Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser., 1803-07-18

vail but this ike the fweil after itorm,
would gradually fubGdc if not kept up by
The polic7 Of either party; that would
mot pretend to pronounce which had been
the aggreHor in the Paper War Of which
The complained, and which was ftill kept
up, though with this difference, that in
England it was independent Of Govern
ment, and in France its very act and deed.
TO This Iadded, that it mutt be admitted
thatwe had fuch motives OF niitrua againit
france as could not be aliedged againit
us, and was going to inltance the acceG-
fion Of territory and influence gained by
France hnce the treaty, when be inter
rupted me BY fayihg, IfupPoGe you mean
Piedmont and Switzerland 9 ce font des
bagatelleS. !" and it mutt have been fore
seen Whit the Negotiation was pending;
tsvous n'avez pas lie dro;t den parler a
cette heure."t l then alleged as caule
of miftruf and of iealoafy, theirpoilibiH
ty of obtaining redref8 for any Of his maj
eity's fubie6ts. He afl,ed me in what
relped and told him that iince the iign-
ing of the Treaty, not one Bdtilh claim
ant had been fatished, although every
French man of that defcription had been
10 within one month after that period
and that hnce had been here, and
could fay as much Of my predeceliors, not
cae satisfactory an(wer had been obtained
10 the innumerable representations which
: we have been under the necciity Of max
ing in favor of Britiih fuble6S, and prop
erty detained in the feveral ports Of
France and ehewhere, without even
fhadow Of iufice fuch an order of things,
ifaid, was not to inipire confidence; but
on the contrary mutt. create miltrult.
This he faid, mutt be attributed TO the
natural difficulties attending fuch fuits,
when both parties thought themIelveS
right but he denied that luch delays
could proceed from any inclination to do
what was uf and right. With regard te
the peniiors which were granted to
French or Swifs individuals, obferved,
that they were given as a reward for Patt
ferciceS during the war; and mott certain
ly not for preient ones, and fill leGs for
fuch as has been infnuated Of nature re-
pugnant to the feelings Of every individ
ual in England and TO the numerically &C
knowledged loyalty and honor Of the
Britifh government.
That as for any participation Of indem-
rIties,o other acceilions which his majeity
might have obtained, could not take
upon mylelf to alurehim that hiSmaj jelty'S
ambition led him rather to preierve than
acquire. And that with regard to the
mott propitious moment for renewing hol-
tilities, his Majefy, whole Gncere defre
il was to continue the blefings Of peace to
his fubie6s, would always conGder luch q
meafure as the greatef calamity but
that if his majeity was 70 defrous OF peace,
II mvf notbe imputed 10 the difficulty of
obtsing Allies; and the lefs 70, as thofe
means which II might be necefary to af-
ford fuch allies, for perhaps inadequate
fervices, would all be concentrated in En-
gland and give propOrtionatc increafc
OF energy 10 our own exertions.
Al this part of the conversation he rofe
from his chair, and told me that he fhould
give orders TO general Andreol to enter,
on this bufinefs with your Lordhip but
he wifhed that 1lould at the fame time
be made acquainted with his motives and
convinced of his fncerity, rather from
himfelf than from bis minilters.-He then
after converlation of two hours, during
the grea.ef part of which he talked incel-
family, converted for few moments on
Indifferent fubjeds, in apparent good hu-
ynour and retired.
Such was nearly as I can recollea, the