...of foreign influence, and regardless of national honour, character and interest. "II The diplomatic intercourse between the United States and France being...that the Executive Directory passed a decree on the zd of March last, contravening, in part, the treaty of amity and commerce of 1778, injurious to our...

...investigation is to treat us neither as allies nor asjriends, nor as a sovereign state. . . . The diplomatic intercourse between the United States and France being...Government has no means of obtaining official information Jrom that country. Nevertheless, there is reason to believe that the Executive Directory passed a decree...

...equal measures of justice we have a right to expect from France and every other nation. The diplomatic intercourse between the United States and France being...that the Executive Directory passed a decree on the 2d of March last contravening in part the treaty of amity and commerce of 1778, injurious to our lawful...

...nation. The diplomatic intercourfe between the United States and France being at prcfent fufpended, the Government has no means of obtaining official information from that country ; neverthelefs, there is rcatbn to believe that the French Executive Direclory pafled a decree on thezd...