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

(hafeyef the penalties Wsgn 4nS a. ~
laws yni;vht asnShnce- AZ ainst Offenders 1cotIln
mol, he imagined, Be doubted and he there
fore presumed that the government Of che
United States would not, afterat had s'stssH y
declared commerce with France, Be- ille-'
sal. and is cisizenss who should engage IN
i. delinquenss, and after having given 20
iCs. Brit ain. by compact, an interest IN the
strict observances Of the prohibition, COM
plain If the naval force of .his country should
assist in preventing such acomneree.
!, 2. He asked whether there would be any
objection, to making the repeal ofthe British
orders and the A alerican embargo eotem-
poraneous He seemed to consider thisas
indispensable. Nothing could be less admis'
sible, he said, then that G.. Britain, after
resembling her orders, should for any time,
however short, be left subject to the embar.
90 in common with Fracce, whose DEGREES
were subsisting, withsaview to an expert
ment upon France, or with any rotherHy view,
The United States could not upon1their
own principles, apply the cmbarge to this
country, Aone moment after its orders were
removed, or decline after that event to aP-
ply it exclusively to France, and the powers
connected with her in system.
took occasion towards the close of our
conversation to mention the recent appoint
ment Of admiral Berkeley to the Lisbon sta
ton. Mr.. Canning xaid thai whatever
might be their inclination to consuleshe feel.
ings ,of the American government on that
subject, it was impossible for'the admiralty
TO resist the claim Of that officer to be en-
played (no other objection existing against
ehim) after such lapse of time since his re-
turn from Halifax, without bringing him to
a cour: martial. The usage of the navy was
in Il is respect different from that OF the4ar.s
my. But understood MIR. Canning to say,
tina, he might still be brought to court
marital! although did not understand him
to say that this you'd be the case. .Hesaid
that admiral Berkeley, in what he had done,
had acted wholly without authority. Ibid
not propose TO enter into any discussion up
on the subject, and therefore conrensed my,
self with speaking of,she appointment as
unfortunate. -.... 4
In both OF these onye;sations, Mr.. Cam
ning's language and manner were in the
highest degree conciliatory.
Extract Of a htscrtJrem William P;nkney,
Esq. minister pIempOtenti4ry Of the u.
States in London, to the Secretary of State,
dsfed London, May %, 1909.
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May 80 Mr.. Canning said, that the British
minister had acted in his late negotiation
and engagements with you not only without
authority, but in direct opposition to the
mostfrscise Instructions that the irstruc-
tions actually given to himlsd been found
ed on his own letters received here in Tanu.
airy, in which were set forth the particulars
of several conversations that had passed be-
tween him and Mr.. Madison, Mr.. Gallatin
and yourself, but especially the two last;
that It appeared from these conversations,
that, in the opinion OF the persons with
whom they were held, the government OF
The y. States would be willing that Great
Britain should consider the measures then
contemplated by Congress, relative to non
intercourse, and the indiscriminate exelu-
sion OF belligerent vessels from our waters,
as presenting an opening for the renewal of
amicabls discussions with this country that
it would be disposed, in the case Of the
Chesapeake, to receive as sufficient repara-
ton, IN addition to the prompt disavowal
ard recall OF admiral Berkeley, the restora-
tion OF the seamen forcibly taken out of
that vessel; that, on the subject of The or
deSs IN council, it would have no objection
IN case they were revoked as regarded tbs
U States to repeal the embargo and nom
intercourse laws as to Great Britain. and
continue them as to France and Holland
and such other countries as should have in
force maritine ed!css simi!av to those of