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■~'7r t i TUESDAY, June it, 1799. [No. 21.
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• REASON AND TRUTH IMPARTIAL GUIDE THE VAT.
-—f GM LOUISVILLE : —Pubhlhed eveiy Tuclday, by AMBROSE L)A V, at 3 dollars pci arm. payable lull yeailv.
BOSTON 7 , May 10.
Capt. Defhon, who left Gua
daloupe, April 4, has favored
us with the following:
Declaration of WAR,
Againjl the UNI TED STATES.
AKR El E.
The particular
a r» e
executive diredory at Guada
loupe and its dependencies, has,
ever fince his arrival in the co
lony, confirmed the difpofitions
of the executive diredory of the
French Republic, with refpeft
to neutral and ail ed nations;
his meafures have been calcu
lated to keep union and harmo
ny, and to caufe their colours
I and their propci ty to be ref
pefled.
Thole meafures were Ccrupu-
I loufiy obferved with regard to
i the Americans. The citizens of
I that nation, who were detained,
on his amva 1 , have been le’eaf-
I ed. Thofe who were deftitute
I of means, have been fuppiied
I with the fuccou s which their
I fituation required; and cartels
I were difpatched at the expence
I of the republic, to convey them
I to Ncw-York. The cargoes and
I fhips foized aid carried into the
I ports of Guafaloupe and its
I dependencies, were reffored to
I the owners; and, to add to the
I proofs of our averfion fom vex-
I ations and hoftiliries, the armed
I fchooner of the United States,
I the Revenge, was feat back to
I the Prefident.
I The particular agent of the
I diredory could not, without
I aflonilhment and indiga <tion,
I be informed, that in contempt
I of the free and open conduct
I obferved in refpeft to that nation,
I Mr. Tmxton, commmding the
I American (hip Conllellatioa,
I moaning 50 guns, infulted the
I colors ol the Ficnch Republic,
I an d took, in an action wherein
I he was aggreffor, the frigate In-
I furgente, whofe captain had po-
I Live orders to re/petl the Arne
| dean flag.
H -
■ Such a piece of hoflility, ex
■ erciled without a declaration of
■ ol war, has induced mediums,
I refult of which leaves no
I doubt, that the American officer,
I la l hus acting, followed the or
■ tirs and inllrudions of his go
■ vernment.
I From the above fads, and the
■ nullities which are daily com
■ nutted by the Americans iince
■ ( I le capture of the Infurgente ;
■ partiru ar agent of the ex
■ ccutivg diredory, confident!*,
■ '•Vuis his duty to caule the
I I p f ! l^e french Republic to
II. ~ 7e, P e &-d to protect commerce
If ■ " T feamen from the rifles
I V a vc to run from the Ame-
THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE.
ricans, who are cruiling in fo:ce
. on thefe coafts:
| To adopt meafures which may
be the leaf! prejudicial to nego
tiations than may have began
between the two nations; and
which may juflify fclf-defmce
again ft aggreflion and infults,
: and even to prevent them :
Refolves as follows:
, 1. The captains and officers
who command the velfels of the
i Republic, and thole armed from
; j the ports of Gua daloupe and its
dependencies, are aut hoofed
Tom the date of the publication
of the prefect refolve, to purfue
all American veifels, whether
belonging to the governm nt 01
individuals ; to feize and to cap
ture them without diliindion,
and bring them into the ports ol
Guadaloupe and its.dependen
cics.
2. The velTels belong ng to
the American government ihall
be kept to be uled according to
the order of the executive di
redorv.
3. Such as are the property
of individuals, and which may
contravene the laws ol the Re
public, and the refolves of the
executive dhedory, lihpedi-g
neutrals and allies, and liable
to condemnation agreeably to
the purpose of thole lame Lws
and refolves, (hall be, as Well as
their cargoe*, condemned by a
judgment of the tribunal oi
commerce, and fold for the pro
fit of the captors, according to
cullom.
4. The merchants’ veffels, the
pipers of which (ball h ivc been j
acknowledged by the tribunal ol j
the regular, and not liable to j
condemnation, Ihall be fold, to
gether whth their cargoes, and!
the proceeds thereof to be de-!
pofited in the public coders, that
it may afterwaids be delive cd
either to the captors or owners,
agreeably to the orders of the
executive diredory,
r y In the foregoing difpofi
tions arc inc’udcd all American j
■ veliels and their cargoes, detain* j
ed in the po.ts of Guadaloupe.
and its dependencies, ever fince
information was received of the
capture of the Inlurgente.
The prefent relolve fliall be
road, pubhfhed, polled up and .
. regillered in the tribunal ol com
mercq and contioul of the navy, j
. All public functionaries, own
ers and commanders of fhips of
’ the Republic, and privateer.,
whom it concerns, are hereby
1 ordered to conform to the
} fame.
- Done at BiflVterre, in the na
s tional houfe ol rhe agent,
the 24th Ventofe, 7th yea 1
(3 »,
C ©
of the Fiench Republic,
one and indivifible.
Signed, D£S F O RNE AU X,
Agent of the dir eft nr \
Signed , DES CHAMPS,
Pat ticidar fecretaryjor the gene
ral /ecr clary .
A true cop^'.
Signed, DESFORMEAUX.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.
I he :’*gitious milrepielenta
tion of the affair of the cloath
ing, made in the Gszette of the
United States on the mil
is one of the grofleft artifrees to
keepalive and extend prejudices
again ft the French we have ever
witnelfed. Lis rcal y (Locking,
fo to fport with truth and peace.
Ape;(on who had feve’al 15ii
tifh, (not French] mil laryom
mdfi >ns actually found upon
him, was dhcovered to he pre
paring a parcel of foldicr s c'oath
mg. It was made a (übjv6l of 1
information to the m »yor, and
they were leized. It let ms to!
have been made tnanjfefl by a
judicial examination, to the f -
cretiry offlae and judge Peccrs,
that it was defigned for Tnuf-
Lint, and we leam that they
Cook fccurity tha: it fli uld not]
be Ihipt 10 him, in any manner
contrary to law, Itisiikdy
from the employment of a H:i
tilh military officer, that it wa.
Tome order of general Maitland
daring his late v fu| and was
probably a part of feme larger
parcels he has taken iu the Ca
milla. Perhaps this w, s left 10
build a plot upon. How horrid
| mult be the Ipirit of falfehood,
how wicked the difpofition to
j alarm the peaceable inhibit me,
| when fuch a Britifh alfa r as this
is repiefented by Fenno and
Cobbcit as ceitain evidence that
the cloathing was to be uled
here, and that a Fiench icpuh
lican army is to “ Hart up”
among us, and overturn our
I government. Thefe two men
have long labored to compafs a
! bloody, bitter war between us
i and France. Their abide of the
! French is among the greatefl
caufes of the relentment ol
France, Tue Gaz tts of th *
United Stit.s his been paid u
‘ianzed. They are vilifying onr
cor.fliiution and fappmg it by
daily attacks, and long eLboiate
■ difcullioi.s.
May 14.
CIRCUIT COURT.
This day, at ten o’clock, Mr
Lewis, ag eeably to his intuna
tion uf yclleidav, moved for
“ a ride to Jhtw caufe why a ne v
trial fkould not he granted fo r>i
Fries.” As ground for this mo
tion, he produced three affidavits
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which concurred in de
that (nine days previous to ihc
romrnencement of the late mal
of John flies, a ccitain |o'.n
Rhode, who afterwards f rved
as juror on the trial, publicly
declin’d, thit the pnfoncr a -d
li his all rciates fhouid lie hung;
togedi r with other violent «*\-
prcllions evincive of apte'io s
hi is againll the pnlon ?, « h ch.
Had it been known be'o e the
the trial, would have rer de ed
him u Tit to fcive on the p»v.
The court appointed fo in mow
morning, at iooMockio h ar
this motion.
May id.
In (he dillntl ourr of ho
United St*t« s y. fleid.iv, ms
• ury gave m <he f ((owing v.-r
-dct in the to il Inch wa h 't
to a clofc the pieccding even
ing :
Chrifl an Rulh, guilty t f the
third con tonlv—(r;l n-,)
1) i iel s chvvartz, le u g-ii ry
of t’e full count onl> —( on-
Ipiiacv.)
Daniel Schwartz, jin. rut
guilty genera 1 /.
Henry Stabler, guilty of the
thi d count on \ —(reicue )
Henry il*c t, yui tv . ihl
thira count onh—(rchue.)
Geor-e haefF* , guilt-, i t -he
,ft (I and (ourih c u is onh—-
ponfpi acy and obllruclion of
| pre c Is.)
I Mr. Dallas appeared in behalf
| of !< ties to move fur a n wc«i.d,
in conlequence of the i;o i e
given by Mr. Lcxuis on the y
cefoie ; an l added, a> a farther
ground for n,
i 1 hit the mardial had fnm
moned a greater number ot jui\ -
aid on the trial than lie was
authonl d .o do bv law.
2. That lie ha I alo iummon
el til! jury from (u< h puts i f
the cl i (Inti as he ihouglr proper,
wi h ut any ot cr oi dmttioi
from a court or jud„c.
o. I hat it did not ippea fro a
inv roll or record ih ir anv m
ronven ence would hav< be u
(attained by the mal of the pn
fo er in t e coun y wherein t e
crime is laii to have b en com
mute J.
Aher Mr Dal as had fp ken
at confiderable length in !up u.rt
f h’s n otion, he was fallowed
by Mr. Sigrtwes nd Mr. DanU
on i eu it ( f the U iced States,
and a aintt a new 11 i I hem*
granted, Aii tie before he f
hie c u t adjourned tid tins
morning at ten o' lock.
I .
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0/ CO A ’VF.YAS'LF,
Fur Suit, iv th' o) t!:c Lou*
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