The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-23

Mr.. Ersiiine.
In the course of the conversation. Mr..
Canning proposed several questions relative
to our late proposal (: the principal were the
two following.
l.. In Case they should wish, either thro'
rue or thro' MIR. Erskine, to meet us UPON
the basis OF our late overture, i'm what way
was the efiectual operation of our embargo
as to France, &c, after it should be taken
of as to Great Britain. to be secured! It
was evident. he said, that if we should do
no more than refuse Clearances fer the
ports OF France, &c. prohibit under pc.
lnalties voyages to such ports, the effect
which my letter or the Esd Of August, and
lmy published Instructions, proposed to have
IN view, would Rot be pro,tuo ed for that
vessels, although cleared for British ports
might. when once out, go to France Instead
Iof Coming here; that this would in fact, be
so, (whatever the penalties which the A.
nerican laws might denouncc against often
lders,) could not, he imagined, be. doubted :
ana nc therefore presumed, that the govern.
nent OF the United States would not, after
IL had itself declared commerce with
france, &c. illegal, and it's citizens, who
should engage in it, delioqucnts, and after
having given to Great Britain by compact an
interest III the strict observation of the pro
hioition, complain, if the naval force of this
Country should assist in preventing such
commerce.
I'd. tic asked whether there would be any
iopJection to making the repeal of the Bril-
tisil orders and the American embargo con-
Itemporaneous? He seemed to consider this
as Indispensable. Nothing could be less ad.
missibic, he said, than that Great Britain,
after resembling her orders, should for any
'ime' however short. be left subject to the
lemoargoin common with France, whose de.
eli %
temperament upon France, or with any other
view. The United States could not, upon
their own principles, apply the embargo to
tnIs country one moment after its orders were
removed, or decline. after that event, to APP
Iply itexclusively TO France, and the powers
iconnectsd with her in system.
TOOK occasion towards the close of our
conVers ion, TO mention the recent appoint.
ment OF Ndiniral Berkley to the Lisbon sta
ton. Mr.. Canning said, that whatever
might be their inclination to consult the
IeeEn@s OF the American government OH that
SUBJECT, 1t was impossible for the admiralty
20 resist the claim ct that officer to be ea,
P!oyed Ono other objection existing against
hin,) after such lapse OF time since his re-
turn from Halifax, without bringing him TO
a Conrt martial. The usage of the navy was
IN this respect different from that of the ar
my. But understood MIR. Canning to say,
tlal although 1 did not understand him to
say, that this svoufd tie the case He said,
that Admiral Berkeley, in what he had done,
mad acted wholly without authority | did
not propose to enter into any discussion upon
the subject, and therefore contented myself
with speaking of The appointment as unfor-
tunate.
In both OF these conversations, Mr.. Can
hihss language and manner were in the
highest degree conciliatory.
Ertract qfa letter, from ViNiant Pinkneq
Esq minister hienihotentiQry ot The Uni
tca STATES IN London, TO the Secretary OF
State, dated London. Man %. 1909.
In tue interview which took place (on
May 25) Mr.. Gaming said, that the Bri.
tisn minister had acted in his late negotiati
OH and engagements with you, not only with
out authority, but in direct oppositioa to the
most precise Instructions that the instruc
tions actually 81 ven to him had been founded
on ms own letters received here in January,
IN winch were set forth the particulars OF
several convers atoms that had passed be
tween him and Mr.. Madison, Mr.. Gallatiu
ana yourself, but esg-cially the two last
that 1t appeared from ,hesc conversation
that. In the opinion of he persons with
wnom they were held, the government Of
the u. States would be willing that Great
Britain should consider the measures then
contemplated by Congress, relative to non
intercourse, and the indiscriminate exclu-
sion OF belligerent vessels from our waters
As presenting an opening for the renewal OF
amicaD.c discussions with this country
that 1t would be disposed, in the case of the
chesapeake, to receive as sufficient repara
uon' III addition to the prompt disavowa al
and recall OF admiral Berkeley, the restora
tioh OF the seamen forcibly taken out Of tina,
vessel that, on the subject of the orders r
council, 1T would have 10 objection in case
they were revoked as REGARDED the United
I states, to repeal the embargo and non in
'ercourse laws as to Great Britain and tr
Continue them as to France and Holland
ana such other Countries as shonld have in
t9rce maritime edicts similar to those OF
france - long as those edicts remained
thar 1t would allow it to be understood tina
the British cruzers might capture Ameri
can vessels attempting to violate the -mbar
go and non-intercourse laws SO modified
thatit would even agree to abandon durinc
the present war, all trade with enemies
colonies from which we were excluded ir
peace; that 1t was prepared to regulate by
treaty, the commercial relations of the tvs q
tcountries. upon the basis of the most favored
'lfHauon, or upon that of reciprocal equality
'fand, In word, that it was extremely desi
rous OF re establishing the most perfect good
understanding and the most friendly con
nection with Great Britain.
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