The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-27

"A
Pinckney alludes to ;; tell me if any Of
the citizens attached to nv Office, and
authorized. by me to fee the envovs
have faid word that had the leaf
affinity to the difgufing prcPolal made
by x and Y to remit any fun whatever.
for corrupt Purpoles.
Mr.. Gsrry'5 1afaosr.
Paris, June 8, rs.
/ haye received your letter Of the IR
inf. in which, after having repeated a \
part ofmine Of the gift May, you urge
me Immediately tc yield to the impor.
lance Of the objed, and give you, &c. /
As. TO the perfons defgnated by x,
Y and Z, | will forward you their names
in writing, under my hand and zeal, 1|
y7u 4oW a9are ris thy JbqH MT be ta5- /
Gl5sd 'as c01aigg fran me, altho this
meafure does not appear. to me neceha-
ry to difcover them and z informs
me that he will make himfelf known !;
as w has never faid a word to me rela-
tive to x, or any part Of our commu-
nications, ! prefume that the manitet
inconvenience that would refuit to me
from relying upon mere heariay, is al
fuficient execute for emitting his name. i
/ cannot give you the name Of any
woman, for no one has had any polite
al conferences with me fince my arrival
in Paris.
AS to the citizens attached to your
Office, and authorized by you to fee the
ENJOYS in your official communications,
/ cannot recollect one word from any
Of them that had the leaf relation to
the proportions made by x and Y in
their informal negotiations, Il. pay mo.
ney for corrupt difributions.
Accept, &c.
The Mimfsr Of Foreign ABairs to Mr..
Gerry.
SIX, Paris, June 4. '9s. |
Your letter of yeferday is ul9 re-
ceived. You may addreis TO me in per-
feet confidence the names that you an
nounce under your hand and zeal. I
allure you they ihall not be publiihed as
coming from you.
Tx aar4-J brv< ~ fas7 JerH iat 70 ttc 1fiuifal
eObo i.laai5 d159ffedtdem Nth Prspsr authority.
A Letter follows the preceding, from
NJ. Hauteval, BY which it appears that
he is the perion deiignatcd by z, and in |
which he repreients that he acted only
as menenger and Interpreter in the com /
munications that paiIcd directly between /
the ENJOYS and the miniifer.-It ap-
pears from the commentary beforemen-
toned, that Mr.. Gerry was viewed by
the French government in a very differ.
ent light from Mefrs. Finckney and |
Marihall and by remaining in Paris |
he involved himfelf in the above mord- 4
tying if not degrading correspondence.
cjr" Thrre sag Be- y. doatt ftat 7al2syrand baf I
dsacd tveyy part Of TIE djL5aislss qUbie5 fe4aedh
cri,sipafs him. and dav7zved fb6 authority of bs n
CENT? He NOT only quoald Do tbs, bit IL nun y 1
f0'se ntan5 Or Ofber adaues Jasb Planf5ls evidsas
ar fraud give it io,ps credit he quM eaaeaVor Il |
make Il Be 5tlievrd IN France, aud If 9Ibls in Tbs
eoaafry, t5af eavoys 4osrs dzbed. Hoqv II fbg /
70 Be accomplished Is IL not nafural 10 exbs5, hat
kaocving ~ tuafiea fbt remaining envqy, be zeoaa
eaf 4>on I'm far exPLsgatioa5, and rifsaAy f0rFr
biz 10 exb1in dS0ay fbe msg obncxieu5 bayts e fs
djpafebef' n u q Be txP-s7sJ Be rysHlJ zo0s i6s
eoarage b repfy % tbs French DTmjqsr, that tas
eavy5 bad jatJa50ry eviderce that f6ss 9grns uas
authorized and employed " bin, azJdf5 M faffs
fbsir P77pers, and ttst Be Talk da frpEra!V 9F