The gazette., 1799-04-22


that period, according to oircumGances.
lPoke n my lait Of the general prolpcritv Of our
trads which has recovered from its late dcpreon and
continues 10 feurilh with increaGng vieor. The reve-
nue. OF the a year greater than it had been eima
TED at the beginning Of the year and exceeded that Of
the former year. infead of falling below it; as, from
the dePredatlons on out commerce. and s confequent
ta8nAtlon, there reafon TO apprehend The ex
ports too have conhderably increaed during the ah
year - 1877 they were 5I,794,7Io dollars and in
100 oI'327,4f1t IN 1871, on the contrary, they
mounted TO no more than rs, 3oo,2o2-fo that, in one
year. they have increaled fifth and more than trebled
in eight years.
Our ihiPpng ALTO, notwithstanding the great number
q vshas winch have been captured has ncreaed very
conhderaby. In 1894, owned 61S6I7 tons Of thip-
ping IN 1897 Il had lncreaied 10 $4,000 and
the commencement of 1905 we had S76QI2 tons
From 1890 1896, ncluive the foreign ihippng en-
PoPea tn our trade, had decrcaled from 25o48
4a,o4o which derrcale occaGoned, and replaced
ny inc great Increaie OF our own lhipPings
For Fwoyears preceding 1898 revenue from COM
me- &c, eneeaied at the rate Of million annually,
one hXth. without increae Of du.ies: Ian year II
lncre2ied very little, Of the unprotected
ltA'c OF our trade. From 6S8 dollars its product
II 1871 y ria 10 1898 70 7,405,42o only; and this
lnali increale mutt be attributed, in part though not
not wholly, lmaI augmentation of duties which be-
gan 20 opera upon the in the courlc Of Ian
year Bur; as trade has now revived, in coule-
qdeAce Of the protection afforded to IT, we may rcaon-
4by ezPe1 1ha the revenue viii regain its former R4tc
Of rapid ncrsafc.
Oar ltuaon with France ltiI remains as it was when
wrote lat. When the French government found .hat
gen PIncEney and gen. Marhall could not be enticed
or frightened into terms diigraceul the country that
s ichemes, with relpcct Mr.. Gerry were bslcd ~
ms recall and that the American government and nation
mttead crouching at its feet through weakness and
vIlon as 70 many other countries had done 10 their
uttef rum, rePeeu attacks, depfed its threats,
QrPrrr
arms, the rights and honour Of he country, Il a al
once changed is tone, and proGcled great Willingness
to treat; attempts which il had 70 lately lpu ncd
an ANXIOUS delre 70 gl2rIe vii ch before il
fought by every poiible injury and the moR friendly
cntlrcnts towards country which il had plundered
and ululted tor years together. One Of Mr.. Ia!iey
rand's clerks dPatched to Holland under prereAce
OF acting as ecretary the French miDter there but
n reality 20 open informal communica ion with our
lhInilter. He threw timelf in The way Of our mner
and havins engaged him IN conversations rcpectng the
Hate o AFFAIRS between the two countries be
account OF JhOe conversations 10 MIR Talevrand. Mr.
laryrand wrote him letters in reply, which be al
lowed % ihcw TO the American nun Ger Ih1fe .etrers
OF which h- even gave uinItrr copies were filed
viii projections OF friendihip for the Unted states OF
regrei at the exiting ferencc and Of wiliinPnes and
even anxiety TO enter INTO negotiations or their removal
The cores which our mniRer received he tranlmltted
70 the PrcGdent.
HyPOcrites very often, in their abundant cunning
over-reaoh themselves and loit happened heFrsnch
government IN this inf.ance We could be AZ no lois
70 ccoyer the drift Of al this ludden nliidnels and ap-
parent good nature when cOnLGcred thal il wa, s
comPancd by nc ubltanIIa change fmeaires tow7rds
Us but thai, the contrary, the Fresch continued ~
iorce all their laws again trade took as manv of
our ve1c5 POihbe, and the midi Of All hrle
fair pretencel pacd the 2troci0us and bloody edo FIJI
hanging as pirates All our iaors who might be found in
bruh lhips, though and kept there by force
Rttf leo Ma
pies Of cruel and udied pe6dy which France had diff
played towards other nations, epeci-y the Ss whom,
Inc dcrOyed by hmilar arts, fhuuld not be lic et IA
put guard againa her wiles (he took ! 0en
which erycd, in the trongea manner 70 n,anifA her
intentions This correspondence between MI Talev.
rands clerk, and our miniter IN Holland which was
carried on with the gresJea apparent myRery and
tranmi tel to the Pre6dent with particular and nua
precautions, was nevertheless icnt doubtless by Mr.
ialeyrands order, for his clerk would nor of himfef
have vcnu ed on iueh itep, gazette IN ths citv
which IS Eotorioely IN the nterel, and fufpected on
good grounds, OF beng in he pay Of the French govern
ment; and in that gazette x publhed From hence
alone without other proofs, II would be ranifc tha,
the whole trick, contrived end executed for The
iole purpoie Of producing eet upon the people VI
Amen OF lung this country by the hopes Of peace
and accommodation into ialai rePoe of incre aGng
divfons, Of furnlhng the French party with pre-
tenceS for opPohng all mealurcs If defence and
preparation, and C rafting Glamour agaipR the gov
ernmtnt if Il lould refurs to GRen u this inndious
overture.
Congres, however, did fal into 70 very obvious
nare bur continued puriue it, lylem Of defence and
preparation With unabaJe1 vgour But as thefe letters
contained declaration that the French government was
ready receive in proper and becoming manner any
minller whom the Prehdent reht authorize to treat
reipeGting Accommodation and as Mr.. Talleyrands
| permfion 70 lhew the letters mnttr, and to
give him copies for the purpofe Of being tarfmed to
r,.r1 r1e L.. L.
towards reconciliation the pIr Of the French govern
ment the Preiident thought proper meet this ad
vance; and for that PurPole appointed three minaers
who were approved by the Senate Thefc mnine8 are
Oliver EIfworh chief uice Of the United States Pat
| tick Henry, formerly governor Of Virginia and Mr.
Murray at prcfent minaer Of The United States IN Ho