Excerpt from History of the Republic of the United States of America, Vol. 5: As Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His CotemporariesArrival of Genet - His previous career - His conduct at Charleston Issues commissions to American vessels - French prizes brought into Philadelphia - Hamilton's address urging peace - Meeting to wel come Genet - Letter of Hamilton predicting policy of and connivance with F rance - Address of merchants - National Gazette becomes an instrument of Genet - Cabinet as to armaments and captures - Ham ilton insists on obligation to repair in juries - Genet presented - Pub h'c dinner to him - Genet applies for advance of money - Transmits decree as to commerce - filefi'erson to Madison condemning proclama of neutrality - Genet defends arming privateers - Correspondence of Jefferson and Madison - Cabinet council as to prohibition of arming - Jefi'erson against prohibition - Hamilton and Knox in favor of it Approved by President - Letters to Genetf - Genet rejoins.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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