Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-12-25

iels trading entirely from foreign ports to
Holland and in both theie inltances pro-
ceeding on the faith of the arrangement
proiefled to be Respected within the de-
tired period.
!. 1t is true, in thefe laft inaances the vef-
fels were not TO be captured without an
attempt, after contrary warning, to pro-
coed To thoie ports. But need not re-
mind you that the injuries incident to the
delay and TO the breaking up q. luch voy
ages cannot but have been comfortable,
and will have reiulted 40 maniteitly from
the disappointed faith ID the arrangement
as in the cafes fpecially provided tct, and
consequently with all other loiics tairly re-
fntine from the fame bonaiide confidence
in that act, they will fall within the JUL
indemnication tor which the principle,
affirmed in the order, is formal pledge.
conclude, fir, with preifing upon your
candid attention, that the leait which the
Prefident could have looked for in con
icauence of the difayowal of a tfanfaetion
fuch as was concluded by your predecef
for and carried into effect by this govern
ment, was an explanation from yours of
the difavowal, not Though the minilter
disavowcd, but through his fucceiior--an
explanation founded on reafons ttrong and
fold in themfelves, and prefented, neither
verbally, nor vaguely, but in form COM
porting with the occaiion, and with the
refpeet due to the character and to the
good faith of the disappointed party
that it has been found with much concern
and with no lefs furpriie, that you arc
charged with no fuch explanation. that
you have apparently wiihcd to bring the
fubjeets, which have been formally and
dehnitigeIy arrangedinto freih negociation,
as if no iuch arrangement had taken place
that one of the cafes thus lighted, VIZ.
that of the frigate Cheiapeake, is cafe
tor which reparation, moi DENIED to bc
due, had been previoutly 70 long withheld,
or rather in which the aggreilion itielf has
been ipun out, 10 the preient moment, BY
the continued detention ot the mariners,
whole feizure, making part OF the orisi-
ginal hoftlllty committed asaIna the Amer
can frigate, mutt be regarded ~ light
analogous to continued detention pf the
fhip iifelf that IN the other caic, namely
that of the orders in council you are cot
authorized TO tender explanations tor the
diiavowal, or to proPoie any new arrange
ment nor to conclude any agreement but
foley to receive and diicuis proportions
which might be made TO you, not con-
cealing, at the fame time, that, to be aiif-
factory, they mutt include two conditions,
both inadmiilible, --one altogether irrelev-
ant TO the iubjcet, and the other requiring
nothing leis than iurrender of an inalien-
able fuuttion of the national fovreignty.
Notwithstanding theie repuliive coniid-
erations, fuch is the dlipoiltion OF the Pre-
lidcnt To facilitate a iiual and cemprchen.
five accommodation between the two ma
tons, that he is ready, At ] have already
had the honor Of lignifying to you, to fs-
vor any model OF bringing about 10 happy
an event that may b. found counitent with
the honor and the eflential iatereN OF the
u. States.
have the honor 10 BE-, &c.
(Signed) X. SMITH.
TIE Hon. Franeis :. faction, &c. Sc. &c.