Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-02-19

Y -. sr''-te
cod witi ;..eii i,,cli,stion AID inierr2. AZ
lure 7,slserac.sni ttsf The ESecariv
] Directory psr!egescs in t4e iliteation OF eon
ci,iating with nnceritT the Gi1erenees Niicl
have sfifsn hetwcea the French Repu5li,
and ,ac U,,Hcd S,stcs, as icon as IN oppos
t;pn;'g or taat parpos. sail te incsp;iy pre-
'rn,ed. Il i be really tnc, ss'li t'se d'iTp-
s'i'ons ol Ymw govcrnmsat correipond tii-fe'
aiia, L. II &c z proof OF Il, and you r.ay
a,dver bsfocths.1 for the !arceis.
Yoa cansct iiaenbie, Sir thar y nothing
prevsn cd yon fSc,n putting wi'h one the
sxlaeiu;ag an.' reeonciiipg of she grievances,
wi,sch d. ide the ,,yo COUNTLESS VIC LIQUID
not lpes aaad IN ne 3 IF any ,lna9 Jpl the
rsipcttiyo Publications.
Who viii doutt ihe Sincerity oJile Freneh
goyeepment, when K Gall % knqw1, thsc
for peafly three mqeths every preRiaS. isli-
citation cawe from NE, snl tina, le:shsrl u
ske engagsgients have made in ~ note 81
the zStbVsstos,.t ,SlhMqreh) Ills.s lsecn
ihe fai isriouays,o pyefs the nts6Fias,.a
STEER tbs depsstura ~ NeEss- iiactnes si3a
MssfaaD Il viii n5t be feid, ] hope, that
ne re;aFt 10 trtat witt tlspi, is refuial Of
coneiiiatjoa. 6ctaats Ii fcfutsl paa accom-
panied with promil to treat sikh you, gud
yogr full powers prcleated you as feparaJely
authorized.
[ Glal, irccTaatiy appeal To tim; doch
ment, 5ecsaie it il he Foundation u tie O.
pirion which the .oyernmens mpf have
icrmed; aud even admitting ,hat ypu were
aeG down i'y lcerct rettri6tions, ] could not
ia my 0cad ospofc what | die not knng,,
on account q the credencc due 20 she OF
.tenhble power.
YES, Sir, when fcarcelY Informed oftl,e
departure Of MyiTrs. Pinckuey aud Maraiell,
! epdessourcd IN every consersace 1 alter
wards mad with ycu, - demop6ate to you
the prgenoy, The prpPriery, 2ad the poiiibi-
liiy of an active nsgoci1;ion. collected
your ideas; hey diiiercd from nv own; I
endea CURED % reconcile then, snd wss
about to tranlo.it iome proportions 70 You.
WHEN 20 ket from your government svtiy-
ed at FIagre. You rten appeared to be pre-
psr'ng ~ depart, EuiA ghen | never iap-
ppfcd you cHter;ained :he tehgn Of embark
ing before we ha3 canIe 10 au agreement Gp-
on the 9c6nitise articles 10 Be rsriti d by
your government 4 few days Afterwards
Ieceiyed fone diipstchesfrou philadeipiii9,
the contents Of which for 4 no ent gave a
hsw courte to my correspondence with you.
% the ed Prairial, roth I'VE notified
TO YOU that the difpoG,iony OF The Executive
Directory wsre the fspe, ard : prayed you
inform me, whether ron wcre finally IN
ltuctio1 20 negotiate. On the sctb Prai-
rial, IStli June I ,rsnInitted you a com
plete plan q the Dcgacla-ion On Ike 9th
Mefidor, {17'l Ju3e} ] ient you ny 6ra
note for diicniron upon one OF the points of
our treaties, which arc .pne1seuted 10 the e
nitc2 STATES. You declined anfwel-iag it.
It Is necclary however 10 be agreed upon
tho details IN order to arrive al the concinf-
oos. ON the nth Meihdor. (Gth JGly) |
tent you rwo theirs. In vain l accompanied
thsfe dosurcn.s with the mott cordial inyi-
tatioa rapidly TO run over with me slis is-
res e inii!perGble diicu{;ons upon ali our
F! grievances. You have rot even given me IN
lopnortanity Of proving what liberality tie
Executive Directory would ufc On Ire C.
eaiion, You revcr wrote, ia fact, but for
your departure. And it is he Wrench Re
public whicl is accafcd in the Uniyei States
with not wiihing fsr peace Psrfeiou, 10
| Gigltors viii Intimate that it never wiined
| it viii therefore Attend 20 the period
when tho fre fsmYio1ns Of diiconlcnt ma
Infected ttenlcives, that $50 (ay, to tue ar
isal Of The Miniper Genet at Phiiadclph'a
in PrairiaI Of the q year. IN nniveriri
/ Joy buta forth in the United States at the
declarations be was charged 20 make. He
then exrreGed the friendly and geoerons IN
ter'ions af he French government, which,
| powerful IN The rational enerpy, forbore 10
claim AID from It's allies. Some Of his mca.
fares foon aFtei wards gave UNI age They
were the eGce Of zeal badly adapted 10
llacal circumstances, and unfortunately nfI
worle interpreted. i've PRECEDENT cauf.d
lis complaints concerning them TO be made
Ia France at the clnic of the fame year. The
lcommittee OF public iafety immediately rem,
decd fatisiattion AND otter "A gents arriyeJ
at Philadelphia u ;he beginning ofVen,oCs
I'd year t,eir inllruaioDs vein bear The ut
moi publicity 20, To interfere IN any part
matter, torelpea the government, % promp
tito MAINTAIN its neu,rality with virosir. 4
repreiS al aymamepts Which night endsnqs
It, TO maintain thc~i his fecursd 10 Franz
b is treaties .---lnoh IS the iubnance ,
chem fr-h -lr, ,r,.re tI,, s,a-..O.-