Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-30
ggagannrta Daisp Gazette.
"a. IL President Of the United States
yesterday communicated, BY Mr.
Graham, the f0ll0wsng Message
10 Congress
thursday, NOVEMBER 50.
10 Congress J.
s.h u, Gstizeas ofthe Senate, and

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4. satisfaction OF communicating an adjust
lent with one of the principal beI!igerent
ias.ons, highly important III itself, and still
rIo;e Sd as prssagsng more extended &C
fammodasion. tits with deep concern, /
an nov to inform you, that she favorable
prospect been ovsrcloudcd, by a refusal
III the British governments to abide by III.
ret of It's Minister Plenipotentary, and by
It's ensuing policy towards the Z. States, as
s=en through toe communications OF the rnir
n.ster sent To replace him.
Whatever pleas may be urged for a disa.
,owal of Engagements iormedby diplomatic
missionaries, In cases where by the terms
of,he engagements mutual ratification IS
reserved !; or where notice at the time may
havebeen given, OF a departure from instruc-
lions or in extraordinary cases, essentially
violating the principles of equity a disa-
yowal could nat have been appre aendrd IN
q case, where no such notice or violation
existed wher, no such ratification was re
sesvcd and more especially, where, as is
row in proof, an engagement, to be excctt-
ed withoa, any such ratification, was con-
femp.ated by the instructions given, and
where it had, with good faith, been carried
into Immediate execution On the part CT the
United States.
These considerations not having restrain
ed the British government from disavowlnd
the arrangement, by virtae OF WHICH lis or.
dsrs in council were to be revoked, and the
tveet au,horising the renewal Of Commercial!
intercourse, having thus not taken place
it necessarily became a question OF equal
urgency aud importance, whether the act
prohibiting that intercourse was not to be
ron,id-red as rcmainingin legal force
This questioaheing, after due delibelaton,
determined in the Affirmative, a pEoc!ama'
ton 70 that effect was issued. 1t could not
but happen, however, th&ta return to this
state OF things, from that which had followed
an execution Of the arrangement by the L.
States, would involve difficulties. With a
view to diminish these as much as possible,
the Instructions from the secretary of the
treasury, now laid before YOU, were trans
misted to the collectors of the several ports.
Ii in permitting British vessels to depart,
without giving bonds not TO proceed to
their own ports, it should appear that the
tenor of legal authority has not been strictly
pursued, /, is TO be ascrihcd TO the anxious
desire which was felt, that no individuals
should be injured by SO unforeseen an oc-
elrrence: And / rely on the regard OF
congress for the equitable interests of our
own citizens, 70 adopt whatever further
provisions may be found requisite, for
general remission Of psnalsies involuntarily
iAcurred.
The recall of the d:savowed minister hav-
Ing been followed by the appointment OF a
successor, hopes were indulged that the new
mission would contribute TO alleviate the
disappointment which had been produced,
saa to remove the causes which had 50 long
embarrassed the good understanding OF the
tvo nations. 1t could not be doubted, that
Il woald at least be charged with concl'iato-
" explanations of the step which had been
tIken, and with proposals TO be suastlsuted
f1r the rejected arrangement. Reasonable
and universal as this expectation was, II also
las no, been fulfilled. From the first ofil-
IA disclosures of the new minister, It was
i,9nd that he had received no authority to
sslser into explanations relati~e to either
arch of the arrangepensdisavowed nor
authority to substitute proposals, as 70
st branch, which concerned the BRITISH
ttders in Council: And finally, that his
.soposa,s with respect to tie other branch,
he attack en- the frisate Chesapeake, were
GUIDED on presumption, repeatedly de-
.red 20 BE inas!nissable By .he y. States,
10, he Gcs, step towards adjustment was
from tbs m /; The proposals at the same
le, emitting even a reference to the On
answerable for TIC murderous asSres-
=, aotl asserting claim not less contra
10 the British laws, and British practice
,7tto the principles and obligations OF the
gav CORRESPONDENCE between the depart