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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Ship Mary, Capt. Rice, arrived in Portsmouth, N.H., after 39 days from Hamburg, bringing news that US-France tensions were settled, Pinckney was received, French Directory ordered no more captures of American vessels except under specific conditions, and insurance rates dropped sharply.
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Arrived, Mary, Rice, in 39 days from Hamburgh, informs, that news was received at that place, a few days previous to his leaving it, that the misunderstanding between the United States and France, was amicably settled, and that Mr. Pinckney was certainly received and acknowledged, and that orders (which he saw and read) were issued by the Directory to capture no more American vessels, unless they had two sets of papers, and were carrying on a contraband trade. That in consequence the above, insurance had fallen from twenty-five to only four and a half per cent, on American vessels bound to America.
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Portsmouth, N. H.
Event Date
May 2
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misunderstanding between the united states and france amicably settled; mr. pinckney received and acknowledged; orders issued by the directory to capture no more american vessels unless they had two sets of papers and were carrying on contraband trade; insurance fallen from twenty-five to four and a half per cent on american vessels bound to america.
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Arrived, Mary, Rice, in 39 days from Hamburgh, informs that news was received at that place a few days previous to his leaving it that the misunderstanding between the United States and France was amicably settled, and that Mr. Pinckney was certainly received and acknowledged, and that orders (which he saw and read) were issued by the Directory to capture no more American vessels unless they had two sets of papers and were carrying on a contraband trade.