The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-06

between the two countries, it is Impossible to
mistake the conversations those ministers for
discharge of such debt to the good faith and
reasonable expectations OF the United States
Besides that they were mete conversations III
case requiring the precision and respect OF Tor
NAL communication, it is certain that 1t WAS nc'-
Their understood by MIR. Pinkney, nor intended
by Nh. Canning, that those conversations were
SO to be regarded. Mr.. Pinkney is explicit on
this point. And Mr.. Canning himself, after
declining to recapitula,e in writing what he bad
verbally remarked, signitied to Mr.. finkney IN
letter dated May 27th, that his observations on
the subject would be more properly made thro'
the successor Of Mr.. Erskine, who was about to
proceed 10 the United States.
With respect to the Instructions on this point,
given TO Mr.. Erskine, it may be sufficient TO re-
mark, that they were never carried into execute
ton but it may be asked. whether It was
mark Of friendly respect TO the United States to
employ for such purpose minister from whom
his government hal thought proper publicly to
withdraw its confidence, and 70 the peculiar de-
lcacy and eTharrass ment " whose situation you
have youese!f deferred, az accounting tor his NOT
having executed the task imposed upou him
must here repeat, what was suggested in my
former letter, that the successor OF M. .rskine is
the proper funct;onary for proper explanation
Nor can perceive the force OF your remark,
that the delay incident to your arrival In the u
nited states rendered it more consistent with the
friendly sentiments of his majesty to prefer the
other channels for communicating the motives
for his disavowal To your own reconsideration
appeal, whether the course mos; consonant to
those friendly sentiments was not the obvious
one OF employing this new organ, guarding at
the same time against any mlsconsfructon of the
delay by appnzng the American government
through its Minister of the cat Sc Of it. Fhe
suppositlon, that the delay incident to your mis-.
on gave rise to the conversation OF Mr.. Cam
ming and Mr.. Pln&ney, is not reconccable to
the correspondence OF the latter, which contains
NJ such indication. On the contrary it distinct
ly shows that he was apprised of the intention
to replace Mr.. Erskine by successor, whom he
reg. led as the proper channel for the explana-
tory communications, that he understood Mr..
Canning to be under the same impression, and
that he learned from yourself, not more than two
days after his conversations with Mr.. Canning,
that you were to sail for the United States within
three weeks.
AZ hough it may not have heen your intention
to hAse given TO the subject posture which it
would not have naturally Issume, vet such has
been the ten ency Of some oi your rcmarss, and
plrticuiarly Of the CONCLUSION yon have drawn
nom the two cifcunlsances--lst. That no trace
oE complaint from this government against the
disavowal appears in the records 81 tht British
mission, or distinctly announced BY me ia
ou conferences, and 81. that from the official
correspondence of MIR. Erskine With his Gov
eraman', It appears, that although he did not
communicate ii extenso his original Instructions,
he Submitted 70 NE III. three condG ons, therein
speciled ard received my observations on each.
II there be no trace Of complaint against the
diS4yowi in the archiryes of the mission. il Is
because thus government coul not have entered
such complain before the reasons Of the ,lisa
avo"al had been xpaiaed, and especially as the
explanations were justly and conf len,ly expect.
ed Though the new lunctlon4ry. And as to the
snppoScd reserve on my part on this suhiect in
our 'everal conferences, ddnlagine that nv re-
peated intimations to you Of the necessity OF sa-
us'actory explanations, as TO the distvowal, were
sufficient Indications IF this government with re-
-pecr to tic disavowal itsclf
Inc stress you have lald on what Won have
been pleased 10 state to the substitution OF the
terms lnally agreed on, for the terms first pro.
! posed, has excited no small degree of surprize
Certain 1t is, that your predecessor did prescn,
! Tor my consideration the three conditions which
now appear IN the printed documcnt-that he
was disposed to urge them more than the natur.
ct two OF them (ooth palpahy inadmsslble anc
one more than merely inadmissbe} could per.
mt and that on finding his first proposals un
succ ''s'ul, the more reasonable terms compr,ztc
IN Inc arrangement respecting he orders IA coun.
ell were adopted. And what, sir, is there in thu
to ccoun'eaance the eoac u'ion YOU have drawr
ID favor of the right Of his Britannia majesty I,
disavow the proceeding Is any thing NOR
common in public negotiations than 10 beair
with higher demand, and, that falling. to De
scend to lowers TO have, il not two sets Q
instructions, two, Or more Than two grades .
propositions il the same set of instructions, /
begin with what is most desirable and 10 en-,
with what is found 70 be admissible in case n
mnie desirable should not be a,tainable, Tbi
must % obvious to every understanding, and
confirmed by universal experience
What were the real and entire instruction
gwen 70 your predecessor is question essential
oetweea him and lis government. That he la
o. at least, that nc believed he had sufficient al
'hoity to conclude the Arrangement his form;