Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-26

tn Mr.. Erskine, IN co a9liaacs witH
what he understood TO sbe my wi h, ,
that the settlement Of ,na aTiir sho,ill
be transferrcl to WAshingt "a" tina.
even then the time when he had done
so VS. not mentioned and that as 70
the orders ia council, | was Suffered
20 suppose til uney ,cia,ion in America
hal not been authorized. 1t oc>u-red
10 me, moreover, that, as it had AREA
dy been decided that Mr. Erskine was
70 DC disavowe1, and, as that decision
had been made public. throu n the
board of trade, [ could not hope to
prevent that disavowal, aad that with
my imp ,rfsct knowledge Of facts, it
mlgA: be worse cha useless by labor.
ed discussion To attempt it.
{" WIKI thsse Impressions I could
do littlc more than manifest my con-
Germ that conciliatory arrangements
between the American secretary of
state and his majesry's accredited min
lister at Washington, acting ia coast-
quence and protesting to act in pursu.
ancs of orders from his court, were
not likely to have that effect which was
naturally to be expected fro II them.
6 undertook however TO declars
with confidence that the American 20
vernment had met Mr.. Ersk.ue's pro-
posals in just id friendly spirit, and
with a sincere desire that, while les
own honor and essential interests were
fairly consulted aud maintained, IL
bcral respect should be shewa for those
of Great Britain.
Extract of a letter from Mr.. Pinkney
TO the Secretary of State, dated Lon
don, June 6, 1909.
Mr.. Canning tells me that the con
versations detailed in Mr.. Erskine's
letters did not, as | had supposed, sug-
gest that the government of the United
States would allow it to DC understood
that British cruizers might stop Anne
rican vessels attempting to violate the
embargo and non intercourse, cont
nuing as to France, &c. after they
should be Withdrawn rs to Great Sri
tain. They sug yested that the United
States would side with the power re-
voking It's edicts against the power
persevering. This Mr.. CANNING saws
he considered although he did not 50
insist upon it in the reorganization con
tanned in his instructions to Mr.. Frs
kline, as comprehending what thought
he had represented the actual sugres-
ton TO be, and what he supposed hal
said to him in an informal conversati-
on, at his house in Briton street, on the
22nd OF January, in an answer to one
of his inquiries.
1t will, am sure, occur to you, as
the fact is, that the little which | NAV
have thrown out upon that occasion did
not look to the admission of Mr.. Can
ning's object into any stipulation be-
tween the two countries, and that I
viewed it only as a consequence that
might, and would, if France persisted
in her unjust DEGREES, grow out of ar.
rangements similar TO those offered bv
us in August last.
Having no longer any authority las
Mr.. Canning knew to speak officially
upon that or any other point connected
with the orders In council, and being
DESTROYS that this government should
propose negotiation at Washington, as
well concerning the orders as the affair
ofthe Chesapeake, I avoided as much
as possible explanations upon details
which would be best managed at home
by the department of state, and endea-
voured to speak upon what Mr.. Can.
ming proposed to me, in such n manner
as that without justifyiug unsuitable
| expectations on his part, or forgetting
what was due to tn honor of my owr
government, l might contribute to pro.
duce an effort here towards friendl,
adjustment
Extract ola letter from Mr.. Pinknc,
to Mr.. Smith, dated London, Tun,
0, 1909.
" Mr.. Erskine's instruction. con.
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