When was it published?

November 12, 1798 in The Gazette

Foreign News November 12, 1798

The Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Pinckney, Mr. Marshall, The Directory

Q: What keywords are associated?

French Directory, American Commissioners, Pinckney Expulsion, Diplomatic Mistreatment, Illness During Expulsion

Portland, Cumberland County, Maine

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What is this article about?

The French Directory ordered American commissioners Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Marshall to leave Paris despite Mr. Pinckney's daughter being too ill to travel safely, forcing them to stop in a provincial town as her condition worsened.

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The mean spite and shocking inhumanity of the French rulers, were fully exemplified in their conduct to Mr. Pinckney, one of the American commissioners. When that gentleman and Mr. Marshall were ordered to quit Paris, Mr. Pinckney's daughter lay on a sick bed, and it was considered as dangerous to remove her. This circumstance was represented to the Directory, but was of no avail. Their orders were peremptory. The distressed parent set off with his daughter, and with difficulty reached a provincial town on the road, where he was obliged to halt from the increasing illness of the young lady.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic

What keywords are associated?

French Directory American Commissioners Pinckney Expulsion Diplomatic Mistreatment Illness During Expulsion

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Pinckney Mr. Marshall The Directory

Where did it happen?

Paris

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Paris

Key Persons

Mr. Pinckney Mr. Marshall The Directory

Outcome

mr. pinckney and his daughter were forced to leave paris and halt in a provincial town due to her worsening illness; no further casualties reported.

Event Details

The French Directory exemplified spite by ordering American commissioners Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Marshall to quit Paris despite Mr. Pinckney's daughter's dangerous illness. Representations were ignored, and they departed, stopping in a provincial town as her condition increased.