Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-03-06
FOR THE GAZETTE.

MY duty to my fellow citizens and
friends urges me to give this extraordinary
diplomatic paper a little notice. A thorough
canvassation of it would spread whole
folio sheet suffice it for me TO make some
few extracts, accompanied with brief re.
marks, Just to awaken the readers atten-
ton, and he will then discover its deiormi-
ties without the aid of perspective
This letter is in ans wer to MI. Carninp's
which some few weeks since crawled out
Of the executive budget at Washington, and
created hest of unpleasant faces among
the "royal COUSINS" Il is a curiously stud
led production, and appears to have been
calculated for the meridian OF the i" Wash.
ing,on Parliament" rather than for that of
the Court Of ST James. 1t is dated seven
teen days after Mr.. Canning's, and undoubt.
eddy considerable part of that time was con.
sumed in giving this letter "shape" that
would cause it to meet the desired "recep-
ton" in the United States. Mr.. PiHckneyis
not a fsderalisf never was.
1st Extract. AT Our first conference,
told you explicitly that the substance of what
lthen suggested, that is to say, lhat, [hear
the substance, reader] your orders being re-
pe0!ed as to us, we would suspend the en-
barge as to Great Britain, was from nv gov
eminent"
ID Extract (From Mr.. PincA.e,'s frs,
note on the subject of this overture" dat
ed, August %, 1903, in which his instruc-
tions and the great, generous offer to the
British government, are in these words.)
had the honor to state to you, sir, that il
was the intention of the Pesidenf, in case G
Britain repealed her orders, as regarded the
u. States, to exercise the power vested in
him buan act of the last session OF Congress,
there The title of the act is given] by sus-
pending the embargo law and It's supple
ments, as it regards Great Britain. am
authorised to give you this assurance in the
most formal manner Mark, reader, the
substance of Mr.. Pinekneys overture
which was from his government TIE
substance was this, that the President in
tended 'to exercise bis power over mnni-
cipal law, if Great Britain would actually
rescind her orders.
Sd Extract. said, undoubtedly, that
had been directed to require the revocation
ef the British orders in council but said
also that although the government of the
United States still supposed Itself to be aa-
sio,ised to expect their repeal upon tho
ground of rigst, as it existed from The FIRST,
Ia subject, however, which informed YOU
did not wish at that time to agitate,) l
was Notwithstanding empowered 10 give
you the above mentioned assurances, remen-
her, reader, what the assurances are |
which would, as perceived, hold out ~.
placements to Great Britain, as well on the
score Of policy as ON that Of justice, to fulfil
that expectation'--Wh Cannot see the
trick; WHO is so blind he cannot discover
the deception
On the 26th of August Mr. Pineisey and
Dir. Carning had third interview.
4th Extract. Something was said, at
tits interview of the affair of the Chesa-
peake, and tie Presidents proclamation,
which II is not, presume, necessary to re.
peat 1t will be sufficient to state that you
asked me, what was to be done with these
subjects and that my reply was, that they
had no connection with the present'-There
is wiilul evasion OF an accommodation
with England in all the proceedings of our
French.citizen rulers.
5,h Extract. (samc in,erview.1 you
state in your letter, that there was one
point upon which YOU were particularly an
Nous 70 receive precise information, and
upon which, from my candour and frank
s2ys, you were fortunate enough To obtain
~ This was, whether in fact the orders
in couaeil of November, had been known to
the goverement of the United States previ.
ouslv to the message of the President pro-
posing an embargo, so as to be moving
consideration 10 that message My sug-
gestions were 20 the following effect that
|, believed that no copy OF Your orders OF
November had arrived in the United States
" the date OF lhe Presidents message that
4 recent change IN the conduct Of France 10
bar PREJUDICE did appear 10 be known
.And that the embargo was measure OF
wise and peaceful preca,lton. adopted under
This view OF sessonatiy anticipated peril
believe this great overture to England,
Nlt il called. hss been Hoss hypoerltieaily