Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-19
From sAs CHARLESTON COURIER.
Msre about Presidential economies, and citi-
zen Monroe.

.0lere aooW PRESIDENTIAL economies, ana c5ss-
zen Monroe.
MEssRs. PRINTERS,
HAVING heard some
doubts aud contradictions concerning the
number of MIR. IeFerson's ambassadorsto
France aud Spain during the space OF about
Eve years, as stated in the Courier, took
the trouble of inquiring of persons better
acquainted than myself, and find that the
number therein is correctly stated, 10
avoid further contradiction, will give you
their names. First, as to France, William
>Vans Murray, (by-way OF consolation tor
depriving him of his situation IN Holland,
:: where he was minister resident, appointed
by General Washington was ordered by
Mr.. Jefferson from the Hague to Paris; to
: conclude the convention negotiated under
I. the Adams Observation-Disclosures the same Mar
ray. the ratification of which had been sus-
pended II was natural enough that the
same envoy, though adismisscd federalist,
should be directed 10 conclude it; he re.
turned accordingly TO Paris as minister
tplenipotentiary with the salary & outfit be.
longing to thatcharscter; but Dawson, one
ofthe Presidents favori,es was at the same
time semitic Paris, IN what character could
never be ascertaioed; he called himselta
kind off nvoy. Extaordinarybu as his sole
ossensible business, besides that of anus
ing himself at Paris and making four thro'
England, was to carry out the ratification, OF
1he treaty, which any captain 81 a ship
going to HaVre could as well have done;
the wags ofthe day gave him the new rank
) of Convou-extraordiuary. Whatever.his IL
he, frigate was,f,ted out for him, ADD
his stores laid in at the expense of the CO.
wernment, and there is no doubt he was al.
lowed competent sum for his excursion
she trigate, 'tis true, had double object,
being intended by cur religious and plous
2 president to~bring home his friend Tom
Paine but the captain of the frigate, ms
said, not being ofso pious disposition as
> abe high lord admiral, blunsly refused to
carry Tom any other way except in to7o,
with halter round his neck 4; SO Tom, the
presidents friend and name.sake, was lett
behind for another opportunity.
After Dawson, went Livingston. as
minister plenipotentiary, with his salary
and outfit: during his mission went Mon
roe, as envoy extraordinary, about the
Louisiana business, with his salary and
outfit; next went Armstrong 90 succeed
Livingston as minister plenipotentiary,
with his salary and outfit and lastly, sail
ed for Paris, Skipwith, as charge d'afaires,
with his salary and outfit, in brig or war,
his stores laid in at the government ex.
pence ond the public is Informed that
/, another minister pleniPoteutiaEy is imme-
d,ately TO follow him; so tina. no less than
SIX ambassadors, ENJOYS, or ministers, call
them what you will, have been already sent
by Mr.. Jefferson to France. and another
? is about to be sent. To Spain have bsen
sent, Messrs. Pioekney, Bowdoin, and
Armstrong, as ministers plenipotentiary;
and Mr.. Monroe, as envoy extraordinary,
making four; SO that when the new am
bassador sails for Paris, there will be e!sven
10 two courts, or, as Randolph says, one
court.
NV attention having been called to a
nerusal Ut Monroe's BOOK, mentioned IN
vonr paper, I found therein many curious
nassspes. which There transcribe for, the
..amusemen, of the public, adding thereto a
few comments, and leavingto the reader
others, which their several passages will
naturally suggest. In his introduction, p,3,
referring to his opposition in the Senate to
President Washington, he notices some
instances of that opposition. "The first
took place when Mr.. Morris was nominal
ed minister ,penipoteu,iary TO the French
Republic, which nomination opposedbe-
cause / was persuaded from his known Pc.
li,ical character and principles, that his ap-
monument, and especially at period when
=, - oation was IN cOurse OF reyO.