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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Commodore Barney and a French general from St. Domingo arrived in Annapolis on December 26 or 27, 1800. Barney reports his fleet at Norfolk and warns of war with France if Adams wins the presidency over Jefferson. He has orders to seize American vessels to/from British ports but hold them pending further instructions.
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"Last evening, commodore Barney and a French General from St. Domingo, arrived in this City. The Commodore's Fleet is at Norfolk—The General is on his way to New York, to go to France in a corvette, to sail from that place as soon as it shall be officially declared who is the President of the United States. Barney says, should Adams be elected President, we shall certainly be engaged in a war with France in less than three months: and he knows not how we could have avoided that misfortune, but by electing Mr. Jefferson our President, who stands much higher with the French nation than any other man in our country. He says he has positive instructions to take all American vessels going to or coming from British ports; but the vessels and cargoes are not to be disposed of, 'till further orders.'"
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Annapolis
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December 27 (Letter Date; Arrival Last Evening)
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Commodore Barney and a French General from St. Domingo arrived in Annapolis last evening. Barney's fleet is at Norfolk. The General heads to New York to sail to France once the US President is declared. Barney predicts war with France within three months if Adams is elected, favoring Jefferson to avoid it. He has instructions to seize American vessels to/from British ports but hold them until further orders.