Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-02

feet. By announcing to the Br. s;htascasef,
Ter, my intention to return to The i. S a,a's'
that autumn, ! assumed the chayac, s,at :
every essential pupose of a spec;a, A Fs Tor
with which Nj. Madison was M, ni'Voy
qualnted, as he was likewise, with N.Y. ac'
termination to remain there till the h,s; u;'
was concluded. The evidence befcre N LIS
seemed to be satisfactory, that as no,l 1'a
could be gained, of the existing m;n;;s' ls
but by force, any change of the stt;tNi,
taken on our part, was likely to do bars
and that if the ministry retired, the d,s
ger OF such an effect, would be encrrss.
by change CT attitude. This latter ;Ss
was strongly urged, in a private letter :
him Of the I'd Of February, 1906, with nv
earnest advice against such mission. !,
the ship by which that letter was sent,a,r:s
ed at Philadelphia, on the Goth Of Mar,
concluded he had received it by the yo5
1t was written in consequence of ;r,er !
genee from the United States that sp,S
mission was decided on by the goyeruns,,
As ] had received no answer to any Of w.
communications from Madrid, or IopS:
after ray return, nor any acknowledges
Of ny services at either place, or exprcs,io,
ola desire, thar should come hone or r..
main there, L seemed oy the measure IL
luded to, IS il it was considered, that I was
rather in the way, than Of use, to the ADM.
aist-atioa. Ills reserve to ne for 50 Ionc a
nmc, ans lie appointment of an ASSOCIATE
alter the receipt Of my private letter Of Feb
"a, ana 2 Tub.ic enc OF nearly tie SINK,
date, and aEger the ehaage in the adninisa.
tier was known, made deep Impressions
my mind to that effect. Special mission
were never we'll received BY those en- tS:
ground, nor perhaps never viii be, While
men are Governed BY those useful pass.
ons, Which stimulate them to virtuolls aci.
CTS. Sech a mission reduces tie rcsi4cn,
minister, however respectable, for his t.
tents ard character, to a CIPHER, from is
moment IS is known that It is contemplated
and If it does not destroy hin, it is because
his character is sufficiently strong to bear /
the shock. The footing on which had Af.
my country, consciousness Of the zeal and
integrity O; my conduct ii The public ser
wise, AID OF ny personal attachment add
devotion to the administration, w.A 6rm
belief chat no change could be made TO adj
vantage, may possibly have encrca8ed m'
sensibili,y TO the measure. had such IA
one been contemplated, | thought that |
should have been the frs 20 near OF it ia a
private letter from Yourself or Mr.. Madison
bat had 70 gather the intelligence from ;ht
newspapers, The correspondence CT Others
the hints of Lord Holland, and even OF 5!r
Fox. Mr.. Madison's first Letter TO ne en-
anv important subject, which was O. A'I
1lrh of March, 1905, almost ter m0ntSI
after l.4ft Madrid, an,l eiyht after my re.
turn to London, was received on the 25A|
OF April. It seemed TO BE !nfcn1ed to al
nounce. he proposed measure, and ION -
s,iir. taken il connection With the preceding
circumstances, contributed greatly 70 coz
firm the impression which th'y had ALREADY
made. The facility which It aiior1ed tony
departure appeared to ne 20 be the strong
est feature IN i. :.
The letter which Mr.. F;ncknoE oroa9iI
,ne, which was delivered 20 hin and oE III"
TO ne oo@n, was Ii, The same zone. II 't@'
ed that / was included in the special MI
sion, but that Nh. Pincsney had . 's?''AH
commission with him, 70 take nv pi3cs "
case | chose 70 return 1one. 1t tX7is@
ed 10 desire that / would remain anl ).I
IN The negotiation. the jon: co"lt''l''ier'
seemed also to be peculiarly &1@fts'. . ;.
vor that object, as il authorised one fo w.
missioner to act si,o. y il The absence I" a,
ether, in which it !" Erred from thos', WoNi
| had carried with me abroad, thSy SL'rl
that powey'to the one in case only Oh =
deaf, Of the other. coult. see no read
FOR his bringing with him separate COMFY
SION. to succeed ne in the Ordinary NIX