Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-06-15

aun tnen aiScd wi ether loan was rho
ul,imatum of this gcvcrnmeot,--M-.
Caileyrard did not give dree. snfwsr
10 the qucttipn he !ald, as he was IN
dctitood, that the government, inliaed on
Tome set which wouli demonisrate our
friendly difpoflion toward, and our
good wilhes for the republic this once
done, he fad, the adjunnent OF CON
pIainis would BE- eaIy ,---gnst would b.
matter of eoquisy, and if France had
done u WONG It would be repaired.
But that If this wsS rcfuicd, u would Ia.
create the iiasnce aud caldnelS between
the two rcpub.ics. The coBvcIfatian
contiuasl in tsis aye until four O'Clock,
when we took our leave aud agreed IT,
meet in the evening. Ia the ccurfs Of
u, and in reply to lone obicrvations OF
hr. TaleTlnd, reipe6ting III. proofs
Of fricod9Iip required by France, Ger.
P;nckney ~bie,yed, that our being here
was mars Of the friendly dlpoa;ion Of
our government & that Wide we we're
here, the government hs4 psned de-
cree FOE ieizlug nentrsi vei.tis having on
board any Article coming on, of Eng
and, which IN IFS operation would tub
Ieet TO capture all cur properly on the
ocean, Mr.. TallsYrsnd rerlira, that
ibis ~as not particular To DC, but was
common 10 al las aeu,ral pogere. A,
another time in snfqer q, HE demand.
OF lone marx of eur frlendihip, general
Ma'i6aH obieryedi that we c0uideyei
toe mutual interrit Of the two na.toasss
requiring peace and fFiendlhip.; ana we
relied on finding fuiiicirnt motives in tn.
intersa Of France TO preferve that friend
mp, without forcing us 10 IN act which
tr1nt-eadgd cur powers and ssouid be 60
injurious 70 our country. 40 re were
takipg oar leave Mr. Talleyrand again
noticed car not whiting him, and faid.
be conceived our mo- having had an aur
dience of The directory ought not 10 have
prevented i,.--Gen. Marihsl totd him
that our ieeirg nc directory or not, u.as
an ohjscs ct no fort Of cnncern 10 as ;
that We we're perfeG iadiiierent with
regard 70 /; bur tast We conceived that
Until our public Character was in fone
de6rse seccgniicd, aad we were treated
50 Che minilters and rrefsnta,iycs Of
on government We cllild not take upa
o. oaticlses 90 ad AZ miniRes', becaufs
Oy dong 10, We night fubje6t ou.fegyes
10 iome injurious circumstances 10
which We could oct iu5nit. he f,id
thar wa' very tfne BAT We anicat Zee
HIM az pTiya-e indiv,dnsis, ana .scuis
the otj ets Of difference bet Ssen 10.
reqaehed % az. TaiiesIand ano.
thsr Interview, st fuch hour "a might be
convenient tai him, on the 9Th int. He
autwered, thst he would receive us az
haif gan e,evel; at which hour we at.
senSsd him.
Immediately after or srriyala this Of.
see, We were introduced 90 ths ninise,,
and general Pinckney Rated. thar we
had connoered, with the moi letions
attention, the concentration we had bud
the ho60r of hoidiag with him 4 few
GAYS pats thai the propolitioa he bad
ingGeWed appeared To us TO be febfsu-
tally the fame with thof- sbicb bs5
been made by MIR. Y, by M. Y. and al
10 to MIR. Gerry, Ri'h an iuientiop that
they ihouid be communicated 10 Ais col.
leagues; that We couidered il as a prcoof
htior, fhst The United States fbould fur
nth aid t. Trance, To be UCcd during
the prelsnt war. thai though il was un-
ufual 10 6ifcjote inesu6tions, vet We
would declare 20 him, that 10 addition 20
iis being a mealIre arlouDcing 20 DE-
ciaration OK war sgsina Great Britain. we
were expreisiy forbidden By our .afifrc.
tons to take fuch a rep.
he miniiier iaid, in tone of oueR;-
on, lac iUppofed Cur inftTuaions wers
TO do nftning which wou'f snou i toa
departure from our neglrality General
finckhey faid, that we were fosnfsutf-
ed and tkat they were all more par,
tichlar. Mr.. Telleyrand then proceeded
to argue that il would De no depastore
from neutrality, to ffipu'ate loan paw.
able after the war & fsrks OF il clear,
" as admitting ofapplicstion TO inme"
date ufe' He faid a rod deal of the
iiecTecy with which The tFaufastion might
be cioathtd; ard otierved further, that
a loao payable after the war. would he
a proof of our faithful Observance OF the
duties OF neutrality, Gnce it would be
conldere1 IS provi that We bad fe
yected prcp06fions flS an immediate
loan Ger. mH,hs.l reyiied, that We
thought efficiently that in urop,pjon
any Sct on the part Ofths American gov
Yefnmepts on which "a OF the beliiec-
rent poS eis could raife money for IN
mediate uie, would be fnrDi.hing aid tn
that power, and WcuiG Sc taxing na-s
70 TIE war II would be 10 fact. IL take
the OILY part which, ia sse exiting fate
q things' america could take. This
was our deliberate opinions aad il aedi-
iio1 10 II VIC canhdsfed ors ia9ro0i,ra
az conslsEss on ,h's p.ia,.
He obferyed, ,ha, we had claims m
the FIaneh government for PROPERTY
'akeo from American cit'zens. sone 6f
thOte Clalm8 were Rroh.hl. 80 -