The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1796-12-08

les ofremPet or dangers OF The lea. they mjpbt !.
this cafe, have conceived titmielves authorizrd ~
dPofe OF their prizes, to feti them, or TO dich,ro
their rargots, it was necessary therefore TO tat.
this rjghl from them in poi,tiye manner, il W..
necessary 10 prevent them I, em bene6tinp by nj;
Pulaiion made IN favour OF humanity :ihis is ,be
end anwertd by the and article, " hich is nor ,.s
pei fuous. as the heretary IF itate maintains. h,
on the contrary, contains dlinct population frt m
that Of The i7lt. Ii is then evidsnt Fl om this III,
in the Gales above cited by The undeened, The ID.
pniations Of the 18th article have BEEN VOL. ted
They have been EQUALLY 70, by The snm fop in t,,.
dry ports. of the 1betis and H"sar 1rieates, which
captured La Prevoysnte and La Ration, Freneb
hore-ibips, and by admitting in the lair inltape.
this fam. ihip la Ration, prize to The bets, in.
10 the ports OF he United States.
But admitting for a moment the eonftructions ers-
tuiorfy given ny The iecretsry oil Hate 10 the I7,h
article of the treaty ot'7S this article has no, ~
leis been violated, when the Arguraur, which had
quilted Hampton Roads in order capture l. Etpe.
rance was Perm''edto enter ~hh tina, prize;
when the Terpichere was Uttered 10 brig IN III.
privaeef la Montague In vain were fought, in he
reiou,ces Of csptious and ae logic, the means Of
excufidg fdch conduct. The facts peak and -vety
upright mind, no, b'ihdsd by pt Gop. will necesa.
riiy yield TO their evidence. Yet the prohibitory
itlpulaiion Of the adm lion of prizes made by her
enenies.'s The only advantage which France expect
GO 10 elJny, after hatlhg wrought ara guaranteed
the Independence Of The United States, at a time
when lie might, as ,bs price ofthst very indepsnt
epce, have granted The IN leis liberal conditions.
TlieieMrengs Of the American gov fnment towards
The Republic, juit tattdby the undeil igned Mint.
tar 'flsnipotepis,y win ioon be aggravated hy new
ones. 1t was luie matter only TO allow the En-.
glib 10 avail thtnielves Of The sdtsn,ages Of our
treaty, it was necessary roaisure theie TO them by
the aid ola contract which might fsrve at once IS
reply 10 the claims oftfsnce, and as peremrory
motives OF refuai, The true cauie of which it was
ftqpiG;e, NECESSARILY to diigufe to her under psci-
ousprettxts.
oa.n wss the otj.et Of MIR. jays mis- on to LoH-
don, iueh was the ohject OF on enveleptd
from its origin in the fhadow of n.iltery, and Gu
vered with the veil of dsiimuiation. Could Inc
Executive Directory have any Other idea OF it, on
examining It's ilsne on feeling all the oTis Isde by
the american government TO conceal the ieerss
from every eye
In his message to the Senate of he 18Th Of April
81 The Prthdent declared that Mr.. Jay was TENT
London only 10 obtain redreis of he wrongs done
to the United States al the fame time The eereta-
ry Of tate Communicate the predecessor of the
bnder6gned, part Of the nitructions to Mr.. Jay.
reminding him of he intention at lie Amereua ge1en
mint nas 10 dtviaf tom M engagement aub tie Ke'H1ir
If Franfe. The French n,ihilter deeei> ed by II IS
commu nicatioh contributed ingenuouDy TO deceive
his government. The American fniniiter in Franco
removed the fears OF the French government as TO-
the mission of this Envoy Extraordinary, and re.
prelenttd it as the only of obtaining inden,-
nifcaton for the loises which The American
merce has obtained. Whsr has this negotiation
produced i: treaty OF smity and commerce which
deprives France Of all the advantages itpulated in
previous treaty.
In fact all that cond render the neutrality profit
able TO England and injurious France is combined
in this treaty. Her commercial relations with the
United State entirely brokers BY the abandon
ment of the modefn public law conrraband,
law which England had conleerated in eleven treas
ties, and which the Americans had sfto eonleeratsd
in their trea1ies with France, Holland owecsn ard
Prussia. From The nav arrangements adopted BY
the Uoi,ed States with regard TO England, The tree
carriage of the articles tor the equipment and srna-
ment Of vessels, is snted excluhveIy Thar pow
CT.
BY the zsd article Of the treaty Of Versailles the
United STATES have The liberty OF freely carrying ora
commerce with the ent mics at France. j he a4th
article of The treaty With Holland the 10th article
of the treaty with Sweden and he i3 article OF the
treaty with Prufla, contain the tame hipuiation
This !ais article gives more szterhve rights 10
the United States BY permitting them TO carry TO
the ene mics Of this power. al the articles enumera-
ted, in The hir Of ueh rs are eon,rabsnd OF war
without their being liable coLatcaiion. But BY
the 9th article Of the treaty Of london, the articles
for arsning and esuipping veses are declared con-
traband Of war. The government Of the United
States has therefore by this stipulation, granted ~