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24th August, <wb* ■'
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atetheftl of <i It U«*f truth the duke
Armstrong, nntHyfwg arevocMi
tie Cad«e*t
'BStUn ami-Mfffcb dtiftree#, bag •»*-1
'."’;-'. e*l. It Ought nut to he liuoWt^ that this »tep nf tti«
v< ’ Flinch goverudOsnt wilt {»«*«&wrri hy a repeal no
V
the girt ef ths j(JrUif!^to»nfnment <>/ its eiders ii«
fX«, fosiwil. And it' a termination m the orium hc<wei n
0. States be rcaify*mten<let/, th»
"*'% , fepeiniughl (<t thHode ltu* system n( paper olosk
rep'arou;
- odes, foijph diije^tj iMine only jrum the irlaliminry
, s"
r;^ system comprised in time
council. Friwirttie
*£$ti’ *i*nSfJffxJun df ,t»j« 13i itil
t», nit to inentii'O
j; fr- i, Otbei^O/^stdrrali.iiiis, the' piper Llprludes may tow
f.i
»rer .tioi IjO ihsitiiPned. There it in ure a protp- t
that pm'ff:.plates «*»ay be brought to issue «lit* 0.
Untain, endue legality of such tour k*dcs, In sue*1
'Puj&i
;£«?/•# tNnrnot bn exported that tbs U. S'-u-s,
founded as thfy are in taw and in right; ran at qut
i '
esye fu ft)* validity of the practise, if Jim with the
M
ftntith govern nent to remove ihadttficulty. in art
'diiiun to the'consi,derations heretofore staled t » you
ill former letters,* you may bring to.the a lew 01 the
llntish government the retrospective1 operation >f
■-■?■„•
those diptauuite nntilifAiHrm of bin. kades, which
Consider.'* rthlte* to the minister as a• notice to his
govettitftent, cud to the merchants, i*b<> are at a
distance >d (taee thousand links, ft will recur to
yout ricottrelion, that the present ministry, in tf.e
m--k!
debates,i)ikkr!nrtU'nlt inopp'-aitti-n to the authors
pi the orOTi of January, 180?, dr'eted that they
i»er« warranted hy th» lews ot nations. The ana
v
logy het.we,en these end, rs and rhe t-lor ksde of May,
JHOp, insofar as both relate to a trade between eat
tpy ports, furnishes an appeal tie t)ie consistency of
i|ho?e now in office, and an answer to attempts by
v-rp
them to f indicate the legality of that blockade. It
’& *
IS fsrrtarkahle also, that this Hock ;de is founded on
** the hist* and extraordinary me-jnsresorted to bv the
enemy, foifthe porpoee of distressing the csintmerce
pf British suf jert3.” Wh. t ar* those means ? In
«4- -
whijt respect do tiiey violate.oiif neutralrights! Are
.«??•■:?
they,still m operation ? It is believed that ton ao
• i**f»fqitew questions will enforce the obligation
pC^ieidfifjf to our demand* on this suhjart. You
may also.refec the British govern in** to thecharar
temtirdefiniuon of a blockaded port, ns set firth in
thei.t treaty with Rnsrta,* of June 1801, the pream
ble pf Ivhirk declares that one of its objects was to
liettle “an invariable determination of their priuct
plMjUpon the right* of neuhalitt)."
hiyiuht thg British . goverinent unexpectedly re
ihrt to the pretext of an acquiescence on the part
Pi the U SuJU. in their piactn-e, it may be re
marked, 'thafjmjr' to, as well as during the present
sdrkinistrattonPnhis ‘government hr.s invariably
prhPsfed against sueh pretmu ns; sod in adrii
timi to other insure S herotofdte communicated to
VA . * yo*,.l her/with transmit to y.,u an extract of «
:S 4 "'letter to the department of etat*. of July 15, 1799,
■ fritdr Mr.'Ktnp, our minister at London, and sh-m
part of Mr. Marshall’s letter to him, of the
rf gotls Septctnber, ISOO, es re I ,t*s V- the subject of
;0‘ blockades.' Audit may, moreover, he urged that
, ; the principle, now contended for r,y the li. States,
' wsbiriaihiinneil against others;'at well at G. .Bn
*. taitt, as appears irotn the- «*< rempsiiying copy of
& * 1he,letter to our hiinisfer »t Madrid, 1u the year
i.-i 18Q)v To-. this priifviple the U, States also ad
Irereti. whrn a-helligerr ni, as in the < i\>.e of the
bloc-kadt^h Y'ripolt,will te sceti t y the annexed
- Utter from'the navy,departmeiu. You will press
ST\ On the justice, iriendi^pp and polit y .of G. Britain,
...v Sttch’k-cours^ Of proceeding as will obviate the til
li- 5 * lemihs 0 ..suiting hethe U Su'tee, from a refpsal to
■,, put aa.ettd to Ihefpjier hlorkades as well as to the
. orders in counril. ' ,"j ‘
4-' ». Tit* neressity of revoking the blockade of Go.
r/4 penbaestN fli notified to you in iMo)k .1803, will
not escape your attcntli n. Its rontinuenre may
, . ; ieutharass ns vyilj) i)inmark, v not with France,
’4/ , - Your ttoswvf as to the Cojfu t lovkadc, is ap
^ pro«|A; 'and should the answer to it render a reply
’ . itccflmy, ' the £res>deiit directs you to remonstrate
“• agatnit snctva blockade, .availing ynurjeli, as tar is
M ijthey «iuy. h® applicable^ of toe ideas in the letter
^i,4'-to4Mr, Ciyihs Piukney, of October, 1801, and
.^^''particiiiorly ql the proof it affords of oureatly re-1
inrrhstraftcY against tha prmnple of such block- j
Pier cowrounfrfttion hiwiqg yet been made h>
general Armstrong, of-> letter in him from the Duke
•re, declaring that the Berlin arm Milan dr
will eees* to be in fnrre from the first day
Nnvem'•« pext, I run »it tins time only inform
_ mi, that it the proceeding* of the -french goveni
whta oSk-ielJy received, should correspond
printed letter of the Duke of Cndure, m
« * • - j ■ ’ our despatch, yon will let the British
in
land that on the first day of NV
v gAWnaieut a
' *»'
lident will issue his proclamation
T*uil«r, the
k
live art »f -Congress, nud that the
Wott^ntorrourss lew wiil consequently be revived
■
Brittf|. Aud it tbs British govern
i;.: ;
li^notyWith the surly .notice received of
' r' _
n<h deert^|j hsv# revoked all its nrdvrs
- the
*
fe**"’:
'ash
it should not he
. o»er|»ok> d ilist Congress al their ufipioac
*. t ««M» «»> he imiocvA not to wait for the
in
S§4
tiufr»| I he?*hree months (which -Were allowed
on
Ihe Sttfcpositivii that the first notice might pass
thfGOJfr;,Um? V. StaUs) tfeforr they git* rffret t*>
tlws tcm waKpf th* non-intercourse. This rou»i
•4^§N» <*•*¥ »*t have if* weight i„ dissuading tin
Ww^^ree^nant from the policy* in every ns
««ifjaHg*d, o(|irmT»*lilo*tin2 th* repeal pf
^ .. *— * - - Its
edit ts. ■ 'jjfc < .
■1 ’>S:' *wt C. ■■ fh « Hnfiili emmrneOnl tu,
Hf-tfa* Untitb government be sincerely 'di*po.v d
_ _ ttitnncimg, and to enltivsf
toenmete a good
<'$£* int«raM»rw With tfijpr. State*,u-ranmn
b«t tar ttnsipr of tk* necmity, in addition
>> ( tf airoiuplUnce With tlBari ol congress ul mdu
- ding, at tbiv timc, a genera! u rrangeiurnt of the to
pN l«u cgnnu ies p ,pd above all.such
- V 'fc-i- •hj.utkp: #C % tfl» upiin equitable t e rene, V five tin tiy pot
C\ « stop to the insutUfuUe TevtioDJ to which our sea
Vi»ico have t>e*n and yet ere exposed liuin tlw British
’*%^ pf*cQ*ibf‘4i»i»rV*»iur«t J ■ * practise which' has go
.* •«-. w Visa. ’ i "
fei
\*Fs
»*1 t»«4»*r ,tt» JeteriH rw what efi^ructeri
\ms wiJftoehadfcfpiiM, tiial dtii»o,iuuij,m is givenwh.
wligt Jhitf* |^*js.U»e dthpoeitio«!hl^Hifipi»uci
pawdr;
t/ vV
‘uniy, orsiuhcuot
ly Beur. ao eVidem U-n^*r tn tnunhj,*
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? ar-i
a*ti<tnrftnsubmtirnnfuui)t)yTpi«b uslndepl'ndfnry.
Jo ibis ver^Hnrw'esttng sul ject you Will therefore
reca) the'ait'etttioa ofclhe British government, a
jrt>0 Will uriwdingly consider yourself hereby aut
rtserf tpd.Kus* and ulpist lb* same separately, coo
(ormebiy lojgbe instructions fo my letter to you jt
file 20th January last, on tb* condition, however^
eoiitniutd in that letter, namely, that tiie riquisife
atonement shall have been previously made, m the
rase of the outrage On the Chesapeake. But as in
this rase every admissible advance has teen exhaus
led ion the part of the U. States, it will be improper
'■<> r»new the subject to the British government,
*tlh winch it must lie to come forward with there*
• l-iiyife satisfaction lo the U.States. You will there*
• ie merely evince a disposition to meet in a concili
s lory form iny.overtures that may be made on the
,nrtof (lie British government. •
l i e British governtnent, having so long omitted
:o fulfil The just expectations of the U. Stoles, in
| el ition loa successor to Mr. Jackson, notwithstan
■ og the reiterated assurances to you of such an in
u-iinon.-kas noclainis to fuither indulgence. On the
lereipt ot this letter, tberetore, should the appoint
ment of a phnipotentmrv sin ce«mr nut have been
made and comnitiniratwi to voo, you will let your
purpose be known of retaining to (be U. Stales,un
less Miueed, the British government should have un
equivocally niHiulested a disposition to revoke their
orders in council, confouna .lv to tl.e aelot congress
of May last, and our affairs with them should have
accordingly taken so favorable a turn as to justify,
in your judgment, a further suspension of it.— I have
the honor to be,&r. 11. SMITH.
IVm. Pinkney, Esq. 4 c. fyc.
Extracts front a letter of Mr. Smith, Secretary of
State, to Mr. Pinkney, (total
Department of State, Nov. 2, 1810.
** With the duplicate of my letter to you, of th»
1 £>tfi ult. I no* send to you a copy nf the president’s
proclamation, founrhi) on the repeal of the Berlin
and M ian decrees. Enclose'! you Will also receive I
a rope of my letter to gen. Armstrong, <>l this day,
whic h will afford you a view of the reservations und
understanding under whirh this proclamation has
been issued.
"To the copy of the proclamation herewith tians
mitted, in relation to West Horida, and to my let
ter to gen. Armstrong, touching the same, I refer
y»u lor information, as to the views of this govern
ment, in taking possession of that country, and os
to the Considerations whirh had constrained the pre- j
si dent, at this juncture, to resort to this in'.tsure.
“ I'his despatch will lie delivered to you, by one
ot the officers of the U. Slates’ frigate Essex, who
will have orders to return to his ship, ss soon as he
shall have received such letters, as you may deetn it
necessary to transmit to this department.” <
HR. SMITH TO MR. PINKNEY.
Dt pertinent of State, Nov. 15,1810.
Sir—From a review of the conduct of thellntieh
govfrmmnt, in relation to a pl-inpoteiitury sucres
sot to Mr. Jackson, as presented in your several
rcuiiinunicalions, including even those brought by
the Hornet, at which date, and on which inviting
o.'caston, the subject dot s nut appear to have been
within the attention of the government, the Presi
dent thinks it improper, that the U. States should
continue to be represented at London, by a minister
plenipotentiary. In case therefore, no appointment
! >1 a successor to Mr. Jacksun, of that grade, should
have taken place at the receipt of this Inter, you
i will consider your (unctions as suspended, and you
I 'nil accordingly take your leave of absence, charg
ing a fit person with the affairs of the legation.
Considering the season at which this instiuction
may have HstffV.ct, and the possibility of a satis
factory change in the posture of oor relation* with
C». Britain, the tune of your return to the U. States
is l«U to your discretion and convenience.—1 have
the honor to be, See. R. SMITH.
; u H'm. Pinkney, Esq. SfC. fyc, , *
Mr. Smith. Secretary of Slate, to Gen. Armstrong,
Miiiisti r Plmpotcntiir) of the U. States at Paris.
Ike Hid clary of.State to Gen. Armstrong.
Dr/.7. imttil of State, June 5, 1810.
Sir—Your letters nf die 17, I8and2t February,
an<l '10, 15, 21 and 24 March, with their several
enclosures were received on the 21st May.
As the “ J.ibn Adams" is daily expected, and at
your further communications by her will better *n
a' la uie to adapt, to the actu.il slate nl our affairs
with the French government, the observations pro
per to be nmde tn relation to their seizure mf aur
property, and to the letter of the duke of Cadore of
the !4th February, it is by the president deemed ex
pedient not to make, at this time, any such animad
ier*io|is. I cannot however, forbear inhirmingyou,
that a b'igh indignation is felt by the president, as
well as ty die public, at this art of violent e on our
property, and at the outrage, both in the language
arid in the nvtltei of the letter of-the duke of Cadore,
so justly pourlrayed ta your note to him of the 10ih
March.
"t The particular object of this letter ia to add, to
my despatches ufath* 4th and 22d May, another
chance of hastening into your hands a copy of the
act of congress of the last session, concerning the
commercial intercourse between the U. States and
G. Britain and France.
In tha <4'h section of this act, you will perrerve
a new modification of the authority given to tH
president. It there be sincerity in the language held
ttt dttfeienl times by the Flench government, and es
pecially in the 1st* overture to proceed to amicable
fad just arrangements, in ease of our refusal to sub
mit n> the British orders in cotin.il, no pretext can
be found for longer declining to put an end to the de
crees of which the U. Suites have so justly com
plained. By polling in force, *£ree*h|y to the tertr.a
«f this statuie.the non intercourse againstG. Britain,
iiie Very $|«ecics of resistance would he made whict
France had been constantly representing as most ef
ficacious. . It may he mined, that, the form in which
the law now presepts the overture, is as well calcu
lated, at the Overture itself, to gain a favorable at
tention, matninch as it may be regarded by the bel
ligerent firftaerepriilg it, as a proniiss to itself,.
Wnjfet ••nly to‘To adversary."
|r If, yM|p*'ert il*| arrangement contemplated by
w« laja should bu-arceotaide t<, the Frcn.'h goyern
melit.yr.nwjll* understand it te» be the purpose-ef
(Shi- President, not to proreerf in giving iiVffrct, in
Vase tU*' l.*tr ••'isiire of the property of the citizens
|w iby, y, $tsi«* bps been followed by ait ibfolnts
<uatuc«tiun» «sd r«itoraUan, ba £a«lljr refused. The
ifi- v t
- A ' *y'" •
= - r
f 1. i.' t a_«r
'''M ■%, * VWl" V‘ ’ ' ■> ' ,. '.;
jMBKgMHwktjMfTgf a pfetitailMtfjf restorations of
lii» contemplated arrang*
®Mf b* «ninfer wiU^|§ cm understanding ‘feat
lti9C*%« Weverstble, and.lhni if.. wtil he’
unmHltetef^lh* subject of disc{i«st«fr,w*tfi
■ reasonable prospect of to our injured
titizenf, I hate the honour tobe.&c.
** ^ R. SMITH.
Gen. John Armstrong, i^c. if-e.
Mr. Smith, Secrrtarit of'State, to Gta. Armstrong.
Department oj State, July ilrf, 18 10.
_ Sir—Tbf enclosed is a Copy of ■ letter ol instruc
tion to Mr. Pinkney, bearing the same date with
tins litter. You will theme perceive,'that if the
answer of the British government, to the represen
tatiun and requisition which our minister at London
■nay make, should be of a satisfac tory nature, it
will he transmitted to you without delay. In that
case, you will make a proper use nf it for obtain
ing « repeal ul the Berlin decree, and you will pro
ceed, concurrently with Mr. Pinkney, in bringing
about successive removals by the two governments
of all their predatory edicts.
1 avail myself of this occasion to state to you,
that it is deemed of great importance that our ini
nisters at lotrtan courts, uud especially at Pert*
and London, should be kept, the one by the other,
informed of the state of our affairs at each. I have
the honor to he,&r. R. SMI TH.
Gen. John Armstrong, <£#.
Mr. Smith, Secretary of State, to Gen. Armstrong.
Department 0/ State, July :,tk, 1810.
®*r< 1 he aniviil of the John A'fau.s brougl t
your letters of the 1st, 4tb, 7th and 16'th April.
I-roai that ol the l6\h April, it appears, that the
seizures ol ttie American property,■lately made, tiad
betn (..Unwed by its actual sal-,'and that tin pro
ceeds had been deposited in the Emperoi's caisse
price. You bave presented,in such just rotors, the
enormity ol this outrage, that I have only to sig
nify to you, that the President entirely approv-s th»
step that has been taken by yon, and that he dors
not doubt that it will be followed by yon, or t; e
person who may succeed you, with such furl hr
interposition, as may be deemed advisable. He 10
mstructs yon, particularly, to make the Fr.nrh
government sensible of the deep impression made
here, by.so signal an aggression on tiie pr nriol-s
,0! justice and good faith; and to demand every re
paration of which tbe case is susceptn.le. ll it be
not the purpose of the I rench government to re
move every idea of friendly adjustment with the U.
Stales, it would seem impossible but that a rerun
side ration ol Ihis violent proceeding must lead to a
redrc-ss of it, as a preliminary to a'genet at accom
modation ut tbe differences between the two
countiies.
At the date of tbs last communication from Mr.
Pinkney, he had nut obtained, from the British
government, an acceptance of the condition, on
which tbe french government w«s willing to con
cur, in Fulling an end to all the edic ts of holt,
against our neutral comm-rre. If he should af
terwards have succeeded, you will, of course, .m
receiving information of the fact, immediately
claim, irom the French government, tbe fulfilment
ol it* promise: and by transmitting the result to
Mr, Pinkney, you will co-operate with him m com
pleting tbe removal ut all the illegal obstructions to
oui commerce.
Among the documents, now sent, is another co
py of the act of Congress, repealing the non-inter
course law, but authorizing a renewal of it Hguinst
G. Britain, in case France shall repeal her edicts,
and G. Britain refuse to follow the example, and
vice versa. Y ou have been already informed that
tun President is ready to exercise the power vested
in him for such a purpose, as soon as tbe occasion
shall arise, Snnuld tbe other experiment, in the
hands of Mr. Pinkney, have failed, y..u will make
the ac t of Congress, and the dipnsition of the Pre
sident, the subject of a form >1 communication tn
the French government; and it is not easy con
ceive any ground, ev. n specious, on which the over
ture specified in the act can he dei liu.d.
Il the non intercourse law, in any of its modifica
tions, was otjeciiunxhle to the emperor of the
French,, that I .w no longer exists. *
It he be ready, as has been declared, in the letter
of the doki of Cadure, ol February 14th,. to do
justice to the U. States, in the case of a pledge on
their part not to submit to the British edirts, YheJ
oppi.rriinity for making good the decUtatii n s now '
afforded. Instead of submission, thV President 1.
ready, by renewing the non inter. 0111 se against G.
Britain, to oppose to her orders in council a mea
sure, which is of a character that ougtuto satisfy
any reasonable expectation.
If il should be necessary for you to meet the ques
tion, whether the non-intercourse will be renewed
against G. Briuiu, in cuse she should not compre
hend in tbe repeal of her edicts her blockades,
which are not consistent with the law of nations,
you mey, should it be found necessary, let it be un
derstood, that a repeal of the illegal blockades, of n
dale prior to the Berlrri decree, namely, that of
May, 1806, will be included in tbe condition, re
quired by Great Britain; that particular blockade
having been avowed tb be comprehended in, and of
Course identified with the orders in council. With
respect to blockades of a subsequent date, or not u
gainst France, you will press the reasonableness of
leaving them, together with future blockades, not
war.'.tilted by puoltek law, to be proceeded against,
by tbe (J. States, in.the manner they may choose
to adopt.
As lias been heretofore stated to yon, a satisfacto
ry provision for restoring the property lately sur
pfistd and seized by the older, or at the instanrr, of
the f rench government, mlist be combined wnh a
repeal of the French edicts, with a view to a nmi
tnieicotnv- with Ci. Biium; such'a provision be
ing an indispensikle evidence ol the just purpose of
France towards the United States. And you will,
moreover, be careful, in arranging such a provision
for that particular rase of spoliations, not to weak
en the ground ou which a redress of others may be
justly put sued.. i ■. . . .
If the act ofcongt ess, which has legalised a free
trade with both the belligerents,without guarding
iigamst British ioteiruptions of it . with Frame,
Whilst France rannot:materially interrupt it with
C. Britain, be rout plained ^»f, as leaving the trad®;
•n the worst pusoibte footing for Francs, and. on
the best possible one for G. Britain, the French g»
vemment may be reminded of the other feature i»f
the jreti which pit’s if in their own power to obtain
■eit^f Hii infjiirruptioBwf nor trade with O. Brijatn*
or a rpcai ui her interruption of AWrtth France,
£ - .'T
iP^onyto thJ*
Among the*,
subject, it
111* l 1.1 bay* Jjff-i!
■beto rmsoo.it.l;
-cwilf l.y StiiMf
itliat a repeal t
rp,*<”l“ would huye re- /
i itish’ order jUmuncil ol Abril'
iuUedjjrpai the
^HWS^I’b'is. i-r,
rrcxprossly reTRI^j the precedfegf
orders of Nov-pp,/ isor» b^oforaiui^iniy
Krilflre in justification (,| tier decrees, a*d was o«t
*is
only ititlereni in its exUntjkd its dtUils, Ut «««'!
tssi ntully different in its flply, . "■ ’"■■■■' v1.•
■ I’he:policy 9i the orders of i«07 Was, & culiimr ®
oirall coinmercial supplies, to remrt on her enemies'
the d,sire-s, which the French decree was intended
to inflict on G. Britain. .... ■. v, ,
The policy ol ..rder of April 1800, if not a
yowedly, was niost certainly to pievent such sup- .......
, * . , „ . .J w K»*t>cuv suro ftuo
siipplos.ly shotting out those only which mieht -
fl .w from neutral sources, in order thereby to fa. #
vour a surreptitious monopoly lo British trade,*
in order to counteract tins policy.it was the niaat.
fest interest ol trance to have luvnured the ritm -<-•
and cheaper snpplirs through neutrals; instead of '•
which, she has co operated with the monopolising/*£
Views »f c». Britain, by a rigorous exclusion of ««£'*
trals from her,ports. She liar, id fact, reversed the '
operation, originally professed by her decree. In«‘
sir ul ol annoying her enemy at the expense of *
friend, she annoys a friend lor the benefit ol her ene
my. .
It the French gov-rnment should accede ft, th* 1
overture, contained in the act of congress, by repeal
tng or so modifying its decrees, as that they wills ^
cease to violate onr neutral rights, you oil!, if ne. ,,
cessaiy, transmit the repeal, properly authenticat- > V
ed, to Mr. Pinkney, by a sperial messenger; and \
you Will hasten and ensure tl e reieipt ot' it, here by rv'.*
engaging a vess I, ,f nr. equivalent conveyance
shou'tl oiler, to bung it directly from Fram e, aud by ■
sending several copies to Mr. Pinkney, t„ be for. *
warded from British ports. 1 have tl e honour ta
r&r /t , , . H. SMITH!
%f/y
Uett.Juhn Armufrongt fyc.
Mr- South, Seem ary of Slate, to Gen Armstrong,
Department vf State, July 17. UJIO. ' ^
, SlR—You will hvr-with receive duplicates of m#^'-;
•otter., to you ol the goth June, „nd 2d and 6th o‘fW
J »I v.
This desputrh you will receive from Iieut. MilfefT
of trie navy, who is t.» proceed from N“W York in* V
the sloop of war II >rnet. TI.isMil.lir vessel hs*" >
hern ordered to England and tnlKnce, not
lor the purpose ,if Uans.intttnt; despatches to
and to our minister et London, but tor the lutther
(impose o, affording y >u as well hritnrfa safe op.,
portouuy o' conveying to this department,
ft
the n-xt ui-eting o! cougre-s lull inlormatidl
the uttin. ite poiicy, in relation aifer U'Siat**" of
U.
the governments of England anflUPfere. And w ith
ire.
« view to ensure her return to th- United States tit
due season, her tonimundjig 'jtiirigfejtS receljplpr.
ders not to remain in alter th*
ti'st day ol October next.pVTtb’mUft therelor#
to the time you will detain^
P iris, volt
will he indue'need l.\ the
vhich' you
may receive fn mh in, as t^
■ '
$4
he mav hava
from the commanding ofiit
the Hornet. 1 have
•el •
the honour to be, &c.
.85111II.
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fit ■■
Extract of a letter from Mr. Smith, Sec retar
'i ■ r
State, to Gen. Armstrong,//altd *$||\\
Department uf Stale, Nov. 2. 181
“ You will herewith receive a pnn.e#V<>p> of tw?
proclamation, which conformahlv to the art.<|con- "‘i
gress, has been issued by the President, on the rd
vocation of the Beilin and M lau decrees.- Yr.tr
wilt, however, let the French governiMnt under
stand, that this bus been done on the {Spind, thgfe
the repeal of thiiBc deere#rioes involve an Villi'"
gmshinuit of all the edicts t.f Fiance actually iiuT
vmg out neutral rights, and that the icvocaOWm
under the expression ‘ it being understood/ are no
Conditions precedent, effecting the operation id thd
repeal; snu on the ground also, tint th^||. States
are not pledged against the blockades of G. Britain,
beyond whu is st.itflfe ii.vaMbr to^mi of tl>«
5th July. It is to b”in..rkHnnoie
that in Ip;
issu.r.-; the jminlaiiimioii, it haSjjbc?!
'esumed v,
that the reqWition Wiitaioed in ,
on tlw
subject of the sequestered proper!
ve been >.
satisfied. This presumption is
favoured f
|hy the natural connexion ol th<^
icn $$•>
ol a reversal ot that sequestration
of the decree*, hat is strengthened J .
am tints, through different rhannels, that sue
perty, as has been sequestered, has bt*n act
r.-stmed.” ^
“ The enclosed ropy of my last Jptter t
Pinkney, ol the lyth ultimo^mll aflonf yo
^linci view of the line ufconm^t presented w
inflation to the British orders and blockade*;
“ This despatch wilHRe delivi
of the officers of the United Sr
who will have orders to return to Iris tl
as he shall have received such despt
may deem it necessary to transmit to
ment.
Mr. Smith to Gen. Armstrong.
-♦
Department of Slate, Noi.
Sir—As the ground on which the French got
raent has deemed it expedient to place She ret o<S|
nt its decrees, may suggest to it the further^
ol requiring a restoration of the French pt
seised here under the non-intercourse lat*a
ditinn to (heir restoring the American prof
demned'or sequestered under.jhe French ds2
March, you are authorised J|prtis< a mtoratihn
can be thus and not otherwise nbl.nurd, to acquiesce .
in such an arrangement, and, if necessary, ta
to such arrangement a conventional tnrm, requiring-^
the sanction of the senate. Yotycill however, taka
care to avoid any expressions ihqKying an arknow. '
ledgment un the part of the U, Slates, that the nan. f j
inieicoiirse law, which wa»«nt retrospective, hass^4$
.ihy anafafe to the French dgrt.ee, the injustice'-mt*. 3
which essentially consists AhKN retrnsperttve
ration. In truth the arrangenreiuqn the pm t of the! 2
U. Slates will Jba little jjiore lhWn*piH»al, as
appear bythex*ncliisert copy of a letter froraUh*
treasury depirhrieot^ ft mav h* proper tn remaf|t ‘ < Jf4
that the 3d section bf tWsct of May, for the
very pf forfeitures, ou iei the nmi-inieicoufse MSsT f
contempktetf violations by o»r own ritis*nff tatUt/ J. 4
than French violatinqs, which irmila not have farts'
of sufficient itiiport inre tt» have railed for iwels V r
provision, pointing pai ticularly | bh# • ?'
the honor l*j.e, *«&, Jfc. JhUUHL.
f' Gen. Joi» drmUro^y.J-c*$•#. " ■
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