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l'lteiy to be passcid by the Congress, nil& bt con•
sidered as removing two very, important grounds Of
diftere ce with Great Britain, viz. the nim-impor
tali ate, as applicable to her alone, and also the
Pre.izent's proclamation, Whereby the ships of
Great Hinain were excluded froth the ports of the
United States,..while those of France wefe permit-
ted to enter—hot that by the non-intercourse

both power's were placed on the same footing. He
did not pretend to say that this. measure had been
taken'from any Motives of concession to, Great Bri-
tain"; hut as, in fati; those consequences tamed,
he' conctivkd they might be, considered as rewiring
the two great obstacles to 3 conciliation.
He adverted also to the probability of an adjust-
'mew tyl. mint her important point in di,spute between
the two countries, as he said he ,knew that it was
'attended by the United States to abandon the at-
tempt io carry on a trade with the colonies of bel-
lii.,,erents in time of war,. which was
.not, allowed in
time of iteaCe, and: to trust to the being.
by the Fretich to carry-on such trade in peace, so
as to entitle -them to a continuance of it in time
of war. „

As it may 'be very material to ascertain what
trade with- the colonies of belligerents" was, in
my conception, meant by Mr. Gallatin, as intend."
ed to be abandoned by the-United States, I feel no •
hesitation in declaring that I supposed he alluded to
the trade from colonies of bell gen tits direct to theie
mother country, or to the ports of other belligerents; -
becaese the right tosuch tralle had been thei,oitit in
dispute ; whereas, the right to carry on a trade from
the colonies of bel igerents to the United State; had
never been called ie question, and had been recog-.
nized by his INlajesty:s Supreme Court of Admiralty;
and the tilins even upon which such colonial pro-
duce might be re-exported from the United States
had been formally arranged in a treaty signed in Lon.
d'en by the Ministers Plenipotentiary of both court-
tries,.which was not indeed ratified by the President
of the United States ; but was not objeCted to as to
that article of it which settled the terms upon which
such trade was to be permitted.
Such was ttle substance, Sir, of the unofficial cone
versations which I had held with Me. Madison; Mr.
Gallatin, and yourself, which I did not consider or
represent to hisMaiesty's government as intended
with any other vt,w than to eqtleavour to bring abort
the repeal of the, Orders iii Council, by thawing that
many of the obstacles which had stood in the way
of an amicable adjustment of the differences be-
tween the two countries were already removed, and
that a •faint prosped existed of settling what 'remain-
ed ; since the United States had -exhibited a detere
mination to re.i,t the unjust.aggressione upon her
neutral lights, which 'was all that Great liritaiu had
. ever required; but I ceetai;:ly never received any
assurances from the sseieeriun Government that they
would pledge themselves to adour the conditions sp6-
.citiud itr•Mr Canning's instructions as preliminaries;
nor did I ever hold out such an expeatation to his
Majesty's Government, hat ing always stated to them
that in the event of his Majesty's thinking it just or
expedient to cause his Orders in Council to be with-
drawn, that the President would fake off the em-
bargo as respected England, keying it in'operation
against France and the powers which adopted or
awed under her- decrees,- according to the authority
which was vested, in him at.that time. by' the'COn-
gress of he United StateF, sud that there was every
reason , to exped that a satisfiictory arrangement
might be 'made upon the points of the colonial trade
which had been so long in dispute bet Ween the two
countries. . •

As to the that? c ,ncUtion ref:;•rr.ecl to by yon, spe.
citied in Mt. Canning',; .1-has e only
to icor:lrk, th,it I never held any Jib
the. ffleititiers of Governmeut of the U:.i!ed
States, ftLiiive to' !t, until toy late .nego, imion—or
had 11)e subjcd-to his.:M.-6.2sty's Go-
vernaicat—.it I;avitiv,, for tile tirstjiit-r, beeo ptescot •
ed to ii".2y cont,jd,:ration. in Mr..C.3;itling'!i'disp;':lcii to
nor of OK' 237i.J.tutuary., in wt 4.2 h tl;alii.te:i is
d' is, stated to have been as,,e;ned‘to by Mr.

Pinckney. •
I. would' be, unavailing at the presentmotnent to
Clic! U.1)00'111 CRafiliiiati..ll of the " 'Prettrc:sioi:s :set
forth in Nti Catitnng'sfle;--ter of irwrotitions," (which
yon d.to:ter toy' extraortittrory.-
1.-consitkr,,t,,..h4pivever, to ,be' my duty'. to declare
that, during tny.. negocia h you which led'. to
the cond.:l,4ln of ihe ptovisi n.ti agteettient;l found
no rea.on to bt het e that any ditticultits ‘voul.i -occur
in the at7corttphs..ment of -the. two 'former condi-.
-tions,-as.taras-it was in the i.,oiviiiirrthe President
of the United States io iced tri'tli-efirst o%nd:con-
sistently with the explaitatiun %% Inch 1 'have before
given of, the second • point. On. the contrary, 1
re-
ceived assurances through-'you,titat 'the President
would comply-(as far'kts it was in his power) with
the first conniti,n;,and that there could be no
doubt that she Congre.ss would think it incumbent
ui.u4 them to assert the rights' of the United States
again,t such.po.l,..rs as should adopt or att. Under the
deci'ee3 at k'iapt.7e as So.. ti as their actual .Conduet
etdeterminations 'Too that sub.p d ct.nid i,e a4cer-
tallied ;- but that, in the mean tune the President had
not the :power, and .Could not undertak • pledge
hituseit iii 'the tottual manner, required to thas
effect. - _

I received „nl,O assurances from you that no Jotibt
could he ie,,Sonab y entertained that ii satisfactory ar-
rangement night be made. in, a treaty upon the sub-
ject of the becortt condition mentioned in Mr: Can-
ning's ii,stiuctions according to• my explanation of
it in the toregtang part of this letter, but that it
necessarily would form an article of a treaty in which
the .%arious pretens:ons of the two countries bilOUlti
be settiA-.

wird condition, yOu certainly very distinctly
intorui me could not be recognized by'Alie'Presi;
dent; bUt you added. what had great tt eight in my
mind; that you did not .seq why any great import-
ance should beintached to such a recognition; be-
cause-it -would be impossible that a citizen of the
tioned Stairs could prefer a complaint to his -Go-
verinnent:on account of the t.ipture of-his vessel
while-engaged itt :a trade absolutely interdicted by
the huts of his country. -

Under the circumstances, therefore, finding that
coUld not °Wain the recognitions specified_ in
N. ,C.inning's dispatch -of the 23d of January'
(which tor+►ied nut one part of his instructions
to, im ) in the formal manner. required, I

sierreti that it would be. in .rain to lay before.
ihe. Government of the L7ttited States the dispatch
in tiuestion, which I was at litertyio have dune in
extenso, had I thontzlit .proper. But as I had such
'strong ,grounds for believing that the objet of his.
Majesty's governMent Could be attained, though in
t. different matwer, and the spirit, at least, of my
several letters 'of insttuaionS bC fully complied with,
I felt a thorough cooviption upon my mind that I
should be acting in cOnfortnhy with his Majesty's
wishes ; and, accordingly,- concludc-,:d the late pro-,
visional -agrt-tntent on his Majesty's behalf with the
government of the 'cinted .States.
The disavowal by his 'Majesty is a painful proof
to me that had funned an errorous judgment of •
his Maj,-sty's views ahritheinteutioat of my instruc-
tions; and I have most severely to lament: that an •
at of • mine '(though unintentionally), should pro-
duce aniemharrdssments -in the tel3llOllS, between
the two Countri.-

It is -a great consolation tome, however; to per-
ceive that meaSnres nave neen adopted by both go-
vernmentS to prevent my losses and /o obviate any
inconveniencies hid!, might bave'arisen to the
,citi-
zens or subjeEtS of either country from a reliance on.
the fulfilment of th2it provisional agreement ; and I
cannot but cherish a-. hope, that a complete. and
Cordial tondo-Standing between the two countries
may be effected. - •: _ •
I beg leave to add; that it would have given me
peat happit.ess-to' hive contributed in ss9.desq.A3le
an object', and to `(..? tier you the assurances of the
-great respect • and'lligil conSideration. with which I
remain, Sir; your most obedient, humble setyant,
•
Tit lion. R. Smith., <