Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-23

& y. * was QUA basotaa
-. Of ses:ation fhould prevail; but.
like the fwcll after form, would
: ,saally fubidc, if not kept up by the
l;cv Of either party, tha, would NOT
.,.n.s 20 pronounce which had been the
,rgor ii tl.s paper war OF which ne
osIa;n-fl. and which was ilill kept op,s
.,.,,,b Win ibis difference, that in Eng
& vas iTdcpendeat cf government,
4 n Ffspce rs very atf and deed. To
/ aided. that il naalt be admitted,
we had la5.h motives Of aaiar0e againlt
rance. IS coila not be alkdgea sgsina
and I was ing 10 iplFaoce the aeeel-
8 q Of territory AMI iniiaence gained BY
kran,e lincc the treaty, when he inter
|ho,ed M by flying, I fuppofe you mean
Ri,dmont and Switzerland; &c s0af des
8 ggafelsSs ; and it mat have been fore
4 n Whit the ncgociation was pending
oas u av<S pas le drea a'ea patl<y a refts
$<nre. tnei1 alledged as caufe of milf
&rull aud Of ;calouiy, the impofibility Of
bStaIuing iuaicc, or any kind Of redrefs
3or aug Of his majeay's lubjetfs.
He aiked me ia what relpea; and !
&old him that fnce the Signing ofshe tiea..
~, not one BFitifh claimant had been ia.
k;s6ed, although every Frenchnan Of that
eetcription had been 70 within one month
after that period and that lince had
been here, and I could FAY as much OF my
prcdcceHots, nor one ia.isfaeaory aaisyer
had been obtained 20 the innumerable re-
preientstions which we had been under
she necsiisy Of making in favor Of Britllh
iubjeas and property detained IN the
ports OF Frsoce and eliewhere, without
even without ihadow Of juRiee Such
an order of things, ! faid. was NOT made
TO inlpire confidence but on the contra
ny, mutt create dittFuit. This, he faid,
mutt be attributed TO the natural Difficult
ties attending fuch fni,s, when both par
ties lno't thenlielyes right but he deni-
cd char fuch delays could proceed from
TO do what was juf and
right. With rsgstd 10 the petitions
winch were granted 70 French or Swifs
obierved that they were Civ
en- IS reward for paf fegvices during the
war, anu mott certainly cot for pre-
fent, and It'll lels for iuch as had
been infatuated Of nature repugnant
10 the settings Of every individualin Eng
land, and 20 the unisef(al acknowledged
loyalty and honor of the Brisi!h govern
nea,. That as for any participation of
ndemnisies, or acceiiions which his ma
isfay might have obtained, ] could take
upon naylelf to allure ham that his smajSi-
s 5 ambnioa led him rather 10 preferve
han to acquire; and thar with regard 10
the mott propiiious moment for renewing
hoa;litiss, his msjefy, Whole hncere de-
Gre il was 10 continue the blelings ofpeace
Iohis iuhjetts, would alwaysconGder luch
a meafuTe as the greatef calamity but.
that if bis majelsy was 20 deffous Of peace
il mutt not be imputed 20 thesdittlcuity OF.
obtaining allies and the lefs 70, as
shofe means whichit might be neeeaary
to afford fuch allies, for perhaps, made
quate feryiees, would all be concentrated
10 England, and give proportionatcincreafc
Of energy TO ourown exertions. At this
part of The conformation he rofe from his
chair, and told me thar he fhould give
oIdsts to general Andreoiii to enter on
the dilcullion of this buineis with your
lordlhip bur he wiihed that 1 ihould at
the fame time be made acquainted with
his motives and convinced of his dncerisy,
sasher from himfelf than from his mini
Gers. Iie then, after conversation of
two hours, during the greatef part OF
which be talked ince6antly, converted for
a few moments on indifferent fubjeets, IN
apparent good humour, and retired.
Such was nearly, as | can Iecollsd,
che purporr of this conference.
/, mutt however be oblerved, that he
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