The New Hampshire Gazette

WASHINGTON, August 12.

From the National Intelligencer.

In our late animadversions on the existing relations between the United States and the French Republic, which were deemed necessary to counteract erroneous impressions attempted to be made on the delivery of the Berceau, we omitted to notice some occurrences of considerable importance, which as they elucidate the measures of the French government, and its amicable disposition, may be fairly considered as a justification, if not the cause, of similar measures, and a similar disposition on the part of our government.

The convention between the United States and France was signed on the 30th September in the last year. On the 18th of September when it is presumable the French government were satisfied with the immediate conclusion of our difference by the convention, soon afterwards signed, and when it is probable that the most important, if not the whole of its provisions had been agreed to, they released, through the court of prizes at Paris, the following vessels.

[Here follow the names of eleven vessels.]

On the same day that these vessels were liberated, an arret of the Consuls stopped all further proceedings in the case of American vessels, in order to release them when the ratification of the treaty by the United States should be known, by an act of the government, instead of waiting for the tardy proceedings of Courts.

As a further evidence of the disposition of the French government to give immediate effect to the provisions of the convention, the following American vessels were liberated at Guadaloupe, immediately on the receipt of the convention there, and in virtue of an order from France, viz.

Here follow the names of eight vessels.

These steps, it will be observed were promptly taken by France; and they are strong, if not conclusive, indications of the disposition of her government to put an end not only to all further depredation on our trade, but to give instantaneous effect to the conciliatory stipulations of the convention.

To manifest, on its part, a correspondent amicable disposition, the American government directed the Berceau to be given up and restitution to be made of the money taken from the officers, which had gone into the public treasury. The whole sum, we understand, amounted to 8000 dollars, the remaining moiety whereof has not been restored.