The gazette., 1799-02-11
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time rs l@lad conceived that there were al n1oft
but TX other points. On your fide, | replied,
but many on ours. He arfwered. " DIS davan-
tage," none beEdes. iaid that was Glad to
hear II; buE to fuch dilcuiion asAe pfopofed,
| ihould prefer treating effecually. Some of
the conversation was repeated which we had On
tie 9Th, and renewed my demand for The pal.
port. He anfwered, that my refufal to difculs
mutt trtt be given in writing, and we parted
This i the frbaance Of the TWO interviews.
On the fame day, received the letter men.
toned at the interview, mo. Rr dated the
18th Meflider, 10th July) in which, fpeaking
OF his general plan in No. / s, he fays . bu. il
Is not efficient TO fnd thele proportions "a your
government--they arc only the BATS ot difcu[.
ilons, necehary on each qneRfon Of detail the
foluton of which, we ought to find ;" although,
IN the laf mentioned number, he had fa:d in
reference 70 them, /" am Perf1aded that YOU
VIII tranimlt 70 your government cxaf .dccu
menst II VIII be its province, to take the be6
meainres Tor accomplishing fpsedy, Teroncili-
afion." In th7 letter frG mentioned, the MIN
liter alto oblerv+d, " have apprifed you, thar
i would be movement 10 charge with this
di'cullion, mini9er Planipatentiary at Phila.
delPhia- C'rcumikances have rendered this
inconvenience more ferious and Il do not con-
ceL from you, that after The arrival of the dir
patches and other Intelligence from the United
States, The Executive Dtec1ory apprehended if
a Miniler was fent there, that he would not be
accrs iited and that overtures, or airy plan
unac1omPa1iod by minAer, would meet
hmiiar fate.
Oa he ro.h July, in my letter No. n. I re.
tnied sn ePiitolary ditcufiion and demanded
deaaIEive anlwcr 20 my application FIR ,Paf-
port and other documents.
On the 18th July rccsiveI the minifer's
letter of 'he z4th Mefidor, he 18th Ju!y) No.
z3, il which he appeals to me, fir the truth
Of his aIcrtion, " thar # nothing bad ca
me from Pufling with him, the examination Of
the grievances which iePerate the two countries,
we lhould have needed nothing more than their
reflective ratifcatioas." Before tn. arrival of
the d1patches Of the envoys, tie m;niler ap.
Pelred to me fincere, and anAious to Obtain A
reconciliation. He had prCpoed by bis fecre-
tary, en- aiiumPtion Of debts due to Ameican
citizens, which rejected but he had ma1e no
other Prop0fition Of loan Vhateve- and ne.
yer renewed that. Ind5ed bis views in general,
as far rs ! could then afceytan hem, vere lii,.
eral in regard to treaty its nevertheless i'm
r5ilible for ne To determine vh.thtr We lhould
have uRted in opici0n, On every point of diipnte
between the two republics. had full erpeo-
t1tion. that by the mid lie Of Tune al fa,tbea. we
ihouli have agreed on the plan Of a treaty. and
that French mn0er would have been. fegt 10
America for completing it. / was likewiie in.
formed OF the candidate but after til, arrival
OF the diiPaJches, although the mininer, in The
name ofthe Executive Directory. declared that
they Te-ievcred in their pacific intentions, he
probably for the reafons Gated III explaining No.
zT, a5andaned the plan We had at frf arreed
on, iubituutsd general Plan of ne2ociaton,
driouhsd fore articles thereof in writing. and
mhIted, cont airy ID GiPnlations, On nv anfver-
ing HIM in the fame mode. at this period, 4
reconciliation being quite problematical. one of
hrs Objects evidently was, 20 prepare materials
tor maniflQo, in the event OF 4 war, w thew
that i was matter If ne -eGity and not ~ choice
He iays ",hat after the arrival If he So9h;s. (
was diiPofed to depar ; I'll that tide, he had ne.
yer conceived that had deGgn 70 embark Be-
fore we ihould have agreed On Tile defnirive ar.
.uclcs, to be ratified By my government
Before and after the arrival of The Sophia. 7 had
announced ny intention to en- bark earIv IN
Jrne conceiyiug hat the arrangements might
0e made hy that period. had no defgn, how
ever, IF departing before they were completed
provided there ih'd have been no realon to doubt
O. the mnliter's difpoiiion, or Of the ,uccels Of
our endeavours, fer obtaininine reconciliation.
His gen5ral condu9 would have been the cri-
terion Of The fri, and cur Progref III ,bis buff
neis, of the l'f point bur having abandoned
cur original plan, he has rot given me an op-
Portunity ojudge efeauai,y Of either
On lie 1oth Jaly, fent Tie nin1er no z4,
and received on the zzd, hisreply, No. q. Ii
this he declines contea IN re2art'o tbe facls
ttated BY me in No "a, which was ready 10
iuPport he complains of my prcFcGtion for
looping from any future regcciation, every re
nmin9ry of loan, and OF explanation, rpoa
ipeeches and refers to his letter OF ire 2oth Of
Prairill, no. I6. 70 prove that this fep WAS un-
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