This action and anger over the 1797 diplomatic dispute known as the XYZ Affair, resulted in Congress canceling the 1778 Treaties and authorising attacks on French warships in American waters on July 7, 1798.
这一行动和因为在1797年被称为XYZ事件的外交争端的愤怒，导致美国国会废除了1778两项对法条约，并于1798年7月7日授权在美国海域攻击法国军舰。