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stood as in any degree obstructing communications
which may lead to a fseendly acconimadatism: 11,11 t
that,. on the contrary, they sisicer'eff .rathe'
,desire, which they have cunetar4ty pro
-faCilitate so happy 80 event ; and chat noldrisiqg will
be more-egreeahle to them than to find the Masi.
stet, who has rendered himself so jartly obuotions,
replaced by another. who, with * different din-
ractrr. moy carry with him all the authorities and
instructions r,quisite fur the complete sneer's of
his mission ; or, if the attainment of this object,
through my agency, should he considered more
expeditious, or otherwise preferable, that it will
be a course entirely satisfactory to the Unikd
States.
These instructions, which I lay before your Lord-
ship without disguise. require no comment.
Before I conclude this letter, it may be proper,
very shortly, to advert to two communications,
received by Mr. Secretary Smith from Mr. Oakley,
after the correspondence with Mr. Jackson had
ceased.

The first of these communications (of which I am
not able to ascertain the dale) requested a docu-
ment, having the efts ct of a special passport, or
safeguard, far Mr. Jackson and his family, during
their further stay in the Canted States. Tuts ap-
plication was regarded us somewhat singular, but
the docoment, of which the tieceissty was not per-
ceived, was nevertheleas furnished. The remsims
assigned for the application, excited some surprise.
I have troubled your Lordship, in con%ctsation,
with a few remarks from my instructions, upon our
of those ressons, which I lake the liberty to 'Teat.
The pt• er iu question states, that Mr. its kitou
had already lweu Insist grossly insu:ted by the
inhabitants of Hampton, in the unprovoked lan-
guage of abuse held by them to severed office:s
hearing the h.'ing's uniform ; when these offiettio
were themselves violently assaulted, 'and put hoo
i iiiii anent danger."
I am grit to undersiiiii !, my L. rd, that the,
insult here Arndt.' io, wins f r moire Late lbaniibt
nod• r the indite of the A siteriath (;ore ainvat
this paper ; that it had, be, *moo% the
rumours of the day, that some of,ti.lbeevartiic eceae
had taken place flantototi or *Work, beinein
some officers b•lung,sig at the.Oiciriau frigate,:
some of the inhabitauts, sail that it took its rise is
the indiscretion of tea-formr:: that no attend. a to,
the circumstance 1141:lia here called fur, and no
iuquiry having been mule, the truth of the ease.
is unknown; but that it stts never supposed that
Mr. Jackson hitoself, who was on hood the fritm.e,
bed been personally inculti.l; nor is it srt wider-
stood in what "'ay he supposvil trot Le ‘e it so. I
sin authorised to add, dent any complaint or rev. -
mouton, Olt the subject would iiistatistj) hate rt.
ceivcd every proper attention.
The otitis. communications (of which th:t Ault-
stance vas soon afterws:ds published to Cie Amy-
ricau people, iu the film of • Circular Lett, r from
Mr. Jackson to the ihitish Consul's in the (Initial
States) tecnia to have hero intended 11111 a illStifiC4-
tutu 01. condo. tiu that part of his sorrespoil.
deuce, witch had g:ven umbrage to the American
Government. This piper (braving slate the 13th
of Ntiventhes) it not very explicit; but it would
app etr to be calealated to give rather a new Rom
ti the statements which 51r. Jackaou had suffered
the Goverotnent of the United Stater to view in
another light, until it bud tio choice hot t• aft
upon tt e obvious mid natural interpretation of
them. sanctioned by himst If.

It was timer objected to by ler. Jackson (is this
pyre seems to suggest) that 1w bad stated, that the
three propo-itions ill Mr. Ertl:sues original in-
structi ins were submitted to Mo. Smith by that
• Gentleman ; or that lie had stated it as made
kouwit to him by .!r. Causing, that the iiistruction
to Mr. Erskine, couteiniug those three coniiitionii,
was the only wie (ruin which his authority was de.
rived for the conclusion .if au atimigeit)ent on the
`matter to which it relit. it.
•The (Mite' was, that he had ascribed to the
American Governtaeut a knowledge that the pro-
positions, submitted to its cousidsration by Mr.
Erskine. we, e cuu.iit•on ; and thit he
did so mei! after that knowledge hail breu
dis-
tinctly dins Limed, and he had been mode to per.
ceive that n repetition of the allegation could not be
'nitrated. I willingly leave your Lordship to judge.
whether Mr. Jackson's correspondence will bear
any other coustruction4liso it mu fact received and
whati-er, suppuLag it Lu :nive been moneciusly coo-
strned, his letter of• the 41k of Noeembi r should
not have corrected the unmake, instead u(cuutinw-
ing
and esialiliahing it ?
As an explanatioN, this ua . er was etc!, worse than
oothing. It had not the appeorance of attempt
to recopy entsnitt M 14.141014 It ought to put the
American Government au he wrung, by ovvituengi-
th•t what hail guru so much umbrage, ought nut
to have wien a.•y. I' imported rerun• h, rather
than explasiation. It kept out of right, th•• real
offence, and, introduciiig a new ■nd insullimeut
one in its Itlae,y seemed to disclose ou other wish
thou to withdraw Ir the Government of the
United States the ground upon which it had pro-
ceeded. Its apparent' purpose, in nerd, was fti
fix a charge of witi,live upon the pa.t, to produce
a beneficial effect upou the future. In this sieve, •
mud this only. it was perfectly consistent that it
shoold announee Air. Jackson's determination to •
retire to New York.

The time when this paper was presented will not
hare escaped your Lordship's observation•. It fol-
lowed the demand already ineotioned, of • safe-
guard for •• alt. Jackson, his family, and the Gen-
tlemen attached to ibis mission ; a demand which
cannot be regarded, especially if we look to the
inducements to which at was referred, as either con-
ciliatory we respectful. It followed, too, the letter
of the 4th of November, which, had explanation
bees' iiitcinbd, might undoubtedly to have con•
twined it, Litt which; in New of ii, contained fresh
matter of provocation. It was itself followed by
the publication of i:s own substance i another garb.
On this very day of us date, when Mr. Jackso•i, if
he meant it as an explanation. could tiot be but
jostified in concluding that it would not be antis-
Getorv, it sus moulded by him into the circular
address to which I have before alluded ; ■nd im-
mediate pops apprise In have been taken to give to
it, i.t that *helm, the utmost publicity. I hate no
wi4h, sec Lunt, to make any-strong remarks upon
that proceednig—lt will he admitted that it was a
great arrgularitT; km.] t:.at, if Mr. Jackson bad