Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-29

Esira7 of a slter trom Robert Lifon, etq. Min.
SIR flsaibotrnti1ry of Bis Brtanc MySiiy, 10
gJe Uaid STATES. dated Newy0rk, .1alv 5,
100, - lis Exeelency Vre 4fdrirai Sir Hyde
Parker.
:. have ait learnt with concern, by letter
from brisadier gen Maitland, dated atfea lat
Is, N. long g., w. the Id of this month, that
there ha. been n nlliuniert dnding on the Tub
i.a of the time fixed for renewing the CONNER
cial iater couIie between til. United States and
St. Domingo.
g In the agreement entered into by gen.
Maitland aad myislf with the American MIN
ilers, Il vas clearly undsfltood by all parties
aad fxei- that tie .fpniaied Parfs IN the yland
G,u,d De oben on ee,lGia d0y for the reception
of thc merchant vehcls of Great Bri ain and the
Unitcd States NOT that the forff Of Hasriea
and Jamaica, Noud be open on a certain day. In
eonfequenoe of this understanding and the Tub.
fcouent arrangements between gen. Maitland
and the American Conful General in St. Do
mingo, tn. Prelident has by Proclamation
dated the a6th of June informed the inhabit.
ants of this country, that it ihall be lawful for
veiTels, which have departed or may depart
from the United States, to enter the ports OF
Cape FRANCOIS duu IOtt Al w VI "''~'
the 4 of Auguf next
{" Dr.. Stevens, it teems, now conceives the
meaning of the agreement to have been, that
vefels fhopld not clear out from the American
ftates till the 1T of Auguf and general Matt
land informs me that you have given orders to
your cruizers accordingly.
g 1t is impoAible however, conliderng the
time that has elapfed and the extent of the ter
ritory of the United States, that the Prehdent
hould now make any alteration in the mea!ures
adopted (were it defirous that he ihould do 10 j
indeed many venels have already failed, and
are daily falling from the different American
ports with view to be ready to enter Cape
Francois and Port au Prince en- the day ap
poin;ed.
"I take the firR opportunity of mentioning
this embarra1ing eircumlfanee, regretting that
it was not in my power to give you the infor-
NATION fooner and it remains that lhould
entreat you to be pleaied without lois of time,
to take fuch mcafures, in concert with DIR.
Stevens and his majelly's Lieutenant Governor
Of jamaica, as may be calculated to effect the
opening of the ports in quef;on with the lean
poiIible delay and trua that you WILL at the
fame time, have the goodnels to give fuch or
ders TO your cruizers as will enfure TO the
American ve1els, which have thus left their
ports without any view to a fraudulept COM
merce, and by the express permillion Of their
government, every necelIary attention and good
treatment"
Timothy Pickering, Secretary for the de !,
partment of rate of the United States OF
America, hereby certify, That the foregoing
Proclamation is true copy OF, the original re.
naming in my Office, and that the foregoing
extract is faithfully copied from an original
letter to Sir Hyde Parker, fent TO me under
flying fca by Mr. Laon for my Information
Given under my hand and official feal, at
Philadelphla, this 18th day of July, A. d.
" TIMOTHY PICKERING. +
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