Hyde de Neuville, the French minister to the United States, demanded the dismissal of the offender.
If our institutions and habits as well as public opinion had not forbidden compliance with this request, the dictatorial tone of De Neuville was sufficient bar.

Richelieu could not be made to understand the reason for the refusal, and while disclaiming any idea of using force, said that the government would show its dissatisfaction in its own way.

This seemed to intimate an indefinite postponement of a consideration of American demands, and would have rendered Mr.
Gallatin's further residence useless as well as unpleasant; but French dignity got the better of what Gallatin termed, "the sickly sentimentality which existed on the subject of personal abuse of the king," and the insignificant incident was not allowed to interfere with friendly intercourse.
In 1817 Mr.Gallatin was engaged not only in advising Mr.Adams at London upon the points of a commercial treaty with Great Britain, but also, together with Mr.William Eustis, minister to the Netherlands, in a negotiation with that government.
The commission met at the Hague, Mr.Goldberg and Mr.Van der Kemp representing Holland.

The subjects were the treaty of 1782 between the States-general of the Netherlands and the United States, the repeal of discriminating duties, and the participation of the United States in the trade with the Dutch East Indies.

The basis of a treaty could not be agreed upon, and the whole matter was referred back to the two governments, the American commissioners recommending to the President a repeal of duties discriminating against vessels of the Netherlands, which would no doubt prevent future exaction of extra tonnage duties imposed on American vessels by that government.