The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1797-04-27 00:00:00, page 1

The Potomak Guardian-,'® Berkeley Advertiser*
[No. 338.3
? H U R S D A r, Ann 27, 1797.
VOL. 7.]
franklin.
car VH1II LIBERTY DWILLI, T11IRI II MY COUNTRY.
[ Open and uninfluenced. J
For file, by tbe Subjcribers,
MADEIRA, Sherry, Port, Lilbon, Malaga, and
Teneriffo Wiiies, iu pipes, hoglheads, quar
ter calks and oottles. to pipes Thomplon’s old
Madeira. Claret in Hoglheads and in c»lC3 ot one
dozen, too dozen Palus and Haut Margot Medoc
ditto, in tales ot 2 and 4 dozen, very old. 2.£ pipes
;Cogniac and Bordeaux Brandy. Holland Gin in
jags and cales- Jamaica and Weli»lndia
Kum."' Whilkey in hoglheads and barrels. A tew.
hoglheads Molafses. Kibbert’s London bottled
Porter and Brown Stout in calks of 6 dozen. Eohea,
fouchong, hyfon-lkin, hyion, young hyfon, and im
perial Teas of the firlt quality. Philadelphia loat
Sugar in barrels. Mulcovado Sugars. CofF.e and
Cotion. Cadiz and Anguilla Salt. Chocolate in
boxes. Rice. Pig bine. Salt Pctre. ttri'mftone.
Allum. Copperas. Madder. Glue. Rolin.
Race and ground Ginger. Leiper’* SnnfFin bottles
and bladders. Havtiinah Segars. -Multard in hot
lies. Anchovies. /Cayenne and black Pepper.
AlHpice. Nutmegs. Mace. Cloves. Caliia
Raifini in kegs and boxes. Soft thelled Almonds
Spermaceti Candles. Mould and dip’d ditto. White
and brown Soap. Philadelphia Soal Leather, &c.
Alio, four boxes and one hale lrilh Linens, well
afsorted, whiiSh will be fold very low.
M-'N ORVILLE and JAMESTON.
Alexandria. April 18. ___
THE firft day of March laft, went away from
the fubferiber, an apprentice boy named
William Blue, about 21 years old ; he had on a
home made Ihirx, corduroy breeches. * pair Lock
ings, Ihoes, wool bar, a jacket.and long tailed blue
broad cloth coat; he is about p feet to inches high,
weft made, and good looking. Any perl'on that
will rake up the laid apprentice, and deliver him to
we (hall have one cent reward, and no thanks.
JAMES WHILE-LOCK.
April 19 *97.
Lift ofletters remaining in the Pole Office at Shep
herd VTown, on t!:c firft day of April. '97, which
if not taken up before the 1 ft day _ of July next,
will be lent to the General Polt-0tHce as dead
letters.
R. Dr. Ezekiel Bull, 2. John Bloodgnod.
D- David Dutton, care ot Andrew M Cormick.
G. -John Griggs.
H Thoma’ft Hetherington. Conftance Hart,
Charlefterwn. William Harris, Charlell-owb.
M. John Mvers, Charleftown.
N. Gvhrici Nourfe, Cbarlettown.
P. R obert Pallet.
S. Frederick Slippy.
W. Elizabeth Wyins, care of Widow Arra
Ttrong. Henry Wife.
HENRY BEDINGER, P. M.
Shepherd’s-Town, April 1.
STOLEN out of my ft able on the night of the
30th uh. three valuable Bridles, ol the follow
ing defcription, viz. One with a plated bit and
bradoon, with plated tips and buckles, the bit with
a double guard, that is, two thin pieces on each fide,
the rains faftened to rings ; all'o a collar, the plate
on the buckles of which was nearly worn off. One
orher bridle with a bit and bradoon, both well pla
ted, and the curb plated, the latter is newer than
the other parts of the bridle, which is probably per
ceivable ; there have been plated tips on the head
fVall and throat latch, but they are broke off the
former. The other bridle is a tingle reined curb ;
the hit is plated, but the curb not; there are tips
on the head ft all and throat latch. A reward of
Eight Dollars will be given tor apprehending the
thief and fecuring the bridles and collar ; and all
perfons are cautioned againft purchaling^ the lame,
sr any part thereof.
ROBERT M'KNIGHT.
April 0, *97.
VENETIAN,
WILL ftand the prelent feafon, at my plantation at
the foot of the Swan Ponds, and cover mares at Six
Dollars the feafon, or Ten Dollars to inlure a colt,
tf the marc has had a colt before. Venetian is 6
_ years old, a dark brown, 1 j hands high, with black
niane and tail, handfotne, lofty carriage, and well
gaited. His fire was an imported horf'e, and his
dam came from the befr breed of running horfes.
The money for the feafon to be paid by the fir ft of
October nexr. Good pafturage will be furnilhed
grain, but I will not be anfwerable for accidents or
efcapcs. CHRISTOPHER PARROTT.
1 he feafon to end the firfc d>*v of Julv, and the
money to be paid by the firfi of October next.
Afnl 6, '97,
Authentic State Papers.
documents
Which accompanied [he melssje of the Prrf.dcnt of
et Congrefe,
the United States to ' 1 *r *' “
■ "
January 19, 1797•,
Later ic Mr. PiNCKNR*,
jjmited
(Continued from oi
4fh. “"IT eluded the amicable mediation of the
R.- public for breaking the chains of its citizens ar
Algtcs." We did not entertain any doubt ot the
friendly difpoliiion of the French Republic to aid us
in this bOfineis. Rut what was really done we
have never known. You will find herewith Mr.
Fauchet's ietler of june 4th, *94, and tbe anfwer of
1 he tecretary or (tare on the 6.n, to which Mr. A
det refers «— The information on the (uMect which
Mr. Fauchei expected ‘ in a letter from Europe”
probably never arrived : At lea ft it never was com
municated to oar government. Theie is furely in
. tie fecretary's anfwer no evidence that ;>ur govern
1 ent were unwilling to accept themedittion olihe
• public. On the contrary, we have relied upon
• r to aid our negociations with the Barbary powers.
Accordingly, when Col. Humphreys went from
hence in '95, charged wirh powers for negociating'
peace with thole IraieS, he was particularly inltruct
cd to lulicit the mediation of the French Republic ;
and for that pur pole only be went from Litbon to
Paris, where, through our minilter, the committee
of public falety matiilelted their difpolitjon to con
tribute to the fuccefs of his million. But Col. Hum
phreys was at the fame time authcrifed to depute
Jofcph Dand,ilon, Elq. wbo had been appointed
conlul oi the United States for Tunis and i ripoli,
and who went withCol. Humphreys from America,
io nrgociare immediately a peace with Algiers:
For in a country where a neo'cciation depended on
to many Contingencies, it was of thelaft importance
to be ready to leize the favourable moment to effect
x peace, whenever it Ihouid offer.—Such a moment
pre fen ted on Mr. Dmaldfon s arrival at Algiers.
He had net been there hours before the treaty
was concluded. It is alfo a fact, that it was effected
without the aid of the French Conful at that place.
However, with refpect to Mr. Donaldfon's ntgo
ciation, wc- are well informed that *1 his not con
feringwiih the Conful of France was not his fault ,•
and if he had done it, that it would have injured
his cable. Neither the Republic nor her Conful en
joyiug any credir with the D<y,” Rut we are at
ihe fame time informed, that the ca-ul’e of this was
tranfuory, and ought not to hinder us from en
deavouring to engage her imereii for other places,
and in that place for future occasions. Agreeably
to this idea the Agent or the United States applied
to the French Conlul Herculais, at Algiers, the laft
fpring, to recommend a fuitablc perfon tonegociate
a treaty with Tunis. The perfon recommended
was employed, and we have been informed had in
partfucce^ded, and was expected to complete a
treaty of peace. This information was communi
cated to our minifter at Paris in a letter dated the
3c.h of Auguft laft, from the French minifter for
foreign affairs, accompanied by an extract of a let
ter from the Conful Herculais.
In all thefe t ran factions, tar from difeovering a
trace of evidence to fupport Mr. Adel’s charge, the
reverfe is manifeftly proved
5th. ‘4 N-otwithfianding treaty ftipulations, it
allowed to be arrelted velscls of the ftate.”
While we admit the fact that the French vefsels
have been arrefted, we deny that the arrefts have
infringed any treaty fripulations. The details iu
this letter and the documents referred to appear to
us entirely to exculpate the government. And if
neither the Executive nor our tribunals could in any
cafe take cognizance of captures which the French
privateers called frizts, then they might take our
vefsels in our rivers and harbours, and our citizens
be without redrefs. But it is an efsemial attribute |
of the jurifdiction of every country to prelerve peace,
to punilh acts in breach of ir, arid to reftore pro
perty taken by force within its limits. Were the
armed vefsels of any nation to cut away one of our
own from the wharves of Philadelphia, and to choofe
to call it a prize, would this exclude us from ihe
rtght of redrdiing the w rong ? Were it teized in any
( other waters or on the fhores of the United States,
the right of redreffing i*s ft ill the fame ; and humble
indeed weilf be our condition, were we obliged to
depend for that on the will of a foreign conful, or
on negociation with diplomatic agents.”
The fame reafoning will apply to captures made
by illegal privateers ; that is, by fuch as were arm
ed and equipped in the ports of the United States :
for ic being by the law of nations the right of our
government, and as a neutral power, its duty to
prevent fuch armaments, itmuit^Uo be iu right
and duty, by all meant in its power, to reltrain the
acts of tuch armaments done in violation of its right#
and in.defiance of its authority • And luch were the
armaments made by ibe'^rcnch people in the port#
of the United States. And the 'moil tactual means
unlawful practices. Was the itiz'.ng
■%fa when brought within our juriidiciion.
soHible, ifc<*eed, that in loiue cafes iha
s or ^'-bUc scents of nation^; whole
property"^'taken uy the French privateers, inlgtir ~
commence vexatious proftcuiiotis ; but itiis is no
more than happen* frequently among our own citi
zen^,* and in every nation in the world'; a.nd the
only reftraint on the vindictive p. ffions ot nun, in
lu.b'cafes, which the .policy of free governments
h s impoled, are the damages which the com’.s com
pel the malicious profecutor to pay th« injured
party. If, as Mr. Adet afserfs, damages h.,ve in
t vo cafes only been granted by i he courts to V: <nch
privateers, even when the decthons have been in
their favor, ir has arjlt-n from their own conduct ;
or the omifilon of their counlcl ; or from acciden
tal circumltances, which, in tlie opinion of the
courts, furnilhed re^'onabic preemptions aga.iutc
them of having violated the laws, either Uy illegal
ly arming in our ports, or matting the capture#
within our juril'diction.—-If, on the other band, they
have, in the even' of contrary decilions, been always
condemned to p;iy damage#, we may venture to iny,
it w it becaule they were always in the wrong, fur
no one will find fuff-dent ground to impeach the
difcerntneni or integrity of our courts.
6' h. “Jr luff, red England, by infolting it# neu
trality, to interrupt its commerce with France."
That our commerce has been interrupted by tha
armed velseJs of England, and fotnetimes with cir
cumftances of inlu-it, we (bail not att* mpt to deny t
The ur.iverjal relentment and indignation excited
by tboie injuries were advoiflions of the fact ; But
(for mat Mr. Adet mule have intended to iniinuate
by the word “ layered,'*) all its acts molt forcibly
contradict. It was becaufe of rhole aggreffions that
preparations far war we.e comrvenced ; and ro de
mand fatisfacnou lor 'heir. was ihe landing object of
Mr. Jay’s million to London. Satisfaction was de
manded ; and the arrangements agreed on tor ren
dering ii are now in execution at London. But if
by “ fuff, red,” Mr. .ttdet means that we did not arm,
lilac is nr.ke war on England, »o obtain the in
demnification, when humanity, rc3ton, and tbs
law of nations preferibe the mode ot previous peace
able demand~to thefe very principles we appeal
for our jollification ; and if it is necefoary to go
farther we f.»y, that as an independent nation, we
mult be left to determine in what manner we entn
molt beneficially obviate an evil, and when it 13
molt proper for ns to repel an injury. To deny ua
this right of judgment, is to deny our independence,,
We have not been infentible either to our honour
or our intereft. If we have manitelted much long
luffbring, we have not been lingular. Neutral na
tions commonly endure many temporary evils ,• be
catife th»-fe appear light when compared with the
calamities of war ,• and the) look, forward, as we
have done, to a pcriod v hen returning jultice may
red refs their wrongs. This period w c trult will
arrive in regard to thole we are now fuff.'ring from
the French Republic, if a nation not bound to us
by treaty, and between whom and oorlelvc* actual
circumftances and many recollections tended to ex
cite peculiar paffions, engaged to render us juflice
ihall we.expect lei’s of an avowed frwnd.
We may here properly enqure, what could have
been the underitanding of the parties on this point,
when the treaty of '78 was made between France
and the United States. She knew that noiw’ah
ftandingthe extent of our country and its rapid in
crease in population, many years mu It elapO before
we could form a powerful navy to protect our com
merce. She knew the conduct of maritime powers
in all their wars : Particularly the was acquainted
with the maxims and mealures of England, towards
the commerce of neutral nations, in ail her wars
with France. And if, knowing their things, France
then expected that in all fubiequent wars we Ihonld
compel the maritime powers in general, and Great
Britain i» particular, to admit our commerce to
perfect freedom, then, inhead of a treaty of com*
mrree containing regulations for conducting it, when
France Ihould be at war, Ihe woulTf have demanded
of us a ftipulation, that in every future war in
which ihe Ihould be engaged with any other mari
time power, we alio Ihould engage in it as her afso
ciate. But this is a condition which France was
too juft to demand, and to which the United States
would never have agreed.
7th. “ Notwithstanding the faith of treaties, it
gave an afsylum to thefe tame Eoglilh, who, alter
having inlulced her flag, pillaged her citizens, came
alio to brave the American people in their ports',*
and to take a Ration whence to cruife, on a favour
able opportunity, againft the French."
This, like molt others of Mr. Adet’s ekarge«, m