Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-19

ton il the only one, IN which the conditions ,
are prescribed, sSS. sc. He may aotwith. |
standing this declaration have had full !
powers or discretionary powers, as he pro-
bably had given him in some other dssA
patch. Ia support of this conclusion, sir, !
let me beg yNur attention TO Mr.. Erskne's
letter, containing the expressions 70 which
ailude, and which will be found in pages
81, p. of the printed documents, in the
following words /:
" Under these circumstances, therefore,
finding that could not obtain the recogni-
tons specified in Mr.. Cummings despatch
of the 23l January, (Which formed but one
part of his Instructions to me) in the for.
NAL manner required, considered that it
would be in vain to lay before the govern.
ment of the U. S. the despatch in question,
VIII oh was at Liberty to have done in eX-
tense had 1 thought proper But as had
such strong grounds for believing that the
object of his majesty's government could be
attained, though in different mannsr, and
the spirit, at least, of my several letters of
instructions be fully complied with, felt a
thorough conviction upon my mind, that
should be acting in conformity with mis- ma
jesty's wishes, and. accordingly, concluded
the late provisional agreement on his ma
} i Z. behalf with the government Of the
The dsavewal by his majesty is
painful proof to me that had formed an
! erroneous Judgment of his majestys views
d the intention Of my instructinnss='i have
most severely co lameas that an act If mine
Chough Internationally should pro luce a
ny embarrassment in the rela ions between
the two countries"
1t is 20 be Observed from this quotation in
the first place, Sir, tia. Mr. e. SIX ne ex.
| pl city dlsavows ever having shewn the
executive government the despatch contain
ing the inadmissib!e conditions aud thus
en- rely exCulpates 1t from the bilious i'm
put alton attempted to be thrown on il bv
Mr. Jackson, and for this respectful for.
bearance 10 our government he is certainly
entitled 10 the applause of his own--In the
next place, Mr.. Erskine explicitly states
that the despatch in question contained but
one par, OF hrs instructions, aud that he
| thought that from the spirit at least OF his
several letters OF instructions, he as fully
authorised to TN Ike the arrangement he
| had done. And think there Is very little
doubt but he hadza.hat Mr. Erskine still
thinks so, there IN be no douJt-for he no
where says he is now convinced that his
lpewerS were incompetept--he only says,
that the d:savowal by his majss,y is a pain
nj proof 20 HIM, that he had formed an
erroneous judgment Of his males Us views
and the intentions of MS in,tpuctioa,.--
Watcher or no. he had formed an erroae-
oas judSmen OF has mAjesty's views, or
the intention of his Instructions, I imagine,
VIII depend very much upon the DInt Of
time, TO which the judgment he had form
ed s referable. If il be rcfei red To the
time of Mr. Oskeiy's mission, am inclined
10 think ne had uslther for ned an err5R..
Gus Judsm Mt of his n4jes'y's views, nor
the intentions Of his instr uctons out II ne
so Srg m nf ~. in
think Il pretty certain, ne had formed an
jerroneous judgment of ooth-tor aavs no
douot but his mAjesty's views At least had
completely changed between these twn p=-
riods of time, aad the real Gauss OF this
change, and of the dis .vowal itself, is 10 Je
looked for IN the occurrences when TOOK
place both in Europe. aud IN me Unitei
States, during the interval NJ, Sir, the
want OF powers on the part Of M. Ersk ne
IS not the true cause OF the disavowal. 1
Will now venture to conjecture the true
cause and if II be the right one, the case
win ne PLAIN onc and ali eqIyoc aLI9as
IN the explanations rendered unnecessary.
do this, sir, must cali your at,en-
ton 10 he state Of events 10 Europe aad
IN the Uni.ed States, at these different
periods of time. Mr.. OAk,ey's mission
was Immediately after the Bc.lsh govern.
!
treat ofSir JSh; M3ore's army from Span,
and the foNuDale escape Of the remains OF
u, from Co5unna. The affairs of Spain.
wlIch had before excited such high ex
oectsticn IN he Is oh calRat, were
given up as copr less *. &c. &c jtsInpo
ran ou5ly wl,h knowledge of these c.
y.nis the Brush governmen was also n.
formed OF the measures oil resistance a
gains her outrageous asgfeeslons, con.
te np,ated by Cong e,s; VII ch she h.n
bell we'd would Ger AMY be carried into e
Lei, sc. SC. Suc1 vas he safe of hing,
a; he time of sending the dispatches b,
VI Oakley. a The tina o. Ia dlsayoW.
al, new coalition mad been form d, AZ.
slrid had boldly entered mo tBe war a.
ganst France and the Spanlards had been
ANIMATED Io,o ~ he eff,ds a. re5s ance
which excited new hopes Of success, Sc.
&c.
In this country too, sir, il pains nv
heart TO be compelled 70 reciie The cir.
cumsapces, our contem plz'ed nsasu e.
or resis ance had been elaxed and ne
whole conn ~ pvtfkt ed .uch ,o.ro. &