Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser., 1803-07-11

th..roR peremptory and menacing, vas, "Ths
ay,rn3ri31 Of Malta, nr the renewai of war;
Iffhe views Of ambition and aggr4ntiz=m-n.
which have thus been manfeaed ~ the enc
government fnce the conoluGon Of he tse4tg -
neace have in 70 very particular a manner attrs-.
ted the attention Of hi. rnaj-hy, itha' ben eqql
Iv ;nnonbl- for him rot to feeL and n0i w ro-i-.
lie repeated iadgnIies which have been offered wv
thar Government 10 his crown and 10 bis poole.
The report of Col. Seba9iani contains the rso4
unwarrsntable infnuat;ons a6d charges aaa;oa bis
maieay's government, ag4ina tbs officers ub3
commqnied HI, forces IN Egypt. and agzrna the
Brrifh army III that quarter This paper cannot
Be eonidered as the publication of private iasiy.
idual it has been ayowed, and indeed bears evi.
derce upon the lace Of it, that il is me of-il re-
port IF an accredited agent, Pobliihed by The au-
thortv Of The government 70 which Il was a5trel-
f5d who thereby have given i Their sEprefs fuc.
ton.
This report had been publih.d verv nor,
tin1c. When another ndignity was Offered ID his
counuy III the communication of the Fr1 70 nfgl
W Fraace u tie Legiilttve bo1T. IL tits con-
municat;on b. p.eiumes 70 al6 ID, il The 3harat.r
of the chief msgilrate OF thar county 4" TIA.
Geeaf I7ritg;z c4a7of 4 e51fsDd ogaizf BE tsDfr
Of Frame ;'' an af-ru7u untonndel 4, X i inc-
dent, 1roved BY the events n May vas, and
by nole more fhao by thol9 of the war whi.h h5s
b-sn receaty concluIed.-Such an auron, a.
varce1 10 The mott lo'emu Off -ial a9 oF <ove.n-
menr, and The eby mca7t TO BE- av0we8 50 all he
powers AZ Europ- and B. ronG5ereJ III no other
Ill lat than a. a defiance publicly offered u IFS
mai=ly and 70 a brave and po flI D-0ps, who
are both williag and able 20 f-nd his jaG lights
and thate OF their country againa every infnl, and
aggredi0n.
The conduA of the Firf Co1fl % h;s mai-fv's
ambafador al III, audience, I'D Prcicncs Cf IL
rnin f=rs Of mla ol th- f.veeFns and Sts-e "
Europe, inrniih-i snother .aaaaes Of grovocliic1
on the plrt OF th: Ffeuoi g1ve nr-rt vheh IL
would be improper not to a5tlee o. he q llent
oc.adon, .1i The fjbfqae1t expaa zion of his
anlartiJn nllY - c,nIderel 4, having the rF <
Of aggravlting lnl-ad ~ pilIiatinr tie III ont.
At the very i'm. when hs II je9y was lemlr5.
ing latisf46ion ard explanation % lone Of he
point, above mentioned, the Feuch r1iniler AZ
e1ie4r0u-ei t1 obtain The rf-.url n
w HAn5urgh paper, ol mott CrcG and 0r1ro
oTi3us libel agaialt his N .ie1v, and when 2 lie
r-s were made refpettint tie irl-r,ion az {, l~
avhled hinf=t ?. his z5.iti rir47-r Of n.e.2.- ef
t. Fr Tc5 EtaJtc 40 require ,A- pub Ica.ion cf TX
ri 7r5er M hit government w th- Gazette 0t t-9
senate ~ -h1l town. WISH this r~1riG on n,
made, The S-0lfc ot Hamburg we're 'alureI "
comply ana l5gi has the independence Of th'-
town been vioi i'd ao1 a free state made HE ic.
III ument, bY tEc menace oL The n e1ch E.vern-
ment, of OP7g ttlag throughout Enropc. upan
th-ir authority, The rO.. oAsnive ana untrn1 "a
cslumnles aRai1t his uai=(y, ard his t0ye
ment. HIS msjc,ly might a id to tbs ii Of v.
di-ntie3- the req1iGtol vhch ,h- gnch gov
etnma have r-P-a.eily ur2ed, that the saws ard
,f lib country ihluld be th4r ed Tt4.
stive to tile liberty of H. preC,. lis ra .-tr
Tiga hke~1e add The calIs which tie ten,t
& avetnmenthave cn ftverd occ3GcEs made -9oa
Inn to violate the laws ot hclpi.a itv wth r,rrrtt
to Peri7ns who bad i0und sn a.y u.n vr.arhtl tv..
Sci0ns and agiir4 whole conduit rr charge
whatever has been iubGantiatri. IttsirrrHb'.
20 rsti-a on thole difereat prooce+iog, al -
cou'ie waoh &c French goverrre7, haT- Jho1ehs
proper q ATOP, reiPeGng th-m, without the thor.
orgh conviction that they form p4-r of m .trn
which has been adopted for Jhe purpcf. XII Jegrad-
ing vlli.yng and iniuIrns bis majaY ard A's
government.
Under al thef- in1uIts and p-o-oca,ions. lis.
msjeEy cot without a due fen(e Of his digrity, has
proceeded 9th every degree oF temper and nod. I.
Grafton to obtain latislIti0n and rcJTeS, yhilc ~
has reE e1td 10 means confident with bis hor0r
and he iatetY OF his domnjous, 10 induce the GOV.
ernment ot FIance 10 corcede o him, what is, IN
hs jadgrnenr, absolutely reecfry FOR he fuur=
tIanquLiN Of Europe Hi. etTn,s IN Ibis r.ffe1
have proved abortive. and hc has therefore iadce4
Y receHiry TO order his ambagadoy 70 leave Piis.
In having reeourfe TO this proceeding, il has been
his msJelty's objea 70 Pu, an end to the futle(s
diicuiiion' whchhave q long iobiRed between he
t"o govsrnments, and n cloie peri of fa1Pene
Parcuharly injurious d the luhjeos NJ hs maJ-@J.
But though the provocaiions which his uajely
y.
than 'hoie which he has advanced, vet anaiou, %
prevent calamitcs which mi1 1hi thus be extended
q every part cf Europe he II till wiling ~ far
Is conllNent wilh his own honor, ana tile nTeret