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, -vt!.TOght aHb harft been . Jed to intimate.
tbat,J mfqpropofal could apparehtt jrlofe
( nothing bj tuimittmg that jbyvfomeun.
fqrt unate conctHtaice of circumftances,
. withour any hoftile intefttion, the: Ameri
( can embargo did come in aid o the'! be.
fare oiemioned -m. blockade of theEuro..
pean continent, precifelj jit the very tnay
merit when, if that blockade could have
,., fucceeded at a!r,.lu intefpofition of the
.Arneicln'gdrerntoentwouldimo(li(reta'r
'Jy hate contributed to its fuxxcfi : Yt
Itflbould probablj, Iiave tkonght'tnyfftt
- bound to remind you that, whaterer may
.be. the, troth of hj fpecaratiorij the fame
embargo withheld our f tonnage and ottr
exhorts from that commoication with yKe
coloniei of y our enemies, and r With the:
. European continent; which you had ifler.
ted. vour riurhc to ttrevent t . urTi'mh m- a
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. oiret communication f with rhe ront3nm
, you had in ltpiohibited r which, eren
forms, TOU had Dtofefli-d to trerrr: nht
aithat which could be claimed, but ti art.
indulgence that could at anytime be withi
drawn t which, as a traffic lor thd Unked
; States to engage m you had it laft dif
couragcd, not onlr by checks arid tlifEc-jK
ties in the waybf its profecution, but br
- manifefting your intentions to mould; it
into all the fliipes which the 'belligerent,
Cfcal, or other peculiw policy of Great
Britain might require, aud to fuhjeft it to
heeclufie joriidiaion oi' her municipal
codei armed wkb alt the prerogatives of
that i uruVerfa- law'sto which ' nation's are
: pnlwkti nig-Ttgrnrornen
' tr4 commerce -j -' y ' ' .
lo giving an account of our fecond corf.
fercnc'you fay, "thsf, though not dating
wfclf to-be aothnriaed by my govern,
trwnt fortully to offer the fufpenCon bf
tie embargo as an immediate confequence
of the repeal of the orders in courlal. yet
I did profefs my readinefs to' lake upon
. rcyfclf to make that ofer, provided that
yo voiOJ gire me beforehand an unoul.
Cial aflurance that, coupled with that of.
fer, fo made, the demand of the repeal of
the orders wou'd be favourably rrceived i
that yoaof coarfe declined to give any
fuch previous aflurance, but as I appealed
te attach reat importsnce- to this fuggef.
tion, and you were led to think that a com
, plwnce wiih it might tf neve me from a
difficulty fa eiecuting the inrtruaions of
my government, too contented to take i
few days to confide? of ir, and referve
, your definitive snftref umD voa fliould fee
r spin.' You thetjobferre that job
" oevet doubled in yoar own mind as to
W.i...ivj win impropiietv ot eo
f cooriging me to take an unauihoriivd fle p
by an unofficial eroeiife that it Owuld be
wei! received." i am fure yoo did not. Gr i
ball mufr til r.k.. .i .!
but I muft take the liberty to fay, that I
am rauillv furr that 1 tt...i..
m itivwEiu vi
fkwg you to git t me enconx ement toy
tAo an onamhotixed flep ofanykiod, I
am, Indetd, truly momSed thu my con
iX has appeared royoa in ihatliffht and
I (hoold sot be readily conloled if I did not
ttteft thir, U condefcending r lifteo
ven for momrrt to what tnufl tuve
firockyo it an Irregularity, at vim and
nu2toty lo irs purpofe as renrrhenfib-e
hus .principle, you wa t at Icifttive
even int credU for good JriemioM, and
lor a ttwg defirs, fiacercly feh, although
rrroncoafly obeyed, that our countries
fhould ""J iHemelres in tht rtlarive eo
C'lcm, w'iith (tit ihf i-HfteJa and tends
to the haptiuxfs of both.
.Wheai pT0ft5rd a reaJtnca to make
fnypropofal id wtti'm;,lt was, is yo
Fau, pros iConaJry i but I did not intimate
!..!' w'1 wU!wt w hotisy, oof
did I CO tpt hnd that fuck wis, it I now
Ine it to hare Ixco, yesr taftnTtea.
Ttiii ptoTifibiuT nature of rhy oiret aroTe" prepare fuch ar thlr Jiroceeding thc oc
lout of circuniftancea, Ihrf was afterwVdV r ilfitarreMffe
preiTed.Tapdn coavitiipn that, ifi.it was
.notnmg more coma oe neceuaryr. i mr
iderftood you to Tw deGrous bf afcertaining,
i whether I was empowered and difpbfcd,
'with a" vie ir :-w a ' firial 'Arrangement io
ten form, as an orerture irijg1nitigt&
m7 government, i or coune, ; inpr,
every thing being, firft ' mahir 'a xnote
fhould be prefented but that I would,
With vouf permifliort, takis i'litjle1 time W
jcorifider or the maimer and jteraatv I did
not at that time fuppofe fast we were 'cbti
Verfiri'g about a tten'i'prorwfarwh'tchl
was to be made 'ohly to" be ' relecled:' or
cci lupine uurpoie ui at'iioerauon ; ana.
conqaenpy, in protefliog toy wfllhignefi
to TTak it 'it (Vvm it w oror!a7itrrlarpt
for it; i pfefurhed'that I-haLdohiiJl that j
boa defited -.AnA I Wail mnfii-irit ih'thi
pptntoh, not ooly by your faying' rbth'irig,lt
reaueltin? me. I was tbont to the
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room, to employ myfelf before, the taext
Interview; upon fuch a nbte as we had
been talking of, and then retracting that
r queft, by obferving. that I wbulu doubt,
lefs firft. defire to know what ' were your
ideas and intentions7 upon the fubjeft of
it t With which' 1 wa eheii to ilndf rffin J
I fhbuld be made acquainted at another'
conference.1.":.' f.vA!V... ..-.!.. v ''
j At the tliird interview, after fpeaking'of
a tranfadion upon the lakes, of which
your traders complained,' and of another
occurreuce in the bay 'of PifTamaquody ,
you obfetred, that you hid thought long
& anxioufly upon what 1 lud fuggcfled to
you i that the fubfed had at firtl (truck
JOB ktheinq ginrti m fimP1
careful elimination it had ben found to
be that, in the Yaual (late of th world,
it behoved both you and me to more itr
this affair with every pblhble degree of
circumfpe&Ion'i that, without fome ex
p licit propcf! on 'my part i i writing, up
on which the Britifti govenrr.cnt could
deliberate and ail, nothing coulJ be done j
and, finally,' that you muit leave me to
conlult otf own difcretion whether I
would make fuch a propofal.
It appeared to me that if this defermi."
nation (houtd be pet r lied in, my overtute
was not likely to be fucccfafult and ( ur
Red accordingly, the propriety of going on
in a couife which would Wad us to a bet.
leriflue That courfe was, that we fhould
onderftand one another as to our relpec
tive views : and that aconcife notr, which
1 had in JCt prepared fi nee, the Uft meet
ing fhould then be prefen ei and acled
upon You informed me, that my' wilh
in this particular could not be . acceed
to i tha , if t preffiited a noter yoa mud
be left at prefent liberty tb decide upog
what U propofed i that you could not
give me even an intimation of the probable
coofequences of it t anJ,"ioa word, that
you would ncithet invue nor difcourage
luch a proceeding. Tou added, that there
were torn point belonging to'the fubjert,
which it wonU be pioper to dtfcuU in
writing one of which was the conned ion
bet ween our embargo ard your orders of
November, fuppofed lo be implied by my
f poM. I remarked tJut, withanac
real rtfurt in view, and with a wiOi to
irtive attKtt tefult without delay, U could
not be adv Jible to entangle ourfelrrs in
a wrhtea cottrfpoodence, undefined u to
lit i fcope soj duration, upon topics on
which we were not lAdto agree i and
that if I were to frame my note wuh a
knowledge that it was to provoke arrti
ment, iniUad of leading, at lhiiaifis (0
falutary ckarge in the lUtt ol tne world,
you moH be confioat that I too ma ft
Stgae. And wliere would this end f To
tut wWtfomt confequence wvnld it
ConJucl us I At iK tU( t i-. '
Jill fT?:lh4, Mh iM "r" h
. now puced, made delay
tl no urifcTtaoce, I yd take tb.t to
: ,ya tne zotrioi Augutt I nad the Honor
to fee ydij' again, and, after entering inbro
at large than I had before believed to be
proper, inrdaconfiderarion of the eflfeft of
my prnpofal "on the enquiry 6f adhereihg
to yourorders in council and after fead
ing to you partsof my inflrutiions, I de"
i livere'd' ail official nbtelh which the pro
pofal was nude inr the form required.1
i Somethinir waVfatrfat thn interview.'
of the affair of the Chefapeake'nd the' I
piefident's proclamation, which h is not I ;
vprefumeneceffary tb repeat ft wiHbe
fuflicient to ftate, that you afked me what
was o be done with thefe fubjecls ?JAn J"
that rViy reol v was, that they had no con-'-neclion
"with the prefeiit 1 but that 1
vetnment had t every difpofltion to attend
to'thenii with a yiewto fuch an' adjuft-'
ment as would be honorable to both par-1
tftV'v 1- A',A tnff.innnU that U .'
Deded (for you did not luiitnate fuch an
espedlation) f that reneweahegoclatkin
upon ihefe points fhould, as well as ' the
repeal bpon terms, bf your orders' lit
council, be invited by4r formal overture
frbm thegweilfheobf America- " TV' ? 'X
I will not trouble; you with many obfer
TationVrrrt)re. ;": -....;
5 ''YouVftate'in'vour letter' that'' thir
was one point upon which yoa were par.
'H1'J kV ICVCIfV JICVUC iiiiui
mation. fend upon which, from my can.'
dpr ; and' franknefa, yott'were fortunate
encoeh to obtain it.'' . Thia waa. m wh
j o f "
ther in fat the orders in council of No-'
veniber had been known, to the goverrw
ment ol the ' United btatcsy previously
to the mefljge of the PreCdent propofing
cuibirgu, Yotw 10 Or a 1 morirgconfj-"
deration to that mefiage.' ' I quote tha
paffige, prbdpaliy, that I may recall to
yout recolleclion, that my fuggeftions,
npoh the fubied of it, were not nude offi.
c'uly, 'or as being authorized or furnifhed
by any comnrutiication front my , govern.
mem,cr Vokntwer to enquiries on your
part. They were very briefly-made, near
the clofe, ai I think, oi out third interview,
in confequence of vour intimation intend
ed, peThapr, to amount to an eiKiubv)
" yivyvm impiiea mar ine emoar
ro had been croduced b th
r r w-w - vewvisj-vs)
November j to whjch you added that this
could not be adpdtted, tu,d (as I compre
hend what you, faMl that it even tequm-d
to be made the fubjett of fome notice or
diCcuffion in wruing, as intimately conL
necled with my propofal, if It, fhould be
brought forward in that fhape. And I
ndettlood you to sffign thiaa one of the
reafonswhy a written overture was in
difpenfable.- In reolvine to ilut int.m.
tibn, and the remarks which fo.lo wed it.
J prouuea to ipeait, as I did In fafl fpeaL
front general information only, and diT
Claimed, as it was my duty to do, all aa
ihorttv to fv moreuDoa th mtnit . .,a
origio of the, embargo, than I had fbme
time before
dience to the orders of the Pic Sden:. The
purpofe of my obfervatioiia was, ChUfly,
tO IheVi that lHf ana.;.!.. .... r'j
embarUlig fa formal difcuffijqs upon this
f ' ,UI you mat it was not
in mypower, either as tefpeed Inflruc
iiobs from my gomnrneM or knowledee
offafll, to do To. My bphiion was, and
I fpoke sccordingly, ihat it was oe of
thofe qaeamns which might be lfi com
pla:ly at tr without the leaft fajort to
fn upon the great oblrfl of our
tnces. . l-here could b
fuch totijeflural mform.ion ss 1 was ab .
Oif the contrary, bj faHy difcloflng to yoo
my own rnatcruls for forming ia ephi I o
m i it you would be enbred mere df
imdli to fte, ihatl Cou uk m r,. J
anf diWaliiort. Ml.IrK ... '.. .
to arp-vioh. Ami i could not but be
obtain knowledge blthrfas nfaeJtioav'X
fpi nag. i. from "confiderations ; wbKb.haii;
tvetjr claim to toy lefped t lor 1, know
that your mind was far Above, the reach of
prejudices, which wtiUld 'akriDethe ; At :
merican embargo to participation v in th
Councils or views of yoof jidvettary, csctf '
any lmigii;W
My fuggeftiona were to the ollowiog
efiedti thatc I bieitbfWtOfftii
your orders of November h4d.amved..-ii
the United States at the date of theiiPreG i
dent's;meffage, tharjatrecnt changrji .
the conduit of France fo our prejudice dnt v ;
appear to be known jthat ir.teiligence. hadj
been received.' and. "k belief. fen?f4.n-rf :
;of your intention to adopts fome. further,
' neafure u ameafure oretaJiation agirnft "
jPrancei by which owr tomtnerce and uM
righu would be affadecl that i there waa
!reafott to conclude thatyotiJiad acloady;
adopted fu'chJi mearufrrthatSil eoliee.
ted from. American ncwtpers) this '.had.
appeared fiom phvab iletterii, r an4ythof:
newfpapera of this ' conntryreceiTed . iti.
the United Statea fome days, beforei the:
,meffage: of:the preQden and 'probably,
known to th govertimnr thar, in iwordt
.various information toncutred so iliewV
;that our trade was likely to be affailed oy '
the combined efforts of both the' belliger'
'entpartieit an! the embargot -was . a-i
meafure of wjfe and peaceful . precaution,? 1
adopted under thia view of reafonably,
jaatkipated peril '; '.- j;;s
J -tYou cbferve, - in another part of your i
letter, . " that you have always-rather
wifhed to refer the argumentative difcuf'
Con of the fubjeft of the orders fa council i
to the official correfpoodence, which ya"
have more than once been taughtt6ekpek:
.roe to open upon it. 1 - If 1 fhould object
to-any part otthhrlUfuent;ii w.d be
ta the words more than once. Your"
with hia always appeared to oe fuch as f
yoo now reprelent it, and you had re.fon '
to eipetk that I would commence a writ
ten dtfeoffion of the orders of November, '
icon after their publication. ' I hid told
you that I fhould do fo, and you had faid
that there could h nn nKtlC u...
- .vj.kHVU IV l,
yoo were afterwards arprifed that,- upon
- uai iciiiiinew io nave ine
fubjeQ where it was, until I fhould know
the pleafure of my gov-mroent.
Ihe orders had btenoffill.',-l -
nicaied. not to me, but tb Mr. Midirbn, U
through the BrkUh tniniflcT at Wifhin ' "
ton.. It tr1A lK..lM.. V V i
i - r ...v.twii, iu or proper
f(aolefa toy inftruaions IhouM make t "
wncfwuejinar tne tiew, which the go- "
ernment of the United btates took of i
them, fhould find its wa to nn l i
the fame 'channel snd. accprdinv !v. the
kttets of Mr. Madilon, to which 1 have
referred fa Bit note af th via t a - n
did open at great krgtha difiuffion whkh
I could have no faducemeDf, to Hon, al
though I did not continue io ihlnk ray. ;
fe.f autloraed to commence ir. '
it only remains to add that rou fhare In
our feferal convrrfations wis, wh-t yoa
reprtfVnt it to hive been, not coflfiderbie
and that your manner, alihoogh referved,'
wavs ii pei leaiy fiirnd y.
Incedootfiy that IT in thra Irtrrr.
written unJer the uiflunra f r. .
concern, that the rioro?J I hA
to Uy before you has bs ui fucceUful.
ny uimg v io oe lound bb yon could
i . i, mu h h, s inail of
ihe brft to rerftt that I hata not k .u.
IO do Indies t Bf 0a trrlirn mnA
truuoos . . .
1 have the honour to U,
wh the fcigheft ccnnJmroo,
Sir,
Tour mofl ebe-ft tumVe fmsnt.
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