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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Captain Bainbridge disputes General Desfourneaux's claims of amicable US-France settlement and release of American prisoners, reporting continued captures and condemnations in Guadaloupe through January 18.
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PHILADELPHIA
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19
The following memorandum politely handed me by Capt. BAINBRIDGE, of the Retaliation, will shew the degree of credit which ought to be attached to the letter of Desfourneaux.
"On the 5th January I waited on Gen. Desfourneaux: during the conversation I then had with him, he informed me, that affairs had been amicably settled between America and France. On enquiring the grounds of this information, he said Dr. Logan had arrived in America, and had terminated the dispute between, the two countries. I observed to Desfourneaux that I did not believe Dr. Logan was authorized by our Government to act in any official capacity in France, He said no, he was not from the Government, but was a deputy from the People.
A sufficient evidence of his belief that our Government and People are divided.
"He mentions in his letter to the President, that he has sent home the Americans made prisoners previous to his arrival. I declare that great numbers of them continued to be made prisoners after his arrival, and that every vessel that was brought into the island of Guadaloupe previous to my departure, on the 18th January, was condemned, vessel and cargo, except one from New-Bedford, bound to Surinam, the trial of which was not decided.
"WM. BAINBRIDGE."
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Guadaloupe
Event Date
5th January To 18th January
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continued making of american prisoners after desfourneaux's arrival; every vessel brought into guadaloupe condemned except one undecided trial.
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Bainbridge met Desfourneaux on January 5, who claimed US-France disputes settled via Dr. Logan as people's deputy, indicating belief in government-people division. Desfourneaux's letter to President claimed release of pre-arrival prisoners, but Bainbridge reports ongoing captures and condemnations in Guadaloupe until his departure on January 18.