sir, the assurance of my per
fea cor ^deration.
(Signed) ' E. GERRY.
To the Mrnifter of Foreign Affairs
of the French Republic.
ffefoctowA.).
to efface unfavorable impressions,
banish fufpicioni, and restore cor
diatiry between them, and after
wards of the three Envoys, whole
powers were more exieofive. I
made no ailufioo to your conduct ;
and with relped to my own, have
done every thing incumbent on
me.
those of the million of a Minister
tieman very agreeable, ap
peared to be faying some ee
ry good things to her, but, to
her great mortification, she
could not for her life under
fland him, nor make any
proper reply ; hence he turn
ed to another. 'Tis also com
plained that the fight is here
by much obftruaed ; that a
lady can fee but a small por
tion of the wide world-only
a circular part of that which
happens right before^ her ;
and that this appears in a
falfe light, like looking thro'
a telescope ; and in short, la
ments my good friend Ophe
lia, that she has not been kiss
ed-since Cbriflmas last, when
faJbion imposed the bonnet,
and withes your Mirror to re
fya its inconveniences to
public view, so conspicuously
as that it may speedily be.
come fashionable to lay them
aside, and to appear again,
with elegance and comfort,
in a decent hat of fur.
To fee the above lines in
the Mirror, and the above
ufeful ornamental hats in fa
fhion, is #
The Wife rfWifto
the audience attentive, but the
FLED are the charms which grac'd
that ivory brew,
Where foil'd a dimple, gapes a wrinkle
now;
Still (he refolveg her empire to regain,
And rifles fafhion, tortures art to reign.
Oft at the ball she flaunts in flowers so
gay,
She seems December in the robes of
7 May;
At length grown ugly, past the aid of
T old '
And spite of efrnees and range, grown old ;
Each fetter • ffion yields to pride's con
troub
And feme roifanthropy usurps her fool
Frra a kver of Pottr, nvbtn wr, good.
--— &%&^ 3 —
LINE S,
Extracted from a Poem entitl'd " The Rul
ing Passion." By T. P. 1797.
"NT EXT fa the group 4 l^ ^° r * Maid
LN fa trace,
Whoje heart was Krtue, and qxbofe form it
grate:
In life'e ga, prime, ^ben p^n pare &
truth
Bias the blood frolic tbro' & vansof youth ;
The plighted <voio her oaf, car receives—
The ,rtf red faith her glowing heart beliro-
Artleft ber/elf,fa thought the world so tee.
Norfar'd theft vices which foe never knew.
11l fated Girl, th, erring flops declare,
Truth should fufpeß, and innocence be
ware."
Fair Friend complains that
file cannot hear at Church ;
the preacher appeared ani
mated, the futjea important,
lew elofe bonnet effectually
prevented the wished for in.
Cruaion. At the ball, a gen-
Mr. Davis,
y/ HAT shall be done with
" Quaker Bonnets ? My
Os the Old Maid.
FOR THE MIRROR.
Quaker Bonnets.
COMMUNICATED
FOR THE MIRROR.
THE BfoUlrt.
flUftdlanp.
G^ Lee was remarkably
' slovenly in his dress and man
r.m ; and has often, by the mean
refs of his appearance, been tub
je& to ridicule and insult. He
was once attending Gto. Wash
ington to a place difiant from the
ramp —Riding on, he arrived at
the house, whe&e they were to dine,
some time before the rest df the
company. He went directly to the
kitchen, and demanded something
10 eat ; when the cook, taking
him for a servant, told him she
would give him visuals in a mo
ment— but he must firft help her
off with the pot. This he com
plied with, and fat down to some
cold meat, which she placed for
him on the dresser. The girt was
remarkably inquisitive about the
guests who were coming, particu
larly of Lee, who she said she heard
was one of the most oddest and
oglieft men io the world. la a
few moments she desired the Gen.
again to assist her in placing on
the pot, and fearce had be finiffied,
when flic requited him to take a
bucket tod go to the well. Lee
made no objection,, and began
drawing the water—fa ffie mean
rime Gen. Washington arrived,
and an aid-de camp was dispatch
ed in fesreh of Lee; whom, co
his great fyrprife, he found engag
ed a? above.— But what was the
confufion of the poor girt, on hear
ing the aid-de-camp address the
man with whom she had been so
familiar, with the title of excellen
cy !—The mug fell from he*
hand, and dropping on her knees,
she began,crying for pardon &
when Lee, who wab ever ready to
fee the impropriety of hit own
conduct, but never willing co
change it, gave het a crown § and
turning 10 the aid-de-camp, ob^
served—" You fee, young mao,
the advantage of a fine coat—trc
man, of confluence is indebted to
it for retped ; and neither virtue
nor abilities, without it, will m^ke
him look like a gentleman."
■ I.*.rf<|W*»M»«*BiW “1 11 1
ONE asking a lazy young fellow, what
made him lie in bed folong ^Says he,
h hearing council every morning. In,
deftry advises me to get up, Sloth to lie
still ; and so they give me two only rea
sons pro and can. It is my part to hear
what is Grid on both fat; end by the.
, time the ceufc is over, dinner is m4ft,'
" IX7HAT thankfuloefi is dde
to a preceding Provi
dence, that we have not yet failed
a facrifice to those dangerous fterd
Societies which are numerous id
Europe, nod feme of which, it is
said, and I believe with truth, ex
iff io America ? Their Atheiftical,
their blasphemous, immoralizing,
disorganizing principles; their un-/
remitting endeavours to overture
all existing governments and re
ligion, as set forth by Profeffjr
Robison and Abbe Barruel,
both writers of eminence and cre
dit, are almoff enough to thill the
blood in our veins ; and ought eg
rouse the attention, awaken the
vigilance, and excite the endeav
ours of every friend to religion, to
develope the dark designs, and to
guard against the baleful influence
of aU such dangerous secret machi
nations."
Extra& from the Rev. Mr.
French's (of Andover) ex
cellent Thanksgiving Ser-
mon.
Banquet of Camus.