That besides taking efficacious measures to prevent the future fitting out of privateers in the ports of the United States they will not give asylum therein to any which shall have been at any time so fitted out, and will cause restitution of all such prizes as shall be hereafter brought within their ports by any of the said privateers.

That instructions be sent to the respective governors in conformity to the above communication.

The foregoing having been duly considered, and being now unanimously approved, they are submitted to the President of the United States.

  THOMAS JEFFERSON. 
  ALEXANDER HAMILTON. 
  HENRY KNOX. 
  EDMUND RANDOLPH.

CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF THE FRENCH MINISTER.

At a meeting of the heads of Departments and the Attorney-General at the President’s on the 1st and 2d of August, 1793, on a review of the whole of M. Genet’s correspondence and conduct, it was unanimously agreed that a letter should be written to the minister of the United States at Paris stating the same to him, resuming the points of difference which had arisen between the Government of the United States and M. Genet, assigning the reasons for the opinions of the former and desiring the recall of the latter; and that this letter, with those which have passed between M. Genet and the Secretary of State, and other necessary documents, shall be laid by Mr. Morris before the Executive of the French Government.

At a meeting of the same at the President’s August 15 the rough draft of the said letter, having been prepared by the Secretary of State, was read for consideration, and it was agreed that the Secretary of the Treasury should take measures for obtaining a vessel, either by hire or purchase, to be sent to France express with the dispatches when ready.

At a meeting of the same at the President’s August 20 the said letter was read and corrected by paragraphs, and finally agreed to.

At a meeting of the same at the President’s August 23 it was agreed that the preceding letter should bear the date of the last document which is to accompany it, to wit, August 16; and the draft of a second letter to our minister at Paris was read and unanimously approved, and to bear date this day.

Sealed and signed, this 23d day of August, 1793.

  THOMAS JEFFERSON. 
  ALEXANDER HAMILTON. 
  HENRY KNOX. 
  EDMUND RANDOLPH.

[From the original, Department of State.]

PHILADELPHIA, August 4, 1793.

The SECRETARY OF STATE.

SIR:  If the heads of Departments and the Attorney-General, who have prepared the eight rules which you handed to me yesterday, are well satisfied that they are not repugnant to treaties or to the laws of nations, and, moreover, are the best we can adopt to maintain neutrality, I not only give them my approbation, but desire they may be made known without delay for the information of all concerned.