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London, England, 1810-01-03 00:00:00

RELATIVE TO TIIA

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN Cl' EAT BRIT-AIN AN6
AMERICA.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THS ERTTISH -;11INTS.

TER AND THE AMERICAN SECRETARIES, WHICH
ACCOMPANIED THE PRESIDENT'S LATE MESSAGE

TO CONGRESS.

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NOTES REFERRED TO IN MR. SMITH'S SECOND LET-

TER TQ ME. JACKSON.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MR. PINCKNEY
T MR. CANNING, DATED LONDON, OCT. la,

1808.

At our first interview. (on the 29th June) ver-
bal communication was riot discountenanced, but
commended : for,' after I had made myself under-
stood as to the purpose for which the interview had
been requested, you asked me if I thought of taking
a more formal course; but immediatelyadded that
you presritned not, for that tbd course I had
adopted was well suited.to the occasion. reply
was in substante, that the freedom-of conversation
was better adapted to our Subjed, and motelikely
to conduct us to an advaniageous ;onctosion, than
the constraint. and formality of written intercourse,
and that I had hot intended to present a irote.b. At
Second intttvi-w On the 22d July). it did ant occur
to me that I had. any reason .to conclude, and rot.-
tainly I did not conclude, that verbal communica-
tion had not continued to be acceptable.as a prepara-
tory course, and it was not until the third interview
(on the 29th July), that 'it was rejected as ivad-
amiss-Me," •

PROM .CANNXNO -TO MR. eINCICNEY, DATED

vov. 22, 1808.

Is highly-probable that L did. not '(as you say
I did not) assign to,you as the motive of the wish
?6,liieltl then expressed, my persuasion; that written
communications are less liable to ipistake than ver-
bal Ones; because that consideration is suffieiently
obvious, and because the whole course and practice
'of office is, in Ilia resped so establishoiand inva-
riable; that I really could not have supposed the as-
signment of any specific motive to be necessary lo
account for my requiring a written st,aternent of your
previouS to my returning an official answer
to them.

" I had taken for granted all along, that such
tvOuld, and Such must be the ultimate proceeding
on y;,ur part, however you Might wish to prepare
the way for it by preliminary conversations." •

ZI.TRACT 01 A METTER FROVI MR. IRSRISTE •TO
AIR. SMITH, DATED WASHINGIVN, JULY 31,
1809. • t

ar Neither preterit time nor the occasion will
afford me a favourable opportunity for eXplaiidng ta
you the gtoilnds ai,d reason's.upon which I conceived'
I had conformed to his Majesty's wishes ; and to'
the spirit. at least, of my. instructions-
.upon that
isubiitct: nor indeed would cny vindication of my
conduct (whateverf may bai-e to offer) be of any
importance; iorttler ihdn as it might tend to show
that :,o intention existed pn My past to practise atly
deteption.towards the Government of the United
Mates.".

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IROIt THE SAME t 0 THE 6;01E, bATin At7G. 14.
" Linder these cironnistatites, tfrerefore, finding 1,
that I could not obbin tile recognitions specified.in
• Mr. -Canning's dispatch- a the' 23d of Januaty
(which formed but one Part of his itistruOion's to
me), in, the formal manner required; I considered
that it would be in vain to lay before
.the 'Govern-
'tent of the United states the dispatch in (iuestiOn;
which I was at liberty to have.done in extenso, lead
I thought prope.r. Bat as I had. such strong grotinN
for believing teat the object of his• Majesty's
vernment could oe attained, though in a different-
manner, and the spirit, at least, of my sevefal let-
ters of tnstralion be fully. complied with, I felt a
thorough convittlon upon my mind., that I should
be thing in conformity with his .Majesty's ‘hisltes,
and accordingly concluded the late provisional agree:-
mt;nt on his Majesty's behalf with the Govetnnient
of the United States.

The. disavowal by his Majssty is a painful
proof to me that I bad formed an erroneous judg-
ment of his Majesty's views and the intention of
y instructions;. and I have most severely to larn'ent
that an at of mine (though unintt:ntiona3y) should
p.::_duce.any embarrassment in the relations between
tne Iwo countries:"