Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-17

that Iay and GIehvilie unaelNoou ede'i
a ,bsr NOON that fubjed. Mr.. Pincknev,
~. hen he paiied through France on his way
% Spain, fpoke Of the recomnencement Of
j. (eizures rs thing that would take
aI,ce. The French government had by
rme means received information from
lcnjon 70 the fame purpoie, with the ad-
3;tion, that the recommencement OF the
f;znres would cauie no misunderstanding
bstween the 3ritifh and American govern
m.nts. Grenville in defending hinieit
,paiua the oppodticn 10 parliament, 90
,scsunt of the icarcity of corn, faid Zee
his fseech at lhe opening of parliament,
that met Oct. 10Th, 1889 that {" the
(aOpIies for the QaibeIon expedition were
frailhed cur of the American ihips;" and
all the accounts received at that tine from
England Gated, that thofe fixtures were
made under the treaty. After the 'fup
ples for the Qaiberon expedition had been
procured, and the expected fucceis had fail
ed. the fixtures were countermanded and,
had the French ieized providon vs2ss
bound to England, il is probable that the
Ouiberon expedition could not have been
attempted.
In one point of view, the treaty with
England operates as loan on the Engliih
government. 1t gives permiAion TO thai
government to take American property az
Tea, 10 any amount, and pay for it when
it fuits her; and belides this, the treaty
is in every point of view, furrender Of
the rights of American commerce and ma
vigation, and refuial TO France of the
rights of neutrality. The American flag
is not now neutral flag TO France; Jays
treaty of furrender gives monopoly OF it
to England.
On rhe contrary, the treaty ofcommeEce
between America and France was founded
on the mott liberal principles, and calcu
lated to give the greateR encouragement
to the infant commerce of America
France was neither carrier nor al exporter
ofnaval ltores or provifons. Theie articles
belonged wholly to America, and they ad
all the protection In that treaty which a
treaty could give. But 70 much has thar
treaty been perverted, that the liberality
Oft, on the part Of France, has f,rved 10
encourage Jay 70 form counter treaty
with England fer he mutt have fuppoled
the hands of France tied up by her treaty
with America, when he was making fuch
large conceilions in favor of England
The injury which M. Waihington's ad-
miniaration has done to the character as
well as to the commerce of America is TOO
great to be repaired by him. Foreign ma
tons will be ihy of making treaties with
agoyernment that has given the faithlsfs
example of perverting the liberality OF a
former treaty TO the injury of the party
with whom it was made.
In what fraudulent light mutt Mr..
Waihlngton's character appear TO the
world, when his declarations and his con-
duct are compared together Here fol-
lows the letter he wrote to the committee
OF Public Safety, whilf Jay was nc gociat-
ing In profound Iecrecy this treacherous
treaty.
"GEoRGE U.4SKNGToN, PreGdsut
of7bt United States Of 4Ame,ica, to t5s
Re5rsltntatrvss Of TIE French Pcetle,
nembers IF The Coumiftsse Of Pu6hc
SAFETY Of tie French Republic, the great
and good friend and ally of the United
States.
"On the intima,ion Of he with Of the
French republic, that new miniiter fhould
be lent from the United States, ! reiolved
to rnaniteit my fenle OF the readinels with
whoa NY reqac& was fulfilled that Of re-
ealing Genetl by Immediately fulfilling
the requef of your government that OF
recalling Morris.
Il was iome time before character
could be obtained, worthy of the high Office
Of expeGlog the attachment Of the United
Mates m ~ b,o,,;,,oI-, &c ~. ,if,ac -. !