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. ... : . - -sr&r FRIDAY. JULYUo 1812. - rV-t -- -i .:. ! x,.,. ' iJh &tate gapw. T. f .11. for. the informaUon of Concopicofkuer. pMMd beWe the Secretary or bute Lithe Envoy Extraordinary and Ml- . . .4. . t Rrfiin. JAMES MAD ISO K Jucc 15tb, 1812. V ME FOSTER tO MR! MOIROI. iVaitinzton. Zfr 10 I812- Sir It ha Been cxUcrocly atw- it was not th wish ot tnc Anicri u Rovcmmtnt 'to coc all furtncrilis fuitioo rnlativc to the important ques- tion at iisut, between the two coun tries. I beg you to be assured, sir, that it never was my intention, in al mu letters whuh had .re- snaioed without answer at your office, to use any express! n 1. cum, in the most remote mcr. anv thing person-L 1 ever be reidy, with pleaiurc, to ber testimo ny to that frankness, candor and good temper, which so eminently duun ruish you, and have been acknow Indeed to belong to you, by all who ever had the honor to discuss with you any questions of public in terest But, sir,, although y6u were not backward in entering into full expla nations with me verbally, I could not but feel, particularly as I had just had communications to make to you of 4ie greatest importance, that I had a right to eipect from you a 'written re ply to them and while I remember- ed that two ox my lormcr uvm n.n. still unanswered, the one written threemonths ago, containing among ctherimporUtKiopicsaparticubrqucf tion which I was expressly instructed to nut to vou, as to whether you could j5ont to any public act, 03 the part of the French government, uy wnicn they had really revoked their decrees, and the other furnishing strong cvi. Aence of the continued existence of those verv decrees ; alsd when I per ceivl that mv note, communicating the Duke of Uassano's report, which you knew, was to be sent to you on the 1st instant, was cbt Waited for, but that a message was transmitted by the Executive to Coogreis.which it seems contained a reference to an insulated passage in the dispatch 00 which roy note was founded, that if tafcea.un connected with wliat preceded ot: fol lowed it might be liable to miscon struction, 1 could pot avoid, appre hending that no means of further ex planation rn'iRht be fcftopetj to me.- I bee vou to be assured, sir, that if J 1 was emoarrasstu oy your aemanas of an explanation as to what appeared toa to be a difference between Lord Casilereagh's dispat.h, communica ted to you, 3nd my note," it arose from the novelty of the demand, that seem ed to involve an informality of pro ceeding in which I could not feel my self justified in acquiescing. Had you, in making a reply to my commu nication, asked me how far a repeal of the French decrees was 'demanded by my government, and as to whether a special repeal as far as respected A, merira .would , be'sufficient, I should have had no hesitation in giving you J every satis faction ' 1 . Your note of the Cthjnstant has, by xhowing that the door. was nof abso lutely shut to 'a continuation of, our discussion, relieved me from further di faculty on this point. , : ' I have no hesitation sir, in saying that Great Britain, as 4he case has hi therto stood, never did, nor ever coiiltf Pgfr without the crossest iniustice ,i nerseit-nd her allies, as well as to cuber neutral nations," to repeal her orders as affectinz America alone. leaving them in force against other itaes, upon condition that France would except, singly and ipecially, A xncrica from the operation of .her de Uaoxy to me, to find by yoor Utter dTud June 6 ih, which I had. the ho nor to receiveyesterday morning, that ilcrtcsi You will recollect, sir, ina ine 1 .... . - ( . t v I orders in council ae measures.pl de- fence, directed 1 gainst the system con- isinea in mose aecrccs inm. t of trade which is carried on by France j that what you call the municipal regu lations of France, have, never been called municipal JyFrr$ htfrself, but" re becmain ebginti in that novel and nioh strous- system Jt cannot then be ex pected that G. Britain should renounce her efforts to throw back upon France the evils with which she menaces Greai Britain 1 merely because France might seek to alleviate her own situation, by waving' the exercise of that part oXher BTsiem which she cannot enforce. But, sir, to what purpose argue upon a supposed ca.e ; upon a state of things not lik- ly to occur, since the late Kepori and Snaius Consultum which have been published to the world, as it wc re, insult ingly in the face of those who would con tend that any repeal whatever had taken place of the decrees in question.' You draw'a cotupiris n between the j mode 10 which this instrument has ap pea ed, -nd that which you call the high evidence of he repeal, as stated in M. Cbatnpagny's no;e ; and it would almost seem at if you considered the Utter as tnc most am bent ic -of ihe two ; but, sir, yu cannot seriously tontend that the Duke ot B 4 ssano's report, Vvi h the Sc- naiu C nuiium accoroanyipg it, pub tisncd in the official paper at Paris, is nut 4 very ditTerr.nl instrument from tjv above lettari orTenn a mere provisional Vepci ot tne uccices, upon conditions too which reMlyfo med of themselves a queition of paramount importance. The conuition iheo demanded,' and hich was brought forward so uncxpect- cnlyiasa repeal of tbe blockade of May 18O6, which Mr Pinkney, in the later you nave rettrreu rot io, aeciarcu 10 have been required by America as in- dispensable in 'the view of her acts of intercourse and non-intercourse, as well as a repeal of other blockades of asimi lar cbaraccrwhich were maintain d by Great Briuin to be founded on strict maritime righti The conditions how annexed to the French demand are much more exten sive, and, as I have1 shown, include a surrender 'of many other of the most established principles t)f the public law of nations. I cannot, I confess see Upon what gtound you contend that the report of tne Duke of Bassano affords no proof a gainst any partial repeal of the French decrees ' The principles advanced in that report are general ; there is no ex ception made in fsvor of America ; and in the correspondence ol Mr; Barlow, as officially published, he seems to tl low that he had no explanation respect ing it. How can it, therefore, be con sidered in any other light than as a re publication of the decrees themselves I which, as it were, to take away all grounds for any doubt, expressly ad vances a doctrine that can only be put in practice on the high seas, namely. that free ships shall make free goods," since the application of such a principle 10 vessels in port is absolutely rejected under bis continental system. It is indeed impossible to see how, under such circumstances, America can call upon Great Britain to revoke her orders in council. . It is impossible that she can revoke them at this moment, in common justice to herself and to her allies ; but,' sir,' while under the neces sity of continuing them, she will be rea dy to manage their exercise, so as to alleviate, as much as possible, the pres- sure upon America ; and it would give me great pleasure to confer with vou at any time upon the most advisable man ner ot producing -that effect. 1 have. )be honor to be, be. Aug. j. foster. -' MR. MONROE TO MR. FOSTER, Department of State, June 13, 1812. Sir I am not aware that any letter of yours, on any subject, on which the final; decision of this government had not been communicated to you, has been suffered to remain without a prompt and written answer ; and even in the cases thus supposed to -have been settled. which voiLthoucht proper to revive, A tnougn no lavoraoie cnange naa ia&en -1 ft L I place in the policy or measures of your government, ' I have never failed. to ex plain' to you informally,' in 'early, inter views, the reasons which .made it impe riously the duty of the United States to continue to atTord, to their rights and in lercstsJLalf the protection In-their power. The acknowledgment of this on your part; was due to the frankness of the buiuuiuuiviiuuiM .wuiv.u iiare pa:u w tween us on the higHly important sub jects on which we have treated, and I am happy to find by your lerer of the 10th insn that in relying on it) I have hot been disappointed ' . ! .' . The impropriety ol" the detxiahd made by your government of a copy of the in strument -of instructions given by the French got era merit to its cruizersj after the repeal of the Berlin arid Milan de .recs, wai svifficitntly shewn in Mr. Pinkney ' ictter totlv? M .rq'iisof Wei tebleyofihe 10th of December, 181Q, and in. my letters to you of the ?3d Juy 181 1, and 1 4' h January-last, h waafor this reason that I thodghtU rrlore suita ole torefcr you to.those letttrs, for the, answer to tfiat deniand, tHari to repeal it in a formal communication.. It excites .however, rio small sur thftt vnn xhnnld continue to de- mand a cobv ot that instrument, or a fc . "V . ny new proof of the repeal of theFrertch decrees at the very time that you de clare that the proof which you demand, in the extent to which we haVe a ngnt to claim the repeal, would not, if afford ed, obtain a corresponding repeal of the orders in council. This demand is the more extraordinary, when it is consider ed that since the repeal of the decrees, as it resnects the UnitrO otaes w&s announced) your government has en larged its pretensions, as to the condi tions on which the orders in council should be repealed,, and eVsil invigorat ed its practice under them. It is satisfactory to find that there has been 00 misapprehension of the condi tion, without which your government refuses to repeal the orders is ccunci Vou admit that to obtain their repealv 1 a respect to the United States, the re peal of the French decrees must be ab solute and unconditional, not as to the United States only, but as-to all other neutral nations ; .not as far as they af fect neutral commerce Jnly, but as, tjjey operate internally arid affect the trade in British manufactures with the ene mies of G. BriiatQ. As the ordert in council have farmed a principal cause of the differences which unhappily exist between our countries, a condition of their repeal, communicated in any au thentic document or manner, was enti tled t5 particular attention ; and surely none could have so high a claim to it as the letter from lord Castlereagh to you, submitted by his authority to my view, for the express purpose of making that condition, with Us other contents, known to this government. Vih this knowledge of the determi nation of your government, to say. no thing of the other conditions annexed to the repeal of the orders in council, it is impossible for rrre to devise, or con ceive any arrangement consistent with the honor, the rights and interests of the U. States, that, could be made the basis or become the result of a conference on the subiect. As the President never theless retains his solicitude, to see a happy termination of any d.fferences be tween the two countries, and wishes that every opportunity, however unpro misingi which may t possibly, lead to it, should be taken adViritage of, I huye the honor to inform you, that I am rea dy to receive and pay. due attention -to any communication, or propositions ha ving that Object in view, which you may be authorised to make. ' Under existing circumstances it is deemed most advisable, in every res pect, that this should be done in writ ing, as most susceptible of the f equisite precision, and least liable ;to misappre hension. Allow me 40 add, that it is e qually desirable that it should be done without delay.'; By this it is not meant to preclude any additional, opportunity which may be afforded by , a personal in terview. . I have the honor &c. JAMES MONROE. MR FOSTER TO MR. MONROB. Watbington, June .14," 18 12. " Sir I have the honor to acknow ledge 'Jhe receipt of your letter of the I3tbinsUi . - '"! It is really quite painful to me Jcvper- ceive, that notwithstanding, the fength oL the discussion which .have taken place- between us,1 misapprehensions have again -arisen respecting some. of the roost Jmpbrtant features in the ques tions at issue between the tvro countries, J wnicn.misappreoensiom, pemaps, pro- credlrig from myjibt expressing myself sufficiently clean? in my note o the 1 10th instant, in relation to one of hose qucsyions, . it is aosoiuteiy necessary should be done' a way. ' v ; r I beg lelve again to state to youj sir, that it is not the opr4;o f th Fr, nrh decrees upOri the British trade with the enemies of Great Briain, that has ever formed a subject of discussion between us, and that it is the operation of rhoe decrees ;ii'poh;G.reat-BritainV' through neutral tdmmerce only, which has reaK ty Been the poirit at iSsue. Had Ame rica resisted the effect of those decrees in their full extent upon her neutral rights, we should never have had a dif fv rence upon the subject : but while French crutiers continue' to capture her ships Under, tHeir operation, the seems ere released by special imperial man dates, issued as the occasion arose ; and she has chosen to call municipal an un exampled assumption, of authority by France in countries not under French jurisdiction, and expressly invaded for ne purpoie of pr venting thur trade with England upon principles direct! V applicable to, if they could be enforced against, America. 1 beg you to recollect, sir, that if ho revocation has been made of the orders in coancti, upon any repeal of the French iecrccs, as hitherto shewn by America to have t4K.cn place, it has not beta the fault of his Majesty's gcveraideiU It was France, and : aherwards America, that connected the question reL iVe to the rignt of blockatiei with thac aah iig out of the orders in councw. Y ,ii well Know that it these two quesiiohs had not been united together, the orders in council would have been, in 1810, rc vlud. How could ii he expected that Great-Britain, in commdrf jusUce to o- her neutral nations; to her aV ies. andi to herself, should not contend for a fuli land ab&oiu e repeal of the French de crees, or should engage to make any I particular concession 4n favor of Ame rica, when she. saw that America would not renounce her demand tor a surren der with the orders in council of some of our most important maritime rights, Even to this day, sir, you have "not explicitly stated in any of the letters to, which you refer me, that the American government would expressly renoudce asking for a revocation of the blockade of 1806, and the other blockades alluded to in Mr. Pinkney 's letter fmuch less have I been able to obtain fronfy any disclaimer of the right asserted by France to impose upon the world the new maritime code promulgated by France in the late republication of her decrees, although I have, by ordtr of my govern men', expressly stated their expectation of such disclaimer, and re peatedly called for an explanation upon vhis point r , " ' I will how say that I fee! entirely au thorUed to assure you, that if you can, at any time, produce a full and uncondi tional repeal ot the rrencn decrees, as you have a nghi jo demand it in your character of a neutral nation, and ihat it be disengaged from any conuection with the question concerning our mari time tights, wt shall be ready to meet you with a revocation of the orders in council.- Previously to your producme -such an instrument, which ! am sbity to see you appear to regard as.unnecessa- ry, you cannot expect of us to give Up our Orders in Council- In reference to the concluding .para graph of your letter in answer to that in mine of the 10th instI wi1! only say, that I am extremely sorry to find you think it impossible to de vise or conceive any arrahgcriienfconsisteht with the ho nor, rights and interests ot the U.btUes .which miht tend to! alleviate the pres sure of the Orders in Coun il upon the commerce of America. "It woo Id have given me great saasf action if we cu'd have fallen; ippn somc; agreement thiit might Jiave had such eect. My-go-Yernment, while under? the impeiious necessity, of resisting France "with her own weanons." most earnestly desires mat tne interests ui America may suncr as little aa possible from the incidental effect of the conflict. -Jtity are aware that thei,r retaliatojfy measures have for--ced the Ruler of France to y ield in some deGrrce from his hostile decreesi and! whether it Were more advisable to push those measures rigdrously on until they: complete ;the breaking of it up alogei ther, (ihe maihrobject of our retaliatory' system) ortQ take advantage of the par tial and i rogressiVa rejtractationsHf it, produced by the necessities of the ene my, has been 4 question with "his lajes ty's goyerairiejntlrjs one on' which they, would haviB ben most ctesirous to : cohilt thieJnterests of jAmttica Under jiisting cireumstartces9 ' howeveri ' and from, ohr lat communications I have riot felt." encouraged to make you any. written proposal, arising out ohhis state oil injnga ; I shall therefore, anereTyda gvn cxo es .to you, that is the Job jecC-- w vrt l x mam nas neen inrougnout ;to endeavor, while forced b behalf oj her most important rights! and interests, ! to refaliate upon the Prench decrees,a combine that wtaliattpn with the grekv est possible degree of attention; to thein- tertsti. of America jit; would gve his M jesty's goyernmeilt the nios smcaire ausfictton if some arrangement could be found which would H?ve ttf eVirable anettecr. nave, Kc. BANKtm Mouse THE Directors of the State Bank JL North-Carolina have resolved 16 erett a Banking Houe jh the tlity . cf Raleigh, lhe Foundation whereof ".will beof Ruck, tht; Walls of Hrsck, and the Roof -probably ot Slate, ot jiorae other fire-proof material. . Tne dTOehsions will be 33 feet by 53 ftet 3;inehei, two stones nigh, with Forttcpin front.- The ar.dei Signed bing i'. Cominhtee to co tract for the Materials and for th. buildtft; of said Hdilse, dp hereby grve fiotiet, that they will receive Proposals for furnishing the seve ral Materials, and for the WorxixianShip; of . foir the Hosexompje,-!! -v' - J .The FU.n of the Buildmjr. toxetber with a biU of the ruisitMatenalai be shewrt by me Committee 1 td any person, desitous of: oafcring terms. Jt is contemplated by the Pir rectors to haye all the Bricks made m ine course of the present seaion; so that they jnaj; sc iiu can iu me eosiurg spring. POTTER,: WM .SHAW, , Nedr tbc Adad boding frtrrn fittsb&tougb to - 'vayeneviivci " , r ;' ' ' A WATCH; " The' owner accurately describing itf eari- have It; by applying to Robinion Maraford, ot rayeiicvmc, ana ijyizig snu rcwara ana ine cost 01 auvcruwnj ' June 25, .' -I -1 . J663t AT the BtStiJilay Teni Wtfqe County Coin-t.iiheubscriberS liavVnff aoalhied as Executors ofedihafn Vyhitfield, deceased, do hereby notify all rsbns' haviogclaTrn " against his1 Estate to bring them forward pro-,' perly authenticate,, within the time prescribed by law, or they will bef barred of recovery. And all those indebted to said Estate, ate re . quested to make, immediate payment. " h t NWHITFIELD, yv, . June 9, lbiap j j vf j j OMt ,STRAYBD OR?STO-ENr 1 FROM the Subscriber Whilst iii Rsieijfh, en Abe 18th instant, j !a; I SOR&EE RO aM :S -f HORSE, four feet 4 inches frhj ; wnVaf lAnfir r . swab taU aout nine year old. A" reasonable regard will be given to any; person who w tl deliver him to T .' h jt V V'-'-'j : . - Capt.iVILtlAM TONES. . , , Newlight District, 16 miles N. ofRaieighi ' lj HAVING been aphfel by the President -v 'of the Urtited Suites, Paymaster to. the l he w -Army in the States of, Nprth"Cajoliha ) I am ready jo. receive theif':tiBhfra''ind pay pll! them and theirieiv' ,1'. $ r .' ' ". I- I)istrict,Pajnia8ier. of U. Air my . -Petersburg, June 25, 812. i " I OFFER SALE, . - THE PLACE where I now live, known by the hama of the Mjgttfty OaVs,' on ; the main Stage! Road leading, from Lewisbitrg: to Raleigh,' the. seat of Government of Nojcth Carolina, and fifteen itaife'ipon eaeh ijl ae though not yet much, ijvprosm'nlv '. -vaniges It is an exCelJent Stand fojjdSpun try Stons or Ta'via ; jaasS r new storQbous,e and a new" cott(.nsacjMiae hinfai 18 bySSfeet) long, and machine in.cjbd'ey to none in bk j countjy. ; A srftal ldweflmg house and other put houses t yofAjtote Peach Urchard just legihning to bear-abopt 500 trees of h forniier and 300 of thebrSer.i It would also 'be a good stand for a Doctor, as v fhetelspjgreai yacancy rhe f)lace is high tnd healthy; and the prater inferior to hone in the Stated As' it ,is presumed the puicbaser would prevusljr view it, '1 will only add, I will give a, great lxurgaia, - .Can be had with it small stock of Hogs, Cattle and al mv ? PUmationAuteasils. ; - i ...T ' JO--; KANUULrti w&ao Merry Qakt wne -: ; & Trial ofEdward Tinker, Price 35 xnt; J. Calerhas just received from Newbera, the Trialjpf Captain Edward Tinker, for the wif ral Murder of a Xouth called Edward, at. the Superiof Court of Carteret County, at Septcm tjer;in''bst.Mv-: ,T7 Country Stolcerjersay.berwi?Pe4 with this intejeitifg Thai on whdksak erm . I. ' V V PA: r. m PL ' '..'f'l!'; 1 mi t 11 4, a 5 s hi If,!!- Mm :1 ' ' 1 Ml 'Ml mm -fp ' ' t,i5 1 r-T- v H i 1 t f. t r 1 v I . - n it 1 -,V"-.VJ .