Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-31

the feas, to plumber and condlcatioa. It
is well remembered that thole depredati-
ons and piracies from the great republic
did not excite the leaf glow of;ndignati-
on lin the bseaits of the snti-iederalias J;
but were even approved by Them, as a
righteous chaAilenent of the monarchical
views and anti-republican meaiuies Of our
own Administration. AT this perplexing
and alarmiqg crids, Wahington, who
frequently manifefed difpohtion TO con-
ciliate the oppoftionias, tent over citizen
Monroe, one Of the leaders Of the adveEfe
party, and now Governor OF Virginia, an
asaballador to France, with inltruaions TO
prefent firm and fpirited remembrance TO
the French government, ard TO demand a
repeal of the iniquitous maritime laws,
which had already produced on the part
of this country, exteniive waite and ipo-
iiations. Did Monroe, on this occaiion,
aGume the manly and d'g,lihed attitude OF
an Ambafador from free and indelen-
dent nation Did he ltand erect and
lpeak the language of a Roman or a Spar
tan: No: to the di(grace Of his country,
he profrated himfelf before the footitooi
of the French executive, and had the Ter
Witty and bafenels to declare, in effect,
that ifthe piratical laws in queaion were
really for the in,eree Of France, the A
mericans would bear the effects of their
operation, nat oUly zvitb patience, bit zoit6
blea/ure. fan ambaGador from Rome or
from Sparta had thus THANKFULLY betrayed
his country, he would inevitably have
fufered the punifhment Of death. The
official conduct of this gentleman was,
however, highly applauded by the anti
federali}s, and his recall tharpened their
indignation and drew forth their keen re-
proaches.
The American Ambanador that iuper-
coded Monroe was difdainfully rejected
by the French government. Afterwards
an extraordinary embaay was fent, cen
GAing of three men Of di&inguhed cha
ra6ters, invefed with ample powers, and
bearing inGru6tions OF mott pacific ard
concilia;ory nature. They ALTO were nei-
Their acknowledged, nor admitted to an
audience bet after waiting a long time,
expoled to public icorn and derlflon, they
at length Indirectly and Informally re-
ceiyed proportions to the following effect;
that the indilpenGble prelimin. ries to ane-
sociation would be gratu!ty of fifty
lhouland pounds for private pocket ex-
pences, and the purchaie, at par, of fun
Of deprecated paper, equal to the whole
amount of American property, which had
been plundered by the French CRITTERS. In
the mean tine, our ENJOYS were reminded
of the diplomatic Kill Of France, efsbe
Rresgtb sf her party IL t6is coaafry, and
of tie fate OF the little republic Of We
nice, which the French had feized, and
afterward bartered it away. Gallo H.
falts did not flop here. The Directory
of France ieleded and detained one of the
Enjoys, and, with haughty contempt,
ordered the other two away: meaiuTe
that, too plainly to be mifunderaood,
fpake to our government in the following
language :" We permit you to nomi-
mates AmbaGadors, and out of your no.
mination We will fcle6 the particular men
who (hall te inveited with amha6adorial
authority" We are now TO review the
different manners il which thofe into
lerable infults were received and refpond-
ed by the two political parties in this coun-
try.
(To be continued.