The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-07-02

wrong II rs unln en'iOhaly been con mITttd, tn lt
wrong ba, grown inevitably cut or the Gtuari
Of the United Srares, out Of the conduit of
Per(ons they havn BEN unable to controul, and
will with readi-ds BE- corrected.
Secondly, That againt The textual ftnf- Of
the treaty, the government has per Lit eI lhips
Of he enemy to come too, in ;her Fort, after
having captured property in veG.ls bel 5ing
to French citizens.
1t Is to he regretted that you have not been
Plea.ed 70 rate fOne particular car.. If Tie cafe
Be founded on a fact, which has manreRcd
this perm Zion, or if It Be tound.d in principle.
the Precfe difference between the cont u lion
given ty the Prerident cf the Unitei Stae. 10
the arJc.e IF he treaty or the 9th VI FEB. 1903,
re'atite 70 tbs fubje9, ana that for which you
may contend. FIR the want Of fuch a guide,
the untelGgned may cuff unnece1ary Eoi1ts
vi bout giving you com-l t= Earisfation on that
which n your mind may conGitute he real
difficulty.
The IL b article IS in th-f. words, "ItfbN
be Lawful for tn fhips Of war Of a her ra.ty
and Privateers freely to carry wh'th.rf ever
they PIeale The lhips g Goods ken from TIER
enemies, without beiay obliged 10 p4y any du-v
TO the ol6-ers the Admiralty Oh thef iudge
nor ihal flu. h prize be arreHeJ or feizel when
they come to Or enter the pots Of either patty.
ror lLal the .elrcher5, or hc~ officers cfthcfe
places, iearch the fame, Or make exami anon
concerning the iawiulnels of uch prizes, bar
they may hoa fal at any time and part, and
clHY their Ptizes to the places EXPIRED. d4n Their
oommi.iols, which the comm inders IF .ucI
hPs ct war hull be obi ca to ihew; On lie
contrary, no h-lture or refuge fha,l be given
in their ports to luch as lhall have made prize
OF the fu5je6s, Teo!l9 Or property Of either VI
its PlrtI>s BIT i luch fh4i come ", beng
forced by l!relS Of weather or the dan rers Of
the !cl, ell proper means fhIil be goroul ufed
that they 60 out ami retire from thence as f5on
a. lio e."
Do you contend citizen miniher, that this arti.
Gle ouglt to be ligiIy conHrueI acoordinr
10 ITS lett-r If you do, it becomes ne-eT4ry
70 atcerta'n what are rho dia Nh ties to which
its Letter really fube9s tie veH-l; belong-nc
p the enenie5 ot Fame Tn.y are, IA
Tha- NJ ih.lter o. refuge be givea in III.
ports Of h United States TO the ihDs or war
or Pivateers belonging TO the enemv, zuJrb Ba1
haqe mads prize Of til: iubj as, peope cr BRO.
Ferty q France. -zdlv, Tnat If fuch h;Ds oF
war Or P.i0ateers ii ii come IN, being forced by
ttr (, Of weather or the danger of The Ge,s.
all proper means lhal be ri gorouly uled tbat
thev 60 out AMI retire from thence as ioon IL
Polib Z.
The lctter Of the article does moi eyclr4e
generally the ihPs of war belonging to the
e 'emy, but thof- only 7Ubieb haze mt Prize If
the inhetts. people or property Of France.
III 4 the veieI ihal have mad- prize IS apart
AM in ehential part Of the JefcriPtio1.-
Whether the veAel be or be not within this
description IS a iaf, the alcertainment
OF which mutt Pr-ce ]e the mealilr.s u BE-
taken in conlequen-e Of that fac. When The
t'tt thaIl have been alcett lined, the letter Of
the article denies refuge or ihel,er 10 the fhp,
OF war or Priva-eersj but not to The prize
which NAV have been made. Yol well know,
citizen mniter, that if the letter Of the article
Is 70 be ietuP agdinlt its ipiii-, when the former
IS mott favorable to the view; Of France. the
letter mutt till be adhered TN, tholgh il iho1ld
counter3tt thole vieWs.i The fituation IF the
United States bound them 10 ob(srve between
th9 be'iI8erenr powers, and exact ID neutrality,
n all cafes where their previous treaties had not
itiPulated advantage, or impof3d diflbiities.
Ihey could not retule to one belige-ent pow
er thoie rights Of ordinary hof1itai-y which
were enjoyed By Others, which lie common
uiages OF nations permit, and which were for
blld7n by no particular treaty. Su-h refur4l
would have been manife0ly partial, and plain
departure from that neutral poG,ion IL which
the United States found thcmfelves, and which
good faith, integrity and their b9R intereR i'm.
PEELED them relig'ou0y to mIintain.-Thus cir
cumtanced il was the duty Of the government
to giVelts true contribution 70 treaty granting
advantages to one Of the belligerent powers,
& imPoing disabilities on another. in fearchin@
for this true contribution, its b9R j1dgm.R1
ought to be eXercif-d, and the diaates If thar
judgment ought 70 B. obeyed. The IT, States
have donefo. They have refufd flelter in their
ports to the prizes made on the French renubI;c.
or to the Hips Of war belonging to tie enemy