The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-29
M. Pinkney 20 Nfr. CANNING.


GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE,
February IS, 1903.
MIR. Pinkney presents his compliments
to his excellency. Mr.. Canning, and has the
honor to acknowledge the receipt his note
OF yesterday, relative to ar alteration on the
subject of cotton, in the legislative regulate
ons, by which the late orders in council are
intended to be carried into execution, which
Mr.. Pinkncy will hasten to transmit to his
government.
MIR. Pinkney requests Mr.. Canning to ac-
cept the assurances of his high considerati
on.
Extracts Of letter from Mr. Pinkney to
Mr.. Madison
LONDON, May 9, 1908.
al had conversation with Mr.. Canning
on Friday last, in consequence of the arrival
of the Usage.
As it was obviously expected that should
seek an interview With him, ! went to Dow
ningstreet on the 5th with that object. He
had been indisposed, and was net at the Of
nee; but in answer to a note which / sent
him in the evening, he asked &c see me next
day at his house in Bruton Street.
The Usage had for some time been looked
for with considerable anxiety, and the go
vernr,ent had apparently anticipated COM
munication (anc perhaps proposaO oFsome
Importance from me, as soon as my dispatch
es should be received. Ash had in fact no
= seen,e. I've
per that should render the disappointment
of as little moment as possible by the man
ner of announcing it, without however putting
any thing to hazard by an ndiscreet mani
Hesitation of unnecessary solicitude.
The little which supposed it requisite to
say on this occasion, appeared to be very well
| received; and if any disagrecable impressl-
OH was left on the mind of MIR. Canning, it
certainly was sot visible. A feeling Of re-
Srct was perhaps perccptibe, and a hope
was minated that the time was not far dis
| tant when should be enabled to do what at
| present was out of my power; but nothing oc-
CURED which could be construed into svmp-
tom or Impotence, jealousy, or dssatisfacti-
on. There was undoubtedly no real ground
for any thing of this sort but it was. notwith-
standing, quite possible that the Importance
which it had become habit to- attach to the
| arrival of the Usage, from circumstances
principally accidental, might have produced
| a disposition 80 think otherwise.
thought it advisable to make use of this
opportunity (although the topic was in many
views more delicate than it had been) to sug-
gest the propriety of yielding, as the moment
was sufficiently favorable to such course
upon the subject of the late orders in coun-
Gil, of which | had seen nothing to change
my original opinion. There was reason to
apprehend however, that it might be worse
than useless to press the suggestion, upon
my own authority merely, while I could say
nothing of the French DEGREES; and accord
ingly torbore to do so.
An idea has evidently gone forth since the
Usage arrived. founded upon rumours of
doubtful description, that our relations with
France have grown to be extremely precari-
ons, and that we are consequently about to
come to an understanding of a very friendly
kind with G.. Britain. 1t is not improbable
that the government has, i'll some degree at
least, adopted this idea.
l have the honor to enclose a copy of a no
LITIGATION, recently received from Mr.. Can
ming, of the blockade of Copenhagen, and of
the other ports in the Island of Zealand,
which j have caused to be communicated in
the usual manner TO our consuls and citi-
zens.''
There being no particular induccment for
OBTAINING the Usage, Lieut.. Lewis, who will
be charged with my letters, will leave town
the day after tomorrow, and the ship will
sail as soon after he reaches Falmouth as pos
sble."
GIITQCI 81 a ictIcT/TSW WI. VhNey, 20 inc
Secretary Of STATE ofhhe U. S. dated
LONDON, June S, 1908.
81 have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter, of the 4th of April, by Mr..
Bethune, together with the printed and other
copies of papers mentioned in it.
/ am to have an interview with MIR. Can
Mug in few days (Which he will agree to
consider extra Officially in the course of which
intend to press, by every argument in my
power, the propriety of their abandoning i'm
mediately their orders in council, and of pro-
posing in America (the only becoming course,
as you very properly Suggest,) reparation for
the outrage on the Chesapeake. shall, for
obvious reasons, do this informally, as my
own act.
Your unanswerable reply to Mr. Erskine' S
letter Of the SD February, has left nothing
TO be urged against the orders in council up
on the score OF right; and there may be room
to hope that the effect, which that reply
can hardly have failed to produce upon mi
nisters, as well by its tone as by its reason
ing, will, if followed NJ, become, under ac-
tual circumstances, decisive. The discussi- |
on, which Mr.. Roses preliminary in the af
fair of the Chesapeake has undergone, gives |
encouragement to an expectation, that this |
government will not now be backward to re- |
linqulsh it., and to renew their overture of |
III a way more consistent with |
reason and more likely to produce Just and |
honorable result.
Won NAV no oceore1 hal I will NOT cor,