The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1799-02-25 00:00:00, page 1

NOTICE.
ALL persons having demands on the
estate of Daniel Rindgs, Ute
Bf Portsmouth, Esq. deceased, are defied
to exhibit them to the fubferiber for
settlement—and all those who are in
debted to said estate are requested to
make the most fpeedv payment onto
JOSEPH PEIRCE, frerm
tn the absence of said Joseph Peirce
from Porrfmouth. persons baring bufi.
nefs with bim as Executor, are notified
to apply to John Paises, Esq.
Portfinouth^b2W7»____
Take Notice.
THE Subferibers wish all
4 who have accounts with them, to
call and fettle ;—thofe indebted will
ci> " ze * ^^BLANCHARD,
JOSEPH ESTABROOK.
g, The Hatting Business
will be carried on by them under the
%CHARB & ESTABROOK,
after the 14th inst. at their Shop in Hop
kinton, where they will keep constantly
for file, most kinds Os Hats.
Hopkinton, Feb 4, 1799^ ° _
New Set of Difpatcbes.
[Brought by Mr. Gsrry, relating the
affairs of France, after the departure
of bis colleagues.]
(Continued from sar last.)
[No.!.]
Parts, 12tb Maj, 1798.
BEING informed that Messrs. Prince
and Brownfield, who expe&ed to
fail in the fame Blip with Gen. MarfhaU,
are yet at Bourdeaux, I embrace the on.
ly favorable opportunity which has oc
curred since his departure, to inclofe you
a copy ofa note, which I received from
Mr. Talleyrand, Minister of Foreign Re
lations, dated the 14th Germinal (April
id.) of my answer the 4th of April, and
of my letter of the 20th of the fame
month, being the day atter Gen. Pinck
ney left Paris. I had intended to have
lent Dr, Tazewell, who is now in my
family as Secretary, with my dispatches
to our government, that no time might
be loft in obtaining from it such arrange
ments for Applying my place, as might
have enabled me immediately on his re
turn to leave France : but the measure is
become unnecessary, by the profpea
which I have of being able soon to em
bark for the U. States, with the acqui
fence of this government.
The decision of the Executive Diredo
„ with refpea to my colleagues, after
we had obtained, what we had been in
formed in our firft conference with Mr.
Bellamy was impraaicable, a joint inter
view with the Minister of Foreign Rela
tions, and after the latter had seemed
disposed to suspend matters, until we
could obtain from our Government an
answer to our letters, was not less per
plexinfr than surprising ; and their
proposition to treat with me separately,
was inadmissible. It Jas a proposition
to which I had given m, negative, a
fcamontb before, when made to me
under an injuoarou of secrecy, by the
Minister of Foreign Relations. I was
to foyd that an immediate rupture
would be the result of my denture
France ; and the fame comm^m.
cations being made, with % formation,
foil was" determined not ^et
f^r^telv this government would be
fa^fied with my refoc^^^^^
%XXT°¥ ^#,
from public considerations solely ; for
every private one was opposed to it. In
so etebarraffed 6iu,o, not lofog
fight ^the great objed of our mission, a
• reconciliation 0 this powerful rfrb_
& 1 have taken a pofitiun, by which I
mean to alcertain, if possible, w^h 0 ^
topcomiting •• government of the U-
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Printed and publijbed every Monday morning, by MOSES DAVIS, in CONCORD, Newhampshire.
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nited Stores or myfelf, the ultimate
views of France with refpea to them.
It would have been impcfhble for me
under existing circumstances to have con
sented to a separate negociation, bad the
provision been made in our powers and
inftru&ions : for two of my colleagues,
one from the southern, and the other ,
from the middle states, having been sent
back, I could have had no profpea of
forming a treaty, which would have giv
en general fatisfaaion to my country ;
and I could never have undertaken any
negociation, without that profpe&. It
is therefore incumbent on me to declare,
that should the result of my prefect en
deavors prefeut to our government, more
pleating profpeas, it is nevertheless my
firm determination to proceed no further
in this negociation. The want of time
and health preventing further commu.
nications at present, I have the honor to
remain, Sir, with great esteem end re
fpea. E.'GERRY.
fa the Sscrstar, •, Slots aftbs U.S.
[No. x.]
Paris, 131 b May, 1798.
Dr. sir,
I have the honor to inform you, that
the Brigantine Sophia arrived at Havre
the nth inst. and left evening, at the
moment of inclofing my dispatches to
you of yesterday, Mr. Humphreys deliv
ered me your letter of inftruaions of the
23d of March, which thall be duly ob
served. The arrival of this vessel is a
fortunate circumstance for me, and I
shall embark in her for the United States,
in lieu of taking my passage, as I had
proposed, in one of the American Mer
chantmen now in the ports of France.
The ultimate views of this government,
which their minister has promised in
writing in a few days, shall be obtained
if possible. I remain. Sir, with much
esteem and refpe&. E. GERRY.
tbs Sscretary of Stats of tbs U. S.
(Non)
(TRANSLATION.)
Exterier Reto Iliberty,Equality.
ttasOffim)
Paris, 1416 Germinal, 6tb year of tbs
Frmb Republic, ent and iedteifibh.
{Aprils 1798.]
Tbs mini,er 0/ Exterior Relations,
To Mr. Gerry, Envoy extraordina.
ry of the United States to the French Re
public.,
I suppose, Sir, that Messrs. Pinckney
and Marlhall have thought it uleful and
proper, in confcquence of the intima
tions, which the end of my note of the
28th faft Ventofe (18 March 1798) pre
sents, and the obstacle which their known
opinions have induced to the desired re
conciliation, to quit the territory of the
Republic. In this supposition I have the
honor to point out to you the §th of this
decade to resume our reciprocal commu
nications upon the interests of the French
Republic and the United States of Ame^
rica. ' „ .
Receive, I pray you, the assurances
of my perfea consideration.
(Signed) CH. MAU.TALLEYRAND.
TNo.41 p
Paris, 4tb A„i1,\79%-
(Germinal 1510 9 6.J ~
I had the honor, Citizen Minister, of
* receiving your letter of the 14^ Germi
nal (the 3d iuft.) and Mr. Deutremeot,
who delivered it, informed me, that it
was intended to be shewn to general
Pinckney and general Marshall.
Whilst my Colleagues and myfelf, to
whom the Government of the United
States have entrusted the affairs of the
embassy. had a joint agency therein, I
have carefully imparted to them all the
propositions which you have requested,
and the relative conferences, and to your
felf our decisions thereon ; regretting at
the fame time, the unfortunate and em
barrassing circumstances which imposed
on me this disagreeable ty&. But as, by
the tenor of your letter, it is now expect
ed that they will quit the territory of the
French Republic, it will be impossible
for me to be the medium of, or to take
any measures which will be painful to
my Colleagues, or not to afford them all
CONCO RD, MONDAY, February 25, 1799.
the assistance in my power ; and it would'
be moreover inconsistent with the line of
condua, which you ,dl know, Citizen
Minister, I have unCurmly observed, for
removing the unfavorable impressions
which existed on the part of .his govern
ment agaiuft them. Indeed in our left
letter, there is a conditional application
for passports, which, as it appears to me,
supersedes the necessity of a hint to them
on this fubjea; and Gen. Martball is
waiting impatiently for an answer to that
part of it which refoeas a letter of fafe
conduct, for the vtflel in which he and
his suit may take passage for the United
States, to determine whether he ffiall
embark from France or from Great Bri
tain, hut the unfortunate situation of
Gen. Pinckney, with refpea to the criti
cal state of his daughter's health, rea
ders it utterly impo dibie for him to de
part under existing circumstances, & «
You have proposed, Citizen Minister,
the sth or 7th of this decade for me to
resume (reprendre) our reciprocal com
munications, upon the interests of the
French Republic, and of the U. States.
The reciprocal communications which
we have had, were such only as I have
alluded to in the beginning of this let
ter ; 4,lefi your proposition, accompa
nied l„th an injunction of secrecy, for
me to treat separately, is considered in
that light. To relume this fubjeS will
be unavailing, because the measure, for
the reasons which I then urged, is utter
ly impraaicable. I can only then confer
informally and unaccredited, on any sub
je& refpeding sur mission, and commu
nicate to the government of the United
States the result of such conferences, be
ing in my individual capacity unauthori
zed to give them an official stamp. Nev
ertheless every measure in my power, and
in conformity with the duty I owe to my
country, shall be zealously parfued to re
(lore harmony, arid cordial friendship be
tween the two Republics. I had the
honor of calling on you last evening, for
the purpose of making this communica
tion verbally ; but as you were absent,
to prevent mifcoriceptions, I have tho't
it best to reduce it to writing.
Accept, I pray you, Citizen Minister.
the assurances of my perfect esteem and
refpea.
(Signed) E. GERRY.
To the M@,sr ts foreign affairs
rftbe French Rs,&bite.
[No.;.]
Paris, April 20, 1798. (I Flereal, an. 6.)
CitizenMinlster,
M, colleagues having been under the
necessity of departing from Paris, have
left me in the most painful situation ; as
it refpeas themselves, the government
and nation which 1 had the honor with
them to represent, and my personal cir
cumstances. The alternatives presented
to my choice, were the continuance of
my residence here, or an immediate rup
ture on my departure. I have chofea
the former, prompted by every consider
ation of the duty I owed my country.
The obje& of this Government in my
remaining here, as announced io your
official note of the 14th Germinal, (3d
April) was " to relume our reciprocal
communication on the interest of the
French Republic and of the U. States."
My answer informed you that " I could
only confer informally and unaccredited,
on any fubje& refpeaiog pur mission, and
communicate to the government of the
United States the result of such confer
ences ; being, in my individual capaci
ty, unauthorised to give them an official
stamp." This then I confides as the
iine of conduct well understood to be ob
served on my part: ; and in the prefect
state of affairs. Citizen Minister, ! flat
ter myfelf that propositions for termina
ting all differences, for the restoration of
harmony and friendship, and for the re
establishment of commerce between the
United States & Fiance, will be promptly
made on the part of the latter ; that
they will be inch, as corresponding with
the justice and magnanimity of this
great nation, and with found policy, will
ensure success ; that! shall have an op
portunity of soon embarking fur the U.
States, and prelenting them to my gov-
ernment for their consideration ; and
that all further depredations on our
commerce, by French cruisers, will in
the interim be prohibited. If in form
ing this arrangement J can render any
services, you may be always sure of my
immediate and cheerful co-operation.
Measures like these will at once exfin
guifh those coals of difeord, which, kind
led into a Bq, most be deftruaive of
the refpe&iv.e%<#efts of the two repub
lics ; will not restore, but increase,
if possible, their former confidence ; and
terminate in a competition for excelling
'each other in mutual aas of generosity
and kindness.
In any event, Citizen Minister, I flat#
ter myfelf it will not be thought ueceffary
for me to remain long in France, as the
state of my family and affairs requires my
immediate return to the United States ;
- and as their Consul General will contin
ue his lefidence here, which, pending
negociation, will answer every political
purpose. I pray you, Citizen Mirifter,
to accept the assurances of my most per
fed esteem and regard,
(Signed) - E. GERRY,
7*o tbs Minister of foreign affairs
of tbs French Republic.
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(TRANSL 41 ION.)
Paris, I itb Prairial&b rear of tbs
French Republic, one and indivfbiey
[May 30, 1798 ]
The Mini,st of Exterior Relations, to Mre
Gerry, E^vs, of tbe United Statu.
I communicate to you, Sir, 3 London
Gazette of the 26rttof last Floreal, (Ma,
! OT ! 798) Y,u will therein find a very
strange publication. I cannot observe
without furprize, that intriguers have
profited of the insulated condition in
which the Envoys of the United States
have kept tbemfelves, to make proposals
and hold conversations, the obje& of
which was evidently to deceive you.
I pray you to make known to the im
mediately the names denoted b, the ini
tials W. X. Y. and Z. and that of the
woman who is described as having had
conversation with Mr. Pinckney upon the
interests of America ; if you are .verse to
fending them to me in writing, be pleas
ed to communicate them confidentially
to the bearer.
I mult rely upon your eagerness to en
able the government to fathom those
praaices, of which I felicitate you on not
having been the dupe, and which you
must with to fee cleared up.
Accept the 'arfurance of my perfea
consideration.
(Signed) CH. MAU. TALLEYRAND.
[NO 7.J
Paris, May 31^,179^.
Your letter. Citizen Minister, of the
nth Prairal (goth May) and the Gazette
to which it refers, were delivered to me
by Mr.-—-, the latter contains the
whole of the informal negotiations com
municated by the Envoys to their gov
ernment, and the letter states, that cer
tain intriguers have made propositions
and held conversations with the Envoys,
the objed of which was evidently to de
ceive them. You have therefore dtfired
me to communicate their names. If any
of rhofe persons were unautharifed to aa,
or having definite powers have exceeded
them, they certainly have abo fed this
'government' and the Envoys likewise ;
but l am incompetent to judge of these
points,^ they did not produce to my
Knowledge, credentials or documents of
any kind.
The publications referred to are foffi
dent to Blew the delicate situation I ant
in with refpea to the names of the per
sons, and are marked with such circum
stances, as to enable you, I flatter my
felf, toinveftigate the fubjed without in
sisting on any communications on my
pa rt
To free, however, some innocent per
sons from suspicions, which are said to
have embarrassed them. I have no ob
jeaion to declare that three of the per
sons were foreigners, and that the fourth
aded merely as a meffeoger and finguift.
^ You will observe, Citizen Mirifter,
how extremely averse the Envoys wer<
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