Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-29


honor to acknowledge the receipt OF his note
81 ;syssterday, relative to an alteration on the
subject Of cotton, in the legislative regula-
tions,,b which the late orders in council
are Intended to be carried into execution,
which MIR. Pinkney viii hasten to transmit
toriis government.
Mr.. Pinkney requests Mr.. Canning to-
accessible assurances of his high considera-
ton.
Extracts of letter from Ar. Piakney to
llr. Madison.
LONDON, sllzay 9, 1893,
sas had conversation with Mr. Canning
on Friday last, in consequence ofthe arrival
of the Usage
.iSAs il was obviously expected that |
sluah seek an interview with him, [ went
to Downing street ON the 5th with that OBJ
icct. He had been indisposed, and was not
at the Office; but IN answer to note which
sent him in the evening, he asked to see
me mext day at his house IN Bruton street.
g The Usage had for some time been
looked for with considerable anxiety, and
the, government had apparently anticipated
4 communication land perhaps proposaD
of. some importance from me, as soon as
ynu.sdispatches should be received. AS
hatin fact no communication to make, it
seeined to be proper that should render
the disappointment of as little moment as
possible, by the manner of announcing it,
without, however, putting any thing to ha-
gard by an indiscreet manifestation of un-
Il * ~. + "a
9f ne
site to say on this occasion, appeared to be
very well received and If any disagreeabie.
impression was left on the mind Of Mr.
: Cafining, it certainly was not visible. A
feeling of regret was perhaps perceptible,
and Ia hope was intimated that the time was
not far distant when should be enabled to
do What at present was out Of my power s;
but snothing occurred which could be CON-
strued into symptom of nmpatience, ieal-
ousx. or dissatisfaction. There was I'M
doNhtedly no real ground for any thing of
thiasort; but it was, Notwithstanding, quite
possible that the Importance which It had
become a habit to attach TO the arrival Of the
Osage, from circumstances principally ac-
cidsastal, might have produced disposition
to think otherwise.
81 thought it advisable to make use of
thisopport,nity (although the topic was in
mafirviews more delicate than it had been)
% Suggest the propriety of yielding, as the
S1oiiient was sufficiently favorable to such
course, upon the subject of the late orders
. IN Council, of which Ishad seen nothing to
change my original opinion. There was
reason TO apprehend, however, that it might
be tWorse than useless to press the sugges-
tioas upon my own authority merely, while.
i could say nothing of the French DEGREES :.
sndaccordingiy I forbore to do so.
HnAn idea has evidently gone forth since
the Usage arrived, founded upon rumors Of /
. Doubtful description, that our relations
witkp France have grown to be extremely
rSeArious, and that we are consequently
ab6dt to come TO an understanding of a very
friendly kind with Great Britain. Itisnot
improbable that the government has, in
some degree at least, adopted this idea.
have the honor to enclose copy of a
notification, recently received from Mr..
! Canning, of the blockade of Copsnhagen,
and sc the other ports in the Islantl of Zea--
land, which have caused to be conmuni-
Gated n the usual nlannerto our consuls and
eitfkens. IS
aTheye being no particular inducement
fof OBTAINING the Usage, lieut.. Lewis, who
vii be charged with my letters, will leave
Town the day after tomorrow, and the ship
vii rail g soon after he reaches Falmouth
8 possihle." q ~
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