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. - vyym v-. ; Sill r" -r-l:::-- K-' -v, V-ri'iiuMDAvV April ieos. . - -v" ;f;-V - ' :r7-vh Vro: -r w , - 1 : i- - - - . ... - " ' , . ,ir ,.- ... .1 'k ry?,JfMjff-f - ;irB-jfJ '"Fonxcjc.Orio,' ") en? Hiving received '.from his (,uty's Mnislef In America .mn Lfeul P'ntcd Vaper, purporlingr u be i ccpf p'OcUmation ol ts prrsident of the United Sutcs, I jju urtql lht Vnu will 6c plca ledto KQnt rhstvheihcr yqj hftyr ftCtnrd any communication frorli cur govcrmcnt whic h enab'M'yoQ p ,. i (pounce if such document be bthc event of, rour bein em powered to admit its authenttcit yt 1 lite fifther rqtirst.ot yo'ui , trat joainll inform mc Trhether jou are authorised to anobunce it to be it: inuntion of your jiemment t3 cirry into effect the measures s j t . ; . uhc prochmstion of the Pre s without requiring, or wailing f.v, nv ttplanation on the part of th? Br iih covirnmctiljikTith respect t.iht late unforiunaio, transaction vpan which the determination . to re port 10 these measures is -professed tabe fwrded. 1 hf honor to b. Sir.' Yuu noit obed-cnt, humb!e servant, GEO. CANNING. p. S. I have the. honor to enclose Af r can news pap r, containing acpr "f pp.r .et:on .j.-vj Mcnrc, Eq- Uc. Krtlad rhct Jtpttt 9. 1107. TO Mr. CANNING. . SIR I luve the f.ohor toacknow kice Ihe rrceipt of your rioieof yea UrJf, and sliauli not hesitate t c roiuiinicate the Information which pu bae desired if I pOscstd it ; U 34 I hare not heard from my o :rnQcni on the subject of the un &nuutc occurrxiKre alluded to il is 13; n roy povr er to slste to you any Imogen the part f jn'y oTrnmrnt rkspcciin it. 1 have nodoubibui I b - inurtcd in a fevr dny to nkc a c'iTimunicatton to hi Ma jtitj' goveriuncnt on that highly in urxsib evrnt, in which I shulrb t ruble! to famish a full and jus" f ew cf all the circumstances attend L; ii. As soon as 1 receive instruc tions I shall ha&ten to apprize vou cf. I titt be honerio tevrih high CnrrtkirrlWin, Sir,. Y.vi nrn 4dieiit Servant, . J AMES MONROE. Tkt Kt II. ,k G Ctmnitfg. tx.. Lndjnt Jupnt 14. 1807.' SIR I h id ihe honor to transmit Ja wiih my letter ot the4th ins:. copr cf a correspondence with IVJr. Cjr.nin'?. -elative to the late apirres r - oa J-'n i the case cf the Chesapeake -u will receive vrjthUhis a copy of recent ce on tne same subject. By Mr. Carmine's queries in his k nou, 1 was led to consider it s rftparatory to an embaijjo on Ame an vessels. 1 cr uld nul conctive J, he should request information tf me, whether the Prtsidcr.i'a pro clmatitm watiihrn:tc,Sc vh thcr it ou!d be carritd into effect, if it wa o. int ruled to found some rnrasurc n my reply.of an unfriendly nature. "Jhe information desired wasnotne- tciy to remove any .doubt of hi tJ'trnment cn the points .to which c allied, or to enable it to do jm fce to the United States in rtrjurd b tht ercssion of which they com bined. .The presumption, that an . ralaro wms inictiicrl, gained force ."om the ciixutnstancc thatjmcst cfj t.V gazet'ek had recommended, land! lt the public mnd seemed esen t ally to be prcpaK'd f r.iU;:Jt was y most earnet.wtsh'tb prevtnt, as "r as in my pacr, ;So unjust and Jnu:locja prqcedurc."As the mca Jurtcontcmplated,vvhatrver it might 'eetned o be; suspended for tny sa-er, I was extremely. aoUcitous b7 hc nutmeg to deprive this jmmcnt tif all pretext for anything cf kind allu led to'. VBy, fpljmg p3"ly, that I had: no .instruction Vn.rnT Sorernroent,ahd .could sUJtc -bin on its pari but tuc liie 'oc encrl avtH.leU gWin$f ; a ic n'eri0 Mr.v Cahnir.j:. ruencs j part cf ray government, on that sub ject t : I : endeavoured to he w. mftte strtin" gly the tm policjfj aiid :jx'.u sticc which wbuldf stamp arty" such Inea--ure on. the part oT Great; Britain in the.presuit stage.,, , ..; i '-No step has yet beeft (aken by tms 'overnmeht of an unfriendly charac ter towartf the United s' States, - and fromJtbv com:r.ur't'c!tVtot hich' Mr. Canhinj nUu tb 4 he 1 1 oti: c of Co tt 'monsV on'Jh day'-he received iny layniovrhich you win find in the VaieUes sent, I ant prruatled that things will remain jn the state in which they are, until your dispatch, is received. I trust that a disposi aon exist to .make such reparation on. the point In question, as will be satisfactory to 'he. United States, and that It. will be practicable and not dif ficult 16 preserTe'thc friendly, rtla tiorls. subsisting . between the two r6untries.:, Xh party, ' however, in favor of war, tonsistinj; of the combin ed interests mentioned in uy last, is strong and active, so that it is im possible to foresee the result. , -1 have the honor lo be, with respect, . Sir. your obedient servant, JAMES MONROE. .; Stcrttary tf State Wtubington. NO X. V v . Tottlcnd Place, Sept, 1, 1807. TO Ma. CANNING. Mr. Monroe presents.his compli ments to Mr. Canning, and has the honor to inform him, that hr has juU reccivedrinstruc'ions f'bm his 5vemmenti rrlitiye to the late at-:-k of the United S'ates frigate m.' spekr, by his Majesty's ship Lcop.ii J, of the coast t f the United State. ' Mr. Monroe requests that .Mr. C inning would have the good ne lb give him an tarly Interview on that suhjtci. Mr. Monroe requests Mr. Can ning to accept the assurances of his high consideration NO. XI. , 'Foreign OJ.ce Set. 1, 1807. FRO l Ma. CANNING. Mr. Canntni; presents his compli ments tb Mr. Monroe, and requests the honor of seciug him at the Fo reign office on Thursday next, at 12 o'cl k. ' i f . . Mr. Canning would have propbed to see Mr. Munroc to-morrow, if he had not been under the necessity. of attending the levee, and the council at the Queen's Palace. Mr. Canning requests Mr. Mon roe to accept the assurances of his high consideration.'. jMt. Monrtt, Fsj. isc , . ParJan i Flce Sept. 7, 1S07. S1K -By the order of my govern ment, it is my duty to request yoUr attention -to the aggression lately committed on .the peace anrisove-r-ignty of the United Sia'tesi by his Britannic Majesty's ship of war L,eo Jrd, in. an attack on an 'American frigatt.the Chesapeake, offlhe Capes of.Virg nia. Th'c obji ctof thiscom municatton is to obtain of his Ma- j. sty's government a. suitable repa ration for that outrage, and such an arrangement of thre great interests j; which are connected with it, as will i . place tfce future relations of the two j powers on a soua iguuuauuu vi jjcuuc i and friendship -, In bringing this subject again, to the view of his -Majesty's- e;overn nmnf, it is .unnecessary t dwell. on circumstanees which' are. already. so well known, to Vou. f By the docu- meuts'.twhich I, have the honor -to transmit you,it is shewn that while the outrage was unprovoked and un expected on one siae, there .Avas no thing to extenuate it on the other. The commander of his Majesty's squadron ori: the coat of the Uni ted States, . eppears to liave tacted'on a presumptionrlhat lu; posessrd the power to make war' :and decide on the causcs.of war. It will be difii-'j cult to "explain thi; conduct of that j bfifcerbW any: other -principief and equally, sf to tnd ;an, exampte ;of at a gfessiob ro'arkrid .wih ruch h1gh 'icjjlfmiy and injustice to a" friendly power. ;v.;-i. ,;f V'f c 't) ...The . pretext lor. tnu aggression couid notXu tp -hcighen the sense 'gbverrimcnt Jwas taught to infer from it", "that there was no limit tb a pre tension.which had already produced so much'mlschief, and against whiqh sn nlatty vi etiibhstranc s hael been presented, -;,in its' application, - to tb: "ycttf merchant Vessels. But I find with great satisfaction that tins pretention forms no topic for discus sion between Us in respect to ships of war ; and I trust that the just and enlightened policy which ..produced the dtcisibn in one instance, will sur mount the obst.cles whkh have hi therto embarrassed it in the other. The national character'of th'etnen who were taken thus violently from I on uoarn me nesapeaK.e, maes no part of the qu stion. It is impossi ble that it shouhl comeiuto view in es timatingt he injuiy whichthe Uniud States have received. The outrage involes a great and uncontested, prin ciple, which ought not, in any view, to be affected by appealing. to na tional sensibilities on either side. 1 have, howtver, the honor to trans mit you documents which will I pre sjume satisfy you, that they were A mtrican citizens. With respect to the repatation which my government ought to, re ceive for this outrage, it will only be necessary to appeal to those senti ments which Great-Britain would be sure lo indulge under like circum stances : to that sensibility to na tional honor which has distinguished so many epochs of her history. It will be recollected that tht. injury, which in itself was great, was much aggravated by the circumstances which attended it : tliat the peace ful relations of the lUnited States were violated and their unsuspectipg confidence surprized. But I forbear to recite details which it is painful to contemplate, You will I am per su. dv.d be satisfied that in every light j in which the subject can be seen, the honor of my government and of the j whole nation has been greatly outra- jged4by the aggression, and that it i become the honor of his Majesty's government to make a distinguished reparation. " . In presenting, in this friendly man ner this subject lb the consideration cf his Majesty's, government, I am particularly iria'.ructed to request its attention to ihe great cause ta which this and so many injuries ofIike kind may be traced, the impress-, ments of imen from the merchant vessels of the United States. In ma ny essential, circumstances the ob jections which are applicable to im pressments from ships of war are equally applicable to those from mer chantvessels. Totheindiviauals who sufTer by the practice the injury is the same in either case. Their claim on the government for protection is n both cases equal : every maxim of public law and private right which h violated in one, is equally violated in the other. The relation1 of the belligerent to the neutral power, ex- I tends to certain objects only, and is defined in each by known laws. . Be yond that limit the rights of the neu tral are sacred Sc cannot be encroach ed on without violence and injustice. Is then? a question of contraband, is the vessel destinsd to a blockaded port in violation of established prin cples, or does she contain-enemies property , the greatest extent to w hich . me maritime law is carriea oy any nation ? In these cases she is con ducted to port for trial ; the. parties are heard by an impartial and res- j ponsible tribunal, & are heard agaihby, appeal if they desire it. j. Are any of the passengers on board the neutral ; vessel in the. naval or military - ser- vice of the enemy ? If such are found they are made 'pmbners, jrmtas pri soners they . have rights iVhfch the opposite 4jcHigerent is bound to rcs- pect This practice,. However, looks I to other objects than" are here recited. It involves no question of-belligerent Ion" one side and of neutral on the j other, i .-Itpursues the vcsscUof ,a i ft iend for i unlawful purpose' which ii executes in, amannerequauy un lawful; ! Every; of the United States .that navigates; he oce an is liable 'to be in vaded by it; arid notan jndividcal on board any ol ihem is'ecure Xvhile'the practice .is nmained;- It' sefs up every officer oi4r.is- aiaiesty s; navv as a juage, uiuyci w, wiiim. -,13 iiciu niu sawicu,i M.:t-'.-5 l Ltjf'JZ A noV of thejiberiy of his feIIo)vsub- jects oniy, nowever great tne trusi and liable to aUliscr ont he JnainQCean( but of that of the ci tizens oflttnotjier power, whose right as:.aatipnre trampled pn byhdisif; deci-' sion i ill rende rib g "y hic;e very : ru! e af dencb' is violaCed.as.U'tfihe;; proof of innocence on the acc)isd ; ancfi i V f u rth er ( "hTgjh ly bbjeVtibnable' as there is tod m.uchresbtt, tct;bie-- Jieve that it has been often guided more oy xne nioes oi tne party. tor service than any: bfhef circu mstanccf f he. distressing examples bt(tlJis'sjr. tern; of aggressiphaa Jt hasfiected Individuals, on a scalexif vast extent it is; unnecessary to recount,herev; They may be easily irnagined.V, .b luminous documents which prove them, are in the possession of both ; governments. ' K .: ,- 4 " It is possible that lhis,practice may in certain cases and cenaintircumf tances hate been extended to the vessels bf other powers ; but with them there was an infallible criterion ;o prevent error. It would be easy I io distinguish between an English-, mapUnd a Spaniard, an Italianor a Swede ; and the; clear and irresistaV b!e evidenced his national chaf-cter,. tnd perhaps; of his desertion, , would establish the British claim i ioTthe inv dividual, and rrconcile the nation in to whose service he had entered, to his surrender. But the very circum stances which would constitute an infallible criterioii in those' casesj would be sure to produce endless er ror ?n the other. Who is so skilful in physiognomy: as to disttoguish be tween an American and an English man, especially among those whose professions and whose, sea-terms are the same? It is evident that this practice, ns applied to ii foreign na tion j to any great extent has grov. n ' tit of the American revolution, and that it is impossible fpr the United States not to see in it the assertion of a claim which is Utterly incompatible w-ith that great event. When the character of this claim, and the per-' njcious tendency of the practice, Pre maturely weighed it must furnish cause for surprise, that some .just apd friendly arrangement has nbr lohg since been adopted to prevent the evils incident to it. . r, . ; - V ;My government is aware that his Majesty's government has also an t liter? st of importarice to attend to on ihis important concern, and I am in tructed to .state 6i -iis part that the. best disposition exists to provide for it. The United S'ates are far jfrom desiring to profit of a resource which does not belong to them,J especially to the prejudice of a friendly power. In securing them' against a practice, Which is. found to be j&o highly inju rious to their dearest lights,' and most valuable interests everysuitabje pro vision will be made to give equal se--entity to those of Great-Britain, On this point. I am authorized to enter into such au engagement as. will, I am persuaded, be adequate to the bb- . T his great interest of impress ment has been blended in all its re lations, -33 y&u will- perceive,,- by no act of the United States. Its con nection with the late'disastrous inci-. dent has been produced by an extra ordinary act of. violence, ot whu:h they were the victims only: ( Thst act, which exhibitsthe pretension in; its widest range,' has become, identi- j hed with the general practice, in the feelings and sympathies Of ; the ria-; tion; and m the sentiment of tlve go vernmenti I trtiVt therefore tnat nis. . . '' . '-'i, 1 ' iVl ajesty 's government will ne equal; y. disposed to take up the whole subject at this time," and ihmalking th;reU paration which lhe particulajujUry claims provide a - retnedy : jr the whole .evil. vlyMgbv to tins ' complete v'WjutnicnXtfa', necessary' tb rieal;tleepud whichv has beeji)innicted pa. ihejtfa tibnal honor ofViiUtteb sb great and unmstipabk; npuragek tibn.ror lheopb6r kbmmunicVfion Vaffo i;age. t ne . prpmptjassurance ,w nicn t vou gaTe ,me. ot inc uisposi.uoa oi tranimitcSbiief?tilci tbvmy .govern mentrby the purposes pRmaKBg jslainei litarWfoiitEiiiljei that hit had hot the' pleasure? 1 slfc i requests that:Heyil6be "tovchini.f.r morrow StcE;hbHr1is?r&abe4 mbateoh Venient :himyMf a W rS CaSii iniihcoutef .jVteatanitci - - Birlingtrtn;Hcus: cdrsd7? : ! y Fe;-MRCANNING.'fm I K,MJ T j v Slav .. lVj Il'lJVf .JJ. ov-m - ing nim jat -ine ioreigiij uiuwc -vt morroJattevooc jc- '-rm- Mr. Canning hasbut thi; rjjoa "IhaVelirth r ? Your mtt bbedim hamblewvaat, I .-.. ..... . .'Mm Kef 'msi,niZ' j I - ' - ' ' ' i ;' ' "7.,'vTt. .(-', " ' .... y - ; I moment received Mr. "MbnrbfcV note. . ..1 TO -THE SkETARy OF STATEjr -A'v ;s H SI H.;.I had the honor to receirp , your letter bf July brIfoU ; on the .21st ult; and jdid;oot lo IS : momeni-in'tm ?CtIi? nss committed; to !; v manner yhich;seemcd ,tnb$C4 th?fv;;5 to: jobtalo . - sceT'kfitjSjeiHi frj Sb' shall -be commuoicateclitb vou lint 'f my next dispatch, il&AuVthat J-trart: - . state ar prebcu is, ; uuiuic yyiiu icv y ubjechip .appeal: tdtts;imc)re has elapsed lnlre mcScWibti: : : was: presenieu i am iiv fuayx r pectation of gfcexvipg jts;4ecuioti Jk on it. v-The, momen tis -tti i rnanj; -f ; . views' vi rv fa vof ableitb aVaiisia''ciS I'1 ' I ry ta vof abljeitp ; aVatis'fe'ilV ;i totjr,&It,; mvi'powevifVpDa Committer is occurrea$ lo speaKj-wiin crjun- ' 5ncbfvKfheijj6iiiH myselffwa speiia&'djytn teiligenceof ther anfemrhririli :That iateiliicejhdu bout -a wecfteil rvance so thativw;a wh.tW-utjmp ' the preliminary step of psletiting'; to Mr, Cajingv-ine"bnf bur instrucbhsa SpTplextSt'of ,.c&'Jb;.. "' plaining to nim mthe mast minute -! arid -com rehenBin We cbuidw. gerainmgto' givento our jEomm suspension herefpref ofthe tle gocia'ttbn'isf imu J jfebtoMintctubi 1 f ; proceiA'g f V70uia nave?Decome aueswori ior f i? LJiSw;iJ!.ii "'ill the cotnmisibtby tinderteiisttngciricum$tancesto com Lhave th hocor; tcV be.iyxthi ; great irespect Sirourmbstbel" .dientscrYan0te :: JAlE$ONR0E' Canninc: is edclb&ed W?i&. ' v-? MM i-. i 1 ?i:Kl ii. JH ft'l I 'I iff
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