Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-06
Er!racis Of a letterfrom mr. PinEney to Mr.
Ma..issn dared
London. Angust 4, 1903.

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London, August 4, 1903.
Z" The ST. Michael arrived at Fall
mouth on Thursday the 18th of last
.nonth, after a passage of eight DAYS
from L'Orient. Capt. Kenyon deli
vered to me on Wednesday, the Goth
upon my arrival in town from Brigh-
con, where ha1 been for short time
on account of my HEALTHY your letters
of the 3o1h of April, and your private
letter OF the 1st of May, together with
newspapers, printed copies Of the en-
largo act AM its supplements, and OF
papers laid before congress at their last
session. Mr. Hall brought me letter
from general Armstrong OF the 26.hI
OF June, (of which send an extract)
and Mr. Epson brought me privat
letter from him with the following
postscript of the first of July. An
order has been received from Bayonne
u condemn eight other of our ships"
" On Friday the 22d of IIiy, L had
an interview with MIR Canning. aut.
renewed my eii1rLs 20 OBTAIN r-voca
ton OF the British orders of January
and Move mber, l SOY, and of the other
orders dependent upon them. l nave
already informed you in my private
letter of the 20th of June, that on the
morning OF its date, had long con-
Iversation with Mr. Canning which had
rendered it somewhat probable thai
the object mentioned in your letter Of
the 3o,h of April (of which l had re-
ceived duplicate by the packet would
be accomplished, If should authorize
the expectation which that letter sug-
gested but that some days must elapse
before [ could speak with any thing
like certainty on the subject: and Ihave
mentioned in another private letter. OF
the 10th OF July) that it was understood
between Mr. Canning and myself, that
another interview should take place
soon after the prorogation of parlia-
ment.-in effect, however, Mr.. Can
ming was not prepared to see me again,
until the 22d of July, after L had been
lrecalled to London by the arrival OF
the St. Michael, and had, in conse-
lquence reminded him OF our arrange
ment by private note.
" In the Interview of the 29lh of June,
soon found it necessary to throw out an
Elimination, that the power vested in the
president by congress, to suspend the EN-.
barge act and its supplements, would be
exercised as regarded Great Britain, i
their orders were repealed, as regarded
the United s ates. To have urged the re.
Voca ion, upon tie mere ground ofits suic
right or of general policy, AID there t,
have left the subject, when | was author
{ ised to place it upon grounds infinitely
stronger, would have been, as it appeare,
20 NE to stop short Of my duty. You
letters Mr. Erskine (which Mr. Canninl
has read and considered) had exhausted
the first of these grounds, and endless
discussion here, in every variety Of form
IN and out Of parliament, bad exhausle,
he second There was, besides, no OBJ
lection of any force, to ny availing my
SELF, without delay Of the powerful induce
! | nenis, which the in,ima;ion in question
gas likely to furnish TO Great Britain, Z
abandon her late system and it seemed
% be certain that, by delaying to presen
these inducements TO Mr. Canning's con
liberation, I should not only lose pucl
lime. but finally give to my conduc,
heterogeneous ar, which, While it must b'
,Orsign to the views and sentiments OF th,
ies'dent. could hardly fail TO make We
~ uuiavorable impression upon the mind
lot MIR Canning and his colleagues.
, thought, moreover, that If l sh Iuld re