The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-10-08

rlous opinion OF hottie intentions on the part of
France You have frequently aGured me, that
I YOU could not treat here as Envoy, your good
offices ihould not be wanting as citizen on
your return to the United States. It were i'm. /
Pohible for you TO render more Ggnal fsrvice
to the two countries, than by contributing to
make their political and eomniercal relations
accord with their Medication and their interest.
Attire your government that the Executive Di.
reaory pefeveres in the intention of Loyalty and
Gncerely endelvouring to reconcile the diferen.
ces that have ariien between the French Repub
lie and the United States, as foon as an oppor-
tunty OF 10 dong fhall be iincerely held out.
Il i be really true, that the difpoiitens of your
government, are prepared to cooperate, let
them but give proof of il, and you before hand
aniwer fer its fuccefs. You cannot diGemble,
Sir, that if nothing has prevented you from fol-
loving up with me the examination and the re
drehion OF the grievances which divide the two
countries, we fhauld not Rand in need of any
thing but cur REFLECTIVE rati6cations. Who can
entertain doubt of the French Government,
when it :hall be known that for now nearly
three months every pacific folicitation came
from me, and that in faithful compliance with
the engagements l contracted in my note of &c
Ventole, March IS) was the frG ferioufly 10
prefs forward the bafnefs of the negotiation af
ter the departure of MeTrs. Pnckuey and Mar
ihall 1t will, truR, be faid that refufal to
treat with them argued an unwillingnefs to
come to a Cancellation, whereas that refnfal was
accompanied with promile to treat with you,
and your full powers repreiented you as per.
Ton who was authorized to treat feparaaly.-
To that document fhall | incehantly appeal, be-
caule it is the BATS of the opinion which your
government ought to have formed, and that
even in admitting You were tied down by fecret
restrictions, could not in my mind oppole what
| do not know from the trult due 70 your often
lible authoFty. Yes, Sir, when fcarcelY &C
qcainted with the departure of Mef. Pinckney
and Marihall, | made it point, in every con-
ference which held with you from that mo-
ment, to evince to you the urgency, the pro-
priety, the Pofibility Of an active negotiation.
collected your ideas hey were difFereHt from
mine. laboured 70 reconcile them. and was
about to tranImit propolals 10 you when pac-
ket from your government arrived at Havre-
You then feemed prepared TO depart. TIL then
had never imagined that you conceived the
deGgn of embarking till we had come TO an a
greement upon the deinitive articles to be rat
lied by your government. A few days after,
| received fome dispatches from Philadelphia,
which for : moment gave new 10 my
correspondence with yon. Upon tn. Pra-
rial, June 10 | notified to you 4 he diff
petitions OF the Executive Directory ere the
Game, and requeaed you to inform me whe-
Their you were in a Gtuation 10 negotiate -
Upon the goth Prairal, June IS) 1anfmitted
you a complete plan OF negotiation. Upon the
9th MeiIidor, June 81, leut you my 6rt note |
for dilchliion upon one Of the points of our trea
ties which are not put in execution in the u.
States. You declined TO make any reply to it.
IL is necehary, however, TO agree upon the de-
tails Of fubie6t in order to arrive at any con-
clu(ion. Upon the 18th MeiGdor, July 6, tent
you two other notes. II vain | accompanied
thefe powers with the mot cordial Invitation
rapidly to run over this ferries of indfnenible |
difcuGions upon all our grounds of complaint.
You never even gave me an opportunity to
prove to you with how much liberality the Di-
recory were diipofed to atf in this matter
You soltinued only TO write for your permit
fion to depart. Yet it is the French Republic
on which the blame is laid in the United States,
Of being averle to peace Peridious inftiga tors
will intimate that it has always been avcrfe 10
it. | lhall go back, therefore, to the period
when fymptoms of dhcontent manifeaed them
feves, that is to fay, the arrival of the Min
liter Genet, at Philadelphia, in Prairial, III year.
A universal Joy appeared at the declarations
he was authorized to make. He then expref
ed the amcable and generous intentions of the
French Government, which, powerful in the
national energy, ATTAINED from retaining the
aid of its allies. In lhort time fome of its
proceedings gave umbrage They were the
effect OF zeal i'll adapred to circumaances, and
unfortunately flill worie interpreted. The Pre-
iident made bis complaints 10 France, at the
end Of the fame year. The Commute of Pab
lie Safety, gave immediate fatisfattion and
other Agents arrived at Philadelphia in the