Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-09
FRENCH REPUBLIC.
LEGISLATIVE BoDy, November 20.
Rrlatiy< 10 fbe United States.

The Csun!ellor Of State, Reaerer, pre-
tented the treaty OF peace concluded on
the SIN Vendemiaite, the year 9, be-
tween the French Republie and the Unit
ed States OF Ancr,ca. {" This treaty."
he Eaid, i" is the frlt of rhole which have
hsnalized the year 9, by the peace OF the
uniyeri-; it is by its frank and liberal
Populations that the government terwaIn-
eli Europe OF Its pal.nc views, and It's
-m,4ersrion; it is the init IL, that has
dartcd through the temYea, 9, II 10 en-
, l,,n,,n the lait Wet fiIs Of france, TO
rsnrer them more dear > b" C.nqueref.
l. r.,s The war Which III = ni,ea states
h. mainlaiued ics their independence,
Fla0ce united hcrfelf to them o. hs"ai
f5r.,ccs, aud by two treaties. one OF al
lance the other of friendlh.p AUD eo,a-
merce. By the frR, France guranteed
to the United States their liberty, iove-
zergu.y, and irdc pendeu,e, REM u chg
a., indemnity fox iuch prorestion, as a
mark Of gratitude the I aited States lad
guaranteed 70 France her colonies, opened
her ports to French armed veaeis and
privateers, permitted them to equip IN
their ports, and to Tell their prizes f.
nal!y they forbade armed ihips and pri-
vsteers a. war Wiih France to enter their
ports. In 1892, when the war broke
gu, between Fan, and England, the
United States found themiel,cs laced
bsIwesn their engagements 20 one and The
power Vi ihc orher--a,ficuities arCic up.
on ne contribution OF ueaties; treaty
OF amiry and commerce, concluded un-
Der theie circumstances between the u.
Safe, and Eng.an wa. conhdered IL
E,~'nce as proof " partially for her
enamy-l'he Commerce Of me United
States was motoNsi, bv French privateers;
The American consreis ;hen DECLARED the
.. UnI.ed Ststes exonerated from he treaties
tina, united them 10 France they fuf end
ed her relations with her; they gave
letters of narqle againa Der veaeis tit
ted out in the coi,aies, and ioon contets
asfs aeiween the veiltls of the two ma
ticns Slln,unced that it was neceaary to
accelerate their reconciliation. Such
WIS ,ne fate Of affairs when three Anne
rl4,n ncgociators proceeded to Paris, in
ire deire and hope of preventing fgnal
ruS,ure. The relations of amity and
commerce which it was n-ceaary to reef.
tshl.ih, were regulated by new ffipulati-
ons.-The BATS Ct ,hat Convention, con-
cluded 3, Paris, on the Slh Veniemiaire,
year 9, are, the mott perfect equality be-
tween the two nations, and exact reci-
prority in all cafes which are fu(ceptible
of il, great l,berality Of principles, and
the reciprocal ailsrance of treating each
orhtr, ii every ipecies OF relation, upon
':ha % ,,ng of the mott favored nation.-
s CT, Gwen Legislators, is the general
f. ;r, o! the ,reaty every thing proGnif.s
iaa,!,tv 70 It. The two nations are f.
p4rA.rd by 1oogreat a ( pace TO be ever
rivals; the United States are too near
our colonies net to m,s il uietul for US TO.
have II as friends" The Legislative
BUiydec,e. i tina, the greatly fhooid DC fen;
w.thou, delay 10 the 1'ribun.,e. The
d,icuiion uron il was fixed for the IS
FIaiIuaire, Is D.cl