The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-05

Council, the t7vo subjects being altogether
sinconnecfed; nor haze 1 ever rehreSented
10 Ills Dfejesty's Government. that such
preliminary PLEDGES qvouia be given.
Mn sentiments Of the highest resfect, I
hape The honor to be. Sir, yowr mosf o6edi-
ent humble ser'vant,
(&gnedJ ID. M. ERSKINE.
Tie Hon. Albert GaNatia, &c. &c.
TIE Secretary Of STATE to Mr.. jackson,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Piemhoten'iary Of His BritCnnic Ma
jesty.,
Department Of State. Der. Oh, 1909
SIR-An arrangement, as to the revoca
eion of the British orders in council, as we'll
as to the satisfaction requi ed in the case of
the attack on the Chesapeake frigate, has
been made in due form by the government
of the United States with David Montague
Erskine, Esq. an accredited Minister Pleni
potentiary of His Britannia Majesty. And
after it had been faithfully carried into exc
cution on the part of this government. and
under circumstances rendering its effects,
on the relative situation of the United States
irrevocable, and in some respects irrepara
Bile, His Britannia Majesty has deemed it
proper to disavow ito recall his Minister.
and to send another to take his place.
In such state of things, no expectation
could be more reasonable, no course of
proceeding more obviously prescribed by the
ordinary respect due to the disappointed par
~, than prompt and explicit expl ,nation
by the new fuactionary, of the grounds of
the refusal on the part of his government TO
abide by an arrangement so selcmnly made,
accompanied bya substitution of other pro-
positions.
Under the influence of this reasonable ex
IL. i.
no less surprize. than regret, that, ia your
several con ferences with me, you have stat
ed;
1st. That you have no instructions from
your government, which authorize YOU to
make any explanations, whatever to this
government, as to the reasons, which had
induced His Britannia majesty to disavew
the arrangement lately made by your prede.
cessor, and that therefore you could not
make any such explanations.
Cd. That in the case OF the Chesapeake.
your instructions only authorize YOU with
out assigning any reason, whatever, why the
reasonable terms OF satisfaction rendered
and accepted, have not been carried into eff
fsct,) to communicate to this government a
note rendering satisfaction, with an under
standing, that such note should not be sign
ell and delivered by you, until yeu should
have previously seen aud approved the pro
posed answer Of this government, and tina,
the signing and the delivery of your note and
of the answer Of this government, should
be simultaneous.
Sd. That you have no instructions, which
authorize you to make to this government
any propositions, whatever, in relation to
the revocation of the British orders in coun-
Gil but only 10 receive such as this govern
ment may deem it proper to make to you.
4tl. That, at all events, it is not The dis
position CT the intention of the British 20
Vernment to revoke their orders in council.
as they respect the United States, but upon
formal stipulation, on the part ofthc Uni.
ted States, to accede to the following terms
and conditions, viz:
1st. That the act of Congress, commonly
called the Non Intercourse law, be confirm
ed against France, so long as she shall con
tinue her DEGREES.
ID. That the Navy of Great Britain be
authorized to aid in enforcing the provisions
of the said act Of Congress.
Sd That the United States shall explicit.
ly renounce, during the present war. the
right &C carrying on any trade whatever. di
rect on Indirect, with any colony Of any enc
my Of Great Britain, from which they were
excluded during peace ;and that this renun.
Citation must extend, not only to the trade be.
tween the COLONY and the mother Country.
but to the trade between the colony and the
United States.
IF, in the aforegoing representation, it
should appear, that | have, in any instance.
niisaTprehended your meaning, it will afford
me real pleasure, to be enabled to lay before
the President a statement, corrected agreea
bly, to any suggestions, with which you NAV
bc pleased to favor me.
To avoid the misconceptions incident to
aral proceedings, / have the honor to init
mate. that it is thought expedient, that our
further discussions, on the present occasion.
be in the written form. And with great sin
cerity assure you, that whatever commil-
Dications you may be pleased thus to make.
will be received with an anxious solicitude
to ind them such as may lead to a speedy
removal Of every existing obstacle TO that
mutual and lasting friendship and cordiaIity
between the twonations, which it is obvious.
u the interest of both to foster.
With the highest consideration, &c.
(SisnedD X. SMITH.
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