Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-07-31


fhips of war OF France as well as OF
Great Britain, is, as Rated in my
former difpateh, an acceptable fymp.
tom Of fyitem of impartiality to-
wards both belligerents; the frit
that has been publicly manifefted by
the American Government.
The like exteulion of the non.im-
portation Act TO other belligerents is
equally proper in this view. Thefe
meaiuses remove thoie preliminary
objections, which mutt otherwife
have precluded any ufeful or AMIGA
bic difcuaion.
In this fate Of things, it is poiIble
for Great Britain TO entertain propo-
iitions, which while iuch manifelt
partialiiy was lhewn to her enemies,
were not confident either with her
dignity or her iutereits.
From the reports of your CONVEX
fations with Mr.. Madifon, Mr.. Gal
latin, and Mr.. Smith, it appears:
1T. That the American Govern
m:nt is prepared, in the even, of
his Majeity confronting to withdraw
the Orders in Council of January
and November 1907, to withdraw
cotemporaneouly on its part the in
terdietion of its harbours, to fhips of
war. and all non intercourse and
hon-importstion Acts, 70 tar as re-
fpeas Great Britain leaving them
in force with refpea to France, and
the powers which adopt or ACT un-
der her DEGREES
IDLY. What is of the u.mof i'm
portance, as precluding new fource
of Misunderstanding, which might
arife after the adjufment Of other
queitions, That America is willing
to renounce, during the prefent war,
the pretenion of carrying on in time
of war all trade with the enemy's
colonies, from which ihe was cxclu-
ded during peace.
3dly. Great Britain, for the pur-
poie of recurring the operation of the
Embargo, aud of the b3na tide inten-
ton of America to prevent her citi-
zens from trading with France, and
the Powers adapting and acting un-
der the French DEGREES, is to be
conGdered as being at liberty to cap
ture all .uch American veflels as
be found attempting TO trade with
The ports of any of thefc Powers /;
without which fecurity for the OBJ
fervance of the Embargo, the rafting
it nominally with refpea to Great
Britain alone, would in fact, raife it
with refped TO all the world.
On thefe conditions his Majcfy
would content to withdraw the Or
ders in Council of January and No.
vember, 1907, 70 far as refpeds A
merica.
As the hrlt and fecond of thefe
conditions are the fuggeltions of the
perfons in authority in America to
you, and as Mr.. Pinkney has recent
~ (but for the frt time) expreAed
to me his opinion that there will be
no indifpoGtion on the part of his
Government TO the enforcement, by
the naval power of Great Britain, Of
the regulations of America with re-
fped to France, and the countries
to which thefe regulations continue
TO apply, but that his Government
was itfelf we'll aware, that without
fuch enforcement thofe regulations
mult be altogether nugatory, fat
ter myfelf that there will be no diff
Guilty in obtaining a diitina and Of
fetal recognition of thele conditions
from the American Government.
For this purpofe you are at liberty
to communicate this dlfpatch in ex-
tenE 10 the American Government,
Upon receiving through you, on
the part of the American Govern
ment, diltina and official recogni.
ton of the three above mentioned
conditions, his Majeity will lofe no
time i'll tending to America Minis
ter fully empowed TO confgn them
to a formal and regular treaty.
AS, however, it is pollible that
the delay which muft intervene be-
fore the actual conclrGon of a treaty
may appear to the American Gov
ernment TO deprive this arrange
ment of part Of its benefits, am to