Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-02

the conditions specified in Mr.. Cssu;,y
instructions as performances nor did
hold outsuch an expectation 10 his r.;.s
government having always stated to ', ,p
that IN the event of his n,aicsty's tb;, HsP
il just or expedient 70 cause his or.l1n
/ council to be Withdrawn that the nres,s
would take off the embargo as resn. a."
England, leaving it in operation a rs
France and the powers which adeo,sd ','
acted under, her DEGREES accordipr ia -
authority which was vested in him >, ,S Ss
time by the congress OF the II. States a"1
that there was every reason to expect ,b., =
satisfactory arrangement might be M,
upon the points OF the colonial trade WIKI
had been so long IN dispute between the two
countries. wv
AS TO the third condition referred "a t.
yoa, specified in Mr.. Canning's ;n,t,r~
tons, | have only to remark, tia. npvs.
held any conversation with the members oe
The government Of the u. States rela,;vs
to it, until my late negociaron--or hd
ever mentioned the subject to his n,aes,y,s
governmental having, for the FIRST rim.
been presented to my Consideration in Mr.
Cannin9's despatch 20 NE Of the SD Of =,
naary in which that idea is suggested, :nl
is stated to have been assented to BY ii,
Finkney.
Il you'll be unavailins, at the prtscot
moment, to enter upon all exalnina,;0, Of
the pretenslons set forth in Mr.. Gaming
insrv, ctions" (Which you are pleased 10
term extraordinary"
consider it, howeyer, to be my da,y to
declare that, during my negotiation with
you which led to the conclusion Of the PRO.
visional agreement, | found no reason to
believe that any difficulties would occur IN
the accomplishments of the two former con.
ditions, as Car as it was in tie power of tn.
president OF the u. States to ascedc to &c
first, and consistently with the explanation
which / have before given Of tae second
point On the contrary received as2uran.
ces through you, that ne president woqid
comply Gas far as it was in lis power) win
the first condition, and that there could b.
no doubt that the congress would think it
Incumben: upon them 70 asser. the rights
of the i. States against such powers as
should adopt or act under the DEGREES Of
France IS coon as their actual conduc: OF
determinations upon that subject could be
ascer1ained- but that, in the Eiean time,
the president had not the power, and could
not undertake to pledge hmseIE in he Tor
nal manner required to that effect.
received also assurances from YOU, that
no doubt could BE- reasonably entertained
that satisfactory Arrangement might be
made in a treaty upon the SUBJECT OF the ST.
cond condition mentioned in Mr. Canning.
Instructions according to ny explanation OF
it in the foregoing part Of this letter, Olt
that it necessarily would form an article o.
a treaty in which ti,s various pretSAsions Oh
the two countries should be settled.
The third condition you, certainly, very
distinctly informed me; could not be recGS'
Missed by the President, bat you AIDED what
had great weight in my mind, ira: you OIi
not gee why any great importance s'o~a
be attached to such recognition because
it would be impossible that CITIZEN o. 'm
United States could prefer "a compliant "
his government On account or the caPtu,s y"
his vessel while engaged in trade aosoiu''
ly interdieied by the laws OF his country
Under these circumstances, theFei0fe :n"s
inc that I could not OBTAIN the rec"5D'(, u,
specified in Mr.. Cannings despatch. " Nv, r
esd of January (Which formed but W., mI man.
of his instructions TO me- in the lorna, I ~, h.
ner required, considered that If S v. Of the
in vain to lay before the govern.'h6"', est;on,
United States the despatch IN w., *.
which I was at liberty TO have done ~ Ibad
TENSE, had Thought proper. Do' ,,,, the
such stroog grounds ior believing . .'
object OF his snajesty's goeernmcn. ~. ~ and
attained though in A different nlal'''' of