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RALEIGH; !(ti. c.)THURSDslY, APRlLlMj No 628. ., ' 1 . t. .'" 1 r sent to the Baltic, a? it is said to take possession ol the Da nish arid Russian navies. This measure is irouted. to an ;l DOCUMENTS ijmpanying the President S Message Of tne understand hii:h ix is;.suppo-,ed has been established be . 22d lilt, twet n t.fc cabir.etiot Russia and Paris by the late peace, (CwiinuedfroM owrlJA.) FROM Mr. CANNING. ; ' No. II. . Foren Office, Sepi,, 1807. Mr. Cannine presents his compliments lo Mr. M Jnroe. andwl)ic'.( has for us object a concert of measures tor the and requests the honor of seeing him at (he Foreign, office pur jose ol attempting to force ojbis country a -maritime on-Thur day next, at twelve o'cLck. coi'.e, '.more favorable to l.eutral nasi .ns." The motive as- Mr. Canning would have ptoposed to see Mr. Monroe signtfi lor tue expedition, is nat oi taking possesil n ol U.e Danish fiVe:, to keep it out of the hands oi the French;' T a- ail myself of be ooportutf afforded by UuS " fe CP commute to " Mr.HlUey and myself have aken the first step in our UtevMt af' business. We" w,ill write you in a few days the Jie .fit. ..ci.if relative to-the late aggression on the peace ana , ' j t ., - tmZ ,v If the United State- by the British ship Leo- u be-ssun-d that we ,ha 1. do evxy thing in our jjretfiguty ".Uf , ,D Vli. p-iwer to promote, in the mode most lik.etv to succeed, the No. - ' Loadsn, August 1S07. in, pi, m U1 f objected our instructions and the intetes't of our country ;iai, toter of lolv -5. which trave the Wam 01 time Pvtn, -P1? a0" 1,Uo ,u'tber delalU S of ocrrence l.t .tdoubttu. whether , , -ortobe, had been culpable, in it, and as I knew - . wtth gicat constderanon, S.r t tjiiiiso -UJ ..i. . , . . .i vnur most obtedient sei v.tin ill few vciV repreheusiDie tueir iusiu uu wen uu yui uwi, (0mi:.T-',,;r occasions, and to what height the teivibili a our citizens fad ban. excited by it, I thought "it not improbable that something miht have occurred to, divide ilblame bettve-n Me parties. It was under that Imprcs- '. ,'on that my"ans'-T was rttt. On the next day the futures of the transaction were piesc-nled to the L,iC (! uf;'i the medium of the gaieties, which were lira li'im iva,e accounts receiver! diiecily fim Halifax, jvi've'selwitich had been ranched by arn'rai Btrkeiey Vit'i t! olficial one. By 'riwfe it was evident that- ihe. Eri t kaict-r was completely the aggressor, in an outiagc ol reai en rmity, attended with ciicumstances which incieas-.i,-nffe-,c It a understood likewise tr;,m good an- (iiriiv, tUhe otHcial 'intelligence which the goveiurhent rbe authtuici- to-morrow, it he had not been under tne necessity ol at tending the levee and council at the (Queen's palace. ' Mr. Canning rtquets Mi. Monroe to accept the assur ances of his hit; consideration. . . , Janes Monroe, Lsii. ..-..'' .'. 1 No. h. : TO Mr. CANNING. . J'rtkJ Phict, Sept 7, 1607. Sir By the order of my government it is my duty to re q lest your attention to the agg!esion lately committed on the peace-and sovereignty of the United State-, by his Bri laivi'ic tnajes.y' ship oi war Leopard, , in an attack on an Auic.'iran frigate, the Che apeake, off the capes oi Vi gi nia. Theobjtct of ihis coin.niuiiicatiou js to obtain of his majesty's guvernmcnt a -,sMHable repara ion for that out rage, and stich an atiangCHient ol the great inteiest which is c-nntcted -with it, as will place the future relations oi the tw o powers on a solid foundation uf peace and J'tiend-ship. in bringing this subject again to the inew of his ma your moat obedient servant," .L JAMLS MONROE. James Madison', Esq. Scaetury of State, Washington. - '- v FROM Mir CANNING TO Mr. MONROE. ' Fore'-n Office, August 8, 18()7r Having received fron 'his majesty's minister in Ame- tica, ail un iliicia! printei paper, purpo:ting to be a-copy of jetty's government, it is unnecessa-y to dwell on circum- a pioclaniation ol the President ol the Unt.ed States, .1 stances which are -already" so well known to you. .'"By. the have to request that you will be pleaded .to acquaint me, documents wliich I have the honor to tianf mit you, it i 3 whether you hae tto ied any communinition Irora your shewn that while the outrage was unprv We-i and uuex gjvernn(Cnt a hich enables you U) prutouuee it such paper pccied on one side, there was nothing to extenuate it on the other. I he commanuei ol bis majesty s squadron on tue i r l j . . I . j i ... j i in tr.j. . tar t .M ir.ti i-... n im ivi iircmi r. nnt-n ir it. n 1 r... c rt 11... iir.tr a. .1 iTru.n 1 1 r.. . i .rt .n i nr arc un s already befote the public. " ":; ''s,J , lhenticuy, 1 have fmther 10 rtquest ol you, that you will sumption, that he pos es.-vd the power to maxe war, and to On f ill 'consideration of these ci:cumstanccs, I conclud' inibrm me whether you are also authorised to announce it dicide, on ihe -causes ol war. , It will be ciihi uh to explain tA'&ic it wnuld be highly improper fur tne to leave the f to he the intention ol the government of the United States the conduct of th.it olficer on any Qiher piinciple ; and c- li'ran Vft ctJitna on w men jir. canning uta.c n ""; uv - v, r.- .jmu.. r.. -zt,- c uid ce no other moti.-e in him to obtain further inform- 'the President,-without lequning, or wnituig lor, any ex ' Initiative f the trart action, thati for the purpose ol as- ' planation, m the jart cf the bii-:vi government, with re r.'iw.g whether the men said to be deserters and for pect" to the late unlbrtu.i.atc na.uaciion, up ji which the f';o,-7i -me a tack, was made, were Auieiican ctt'ut ns br. determination io itsuit-to these nseasa.es i pruessed to be juili subjects ; to w.iich'tt was impossible fotnio to give founded? , - aly c uiitenanrc. I thought it indispenv.ibhj theiTloie io ' w . I have the lienor to be, Vc. diliM the gove nment to oisayow the prir.cifle a. d to en-'' (Signed) '- GEORGE CANMNG. ijj.;iuth&tlnr ret aiati .11 to the Unt'ed S'.ttos, as their m, p j ,j-, tne honor t -r.d:se an'Atnci Kau newspa per, conta.ning a copy of the paper in question. nr d honttr obviuuslv renuired. It aptwaied to me, that ' 11 ..1,: u. . ...u:u ,t. . .,.1,,, 1 .. .... .it.t. - 11 (ttiay ill ltlrV'4J I"1 a w .111.11 uoj'i:n!..t.ii iu nit tiuiuv.1 titicijie, and re ;u red no atgumtnt to illustrate, 01 facts to iu.')ur. it, otdd liave a teniieucy to w eaken 'a claim "wHtch atiu L1i1111ena1.ee tne ioea inai it Mi. MONROE 10 Mr ' Portland Plare CANNING. An 'fust 9, be such indignity and inj'u ticc to a frttndly ;ower. The pietext tor this aggression could i;oi lail to heighten the ense of injuiy which the act itse.f was so signally cal cdated w excite.' My -goieinment was. .aught to intir" 1 1 on: it, that the e w.u no limit to a pic tr.sioi. whir h ha1 aiready prof.uced so' much mi chief, and against which so many lemonstrancej had been piesertted, rfi its a;plica'.ion to merchant ves-eis.- But I iind,rViih great sau-tiacioii that this pretension loims no top c lor di us-ioii be vteen . ' . us in respect t ships ol war ; and 1 trust that t'.e ju t and - .enlightened policy w.hich , r-.f'uced v.c decision in one in stance, will u jaiojnt .he obstacle whitii ha liTulieuq ejus IS07. bariassfcd i.) the o.heu ipt of ' The ba. ional chaiai !,cr ol the men w lv. "were tak"en thus tttiiMiMSlionaoie, .A..M m,i R"iiniv.ttah!e with suitable tnerrv ' StR I have the honor to 3CKr.Owh?dite the leceipt 01 1 tut kaaonai t i- '1: K' . : "i ..1 . nu.....i. ..r....dinJ..i. mt.l ctiAull nnt h tt 1 1 t 1 1 n tm tTi 1 1 . v itf! rnt I v 4 u mi bfiai f he C hftt.-. f tr.t k e . n-M'.s ti.i ii ap-xjiritBient'of an hitrview with Mr. Canning on .(her nicaie ihfe iBi'orm.ttion w hich yow have desired il I -posse,- the qaestion. '. It is impossibiv .that it sh u.d cone inw t '.ii.1.' ' totmbnum the .flhiilibno W. mpt ar. ed it t but as 1 have not htai d i'-om m'v co crnrntnt on the view in ts.litna'.ii'g-t ie injury which .he United St el hS& '""""l .-.-"-J - . - - - - . , - . . . - ! Il :ttiiM to the anewittmeot i I observed, in coe ine the tubtect of the uniortunate occuirence alluded- on a norrtwivca. -theoutre .nvotve a g-cai anarwcowesigu , ..." O M . . - . .... K - - - . 1 cxiltrtncc.'-that although the topics which had brought us totrther. were iintrprUut, the late oceutrence at tii en trance of the Chesiipes.se, had in a great measure put ' hem tiutof sight. He expressed his regret that such an event, trHich WM4 at all times fufTTish cause of concern, should kiveJia;.pet.d at the pres,fnt'time. He a ked if the men in my power to state to.vou a ything on the part oi my p, .i.oic, wuicn oug i i.oi. m ai.y view, lotwanvvaeo oy govemment respecting ii. I have no doubt that I shall apjattog lo naiioiul aenstbtimts t tlncj sjc.f Jhave be.. instructed in a very few days,"lo-make eonnuunica- however .he honor t.. Iran -mit y. ur'ocumeiuWbfch' will, tion to bis majesty's governmefff on that h;ghly interesting 1 pre.'ume, satisfy ytni that .they .weic American ciur.ens guish between an Englishman ami a Spaniard, an Italian. or a Swede ; and the c!eai and irresistible evidenre'ol rational character, and j erhips tx Jiis desertion, would es tablish the British claim, to thefadividual, and reconcile the nation into who e service he hadeittered, to his sunen der But the very circumstances whicl rwwnM constitute an fiifarhrtie C'iterion in those cases, would betweto ; pro duce .enniess error in the other. Who is to skilful irTyh siognotny as m distim'Uish between an American and a Englishman, especially anions th e who e Proles ion and whose sea-terms are the same ? ' It is evident thattnis prac ttce, as applied to a foreign nation, to any great extent, bat grown cut ot the American revolution, and that it is im possible for the United States not to see. in it the asset tion. ol a claim whicrris utterly incompatible with that "great event. W hen the chararter of this claim, and the pernici- cui tendthey of the prac.ice, are maturely : weighed, it must furnish cause tor surprise, that some iustatid friend ly arrangement has not long since Letn adopted, to preteat the evils incident to it. . My government it aware that himjjety? government has also an interest of importance to itstsid to, in ibis deli cate concert. and I am jhstrdcied to staid At' its part, that J he best dupo.itioii exist to provide fbr.it. The United States aie 'la. Itom desirihg to prCfit.bf a resource, which dots not hi long t tbem, especially to ,the .prejudice of friendly power. IniSecurihg t cm against a practice, which . : is found to be so highly injurious to-a!iiirdeare t :ighty, and most vaUiable interests, every suitable provision will be made to give equal seturity to those ot Grea; Britain. On this p int I am authorised lo enter iutosuch an tngage men, as will, I am put sua. ed, be tdequate o the object. ' This great i merest of impte-sment, has been blend ed in all its rela.icns, as you will perceive, b no act of the United States. Its connection with the late disastrous in cident has been produced by anexi aordmary act ofvioleuce, of which they we e the vicims only. 1 bat act, w hich ex hibits the pretension in ns wirest tange, has become iden ..lied vith the general practice, in the feelings and smpa i lite-j of the nation, "in... in the sentiment of ..he government. I trust, therel. re, that hi? majesty's goyeinniei.t' wiii bf tqually di posed to take up the whole subject A this time, and in making the reparation 'which the particular injury ,' claims, provide a remedy for the whole tyil. My -,-ovem- -me tt look; io tttts complete aujJriieji' with confidence, as being indi.nsibly' r.ccessajjfjjjfitl the. deep wound wh cti'has bet n ii.fliettd on Ibe pauona, honor of the United Siatt-o, by so . t at and unjust ifiaLie ail oirr.igr. I aa;l mysi.il, with great iati-Uci;on, of the oppoitiuiity , whih this OTimiutucaiion arF.ids, to acknowkdt'e the pionipi a -turai.ee which you gave me of the tlistosiii(,n of on iiMjt.-: j s guvci Muicni, in iimKc a sunaoie reparation to -thegoverfmert--of-the-United States for -tHe injury,-of wlych,, by-Hcrde , it is now my duty to complain ; and fij? the fiaiik disa-.owal of Ihe pretension on which it wa founded. , I has'.ened to transmit copies of those docurnnn to iny gove nnie-nt, by whom,- I tiust, they.. are by this Time receivl. Wi'h'resppctio the reparation whic'i my goveficnciit ought to eccivo for ihn ouiragc, it will only he nccessa y to appeal to thos- ieiiiinieu . wotch G.eat M.iuin would be sure to inj.uige, uniiei Vilvc ciiCumsiaiicc-.. : to that sen sibility to nation.ii'honor.fc, which has distinguished so many epochs of her li story f -It '".!! beecbiifcted that ti e injury,- which in itself wa gicat,' was rnu'b aggrava ed by thelCiicumsiances wiicli attended it : that the peaceful, re lations of the United S.t.; wire Violated, and thtiir un-1 sus'-ecini! conhdenjfe sumn-ed. . tsiit 1 toiUoar to-recite event, in w hich I shall We enabled to fw ni h a iu'l and just view cf all the circumstance- attending it. As soon as I iraWion wetC citizens,- or Brtishiubjec s ? I -receive uMructwM l shall hasun to appne:yau.ul it. riwd that that was a point which could not come "into " -X v I have ihe honor lo be. vc. it-win the ca e : that it was one which according as the . " (Signed) , JAMES MONROE. ho niight Lp, wi.u!d make the cause mote or less popular, iari;!,ei .country, but could not ati'ect the pnr.cip.e : that M. Monroe jto the Secretary of State or Tip no principle, a ship of war p'oteccdall.thc people oil board, United State. ;d, could not be enteied to be searched for deseiterS, or for ' :ra--; Lnndon, August Il-,'1S07. .I,,- in ,U ,tit t.XKn SrRrha4thehoflwWi-armm a ,U ,t,. m,' ..w mP,if; rt,n. ,a .1,.. .k.. the ''' a copy "of a coffespondet.ee wnU t. tan- am' oersnarled, be sati tied that in every--ii3.ht in wnich the n . ,,r, uL.... :.j n'm,:, relative to the late aggression n, ihe case ol tne v-iie- suu.;. ct CM b9 seen, the honor oi my govern tn-Tlit. andiaf- ,hit. He said little on Tile subject, but by the tendency "P."ke ir,ga:e, will receive with Uu, a copy ol a h ,c tl0 lu, been greatly ,,itracd by tt,e a rfwhat hed-d say, seemed to imply that his government u-nt one on the same subjec. siotlMnjUhat ,t becomes the honor ol h majts.ty i govern- extUnot Utsi&oi the consideration above alluded to, Bv Mr. Canning ..qu-nes in h s last mtc, Was led 10, a distingu.s, ed repatattoii U ... . inJeed did hr admit by any thing that escaned".o-m, mat " V'V"Y. 10 TuAu n m " llu? lnendJ' n"fnn, r.- li-,,S ,mPt'rtaR! tie aUuct principle i.sdf insisted o,,. His - Jf llt .Sl!a ! T cs'd(rauo'1 ot nr-.j,, govetument, I .Itmarks however' were gencraUy cf a concilia-ery and't nv, ,vm. ,,. - : 3 " , - . am pai acu.tai .y 1.0 .uctCu ,u .u,.., , Udlyctauklt pledging hinnelf.n aby .pint, tnnc,. and when it would be can "tyfc.K tt was to hldl th a d manhetcs ol a -JLt Z -ZZl ft., JJ.-.L J not intended lot.nd some nieajujrOii my teply oi an un- kllld may he traced ; the impiessmentof iihm rem . :T . . L : J iVrendlv natlne.,- Tlie mlorroarton desired was I'.di nec-ssa- ij,- meicltant vessel of the- Uni.edS.ac In man .J1 l-,r- J V TIIU UILSL1II Mllliair V Hi I Hi: l . Jill llitRULlil.l . ' tse arms'', saaadio.i at Halifax. I ,oh-i Rotes whioh had passed between us, 'were edrrhe 'presumption that an cmnargo was uneuueo sutier by the practice, the injury is the amc in cither cae "ed strength' from the circumstance that most ol Iho git- q it,,: claim on their government, itt protection is in b" th ae tes uad rec,.r,niiended,"aiid thatl e publ c mind secm.d C4ses equal : every maxim ol public law, and private livht, io he s enti..lly piepared tor -tt. it was my mosi eai ucsi w hich is viola' ed m one, (s equally violated 111 the tuner. wish to n'evcnt, as lar as in my pr.vei, : o unjust auc j-cir IliCtOUI'a plOO-riUie. vs uie ineasuie i unit " I have the honor to be, with great ccmsiderat'ri, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant. -7,r--' (Signed) ... JAMES MONROE. The ItuHon. Glorge Canning, ... &c. &g. &c MR. MfJNROE'TO MH. CANNING. eived' that 'S the -y 'u remove any douji'bTlii'3 goveinrmnt on the points to sential ciiTtnmtnnces, the objections' vvh ch a:e appl.c-bfe-reV'ialortn'l aiid on "which it applkdj- tenable it toilo-justice to.-the United t0 im, ressn.etus lrom ships ot war, aie tq-ia'ly aphcaUe " t ir .niH i t .States. jiivfCgard lo the aggression of w.hjc4 tbey complain- 0 those from merchant.' ieiels. To the tt.ivid-.al . w ho The relation oft'e bell get cm to the neutral power, ex tends to certain t bit-cts only, and '.dinned in each by. avtrv limited. view ot the sub'ect. on mv i.art. it would be par for rile, n. w, that the circumstances were btttcr kn, tu present him an official note on it f he admitted ti propriety of iti. " ;" - '- ....---'' - I then drew Mr. Canning's attention ..to the Subjects on ii.fb I had .asked the interview; .bwhlg'thc- case oft: e Im pftetix, cap'ainlve'sorrjsrmdcMiceH cap tiiDju.'lis, andoT.thd B itbh squadron generally :on our eua t I ofc served'ir-,ai I had here olore postponed! any offi cii c fliimmicatuin 011 these p infs, fern a desire to con 'cithern 'with the greater objecis cej e.iding between our PKenimients, and bl course, uom motives the sn h : tb.it I brought them to his view at this time. . irir i 11 1 - u. . .1-.. .. J ....11 i . . a . ii - , - - - 1 s ' - ' : 'Zr the application wh.ct wasi9.be presumed wt.d soon tlie par0p hea;d by an impartial arid responsible trb. . r . u m -j il,,. ., -,rt i f mv eovernment. on that SuntCCl, I I.,,-,;, heard a rain bv a'.-...al if ihev ties re t. A m. .i..vjt. .- ..." . jo- . . "It: - J . r endeavored to s'iew more strongly the impolicy .and injus- ay 0f iie passengers m bohrd the neu'ua-J vessel irt the na tice which would stamp anysuch measuie on the part t ' al or, 'military 'service op the enemy ; If such aie found Great B.itaig in the pra.et.i stage. " . they -are made prisoners, botas pri-bnn jhey have'right-T No step ha y.-t been taken by this government of an w.,,ch' the oppMsitgbcIligctent is hour.d to resp'tcu Th s unfrieridly character, to va.ds ihe United St.net y'and from prJrtice however looks toother objects tnah aie here re t he communication which Mr. Cani.H'g made to the House citcj. It involves no qijestion of bcl.agcie'nt oi '0110 side, of Commons on the day .V received my last note,', which al,j ,,f lietrrrai pn. the uhcr. 7 I' pursues the vesselof a find in 4he gaxetret sent, 1 am persuaot-r mat " . ihinjrs win remain in the state in whicb they ate, tr.l your pvit it mipht be. seemed to be suspended lor my answer, tnow-n i,wj. 3A-onltbat lirrtxr-ThrriBhTg.-ol the Dcut al I was extremely sUicrou", by the jniannei, to deprive thit,are sarrL.,;t ani c.mnot be encoachtd on wiiiu ut vio et ee govci nment of all pretext f:-tsny .i- the kind aihided to. and iujusiice. Is there a qtiesiibn'of confiaba-d, is i' o By replying generally that I had no instructions from my vessel cbrrtiiic'd'ioa-bltckaded' iorti iol:i:i-':ii"ol c.tablieh-' t frjend gf'vernnH "', and could state nothing on its pan respecting t. j principles, 01 does she .-contain -..entrfiies gi oprtr, the lu. L , " - the late occurVei Ce, I avoided, giv.hg a direct answer to greatest txient to wln-lv the maritime law is carried by any ' '"'jf - Mritatiiiiri'i queue; and by thawing his aucntion to cation In these cases, she is conducted io'pbrtiU- trial ;" .enottt:m. ..'.- J - - -s Oh t!-,e'29th July, I wrote Mr. Carining the note which ladpromiied hiin in the late interview .: I addressed it in kfa which 1 1 ought suitable to the occasion, observing sU'ein it, thari-ktlie ;siey Irom a sense of duty, an IwaMt to my station' aVttigf.resident minister, and without ''y'r my government i I considered the act as that -Tht B.iii.li .... : i.r-i.'.t u-J - :tv..',k.,.j-. ..... ...-.t : ui..i.. T"U will : f .uiiw 10 idAj .in. nu wii;cu it . wuuiu tie 110.1. ui - . ... '-"r r it to disavow, -1 fltterecTmy -f If that some at'.van- i-'snt arise Jfom the ne asure, and that under the cir w.artt m wh'cH U.wai.iaken, no inju "itjv 'is"da'cd on liV 'iA m4linl whiol ei Luther a harsh tone, may be considered as ccftrctadii g. evniijtl ..-. .. .- , .... ..j. dispatch is received. 1 that uimcr tne cir- c rc.uru, ion on.. the point in q.-esuon as jury poS1blycould. Whe United States, and that it w.U be ichtnough. address fe . , w, I trust that a dispositu':i exi-is to as will be prac- liiehd lor an utilawW purpose, wiu-h it exectrtesin ajaan-r per equally unlaw'.ul. ' Eveiy commetctal vefsel of the U. State's ihaiTrivigates the ocean is . liable, to be invadd by it, and not a,i iiiciivrdt'"' on board any cf them ii secure vyhite the practice is ma .iiatncd, I; sets up every officer relations e( lh .mastV navir as ' i tide . fiom whii-e decision there . ' ' . ...1 . . -1TI. nirfv h.mt'pr . , . . , i . J .. . i . esvui ati ,1 .','.".. . . sutrsistinc oetweenjine iwo con. nits. v.t""-7 is no appeal. . it ptsitcs mm 1 ua.t, nut 01 uiuutin, ' hi.t nulTi 1 i ' TOT?.ro 'nJn r lavor cf war, consisting of the combinedT m.e.ests m.enwhith. ,lCy moie iaCreH tr of the liberty ot. his fellow . 1 ... A rnit it 1 ifTiiNU t -.1 . . . 1 . 2.1 r . .. i . . ttona 111 mv iar, Q toi J j.-wj we.to bira on ihsUiicctt till I hfarot'iiyuu, and! . 'i ilim.M... a . .. ".1 .... .t ... . .'1-.... -i-t-.. .-iUC to oojcrve me mote. couciuaiorv conoucx . ..... .L 1. - - . sir. ti in i.iresee tne result :, .".rjsf-i T .. ; :l ' w tcte-tute this country at the present Ctisig, th.it -'. A. ?,aps b' to foresee wiiat will be its couf se of conduct " Tjfl 'Afd'States, Tliete' lias"Bbtn1t: aJTtinjue t 4J f Ldl-'uncmejtD! the present war, a strong pai ty . J.6' wr ei tend Hint .JSi.l.' 1.. hm"-'-' -Thi.nrt-ii nnu , i v - 1 w ......... f W r? 91 Che ship ow'tiprr, ihe navy, the Ea ar-d Ve-t lu- is Strong and active, W ibat it is impos . suhjf cts only, how ever great the trust, and liarbtp 'o abuse e result, 1.' J" 1 V; on ihe ntaln ocean but pf tha' of tie citizens ol anutht'r t have the honor to bp, etc (Signed) JAMES MONROE. power, w lv'se r'.ghls as a nation, are trampled on by ihe decision J a cecisiou, in renderir.g which,. every fule of evi dence )t violated, ss it puts the proof cf jnnrxence on the accused j and is further highly object KJijabie,- 'as theiejs' top much reasoit to believe thai it has1 been often guirletj more by the .fiiriois of t. e party for service, than anyythei- cirf umslance. 1 he distressinn examples or ttiis tysiein 01 . TO MR- CANNING. r ..u;r.-.N,0. - -. M r. M"nroe preiro-.tt his compliments fo.Mr.' Cantvrig I Mr'4l'n,os: r,;-.c.;i -...... ,-....k. r.i: ,!,, lli, Sritesf, irate Chesapeake, by hu majesty's extent, jt t u.u.cce sa,y u. recount he e. Tbe may be 'JiMl-' '.V - - - - - - . ,Kiir:,J,tc,at, ' ea,ilv imavintiVr Voluminous dociiTtVents which prove ioirol.both goveinmcnts; t ibis reatnceinavn ceftain case, and if riiiumstancrr, liave been extended to jhe ; AiC.nA.i .' ihiof ihi hne whh a uiialle n tnXrrJ fiiga ev ancet c4 his luijh conside ation noibvve 0,UU men. h beta late VeauitSr..d, att Vt i'lft, S$;;UU'J vesclt of other oowers ; but with them thereuwas an infal- : ' l'e t;tfc:waw tcvciiteircr. It woju.ldb.e easy to tlistia- Mr, Monroe, presents his compliments to. Mr. Canning, -and has the' honor jo'. inform him. that he cfHel at his office "yesterday, for the purpo.se ot making some remarks on the subject treated in the note which he addressed on the mstant to Mr. Canning. Mr. Mon roe regrets that he hud not tho pleasure of seeirs Mr -Cannij; at that tinp, and requests that he will be so good as to give him an in- tervlew to-morrow, at such hour as -may be most convenient to him. Mr. Monroe will be riappy' to-attowi Mr. Canning in the' country, should it bernoTe ap reeably to Mr. Canning to receive him there. - - ". '" rortlund Vikc Sept. 9M, 1807. Nruo? MEjJtAJLijJKJJJ'SWER. ' ' '''M'Bannini; presents., his compliments to Mr. Monroeand will be happy to have the honor of peeinvjuni ' at the foreign office to morrow at 1'J oclock. : - '-v ; Mr. Canniiigjhas but Uiii minute received Mr. Monroe's n'ole. - v . Jtiurlirigtm 1'ouse, Jfttneidaieft9 -- " ; 9, lb;07, 3--t. 8, P.M. Dunticate. No. ; . . . i - - Lcnaon, September 16, 1807. Sir had the honor to receive your letter of July 6th, by Dr. Bullus, on the 3 1st ultimo, and (lid not lose a moment in, enteving on the business communicated to me by it,- inlhtf. manner which seemed most likely to obtain success. The details shall be communicated to you in my next dispatch. r Xinhat 1 can st.ite at present is, that the whole subject has" "beeifc-placed fully before this government, in as strong an appeal lo its inteTttt and, jddg jneiiras I coj.il(l make, andthat,as a weet1ia elttpsed since niy official Bote was presented, I am in daily eKpectationof receiving its decisi- fayorable to a satisfaclory rtpyky hut still it i not in my power, from , any thing thatiws Oc- curredvtp spe5r ith confidence of it The joiiit Wgtkriittion commuted ' to Mr. Pinknejr, .and myself, was suspended by the intelligence ot-the affair with our frigate, and, has never' been revived since,.: That ititeilience feachr ed this" about a Veek after Mr. Paniance, so that 'we had only been able with the utmost di!igence,-rb '-take thererimihai y stepj)f pre-. sc:rttinggr-C.?,ning', in cemcfcniiy to our instructions, a project, Vnd of ciV,Wvto 'himjla the. mpsj z'&ijxt "and'ccai. pUcbsit ; ' " : ...?'. . . 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The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 14, 1808, edition 1
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