Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-12-30

and that the EriIty c:heer expeSl.
fente A exemplary punishdie
The repasation win be he ipore |
satisfaftcfy, and not exceed j Just
srxpecsetion, II the sertoyxtion 81
lie seanen Be made u he very
ship iron which they were @rest-
"a. and if provision Sc made for
.he wounded survivors, and for!
the families fthose rho LOST hair
lives b. the attack.
:. | muyrrepeat, however, that
Iit Il considered entirely propsf,
that thereparation should o pllef-
Cd here, rather than ii London |;
and Il q only il the event 81 ! de-
cidsd EepIgnanee u The British,
government 10 make II through =
fnncsiouary here, that you are 20
accepkit there. &
!. The answer 10 Mr.. Erskine's
letter on the British orders will
furnish the grounds 70 b taken 10
your eOmmunications with his zoe
vernmsnt on that subject. II the
cabines can Be brought 70 view
the orders II the true light, q re-
vocatiou Of The whole of them cam
not fail to take place unless they
mean 10 violate every maxim Of
justice, OF are Fixed IN hostile
purposes against the u. States. -.
In not regarding the orders, in
deed, Is acts Of hostility, and in
trusting for redressto The motives
and means, TO which they have
appealed, the United States have
given the most signal proof Of her
love 81 peace, and of their desire
10 avoid N interruption Of il. with
the British nation. n"
6till Il isio be understood, thar
whilst the insult offered 10 the a.
tack oushe American frigate re.
mains unexpiated. you are not to
pledge or commit your govern.
ment 70 consider the recall Of the
orders Is d ground on which . re-
n,6sai Of the existing restriction.
on the commerce Of the u. States
with Great Britain, may BE- iuss.
ny expected. = ..l.z,.s...s-555.... an II
= The two letters to General
Armstrong Of the 22d May, iSo7,
and February 8, lsos, are proofs
Of the sincerity, and impar,iality
with which the president has pro.
5ceeded in relation 70 the bellige.
rent parties and may, perhaps,
assist in depressing unjust suspi
cions imhibrd By the british cabi-
net. Il would be happy for all
parties, The belligerent, IS wen
IS the United States, iftruth
could in this case be made 70 pre-
'vali and IL the retaliating rival.
ship oftae former against the LAT.
Ter could be converted into an
emulation. as polite IS It would
be tnagnanimons in both, 10 take
the isad in = fair, lawful and com
5ciiiasory course towards i nation
which has done no wrong 70 ei.
Their. Should the experiment be
made on eirher side, il would pro-
badly be followed ON the other
and II could never happen thar the
FRS; side doing justice would suf. /
Ter on thataceount.
81 10 the present state ofour re-
lationsto Great britain it would
be premature 10 mark out the
course tobe pursued with respect
10 further nrgociations on 9th sr
topics ihan the above noticed.
You are authorised, however, to
continue your interpretations il. Be.
half Of our Impressed Or detained
seamen andsinthe event ola re.
peal Of The British orders and Of
satisfactory pledges for repairing
the aggression on the Chesapeake,
TO enter into informal arrange.
rnen,s for abolishing impressments
altogether, and mutually discon-
tinuing 10 receive the seamen Of
each ,uiher into either military or
merchant service, comfortably TO
the instructions on this point
transmitted by Mr.. Puryiance.
n :. You win find BY 4 passage in
Mr.. Roses reply Of March n, |
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