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

course laws as to Great Bt,,pir, an, 10 cen.i,ue
them as to France and Holland and such other
countries as should have III force narisime edcts
similar to those Of France, so long as those edcts
remained that it would allow il 10 beun,lcr.
stood that the British izers might capture A.
mcrican vessels attempting TO violate the embar-
20 and non-ntercourse laws so modified that
it would even agree to abandon during the pre-
sent war all trade with enemies colonies iiom
which we were excluded in peace that il WAS
prepared To regulate by treaty the commercial
relations of the two countries upon the basis Of
the most favored nation, OF upon that CT rcci-a
procal equality; and, in VOID, that il was ex- \
trcmely DESTROYS Of establishing the most per-
feet good understanding and the most friendly
connection with Great Britain,
Mr.. Canning proceeded TO info m nsethat in
consequences Of these representations, some parts
of which he said had myself confirmed in two
conversations in January, he had framed and
transmitted to Mr.. Erskine two sets Of instruc.
tons, dated the esd OF that month, but not fol-
warded till some time afterwards, the first of
| which related to the business Of the Chesapeake,
and the second to the orders in council, and the
proposed commercial arrangements. These in
structiohs, together with the passages in Mr..
Erskine's letter, written believe in December
last, which contained the aforementioned re-
presentations and some other details which l
| ought not to repeat, Mr.. Canning read to me.
Although Mr.. Canning made me acquainted
| with Mr.. Erskincs instructions, he did not in
any degree apprize me of the explanations,
| transmitted by shat minister, Of the grounds and
| motives of his proceedings and could not be
sure, from any thing which Mr.. Canning had
stated to me, tina, had been made to under.
stand the exact nature and character OF the
! transaction. believed, therefore, that it beho-
we'd me to be particularly careful how received
what MIR. Canning thought fit to disclose to me.
| In looking back upon the past discovered no
| inducements to less cautious course. re-
membered thar Mr. Canning had not told me in
our conversations in January lone of which oc
Cured the day before the date of his letter to Mr..
| Erskine) that he intended TO confide to him such
| powers as he must then have been in the Act of
\ preparing, or indeed any powers at all. That
in our conferences in April, after the arrival of
the Pacific, the same reserve was practced.-
| That in the last of those conferences MIR. Can.
ming admitted only land that TOO upon being
pressed by mel that in the business of the Che
| sapeake, he +" had written to Mr. Erslinc, in
| compliance with what he understood to be my
wish. that the settlement or that affair should be
transferred to Washington" that even then the
time when he had done SO was not mentioned {;
and that as TO the orders in council, | was suf
tered to suppose that negotiation in America
had not been authorised. 1t occurred TO me,
moreover, that as it had already been decided
tnat Mr.. Erskine was to be disavowed, and as
that decision had been made public through the
board OF trade, could not hope to prevent that
dlsavowal, and that with my imperfect know.
LEDGE af facts il tpirLt h. ,,,o.,. IL
iaboTed discussion to attempt it.
i With these impressions could do little n, orc
: than manifest my concern that conclia.orx ar
Engagements between the American sccrxn)(y O
state and p9ssts's accredited " her a
+, WasA lEgI i. Yang in consequence 4 proies
sing in pursuance Of orders ld his court
T. weii !t likely TO have IT, (which wa
!. eaI ply to be expected fFo@thcm.
\ Undertook, however, to declare with conf
~ "ehce, that the American government had me
al MT. E.fskine's proposals in a just ard frcndl
& spirit, and with a sincere desire that, while il
'e own honor and essential interests were farl
6 consulted and maintained. liberal rcsp.o, shout
l. be shewn for those of Great Britain.
a Extract of letter from Mr.. Pinkncy to the S,
crctary of State, dated London, June Gil
p 1909.
III MT. Canning tells me that the conversation
l. detailed in Mr. Erskine's letters did not, as hi
supposed, suggest thatthe government of the I
70 States would allow il to be understood that 81
&c fish cruizers might stop American vessels a
tempting to violate the embargo and non-nt,
course, continuing as to France, &c. after tn,
IL should be withdrawn as to Great Bli,ain-
in They suggested that the United States won
n side with the power revoking Its edicis again
the power persevering. This MT. Canning sa
ay he considered although he did not SO insist u
Ter on it in the recapitulation contained in his i
e. struc'ions to MT. Erskine) as comprehend
'u' what thought he had represented the ac,u
&C. suggestion to be, and what lie supposed HI