Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-07

chiefs, as tNtY were Sui~SA ~
Fren.b az enc time. and by The Birth
J, another. Since their revolution when
thefe powerful ageats have been viii
drawn, The toaility Of thefe tribes has
COZ them much treslure and great
many lises, and their neutrality Is Pur
chafrd by large ard oonlant iuoildies.
q The plant AMI ad3ysf)al lpiJit Of
The French has always given them an
sbfoluie controul over thefe fAvages
Ike Ofice. which The lazinels OK the
infolence Of the Biitifh found impradi
cable, was eafily performed by Is and
viii re hill eAGer hereafter, face we
fhall enter on tie fcene with more ad-
vantages that formerly.
We lhall detach hitler a fuficient
force to maintain .Pof,fion againl all
tie efforts Of The States, fhould they,
contrary to all their intereas, proceed
to war qehb or 7uiibout provocalion. We
ihall find 10 The Indian tribes, an army
permanently cautioned il the mott cen.
venient aatiors endowed with ikill
and temper bet adapted TO the nature
and fceue of the wa, and armed 49,
impelled with far LET'S trouble and ex-
pence than an equal number Of our own
t,oops We lhalI find terrible Militia
infinitely more deRIuaive, while feat
tered through the hottie fet'lemenr. an
along ar open frontier, than an equal
force OF our own. We iball fad in the
bowels Of The States, mitchell that on
ly wants the touch Of well directed
fpark to involve in lis explohon, the
utter ruin Of half their nation. Sacb
qpNJs fbs to7yer qge J6aR dsrivs fen a
military Rgfion and a grasviag c,2ony On tie
Mi1Ebbi.-Tbsie will be certain and
immediate effea, whatever diiance or
doubt there may be in the remoter ben.
tfits to France, on which have 70
warmly expatiated. As curb on
nation Whole future conduit, in peace
and war, VIII be Of great importance to
Us, this province (Louifana} VIII be
cheapIy purchaftd at ten times the colt
to which it will fubjed u.s."
Thus far the French Memorial Let Us
now paulc fer moment, ard rev ew this pc
tu-c Of the United States, drawn nv French.
man. Are there not many folemn and inter
eaing traits contained in Il
The ,ranlator Of The memorial was 70 deep
y impreded Nnh ts importance thar be not
only took the pains 70 give i an Engliih treE,
but has iubjoined many judciou, remarks ID
ths form Of an A5dref 70 10 Csyernssezf n ne
Uaifed States
A few extracts from his remarks 1lal clofe
this paper. Alter Eating our uneguivocal
5iq5fto the Navigation Of the MiInippi, and
the explicit recognition and guarantee Of that
right in our treaty with Spain, the Translator
Jays,
" Shall we try 10 explain this conduit
in the Intendant Of the province Is
he net native # The foil HIS he not
the Creole iealouly or Spain The ma
tionai antiparhy to France ? Does He
rot call the province his county aud
does he not dehre the promotion Of his
own importance, and bis country's trse
intere9s, by the only meaiure likely 10
roufe The States into action Were the
heads Of cur government endowed with
Fro n fubtlety, we fhould incline to
fulped concert on Ibis great occalon
between them and the SPaniih officers.
Or is this breach of treaty committed
in puriuance Of the mandate Of Buona
Parte who difdlins to take the gift,
clogged with any troubleiome or difa.
greeable conditions /? Or is it the blum
der of a we'll meaning man, drfesd in
lite Erisf authority, who interprets The
treaty in this ma1aer
None of thefe fuppoftions are i'm
probable, except the lar. Bot the true
clue 10 the riddle IS undoubtedly this.
Spain however 10th, could not refaie
this province when imperiou1y demand
ed BY France; but her cunning luggea.
Cd an expediert, by which the French
might be prevented from obtaining poi
felton,, without expofng hel felf tSpain J
to any blame. Secret orders, ordey5 hot
10 Be avO1oea, were dispatched, that 90
the arrival of official Information IF
general peace, the treaty between Spain
and the States, thould Be broken By
ihuttiug up Of the port. They hoped
this hagrant provocarion would infant
ly route the States To arms ). tha. their
troops would without delay, fail down
the river, and the province be thus trans
terTej to nation, Whole pacific poll
CT and fidelity to their engagements,