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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Report from Philadelphia via Norfolk: Belligerent powers agree to a peace congress in France with commissioners from warring and neutral nations. Thomas Jefferson appointed as US envoy. British to compensate for US vessels seized by their privateers; US to pay for British ones taken by American-fitted privateers.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Norfolk, to his friend in Richmond.
"A gentleman brings us very important advice from Philadelphia; it is that the belligerent powers have at last agreed upon a Congress, to be held in France, composed of Commissioners from all the powers at war and those in neutrality, to treat upon a general peace. Mr. Jefferson it is said, is appointed to that embassy, on the part of the United States. Further, that the British have agreed to pay for all our vessels taken by their piratical privateers, and we are to pay for all theirs taken by privateers originally fitted out in the ports of the United States."
Trifles light as air will show,
Like feathers, bow the wind does blow.
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France
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british agree to pay for us vessels taken by their privateers; us to pay for british vessels taken by privateers fitted out in us ports; general peace congress to be held.
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Belligerent powers have agreed to a Congress in France with commissioners from powers at war and neutral nations to treat for general peace. Mr. Jefferson appointed as US representative. Additional agreement on compensation for vessels seized by privateers.