The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-07-31 00:00:00, page 1

(IJ* Published by Thomas Ritchie, nearly op
fsite the Globe Taxern, Richmond, Virginia
OCT COWHIIIONS:—Fixe dollars a year, to
be paid annually in advance. Those who wish to
be considered at annual subscribers, mutt hereafter
designate it at the time oj subscribing, otherxoise
their papers will be discontinued at the expiration
off the first year.
RICHMOND PRICES CURRENT.
D
C.
5
to 8
TOBACCO,
10
00
HOUR—SUPERFINE,
9
50
SO. TINE,
00
4
COHN, pen UARREL,
75
1
W1IEA r,
0
9
BACON, PEP IB.
67
0
WHISKEY, P E14 OALLORi
110
00
BAR 1 LiO N, PE K TON,
280
00
HEMP, PER TON,
1?OR SA1 li, a small TRACT OF LAND.
Containing between three and lour hundred
mci* >a, 1} iug in Prince Edward county, adjoining1
the tract on which 1 now reside The terms will
be made known by the subscriber.
PEYTON RANDOLPH.
julv 17 wlmfl
LANDS FOR SALE—Tile Subscriber of
fers tor sale, his
TRACT OF LAJTD,
Lying in the county of Amherst, on ihe waters of
P.ncy river, adjoining the lands of James Frank
lin, j >el Franklin’s estate, Micaj.h Camden,
William S. Crawford and Bartlett Cash ; con
taining near 900 acres. This tract lies extremely
well; upon it is a considerable quantity of mea
dow ground, it is very fertile, well watered, and
well adapted to the culture of corn, wheat and
tobacco ; upon it is a plantation sufficient to work
eight hands, a considerable part of it is fresh land,
and the whole of it is in a high state of cultivation
—well enclosed, and divided into four fields ;
each field in its turn has been sowed in small
grain, a part of the grain has been rolled in the
I’iaisier of Paris, and the whole have been sowed
in their turn in red clover, which grows luxuri
ant on thisplantation; that, together with the
white clover, which grows naturally upon it,
produces very fine pasturage, there is also upon
it a very good apple orchard, and there has lately
oecn budt tneieon, some useful and valuable hou
sc3. A lurther description is deemed unnecessa
ry, as it is presumed that no person will purchase
without first viewing the lands The overseer
li' mg on the plantation, will shew the land to any
parson wishing to purchase
ALSO—One o*her Tract, lying in Goochland
coumy, on b if sides of Tuckaiioe creek, on the
uorth aid*- «>l ,he Three Chop road, adjoining the
lands of i': iijamin Hughes, Benjamin Watkins,
and El.-.f Leak's estate, containing three bun*
Ur.*d and fifty act < s, a considerable part of this
land is cleared, and none of it has been in cultiva
tion for some vent s past ; it is land of good soil,
and is well adapted to the culture of corn and
whom, und ia very’ convenknt to market, being
about twenty thice miles from the city of Rich
xnond.
These Linds will be sold on time, and the pay
ments made accommodating to purchasers For
further particulars respecting this list tract of
Land, apply to Col Unbelt it Saunders, living
near it in the suid county, or to the subscriber in
the city of Richmond WILLIAM GALT.
April 31. tf
T^OR SALE, a LT'JVSK O’ LOT on Ferry
street, item Conus's Ferry he lot is 40
ft t .n Ir mt, ant! 132 teetdeep, hiving sufficient
room on the bat k of it for a lumber-house w ith
convenient access to it 'Tis a pleasant mid de
sii able si union for a private family, and rents .03
■Well is any house in the city’: a fuilher dcscripti
on .t it is thought unneccss.try, as it is presumed
that no person will purchase without first viewing
the premi; s- For terms apply to James Sca
lar. k. m <t ijooi above tiie i'ost Olfice.
July 10.
tf
rinVENTY DOLL \KS REWARD. Elop.
* ed from Mr J < ties Smitu, about the mid
<Jk ot M .y last, a sl*\e, named SAM, who had
b<fit employed for several years past in that gen
tleman's liake-H use
SA ' is about twenty four or five years of age,
lo'v ot staliuv, m<l not very hu ky ; of youthful
\u /ranee, a tin k complexion, a countenance
woo an inc._‘,,rtnt smile, approaching to a pin,
aii*l! thereby discovers a fine set ot teeth, wtiich
1»<: is not a htile fond of shewing lie is slow of
speech, and when gpi-kon to suddenly or quick
Jy, stammers and hesitates exceedingly —His
clothes not recollected.
Some tim in August last, a note was given
Ivm by the Subscriber, (who then wished to dig
po.-,i of him.) to look-out for a purchaser——It !
Uouely, purported too terms “ to any person re
siding in Richmond, or it’s neighbourhood:”_
■And as he lias tin note still in possession, lie
■will probably, mi ler pretence of set icing a mas
ter, endeavor thereby to effect Ills escape out ot
the State.
All masters ofve39els and others are, there
fore, forbid, at their pc id, harboiing or carrying
feint off
rhe ab.iv. reward will he g.**cn, and all rca
soluble charges allowed, if brought back in safe
ty to
JOHN KING.
Richmond, July 10. tf
\y ILL bt off (red for sale, on the \Sth day of
V “ Aui u.1t next, on the premises, to the highest
bidder, th.it %> du 'bit Estate, called
S UMMR H HIL L,
X itely the property of Dr. John Hcveningham,
dr ct used, tint uc in Chester field county, adjoining
Janus Hiver abou• four miles belmu the t tun of
Jdanchcttu containing by a hue s;u try, 795 acres ;
01 e half of which is mortal and, mostly well tim
filled, ant! 83 acres of low ground, including about
Sit acre* of rain able meadow - improvements of
*Oirtous kinds choice Fruit Tries y houses usually a
stapled to a V illation- a Dwelling House with \
re ms e eh afire place passage and closets, am*
exit tlent fr mgs oj Witter, convenient to the dwel
ling house. Tins situation command* a pleasing
xu w of the river tin adjacent scats and grt at part
of the I tty of Huhmund. The terms of sale will
fie ft 3300 in cash and the balance of the pur base
money payable by two annual instalments, with a
died of tus! on the land to sentre t he pa mints —
Fertnts. ion to sow wheat at the usual time, and
posHssan Will be given on the firs> day tf fanuaty,
1hll. f’lhos inclined to purr hate w doe sit tun the
Land by applying to hit R Prichard, or to Ah
Tf'm Uhort coco live adjoining.
/ hCie who have da'ms upon the estate of the dc
seined If 11 utr nquest! u to harui them to Mr
•p etnder of JH.turhe ter for ndjustmt at, and thost
diut^ic,; are tequeslcdto m f or-or hdn
2 HE TRUSS ties.
* *3, »<la
A NIJ FOR S aLE— Hy virtue of a decree
oftlie Superior Court of Chancary tor the
Richmond District,—will be offered for tale at
i the town of Cairn, on oinluy the 27th day of
August next, that valuable TRACT OF LAND
belonging to the t state ol D- terfkld Trent, dec’d.
containing- by estimation, 783 acres lying in the
courtly of Cumberland, on Willis river and ad
joining the town of Caira, tor the purpose of
raising a sum of money therein mentioned, due
and owing to the estate of Alexander Trent,
dec’d the contiguity of this land to the town of
Caira ; where there is a Merchant Mill, which
will no doubt, in a short time tie in complete re
pair, and consequently will require a large quan
tity of wheat, fiic as well as a tobacco inspec
tion—and being at the head of the navigable
waters of W illis’s river, render it one of the most
desi -eable tracts of land in that part of the coun
try. Added to these, the land is of excellent
quality, and well adapted to the culture ol to
bacco, wheat, corn, &c.
Previous to the day of sale, this land will be
laid <>tt-in lots, and sold to suit purchasers—and
the terms ot sale liberal, only one third will br
required wiieu the deed is made, and one, I au
and three years for the balance 5 Bonds and se
curity will be demanded, secured by m deed ol
trust if required by the COMMISSIONERS
Julv 20
uls
VALUABLE PROPER i Y—FOR SAL E —
In pursuance of a (locrce of the circuit court
of the U States, for the Virginia district, pro
nounced at the Nov 1809, session of that court,
between Wm Kunkall & Co plaintiffs, against
Thomas ivi Deane and others, defendants, and
between Scribia Scrophalt and Starman, pli’fls
and the saute def endants :
Will be exposed to sale, at auction, at Ca Ira,
in the county of Cumberland, on Monday, the
27th day of August next, that valuable MER
CHANT MILL, usually called the Ca Ir- Mills,
Tobacco Wan House, Tavern and other L ts of
Ground at that place Also, all the LANDS at
or near Ca Ira, consisting of 2000 acres ami up
wards, which belonged lo James Deane, Thomas
M Deane and Francis B Deane, or to either of
them, on the 20th day of March, 1801 Terms of
sale, ten per cent on the purchases to be paid in
cash—A credit of one, two and three years for
the residue of the purchase money, to bear inter
est from the day of sale—the purchaser or pur
chasers giving bonds, with security, to be ap
proved by the undersigned commissioners, or
the one that may act, and abo executing a deed
of trust upon the pioperty so purchased, for se
curing the payment thereof, at the periods sfore
said Previous to the day of sale, the land will
be divided into convenient lots lo suit purchasers.
C COPLAND. } „ ,
W. C WILLIAMS, S C°m ’*
J«ly 17. J lds
\T ALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SaLE.
▼ The subscriber is authorised to sell the
large & commodious BRICK BUILDING, on
the Main Street on Sllockce Hill, at present oc
cupied iy Mr. Kivalain—Also, the small BRI C K
HOUSE, next above the one in winch Mr Ri
vaiam lives, and the two'WOODEN TENE
MENTS between the last mentioned house and
Mrs. Braxton’s—For particulars enquire of
.. THOS TAYLOR.
May 29, 1810. tf
pUBLIC AUCTION-Captain Alexundei
. Quarrier having determined to remove to the
Western Countrv this fall, has authorized me ic
dispose of his HOUSES C< LOTS, on Cary’s
street, conveniently situated, and containing hall
the square next below Mr. Joseph Gallego’s —
1 his property is so well known, 1 think it mine
cessary lo give a more particular description of it
Ii will pvtinvcly be sold to the highest bidder, op
I rid:ty ine 3(1 day ol August next, on the premi
ses. T .t-lve months credit will be allowed the
purchasers, and notes with approved endorsers,
payable and negotiable in th« Bank of Virginia
required. THOS TAYLOR, Auc'r
. Ju,y 24 uis
I Mil!. SUBSCRIBER, has FOR SALE—M
-L liis Gl 'SS and China Store, first door above
the Eagle-Tavern : A supply ot fresh Teas, viz.
Imperial, Hyson, Gun Powder, Young Hyson &
Souchong Te;*s,
Old Peach and Cogniac Brandies,
London Particular, Madeira, Jury Sherry, Claret
and Port Wines,
10 Hhds. New Orleans Sugar,
Best refined Philadelphia and N. York Loaf do.
Huvanna Sugar for preserving,
10 Hampers best Florence Oil,
20 Crates Liverprcl Ware,
10 Boxes Gl..ss, consisting of quart Rnd pint
• Decanters, Tumblers, Wine Glasses, k Cru
ets,
50 Caiks first quality Whiskey,
50 Do Apple Brandy,
10 Do Linseed Oil,
20 Setts Table and Tea, Liverpool snd Canton
China,
Preserve and P 'kling pots ofevery description,
8 by 10—10 hy 12 and 12 by 14 snp> rior quality
Window Glass by the bo*,
Hichmond and Brandy Wine F 8t FF Gun Pow
der by the keg,
8,000 lbs Salt Pctrcd Bacon, consisting of Hams
and Middlings,
20 Boxes Spanish C igars.
EDWARD HALLAM.
jnne 1. .*•
TUS 1 RECEIVED, a few packages Merchan
*1 (hzc. :
MENS’ HATS,
IRISH LINENS,
KERSEY.VIEKES. PINS and
COTTON HOSIERY ;
Which will be disputed of at a unxlerate advance,
and on liberal credit, for approved paper, by ’
, M & B MYERS
l"]y 6• wGw
Iv Council, July 20th, J810
I IS ADVISED, That in future, no claim
Tor attendance on Courts Martini, either as
Ju ige Advocate, Members or Witnesses, he re
(erred to the Auditor for adjustment, until a co
py of the proceedings of such court martial, duly
authenticated by the President arid Judge Advo
«ate, shall be received by the Executive : And
that this advice be published in the Argus k En
quirer for nix weeks, and copies thereof furnished
the Command ints of Hrigules and Regiments.
Extract from the minutes.
Attest,
DAE I, L HI LTCjH, Clttkuf the Courcil
July 6w
t* Terrell and l atkimson, have
/ • removed their SCHOOL, from the
'ii mi street, to a shady and retired situation on
•lie lull, adjoining Southgate’s.
May 29 tf
WAN i ED, A SE AMSTMESS of good cIm
racier iw) dn|initi'»n—' >r whom, aver)
ilni; I price will be given, in CMh. Apply ;<
ih ofti'*e.
June ff
A CARD— L. II Girarui *r has the pleasure
to inform his patrons, ami the parents am!
iC'i:«nlian.« of youth, in Keiifril, that the Teacher
of the ENGLISH BRANCHES, announced in
hi» Provisory Notice, will be Mr Francis Power,
a (Gentleman recommended by European charac
ters of hijfh respectabilitv, to tlte venerable lJr
John Carroll, Uishnp of B dtiniore, and whose
conduct and di.splsy of abdilies, have uniformly
been such as to just ify the eulo£ cs of his friends
In a letter to L H Gtrardin, the K R Ur. C ir
roll expresses himself, respecting Mr. Power, in
the fallowing terms :
Mr l*ower is very respectably connected —
his .manners and address are highly gentlemanly.
Besides possessing the talents requisite for teach
ing liie branches mentioned in your letter, he lias
respectable -tetlimoni.ils of his ability to give 1. s
son.s in. the classics, (Greek 8c haiin) and in tlie
Mathematics. In short, 1 do not think that you
can find in America, a person better fitted for the
employment in respect both to character and «bi
lies One of Mr. Power’s qualifications is to speak
the French language, &c.”
Verj satisfactory specimens of Mr Power’s
h.-nvd- wrr. og m*>yLo seen, upon apphr.ition toL
H Gir ird’n, hy surli p irents and guardians, as
attach to that branch a peculiar value.
In consequence of the above, I,. II Girardin’s
establishing nt will from the first of September
next, stand on the following basis :
The Gre< k, Latin French, and Italian Ian
go «ges, G igraphy. Civil and Natural History,
and, eventt. illy, the Literary and Moral course—
Bv i H Girardin, occasionally aided by F Pow
**■» ,n tenching Geography, and the ancient clas
sics.
Natural Philosophy (Text book, Cavallo.) and
the Mathematics, comprehending Demonstrated
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, (with its vari
ous applications to Astronomy, Surveying, and
navigation.) Conic sections, Fluxion*-, Military
fortification and GunnerB* JJin Wood
Spelling, Reading, Writing", English Gran
mai\ Recitation, Composition, Practical Arith
metic, Book Keeping, &c—By Francis Power —
Practice of the French Language, \iz : Read
ing. Spelling, 8t Speaking French.—By Charles
Freinon.
It is earnestly hoped, that Mr E Randolph will
carry into execution his intended plan of Lectu
ring, either at the Capitol, or m some other con
venient place, upon Rhetoric, Law, and, perhaps,
Political Economy
. L II Girardin, has now removed his family to
Richmond, with an intention to devote turns' ll
more particularly than ever to the instruction of
youth I o the female pupils, Mrs. Girardin will
extends particular, indeed, maternal attention.
Young Ladies may, tor a moderate distinct
charge, acquire, at the Academy, the ornamental
arts, such as Landscape, Figure tx. Flower Draw
ing, and Painting, together with Vocal and In
strumental Music The choice ol masters, for
those branches, shall be entirely left to parents
and guardians
It is contemplated, speedily, to print both the
rules and the terms ; copies of the same, will L;
delivered to applicants. Suffice it to premise,
that the rules shall be rational and mild, yet, such
as energetically to promote both intellectual &<. mo
ral improvement. The primary, the sacred ob
jects ol a School, shall, in no instance, be sacrifi
ced to undue considerations. As to the term-., L.
H Girardin is convmceu that they will be found
satisfactory, never having observed a reluctance
on the part of parents and guardians to be just,
and even liberal, where abilities, zeal ami sys
tem, are combined.
The above plan, will be carried into operation
from the first of September next, at the House
lately occupied Dy Air. E Randolph, near tlieca
' pitol.
, L. H. GIRARDIN.
July 27. w2m
* *# S Mr. John Wood proposes to have, in the
; evening, a private class for such gentlemen whose
I situation in life, may not permit them to aitemi
his lessons hI the accademy.
I 'HE Subscriber having removed to tbr
A house opposite the Swan Tavern, formerly
occupied by Henry Hanks, esqr proposes estab
hailing a SE 'UNARY, tor the instruction of
youth, of both sexes, and respecttully solicits thr
patronage ot Ids friends and the public He
purposes teaching Writing and Arithmetic, th*
laughs!) language gramamtically, Astronomy
Oeogiaphy, Natural and Moral Philosophy, Sur
veymg and Book Keeping, and promises to pay
tUe»flloaf UI,rietn'tting attention to the moral as
" e’l as intellectual improvement, of such pupils
as may be confided to his care. He commences
on Monday next. Terms twenty live dollars per
annum, payable quarterly.
B. DENNIS.
July 26
w4w
00* Mrs Dennis, who has been engaged some
years m the Millinery and Mantua-Making busi
ness, will be thankful for any favors in either of
Iht'se bra in. lie*.
,*•* 1 ,,ave accommodation for a few boarders,
which would be received on moderate terms —
B.D
] THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD_Ran
K away from the subscriber ne.r Aylett's
Ware.House, in King W.lnsm county, on th,
llLh inst a likely bright mulatto house servant
named PAR/S He is about twenty two or thr, e
yeal9 ot age, hve feet eight or tune m-.lies lutrl,
»ms a scat on the h»rk of tin- right hand, o.
oned oy a burn when lie was young, a small one
on tne left, and one on the lorehead, about an inch
long just above one of liis eyes—He had on a
purple colored Virginia cloth coal, brown linen
oT Y.T,<1 a,t0!ton tt"<l carne<1 liim
a snort blue cloth r.o.it, and sundry other articles
o. cloathmg not particularly known; he had
pass to go to Mr William B. Chamberlayne, i,“
the county or Uenrico, near. Kiel,mond, and also
« letter directed to h,m which lie m.,y probably
make use of to enable him to get on his journey
A day or two -her his elopement, a large l< „g
l^-!?gtd rusty bay horse, will, „ hanging mane &
a witch tail, without any brand or Hesli rm.rk that
•s recollected, was stolen out of the subscriber'*
pasture, and it is believed by |,.m , and on the
same nig,it, a saddle w,.s stolen, no doubt by the
same thu f, from a neighbor, which was covered
with black leather, and had n&t long since been
new y pat.ded, and the padding faced with white
sntep sk,n, anti a piece of rope substituted an
me sale lor a .tirrtip ieatber. It is supposed lie
« e to the nonh ward with a view of gettinr- to
Pfiduddphia or New York The uhove ieward
will be given for apprehending an I delivering
• irn to the subscriber, or % 2;) for committing him
to j ill, and giving notice thereof; and the fur
the sum of b 10 will he paid for lestoring the
horse to ROHt.HT POLLARD
July 27. Jt
I
T"* " ® erthree Touts Ladies, (from the conn
A try,) whose parents wish them l>y
.rjy semi fury of learni ig, In Richmond, ipky ),e
aCcotntii ><Idte(l wil>i HC/.,/?D, in h renprclxMc
' n.ly For piftioulnis, *ppjy to th« Jtdtior ot
me fcnqiitrer.
1 June tf
I^RANCIS GAl.VAN, having removed from
the White C bunnies, respectfully informs
his friends and the public, that having* been »p
pointed a blaster Com tnusioncr in the Federal &
Chancery Courts, and Commissioned a Notary
Public, lor the City of Richmond : He has estah
lished .his residence and opened his office on
i Shock is Hdi. where lie ~will transact all business
appertaining to the said appointments ; write let
ters of attorney, trike depositions, protest bills,
and translate any papers into French or from the
French : He w ill also transact commercial husi
ness, buy. and sell on continissum, and will attend
public offices when required by lus friends at a
distance, to obtain copies of papers for them—- ■
L itters jiost paid or by private hands will be duly
attended *o.
July 21_ 3t
(L7- APPRENTICES WANTED.
J‘HINSON &. HEAT, wish to have 2 Boys
••I about 14 or ISyoars of age, to work, at the
Silver tm tits' ZSusineis.
Jti'V 24. tf
NA I H ANtEL SHEPPARD, Anontrv at
Lavs, baa removed his oflice to if c room o
'er the Arch opposite the Globe-Tavern, where
the SlierilPs office ol Henrico was formerly k&nt.
J^y 6.___im
JUS T RECEIVED and FOR SALE, by the
Subscribers—
30 Hbds prime Antigua Rum
20 O;-. cask Mal.ga Wine
2u BbU prim** Green Coffee.
jSLSO, IN STORE:
50 Tierces Upland Whisky *
30 Bbls old double distilled Do.
Together with their usual supply of Hardware,
&e.
BRl SON C* PARK HILL
July 6- . 4 w
<©ome«$tic.
Washington Julv 25.
The Secretary of State left this City on
Monday for his seat in the vicinity of Balti
no ore.
Having observed in the Freeman’s Journal of
lh»- 21st inst several extracts from other papers
exhibited as proofs of my having been recalled
from New Orleans to at swer foi having detain
ed French vessels, it is a duty I owe to govern
meal anil myself, to state, that the impression is
erroneous. It never has been intimated to me that
government disapproved of the measures I a
dupted to enforce the Imvs of my country.
Mv return to the Atlantic states has been, as
I am convinced, only in compliance with my re
pealed applications to the Navy Department for
liiat indulgence, the first of which was as far
back as the 2flth May, 1809, and if at any time I
bail entertain d an idea that it depended on, or
vis the result of any disapprobation of my con
duct, the manner in which i *hvc been received
l»y the secretary of the Navy, would be quite suf
fie lent to remove any such apprehension
The vessels lcaptuied were tried .md defend
td in the district court at Orleans, audit 1 n ivo
not shewn probable cause for sc- zu;e, 1 cons der
myselt bound to make good the damages m a
pecuniary way, and no other.
D PORTER
Washington July 23 1810.
We have received a copy of a complimeri
taiy address from the Naval officers 01 the
U S at N. Orleans to Commodore Porter on
Ins leaving that place, which shall appear in
out next paper.
TttOM THE NATIONAL IK TE LLIC ENC E R.
In our paper of the 19di inst. we intro
dticed .he publication ot the tour It iters of
Mr. Erskine to Mr. Canning by ten a. king,
that ail the other papers in he collection;
published t>\ order ot the House of Commons,
had already appeared in tlu papers. This
remark, was made on a very nasty view of
ihe collection, which on a fuller examination,
we believe incorrect. We find several* othei
letters, that passed between Mr Canning
and Mr. Erskine, that .we do not recollect to
have before seen, and which are now laid tie
fore the public. 1 hey may not utid much
to the information long since possessed by
our readers ; but it is desirable that every
link, however small, in the extraoi dinary
chain of our foreign relations with G. B shruid
be fully exposed.
It is to be regretted, notwithstanding the
volume of documents published, that several
letters that passed between Mr Canning
and Mr. Erskine are still withheld from the
public. This conclusively appears from
those that have been published. For, in
stance, Mr. Canning in his le ter ro Mr
Erskine of the 23d January 18o9. acknow
ledges the receipt of M . Erskine’s despatch
es from No. 46 to No 49, both inclusive.
Two of these, viz. those designated in the
British official publication, as No. 8 and No
9 corresponding with Mr. Erskine’s Nos
46 and 47, as published by us in out paper
of the 18th, are laid before Parliament ; but
Nos. 43 and 49 are not to be found in the
collection-I he character of these omit
ted despatches may in some measure b< in .
ferred from the following concluding para
graph of Mr. Krskmc’s letter of the 4Ji of
Dec. 1808.
" It may be doubted whether the priva
tions and inconveniences produced by the em
bargo in this country, will not compel the
Congress to take some hostile measures, in
order to have a pretext for its removal of »„
trifling a nature, however as to leave it to
the belligerents to overlook them, if they
please, and to save the ruling party from
the necessiiy of gnii g into war measures of
great expence and danger not only to their
own popularity and power, but perhaps, e
ven to the safety of >he union. I propose to
have the honor of offering some remai ki up
on this subject in the next number of my dcs
patches.”
The British government seems to have
had no scruple about giving lull publicity to
the information they had received through
their minister of the opinions and views of
the republican party ; hut ft ?y have drawn
an impenetrable veil between the public and
''m. opinions and views of the federalists
Were these as chariy exhibited, some of
their bust friends might f.nd themselves in »ii<
awkwaul situation, and this precious c han
•nd of inform it inn be hercafcr closed to
them. One inference may, however, be safe
ly drawn, vi*.——-that this exposition would
have exhibited a scene, net.net- n. in„ ;*r,,e -
the Briti»h govern nent, nor to those, who, ft
seems, not satisfied with thuatening to
underminer” the power and popularity” of
the ruling party, went even the length
o. threatening *• ilie safety of the union ”
Further
Mr. Erskiiie in his two published Utters
to Mr Canning of the 20th April, 1609 and
3d August 1609. refers to details given
inlus Nos. 17 awcflH, the latter of which
appears, by his letter of August 3. to be da
ted the lrth March; the former was proha.
b y a day or two antecedent. The nature <i
these suppressed letters may be inferred
from the expression in Mr. lirskine’s letter
of the 15th of March, immediately an,cce
dent, in which be says——
i he ultimate consequences of such dif
ferences and jealousies arising between the
eastern and southern s:a ts, would inevita
My tend loa dissolution ot the union, which
has been fur some time talked of, and h ts of
late, as I have heard been seriously c uu m
plat« d by many of the leading people in ihe
eastern division.
" I will not however trouble you with any
observations upon that imfior ant toftic at
present h , confine myself lo the conse
quences ot the mi asures about to be ad in
ed m Congress, affecting bis majesty’s imer
Tlte publication of these letters mfeht
3hed a stiong light, even on lurking trea
rurther-- 1 . •
Mr. E -kine. in his letter to Mr. Canni.-e
of April 8. 1609. says_ s'
V f hal* l,lt honor of teceiving your d.-s~
pa ches Nos. 1, 2 3, 4 ami 5 „* tflt 93d ue
January, and your sepai rue of th»- 2 ] ,» p\ u
With its Several inci sures wltict. wcre de
iveretl t° me on the 7\h (April) by M- .O k
lev. I he four first letters only are publish
edin the papers printed bv order of |»« rli 1
met ; and No. 5 »fJanuary 23. that of
iv,WKh ,!senc,"!iU'es. altogether owiit.
ted. When it is recollec.ed that these w r©
the original instructions, ,,n which Mr. £rs_
kme, made his arrangement with this'eoun
ti >a there must have existed very important
reasons for the suppressions ; and is ,r not
extremely pmbable that their pimlic.ma
affair ?S'Ve ClM,re,y “evv C(,lor lolhe wnole
1'he following are the letters, in the col
lection laid before Parliament, that do not
|tlS5eMuitri7e beeh herelofore Published 5
1 ~ (No. 3 )
Dr patch fren Mr. Secretary Canning to
Office Ar**‘nr' daled foreign
SIR Cf* JunuariJ' lyti9
In addition to what I have slated in
my preceding despatch of this date 1 think
" ",at t,ie *n tent inn of
send.i.g a minister to America, as ihe.rin
hieaiv'wiM h’ It** f,'rpose ,,f ™*cludi.1g a
!d mu r heU h- h ts ,,ot arisen from ;,.,y
dob,, your executing the commission, if
it had been entrusted to you with «,>«« a, *
with the U b a minister s< n* for this sj,lB.|a
and spec, ,1 purpose., and hilly apprjs, d'ofJS
,ac «.n this sul.j J. 01 the^vm-n.
mi nthy wind, he is employed, won hi h vo
a better prospect of removing anv mffi, ,,1
ties which might occur, than it .he N,
-be “-“"t tr «■» .idS,
1 am. See.
i GF.O CANNING.
L"’,Jia'fh fro™ A/r Secretary Canning to
^!«.S3rf .%» isoJ •
•pr««<l this des|j«lch lo point
ri**'fr"" -he
con^cjetl to you m my despatch N- 2
whw.i you have unfortunately bought your*
si 9* liberty to adopt, aod of which I hav&
,;;sroyuu h,s nujesty,s *»p
I do not dwell upon the singular and offen
s.ve step taken by. the American g, ven !
m publtshtng the whole of the co, respond™"*
which had taken place between you an l he
American Secretary of Satie ; be oh use his
majesty ,s w.llmg to believe that you cannot
have been a party to this publication - his
majesty conceives it Impossible, that* y,£
should have given your consent to such a pro
ceeding. especially in respect to a transacti
on which you profess yourself to consider as
merely-conditional.” But as the public*
tmn appears to have taken place on the ifth
ot Ap1 d. tbs- day <>f the date of your despa < h
;;s. It seem, difficult to understand7owft
happens that your despatches should not con
tain any notification of your intention to re
monatrate against a proceeding so extraordi
p.arv as that of the publication of the corres
pondence of a minister without his concur
EStiER*** t0 hl# ‘~-nCaSf
f t,u fiv8t P^fe, to observe to yU
that the tnaiructiohs which I transmitted
vou. by his majesty's command in my de?
patch No 1. expressly stated that. *• the man*
10 Ti( h the l,roP1M*i,l for -he Adjustment
ofth-.t difference may b? received, wo .Id be
the best test ot the general disposition of ,|,o
American government, and would na-utallv
indicate the course to be pur- u. d in , t. „t" t
to the further instructions.” which I pro
ceeded to communion e to vou in i
... : Aiul I ail) <o%xpS Z.™"
h “If1?** "",lr'-p«. "...I as
that which ynu received from Mi. Smith hi
answer toyour offer of reparation f „ the a
f .M-nr the Chesapeake, can have been Je
ct . ed by you as a p,0of of the acceptance
l>y the government of the U S of the hunt
orable reparation tendered by b.s m„j, ,Z
m the same spirit < f conciliation in w,licp
ofR lice egani-r his majesty’s dignity suih as
po minister of hts majesty ougnttohave pas
sed by unresented. • ‘
i *in at a Ioss.*o conceive on v/hat einl.d
yon thought yonrrjffau h.rizod to UJ' 'V. .
'■orrt-sj,..n.leuct;, cm the snivel of ib Or
clcs mOfr n.:)|.v/ith f e intimation of :ii.
ty «. «l_'^rrni 101. to send totlit United
•V'f ■'/' F*’,yr,y **»»*«'rdinary •• i„vem ,t
•v’U-f.tJ (towftr to coaiHta'dti'ii 'treaty 1 *
a® a