Department of State Trenton Oct. 13.1798. Sir, Last evening I received letters from Bordeaux, by which it appears that General Pinckney embarked with his family, about the middle of August, for New York. The letters came in the ship Franklin, arrived in the river Delaware. I inclose copies of these letters, being Mr. Shipwith's to Mr. Fenwick, mentioning that on the 21^st of August he had received an official copy of an Arret of the Directory, taking off the embargo on American vessels; & Mr. Fenwick's of Aug.^t 28^th covering the former. A private letter to me from a Mr. Theodore Peters, a Dutch merchant at Bordeaux of reputation, dated Aug.^t 27.^th says — "The news brought by the liberty has made no great Sensation." The copy of a letter dated at Bordeaux Aug.^t 27. from Mr. Hory gives the information concerning General Pinckney's departure. A Paris newspaper of the 24^th of August, sent by Mr. Hory for Gen.^l Pinckney, contains Philadelphia news of the 24^th of July. An extract of those articles is inclosed; to which is added from the same paper, a paragraph shewing that the wife of Mr. de Lafayette was in Paris, looking after her estates, impaired while she was confined in the "Austrian Dungeon." This perhaps is to prepare the way for the return of her husband. I have rec.^d letters from Mr. Adams at Berlin dated July 16^th relative to the renewal of the treaty with Prussia, which is decyphering; and of July 29. giving an account of the rendering homage to the King by his nobles and people: the latter I have the honour to inclose; together with a private letter addressed to you from Mr. Murray. I am, with great respect, Sir, your most ob.^t servant, Timothy Pickering. The President of the United States. --- [Copy — Fenwick to Pickering — Aug.^t 28. 1798.] [Encl. 13 Oct 1798] Bordeaux 28^th Aug.^t 1798 Timothy Pickering, Esq.^r Secretary of State of the U.S. Philadelphia. Sir, I enclose you a copy of a letter I have just received from the Consul General at Paris relative to the embargo on American vessels in France — This arrêté has not yet officially reached this port — but is hourly expected — tho some apprehensions are entertained that if the late accounts from Philadelphia by the flag vessel, the Liberty, that sailed about the 18 July and arrived here a few days past, should reach Paris before the execution of the arrêté raising the embargo, it may be delayed. [Blank] There are American vessels now detained here. I have the honour to be Sir your most ob^t Servant Joseph Fenwick --- [Copy — Shipwith to Fenwick — Aug.^t 24. 1798.] [Encl. 13 Oct 1798] J. Fenwick Esq.^r Paris 21^st August 1798 Bordeaux Dear Sir, Thinking it as agreeable to you as interesting to our Commerce, I hasten to inform you I have received to day an Official copy of the arrete of the Directory, taking off the embargo laid on our Vessels. This arrete is not yet published, but I hope it will be soon in every Port of France, and of course put to execution. Yours truly (Signed) Fulwar Skipwith (Copy) Joseph Fenwick --- [Morris's copy — Hory to Pickering — Bordeaux Aug. 27. 1798.] [Encl. 13 Oct 1798] Bordeaux le 27 d'aout 1798. Monsieur, Mons.^t le General Pinchney est parti avec sa famille d'ici vers le milieu de ce mois, pour New-York, par le navire the Hope Capt.^re Hendrick Hendrickson. J'espere que cet excellent homme aura eu un heureux voyage, et sera deja rendu a sa patrie. Selon ses ordres, Monsieur, je vous envoye inclus les papiers nouvelles, &y joins une lettre pour lui; que je vous prie de lui faire parvenir. Permettez moi, Monsieur, de saisir cette occasion pour vous assurer de toute la consideration avec la quelle j'ai l'honneur d'etre, Monsieur, Votre tres humble Serv.^t Louis Hory. Monsieur. Monsieur le Colonel Pickering, Secretaire des Etats Unis. Philadelphia.