The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-07-16

future WdT. IIl5 u CT &c Is lIlG ClOC va Ill Pie
Of France, the practical aferlion Of principle
with would deltroy all dire6 or ciTcultous
commerce between bellgcrrnJ AMI neutral pow,
ers, which would ott4n interrupt the buincls ct
large portion Of the world and withdraw or
change the employment Of 4 comfortable pr
tiol Of the hum 10 race.
This is NOT all. It /, the exercife Of a power
which war is not admitted to give, and viii h
therefore may be aGlmed in peace as we'll aswar'
l. materially affects the internal economy Of
nations derangs that COURT Of inIuhry win b
they have i right toPu!fue, and on which their
PROPERTY depends.
To acqu.elce therefore, in the exiting TIA e
Of things, under principle l) exteniive and fc
p:rnicious, IS to etablh precedent for. IA
tional degradato on which can never ceaie 70
apply, and which will authorize any me4iu.='
which power may be d.pcfcI 70 practise.
France therefore will perceive that neutral
governments, whatever may be their ditP0hltohs
towards this republic, he impelled BY ju-ies Of
the highelt Obligation, 10 rcnonRrNe aga Mt y
decree which Al thu fame time invIdcS q cir in
terces and their independence, VIII Oh t.k-'
from hem The profits Of an honeR and Ia ~tu
indu1ry, as we'll as the ineaimlb'e privilege z
con 1u9ng their own aGars as tAe,r own ju5g
ment may direct.
Its hop ped hat the remonaranccs Of the Uni
ted State, on this iubje4, vii derive additional
force from their fubGti7g engAg- nents witt
France, and from G.usti peculiar TO them
flves.
The twenty third article Of he treaty If am;
ty and commerce Of the 9Th OF Feb. 1878, is in
Il T. a., III AVA l1 y,
Gngul5r the lubje3s ofh. NOT chr;aan king s,
the citizens, Feople ard inhabt nts # the Un.
ted States, to iail with their III ps " tn all m n
ner of berty and fecurity, no diunai-n bein8
made Who are the pfo riet-rs Of the merchan
Dies laden thereon, from any port TO the place
Of thole who now are, or here fttr lha.l be At
enmity with the mott chritian king OF he I'm
ted States Ii lhall likewilc be lawful for he
fubic6ts and inhabitants at1relId, 70 AL "
the fhips AMI merchandizes aforementioned and
10 trade with the fame liberty and fecurity from
the pieces, ports and Ravens Of thoie who are
enemies of both or either party, hout any
opp, (ition or diturbance VIII tloever, not only
directly from the plfces OF the enemy before
mentioned to neutral places, but alIo from on.
place belonging 70 an enemy, vile her hey be
der leveral And Il is hereby hiPul4ted, that
free ihios ihall alto give freedom to goods,
and that every thing ihallbe deemed to 0e free
and exempt which fhdll be found on board the
lhips belonging to the fubjc61s Of either Of the
confejerates, aItho the whole lading or any part
thereof lhoul1 appertain 70 the enemies f either
contraband goods being always excepted. 1t Is
alto agreed in like manner that the fme berty
be exJended to perlons who arc On board tree
flip, with this efett, that altho they be enemies
70 both or either party, they arc no 70 be taken
out Of that free III unIels they are folders, and
IN actual lervice OF the enemy"
The two nations contemplatingan and providing
for the cafe when one may be at war, and the
other at peace, lolemnly Ripula;e and pledge
themlelves to each other, that in iuch an event
the iube6ts 0: the citizens Of the party at peace
may freely trade with the enemy IF the other,
may freely fail with their fhips in all manner Of
fecuIity, TO and from any port or place belong
ing TO iuch enemy.-Not only goods coming
from he hottie territory, bur the very good; If
the enemy himltlt may be carried with tafety il
the vellels OF either of the contracting parties.
You will perceive, citizen mini9er, without
requiring the undersigned 10 execute the pain
full talk Of drawing me contraR, how op-ny
and entirely the decree Of the councils oppof-d
itieif to The treaty between France and the u. S.
In addition to the hitherto unceded rights Of
aloveregn and independent nation, in addition to
the right ltiPuiltedby compact, the undersigned
will RESPECTFULLY fubmit other considerations
growing out Of the peculiar Gtuation Of the U. s
mainileltlrg the particular hardhips the decree
complained Of muR imPolc on them.
In Poileilon Of rich, extenfve and unf-tted
country, the labour Of the u. S. !; not yet fuf
Accent for the full cultivation Of its foil and con
leqsently bat a very fmall portion Of it can have
been applied to manufactures. Articles Of the
irN neceiIity and comfort are imported in ex-
change for ProviGons, and for tho(e raw mate
rails which are The growth Of the country, and
which its inhabitants are accu1omed 10 "a e.
IL is at aUv time evtrrrnalv d;n,ruit nov &c