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evi-Jcacy jvljai.was slat-:! by lord Yarmouth
i.) his najjiy’s ministers, and su'jse iitefitiv’
to the house. On t'n- ground that the basis of
aetiul possession had been ofiorcrt, and or. thst
ground alone, lord Yarmouth was sent back to
Paris. Ilis lordship’s assertion, that this basis
hud bgen OiYercd, was surely sufficient; bdt it
vas supported by indisputable evidence. In
the first interview with M. Talleyrand, after
his return, he stated from his notes, liis under
standing of the ,oiler which he had been em
powered to make. Did M. Talleyrand deny it ?
What was his answer? “Circumstances are
changed. Ido not deny the offer; but cir
cumstances are changed. Russia is more dis
posed to treat with us. The king of Naples
declares the abandonment of Sicily will be
dangerous to him.” In the next conference,
when pressed by lord Yarmouth, M. Talley
rand allowed that which proved that the basis
efthe u'i possidetis had been offered, by de
claring, that mutual condensation must be
made for that which might be surrendered on
both sides. Lord Lauderdale also maintained,
the French negotiators never directly denied
the offer, although they made a shuffling at
tempt to evade it. These - are circumstances
/equivalent to a positive sdniission. It’ v.ds net
possible, therefore, that there could be 1 any dis
pute, of the fact. In Mr. Fox’s letter of the
26th of June, to lord Yarmouth, fieri speaks
with indignation of the retraction ofthte Fi ctich
government from that basis, on Which alone,
jdj ’lordship had been sent to Paris. And here
he had to apologise for an omission in the'doc
uments cn the table ; for, in his letter of the
26th’is* June, he had thought Mr.Fon referred
to the? expression in 11. Talleyrand’s letter,
u nous ne vous demandims rim.” Bdt a person
who had examined the documents - with con
siderable attention (though he had himself be
stowed as much attention oil them as W.i .iu his
power) hud discovered, that the expressions
applied to a private letter accompanying M.
T alley rand’s letter oi the Ist ot April, in which
it was stated, tliat the emperor had nothing to
desire from England, and he believed the great
ness of France was compatible with the great
ness of England. He should like to know ve
ry much, what the right honorable gentleman
opposite, would have done in the same circum
stance. Receiving a verbal communication
from the French government, that they were
ready to treat on a basis on which -it was de
sirable to treat, would they have rejected the
offer? A noble lord (Castlereagh) had said,
with ’ wonderful solemnity, that loose verbal
communications were not subjects for diplo
matic proceedings, which required something
written and satisfactorily permanent. In the
history of all negotiations had they not always
been preceded by something of dn unofficial
nature ? It must be so, because each party
was willing to commit itself, until it ascertain
ed, in some degree, the temper and disposition
of its opponent, and therefore the dogmas of
tueae experienced diplomatists, would only
throw difficulties in the way of any negotiation.
He had a stronger justification to urge: if it
teas, wrong to receive verbal communications
&t the opening ,„f a negotiation for peace, sure
ly, in a sol.emn. discussion between two coun
tries vet at peace, the ultimatum on which the
question of peace or war depended, ought not
to be verbal. lie held in his hand, however,
an account of the unfortunate negotiation
which preceded the present war. The gen
tlemen opposite agreed at any rate m these
transactions. The noble lord was in the cab
i.iet at the time ; he learned gentleman (Mr
Fercival) was auorney'general; and the right
.bon. gentleman (Mr. Canning) though certain
ly not friendly to the administration, did not
criticise the detail of that negotiation. And
what did ire find in this account ? Why—that
! lord Whitworth stated a verbal ultimatum oi
..three articles, and declared, if they were not
acceded to in the course ot a week, his mission
would he terminated, and he must return to
London. On M. Talleyrand’s demanding con
formable to the custom of all ages and coun
tries, that the ultimatum, should be delivered
in writing, lord Whitworth replied, (hat he had
not instructions so to do. In lord Huwkcsbu
ry’s answer to lord Whitworth’s application
for instructions, he tells him—“ You were
. right, in the first instance, to state the u&imatum
oi your court verbally ; but as the French go
, vernment lay such stress upon the circum
stance, his majesty has no objection to your
comprising it in a short note.” Tine...gent]c
.. liter} opposite would scarcely recommend that
. we should say to the French-- Yjtju are all
j vogue* and liars—i hat co: - nsimnii}#ioqs wd
. hi>ve from you must be in writing—tjttg we are
* ..all honest men, surd therefore su ch a, prccau
. lion is unnecessary.” Wc had t.herelbra both
. the nature of the thing, and the experience of
. the gentlemen opposite, topiovg to us, that
.the conduct of government, in acting upon a
. verbal communication was justifiable. Xo other
course could with propriety have been taken.
To M. Talleyrand’s written letter Mr. Fox
sent aw, itteu answer. To his verbal, com
munication he sent a verbal answer, with in
structions to the person who was the Wat er
of it “to ascertain the sentiments of the French
government. And here he must correct a
, misapprehension which had gone abroad from
an uninten - tonal mis-statement in another place.
Lord Yarmouth was not Instructed to obtain
a r answer in writing, because he was not ac
credited minister. He was ordered, in the first
instance, to ascertain the acknowledgement of
the basis, when powers were to lie sent to him
which he was not to shew until that, acknow
ledgment hud been confirmed.
(To be continued.)
I’MMI I■■ II Mini > at*- 1- !-■> *-* Mac ‘Mu ■ i
-i Nlr LS
.. For sak'at this office
REPORT
Os ‘’ • r—v ‘3 irAtotn. was referred on.the
~5Sh December-last, the petition tj sundry
tnerclUant sos Chart, slot:. South-Ca rolina.
‘i he committee to whom was referred the
memorial of sundry merchants, residing in
Charleston, in the state of South-Curolina.
complaining of spoliations committed on their
law till commerce by the cruizcrs and other ar
med vessels of France, during the lute Euro
pean war, and praying compensation therefor,
“ REPORT That during the first session
of the seventh Congress, memorials were pre
sented to this house by ihe present memorial
ists, and hum the merchants in most of the
commercial towns in the United States, com
plaining of the spoliations and depredations
which their lawful commerce in the late Eu
ropean war, had sustained from the French ar
med vessels, and praying for compensation
from this government—These memorials were
referred to a select comm’ttee, who, on the
32d ot April, 1802 made a long and full report
oi the public acts of 1 lie French republic, anci
of this government, and of the facts relative to
this case ; to which report v< ur committee
beg leave to refer, and request that it may be ta
ken and considered as part of the present report.
“ From a mature consideration of the subject,
and from the best judgment your committee
have been able to form on the case, they are
of oplnon, that this government, by expunging
the second article of our convention with
Franco, of the doth September, 1800, became
bound to indemnify the memorialists for these
just claims, which they otherwise would right
fully have had on the government of France,
for the spoliations committed on their com
merce by the illegal captures made by the
cruisers and other armed vessels ofthat power,
in v 1 riatioh of the law of nations and in breach
oi treaties then existing between the two na
tions ; which claims they were, bv the rejec
tion of the said article, of the convention, fore
ver buried from preferring to the government
of Fi ance for compeusa ion. Your committee
beg leave to decline giving an opinion on the
precise-time when those claims ought to com
mence, or in the period for captures after
which the memorialists would not have been
enti led to compensation from France, and of
course cannot be entitled to indemnity from
the United States.”
COMMUNICATION.
Some animadversions having been lately
made in the house ot representatives respect
ing general Wilkinson’s intercourse with the
Spanish governor ol New-Orleans, in the year
1787, it may be agreeable to your readers to
have some statement of the fact.
General Wilkinson, as stated in a scries of
papers I have beiore me, descended the Ken
tucky, Ohio and Mississippi, to'New-Orleans]
with a quantity ol tobacco. Bci ig one of the
most early American adventurers in that trade,
perhaps the first, lie was introduced to the ge
vemor, who made enquiry respecting the coun
try from whence he came. Gen W; gave an
account at large of the fertility of the soil in
Kentucky ; its rapid progress ,in population,
and on the mutual great advantages that would
result to Spain and to the western country, pi 4-
vided the former would consent to a free navi
gation of the Mississippi. lie was requested
to commit his ideas to paper; and he did so, in
the shape of a memorial, which the governo”
s,.id he would transmit to the king. On gene
ral Wilkinson’s return to Kentucky, he was
elected to the convention which met on the 3d
ot November. 1783, for-the purpose of taking
into consideration a separation from Virginia.
I laving mentioned in public what had passed
between him and the Spanish governor, he was
called on by the convention for a copy of the
memorial. He produced and read it, and on
the 10th of November, the convention came
to the following resolution :
“ Resolved, That this convention highly ap
prove the address presented by general James
Wilkinson to the govemor-irgendant of Lou
isiana, and that the president be requested to
present him the thanks of the convention for
t he regard which he therein manifested for the
interest of the western country.”
Is it not curious, Mr. Printer, that in 1806
general Wilkinson is charged with a treasona
ble intercourse with a Spanish governor, for an
act which procured him the thanks of his
country, in 1788.— Nut. Intel.
FROM THE TIMES.
Messrs, (.ox k SiiEPVAitn,
lIIJj subscriber having observed in your
paper of Tuesday last, an article, dated Savan
nah, 11th March inst. relative to the capture of
the island of Curracoa, in which, among other
things, L is said. “ that from the trifling oppo
sition made to the British, in taking possession
of that.island, it was generally thought that the
place had been given up designedly.—The
chain which had been nightly extended across
the mouth of the harbour, was neglected on
the 31st December.” This compels him to
protest against, and solemnly contradict the a
bove, paragraph, because, he conceives his hon
or is therein concerned. Every one in Curra
coa knows,or can lie informed why, (for along
time past) it has been physically impossible to
shut the entrance of the port with a sufficient
chain, and why it has been necessary to discon
tinue, for several months, the closing of the
port in the usual manner.—lt cannot then be
said, with propriety, that the security of the
port, in that respect, has been neglected. The
subscriber does not consider it necessary to
make any further observation on the curious
insinuations contained in the paragraph alluded
to ; bring on his way to Holland, there to ren
tier a faithful account of his colonial adminis
tration, P. J. Ch anguion,
Late Go vernor of Cltrrdcoa.
Savannah,
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1807.
Congress have not yet decided upon Beau
marchais’claim. They have referred the ques
tion to the secretary of state, who will make
his report during the next winter. It has been
suggested to us, that the one million oflivrcs
might have been vested in the cargo of the Fier
Roderique, which was landed at York in the
year 1778, and for which the state of Virginia
has already made compensation. — Rich. JEimj.
The inhabitants of the island of Jamaica’,
have been deprived of their visual supply c 1
fish from the United States, in consequence of
a letter from A. Gumming, esq. of Montego
Bay, to his correspondent in Boston, requesting
him not to send on any quantity of codfish, as
they expected a supply from Halifax and New
Brunswick. ‘1 his letter was published in se
veral of the American newspapers.
Died, on Wednesday last, after a tedious
illness, which she lx>tc with the most exempla
ry fortitude and resignation, Mrs. Makgaiiet
Stephens, the amiable consort of the Hon.
William Stephens, Judge of the District Court
for the district of Georgia.
Died, at Ncw-()r!cuns, on Monday the 23d
tilt. Mrs. Anne Wilkinson, consort of gen.
Wilkinson; after a long, lingering and painful
illness, during which she displayed the most
exemplary piety, fortitude and resignation.
Carnell, Columbia county, Mr. Wii.i.iam
Howard, of the house of Howard and Bro
thers, of this city, in the 28th year of his age.
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
ARRIVED.
Brig Mount-Vernon, Martin, Providence
C LE AKED.
Ship Ulysses, Uafterfnn, I.ivernool
Brig Eight Sifters, Gilmore, Kingston, Jam.
Lucy, Newel, Liverpool
Schr. WelTa .veskeeg, Spalding, New-Y.rk
Columbia, Beacher, Charleston
The British frigate Melampus, and /loop of war Hali
fax, are arrived in Hampton Roads——rlie former irom
Bermuda, and the latter from Halifax.
Norfolk, February 28.
Ariived, (liip Moles. I.eaman, 18 days from Grena
da. Captain Leaman reports', that on Wedncfd.iy last
he was hoarded by the Halifax sloop of war, after a
chafe of ten hours, (ihe Melampus frigate in compa
y) n fix fathoms water, and four miles from the land
—alter being fired at five times, hove to—they then
kept a continual firing of mulkets for about fifteen mi
nutes—was hoarded and much abused, imprefltd one
man leaving only three men on board lit for duty, ex
cept the officers; one of the crew died, and another
vas then lick on board ; the wind at the fame time
was ahead. After the Melampus came up, the capt.
cf her difmifled us. ‘
C/wl-ston, March 21.
1 he brig Mary, Flphalet Davis, tnafter, arrived oh
Monday last, in 47 days from Havanua, in fight of
Gay Head Light expe ienced a severe gale from n. y.
and n. n. w. in which he loft his bowlprir, foremafi
snd nutn-top-maft and had all his fails split. and his
men being frozen was oboged io bear away for the
nearelt pori ; loft both boats ar.d the conk overboard
in the Gulph by a lea, which cleared the decks
March 1 ft, a schooner palled u- within gun-k ot, hound
to the northwaid ; would not fpeuk us, although we
hoisted a signal of diftrels— 11 the fitli, Ipoke a hry
from Newport for Jiay of Honduia., who offered to
lupplyus with any thing w- wanted—on the 10th, in
the evening, spoke a [hip belonging to New-Ledford,
from (savannah bound to Nantz, out three days on
the 14th, spoke ihi,i Alltnomac, capt ll ake, from i’os.
ton tor Charleston, who very point,y offered hi.- aflis
tance, and lowered his boat and generously iuppiied us
with neceffanes vvbicn we were very much in want of.
List of American vessels carried in to Antigua
in the months of 1:< lender ar.d January.
Ship Mary, from Charleston to X.a Guira—libelled.
Slop Thomas Wilton, from Baltimore to Martinico
—released.
Ship Trent, from St. Pierre to Salem—further
proof.
Brig Lucy, from Point Petre to Philadelphia!—part
condemned.
Brig Hetty, from Point Petre to New-York —re-
leased,
Baig Charles Williams, from St. Pierre to New-
York—part condemned.
Brig Nancy, from Point Petre to Boston— part con
demned.
Brig Jane, from Philadelphia to Guadaloupe—re
leafed.
Brig Meldred, from Philadelphia to J.a Guira—li
belled.
Schooner John, from Point Petre to New-York—
cargo condemned.
Schooner Minerva,from St. Pierre to Baltimore.
Schooner Horizon, from Guadaloupe to Newborn—
condemned.
Scliooner Lark, from Basseterre to Bofton—further
proof.
Schooner Enferprize, from Baltimore to Martinico—
offered to claimants on paying colts.
Schooner Walbmgtou, from Bolton to Guadaloupe—
releafed.
Schooner Sally Ann, from New-Yo;k to Guada
loupe.
SEASONED AND NEW NEGROES.
Will be sold at the Court-House,
On the First Tuesday in April, at 12 o’clock,
1 5 seasoned Negroes,
Annng winch is a Jobbing Carpenter. They have
been accuftomcd to the culture oi cotton.
Also, at the same time time and place,
10 Prime NEW HANDS—men and women.
Terms made known by applying to
* C. W. Nichols.
March 26 21
AUCTION.
T OrXIORROVvV five 271 h instant,
H A! he a old at the Subscriber’s Aueudn Stsrtj
’ SUGAR
8 pipes Northern Gin
2 hogsheads Northern Rum
1 do. West India do.
2 do. .Molasses
With a variety ol’ other articles.
A(so, NINE NRU'.XF.GROF.S,
lo be sold positively, to close a conMjrnment.
Sales to commence at el. vert o’clock.
S, 11. STACKHOUSE, Auct’r.
Easter-Mondav.
The MEMBERS of CHRIST’S CHURCH are
hereby notified', to attend on next Monday, at the
Churth, at ten o'clock, to elect two WARDENS
and liven \ Is 1 It A MEN, fi r the current year.
Will iam Stephens, ) .
N. Turnbull, k ar<! ‘ ”*■
March ‘26 - g 7
Union Society.
THF. nurnitter* of the Union Society are desired t
rnevt at the City-liall, on Monday the nth day of
April next, at 10 o cln,k in the forenoon, it being the,
quarterly niccting preparatory to the Anniverf::i v.
. VETER S. LAI'FITTi:, Eecr'y.
iy* ‘ hole perfor.s who are eefirou* of joining thin
mftitutiou, will take notice, that agreeable to the rules,
unless application is made at the above period, they v> ill
not he admitted at the annual meeting
March 19...24...
Boots and Shoes.
Just received, at the Savannah shoe-store, Philadel
phia Boon and Dancing Pumps, of a iuptnotf’
quality, made l,y Franklin. also
F't'Ui Muicatel and bloom Ha’lins,
No- !• Ch co ate——Cut Nails,
Printing k Writing Paper, dec.
March 6 m
AUCTION.
Valuable Lands.
O.Y TUESDAY, 7th April next, Mil be .-.ld at
the Court-House, (if vet dhposed of b< fore
then at private sale.)
Nine hundred acres of Land, old survey, in Camden
County, in two trafts on the lotith tide of little Sattd'.a.
river, hounding on f.tid river to the north, and kilo n
as Spring Bluff, opposite to Clark’; creek, original grant
dated 1757.
Five hundred acres on the head ot Dover creek,
Camden county, granted i.i ! 7>7. The above tra<t#
■ contain a eoniiderable quantity of prinu Cotton Lard.
Terms made known by applying at my (lore, Market
Square, where plats of the land may he teen.
- iNOitaViAN iVFL.tGIL ..ucl’r.
March 24 26
For Liverpool,
The si p ticomc
c " pt ’ St - * o,,n ;
v**~ {A, i£hfc-A Is now loading, and will be Lon dis
patched. for Freight of Cotton, apply to
Robert 6c John Bolton,
March, 2(i M 07
FOR NORFOLK,
j-e.A, The schooner COI.UMPTA ,
Thomas Hawks, master; will po*
siliu , y a ‘ ’ n Saturday next. lor
r- or passupe anp!v *->
LORD k HALL.
March 26— a —27.
‘ IlhßHT’s SAI.Fh
Cn the fi-ft 1 u'Tday :n ’ pril t ext, at the Cmi-r-hr iifie 3
, in the 1 ity of Suva rod-, between th- ours of 1 y. ,5
j o’clock, will be fold, the fo'k w‘n/ . egrite, viz
j 7Ji 11,1 I - , hi- wi'e Eelii.da, a i- d four Cbildre; • ~1, 11
1 * uudirr execiitiou. and to lie fid a. the ; r-•, ~ • y
j of George MMntofb, deceased, at the lot o’ M.m i r.,.n
• &• Hartridge, pointed out by rhe def ndam s ur ■ t iy.
T ROBLP f SON, s. c. c.
March 1...27...
.Marshal’s Sales~‘
On the Met TUESDAY ‘n H next,
Will he exposed to Public Sale,
One undivided third ol all those Wl iARF J.OTS
in the city of Savannah, containing tope.her 200 ft. front
on Savannah river, rid extending fioni iow-wa rr
mark as lar hack as the boundary line, and now occu
pied by Messrs. Caig & Mitchcl.
And aifo, two thirds of all that TOWN LOT and
HOUSES, in the city of Savannah, on the Buy, in
fr*nUiu word, known by the No. O', now occupied by
Mt|i .Caig & MitclieL
And also, two-tliird* of a WHARF LOT, at New
Deptford, on Savannah river, generally known by
1 iVe-huthom-Hole, being lot No. 3, containing 177
test on fid river.
J levied on and feired under an execution of Crawford
Davifon, agaiuft the late firm of Gairdner Ac Niiiclick
Beil. Wall, M. I).
March 4 07
MARSHAL’S SALES.
ON the (lift Tuesday in April next, will he fold, at
the Court-houle, i.i Savannah—3 Nl GKOI q
levied on by virtue ol an execution by the Ex
ecutor* oi fi Steed, against the Adminillrator*
ol'Eea. BEN. WALL, M D. G.
March 4...27...
M \ RSHAL’s S \ LFS~ ~
the firft Tuesday in April next, will be at
A/ the Court-houle in Savannah—One eighth Os a
trac, of LAND, granted to Charten M'KhiriOn,’ in
M'lntofii cour.iy, .5000 act one fourth o‘ all ucl grant
ed to James ivlulryne, lying in G!ynn county, St. Isa
vid * 1 arilh, 1.50 acres; one lourth ol a trndt adjoininje
the above, granted to Talbott; one fou'th of a lot
m Sunbury ; ‘ lie haif of a trnift arljoinirig the town of
Jcl. rrion, granted to John King, containing Jls acres;
one tiajt on i odd * creak grunted to J.angly Bryant,
C.amden county, containing 40) acres—levied on by
virtue of fevcral executions obtained against Williford
&c,,r ' k - tLN. WALL, M. it, G
i March •1...27...