Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-05-24

yoyer"ment.
Eon the above faes., AMI the hoiiii.ics
wiaca are daily committed by the Amert-
csas face the capture of the Iufargen,,
l'ne Particular a gent Of the Executive
Directory,
Coahdsr;ng, that It IS his daty to csufr
the a.; Of tie French repubNc to be ref
peeted. to protect the commerce aud the
ieamcu from the ria<s they have 70 run from
the Americans, who are eruihug IN force on
thefe coats:
To adopt meafures which may be theleaa
.,reiudicial to Expectations that may have be-
can between the two nations and which
may inaify feif-deIence sga;na 'aggrcsiion
and iniu!ts, and even to prevent them:
RsSoLYES as FokkoWs
I. The captains and officers who con rnand
me yeHe.s of the republic, and tho(c armed
from the rorts OF GuadalouPe and lis de-
peudenci.s, are authorized, from the ta,o of
The publication of the prefcnt reiolvc, TO
purfue sil American velels, whether belong
ing 10 the government CIR to individuals, TO
feiLc and capture them, aoii67uf cj7ir5iOr,
AID bring them into the ports of Guadaloupe
and It's dependencies.
IL. The velels belsngipg to the Amcri--
can Government fhsll be kept to be ufed
according to the order of the L ,sculise Di-
sectory.
III. Such as are the property Of indivi-
duslu, and which may contrsvcne the Lsz0s
of the republic, and the refolyes of the Exc.
cutive Directory, rsiP.7iag nsa'rah and al
Hef, and E45ls 70 Condemnation, ayreeeSly TO
the psrpyf Of tbofs fame iasyI and ,ei1lvsi,
lall DC, as well as their cargoes, condemned
by a judgement ofthe tribunal Of commerce,
aud fold for the profit Of the captors accord
ing to cnHom.
Nv The merchants veHels, the papers of
which fhsll have been acknowledge by the
Tribunal to be regular, and not liable TO con-
demnation, y6sb BE- Jold, together 1Ut5 tbsir
Saryoes, and the proceeds thereof DEPOT ed
In the paSfe ee7srJ, that It may afterwards
be delivered TO the captors or owners, aeree-
ably to the order of the Executive Dneao.
ny.
v. In the foregoing difpofi,ions, are in,
eluded, all American velIels aud their car
goes detained in the ports of Caaa7ioaoe and
Its dependencies, sver jfaee izformaiioa SYas
reesfOfd Of he capture Of fbs Infurgent.
he prefent refolvcs fhall be read, pub.
lifhed, ported up and regi2ered in che Fri
bunal of Commerce and Council of the Ma
Wy.
AL public funstiOnaries, owner, and com
naanaers Of the fhips of the Republic, and
privateers, whomit concerns, are hereby or.
dsred to conform 20 the fame.
Done at Bsgai1re in the National
Honie of the agent, the 18th Ven
tote, 9TH year of the French Repub-
lie, One and IadiviGble
tSigned) DESFORNEAUx,
Agraf Of ri Directory.
(Signed) DESCHAMPS,
Particular Secretary far he
General Secretary.
Asrueeopy,
fsigned) DEsFoRNEAUx.
May IL.
On Friday laa, departed this life, after
lingering iIlnefs, Capt. THOMAS a
DAMS, late Editor of the IaDfpENpsMr
CHKeNicLE. ia The AID year Of bis age.
AeitsToay arrived the ichooner Nancy, capt.
Hartford, from Halifax, and brought pa
pers TO the 18th March, from which we
have extracted the following.
LoSDSx, March AZ.
The Gazette Of laf night contains no.
tihoation that q The King ha5 been pleafed
TO caufe it to be Ggniied by the Right Hon.
Lord CrenviIlc, his Maieay's principal ic.
eretsry Of State for Foreign Affairs, 10 the
Miniaers of neutral Powers reGding at his
Court, that the necsfFary neafures having
been taken by his Ma ettys commands for
the blockade Of the ports ofrhe United Pro-
sinces, the faid ports are declared 70 be in
fate ct blockade, and that all vcflels which
may attempt to enter any Of them after this
notice, lsill be dealt with according to the
principles ofthe Law Of Nations, aad 10 the
Aipuia,iors Of fuch Treaties fulfilling be-
tween his Msjeay and Foreign Powers, as
MAJ contai5 proviaons spplisable to the
cries Of Fowns, Places, or Forts in Gate Of
blockade
NEW-YORK, May u.
or a letter received by gentleman in