<Li> John Slidell, U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1853 to 1861 (died 1871 in the United Kingdom) </Li> <Ul> <Li> July 23--Roger Sherman, lawyer, statesman and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (born 1721) </Li> <Li> October 8--John Hancock, businessman, smuggler, statesman, patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (born 1737) </Li> <Li> Date unknown--Philip Phile, violinist and composer (born c. 1734 in Germany) </Li> </Ul> <Li> July 23--Roger Sherman, lawyer, statesman and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (born 1721) </Li> <Li> October 8--John Hancock, businessman, smuggler, statesman, patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (born 1737) </Li>

Which countries went to war in 1793 that caught the attention of the united states