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the condition, which makes the fub-
ject of the prefent letter, before / was
informed by yon, that the PreGdent
of the United States would content
to the fepararion of the two fubieefs.
| I had trufed that the expedition.
which had added in my letter of
the 10th January to the verbal ex-
PLANTATION had before offered, of the
lgrounds of his nsieity's demand, was
Goth in its Purpo-t, and in the forms
N which il was cotched, fuch as ta
prevent z fufpicIon that they were irR
their intention dcrogatory tofhe hon-
or, or calculated to wound the iuft
tenGbility Of this nation. | may add.
that fuch fuppoGtion could NOT be.
reconciled with the various oitenf-
Die and uneqdivccaI concentrations
Of his majehy's good faith and ankle
ty, that this tranlaaion faould be
brought to an anicable termination.
which were exhibited even prior to-
any renionltrances or the part, or by
order Of this government. The 9TH
er topics which feel myfeif author
lied TO advance II that letter, in IL
lulration of that Amicable difpoGtioR
on the part Of the king, were brought
forward from The conviction | enter
tanned that they mutt be Of nature
to be satisfactory to this government.
and therefore fuch as It was nv datw
particularly to enforces but not With
2 view to ref upon them the righttr
advance the claim which have tate
l mag here remark, 1t Is obyiocivil
that far from recurring that the 2 ss
iteps towards an arrangement Of
Paration honld be taken by the 4
ted States, Great Britain has alrVEs
made them openly and diftineHnated
they are indubitable teRimoniegs.
the refpe9 borne and decidedly M
ked by Great Britain, to the tie7 s nsr.
amity fulfilling between the two
maintain them unimpaired anG,
frch alone they were urged. Itch Or
AS his majefy would have deri
Gncere fatisfa6tion from the evide
Of corresponding feelings on the b.,
of the United States, 20 il would
the more painful to me to dwell ur.
on a ferries Of infults and menace.
which, without any provocation OF
warlike preparation Oh the part off,
Great Britain, have been for monthsd-
accumulated upon her through theh''
United States, and but too frequent-
ly from quarters Whole authority ne
ceGarily and powerfully commanded
attention.
| ought, perhaps, to apologize for
4dyerting to an incidental expreiIion
in your letter, If l did not think Il
right to remove any ambiguity ref
pe6ting he nature Of the claim which
G. Britain maintained to her feamen.
native citizens Of the realm, who
have deferted from her fervice to that
Of other powers it IL, that on de-
mand they fhall be discharged firth
1Uitb, and consequently they flialI in4
family be freed from their newly
contracted obligations.
Before I clofe this letter, allow me
to tate to you, fir, that I have felt Il
my duty to tranfnit TO his niaieRy's
government, the expedition contained
in Jotr letter Of the 5rh inn. Of the
various demands on the honor & good
faith of Great Britain, on which the
complaint is made, that iatisf-cfion
has not been afforded TO the United
States, and on which conformity with
the affair Of the Chefapeake, you in
form me that the proclamation OF the
PRECEDENT Of the u. States Of the I'd
of July, 1907, is founded 1t will be
for his majety's government to de-
tsrmiue, on the part or @. Britain,
whether any * what obligations re-
main to be fulfilled By her. Whether
any denial, Or fuch Ptotraaion ot re-
dress have occurred on her part, as to
render necealry or juttifiable the per-
severance in an ccli6t which, when
not necefary or fuftiEable, afuncs a
character Of aggrefion and WHISTLER
on the refult Of thefe conGderations,
the prelent negotiation can be refu-
med on the part Of his msiefty, with
"A due regard for has own ho,ror, ~
with prolped Of more fuceefsful