Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-01

"a. . PHILADELPHIA, 3EFT, 40.
Ii the difchafge of an important, and to N.Y.
fclf an inditrenfbe duty, the lubjoined tate
ment was COMMUNICATED, in the firit initsnce, to
the Government-I In a rcfpc6tful folictude for
the rights and intereh of our coun!y the diipoif-
ron and letters are now made public.
w. JACKSON.
srtt. =.
On Thdrfday, September 9Th, go, about
noon, d note OF which the following is tranf-
cript, left a. my Office, as MP ce.l. inform
ed me, by perfon who lives with Mr. Francis
Brenil, merchant. in Philadelphia
"Ihe Marquis de Gaia Yruo, preen,s his
"comps, to Major Jackfon, and would be very
f" happy to kLotv Fl, m him when and where he
"could have TIE plcsicre to fee kin in the coprlc
" Of this day "7Lm}aay o.
Never having before received any communica-
ton from MI. Yruio---Neyer a.isg even cx-
changed one word of conversation with Inn in
my hfc-I was not little furprifcd at reeeiv-
ing this m:aage, which anfxered by a note TO
the following purport:
Major JacsIon prcfents his compliments to
" The Marquis de Gaia Yruio-n reply to his
" note Of this morning, yuf now received, Major
+" lackion will be at his Office until o'clock.
/" and a. his houfe liz Chefnut-itreet, next TO
=" Ger. Dickinton's, until ! o'clock at either
g Ct which places lie will fee the Marquis De
" Gaia Yru;,--or If more covenient he will
&c wait On HIM.
/" Ttm7aay Sept. OIL"
This note was fen, by Mr. Jchufon, nv clerk,
and left at Governor M'Kean's. MIR Breul call.
ed on me foon after, an! fad that The Marquis
de ala Yrujo word be glad to fee nc at the
Marqius's hou{e, at o clock.
l aiked Mr. Breuil if lie knew on what buff
nefs Mr.. Yrujo wanted to Zee .nc-he faid he
did not know
Invent at ) o'clock to Mr.. Yruio's houfe, and,
on entering the room, was accohed by him in
nearly the following words
"You will be furprized, M 'or Jackfon, at
the liberty have taken in lending to you, bur
struit an explanation of the motive viii execute
me. coniider you, Sir, a gentleman, a
man ofletrers, and man Of honor.
BY political intolerance you have been
/ forced TO adept profefion different from what
you have heretofore pur;ued-but it is one in
which YOU are qualified TO be very ufrful.
c5ierve by Certaa opinions expresed in your
paper, that you conGder the rrefcn, ad alinltra-
ton (for will not call them governmentl as
diiincIined 10 go to war with Spain = in this,
however YOU are mitaken-,he rcverie is the
! tatt-and they only with the federal papers to
utter tho!e opinions that they may have an ar
gunient Of that fort for INDUCING a with to 90
to war with my conntrY, which would certainly
be very injurious TO YOUR For if the King, my
matter, was 10 order three fhips of the line and
tx frigates to the MliIifhppi-three Alps
to The Chefapeak and three flip, of
the line and fix frigates to Sandy Hook - what
would you do But you have it in your power
to do much gosd by efpcu6ng that part of peace,
which IS 70 necciiary to 10th nations And If
you will confeat to take calculations on the fub
jet from me, will f0rni.h then. and | vii!
make you any acknowledl ,meat." Pe,ccivins, at
this moment, his infamous purpoie, with diff
Guilty Titled the emotions which it excited, and
! rcifraned my Indignation. He wen. on to ex
! anime in detail the fcveral points in difpure be-
tween Spain and The United States-and, as
w!lied TO learn his opinions reipeSting them,
fufrred him to proceed. Among other things he
faid that if Mr.. Pinckney had a6,ed by nitrud
ions from the administration, or if his conduct
fhould be approved by them war was inevitable.
But h- had no doubt war was the with of our
administration for he had received letter from
New. Orleans dated on the IS April lait, which
ltated that there was letter at that place in Mr..
JSusIao"s H@'1u writing, ua.SG IN ware. latt,
which declared that if the lrttlrrs between the
M;Gifppi and the Rio Perdido, would raife the
American colours they fl,culd be iuppo,ted.
He continued his obfcrvatons, and pye!led
me to give HIM an anf~er- aliurng me that
this vas no diplomatic management, but an eb-
ssr6snA ~ iuabofoping Of himief to me as
ua,l Of hos'os -aad he trr,ted would 70 con.
fficr &. then Q1irtcd the room he went
9TH NE to the ilryrt door, aud again atked me
when would give him an anfwcr. With DIFF
6cuhy fuppzeded the indignation Of INV feel
pas spd III The lscusc.
w. JACKSON
oworn tise 9TH Sept 1901. thar the contents
g shs within Amen'ens are juis and true.