Foreign Affairs, April 1793 - The Washington Administration
The outbreak of the French revolution coincided with the beginning of George Washington's first administration, but by 1793, warfare had engulfed Europe, pitting England, Prussia, Austria, and Spain against the new French Republic.
In the cabinet Thomas Jefferson opposed any expression of neutrality while Alexander Hamilton supported it. Washington eventually sided with the latter and issued a proclamation of neutrality that barred American ships from supplying war matériel to either side.
The American Revolution (Proclamation of Neutrality)Footer Links The Proclamation of Neutrality April 22, 1793 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES A PROCLAMATION Whereas it appears that a state of war exists between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great BProclamation of Neutrality April 22, 1793 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES A PROCLAMATION Whereas it appears that a state of war exists between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, and the United ... http://theamericanrevolution.org/hdocs/procofneutrality.asp