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


'he firae fuppoTt from his Parliament, AMI that
the iaEa- zeal and fpirs will be manlfefed BY his
people, which he has experienced on every coca
4oR whe0 he honor Of his crown has been attacked,
the eGental in,eEeas Of his dominions have
been endangered.
Daiag The whole courfe Of The negociations
which LED to The prelin'nary and de6nitve treaties
NJ peace between his Maefy and the French Re
Iuslic, il vas his Msjeay's Gncsre deGre not only
10 put Al eod 70 the hofiites which lGbfaed be.
tween the iwo countries, but to adop: fg-h rnea-
fires. andto concur in fich proportions, As might
mat efsdaailT contribute to confllidsfs the geo.
era trarqHility of Europe. The faRoc motives ~
which his Majeay was sanated during the rcgo-
cap5a for pcace, have inc, Invariably governed
lis condu4. As foon as the treaty OF Amiens
was concluded, his Maichy's coults wee open 70
tie psople Of France for eve y pnrpol: Of ltgll
resrtis All tqaeRritons were taken cF their
properly; all prohibltions on their usde which bad
hrsn. Tnpoied duricg the war were removed, and
'heY were placed in every reGpsa, On the fame
f9clirg viii regard 10 commerte and intercorrF-
- the inhabi ants of any other fa,e II anty ~ith
lis II ieRy, wi;h which there c1iaed ID treaty OF
somTnercc-.
90 fyRem Of condua ihus open, hh.ra' aud
.,i-adlys The proceedings of he Ffereh g-vsrn
rnsnt ifirled tie uoG nEitng c0nuaG The
prohibitions vh.ch Rad bee1 placed On he CON.
1ner-e OF lis rnEieRy's iutje1s during tie war
hay. been sasorce1 with eucTsai1g fn9oes and
facefity voieace has been offered, in lereral 10
htnces, 10 th.r veG,is and ther property; and,
In no cafe, has jihicc been afforded 70 Jhofe vho
may bave tsen sggritved IN eouIeqoenee of fnch
-as, 1oz has any il,sfa6e7'y anfwer been given 10
;.e repeated p-efentatiors made ~ his r1zjedy's
lni-e.rs, or ambaGadoTs st Paris. Under fnch
cicumfances, when bis n~}=aT's fabj-as were not
iu Fsred 70 enjoy the common advantages of Fe1ce
,ehin he territories ef tie French repnblic, and
t-c countries depending sPon Il, TIE French gov
ernm n ha1 recourfs 10 The cxtTaoEcnarg n1ealurc
- Tending over TO this country number Of Perlons
far The profsfei purpol- Of ref ing n the moa
ccnGderab'e ftacoTt towrs Cf Great Britain and
Irlelud, il the charaaer ofoommerciai agerts or
conuls. Tbe.e Perlons could have 90 pre'snions
70 hc acknowledged in hat charader, as The rghs
If being 70 acknowledge. veil IS he pri-
-.leGes attached 10 fuch iituationi could only b.
carved from a commercial treaty and 20
teaty II TIA. defcript;0n vas II eYiAcnce between
i.is mai@ay and the Ffe1ch republic. there was,
c7nrsquen,ly, :co much reafon tofuppols, that the
real obje0 of their milton g by 70 means of a
commercial nature, ard this fufpieion was confirm
e. nor only by the ci-cu1iaaace that ferne Of
'hem were military men, Bur BY he afuai afco
very that ieveTal OF them were fuTnilhed with 10
Aruaons 10 obtain The foundirgs of the harboTs,
zad 10 procure military fnrvsys Of rlaees where /
was intended they lhould reG1e His ulsjeffy fsIt
ittobe his duty 70 prevent their departure % their
ref5sdive places Of deninaton, and repTelsnted to
n: Trench government The recsfity Of vi bdraw-
Jog hem and it cannot he denied thai the cir
cumlances under which they fent, and the
inHru6tons which were gwen 10 them, ought 10
be conidere5 as decihve indications of the dfpo
fri7ns and intentions Of he goyernmeut By whom
they were employed.
The condua of the Fccnch government, with
rtfpett TO the commercial intereourfe between the
t'Vo countries, NUT therefore be oonidered i'll
foied 10 Maze, ef peace. and their proceeding.
IN their general political relations, we'll IN
tSofe which imuiedia,ey concern bis rnsjeav's
dorninions, appear TO have been atogether neon
fJent with every principle az good faith, modera
tion ard juiice. His majsly had entertained
hopes, il confequsnce of the repeated aHJrances
and projections Of the French governmcnt, that
rhev nigh, have been indeed q a5opt fYhern OF
Yoiicy, which, if il had not inI2ired other powers
with coe6deyce, migb,at lean have allayed their
isaloufes. If tbe French government had really
appeared 10 be s6lusted by due atten'itn to fuch
fgner If their difpohtion ksd proves 70 be ef
Jeaiial.y Dacac, allowances would have been made
for the ftaatioa IA which a new government muit
he placed after fo dreadful and extenfive conyul-
IN IS ,hat which has been produced ~ taeFrsnch
avout.or Bur h;s rnajeay has unfortunately bad
tos much reafon to ebiefye and 70 lament that
TIE -yaerb Of violence, sfgreGon and agg'and'ze
rn,nt hieh charaGtriztd ihe Ptoe'e.5'ng' q 'he
different governments e Fr,nse deriog ne war,
has been Iontiraed wiEh s.;!e dlisuhe iince i's
,c' rina,ion, They have continued 70 s'eP a
lr,re' a. ny;n Hollaad aga'he the will. a'd IN
de6Anee ofthe rtroonirssees # The Batavian gov.
rnrsnt, and 10 ;ePugn4sss 70 'be ie''s' o. inE' {