The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-22

intention, witaont oins;rislHng Ike o'biiga,i-
ON to indemnify, ON the riost ;ihs,ai se:a.e.
the injured individuals. IL may be ;;,i,ied,
that il the outrage. the individuals was
not meant as 4 hostility towards their natl
on, the latter might justly expect tender
OF such explanations as would leave no doubt
on this subject. -.
have the honor tobe, &c.
(Signed) JAMES MADISON.
Gen. Armstrong, Minister
Pien. ofthe u. S. Paris
Extract eta latter from Or. Madison TO
Gen. armstrong.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
JAiy 90, i3OS.
Your dispatches by lieat. Lewis were
delivered on the 8th inst.
'' is regretted that the interval between
his arrival and the datesof :.our letter to Mr.
Champngny, during which, presume, some
verbal intercommunicatioH must have taken
place, had produced no ntlicat of favor
able change in the views OF the French 90
vsrnment with respect to it's decrees; and
still more, that instead of ar early and ia
vorable answer to-yonr letter, it shonlat have
been followed by such a decreesas is repor-
ted to have been issued ON the 22d April, at
Bayoane. The decree has not yet reached
the United States, and therefore, its prc-
else import cannot be ascertained. But If
1t should be, as 1t is represented, sweeping
stroke at all American vessels on the hisI.
seas, 1T will not only extend our demands of
reparation. but is rendered the more omi-
nous with respect to the temper ard views
OF the emperor towards the y. ). by the date
OF the measure.
I" The arrival of Mr. Baker with my let
ter OF May I'd, of which COPY is herewith.
Sent, will have enabled .you to resume the
SUBJECT OF the DEGREES with the fairest OBJ
portunitv that could be given to the French
government tor change of the unjust and
ovursC wmiviI mas Deen pursued: anu
assure myself that you Will not have fail
eu to turn the communications, with which
you are furnished, to the best account. IF
france does not wish to throw the United
States into the war against her, tor which it
is impossible to find a rational or plausible
laducement, she ought not to hesitate mo-
msnt in revoking at least So much of her de-
crees as violate the rights of the sea, and
furnish to her adversary the pretext fer his
retaliating measure. 1t would seem AS if
the imperial cabinet had never paid sufiici-
ent attention to the smallness of the sacri-
nee which repeal of that portion of its sys-
TEN would involve, if an act of justice is to
be called sacrifice. -
The information by the return of the
Usage from England is no: more satisfactory
than that from France. Nothing was said
on the subject of the Chesapeake, nor any
thug done promised, as to the orders in
council. 1t is probable that further accounts
from the Z. States were waited for and that
the arrival OF the st. Michael will have led
to manifestation of the real views of that
government OH those and other subjects In
the mean time it cannot be doubted, that
hopes were cherished there of some events
In tins Country favorable to the policy of the
orders, and particularly, that the offensive
language and proceedings of France would
oring on hostile resistance from the u. S. ::
IN WATCH case the British government would
be able to.mould every thing to its satisfaction.
] here is much reason to believe that if the
British government should not concur in mu
tual abolition ofthe orders and of the embar-
go,it will result from an unwiIlingness to set
an example which might be followed and
might consequently put an end to the irrita-
ting career OF her enemy, on which the CAL
cnlatlon is built. Might net use be made of
this view of the matter in those frank and
friendly conversations which sometimes best
admit topics of q delicate nature, and in
which pride and prejudice can be best man
aged without descending from the necessary
level In every view it rs evidently proper
as far as aspect to the national honor will
allow. to AZ old stiEe of procedure which
might coop crate with the policy of the Bri-
fish governm cnt, by stimulating the passions
of the French
[Af-. .Hrmstrong's Letters in first hsge.l
BALTIMORE, Nov Is.
BY the snip Spartan from HavanDa, we
learn that convoy OF SO sail of English