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‘June 8. ‘ The cowardly abandonment
of their friends.*
July 25. * In vain the desire to pre
serve peace, leads you to facrifice the in
terefl of France to this'intereji of the mo
ment ; in vain the thirjl of riches prepon
derates againfi honour in the political
balance of America — all this management
—all these condefctnfions, all this humilia
tion, end in nothing. Our enemies laugh
at it; and the French, too confident, are
punijbed for having believed that the Ame
rican nation had a fag ; that it hadfume
t'ffpeit Jar its taws, fome conviction of its
force, and that it had fome sentiment of its
dignity. It is not pofitble for me to paint
to you all my fenjibility at this scandal,
which tends to the diminution of your com
merce, to the opprefjion of ours, and to
the debasement and vilification of repub
lics.
If our fellow citizens have been deceived,
if you are not in a condition to maintain the
•Jovereignty of your people, speak : we have
guaranteed it when we were fiaves ; we
know how to render it r effect able being
become freed
We draw a veil over the sensations
which these expreflions excite. No
words can render them ; but they will
not escape the fallibility of a friendly
and magnanimous nation, who will do
us jtdtice. \V r e fee in them neither
the portrait of otirfelves, nor the pencil
©f our friends ; but an attempt to em
broil both ; to add Kill another nation
to the energies of his country, and to
draw on both a reproach which it is
hoped will never (tain the hi Kory of
either. The written proofs, of which
mr. Genet was, himfelf, the bearer,
were too unequivocal to leave a doubt
that the French nation are contfant in
their friendfhip to us. The resolves of
their national convention, the letters
of their executive council atteK this
truth in terms which render it neceflary
to feck, in fome other hypothesis, the
solution of mr. Genet’s machinations
against our peace and friendfhip.
Conscious, on our part, of the fame
friendly andfincere difpofuions, vve can
with truth affirni, both for our nation
and government, that we have never
omitted a reasonable occasion of mani
fcKingthem. For I Will not coniidcr
as of that cluraifter, opportunities of
f'illying forth from our ports to way
lay, rob, and murder, defencelefs
merchants and others, who have done
us no injury, and who were coming to
trade with us, in the confidence of our
peace and amity. The violation of
nil the laws of order and morality which
bind mankind together, would be an
: unacceptable offering to a just nation.
Recurring, then only to recent things,
after so atfli&ing a libel, we reeollcft
with fatisfa&ion, that in thecourfeof
two years, by unceasing exertions, we
paid up (even yeais arrearages and in
| ifalments of our debt to France, w hich
the inefficiency of our firft form of
! government had fullered to be ac
cumulating: that preiiing on Kill to
the entire fulfilment of our engage
merits, we have facilitated to mr Go
inet the effect of the inftalments of the
j present year, to enable him to fend
relief to his fellow citizens in France,
threatened with famine : that in
the firft moment of the insurrec
tion which threatened the colony of
|St Domingo, vve stepped forward to
their relief with arms and money, tak
ing freely on ourfetves the risk of an un
authorized aid, when delay would have
been denial : that we have received ac
cording to ourbeft abilities, the wretch
ed fugitives from the catastrophe of the
principal town of that colony, who,
llefcaping from the fvvordsand flames of
dcivil war, threw themfdves on us naked
land houfelefs, without food or friends,
money or other means, their faculties
loft andabforbed in the depth of their
diftreiles ; that the excluftve admiftkin
fto fell here the prizes made by France
lon her enemies, in the present war,
though unftipulated in our treaties and
‘’unfounded in her own practice, or in
t that of othev nations, as we believe ;
>/he spirit nianif'eftcd by the late grand
in their proceedings against those
/who had aided the enemies of France
with arms and implements of war ;
the expressions of attachment to his
nation, with which mr. Genet was
welcomed on his arrival and journey
from south to north, and our long for
bearance under his gross usurpations
and outrages of the laws and authority
of our country, do not bespeak the
partialities intimated in his letters.
And for these things he rewards us by
endeavours toexcitedifcord anddiftrtift,
between our citizens and those whom
they have entrulled with their govern
ment, between the different branches
of our government, between our nation
and his. But none of these things, we
hope, will be found in his power.
That friendfhip which didates to us
to bear with his conduit yet a while,
left the interests of bis nation here
should fuffer injury, will hasten them
to replace an agent whole dilpofitions
are such a misrepresentation of theirs,
and whose continuance here is incon
iiftent with order, peace, refped, and
that friendly correspondence which we
hope will ever subsist between the two
nations. His government will fee,
too, that the case is preftirig \ that it is
inipolfible for two sovereign and inde
pendent authorities to be going on
within one territory, at the fame time,
without collision. They will forefee,
that if mr. Genet perseveres in his pro
ceedings, the consequences will be so
hazardous to us, the example so humi
bating and pernicious, that we may be
forced even to fufpenr) his functions
before a fuccellbrcau arrive to continue
them. If our citizens have not alrea
dy been (bedding each other’s blood, it
is not owing to the moderation of mr
Genet, but to the forbearance of the
government. It is well known that if
the authority of the laws had been re
sorted to, to flop the Little Democrat,
its officers and agents were to have been
refitted by the crew of the veft’cl,confut
ing partly of American citizens. Such
events are to serious, too poftible, to be
left to hazard, or to w hat is worse than
hazard, the will of an agent whose de
signs are so mysterious. Lay the case,
then, ir-meJiately before his goverri
ment ; accompany it with aHfirance-s,
which cannot be stronger than true,
that our friendfhip for the nation is
constant and unabating; that, faithful
to our treaties, we have fulfilled them
in every point to the best of our under
standing ; that if, any thing, however,
vve have construed them amiss, v/e are
ready to enter into'candid explanations,
and to do whatever vve can be con
vinced is right ; that in opposing the
extravagancies of an agent, whose cha
racter they seem not futficieniiy to have
known, we have been urged by motives
of duty to ourselves, and justice to o
thers, which cannot but be approved
by those who are just themselves; and,
finally, that after independence and
felf government, there is nothing we
mo.e sincerely wiill than perpetual
friendfhip with them.
I have the honour to be,
With great refpeit andefteem,
Dear fir, &c.
TH. JEFFERSON.
Note. A copy of the preceding let
ter was sent enclosed, by the secretary
of state, to mr. Genet.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REFRESEFFT4TIrES.
December 17.
Mr. Sedgwick, of the committee to
whom was referred that part of the
president’s lpeech which relates to the
military eftablifiiment, brought in a
bill for the augmenting and better
supporting the military eftablifiiment
of the United States. Twice read
and referred to the committee of the
whole house.
A motion for the appointment of a
committee to prepare and report a
bill for placing on the penlion lift,
such officers and ioldiers of the militia,
as shall be wounded and dilabled in
the iervice of the United States, laid
on the table by mr. Greenup, was
taken into consideration, and the ques
tion for the appointment of a com
mittee for that purpose being pur,
was negatived.
BALTIMORE, December 19*
The United States are moft criti
cally fttuated at present ; but there
is one idea that must afford the people
fatisfaclion, whatever may be the il
fue of impending events : and that
is, that the government of the union
is committed to the hands o’s men who
have guided our affairs with ability
and success in as arduous a conflict as
any vve may ever expect to realize in
future. Connected with this idea, is
another i that we enjoy a govern
ment framed on such principles, as if
properly exerted, will call forth the
strength and resources of four millions
of people, who feel their independen
cy, aud will support it at everyha
zard.
Some very ingenious conjectures
have been made as to thecaufes which
have influenced the Algerines to make
a twelve months truce with the Por
tuguese : the cause of these maraud
ers attacking the vessels of the Ameri
can republic, is evident enough. We
have no treaty with them ; and their
custom is, to appropriate to their own
uf'e, the lives and properties of the
people of thole governments who do
not give a fop to Cerberus; and of
the quality and size of this fop, fuffer
but one paity to be the judge—them
selves.
FROM./ NEW YORK PAPER.
It is not the merchant and the sailor
only who are interested in the war
with the pirates of Algiers : the cer
tain effect of it is to fink the value of
our grain and provisions of all kinds,
which we have carried to Spain, Por
tugal, and the Streights, in large
quantities. The farmers will feel the
effeCts of this war as sensibly as the
merchants. ‘They are therefore deeply
interested in defending our navigation
from captures and insults. This de
fence can only be procured by a small
navy j and a navy cannot be built
without money. But our trade is is
already over-burdened with duties ;
apd unless our landholders will con
sent to a small tax of a penny or two
on each acre of cultivated land, their
produce must lie on hand, or be fold
at 25, perhaps 50 per cent, below its
present value.
The question of putting our country
in a poflure of defence against any
sudden invafiori, is before our nati
onal legislature; and, vve have no
doubt, will be decided to the fatis
faCfion of all good citizens. It is lin
gular for an independent people, who
enjoy more of the bounties of nature,
more freedom andprofperity than any
other state or kingdom now known in
the world, to leave her trade, her
sea-coast, her rich and ftourifhing
towns, totally defencelefs : a nation
cf four millions of fouls, liable every
moment to have her largest cities
burnt or laid under contribution by
any little piratical fleet thatfeours the
ocean. What shall be done? If we
are attacked, we must defend our
selves : But by what means? By a
navy. Not by a fleet of ships of the
line ; we have no occasion for it. Ma
ny of our harbours are defended by
shoal water. Moft of them have a
narrow entrance, commanded by e
minences, which are capable of being
fortified so effectually as to guard the
ports. But fome of them seem not
of this kind of defence, and
New York harbour may be of this
number. But two or three ships of
the line would probably defend the
harbour and city against any navy
whatever. Perhaps ships of a small
size would answer the purpose. A
few ships of size would forever pro
tect from insults our ports, and the
navigation near the coast ; while a
few large frigates would protect our
trade to Spain, Portugal, and the I e .
vant, from the pirates of the Barbary
coast. But the expence ! the expence!
We like the protection, but who pays?
PORT NEW S.
ENTERED INWARD.
Stop Phahc-Anne, Brown, Liverpool
Sc iooner Sutey, Hat bum a , New BeJf. rd
SLop Dove, Rogers, Charlton
Lurania, Church, St. Thomas's
CLEARED OUTWARD.
Brig Mary, AJlins, Barbados
Schooner Coliah, Node, St Bartholomew s
Skip Uxbri PaUet, Moore,'Charts/, on
Greenwich, Corey, Turns IJlaud
t .
ON the 20th tilt, the examination
of the scholars, in the Suobury
Academy, under the direction of the
reverend mr. William M‘Whir, com
menced before a refpedtable audience.
I he gentlemen appointed to judge of
the merits of the pupils, were of opi
nion, that the following young maften
exceeded in their refpeCtive dalles :
1 ft Ciafs ; grammar. —Samuel Dun.
wody and 1 homas Kirk.
2d Ciafs. —Mils P. Rhodes and
Thomas Peacock.
Brfi writers. —Francis Lawson and
William Anderlon.
Bejl arithmetician .—Samuel Dun
wody.
EJI fpcakers. —David Senior and
John Peacock.
All were highly pleased with the
masterly manner in which the exami
nation was conducted. It gave full
Icope for genius to display itfelf, and
at tile fame time afforded a clear proof
of the superior abilities of the in
structor, and his luperior method of
conveying knowledge, in a radical and
rational way, to the young mind.
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January 20, 1794.
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island of OfTabaw, all the negroes be
longing to theeflate of JOHN MOREL, do
ccaiedi —Conditions of fale— Cajh before the pro
perty is altered
Peter Henry Morel,
John Morel, > Executors.
Bryan Morel, j
Savannah, Dec. 24, 1793.
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December 11, 1 793,
GEORGIA, By fames Whilefeld, Regijlcr
(L. S.) >• of Probats for the county oj
J. Whi t EFIELD. J Chatham, in the state aforefaii.
WHEREAS Mr. Henry Putnam, of the
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kindred and creditors of the said George
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at my office in Savannah, on the’firft day of
February next, to fliew eatife (if any they
have) why letters of administration cunt tef
tamento annexo, should not be granted him.
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