The gazette., 1799-02-18

6O'Si ih'uSAt--lt II ISally 0eured treaty on any
terms-hoped to prevail on Mr.. Gerry TO ne
! gOciate ieParately, although from the irR over
ture he declined and continued to decline it
But after the expulGon Of lis colleagues, it
hoped BY IT'S ledu6ive arts, to prevail over his
tcrnPles and gain his content 70 terms which,
while they We're pfeielt, would be reie6ed, or
at all events TO retain him with the ismbllhce
of negotiating regularly or informally, and
thus keep the United States, il the torpor of in
decilion, S-iihout preparation for offence or de.
tence- Unfortunately Mr.. Gerry was Induced,
by the threats of immediate war againR the
United States, TO- feParare from his colleagues,
and itay IN Paris threats WHICH, viewed with
their motives, merited only dettRdtion and con.
tempt. -Four or FIVE months before the threats
OF immediate orders to quit France, and the
terrors OF war in its mott dreadful forms, lad
been held up to all the envoy. 70 frighten them
into compliance with the groundttfs, uniu(t
and corrupt demands Of the French govern
ment thole threats had not been executed, &
the unworthy pnrpoles for which they had been
uttered had been Obvious.
Happily for the United States, the Charaaer
OF the French gov. as delineared in the oficid
dh3atches Of all the ENJOYS, and the knowledge
OF its conduit towards other countries Whole
government i had overturned, and whcfs peo-
pie, in the names If Liberty and Equality, It
had enllaved, 70 operated as not to leave us ex-
Poied TO all the evils which ftl6sHee was calcula-
| TED 70 produce. Mr.. Gerry Indeed reliaed all
the arts of the FreHch MiniGer 10 entce him
inte formal negotiation, after that govern
ment had driven his colleagues from PATS
negotiation which in is nature would have been
q fure0der of our Independence, by admitting
: foreign government to chooie for lis the Min
liter who ihould repretent our country, to treat
Of our important rights and inrereRs, which
that Eoyernment had idef violated anI deeply
| injured.
The Directory and their Mniaer Mr.. Tai
| leyrand hoped and expected that General
Pinkney and General Marihall would voluatari-
| lybave quilted France, after the MniAer'y letter
Of the 18Th Of March, IA which lie made the
offenive d;ltinttion between them and their
colleague, Mr.. Gerry, Oh the p:etence that his
" opinions" were more " impartial than theirs.
| Accordingly Mr.. TaIleySand, n lis letter TO
| Mr. Gerry of The third of Ap il, lays-"I fup-
Pole Sir, that Medrs. Pnekney and M5rhalE
have thought it uleful and proper, in coule-
quence of the intimations which he end Of nv
note Of the 8th Of March lat prefents, TO quit
the territory Of the Republic" Yet Mr. Tai
| leyrand had given them neither padports nor
letters Of fafe conduit The f4a IS, the French
| government wilhed 70 avoid The odium Of
/ tending Jhem away and tbs blame Of rupture.
which Mr.. TaIieyrand predi6ted would Be the
confequence vhileit was privately intimated
70 them that they NUT leave the equity
| The Minilters conduct on this occafion towards
Gen. Marfhall las detailed il his ourna was
particularly marked with ind gnities. When il
was oblerved 70 Mr.. Talleyrand that this was
! not the manner in which A foreign Minaer
ought to be treated, Mr.. TaIeyrand replied,
that Cen Marihlll was not foreign MiniRer,
but was to be cOnGdered as private American
citizen and muf obtain his pafport, like OH
ers, through the Conful. To this it was an
fwered, that Gen. MIrfhall was f,reign min
ilter,* and that the French government could
not deprive him Of that character, which was
conferred upon him, not by Mr.. Talleyrand, but
| BY the United States and tho the Direanrv
might refule to receive or TO treat with HIM.
till his counry had clothed him with tha -
| quiilte powers, which he held INDEPENDENTLY *
France; that if he was not Acceptable m tb.
| French government, and in conftqyence thereof
It was determined to iend him awav. A;ll ~
ought to be ent away like a minifer. that ne
ought 70 have his PafPorts, with letters Of Cafe
conduit which would prote6t him from the
eruilers Of France. Mr.. Taleyrand replied,
that if Gen. Marlhal wilhed for paGport, Ne
mut give in his name, G-Alure, age, completion,
&c. to the American Eonfll, who wonld Obtain
a padport for him that with repea 10 a letter
of fate condu6, it was unnecedary. as no rifk
from the crulZers would be incurred.
1he relolt of rheie conversations was plain
demon.traten Of the Intention Of the miniaer.
thatln confequence of his inlimation at the clole
OF his letter Of the 9Th Of March, that the
opinions" Of two of the ENJOYS were not A.
greeable 70 the government Of France, Generals
Plnckney and Marihall Q5oui4 asbr9bri4fs 10 f5.m-