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

pas cd into a law, To remove the in
peel'naents 70 arrange mcnt with the o..
States, on the subjects Of the ord RS
IN council and the Chesapeake, by ta..
king away the discrimination between
Crcai brifain and France in the ex.
clnsion ol The vessels of war from A.
m'rican ports. He aided that it was
ano her favorable circumstance that
the nnn-importation system which
seemed TO be IN contemplation, was
70 be applied equally TO both parties,
Instead OF a.E-ctiaS As heretofore Great
bri';in aloar.
| nr'Nosrd 20 Mr.. Canning, that
should call ou him in the course of a
day or two for the purpose of free
communication upon what he had sug-
gcs'ed. o This he readily a2sented !;
and IT was settled that | should see
him on the Sunday folio wing (the 22d1
at IL o'clock, at his own house.
In the interview of the 22d, Mr..
Cummings Impressions appeared to be
IN oil respects the same with those
which he had mentioned on the 18Th !;
and said every thing which thought
consistent with candor and discretion
70 confirm him in hls disposition to
seek th- re-establishment Of good un-
derstanding with us, and especially TO
see ia the expected act of Congress,
Of i should pass) an opening for re-
Cancellation.
1t was of some Importance to turn
their attention here, without loss of
time, to the manner Of any process ding
that might be in their cont mplltion.
II seemed that the resolutions of the
House OF representatives., If enacted
into law, might render it proper, if
not Indispensable, that the affair of the
Chesapeake should be settled at the
same time with the business of the
orders and embargo, & understood
this To be Mr.. Canning's opinion and
wish. II followed that the whole mat
ter ought TO be settled At Washington,
add, as this was moreover desirable on
various other grounds, suggested that
it would be well in case a special mis-
sion did noe meet their appreciation
that the necess1r Try powers should be
sent TO Mr.. ErsSine.
In the course Of the conversation,
Mr.. Canning proposed several questi
ous relative to our late proposal the
principal were the TWO folio wing:
1. In case ttey should wish either
through me er through Mr.. Erskine,
to meet us upon the basis of our late
overtary, in whaL way was the efFectu
al operation Of our embargo as 10
France, &c. after it should be taken
of as 10 Great Britain, t. b. secured /?
/, as evident, he said, thatifws sheal
do no more than refuse ciearances for
the ports OF france, &c. or prohibit un.
der penalties voyages 10 such pores,
the effect which my letter Of the 23d
of August, and my published ;nstruc-
iions, proposed 20 have in view, would
not be Produced Tor that vessels al
though cleared for British ports, might
when once out 80 to France instead Of
coming here that this would in fact
be so, whatever the penalties which
the American laws might denoauce
against oH=ndars1 could not, he ina
giued be doubted and he therefore
presumed that the government Of the
Tin ted States would not, after il had
itself declared commerce with
France, &c. illegal, and its citizens.
who should engage in it, delinquents.
and after having given 10 Great Bri.
tain by compact an interest in the
sgict observation Of the prohibition.
complain If the rhval force of thi.
country should assist in preventing
sucha commerce.
2. &c asked whether there would
be any objection to making the repeal
81 The British orders and the American
embargo cotemporaneous H seem
cd 10 consider this as indispensable.
Nothing could be less admissible, he
said, than that Great Britain, af-
ter resembling her orders, should for
any time, however short, be left sub
i1ct 20 the embargo in common with
Frauce, whose decreeswerc su0slsting,
with a view TO an experiment upon
France, or with any other view. The
fToited Cf1feq could not uDor, tL.;-