Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-05-06

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zion, or an explanations Of 50 nnomen-
tous a measure, or to declare that its re-
cali must be more or less connected with
the adjustment Of other alleged wrongs.
Neither did it think it necessary to re-
turn any answer to the remonstrance
given: in by his maiesty's envoy at
Washington, on the 18th July, 1907,
in which he represented "that he con.
" sidered that Introduction to be 50 un.
" friendly 10 its object, and so injurious
j." in its consequences to his majesty's
s. interests, that he could not refrain from
3" expressing the most sincere regret that
+" it ever should have been issued, and
" most earnestly depreeating its being
enforced"
1t could not be supposed that circum-
stance Of so great weight could be over
looked BY his majesty's government, in
determining the line Of conduct to
be held in the negotiation: and as little
could it be expected TO pass il over, when
on the failure ofthe discussion with MIR.
Monroe, It directed special mission to
be sent to the United States. It had the
less reason to imagine that any other
grievances could be connected with that
Tor the adjustment Of which / am en-
powered to negotiate, as MIR. Monroe,
in bis letter to Mr.. Canning of the 2sth
Of Jul, last, had stated with respect to
other subjects of remonstrance, that itz
Wa improper to mingls them with the
present. more serious cause Of complaint |;
IN opinion to which Mr.. Canning de-
elared his perfect assent in his letter to
that minister Of the I'd of the subsequent
month 90 that this act was left al single
pnd distinct, to be singly and distinctly
considered. His majesty's government,
itheref,re, could not consistently with a.
l. ny view of the subject then before K, or
indeed with the Just object of my mis-
sion, direct or empower me to enter up.
on matters not connected with that If the
Chesapeake and they could with tn. less
Propriety doit, IS in order to rendeI the
adjustmens Of differences Of such a ma
ture, the more easy and the more ton-
spicuous, the ministers charged espe cal
" with such Offices have been, with lew
if any exceptions, restricted to the pre-
else affair to be negotiated. With res
peet therefore to those Cther causes of
complaint, upon which you inform me
that the Presidents proclamation rests.
cannot be f1rnlsneu Win 1documeue.
, enabling me either to ADMIT or to con.
trovert those statements az grievance.
foreign to the attack uPoH that ship, con.
tanned in your letter, or authorized to
discuss the. matters themselves. l shall
therefore not allow myself to offer such
comments as my personal knowledge Q!
some Of those transactions suggest to
me, although their tendency would ma.
terially affect both the marked manner in
which those transactions are portrayed
and the disadvantagecu. lights in which
his majesfy's government is represented
to have acted respecting them. l am
moreover led to the persuasion that my
government wilt be the more easily able
to rescue itselffrom inculpation, BY the
inference arising from passages in Mr.
Monroe's letter TO Mr.. secretary Can
ming, of the 29th of September last, thai
the differences unhappily existing be-
tween the two nations were in a'train d
! adjustment. z~ ,-4--=------~f4-. -
t4-nhis majesty has not permitted ma
to enter into the discussion of the search
of neutral merchant ships for British sea
men, together with che adjustment Of
In. amount Of reparation for the attaeI
upon,the Chesapeake 1t was no wise
! with ID view of precluding the further al
gitatse.1 of that question at suitable
| times but II was that the ne ,tiatiou
might be relieved from the embarrass.
mens arising from the connection of the
present matter with the one so foreign
to it, and, as it was but-soo well known,
SO difficult to be adinsted. of right dis:
tinctly disclaimed,r with one which
Great Britain has at all times asserted of
enforcing her claim to the services of her
natural bora subjects, when found on