Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-04

srion Of the terms finally agreed upon
tween YOU and him. ismy duty, SIR,
i lemaly 10 declare TO you and, through
GA, to the President, that the oisPatcn
ON MIR. Canning to Mr.. Essk'ne, which
81, have made the basis OF an official corr
,sponaence with the latter minister, aud
!. 6,ca was read by the former to the Ame-
I, en- minister in London, is the only des-
Zach, by which the conditions were pre-
,,,i,rd 20 Ms. Erskine for the CONCLUSION
+ an arrangement with this couasry on the
ssatter to which il relates.
10 return to the immediate subject OF
scar letter. If, sir, it &c your intention TO
state, that no explanation whatever has been
Gwen TO the American government OF tie
reasons which induced his majesty to ilsa.
yuw the act of my predecessor, l arast, IN
that case, Observe, tha. ii the instructions
conveying to him his maesty's intention,
those reasons were very fully and iorcibsy
stated; and if he has not transmitted them
20 you, can only attribute 1t TO the peculiar
.delcacy and embarrassment Of his situa-
ton, for which he probably trusted TO the
presidents goodness to make soiae allow
anee; and he might the more reasonably be
led to that reliance on 1t, AS full and ann
pie communication was also made upon the
subject of his maiessv's secretary OF state
for foreign affairs to Mr.. Pinkney, 70 whom
the whole Of Mr.. Eisklne's original ins,ruc-
ton was read, and who, 1t was naturai to
suppose, would convey TO his government
SO much information upon very moment
Gus occasion, as would relieve Mr.. Erskiae
from the necessity of entering into minute
details of the misunderstanding thet had
occurred. At allcvenas, no complaint can
II authenticated against his nalesty's go
vernmcnt OH this score, seeing that they
not only instructed the Munster who had
made the d;sayowea arrangements as TO tie
motives which occasionei the dlsavowal,
Blu. also with frankness, prampsitude, and
most scrupu!ous regard to national honor,
gave notice to the American minister IN
London of the disavowai OF the motives OF
1t, and OF the precautions spontaneously
taken by his majesty to prevent any loss or
injury accruing TO the citizens OF the Y. 5.
from reliance on any agreement, however
unauthorized, made in his maIesty's name.
The mere aliusion to this Latter circum-
stance dispenses me from farther noticing
the effects which YOU describe as being pro-
tluced upon the u. S. by the circumstances
Of this agrccment. How far they are IRE
vocable it is not for me to detcrmne-but
the word irreparabIe seems to imply that a
loss had been sustained on the occasion by
the public or by individuals OF this country.
So far as his majesty could Sc by possiblh-
ty supposed answerable for such an eventual
loss, he has, as have before stated, taken
the utmost precaution to avertit.
As to.the expectation entertained here,
that the explanation of his maAsty's share
10 this transaction should be made through
me, might content myself with simply OBJ
serving, that 1 was not provided with in
structons 10 that effect, because it was
known that the explanation IN question had
already been given. But it accords with
the sentiments of his majesty towards this
country TO observe also, that he considered,
that as some time must necessarily elapse
between my appointment and my entrance
on the duties of my ministry, 1t would be
more friendly mode ofproceyding to state
without delay, and through the channels |
have already mentioned, the motives that
compelled his majesty TO disavow the agree
Gient, than 10 leave the American govern
mcnt in uncertainty in these respects, TIL
sae uuavoldably protracted period OF my
arrival in America. | say this in regard
70 the original notification Of his majesty's
discrimination, and of the motives of il,
,sFich being already made, it could not be
supposed Ia LONDON that repetition Of
ls-.a would be expected from ne and OF
Coarse no such case has been foreseen in
'ey instructions. But if, beyond this any
I,..sdsntal explanation or discussion should