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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 1 debated foreign commerce report and received presidential message with M. Genet's letter denying authorization of U.S. armed forces but admitting commissions to South Carolinians for French service against Britain and Spain; state legislature proceedings confirmed enlistments for frontier actions.
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House of Representatives.
Wednesday, Jan. 1.
After reading and referring several petitions—a motion was made to go into committee of the whole, on the report of the Secretary of State, respecting the foreign commerce of the United States—
This motion was succeeded by another, to suspend the consideration of this subject, till the correspondence of the Executive with the British Minister should be printed and in the hands of the members—this motion was negatived and the House went into committee —Mr. Trumbull in the chair.
The Debate was continued till near three o'clock—when the committee rose, and reported progress.
A message was received from the President of the United States, communicating a letter from M. Genet, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to the United States, dated the 20th December 1793—and a copy of the proceedings of the Legislature of South-Carolina. The letter was read—it states that the minister had not authorized the enrolling, arming and equipping of any armed force in any part of the territory of the United States, but that pursuant to authority and instructions from the Executive Council of the French Republic he had delivered commissions to sundry republican citizens in the state of South-Carolina who had determined to expatriate themselves—these persons were to go to join the people called Savages, to fight under the orders of the French Republic against their enemies, the English and Spaniards.
A further communication on the subject is mentioned in this letter.
The proceedings of the Legislature of South Carolina relative to this business were then read by which it appears that a number of persons in that state had accepted commissions and instructions from Mr. Genet—that they had proceeded to enlist, equip and arm sundry persons pursuant thereto ;these, when embodied, were to rendezvous in Georgia, and to act on the Spanish settlements on the Frontiers,or otherwise in conjunction with a French fleet, in case such fleet should appear on the Southern coast.
(To be continued.)
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Wednesday, Jan. 1.
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House of Representatives session included motions and debate on the Secretary of State's report on foreign commerce, which continued until near three o'clock. A message from the President communicated a letter from M. Genet dated December 20, 1793, stating he did not authorize arming forces in U.S. territory but issued commissions to South Carolina citizens to join French forces against English and Spaniards. Proceedings from South Carolina Legislature detailed persons accepting Genet's commissions, enlisting and arming others to rendezvous in Georgia for actions against Spanish settlements or with a French fleet.