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

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manded OF the French government,
his Paiports TO leave France. The
following is Talleyraaa's letter inclof-
ing the palPorts
PARIS GA nrssiDok July u,
'tEafA from tie Mis;fer Of FOREIGN Pelatian,. ID
Mr. GERRy, Env?y gf tie Usifea Siatss.
A long. Sir, as had room to Aatter nv
IA felf that might fulfil the wiihes of the
Executive Directory, by endeavouring ia con
cert with you, TO re efablfh the former good
UNDERMINING between The French Republic and
khe United States, exerteI my bea efforts bo.h
ID my conferences & in my correspondence with
1ou, to facilitate the means, to eaablifh the ba
lis to enter on the buinefs, and to convince
you of the utility with which your prefence at
Paris NUT be attended. 1t was in your char
Aatfer of Envoy from the American Government,
that | received you, and that wrote TO you /:
II depended upon yourielf to be publicly receiv-
sd and admitted by the Executive Directory
Without coinciding in opinion with you, that
any changes have been induced BY the depar-
ture of Mefts. Pinckney and Marfhall IN the
full powers in which read that yon were au-
Ehoriied to treat Eparately, it appeared to me,
khat il the very hypothesis in which you placed
Eoarieif, you ought to refer the queRion to your
government, and in the interval to fix with me.
Pn a calm and friendly difcuaion, upon all the
ldap1table points on which we differed. This
way Of proceeding was the more natural, be-
fanie without attending 10 the premature iafor-
NATION which your government has obtained of
of f0 ,rb &C. 81 l.,
OF your colleagues, my note of 78 Ventols,
fMarch 49, which mutt have reached Phila.
helpha, towards the end of Floreal, left no fha
dow OF doubt on this iubjea--it contains three
objects perfealy diitna-it begins by rettify
png, with the dignity that belongs to the French
FCoyernment, the itatement of grievances made
abY the United States, and drawn ont by their
3Enyoys, in the inverted order Of fats the pre-
Feding zS Nivoie, Jan. I7)--it next points out
Fhe motives that prevented the negotiation be
Rng carried on with the ENJOYS collectively
jag hnally declares, in the mott fclemn nlnner,
Pie conci'iatory ddpoftions of the Executive
directory, and its formal delire Of reunting, be-
tween the two countries, the ties of their ancient
RmitY, and the intention Of tieatipg with you.
Such an explicit declaration could not have
been made but with the view Of furRiihng the
N'reiident Of the United States with Invaluable
means of coming TO an accommodation. 1t was
Ehrowing down pledge Of peace ia order that
might 5e taken up. preiumed to think that
Kou could not be long without receiving anala-
koas lnltruetlons, and even other powers, were
Fhey necehary /; or at leaf, that if you had an
bounced TO the Prelident deign Of returning
40 America, fome other Envoy would come and
sRccompliih the happy talk which we ihould
Pave the fatisfaaion Of preparing.-Te hopes,
Fhus iolidly founded, there were added fome
pbiervations on the Inconvenience that attended
your departure. gave you to underaand,
Chat notwithstanding your aGuranccs to me, NO
One would believe that it proceeded foley from
your own inclination. from thorough COMIC.
'siioa Of the invaIidity of your powers, or from
= defire Of feeling the buinefs OF the negotiation
I, RntFulted to other hands. / obferved to you on
X The conjeefures to which it would give rife on
Pc means it would furnilh to the Brisilh Cabi-
I pet that fpares no pains to its end-avours TO
Five France and The United States 10 extrem-
y pies frora which it alone would derive advan-
1Rase and even on the very f,f5icions that i
nns call up 10 the n1nd Of the French Govern
i MeEt. endeavoured 10 make you fee into its
4 Po'hbie consequences bnt variety OF circum-
q Ftances occurred, whish have already retarded
b PC Reconciliation of the two Republics It i
Pm natural for him VINO feels Gncere folci-
!. Eaoe Tor Pe1ce, 10 be under approximations LEFT
NV obtacles ihouId arif- TO retard it. Theft
X fonhderatons which fhall ever recollea with
& pfhe, induced ne to oppofe the defre Which
Eou had entertained OF quitting France. But
Een peremptor'y infffed upon tin your LITTER
Il the zad inf. The Difeacry has confrqueat-
y au,horfei ne to furnih yon with the paf'
Iforts which You have reqnelied for yonrfclf and
XII me veiisl that awaits you ar Havre. You
t#, sye Them enciofed May your return to th;
o"sed States, aud the communication Of what