The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-07-30
Monday, July 80, 1898.
T06n adams,
hdent Of the United States Of Ame-
RIGA,
70 al 70bOm it may concern.


,ssp i HE citizen Joicph Philippe Lee
anbe having heretofore produced to the Pref
ypt of the United States his commifon as
4jes5nul General of The French Republic within
.5Sss United States Of America, aud another
~, nmmilIiOn Conful eft French Republic at
'itiiadeFhia and in like manner the citizen
I ozicr Il wing produced his comm ZION As Vice
rsSnul Of the French Repabiic at Newyork
aad the citizen Arcambal having produced his
7 smmiiion as Vice COnful of the French repub-
n. at Newport and the citizen Theodore
rat rs- harles Mozard having produced his commit
May n ccniul Of The french republic within the
Il stss Of New Hampih:re, MaAachutetts ard
tys4hodeillanj and the Proficient Of the United
T"AhIes having thereupon granted an eZ, quatur
49, each OF the French citizens above named,
g;~coElizing tEem in their reflective conlular
'lys ahces above mentioned, and declaring them
HsRaPe6t"vTly free TO exerci.e and enjoy fuch
%nctons, powers and privileges As are allowed
nt.sj coIiul general, cou1uls and vice conrls Cf
NE French rePablIc BY tie treaties, conventions
n md laws In that cafe made and provided ::
sAnd the Congress OF the United State, BY their
vi Pah-d The f-venth day Of July, I-Q3, having
seca~ed, " That the United States are of night
freed and ezOner2,eI from he POPULATIONS of
ae the treaties, and OF the con!uiar convention.
D. heretofore concluded between the United
Hfn' States & France and that the fame H7aI not
y..s hencefoTh be regarded as legally obligatory
on the government or citizens OF the UR;ted
States y and by a former act paAed the
thirteenth day OF jun., 1898, the Congress of
iaRphe United States having & fIlpended the com
: ls-F mercal intercourie between The i S. and
n" France and the dependencies thereof - VIII h
6aeomme,cial lntercourle was the direct and cheir
Agobjef If the Coniular eRablilhments And
paWhereas actual holti.ili7s have long been prac.
4hted on the commerce Of the United State by
! sathe cruizers of the French rerub!ic unier the
,Lmtrters OF its government, which orders thai
Ifa government Iefules to revoke or relax: And
iyhence It has become improper any LONGER u
allow the corful general, coniul5 and Vice con
!, .iuls OF the French Republic above named, or
algany other Of lis cOnlulr perons or agents here
totore admitted in thele Uoited States, a7y
longer to exc le .heiG confuar functions Theft
are therefore to declare, that [ do no lonoer
( reco3nize the fad citizen Letombe as conful
u.geneTal or conlul, ror the 1aiI citizens Rozie,
amand Arclmbal as Vice Conills, nor the laid cit
Il izen Mozard as conlul Of the French Republic,
!. in any part Of thcle United States, nor permit
B'them, or any ether corfular pcrfons or agents
ct the French republic, heretofore admitted in
the United States, to exerce their functions as
iuch ; And 90 hereby wholly revoke The exc
! quaturs heretofore given 70 them respectively !;
!. and % declare hem absolutely null ana void
from this day forward.
n IN Ieaimony whereof I have cauled thcre
iL4letters n BE made patent, and the Seal of the
= United States Of America to be hereto affixed.
Given under my hand at Philadelphia his
tis thirteenth day Of July, il the year Of our
I" L.S) Lord one thOuland tcvcn hundred and
ny ninety eight, and of the Independence Of
~ the fajd States The twenty third.
RI (Gigasa) JOHN ADAMS.
By the Preidcnt,
piA TiMorHY PIcKERrNG, Secretary of State.
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