Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-22

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end eavorctl to speak upon what MI. c y
ming proposed 10 me-, ia such a mamie, - '
that without iustifying unsuitable exn.,, !
lions on his part, or forgetting what - -
due 10 the honor Of my own governm.ss~,
/ / might contribute g produce an eifessh,,.
towarls friendly adjustment. -
I Extract ,o3a lffer ram sYr. Pnkhev 70 ii,
Smith, dated Londoa, June 9, 1899
/. :. Mr.. Erskinr's instructions concerns.
the orders in council having been laid i.
fore the house of commons, arc now pr;;n
ed YOU viii find th.m in the nsws'ssr,
enclosed. go r.
q Il i. not improbahle that when n,
Canning read These Instructions to me
. inferred from the manner in which 4,
THREE points stated il the 5:h, 9th ant. :,
paragraphs, are introducedand connect.,'
that they were ALL considered as supee,,'
ed by MIR. Erkine's " repor. of iais conv,,
sations with MIR. Madison, MIR. GalIal;,
and Mr.. Smith" whether was led BY =
ms other cause INFO the mistake of supD,.
ing that the THIRD Gas well as the frs. and
second) was so suggested, | am not sure.
and it is not very material. :.
Mr.. Canning's misconceptions Of som,
informal observations from ne in Jslus,,
last, has been in part mentioned in my hi.
ter,of the 9Th inst. But the published n.
struc,ious shew, what | had not COLLECTS
from hearing them read, that nc understood
me 10 have stated " that the American g..
v.rnment was itself aware tina; wit GU, a
enforcement, by the naval power of Grsa
Britain, of the regulations Of America with
respect to France those regulations mus
be altogether migratory" 1t cannotbes.
cessary to inform you that in this, as iut.
other particulars alluded ia my last letter
/ have been misapprehen.led.
| ought to mention the strong and d, J
rect charge against the American govern
ment, OF " manif;s. par,iali,y" to Frame,
introduced without any qualities or maaas-.
ment of expression, into q paper which |
Mr.. Erskine was authorised to commum.
cate in extenso to you, did not strik. M. 4
when thar paper was read to me by. Nj.
Canning" |,
Ext act IF a letter jrom Mr.. P..n&aey n@s
Secretary Of State, dated June e3d, 1904
I" | had IN interview yesterday with Nj !
Canning.
I'm conversing upon tn. fist of the co.,
ditions, upon the obtaining of which 81, I
Erskine WAS to promise the repeal Of Ne
British orders in council, and a special MIS-
<irn. collected from what waa sNid VII
Mr.. Canning, that the exemptions Of Hqts
land from Sine effect of our embargo mi 1
would not have been mud
toby the British government III
the government OF the United States h.IS
been wi!lingto conceds the first conditim
subject to that exemption. Mr.. Caunn,
observed that the expedient of on actui
blockade of Holland had occurred to then &
rs being capable OF meeting that exemption
but that MIR. Erskine had obtained nj 4
pledge. express or implied, or in anv fcra
hat we would enforce our non intercourse
'yst:m against France and her depeuders
;ies; that our actual system would, if not i
'e.enacted or continued as to France, ter
inmate with the present session of Cor b
Sress that for ausht that appeared to t. g
contrary in your correspondence with NJ, S
srskine, orin the presidents procIama.ion, 81
he embargo and non intercourse law; 81
night be suffered without any br.ach Of
alth to expire, or might even be repealed
Immediately, notwithstanding the pers'
GRANGE of France in her Berlin and othg 81
diets; and that Mr.. Erskine had in truth
ecured nothing more, as the considerable, b
the recall Of orders in council, thanh: IS
enewal OF American intercourse with T.
'ritain. M
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