Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-02-19
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FROM Mr.. GERRY TO TIE SU-
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S5rSry. Envoy Of The Uni.ei States.
Aslae Ts I con- aaaer nyGelf, Sir, witt.
fulfilling INC with cf ths Executive DGeao-
iry, by sndeavorins vita YOU to re-eaal,,,al
the good uilier:laeai1e between the French
Republic ard the United Stats, aird III
my cGorts both in our conferences and IL
ny CORE fuudface wish yoa, TO luroo;h the
paths, TO citabl;il the baGs. 20 enter ca lie
buGnets, and 10 cony;scc ynn .. tie ,i!i,y.
az 5ser preface II fsris. !. IS ~ yort
character 81 isavoy oftse "A mes;csJ s,s,stra-
ment that LIS s.sd yen ard wrote "a yau /:
Il Degraded i. sssyorrielf 70 be publicly re-
esigea by the iss'sutiye Dire6torv. With
out paetaSing i yenr opinion with refpeea
TO f'ieciia;ge ,vhi-h tl,e deoas,ure of NJ clhs.
Pinckney aud Marihsll might produce IL
ii.c FIJI po.;e!e, wi;efe;u / have rcd that
You have been authorized Ia treat lspara,e.
~; i,ePpt red 70 nethat ON the hyrothe-
q .TsH in wh;ch yra placed yonrlelf, ,ou
ought 10 refer tie quraiop to Jour govern
ment. cad III the interval 6x with me. by s
cain and lriendiy dacaifion, all the quciiion.
able points of our difference.
1his proceeding was tho more natural,
a7 letting Aide The premature knowledge
which your government had % tie offer TO
treat with you, after the departure OF year
colleagues, my no,e OF the 18th Veusof..
tIsth March) which aaa hay.reaehed Phi
ladelphia about the end of Florca', fMay
i91 left no doubt Gpon It's faiiea. /,
loomPrehepds three ebse;s perfectly diain6t.
1t hegins by reS,ifyng, with tie dignity
which becomes tbs Ficach government, thg
ttatsment of 3 svaoc ofthe United States,
drawn UP by the ~, ,ys IN the Inverted or
der of fs6ts, on the 18Th Nivofe preceding,
! lI7ta January. 4 eeAt points ogr the
Tralons 'Thich prevcn,cd tte negocisrio1 from
being carried OF with the Ear. rs collective
y. II finally declares (olemniy the concili-
atory di(Poficou oflhe Executive Directory,
its exprefs defire OF renewing between the
Two countries the ties oftheit former friend.
hip, and ,hc intention to treat " Ii ven. q
declaration 70 explicit was made only 10 fur
mfr TIC iSreiident Of TIE United States With
an infailible means Of accommodation. l.
vas pledge of peace that might Sc taken
up. | Pgtfumcd you could not be long in
receiving analogous iaaruetions, and eyeno
ther powers, il they were necefiary or ibat
at ieait ii you had announced 10 the Preh-
dent wilh to return to America, anothe
tngoy world come 10 confummate the kap-
| Ply work, wici. we hould have had III, Ca
tisfaction 20 prcprte.
| With ficN well grounded hopes wcrs min
| gied conlideratIons upon the ineonvcn eficcs
OF your departure. have given YOU "a uu-
deritand, that notwithstanding che aiFcraa-
ces you have gvenme, nohodg would beleyc
that Il was owing foley 70 Jour iucliuaiiou.
to thorough conyi6ticn Of the iavaiidityc 81
your powers, or 10 q wit. to Zee TIE Ga,e o.
the negotiation confdet 70 ether hands. /
have converted with you refpe&tins the con
lectures which it wouia give riic to; On the
means It would fUfnilh the Brittle cabie,t,
which lP7res nothing @ drive France and
tke United States 70 extiemi.ies, froN Witch
iit calculates 70 derive the fole nrofe; and on
the iuipSions' which the French eoYern-
fnsrS would BE made &c conceive. coded.
voured to make you fee mto its pUnibfs coz
| fequences. The happening of ieycrA cir
cumaauccs has already retardcd the reconci.
ll:aiion OF the two republics Il maybe per.
mi,ted to Lin, who iin ertly 'pinies fer peace,
20 fear ney ones THEE views, for which
! / fnall ever hoaev mvfef, induced nc K re
LA, as much as cou,d, the deGrc You ma.
lEife2oG of qatting France. Yod deciGsIy
inGf upon itja Jour letter Of The 7td o.
this month (fotb Juiy.) The Exccuti,
/ DireSory has conlequently authorized NJ
to fcnd you I've paGpcrs which ycnrequeli
for youric!f eed the yeile waic;, agsits vol
at H5yre. You vii End them cncloftd.
Moy your return to The United State
sd the conlmpaicsi ioa q what hss pafei
between us,efoce you hav. foley repr-fsnt
e. your government, remove the inj,riou
opinion e hottie intentions on tl,s Part O
france yog have oitea repcateG t. ne. iiuc
: yonpreaed your departure that yoJ corl
not ir,sl here as N envoy your good oai
CO. IN the United States l,a'd cot be fpsi
cd as ciiizeo. You haze it not 10 you
power to render The two ,su5.ries nor
4; 6Snal lervice, lhaa Ivy contributing to nak