Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 December 1809 — Page 1

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DOCUMENTS WHICH ACCOMPANIED THE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES. Letter from mr. Erfkine, envoy extraordinary and minifter plenipotentiary of his Brtantc majefty, to the fecretary of ftatr. Washington City July 31, J 809. SIR, I HAVE the honor to inclofe to you a copy of an order which was pa (Ted by his majefty in council on the 24ila of May lad. In communicating this order it is with

he drepeft regret that I have to inform you

that his majelty has not thought proper to

confirm the late provifional agreement which I had entered into with you on the part of our refpeftive governments. Neither the prefent time nor the occafion will afford me a favorable opportunity for explaining to you the grounds and re?fons upon which 1 conceived I had confor

med to his majefty's wifbes, and to the Ipirit at leaft of my inftruftions upon that lub ject ? nor indeed, would my vindication of my conduct whatever I may have to cffci) be of any importance further than as it might tend to fhew that no intention exif ted on my part to pracVife any deception towards the government of the United States. I have the fatisf-tftton, however, to cnll your attention to that part of the incloftd order, which protecls the commerce and fhipptngof the United States from the in jury and inconveniences which might have arifeti to American citiz-ns from a reliance on the provifional agreement before menti. oned ; and I cannot hut cherifh a hop that no further bad conltquence may refult from an arrangement which I hd fully believed would have met with his maj-lty? approbation, and would have led to a complete and cordial underftanding betwern the two countries. With fmtiments of the higheft refpeft and confidr ration, I have the honor to be,

fir, your moll obedient humble fervant, D. M. Krfkine, The hon. R. Smith. Ifc, &c. Ifc,

the bona fida intention of America, to prevent her citizens from trading with Frame, and the powers adopting and acting tinder French decrees, is to be coufulered at hbrr ty to capture all Inch Ameiican vefitls, as may be found attempting to trade with the ports of any of thoTt powers; without fr. tority for the oblervance of the embargo the railing it nominally with refpedt to G. Britain alone, would in fact, railc it with

refpecl to all the world." I have the honor to rrqueft you to favor mr with fuch explanations, as your caudot will at once fugttt in relation to the fc imputed conventions. I forbear to exprefs to you, fir,' the furprife that 1 It It at the extraordinary pre. trillions fet forth in this letter of inlli nclion, and efpecially at the expectation that tins government would, as a preliminary, recognize conditions, two of which arc to manifeftly irreconcilable to the dignity and intereft of the United States. I, however, would remark, that had you deemed it pro per to have communicated in extenfo this letter, it would have been impofTible for the Prefidriit to have perceived in its con. ditions, or in its fpirit, that conciliatory d ifpofition which had been piofr fifed, U. which it was hoped had really rxillcd. I have the honor to be, Sec. (Signed) R. Smith. The hon D, M, Erskine, Cc. i?c. Ufc

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Thesecretary of state to mr. Erskine. Department of State, Aug. 9, 1809, SIR, I HAVE just received from mr. Pinckney a letter, inclosing a printed paper. purporting to be a copy of dispitch to you

from mr. Canning, which states among other things that ' from the reportof your conversation with mr. Msdison mr. Gailatin and mr. Smith it appears— "1st. That the Americ an government is prepared in the event of his majesty's consenting to withdraw the ordrrs in Council of January and November, 1807, to witharaw contemporaniouslyon on his part the interdiction of its harbors to ships of war. and all non-intercourse & non-importation so far ast respects Great Britian, Ieaving them in force with resperct to France, and the powers which adopt or acty under her decrees. " 2d. That America is willing to renounce during the present war, the pretension of carrying on in time of war of all trade with the enemie's colonies, from which she was excluded during peace. " 3d. Great Britain for the purposeof securing the operation of the emnbargo, and

From mr. Eifkine to mr. .Smith. Washington Aug, 14, i09. SIR, I HAVE the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9ch a i II informing me that you had j u II received a letter from mr. Pinckncy inciuiing apuntrd paper purporting to be a copy ot a diipatch to me from mr. Canning, which Hates, among other things, trom the report of your converfatious with mr. Madifoo, mr. Gallatin and mr. Smith it appears t 1ft. That the American govt rnmcnt is prepared, in the event ot hi majrfty'scon. tenting to withdraw the orders in council of Jan. and Nov. 1807, to withdraw ion temporanioufly on i.s part the interdiction

of its harbors u llup ol w-r, and -II in tercourfe and uon-importatioo attsto f-ir ,s rrfpeds Girt lii'rain leaving them in tun e with rrfp-dt to Fraocc, aid the powers which dopt, or cl under hrr dnrtr. "2d. That Anirnca is willing to re nounce durinc thr prelrnt Wtr, the prrtenli on of carryn-g on in time of war, all tr.idc with thr en. nne's colonies from which Ihe was exr hided during prcr. J'i. Gret lintaio, hr 'he purpofe of frcuring thr oprratimi oi thr embargo, diid the bona fida intention u Anieiiia to pre vent' her citiz-MiS in m trddn j with France

nd the powers ;idtptirg ai.u Ctmg under' the F. d-crres ib to be cot, lidded i brut.' r i t Ithrrty To capture all iin h Arrr lican v f- , feh i mav he found a t tf tiipt i 1 1 g to tr-dc . vith t- jorts of 4tiy of theie powers ; ' i;i ut w hit h lei unty f(r tlse t.hft i v nr e of

thr eini r'o. the railing it nunon-dlv witf. trfpr to (i. 13 1 1 i ti ahr;e, wi ulJ lo fC, rjifr it with rt TprCt to all the v. or Id. The ev .p)r, t'Kiii whi( h) 'U r ecji.f 1 frrm nf on tht fur "C (hall he v;'veo i'Ihii hu, and I w ih . . ir. J, At (idi ! . to ! y fore mi an hltrf rf thr touitt.iHii

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at the time, and upon the occafin alluded to hy his majefty's frcfetaiy vi ll-te (mr. Canning) in that prt of his ii.flt udtions tu me vf which you inform me you have rcei ved a printed copy from mr. Pmtknry. Upon referring to my difpatches, aoV'te (Ted to his m felly's government of the 3u 5c 4th Dcla(t, in which thefe commuri(tU ons are detailed, I conduce that thr loi.vrrtions alluded to muft have been held forne days pr-vious to that period, and were to the following effeft : Mr. Madifoo (then fecretary of ftate) is .rrprtfrntf d by rne to have urged various ar--gnmrnts tending to prove that the U. States had exerted all their tffoits to perfnacir the Frrnchgovrrnment to withdraw their nrjufl rrltricions upon reutrwl Commerce, & that retourfe might have been had to mr. fuej of more activity and decifion againft Fiance than mere remonflrances, but that iti the mean time G. Britain had KTucd her orders in council, before it was known whet! er the U. .States would at qui fee in Ljtc igrr (lions of France, and therrby rendered it impoflible to diOingnifh brtwem thr conduct of the two b Hieieiits, wlw had rqually committed ggreflions i gainft thr U. S. After fome other obfrrvatioi s nr, Madifon is ftated hy meat that time to h.te

wc'rhd, that ?s the world muft he convimrd that America had in vain tkei 11 the meins in her power to obtain fom Grr-ac Britain and France a jnft attention to her rights, as a neutral power, by reprrf-ntti ons and remoi ftrances, that lhr would be fully jultifiVd in having recouife to hoftilities tv ith either bel'irrr nT, and that ihe only hr fit a ted to do fo fom the d;fTi ulty of contending ih both ; hut tint ihr muil he driven even to endeavor to mairtain hrr rights againft the two grea'eli powrrs in the world ; uuhls either of them Ihr tild relax tht ir re 0 rift ion? on neutral rrmu cite : in which cafe, the U. States would at cure fide with tint pwr aginfl thr other which might continue its apjrrrfl",ns. That every (pi, ,r, v Inch h- enter'airrcl rfpeft ing thr hi I) intrr (It of hid corn ry led him to wifh tht a gooH U''' ft t difer On old take pi C Inwerj, G. Bi'..n snd the U. States iid h .t he tl ot' t i i . i 0S. .!'iis advantage's whith would th- 1 v rr

iioi in u"'ii louumts were n l;t!itirnt pi dr of the finferity of his f ntim'tit?. Th-fe nbfeivation, fir, I hf tr l-- e to irni.ik, were mdr Co me hy rnr. M-d.fon bout a month fter thr intelligence had been rn rived in this Cruntry f tl r rr j-fii-on by his m. j fly's governmei-t of the prop -fitior nwdr thro' rrr. P:iikny hy the pi e fidr-i.t f"r th" rrr'.vI of thr err.harrri rrfu-Cted G. B ' 4'". op',f' r nnHi'inn that the or d-rs in t MM'f il fh i.ld r wi'ltfrwn as re l'ji-cted th- LT. Srarr : -id ,is friitiUiriits wrt", as 1 oorivrd, epfffj".r to me, in order tliat I m w lit coovry them to his m-jeHy ;'ovri it.j,:, fn ..j t0 cad :.) reconf:drr 4tr,n f the prp Htior hpve n rntiored ith a vjrw to ! " ioPTne' of the r!ifT"-f'rcei nnrn tf'-t fnf'ft hTw.rj the refpr (Oivr rout. tries. Fur I f ... f; l-trcl tht mr. M oifnt rr.ear.t tl ?l r v, Tr tn-ot of -I) TJ, Sft- wro1 rhcp" h'mfel' f -yoor h" p" p- f: o fti j, t?,

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