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Negotiation zuith France•
From the Prefident's communi
cation to Congrcfs of Thnrf
day laft, we extra# the fol
lowing—The letter from Tal
leyrand to citizen Pichon,
a!fo contained in the Prefi
dent's communication has al
ready been publifhed.
Department of State*
Philadelphia, March 6, '99.
Si E >
I enclofc a commiffion Con
flitutingyou in conjundion with
the thief jufticc Ellfworth and
Patrick Henry, efq of Virginia,
envoys extraordinary and minif
ters plenipotentiary rothe French
Republic. By the Prefidem's
diredion I enclofc for your in
formation copies of bis meflfages
to the fenate of the 18th and
25th of March by the latter of
which you will fee the motives
inducing the nomination of a
c&mmijfwn for the purpote of ne
gotiating with France, inftead
of reft ng the bufinefs , wholly
with you. This will doubtlefs
be agreeable by relieving you
from the weight of a foie ref
pnnfihility in an affair of fuch
magnitude.
Ins the PreGdent's deGre that
you hy letter to the French mi
nifter of foicign idations, inform
him H that Oliver Ellfworth,
chief juftice of the United States,
Patrick Henry, late governor of
Virginia, and yourfelf, arc ap
pointed envoys extraordinary
and minifters plenipotentiary of
the United States to the French
Republic, with full powers to
difeufs and fettle by a treaty, all
controverGes between the United
States and Francebut •* that
the two former will not embark
for Furope until they (hall have
received from the diredory,
di e# and unequivocal afluran
ce S GgoiGed by their fecreta y
of foreign relations, that the
envoys (hall be received in cha
fer to an audience of the di
icftory, and that they fhall enjoy
all the prerogatives attached to
that charader by the laws of
nations, and that a minifter or
minifters of equd powers (ball
be appointed and commiflioned
to treat wiih them."
The anlwcr you (hall receive
to your letter you will be pleafed
to tranfmit to this office.
You will alfo be pleafed to
underhand it to be the PreG
dent's opinion, that no more
,ndlr *a and inofficial comma
motions, written or verbal,
ould be held with any perfons
whatever, agents on behalf of
r rance , on the fubjeds of dif
e'ence between the United
a es a od the French Republic.
S D A Y, January 14, 1800. [No. 50,
If the French government realty
drfirc a fettlement r.f the exidirg
. differences, it muft take the
. courfe above po nted out : un
. lefs the executive direftory
% ffiould prefer fending a minifter
, plenipotentiary to the United
, States.
, —■ -
I have the honor to be,
very relpcdtfully, fir,
your obedient fervant,
Timothy Pickering,
William Vans Murray, efq.
minifter of the U. States,
at the Hague.
(■°oFy.)
The Hague, sth5 th May , 1799.
Citizen Mmiller.
It is with the grrateft plrafure
that I haften to fu frl the inftruc
| lions which 1 have juft had the
honor to receive hem the go
, verrment of the United States
| of America, by informing you
that the P efident has appointed
( liver Ell worth, chief juftice
of the United Mates, Patrick
.Henry, late governor cf Virgi
nia, and William Vans Murray,
minifter re fide nt of the United
Stales at the H. guc* to he en
voys extraordinary ar.d mirifteis
plcnipotentia y of the U. States
to the French Republic, with
full powers to dilcuh ; nd fettle
by a treaty, all the controverfies
between the United States and
France ; but that ihc two former
(Mr, Llllwoith and Mr Hem) )
will not embark for. i urope,
until they £h 11 h<.ve received
from the executive directory,
dire# and unequivocal allian
ces fignifted b) their minifter of
foreign iclations, th t the < nvoys
(hall be received in char. #er to
an audience cf the direftory,
and that they (hall enjoy all the
prerogatives attached o that
charafter, by the law of nations,
and that a minifter or minifters
of equal power dial 1 be appoint
ed and commilliontd to neat
with them.
I requeft you, citizen minif
tcr, to lay this fubjt6l before
your government, and as the
diftarcc is fo gieat and the ob
llaclcs fo numerous in an atlan
lie voyage, that you will Uvor
me, as fpcedily as polfibje, wi h
the anfwcr whn h is to ead to
lurh happy and important con
fequences.
Accept, citizen mini Her, of
the aflurances of my pci feet and
high eftcem.
Wm. V. Murray.
To the citizen 1 alley rand,
minifter of the exterior
relations of the French
Republic, See, &c. Paris.
The Hague, jth May, 1799*
Dear Mr,
On the 41b inf}.. late in the
evening, 1 bad the honor to re
reive your No. 2«, containing
the commiffirn of envoys.
On the sth 1 addreffid pre
cilely agreeable to your inftiuc
tions, as I conceived, the inclo
led letter to Mr. Talleyrand fhc
minifter of exterior relations.
Y< u will perceive, fir, that I
did not think mylclf at liberty
to go. not only ou( of the com
mas, but be\t nii liittu— n one
word alone! <i« viaitd in the
word, M minifter" in ft cad ol
*• fee l clary" of fo eign relations.
N* direft nor indue# and in»
official communications written
or verbal (hall be held by me
with the Ficnch agents on Ame
rican affairs.
1 accept the appointment
which it has pleafed the Prcfi
dent to cloaih me with, under
a giatcful fenfe of the high honor
conferred upon me, lo uncx
pifted'y, by this muk of his
icorfrdcrcc. 1 may be allowed
to fay. that though 1 was deeply
jfenfible of the honor conferred
by the fnft nomination, and (hall
always 1 Ik pe retain a moll
| grateful recolleftinn of it; yet
| fi», the new modification of that
j nomination gave me great plea
tfure. always conceiving as 1
j thought I did, that any negoti
ator with France would be fu 1
1 of anxieties and political perils
to the evoys that Ihould b
employed by our government,
I I had no wiffies to be engaged
in it, and no expcftaiion that I
ftiould be : to have a fhare in it
was by me unfought ; you will
exruff this declaration, becau'e
I was inftmmental in certain
preliminary fteps relative lo the
advances of fiance, whn h p’o
duced the bufis of the appoint
rnf n*.
I Tent th** original of tbe cr
rlofed to Mr. T-dlcyrand by
poll another, a copy, to major}
M< urtflon nee to b« bar ded to
him, a thid to Mr, G’lffi h for
major M in cafe the other tailed, •
to be op* m d by Mr. M. if maj. 1
M. (houid have been out of l
Paris, and direfted Mr. G. to'
follow the inft uftions whic h he
would find in ihe letters to maj.
M. which were to deliver the
inrlofidioMr Talleyrand, and ;
take his letter, anfwer for me, 1
nd to lend it to me.
As foon as I have the anfwer
of the direftoiy, I ftrall have 1
the honor of tranlmurir.g copies
to you fir, by diffeient ways,
I am with the gr< ateft r« fpeft
and fincere eftec m dear fir, faiiir
fully, your moll obt. fervant,
Wm V. Murray;
The bon, Timothy Pickering,
efq. fecietary of Hate of the j
United States of America. 1
Pans, 23 d I lor cal, [ 1 2th May ,
; : J799»] Jth year of the French
( Republic, one and irdiv fihie,
Theminiftcrofextcrioro LtJonS.
lo W ham lavs Murray, mimfler
rep ent of the In Led States, at
the Hague,
I augur 100 welt, fir, from the
eagerness yen difpDyin fulfilling
ti*e inftruftions of v<’ur govern
ment, not to l aden to arfwer
the letter I received ficm vou
daied the 1 hof this month.
T he executive dir< ft ry being
informed of the nomination of
Mr. Oliver Ellfworth, of Mr.
Patric k H« my, and of youtlelf
as envoys extiaotd naiy and
minifters plenipotentiary of the
\mted Siatts to thr French
Kepublic, to difouls and termt
n te all drib renres which fuhfift
between the two countries, f es
with pleaiute. that irsoer eve
r.mce in pacific fentiments has
kept open the wav to an ap
po aching reconctba ion !r has
a longtime ago mmifeOed ns
intentions with relpeft to this
fuljeft. Be pleafed to tranlmic
lo your colh agues, ,*nd a»cepr
yourfelf. the f ank ai cl exp rcit
tiluiance that it will receive the
envovs of the United Slates, m
charafter with which
they are inverted ; that thi y
(ball er joy a I che pre ogat ves
which are attached to i b) the
law of nations, and that one or
more min ders ffi.il bo duly
authorized totieaf with them
It was certainly um eolfary
*0 fuffer fo many months to
elaplr for th< mere confirmation
of what I h ve already declared
0 Mr. Gerry, and wh ch aft. r
his departure 1 earned to be
declared to you at the Hague.
1 bnceicty regret that your two
colleagues awiitthis an'wer at
fo gnat a diftam c. As lo you,
fir, whom it will reach ?n a ft w
days, and who r nde’ftand lo
well the va ueof rime wh nhe
relioration <1 h.«imo y between
two republics, w Inch c ery thing
rnvitis to fnendftiip is in quef
non, be allured that as fo n as
you can t- ke in hand the ohj tl
of your million, I ffia 1 have the
honoi immediately to lend you
paflports-
Accept, fir, the aftuiances of
my veiy linccrc conhdeiatior,,
Ch. Mau. Talli-yrand.
J O SEPH W HITE,
Taylor arid He bit Maker,
RF> PtC 7FUI L Y 1 form,* hi cti
»• H ;hf ! 1 ii> ren'ra . »ha* he
ti .. re urn-it I'- i1 r, im in rds
c i' ryi - g . n Uil net* « th h t '< • me. attrn,
ti m and r*»fp ,• t h, rd Ad ti r th ~r
he will * itlt «>n a m*» fra - 'tr >«
ak if ; a* m h .rdu pc cc Ae
to hit lonuff 4 vd Cu.Uu.cr ill uia
c’-ci.o ft-'t-ren »• »|| auuiit.
D ceu.Ur 17.