Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-22
LETTER
FR0N afP: N9NRoE'
yn rue sxcRETARY OF STATE,
LETTER
pATED,

Mars,s.
II appears by yoat letter Of May 20,
fao7 .-I.Ich @ss fo,warded by mar. Fur.
o,anee rs Mr.. Pinkney and myseif, at
Lssdon, aud received 90 the 18Th OF July,
tbs y.su hsd consaeed several Articles o.
the sressy. winch We had sisaed with me
B.,.;Sh comnissioaers, Oh the 31ss OF
JlesxE.be,. 1866, in different setse from
theg in which lhey were conceived by us.
Az heso.,gse ne were ios,rUctcd TO Pur
sac. 81 vour letter Of February Sd WITH
,scsrsi 10 that ,reatv, which was contlfmeo
ia tha, of Nav 60 h, was 10 no degree uee
neadsnf on our construction OF afay Ca iva
afneIes. or on the political considerations
ghich iadeced us To sigo It, We deemed
;;t necess2ty 10 eater toto any eXpiaua'i
CO il replv. either af oar construction of
its arucies, or Of the political consitcrati.
On. alluded TO. We thooghs II more con-
sis.esy With eur day, 20 Look solely to tne
ubiec, Of our Instructions, ADD exef. our
s utua sss efforts 70 accomplish It /; anu We
acted ia conformity to that sea'ln.eni. -
The result of those efforts was made
known. BIZ the ducumcn.s had the honor
10 present 10 YOU, when | was lately az
Wsshirgson, being copies OF joint dts
patch, which Mr. pipkney and had tor
I warjed by Mr.. Rose. We had battered
ourselves thar it Oh, have been praeiioa'
bic 10 obtain ,he amendments OF me treaty
when The president desired. as the state
of Affairs 10 Europe had become mole "a
vorablr 10 such result, but IN that we
were Disappointed We found no oi6i al
,yia accomplishing the Other object, OF
setsipgit aside, as we were instructed 10
Go, In case sSe proposed amendments were
not acceded 60.
Asthis ,;ne there is no objection 70
such an explanation, that atD aware o.,
AVID there are s,soy Feascns why It shoo'd
be given. You winbs sensible that, Sc lar
IS 81 untavofsbie estimate rs enter a oed
of tba, transaction It Tust, n the Gegfee,
tend 10 iriure those who gave 1.-THE sanctt.
on os shs,r na.,ss :; and you wilt be equal
II seosible shat,if the Uoised States are
ia any degree icscresstd 10 il, 81 his lime,
IL r.ass. consissin It's being viewed 10 slusi,
rather than uofavorabie light. 10 resirlcg
from the atasioo which have lately held,
;hi, is The last act Of public aud private
duiy. which I have TO perform, 10 relation
,oit. Il is 10 me, la many siews, pain.
full dusy, but s:,li ii is Que which 1t is
highly incnnh-ot 90 me TO execufe.
is far from being my desire to COM
proasi, Mr.. Pinkasy, 10 his letter, 10 the
slightest circumstance; 10 the manaSsmens
Of .hs business which was easrnstrd TO as
ioiasly, we acted with the greaiest harms
as. aud exersed our bea, efforts &c aceoa..
plish the object of our distinctions. am
nos aware that 10 speaking ct aoy P3ss OF
the treaty, shall give Is construction ~
which ne would not concur ) but iha' pre-.
Sumption is tounded aitnge,her oo What
took p!acs between % 10 the course OF the
rrcoc,a,ion To this communicates he Is
no, parry, nor Indeed doea be know that
such Que will BE- made. 10 every view,
: therefore, il is improper, and would 6s
uoius,. tha. he should BE- coaaidered as
having any concern 10 is-
The iapressment of seazen from our
merchant vessels, is teplc which claims
: Dr,msry anen.ien from the order which
Il holds 10 your letter, but more especially
from some important considerations that
ere connected with il. The idea enter
tanned By the public is, that the rights OF
The IT. S. were abandoned BY the American
commissioners 10 the late negotiation, and
that their seamen werelefi by acqoescences
if not by formal reuuneia;ion, 20 depend,
for their safety. on the mercy OF the bsl
,i.h cruszers. have, Oh the contrary. ell.
ways believed, and still 90 believe, that
the ground on which shas interest was
placed By the paper of the British com.
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