Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-12-25
pebaytaem II STAR, Aey. 5. 1870.

WI AgAAA' - - -fAt > 49, -
Department y stare, Nes. 5. 1910.
| sIs-In my letfef OF the l9,h IL Sta
ted 20 Won that the iee,.aa.isa in, ctr ,e,ie
ofihe 1ith, thar The Gesaaich "f-om NJ
Canning to Mr.. + kine q The 23d Janaa
ry, was the oriy despatch b. whiehthe con
ditions were ptesee,hei = air. Erskiar, .foi
the conclusion Of an .sfansemen, N tts
matter to which it related, ~as thea los n,
first time made To this government Ana
IL was added. that II that despatch lad beer
communicated at tie time Of ,.ie arrange
,nent, or If il hid been known tlat tie pro
positions contained IN Il vefe the oaiy Owes
ON which he was authorised IN make IN ar
/, rangeInent, the arrange mfnt would not
/ have been made.
I'm my letter Of te 1st instant, aayeriag
to the repetition in ,onr letter q lie z5i
ult ola language implying knowledge ~
this government that the instructions OF
your predecessor did not auil,orse tie az
rsngemcnt formedaby him, an intimasion
! vas distinctly given to you, that after the
exeliclt aud peremptoTy asseyera,ion that
this government had not any such know
ledge, and that with such knowledge,
such an arrangement would not have been
made, no such iusin,stion could ba admit
ted by this government.
! Finding that in your reply Of the 5tll inst
YOU have used language which cannot lie
understood but as feiteratiug and even sg-
gra,ating the same gross iasinuation, it on
~ remains, in order TO preclude oppurtu1i-
ties which are thus abused, to inform you
that no further communications will be re-
ceived from you, and that the necessity If
this determination viii, without DELAY, he
made known to your government. In the
mean time ready attention will be given
to any communication affecting the interests
OF the tive nations, thro' any other channel
that may be substituted.
have the honor to be, SC.
(SigneG) r. SMITH.
Tie Hon. EaseIs .1l,nes Jackson, &c. TIC. &c.
Mr.. Oakeley, bis Maiesty's Secretary of
Legation, is desired by Mr.. jackson TO
state to the Secretary of State, that, as Mr.
Jackson has been aleeidy once most gross
iy iasul ed by the Inhabitants Of the town Of
Hampton, in the unplovoked language of
abuse held by them toscyeral officers bear
ing the Kings Uniform when those officers
were themselves VICINITY assaulted and
put in imminent danger; he conce.es it to
be indispensable to the safety Of himself, Of
TIE gentlemen attached 70 his mission, and
OF bis family. during n. remainder of their
stay in the United Slaes, 10 be provided
with special passports or safeguards from
the American government. Tins is the
mere necessary since ome Of the noNspa-
pcrs of the UDited Stat. afe. daily using a
language whose Only rndency can be 10 ex-
cite the people to commit violence upon
Mr.. Jackson's person. L. consequence he
reqaests that the undersieaed names may
be inserted Ia the document 70 be iurn,sh-
cd HIM
Franris James Jackson,
Mrs. Jackson,
Their three Children,
Charles Oakley, esq.
His Majessy's Secretary Of legation.
M. George Cney,
Private Secretary.
sFRsANrs.
Robert Clave,ir-, Francis Martin,
I'm. lffree, Charles Hescref, Richard
Lowe, John P,sce, y9Aa LiHu, Jamea
Wright, Ameha George, Mary Smith,
Harriet Potfea, Afrsha Hood, Frances
BackneH.
[Receised Ut the Department oil
State on the llh Nov. 1907
Mr.. Oakley is desired b. Mr. Jackson TO
say to the Secretary Of State
That Mr.. Jacksonh has seen willi much re
gret that facts, which it has been his duty
10 state IN his official correspondence, have
been deemed by The American government
to afford sufficient motive Tor breaking of
an Important negotiation and for putting az
end 60 all communication whatever will
the Minister charged by his sovereign will
that negotiation 80 interesting to both Ia
,ions, aud ON one point Of which sn answe,
has not even been Nsprned to an official and
written overture.
One "a The facts alluded to has been adj
mittetrby the Secretary Of State himself il
his letter ofthe l9lh Oct. viz that the three
conditions forming the substance of Mr.
Erskine's original instructions were submit
ted to him by that gentleman. The other
viz. That that instruction is the only one
IN which the conditions wsre prescribed Il
Mr.. Ersklne for the conclusion ofan arrange
ment on the matter to which it related, i,
known to MIR Jackson by the instruction.
which he has himself received.
In stating these facts and in aAhering Il
them, as lis duty imperiously enjoised hin
to do, Mr. Jackson could not imagine thai
offence would be taken at il by the AMER
can government, as most certainly none
could be intended Oh HIS part but since ht
has been informed BY the Secretary of State
that no further communication will be re
ceiged frnn, lin. he cnnce ,vcs that lie Ia.