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betn proper to have applied for a revocation
of the hloc'tttdcs in question, (at least, be
sure it is ascertnined that they are in exist
once) or to have professed, in I1)* letter to
Lord \Vcllesley, t- lound upon-General
Armstrong's communication my enquiry as
to their tinual-state. ] have, however, sup
cart] it to be intltspepsnble (and have act
etl a;cnrditigl_\-) that ] should explain to
Lord wellcslcy, in conversation, the pro
hnbility aﬀorded by General Armstrong's'
letter, that _a declarstion by this govern
ment, to the eﬀect above mentioned, would
be followed by the recai of the Berlin de
crce.
(cannot. perhaps, expect to receive from.
-I.osi.d -Wsi.lesle)* ananssswer to my letter, in
time to send . copy by the ]ohn Adams,
now in hsi— Downs or at Portsmouth ; but !
wul and it by so early opportunity, and will
take cnrcjhat ('n-nt ral Armstrongpþall ib:
made acquainted with it without delay.
I hwe the lionorto be,
\Vith great consideration,
Sir,
Your most oliedient
s \VM. PlNKNEY.
?. S. March 28, 1810. Since the wri
ting of this lt-ltt't' Lord Wellesltv has sent
me the nnsm r (of the 2d know) of which
a copy is now enclosed. It was not satis
facmrv. and ! pointed out its deficiencies to
Lord Wt-llcsley in conversation, and ] pro
posed to him that l should write him ano
ther letter requesting explanotions. He as
sented to this course. and ]. have written
him the letter of the 7th inetnnt, of which
also a copy is enclosed-. His reply has
been promised very frequently, but has not
yet been received. I have reason to expect
that it will be sufficient ; 'bnt ! cannot think
otsi all-taining the correce any louger. The
British packct trill surnish me with an op
portunity of forwardiag it town; and -l
will s- nd Mr. Lee with it to Paris, by the
avav of Nor-line..
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Alexmdm Darlchtd.
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--SAMssU£Lsi-SNP_W03N,:
, R.]: 'AW Mctsisssssssisi :
q London", Febmar'siy 19th, mo: ;
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! received on the 2th intent. by Mr.
'Powel,whom \ hnd sent torssne timibesore
to France, . letter from. neral Armss
strong, of which a copy ir encloled ; and
keeping in view the instruction: cr'intaioed
in y'our letter' to me of the llth of Novem
whether, 'I' have written to Lord Weﬂ'e'eiey,
to e'rrqnire whether any", and, is any, what
bhickjdrl of France, in'rtituted bysiGreet
"Britain during the present war, bcsssore'the
ﬂute-,! ]anuary, 1807, are undtntood here
to h-- in soreess.ss A copy of my letter to Loi-d
17 dleait-ssv is enclosed.
it it not improbabie that this-omen! cn
quiry win ptsissivduee- :: clean-ration, in answer
to it, that mme of those blockades are in ss
force; and ! lhvguld [ire.-turne that ruth I
drckvatic will he received in Frenceas
substantialy satisft-an the condition zin
nounced to me by General Armstrong.
] um not aware that this subject could
have been" brought before the British go
vernment in any other iorm than that which
I have chosen. [( would not,! think, have
(COPYJ ss
from Gum-a! Armotrang to Mr. Pininry.ss
Pan-in, 'He/t jammry, Law.
an, ]
A lum from Mr. Scent-07- Smith of ?
the in of December lm, made it my duty '
to unquiet ol hi- rmllency the duke of Ca
domwlm me. the condition-pin which
blo ney-ny she emperor would man] hit
dom.. cum-may nllcd m- Derlln deem;
one! vlmhu. H- (mue Iris-In nvoked her ss
Neck ' ,os ndm ent-riot to !lm duck",
M- m my "paid conne! to nvolu the
mid them! To that undone ] but;
thin do naked Ill- so loving num,
which him to convey to you by upc
mal: :: No card- nimat- esch
m . 0 : on n'ou- ,
th 'ÞM you-music: o! hl'r .
don si Who-en" cum of l'mm
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(MKMMMIÞH When);
'- Da'ily Me Me for tri-mit.
will"! Wife; l W
kan, 'JUNE t-s.
From (bed-dage! intelligent-er, Ez'mt qsyee- _
si ' tertiay morning.
M ' Answu.
ss ! hmc tho' honor !obeJRc.
WN- 'PlNKNEY.
The houorablc R. Smich, &c.
" The only num- required :for n..
of : &th n'am .! she'fusmn'nd
tdeenesi." ' _ _ ' ' .
_- : lhuethehm tobe, _ si'
_ -' With ve'ry'ltlgh relpeet, ' '
FdMsy 15,— lilo
'NY lioun, __ -_ '_ -_ ss- , _ _ _
ln pdnn'tnee of manam-rowned
. ! had the- honor to give to your lordship:
si few day I ago,] beg to trouble your lordship
'with an enQulry, vhethﬄ'siany'. and if any,
Lwhnt blockadee of France; instituted by G.
Britam during the present' was, before the
is! day of Ianuary; 1807, m undentoocl
by' his majesty's government toBe in force.
! am ndt able at 'Tssremtsito specisy more
thin one of the blbckadn to which this en
quiry applies ;. namely, that" from the Elbe
! to Breit'," declared in May-. 1806 and after
wards limitia' ind'inb'dified ;'but ] ihall be'
much obliged to you'r' lordship for precise
vinsormqion as tip the whole. '
I have the honor to be,
ss' With the-highest cqnsideration,
_ My lord,
' Your lo'dship's most obedient
Hnmble'krvant, . , _
(Signcd) WlLLlAM PlNKNEY.
: The most noble
! The Marquia \Velleeley, &c. &c.
i -'-'—si !"areign'Office, March !; 18102 l
'stn, ' ct l
ss, ' ' [have the ho'hor to'acknowlectdge the,
receipt of>our note ofthe lSth ult. wherein ]
f yo'u request to be informed whether any,
and, is any, what blocitades of France, insti—
tuted bssy Great Britain during the present
war, before the first day of January, 1807,
are understood by his majesty's gournment -.
to be in sorce? l have now the honor to
scquaint you, that the coast, rivers, and
ports lrom the river Elbe to Breat; bath in
} clueive, were notified to be'under the re
lstrictinns ol'hlockztde,-with certain modifi
lcustom-s, on the loth May, 1806; and that
these reserictirns were "alter-wards compre
henrled in the order oscouocil of the 7th-of -
]auuary, 1807, which nrtler is still in'furce.
I have the honor to be, - J
' With great consideration,
- Sir,
' Your most obedient
Humble servant,
Great Cumbe-land Place,
7th March, 1810. ' i
MY LoRD, *
l have had the honor to receive your
Lords'rip's anSWrr, olss the Ld instant, to my
letter of the lSth of last month, concerning
tiv- black-idea of France instituted by Great
Britain during the present. war before the
lst (law of ];muary 1807
1 inser t'n-m that in.-.wer that the block
nrle notified by G. Britain in May 1806,
l'rnm'the Elbe to Btest, is not itsell in force
and that the rc-strictions which it establish
ed, rest altogether, so far as such restric
tion.-t exist at this time, upon an Order or
Orders in'Couneil issued since the first day
of]anttaty, 1807.
! inler also either that no other blockade
of France was institutt-d by Great Britain
? during the period'uoove'mentioned, or that,
' ii'any other was insituted during that peri
0d.'lt 't- not now in force.
May ] h-sig your lordship to do me the
honor to inform me whetherthese interm
ces are correct, and is incorreot, in what .
)
, . ! have thr honor-m he,
With the hnghcsc comidcntion, ;
My Lord.
Your Lord-mip'o mon obedient
humble servant,
* Extract of : him from sdr. Phdnry to Mr.
Smnh. (laud March 27. 1810. _ !
"! hovc the honor to inﬂuence;: of'
* Form Wcr. North 36, "10;
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1 hue tho honor to "knowledge tho ro
ooipc of yoursi'lemr of the m lum. tuum.
lu . further rxplooouoo of my lmorssos the
on. cow-rule the black-on of France h
Imkmd byct ._ lrho'go duﬂsspho psiromu ?
vinbosorl Me ﬂm'loy of ] nr'y, "07. 'si
meant.-(la tht \' are 10. ]
of Fruncc' before the Burlin deem-.
** ! do not think " ..souch monar- 10 to
nisy on up-sicmlon due (on. Armmong ct
will br ubh to make on) an oslt on Pnrlo;
but ! dull new-"held! coﬂvoy to him tho
luble.-or of): without deloy."
Lord Well-olv'o replvm my lcmr o the
hh inn-m morning she Bricloh Blockldcl
The mon "ab-'t
The Marqm'r U'rllrrly, We. We. We.
(Signcd) WELLESLEY. - 4
W'tlliaus Pinkney, Esq. -
(CUPY.)
(Signdd) Wu. PlNKNEY..
(Signed 1_ * 'ss
. ]QssBNsiARMS'mWG- "T
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(Cow-) si " " ?
any; MHW'Hac—e.
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'— ' The blocsshdfi-isi'sstfitiied by TGrcat "Britain
insiMly 1'806, hn Maiden formellysi with
-druio; it eannht mean-roy- 'ccuu'itely
"nued", that the 'mtricilbhkctwhi'q X} 5} full!
biiehed. rr'et altogether on the-"Order for
Found] of the Vth of lectuary; 1807; they
'h'r'e compreheode'd- uoBsiIr the moie'exten
"rive rettrietione of thus order. 'No Other
bloekttde of the rte of France; was insti
'tuted b'y Grel't' ritlih betweensi the 16th of
' May, 1806; um! the 7th of ]anuary, 1807,
extepting the hind-de of Venice, instituted
ss on the Mth of ]ulyglsoc, which is still in
force.
? ' ! bet;-You to accept the assurancea of high
! considrratiou, with which ! have the honor
ss to be, sir, -
Your most obedient,
: humble servant, _
ss (Signed) W ELLESL EY.
I William Pintney. Esq. Uv- fish.
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ct -- London, Monday, Apri12, 1810.
' an, ct
] had the honor to receive oh Saturday
last (by Dr. Logari in the British Packtt)
your letten of the 20sih ]nn. and 16th Fe
bruary. ss ' -
' -I have only time to add that] "am to see
Lord WcilrsIsi-y to m'orrow.
! have, the honor to be,
With great consideration,
si Sir,
" Your most'obedirnt humble set-visit,
WM. PINKNEY.
, The Hast. Robert smith, We. &?c.
Stalt'l has the honor to submit to his Ex
cellency thct- Duke of Cadurr the copy ofn
letter this instctnt recrwss-tl from Bayonm
and begs from him an exiilanntion of the
cit'cumssitanrrs lnc'ntinnsi-ti in it.
** The Ministerial dispatch under (late
of the Sth- inst. is arrival at St. St-lnstiun,
bearing an ordrr for the immsi-dia'e lskiﬂI'
'portati-zn. in small VL'STL'lS,(1sI\li the seqn-ssq
terctl- Am'rrican targe-39, to Bctyonnc, tu is;
placed in thcct' (lustom-hnuse there. This
news is public at St. Sthztsdnns; but what
is not so as yet, is. that the same order 32) 5
" lst' That thrsc- cargoes are: to be lrnt-ss
to Bnyonne, whether the cntnmoditirs of
which the)" are composed may hzwc come
from English comme—rre— or smm the pra-i
- duce of:/:: so:"! of the [Mind Statel.
,* 2clly- That thty should be srnt to the
Custom house ufthat place to be- sold (ht'TC.,
The" Minute-" Pirntpnten'ia'y 'uﬀe-ra to
His Excellency the assurance: of his high
esmsidc-rat'ton ] _ ,
.(Signctl) ]OllN ARMSFRONG.
General Assmsirong to Mr' Smith.
' - Paris, lBt/t 1-'-si-b. 1810.
SXK,
! wrote a few line-s to you yt-sterdayan
nmlncing the rect-ipt and transmissinn of a
copy nsthe Duke of Cadorc's-nutc to me of
the 14th inst. _ _
Astc r much arrinus rvﬂretinn I have tho't
it but to Iorbt-ar all notic- I! present osthe
error-, as Well ui fact as of argument. which
may be found in the introductory part- of
(hatþnte ; to take the minister at his word;
to enter at once upon the: proposed negocia
tion, gnd, for this purpose,, to oﬀer to him (
a project for renewing thcct cum-ended of?
1800.
This moside will have the advantage ostry
ing the sincerity of the overtur' s made by f
him.& pt-Þhapl nftirawing srnm Þi " the pre. '
cisc tcrnn on which his master woll accom
odate. " three be such as we ought to ac- '
cept, we lhall have :! Treaty, in which nei-i
ther our right-o nor our wrongs will be: for.
gotten; ifotlierwise, there Will he enough,
hath of time and occasion. to llole'it'c to
their policy and our ow'n, by I free examin
" Cap!) qsa Ict-rlesirsram :(se-n Armstrong' tasi the
Duke of Cut/on," date-41 Pan], 21stss scbru
Extract qs : letter to the ram: from the
39"on
" 10*h of Much. [have "length re-ss
cow-ed u nrbul man e in nmmr to my
note of the sun uh ?: wi. from the Mi
nimr of lorclgn "tition-. Iﬂd m the snllow
In word" " Hil Male-ty lu- drcldcd to
le who Amgrjun Tropmy wind In ! lln,
but the money lr ling thrrel'rnm lhlsi n.
mio in dcpot." Thin numer- hn vu
.occnlon to . lum from me murkcd o. !.
, Si ed OHN ARMSTRONG.
( En Zobrrr g'mnh.
No. !.
fish. Nlrch 10. "10.
Mr. lhld march she honor of nulr
La; 1 verb-I meum on your nisi-um,.
WWH Wr {ful Melt! N w
Ilion of each
! have the honor to be, Sir,
with very grm rrnprct,
Your mon obcdirm and
very humh'lr nervam,
cry. 1810 __ ct
'sh 'tlinlster Plenipotentiary osthsie U. j
"0"
p——
On recel " this inlormation, ttt'o qun.
ttbns suggested themselves—
., lst. . ,,hether this cectsion m., or tra.
. not. ,gfgnﬂed'tct'o ships, as well ss to can-m.:
.n1d " . , ' e ,
ad. Wheter the man'ey uising stom the
ssles which might boss mule under it. Would
Or would not, be subject tothe issue o; the
pending negociation ? .ct _ si !
- The gentleman charged With the deliver,
; of your message not hmngþeen instrutud
to answer then questions, It becomes my
duty to present them to your excellenc), and
'to reiLueste salution of them. - Nor is it it"
a duty, on my part, to examine the gromct
'on which his "majesty-has been pleased to
take this decision, which! understand to be
that- of "(trio-n', suggested for the first tim.
in the note you did me the honor to write to
write to me on me loth ulttmo. In the am
psragrnph of this note, it is said, that -* in.
majesty could not have cait'uhted on the mon.
sures taken by the United States, Who, am.
: ing no groun-ls os complaint ngainst France,
'cthuve compriscd herin their sets ot' exclusiou,
and sihcc the month of May lust have prohi.
bited the entﬂ' into their parts of i-tench
vessels, by subje- ting them to continuation."
it is true that the U. dtates have sintc tno
20th of May luat ful-hidden theﬂmtry oil-'tsicncn
vessels into their harden—end it is also two,
that the penalty of confiscution attachcs to
the violation of this law. But in what respect
does this oﬀend France? Will-she reluse to
us the right of regttlating' commence within
\ our own parts? Or will she deny that tue
; law in question ls a regulation merely nuu't
& cipal ? lix-ctmme it both as to object and
, means—what does it more thawsorhcd Anne.
? rican ships going'into thc ports ot'France and
f l-rench ships from turning into thou of tho
United S seen? And Why this pt'oliibttion )
To avoid injury and 'insult; to esrtipefthut
lawlessness, which is declared to be " & torrcd
consequence of the dercrecs of the Bifttish
council," ll'then'hs object be purcly dclcn
sivc, what arelits'means ? Simpoy a law; pre.
viuusly and generally promulgutcdmpertning
sntcly within the tertitoryol' the U. Stat'es,
..rn punishing alike the int'ractors of it, wne.
thertitizcns of the mid states, or others.-si
And what is this but the exercise at a right,
common to it]! nations, ol' cxchiding at their
Will sorcign commerce, and ofcntbrcing that
excluion? Can this be'decmed a wrong to
France ? Uati this bessssrcgartletl as at legittmnte
szmse of reprisal on the part otsie power-who
makes it the & s duty of n.: one to defend the!!.
sovereignty, and who even dcnationelises the
ships of those who will not subwibe to the
opinion.
- But it has been said that the " U. State.-s
has nothing to compliin of agninst France "
—Was the cznpture and "condcmnntion of .
ship driven-en the shame of France by stress
of weather & the perils of the sea—nothing!
\Vas the sesissi'zttre ' 'and sequcstratitm ot many
c z-goes thought to France in ships violating
no law and 'sdmitted to regular emty at the
imperial custom house—nothing! -'Was the
violation of our maritilne rights, consecrated
as they have been by the nnlemn forms ol .
public treaty—nothing! in a word, was it
nothing that our ships were burnt- on the high
nen, without other oli'ence than that of be
longing to the ssU. Stetesz or other apology,
than was to be found in the - enhanced um,
of the perpetrstotsl Surc'ly'll' lt besiths duty
of the U 8 to from! the'theoretieal tum—p...
tions of the Britishss orders ot Nuts,-nor, it
-eannet be less theirtluty to command! msi'
dun, me practice] one:-ages, on the part of
France! It is indeed true that were the peo
ple of the'U. S. destitute of poliey, of honor.
nnzl ol' encrgy (ashes been insi_nnated) they
might have adopted e system ot tuscrtm'tna;
tion between the two great benigerente ; they
might have drawn imaginary Knee between
the first and second aggmeor; they mj he
have rescnted in the one I conduct to Much
they tunthy etthmttted in the other,"end in
this way huvo patehed up e compromictee be
tween honor and interest, equttiiy vectk'nud
dtegrecesui. But such was not the course
they pursued end it is rheps e necemry
consequence of the juut ce of their meeeuree
thet they ere et this dey en independent ne
tion. But ! will not reee this pertos my
eubject; it would be e ontful to your negl
lency (knowing on you de. thet there ere not
len then one hendred Americen ehipeevithin
his me'eety'e poeeeeeien, or the! of hie eiiiee)
to muitipl proof-t thet the 0. 8. here grounde
of eornp telsieinet i'reeee. ct
My ettention ie neceseeriiy eeiieti teeno
ther pert of the eeme pere eph, which in
medieteiy soliowe the quote n firmly m..)g.
** Ae eoon," me your eneeiieney. ** es hie
me eety tree informed of this theeeere (the
non-intereouree in) it heesrne hie duty to
metten upon the Anterieen vomit. not eety
within hit eve territorieq but elee within
the eeuntriee under hie inﬂuence. le the
pot-te of Hoiiend, sin, iteiy end Neplee.
the Men-teen reeee e here been eeieed. he.
nue: the- leonine-le bed rotted And ere
erle. ,'
Then "Me diride'thenteeim into the
following heedet , - - *
money sitcthessrsielront 'slsitousshl ten-m in
depot." - issssctt *-- ' - -
. ," _ ct . :th-si-si'si- , ,- "'I."
that tiIP-ZW'ct-ct' _ ., w; &
Parts -o ' I! I to "Him (
miss} !—