verned without taxes is folly in the extreme; this pretence has been subservient to the designs of the seditious of all nations, but has always been the ruin of those who

have been so unhappy as to be deceived by it. Such an error as this ought to have less effect in Corsica than any other place, since the heaviest charges are defrayed by the liberality of the king, and where no duty is imposed with out the law, and where the laws are framed by the representatives of the people. It has been our wish to enlighten the majority of the nation to whom we apply with confidence, in reminding them of the oath taken to his majesty and the country; and that oath does not promise a bare homage, but a perfect submission and obedience to the laws, and to the orders of the legitimate government, a deviation from which is not permitted to any true and loyal subject of his majesty, under any pretence whatever. A benign compassion, which inclines us in favour of those who have been deceived, and the affection we retain for a nation, in whose prosperity we are interested, has determined us to prefer admonition to every other measure, which, we flatter ourselves, will be sufficient to persuade the Corsicans to an entire submission to the laws, and obedience to the government. We pledge ourselves to answer every just demand; but we likewise de. clare, that we will never adhere to any measure produced by violence against the course of the laws; and that we will maintain the constitutional rights of the king and his government, in Corsica, with dignity, and unalterable firmness, as

well as the exercise of the preroga. tive accorded by the constitution itself.

Done at Bastia, Aug. 7, 1795.

Note of Mr. Drake, the British Mi

nister, to the Genoese Republic.

THE undersigned, &c. thinks it his duty to expose to the most serene government the following circumstances:

The report having been circulated and credited, that on the 6th inst. two French privateers endea. voured to sail from this port, with. out having previously given the securities stipulated in the 6th article of the edict of neutrality, long ago published by the most serene government, and the most strict exe. cution of which was promised in the face of Europe; an edict which, among other clauses, expressly states, that no vessel shall be mo. lested until 24 hours after her sailing: that the officer commanding the battery of the Mole, endeavouring, conformably to the express orders he had received from the most serene government, to prevent the privateers from sailing, and thus obviate the manifest and insulting infraction of the formal laws of the country, ordered a gun to be fired without ball; but this measure having had no effect, that the offi. cer, respecting his duty and the express orders of the most serene government on such occasions, fired with ball, and by this means obliged the privateer to submit to the laws of the port: that, in consequence of this event, an agent of the convention having taken on him to make the strongest complaints a gainst the conduct of the com

manding

manding officer, as if his exact ness in doing his duty could be considered a crime; and having added to his complaints the most insulting threats to an independent power, threats which become the more insulting because it is impossible for him to realize them and that, lastly, the most serene go. vernment, deliberating on these occurrences, has not only thought proper to allow itself to be inti. midated by its menaces, but has even made apologies to this agent of the convention; has imprisoned the commanding officer of the port, and the gunners who fired on the privateers, whose conduct is notwithstanding justified by the positive orders of the most serene government to cause the neutrality to be respected:

The undersigned, &c. informed of all these particulars, could in the first instance view them in no other light than as calumnious reports, circulated by malevolence and the enemies of the most serene government, not being able to persuade himself that it could deviate in a way so open and so insulting to the formal laws of its neutrality. But these reports acquiring daily more and more consistency, the undersigned thinks it his absolute duty to pray the most serene go. vernment to give him by an explicit reply, a knowledge of the degree of credit these reports may deserve; for it is of much consequence to his court, as well as to all Europe, to know what reliance can be placed on the protestations so frequently and solemnly repeated by the most serene government, that the law of the neutrality of this port should be respected.

The undersigned profits by this

opportunity to inform the most serene government, that privateers are fitting out in this port, more especially one between the wooden bridge and the arsenal, notwith. standing this is in manifest and clear contradiction of the 7th arti cle of the edict of neutrality above cited.

Answer of the Genoese Republic to Mr. Drake's Note.

THE under-written secretary of the most serene republic of Genoa has the honour to answer to the note of Mr. Francis Drake, minister plenipotentiary for his Britannic majesty, dated the 10th instant that since many days it is noto rious, that on the 8th instant the New Mole fired with grape shot ag the French privateer Sibilla, which had sailed from this port without the bill of clearance, though it was strictly ordered to the officer commanding that post to enforce the execution of the edict of neutrality communicated to all the foreign ministers and consuls at Genoa. However, he was not permitted to fire with grape shot, which was never used on any occasion, and was not prescribed by the regulations and instructions given to the commandant of the battery. The government, on its being informed of this accident, even before the French minister had brought any complaint (which related only to the quality of the shot, and not to the fact itself), was effected with that surprize which it would have felt had it been the case of any other flag, and caused the gunner, as well as the officer, to be arrested, in order

that

that a trial might be instituted according to the law, and the French minister was then made acquainted with it. Such a conduct, by which the government is assured to have acted in conformity with the system of neutrality, and with the edit by which the mode of its execution is prescribed, could not be interpreted in an unfavour. able manner, but by some illdisposed persons, and by then insidiously exposed to the British Minister, in order to determine him to bring a complaint. The republic therefore has not altered in the least its conduct, nor has it in the least deviated on this occa sion from that regularity which is the leading character of justice. The republic therefore cannot help remarking its surprize, in observing, by the note of the British minister, that (independent of the instructions received from his court upon the new point which constitutes the substance of the said note) he has thought proper to in sist upon an explicit answer, even in regard to the quality and observance of the neutrality of Genoa.

The adoption of the diplomatic measure (the importance of which cannot but be too well known to the British minister) in respect to a free government, which never ceases to conform its operations to the strictest impartiality, cannot reasonably shake the firmness by which it is directed.

But as the unfavourable colour of the transaction, which involves the neutrality of the republic, must yield to the truth of the fact, the said government rests assured, that it will not in future make any such unfavourable and injurious impressions on the mind of the British

minister as was expressed by him in terms that the king his sovereign, who respects the dignity of others in his own, would not permit to be inserted in the note presented by his minister.

Treaty between America and Algiers, Treaty of Peace and Amity, comf cluded this present Day, Lima Artasi, the Twenty-first of the Safer Year of the Hegira, 1210, corresponding with Saturday, the 5th of September, 1795 between Hassan Bashaw, Dey of Algiers, his Divan and Subjects, and George Washington, President of the United States of North America, and the Citi. zens of the said United States.

Art. 1. From the date of the present treaty there shall subsist a firm and sincere peace and amity between the president and citizens of the United States of North America, and Hassan Bashaw, dey of Algiers, his divan and sub. jects; the vessels and subjects of both nations reciprocally treating each other with civility, honour, and respect.

2. All vessels belonging to the citizens of the United States of North America shall be permitted to enter the different ports of the re gency, to trade with our subjects, or any other persons residing within our jurisdiction, on paying the usual duties at our custom-house that are paid by all nations at peace with this regency; observing, that all goods disembarked, and not sold here, shall be permitted to be reembarked, without paying any duty whatever, either for disembarking or embarking. All naval

and

and military stores, such as gunpowder, lead, iron, plank, sulphur, timber for building, tar, pitch, rosin, turpentine, and any other goods denominated naval and military stores, shall be permitted to be sold in this regency, without paying any duties whatever at the custom-house of this regency.

3. The vessels of both nations shall pass each other without any impediment or molestation; and all goods, monies, or passengers, of whatsoever nation, that may be on board of the vessels belonging to either party, shall be considered as inviolable, and shall be allowed to pass unmolested.

4. All ships of war belonging to this regency, on meeting with merchant vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, shall be allowed to visit them with two persons only besides the rowers; these two only permitted to go on board said vessel, without obtaining express leave of the commander of said vessel, who shall compare the passport, and immediately permit said vessel to proceed on her yoyage unmolested. All ships of war be. longing to the said United States of North America, on meeting with an Algerine cruizer, and shall have seen her passport and certificate from the consul of the United States of North America, resident in this regency, shall be permitted to proceed on her cruize unmolested; no passport to be issued to any ships but such as are absolutely the property of citizens of the United States; and eighteen months shall be the term allowed for furnishing the ships of the United States with passports.

5. No commander of any cruizer

belonging to this regency, shall be allowed to take any person, of whatever nation or denomination, out of any vessel belonging to the United States of North America, in order to examine them, or under pretence of making them confess any thing desired; neither shall they inflict any corporal punishment, or any way else molest them.

6. If any vessels belonging to the United States of North America shall be stranded on the coast of this regency, they shall receive every possible assistance from the subjects of this regency; all goods saved from the wreck shall be per mitted to be re-embarked on board of any other vessel, without paying any duties at the custom-house.

7. The Algerines are not, on any pretence whatever, to give or sell any vessel of war to any nation at war with the United States of North America, or any vessel ca. pable of cruizing to the detriment of the commerce of the United States.

8. Any citizens of the United States of North America having bought any prize condemned by the Algerines, shall not be again captured by the cruizers of the regency then at sea, although they have not a passport; a certificate from the consul resident being deemed sufficient, until such time as they can procure such passport.

9. If any of the Barbary states at war with the United States of North America shall capture any American vessel, and bring her into any of the ports of this regency, they shall not be permitted to sell her, but shall depart the port on procuring the requisite supplies of provision.

10. Any

10. Any vessel belonging to the United States of North America, when at war with any other nation, shall be permitted to send their prizes into the ports of the regency, and have leave to dispose of them without paying any duties on sale thereof. All vessels wanting pro. visions and refreshments shall be permitted to buy them at market price.

11. All ships of war belonging to the United States of North America, on anchoring in the ports of the regency, shall receive the usual presents of provisions and refreshments, gratis. Should any of the subjects of this regency make their escape on board vessels, they shall be immediately returned. No excuse shall be made, that they have hid themselves amongst the people, and cannot be found, or any other equivocation.

12. No citizen of the United States of North America shall be obliged to redeem any slave against his will, even should he be his brother; neither shall the owner of a slave be forced to sell him against his will but all such agreements must be made by consent of parties. Should any American citizens be taken on board an enemy's ship, by the cruizers of this regency, having regular passports, specifying they are citizens of the United States, they shall be immediately set at liberty. On the contrary, they having no passport, they and their property shall be considered lawful prizes; as this regency know their friends by their passport.

13. Should any of the citizens of the United States of North America die within the limits of this

regency, the dey and his subjects shall not interfere with the property of the deceased; but it shall be under the immediate direction of the consul, unless otherwise dis posed of by will. Should there be no consul, the effects shall be deposited in the hands of some per. sons worthy of trust, until the party shall appear who has a right to demand them, when they shall render an account of the property. Neither shall the dey or divan give hindrance in the execution of any will that may appear.

14. No citizen of the United States of North America shall be obliged to purchase any goods against his will; but, on the con trary, shall be allowed to purchase whatever it pleaseth him. The con. sul of the United States of North America, or any other citizen, shall not be amenable for debts contract. ed by any one of their own nation, unless previously they have given a written obligation so to do. Should the dey want to freight any American vessel that may be in the regency, or Turkey, said vessel not being engaged in con sequence of the friendship subsisting between the two nations, he expects to have the preference given him, on his paying the same freight offered by any other nation.

15. Any disputes, or suits at law, that may take place between the subjects of the regency and the citizens of the United States of North America, shall be decided by the dey in person, and no other. Any disputes that may arise between the citizens of the United States, shall be decided by the consul; as they are in such cases not subject to the laws of this regency. 16. Should