Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-09
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wv oSeuSiiy taNcns Out % PRE- W mt
us being taken. But the die was already
cast, and he found to his surprise, few
days after. lhatihe fatal act had been COR
summa.ed, the Rubicon had been EasseC,
on The very day OF his .nterview, wi,hout
me least notice or opportunity Tor CSC
ana''on or temonstrance.
| On the 17ih of November the orders
appeared in the Gazette in fc,m. Such
marked indigDiy had been offered TO his
country by this ganIic outrage on her
r ghts without the least notice or explona-
tioni that Mr. Pinkney might Justly have
shrowded himself in proud ylence.-
lie nigh; have disdained reinoas,rance to
a government that thus l=yelIed dead
iy blow at the prosperity of nation she
called her friend without apology or notice.
But feeling profoundly tho deep resppD.
sIoiiiiy of his station as the representative
oil pacific nation, he determined 90 CON.
troll his feelings, and by making a manly
Iappeai TO the justice and magnaninity of
the Ernsh government, altenp. 10 awaken
them 10 sense of their interests and .
respect tor our rights. This appeal, this
iremonsiranCe was made without delay 10
Mr. Canning On the 2lst OF Nov. in an in.
tervew with hin1 While Mr Pinkney was
preparing his remonslrauce Mr. Canning
asked 80 interview, when Mr. Canning said
he hadrequ-sted 10 see h IN, no; With The ~.
ten'on embarrassing the generalpIoprietyof
The orders, fov they berg now adopted, dis.
cussion could answer 10 valuable p,Irro,c.
but wih the view Of explaining such Of iheir
provisions as might be supposed to be la.
bic 10 mlscOnstTuctIoa.
Thus was the door forcibly closed by
Mr. Gaming upon all explanation, or re.
rnonstraece, by the unqualified declaration
thai discussion could azsz1er no Uolga6le
Ifiur1iose.
Bat Mr. Pinkney, confident of his pow
| er TO expose The injustice Of the ordefs.
and entertaining, il would appear, some
hope at the good effects ofsound argument,
'nsenstaly led 90 a conversation UPON The
whole subject, in which he exposed the
ipJnslice OF the orders, their unseasonao- e.
ness ard impolicy, and their destructive
operation as well upon beliigerent as neu.
trai nations, as well upon Great Bril-
am herself as upon the United States.
But his remoDsirance was unavaling.
II was received with silence tina, proved
mat the administration, had unequIvocaiiy
decided on their new system, which had,
no doubt, been long meditated in secret.
All that could be got from Mr Canning,
on The enquiry of Mr. Pinkney whether
SIr Rose was authorised To advise the A.
merIcan government of the orders, was,
that his mission had a special obieSl, and
that u vas not meant that his functions
should interfere with hose Of Mr. Erskine.
TO whom communication of the orders
Wnntn AZ &c IL,
freed from ambigu ties and defects by the
lud8 ment OF practical men being exercis-
ed upon them.
30 far it appears that every avenue to
remonsrance in England was closed by
the British government, and that It's future
theatre, If TO be found aUy where, was To-
Gated IN this countrys Accordingly on the
23rd OF February, the Orders, three months
and half after their date, we're formally
communicated by MIR Erskine to the Sc.
cretary oil State, accom- panied by \ letter,
communicated to Congress at their last
session, specifying the grounds on which
they were issued. To this letter the Sc
cretary of State replied in a strong and
comprehensive Temonstrance. A copy
OF this reply was sent to Mr. Pinkney by
The April packet, the receipt OF which Mr.
Prnkney acknowledges on the 5Oth of May,
by which conveyance Mr. Erkine indispu-
tably likewise sent copy of it, which must
have been received by his government at
The same time, and al least twenty four
days previous 10 the delivery of the
speech ascribed to Mr. Canning.
However, then, Mr. Canning may eguivo-
catingiy say since the return Of Mr. Rose
(who reached England about the end of
ApriD or since his departure from this
country (sbout the first Of Apd) no COM
munication has beer MADE by the A.
mericsn government in the form OF COM
plant or remonstrance," the facl is, that
snch a communication, made at a period am
terror 10 both those events, has been RE-
CEIVED, and 70 this day remains unan.
swered. The ia6l is that the American
government, through its minister al Lon-
don, strenuously endeavoTed TO prevent
the Orders altogether by demonstrating
against them anterior, as he supposed, To-
their existence that he afterwards IS soon
as he was apprised Of their existence, more
fully and poiniedly demonstrated against
hem to Mr. Canning, who informed him
hat remonstrance could answer NO ysIua-