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Tl mli MM - , m m • -wr —— r SUfcT 7»- ' *s* * • ‘ ITHE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE Vol. I.] I ~ —xrjsox sf\n truth impartial gu,oh r/ih jr.vr. I GEORGIA, LOUISVILLE:—PubhIhtd every Tuelday, by AMBROSE DAY, at 3 dollars pc 1 aim. payable halt yearly. 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.