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PNBEjR-OTj i- ; WILMINGTON, jCTUESDAYr Jakuy, -2,1810: 7 -.
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' Official' J)06ument&tr
5 j , y " ' v M. concluded "'' ! P !
t ( . .".l: Although It iaitofc tIUTebfeea pur' iis
! ; v ' faiaaA w hJv4 giW M thi fubjed a pof,
! ' ft ot ich It Wduid trot baVe totally
. f ; C( IWnli tet jlUtlf has bfl the teftdeticf of
lome ot your, remarKH an panreuianjr or.
Acoticlufidiy tevVUJrawsf frditt ;oi.
'ifo. dtcuihftarvcei 1 ft.-rhat lia trac jo.f;
complaint froiio? this governmeatgn thjp
4ioMral ,af peats 4n this jecofdtof thej&ri
lhimflion, or wjdiftmaiy announced oy
rue m bur feofterncswii 24-fha froo
i;Scial bntfWtiile' 'ofMrv Erftine
ttiouch Hid not coinpriuucae in eitenlo
,j J kit orieuial umrutuons oe . iuBmittea to
rV inekhe tbreecoadtribtu therein 1'pecified and i
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: r-C Whwfbip rWtrace of c'omplamt agftinft the
f'ditt mehtitchWefof the rnifiioh it ?s
fi - fc thjgqwrtirneftcbv)d
" wrfed fuch cempiaint ,befpr thea(6n 'jfar.
t(t 'iilavbwaj, ha4 epjiuied, anJ,c;
.;v; jjeaaay as. ha explanations, wer ju(lly and
:yK; ''.J. ooftdetly erpefted through the MwFunc
V - tfenaiyv. . And. as to the fuppofed re'fcnre ot'
; vyftrt en this fubjedt M our tewaj. con
f jiercncesirl Waglheiithtt'rny repeated
ft intimation to yo?i oi the.Tieceut ox fif
l f explanations, 5a9 to 'die'fittavowa
dn' of thu eoVerntnent with rfcfpecl to the
pleafed to fiate's the futllituiion of
tenri . finalli ieed on t lot the terrns
trlt propofed, hS espued no Tmalt rgrf
; '- I' vol forpnfe;, ".Certain it J8thal jour predef
$ A:-.ijror iid r prefect, oe my ofKlefatio the
uree-'Conaitioruirvnica now appear nv inc
jrinrdocunwiiU-i.thatiie w4difpbfed tO
Vge them f more than the nature ot two of
'- them (both palpably imdmiffible and' one
iiore " thtoi merely' madmilribTe j could', per-
'Aifr atftTthat'ort findirtK his firft'proDOfals
tlnfuccfiful ho ..nwre ,'reonable . terni
omprifed in t arrwigament refpedini rite
Xkdjw jinxouncirwjere.adoiJtedi ..And what,
! firlk there in thi to countenance thecori-
fi6on-foa hae drawn in fator of the right
4k Bie.BnUnniC Majclty to dilarow tne pro
.eed'mgf' U 'f things fAore ctxnnwn in
' uhli(T ni?ociatjoni' than' ' to bcein witS - a
Pbhef demand, arid'that failing, to defcerid
fttaaion: two?':' ot irnore than," two
radci oTpropeutidns jn the fame let ot m
racliofi,. to beain; with what the mod
iraoJek ana to eaa wua wm u iouno ro
admiflible, in oft thc more defimble
fiioild ot b attainable.'. Thil mult be ob
. vioui to every ttnder(l'anUihg and iscotifirnw
' tU! bf; unlterfar exptnence; f K,;
"5 TClaiwererthtife! wt eotlr inftnx
iomaWen t vour'prtdeCcflor it i qnelthm
. aieat.1 That he had, or at leafti that he be-'
1 ftevad Bt,f had Aiflidehc" authority to 't con'
, ljde theanancenjent,hlrforal'afl'ur-jhcei
firing cirr difcufllohi, were fuch. n to leuve
Jo' rboMt for'douW." lln fubfcquenL Uva
' ef tie' lilh June raoewins hit aflaraoces to
tec that the term of. agreement f,hap
jift eonclBoedt by, tlie recent egocatior
'. will be fhrictty fulWkd-on the part of hit
ititftr"- i evident indication of what
tit perfuafion thei wAj at to. hi inllruc--'
tiont .And with a view to (hew wh.it h-t
Imprtfllona have been even fince thediCu
fowal,.l take the liberty of reTeiriuj
.t tht-anneied eitracla (fee1 C) ftwi
fVcVas eouM on!f lead tov i 5ifavovl, and
therefore at fupcrceding th rjeceffity of any
explanation wliaterer, if tt to be : retfetf ed, .
tnat too naa not oeemea it proper wren-
aer precne ana espucnv taw van or toot-l
letter which feiria to ifnpjy that f dd had
in our converianons, an- relation to tnaa- j
lair-ei me i-nenpeane, ioho wing tne jworcrs
of youf finftruaions,;held eu'not only the
manner in whicA tht reparauon, had been
accete, but evVtt the forrA iii' whichit had
been tendered, 4j wartjntmg hi Majefty jift
even Yetracling the offer -ot reparation and
that voi had elucidated the obfertatioTf bv
a" -xefftrince . " to ' thW JartSwila1.xxpreinon8
Cti-'ji tr..c..k- i--v-K . -L; i.
wpisn, p aii fvems pui loiany wn 01
in thia part ofbur converfatba, or whareVet
may bt; ; the Import of the paffage which
"1 have juft alluded! have : now the honor
'of Cffnifyincj to you, that I amWhorifed
receive m a prior lorm wnaieyer explicit
expianationa you may chute to-make with
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CwruTn f- fi)r'e,ign; govenimeiilto'execotev
and4utb0riirff 'it to make laws, foftt
nor otight it tooe fuppofed that the fanclibris
'and nrecautiora of a law of the' U.rStite,
in the cafes of thg prohibited trade in queX- I
tion, ja-puld preve inefGcacious (ot its pu.r- i
Jiid none rf (thofe obftacles 'ftrefanted
themfelveS to, tie courfeTc6rrefpbnding with'j
w jentimepts inu- qiipoimons oj uw ,
fident,-1 .out4have Mt great pleafure'; to
giving yotf formit affurances' of hiis ; readjnefs
to ecate the bonditional authoritywith
whichei'' M9ft4 fcr effoiihg in its full'
extent,, as far H it niay , depend on thei Uni-,
'vteaate, the 'fbmrn
true tw-cottrtttej and.tnat he would, more
gf eiy fcwk Jn& tW expertmcot
of a fnendly negotiatiori to i$cf poinjc of
difference and of mutual'ritereft' between
them. Ht indeett, in the event of afu'eceff.
ful termination of what' relator to the cafe
of the Chcfapeake. Tt be thbutht 'that a re
moval of tlie'diiGultte arifiiig frorW-0i orf;
States andwhicb." a?Bvitcd. by yoxifs MaV sgt
laring to theiirder in council of My Jaft ;-t t :' ' j
, r-ou'";leera . toconiider'j Uat , mealur af j ; :
ioroppfing'.thjfi, utmoft precautioii, that..f aj v t ;
m the, power ojL.btsi VnramneijKiajeuyc.iw
takeV for pretenring JoficS, from his.difavov4 :
' ol tne engagement of r your prcdeceno . ; ,
'to cUieens orrhoU? S':-W;.bai"rei'i':
fumed their! coniraerciati p'utfuita' on th , : ' , - :
fa&h pf that;aa:t: -
- r unoui eiuennz jnip, a.iuu view ui uir
inaaeouacT. w, uje,oiaerin..ta ijpewj 4 t
mg, : mftancrt in t.whjch t w. falli ; Hcnti!
retpect w ,the grQ
oiuvowai y aj!a,wnnout enquiring wnetner
lyour. aothotity be derived from I inftruc
tionsj that -hate been addrefled. to yurfelfi
ot that bave devolved brit yoA, as the fucce t
lor. or. tne mrnmerwno naovoecusea- to
cecuttliemiviy.
A you have, at the fame: time;been plea
fed to tx that his, Bratarmic Mnieft v had au
thorifed you to renew the offer, of fatisfac-
tion wiycjr int trjktne was inuruaea.to
make,' i was! affo naturally expeOed" tha
you would. ifS your; letter, nave .ftate'with
precilion in wnat. tnat oner, dincrea fiom
the:Veprjtatjoi-jb)emnlyMendCT
at5kui.Pi ana acccptca py ine wiiiiea states,
and that yoo wouM have Ihewn trr what the
reparation, tfiik tendered, difltfed fronyjiis
infrjtiowrrAod whjea tMi ths hiV6f
to. intimate that,' in order to avoid the mi V
conceptions ihveident to oral arbceedingsi it'
was thought expedient that our further dif-
cuilionsoa the prefent occafion (houkl be in1
devwntten form', there wax no' part, of the
Ifubjecl' to ' which. that intimation applied
with more force than the cafe of the Chefs
eake f. noiio ol' whi U it was more defira-
ro avoid mifconceptioril and to obflin.
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ort of;ita; -declared intenddnli-. t; :;&'d
SItrhe; 6rder j dor. jjot- pTovlde- for t'if Y;f;Ut
junponant caie ot veu returnwg witncaae- ,( A
goes fMmr;ri)t.Mts.fJrIc41an4l; - r J- W 'f
veflels bound fromithe tk Sri&ttd IIoAanj ' i j J
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! ,,,tt.fa,..iu)frreo0r,,lon,,i,ki,
; you were authotifed td make, not only be
au fe t did hot really nder(rand th parti
icularfoT the o'ffef, m didindJy as you, feeja
to hare- Arppdled, but alfo, becaufe, on that
plnt, and on that alone, you had expfefuy
tlatecT that"youKaf jSropofitions to make
and tliar-you Wert autlioV ifed to cany tKem
On die fubjeA of the .order in council,
the Prefulent perceives with fentirhenta of'
detfn reerctl that Tour inftructions contem-
plate neither an explanation of tne retuUl ot I
your pwernmenr to. iuili tne arrangsrnenf
of that branch of the 'exifting differences
northe fubAituitort of any other plan of ad
jultment, nor any lautlmcity to euhtirmf
prthendine them ' in a ccheral neijociatioit
wd the operation of1' the oVder can h- the?
mean time be luipenaed, tn doof mignt
be confidered .asj ' immediately open to that
f Jo fuch a fafpenfibn no reafonableobjec
tion ctnte to&ietffy ii you have . Rated,
too order3,irj council as now mortified leave
the trade of the" United 'States? nearly as
erutai ic wouiu uc whiiuus lie ciiutnte ut
futhorter fo-ibnrai Prance, and the ot net
powers (hall continue" their decrees, and in
afmucb1 -a a-dUcbritinuance of their decrees
by tloC powers conttffwllyejuW an 4rn
rnediare'aTid- entire revocation- pf the orders
in couacil. " " ; f' I ;''-:' : '
. ; -That a. fufpenfion bf the orders withra
"?1lw''tlie1r'1bg'b;rugt into a gcrieraT
nVgociatsob is Triore reafonable than1, a- temi
porary fubmiflroit'tb dicit authority by the
U Statesi with thatview, u obvious from
tjie reficdion, that fuch a fubuuflion would
neceffarily involve' a! rennquifhment of the
pfiuclplcwhic thy have Ite'dtiftly'afferted,
. whereas a discontinuance of ' the orders in
council in the prefent atual ftatr of thinrs
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woma uui lncamrwioie wiui me princi
ple tktjm Kivtt-tidry-'wcTV wigtwuiiyruuarrea.
-Tbir principle 'was,' as' vou well know, the
neceffityof ret alUtiflij, through neutrals, in
iuries' received' through a violation of their
rizhts , by another - belligerent. : In , the ac
tual' Hate of tiling and . under the acluul
modiUcation pt the orders m, council, pro-
Vasre&ftOed by that ordejr'tb fuch as fhbuid
have departed frior tf jtbs20 of Julyaf
wnicn uaie jc ,is tm?i xenam tnat . tne oraetj -, ; - r-u ;u;
whkh' jvas not jOif.CcbiVated-'ttn i1 i; '4-H
til thef 31ft of Wiaf monthjd etep reacbeil
veflels' may iive failed 'between'tbe hittei ."v.
date; ah'd the atrivaTcIf , die, order in thejU, ?f
Stateslr.ii' many sfr'onV, diapt'ports. mu( . '
hare , ion fo after its arrival iut befor;t '
luiowlexlge irf; tKH x-.att 'JZ
proceehng ort tHe faith' of the arraiAgerneinA; '
yet all tsfs by. dwt .order, ejcfofedllto 'opipm ' t ' (
and condemnation.-;.; i
1 8dV.' I'he orden dbesno.;provide for tni " K
important ; cafe of , vefllls ; which h ftileS s; -Vi
fen the hke faith for,Ditch ports otb'.tball,;'-,;:-ri'i
tnole Ot HiolUndL;' ; ; .. v.;s': t."V- . :-r
, luLtsnotvXOiw;lu iyprludn.-ijr;-i
the. exteufive lilt of veffcls Eoing induce"! It r- -
from the tJ. Sateshut diretlty from fbtetirtt- ' ? .
ports 10 tnoie ot iiollanduiot Veuel tnjdf ,
lumuj . iiiim luicign porn ro iiaiuoo k:
and lia both; thefe iiiftanees rom-drg''orl'
the fahhjof :tho arrafigement profeffeti tb bi
.refpefted wtthut'thl didirted period. : : '-
i u true,, in meie. laic nnianccs tne yttf ,
ten were oat ro oe captujrea witrioutian ao ,
suced by il,k is admitted by you, that the or-
sets have no-pu&kCal eiect.tn abridiring
the commerce of neutrals, and can of courfe
have no retaliating effvcl on the other bel-
Hgcrenta. . , ;
Although ifcannot be allowed tb be true
that the omen in cduocil are no longer in-
iTibus tor the" oorrrrncrte of the U. St-Ve$,
u is ccrrauuy ime mar wry prouuee no no
gree.of iiiury to the enemies of G. Britain
agreement orrtlafubjfi' bur meYerf t$ II thi can coQntenxnce the retaliating plc4 l
roceive and'tfircuA (fopofahV'tnat might be j lodged in fupport oi them, v V -? .. tL'.'
made to yotf orr the part of the1 UV bnret t I Wliati permit me to ajk, M tut degree of
anatncien appear, muit inciuie a iiipuia 1 wijurT..awujuijswuuR ujiuc enemies ot
tion on the part of the-United States to re- I Oreat-bmain Ironi fcet retaliating' orders 1
Uikraith'thetrade'ol the enemjes'.xoltmles, 11 AccordiiiK to thoie orders, m now moJified
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even m branchea nor nitnerto interrupted 1 ana tn.ore eipeciaiiy taxing into view along ;
by Bmilh ofdefs5 tor capture,1 ana alld a 11 with-mem thc.prphibitorj uw ol thiscoun-
lanttiot) to tne eniOTcmg 01 an a 01 won- 11 try in jriion ig rwncc, me riicnim au
rtefs by the Brltifh navy.' ' ' ".""' " II fereixe between their repeal and' their et-
were tne way propeny openco ior lormsi 11 tuence cvmuu in uui m uie caie 01
wmpraner contrary warning, to proceed t j. ' , f ,
tWw-ppra,'' Bat neqdfo .remind , V ; J
that die ; iniuriea' incident to ,-the JeTtat' r4 - -' k'" i i
propofitions ft otfl this government, a known
j d'oterminauon'on' the part of his Uvitsnnifl
Mjielty to adhere -o- luch exttaoTdinary
pre ten lions weuld preclude the hopa ol loc
to tlie breaking erf f- fuch wr!e cironof
tmriwre nceu counneraoier and wilFiiaYl"'
rtifahed U iWanXittl'frbm tfce difappoint4 ' ;.
faith in the, inrangement, aath thec-fe Te
cialif proTldfd: fov arid confequently" widl " " -a3
other loflrs fairly tefukm from the fam i , ,
bona fide confidence .in that it they "will
fall-within; the. iufl indemnification fof.
which t he- principle, affuraed fa diej order,
ia a formal pledge f . .- . ,., - f ..'
, I conclude fir, with pfeffing upon you. -K ':
candid attentjon,; Oat the, lealt. which th "
PreGdcnt could h looked for in confe '
que ace ot the da'avowal of a triSifaioo fuch . '.
m was conuikdby.yout .'pfedeccllorani' '
carried faithfully into effeft bys tf.M;ov"c!rn-(dent,-
wax a xpUn4tioo from yours of
the dtfayowaU itot through die minilter dif
arowedbut, tJu-ottghhUluccffforT-aa eyjla-
natioa iuuaded on reallim llronff and folid n
ibemfelves and prefeuteJ, nekMr verbally
nor yagucjr tJuiida.Uoomriorang witli
tlie occafion, and with tha rcfrect due to th -
i vuicicr ttui iu uic good UKh i iae40 f
pointed patty, -Uut.it has been found with ,
much concent; and wkb not lefs forprixei
tliat you art charged w'th do fuch,-epliua
tion-r-that jou hae apparently i(hed to "
bring the lubjedtjwhich.havbce.-i fprmali '
iy add defiintlti1y''arraiigeda nto' ffeftti '
gociatiorv' ' as. if no Ud arr.mc jrAent1 hid
taken rlactfi, that, otw' bt tWafs thuk"
flighted; tir. that.of the friAte Chefi eAV .
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official letters of the II (ljuly and of die
Ak Af'AMnftr -I.-'-' f ';'&- "'
.' ' " ' "fhe rtlrclaration w, that the DirpauK fiom
'ii tir. vannifltf to Mr.- trQiine ot the 25d
; , Januaryria tha Only, difoatcK br which the
roodilioru wr prefcribed to Mr; Erlliiie
J - . fcr the cone hi Dorr of ar awangemehr ti the1
, matter to which it relates' is now for the
. fril tfmSr rnsde'1 to this vovernmeruV 'And
I tieed hatdly add, that if that difpatch bal
teen' CbmniUnicatert'at the time of the ai 1
diooTitian thwrndiciite. In return for the5
concihaiVy tempet, which hal Wen evinced
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vm 10 me cemarui it reuuon 10 in colo
nial trade, It ha bold the left apprehended!
aal I Is not in irfelf connetled, nor has it ever
before boenbrAucht into connecfipn, either
with the cafe of of the orders in council, or
with that of the Chcapeakc . And i wal
reafonablv to be prefumed, if the idea of
hhgemeht, ot if H hadbeen kngwn.diat tha pt0Cftded tht outM belief that U
JitoPoatiODl contamed uit aud wa.cn were not .-0 to United Sratet,
at tfru prcicnteo dj vn wiine
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the
cjplr ones, ea which, he was- aalhorifed to
snake nan axraretritrt, iM' arrangernrnr
auid sMt bav been: made. . !
As y9 bafet dilcllaimed ant minority to
' '(fJ nUnifuim fur die difavowal. ai votf
ivava bMirwUTiPit to afctibe die want of fuch
authority to the cotifxlention that'Cthet
. lhrb hlV Vnierttt, aht ti you
fcvwtiH ronfidertd the clrcumfUnces tin-
their rebeal, as pledged by the arrangement
of April, the trade of the U. States mipht
be carried 04 direcUy with the porta of Hol
land, whil ft durinr their exiftrnce. at at rrc-
cefa in fuch advances whethev recird be ! fent, it is'to be, carried on throuch the con- II it a cafe for. which reparation, (tbt dfh r
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Dad to tne coouuions inomicivrt, w o am iiniivu x ucigimmiug. pmii, 10 11 wwi ictiuuuj 10 lung wuruieiUf
own Calculations, Ot, I fubmit . whether the II or rathtr in which the aggreflion' iiWelf tins '
ioconuderable cSccl'oC this circuit on the been fpun out, to die prefent moment, bf
pticcllh Kolla1d and in the countries fop II tin; cwitiooed dcttntiod'of the hurL.ert.
plied, through her, CJ1 any kaijrcv fultaui II whofe feixuxe, making partof Uiebiieirui '
lim vl uibiuuid uiuicL ufi wn enemy, 11 iiuumuj vummiuru sraiuiw ui" Ali.encaa
or palliate the injuries done to a' friend, by II frigite, muA'bc regarded iailikht arialatrrju'""
a' proceeuing, n contrary to nif leniimena 11 10 corrauoca oevraoon 01 me inia RUM,
ot jMlttce, and wrncn lutjett hU veguUr
rommerce nut; only so inconvenient chan
nels, but to all the abuCea whkh snay refult
from, the fufpicloo, real or pretended, ef irv
teteiled cruixert. ... .
You cannot but be feruible that a pe.
frverance undet fdeh circttmttancrs In a fy C-1
tern which esanot loiger be .explained by
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iu avowea ooieu, wouia tore an expana-
that it'Wouid not have been perCHcd id after
that error had been afceminrd andadurvw-
, The ethti demand could ft ill UU live
Lheen arpTrlaradrd; .1 Bnfidoa de'mMrWe
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and incalcuuble abuk's mcidtm to luch a h
Ctnf tb ofvifrt "ctuirrrsi die ft'iprflafiot)
would touch one' of thcrfe vital prliiDpWs of
fovefeighty,v whkh no nation ou'ht 1 hat
ttSt'wlkJ. dt artViirttient tool f!a(etob4 W fbt tfiffctcart.1 yyupr hwa n
tion by lome objetl not avowclt ; VVh-t ob
'WY rfiipht be cxnfIdeTcd'ai bell eiplaininir
it, ts an enquiry into wliu.li 1 do nut permit 1
myftlt to cntef, further than to remark. tfct
in rrtarioQ to the U; States St snuit be an il
Vgifimatejpjet..-' ' ." w -
' It lemains to mike 1 few obfrrtations 1
lltm dtM to th Ju& totmfit ei-thw U.
that id the other cafe, viz. that of theor.tc'ti
in council, yoa are not authotifed to lendr
tiplanatioos for the cVnvowil,Hwidr pro
poje any new arranffRmcnt,'. n Cwncjude
any agric'nier,i, but (olely to retetf and dif
eula propofetiors which might- be made to
yon, IK'S concealing at tht ume time, that.
.tobv Wlisbdory.'they armt include iwo
ccsiditiona, both bldmi(Iiule,09e, ahoe
thrt irrmUnt to the fubjecli land the other ,
rsoviirmi nouuiiA ietsthanb larmwtf ol att
ioaiiensUd 'fanttion' d di iwtiosul tv8 .
(HwuMlwvin thcie wptlUve confide
rations, fuch Is the dUpoiidn ef the TreC '
denrtortai 'dkrafe,afinal auul co'rpprtlicnGvt - .
accomnxUuon bctwtca tile1 troxill
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