The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-10-08
III. Gsrxy'5 Ar1iUal.


Of the Hon. E'br:dge Gerry, from BIS la,e mr
i;on to France He arrived here, in the III;
ted States armed brig SoPhia, Capt GedJ..
fon Have, lail from England. The Envo7
was ialuted 1t the Gable, and was welcom.5
by the huzzas OF the ctizens attended Oh Il.
wharv.s. Samuel Cooper, Efq- waited on In
On board The Sophia, AM accompanied him "
ana 10 bis fear AZ Cambridge.
Ia the outer harbour, Mr.. Gerry dipatcb.,
Mr.. Humphreys with communications "a M
PreIident Of rhs United SAFES, n Quincy.
By the Sophia We learn, that after Mr.. Gerry
had arrival at 1avre to embark tor his nat;y.
counGrY, Tallyrand was continually prtliinr
hin. 10 retura and it i faid gave itcret order
To the coramandant to delAin the Sophia +; Blr.
Gerry, we underRand, anfwered The letters, bu
dem lnded his free paaports;
General Pinckney, We undcrlfand, was y
leave Burdeanx. about the time Mr.. Gerry lsf
Fiavre. May the winds be proPlticus.
The infamous iacot ms Unified that IF lie D
rsaory preferred Mr.. Gerry to Meilrs. Pnckney
and Ma. fhall, it was honorable for him to pro.
coed with III. negotiation. Whar fays Mr. O. /!
Why, thar uuder fuch circumstances, the A.
rner;can Government would merely asmisas
three Envoys-znd The French would n fact b.
The a15siaterr Of one.
Mr.. Gerry We learn, has been afcd uht-
,her he approved Of the energetic mealures u
our Government And anfwered with erpha.
Il. IN the xJGraxativs, addirg thar it had spPrs.
lated greatly the An erican character IN Eu.
rope, and thar nothing remained for americas
Ut to unite aud rally round their gogegnm.n,
Mr Gerry has ,alfo cbierv.d. we underAaod,
hat for eigtf Fufakj az his redence III Paris. after
the departure Of Els colleagues. be WAS fearful
Of never ieeirg America sgsin--tbe directory G
minilier fatty refuing him his Pafports.
Capt Patrick Fletcher, Of this town, Is ap.
pointed to and has accepted the command Of
the fhip Gorge W5j5iagfas at Providence with
orders to tit her tor ga with Al polb.a dipatch
He has left town To afure Ills command.
! The dip VIII probably rate ss a fr;gate, as I'll:
will carry "a mines. and 8 GSes.
The oHicets f the Schooner, prize to 10 the
frigate Uaite4 STATES, are permitted ON parole,
being con- lifIiored BY the Directory bot ;hots
of the 1oop,. In common with he crews, are f.
cured in .th-9&uniy jill, as them. authority for
Plundering - ianat1nsi onIy ~ Weltinda
agent.
From PBl3ab5ia, stef. %.
II IS confidently a9erted, that tvs French
privateers, that lafely made ihei- aapsaranc-
off Charlcilon harbour, have been captured 81
two armed veiIels fitted cut rhere-and TIA:
advices tc this effect have Pafed through kalsila.
delPhia, on their way to the goverhnfsTt 4.
Trenton. "A few days will, we hope, con6m
this plealing intelligence.
The Salem fublcripiion for building flip Of
war, already amounts to 81. 600 dollars.
Letters from the mott Respectable houfe III
Rotterdam, dated July 20, Rste that great aP.
prehenfions were entetained, that the Frsnth
would order an embargo on American veAts
in tie ports Of Holland; and that The oblequi-
oulnefs Of tie Ba,avan government woud IN.
duce them to cemply-but much oppodtion
woald undoubtedly Be made 10 the meaturc, q
i would almoG anhilate the already grsaily
rsIuced Commerce Of the Dutch.
EStyaa Of ktfe,. from tbs captain Of a vs5Fl r.
bagigg p barlsaoa, dated H1gaaa1, 1911 ak.
+" We were boarded OFF the Matances, by n
French privateer, or rather pirate-thsy rum
mayed, broke, aGd plundered number Of
things, moneyand clothes, and beat my mate
and l expected nothing ellie but they would have
murdered al hands. They hove arope to tie
yard arm, and fixed il round ncgro's neck 20
hang him, but after ! pleaded with them fonsl
ire. they lerhim 60. What they could not
vel carry off, hey tn ew Overheard, but not
the cargo; alter exeroiing the cruelty Of dem
ons for - hours, they left u.s."
The Liierati of G'eatbritain are engaged ina
di'pute ripeaiag the folation of the following
problem 80 bsa aoe ne 1911 Gentry end gia
i5s ysar 1919. 0- zuitd ne rrar 1900 2-Thal
contea i nnsintain with a great warmth and