Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-23

sage to prosecute her voyage to England,
not including one to return to France, | have
thought it best that he should embark with
such dispatches as were rFady, proceed to
Falmouth in England, andthence, after re:
ceiving Mr.. Pinkney's orders, return with
all possible expedition to theU States. He
has accordingly been instructed to this ct
fect.'
Extracts Of a letter from gen. armstrong to
tie Secretary of 5t0te, dated
PARIS, 11u1c IS, 1908.
I" The St. Michael arrived at i Orient on
the 1st Inst. and, ike the Usage, was I'M
mediately put under sequestration' It
was not till the 9Th that Mr.. Baker arrived
here.
aThc remonstrance ordered, with re-
spcct to the terms of Mr.. Champagny's let
ter of the 15thof Jan. shall be executed the
moment the Prince of Benevento returns
/ from Valeneay and hope in a way which,
while it makes the French government SEN
sible of the ofensiyeness of those terms,
will not obstruct the road to friendly and
respectful explanations its part.
To give this chance of finding Mr..
Livingston at Bordeaux, [ must close it
here"
With very high respect, sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Sisaed)
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
8 flames 1ldeis0n, esq. secretary
state.
PARIS, july IS, 1905.
SIR,
I avail myself of the detention Of the
Arcturus, to transmit copies of two letters,
which have written to M. dc Champaign.
The one, in execution Of the President or
ders with regard to the offensive terms en-
sployed by.that minister in his note of the
18th of IAN. last tie other, demanding
from him, on the, part of his government,
an avowal or disavowal of the conduct of
rear admiral Baudm, in burning, or other
wise destroying on the high seas, four Ame-
rican ships and their cargoes.
/ have the honor to be, sir,
With very high consideration,
Your most obedient s.
And very humble servant,
(Signed)
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
flames Madison, esq. secretary
Of state.
Eatract Of a letter from gen. drmstfoes- to
N. Gbambqe1y, dated
PARIs, July 4, 1909.
It has been made the duty of the un-
dersigned to bring to the view of the French
government. an official note addressed to.
him on the 18th ian. last by his maiesty's
minister of exterior relations and which,
in the opinion-of the President, is calculat-
led to derogate from the( rights Of the u.
States, as an Independents nation. Thenote
is in the following words, viz. See III.
Champasny''s letter Of the 18th Jaauary,J
1908.
On this note, the undersigned would re-
mark:
1st. That the Il. States have right to
elect their own policy with regard to Eng
land, as they have with regard to France !;
and that it is only while they continue to ex-
ercise this right, without suffering any de-
gree ofrestraint from either power, that they
can maintain the independent relation in
which they stand to both: whence It fol-
lows, that to, have pronounced, IN the PEI
remptory tone Of the preceding note, the eff
feets which the measures of the British go-
vernment ought tohave pronounced on their
councils and conduct, was Language less
adapted to accomplish its own object, than
to. offend against the respect due from one
independent nation to another: and SIS