The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-23

and it was selected that should sec him on the
Sunday following, The 22s) a,l2 o'clock, at
his owl house. u.
Ia the interview Of the e2d, Mr.. Cummings
impressions appeared to be in all respects the
same with those which he had mentioned on the
18th aud said every thing which thought
consistent with candor and discretion to contrml
him in his disposition to seek the re.establish'I
men, Of good understanding with Us, and <spe7
ciaIy to see in the expected ACT Of congress tf
it should pass) an opening for reconciliation.
II was of some importance to turn their at
ten,ion here, without loss Of time, TO the man
ner OF any proceeding that might be IN their
contemplation. 1t secosd that the resolutions
of the house of representatives.. if enacted into
a law, might render it proper,if not ind'sprns-
BILE, thai the affair OF the Chesapeake should be
settled at the same time with the business OF the
orders and embargo, and This understood to be
Mr.. Canning's opinion and wish. 1t followed
tina. the whole matter ought to be settled at
Washington, and as this was moreover desirable
on various other grounds, lsuggessed that II
would be well in case special mission did not
meet their approba'on) that the necessary pow
crs should be sent to Mr.. Erskine.
ID the course OF the conversation, Mr.. Can
ming proposed several questions relative toour
late proposal the principal were the two fol-
lowing
|. In case they should wish either through
me or through Mr.. Erskne, to meet us upon
the basis OF our late overture, what way was
the eHcctuai operation OF our embargo as to
France, sc. after i. should be broken off as to
Great Britain, 10 he SC. urej II was evident, he
SAID, that if we should DO more than refuse
clcarances for tie ports of France, &c. or pro-
n'bit under penalties voyages TO such ports, the
iaet which my letter Of the esd of August, and
my Published Instructions, proposed TO have 10
view, wouln not be produced; for that vessels
although cleared for British ports. might, When
once out, go 10 France instead of coming here !;
that this would in fact be so, (vhatever the pc,
naltles which the American laws might de-
nounce against offen lers) could not, he indgin.
ed, be doubted and he therefore presumed that
the government of the United States would not,
after it had itself declared commerce with
France, &c. Illegal, and its citizens who should
engage IN it delinqnents, and after having given
20 Great Britain by compact an interest in the
| strict observation of the proEibtion, complain
1t the naval force Of this country should assist in
| preventing such commerce.
| 2. lie asked whether there would be any OBJ
lection to making the repeal OF The British orders
and the American embargo cotemporancous
| HE seemed to consider this as Indispensable
| Nothing could be less admissible, he said, than
! tnat Great Britain, after rrsuinding bar orders
should for any time, however short, be left sub.
ject to the embargo in common with France
whose DEGREES were subsistng, with view to ar
experiment upon France, or with any othel
| view. The United States could not upon thei
own principles apply the embargo to this coun-
try one moment after its orders were removed
or decline sitter that event to apply it exclusive
!. ~ to France, and the powers connected will
her IN system. a
l. took occasion towards the close Of our con
, versalion to mention the recent appqi paknent
6 admiral Berkeley to the Lisbon station. M
: Canning said, that whatever might be Men u
i c!ination to consult the feelings Of the Ard
can government on that subject, ii was imposs
bic for the admiralty to resist the claim of tn
officer to be employed (no other objection e
listing against him) after such lapse of tin
since his return from Halifax, without bripgin
;, him to court martial; although did not vi
. derstand him to say tha, this youtd be the cas-
lie said that admiral Berkeley, in what he hs
= done, had acted wholly without authority
" did not propose to enter into any discussion u
on the subject, and therefore contented mys,
:. with speaking of the appointment as unfor;
&c nate.
= In both of these conversations. Mr.. Cannins
y language and manner were in the highest degr
conciliatory.
=, Extract Of letter from VIM. Pnkney, ESQ., n
~ mister plenpotentisry of the United States
" London, to the Secretary of State, dated Lo
VI don, May %, 1909.
In the interview which took place, ION M
q S3l MIR. Canning said, that the British minis
had acted in his late negotiation and enga,
d.. ments with you not only withou, authority
icr In direct opposition 10 the most precise ins,r
So tons ; that the Instructions actually Owen
ad him had been founded on his letters Tecei,
ere mere IN January, ia which were set forth the n
| ticn'ars OF seveveral conversations that had ~
-, | ed hstMseu N Il, aud NJ Nj -