The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-29
Lust EUe11i1zec's Mail.
GEORGETOWN. (CoI7 MarcI - :

i@CItDr' ~ w ~, (COL,) March %
lie reading OF the documents communicate
to the Legislature OH Tuesday last, is not VET e.
mShed. They embrace, it is said, full histor,,
| or our English relations from the wear 1904 ard
OF our French relations for the last year Thougb
| they have been read with closed doors. there ave-
but small part OF them of a confidential nature
| he house OF Representatives have ordered 5ooo
copies to be printed, only omittino some mart NJ
NIUE Importance to the public, and such as it
would be improper to disclose >.
Wash. FED.
The following is the message of the President
| on the occasion
10 the Senate and House of Representatives Of
the u. States.
| AT the opening of the present sess;on ;nfr-o
ca ue Legislature, that the measures which nod
| oeeh taken with the government of Great Biita;n
| Tor the settlement of our neutral and n.t;onai
rights and OF the conditions of commercial in
tGFcourSe with that nation, had resulted i'm s,t;
cleS Oh treaty, which could not lie acceded IA
on our part, that instructions had conseouertI,,
peeh sent to our ministers there, to resume tLaa
negotiations, and to endeavor to obi ain cert ain 81
ueratiohs, and that this was interr,,pted b,, tb
transaction which took place between the g.;
gates Leopard and Chesapeake-The cali on
t"'l rileht Tor repatriation of this wrong pro-
ddced, as Congress has been already inEorrnad
the mission of special minister to tIisIcC,,rt,
ana inc occasion is now arrived, when the bubI;c
lltereSt permits and requires that the IyboI- cl
these proceedings should be made known ia -,
i therefore now communicate the iitst,,,cty one
gwen 70 our Minister resident at London, and
ms communications to that government ~, a.
subject OF the Chesapeake. with the , Oil l"e
uehce which has taken place here bst,,aoI ,,
oeCretaryot State and Mr. Rose the onec;aI M:
MISTER charged with the adjustment NJ d. Ir
ference the instructions to our Ministars e. e. =
t,n OF treaty Their correspondence with
IN oiI''S" commissioners, and with their own
hat gttt,i
written declaration 81 the British C4r,;: .l''''
erS accompanying 1T and the instructions o;,cr
y 10 'or fesuihng the negotiation, with the ,ro.
SteuIhSS and correspondence subsequent IT,.
o these have added letter lately addrcssed t,'
.te ttary OF state from one ofour late Minis
a. ,"IhCH' tnOugh not strictly written in an of
holh character, think it my duty 10 c,rnrn,,n;
c'te' III order that ms views of the nro,,n;,a,l
treaty ana OF IT'S several articles may n. ~,
presented and understood
H',"ouBh have heretofore, and from time to
49, 80, "'He Such communications 10 Congress as
h01P them possessed Of general and iust
view OF the proceedings ard disnosi,iors sc ,I
government OF France towards this eou,r,rv GO,
III our present critical situation when we find ,bot
~ ~ CONDUCT on our part, however impartial and
friendly, has been sufficient TO insure from c;tbr
"eh8eFent, just respect for our RIGHTS T arr de
SFous that nothing shall be omitted ON nv rart
""ich may add to your information on this sub
$50 VI contribute to the correctness of the vie VS.
w"ich should be formed. The papers which for.
t'ese reasons, now lay before you, embrace ali
I =, communications official or verbal. from the
lrencL government, respecting the general rela
''D,' between the two countries, which have
ocel transmitted through our Minister there. =,
| ""Oush any other accredited channel since tbc
.'St session Of Congress 20 winch time all IN.
, iori"'uoh OF the same ',nd had, from time g.
-'u-' Ieeh gwen theu'--SoTe Vi thee ,,,,,ar.
- : AZ 2EfS-'N''..S,eA Is Congress bot II