Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-12-25
Mr. Jackfon to Mr.. Smith.


sIs--When forwarded to my court
your lst,er of the 10Th uls,mo, and the an.
fycr which returned to it, imagined, &
J may add, hoped, that the Retrospective
correspondence, into which you thought
K neceilsry to enter with me had been eio-
ed. You wall, no doubt. recolled with
what Reluctance ! acquiefcrd IN your mil
matter on This heal not, as believe has
been iecn, from any difficulty m msp,ain-
ing The jasicc 0. the cauie which + sntrui-
tel TO ine, but hecaufe vas and oil am
., opinion, TIA, this fort OF correfpoodence
is not clIc,iittsi ~ remsve dilf-sences &
foothe ifrHaiious Of the mod unfortunate
tendency. As, however, | hal no choice
In, t. renounce. for tae presert. the hope
Ct eff auating this d,sirab.e Object, or 10
pnriue IL j, lhs manner prelcribed in yonr
letter q. the 9th ultirno, 70 am.nuw ua-
wiliingly Compelled TO enter upan the
CONFEDERATION of aanihsr Ictter from you
u7ser ta.e If the III inf which but TOO
arons y confirms tbs opinion before en-
tcrafaed.
sr,ce, IL, il hrs hren iniged expedent
- c9tile 70 4 wilton term this impor-
slnta.,d ,nfsrsisiog d,icdfi,a iiace that
Jn9de;lss bren declared BY you 10 be NJ
d,lpIfable, | will Fra sopya. 10 the writ
ten y, nmnnlca.iops which have pan' 4 be-
tw.aa ps: add slo-his viii Tie rreater
j4j-fattiaa, bceaAfe coniid.r i 10 be the
eIsf cau.s efthe pfsiept remarkable aaic
q Things, ihat il ipeaking 81 engagements
soatiatted N furpof-A 70 have hsea con-
,raeted bttMren the two conn,rles, nnass-
/againyJ " isgsb,iea eggagsD,tafs have been
alowed 10 tske place. OF wilton eompads,
aud hayr been canhaered, ~ ione ingrn.
ccs, as having the fame validity II is fur.
taesm arc neceilasy to place II the N Of
nntGnivocal light topic, hich obi,rye
10 be conitantiy and prominently related
n youriei,crs, notwithstanding the repeat
eli, bat as II a,oaii f.em. frui.i,fs epiea-
vurs uicd, Ia niue, 10 clear il from tbs
fghtca lliadew of obicuyity.
sIou Gay " that it Is undetttooj that his
Britannic maieRy pe,festres ia requiring
as indipenisble conditions on the part of
tae u. 5. ar er.i'e rehugui.hmsut of The
iighi 10 trade with the enemies colonies, *
alto a psemiIipn To- tie isri,iih navy to aid
IN executing a INV of coagrefs."
This fame itit.mtnt is contained IN your
letter offhe oth inf. aud repr, tented As the
fabhance OF what md flDen from ne in
our previous conferences IN my aaiwer
To that letter, took the lihtrsy Of lhewipg
tia, fuch a iupp,iirinn WAS ell oneous, and
have booked 10 vain 30 my letter of the
a3d, 70 and IN taey fnggeaion Of limilar
tenor. believe .hereiors,. hat by reference
TO my two letters you viii End, that ,he
iiatement now again brought farwaris is
coatalned ~ neith : VI them, thar IL nsde
10 pant OF my previous ccayerfations With
vow, and that have in 20 way gisen room
10 iuppois,that lever made any iuch ita.e-
menf ~ AZ.
That beiorc The orders i, aaneil cav be
revoked, their ohjeef mnas obtained IN
fome olao, way, Is ungueiiionaily tue /;
bnt YOU may Re llhfcsl, ir, tlmtthcre j.
10 with whatever eatertained in England,
thar the Bd,lnl navy lhould he employed
in executing law Of Congrefs-if the
propolal that was made upon that iubjett.
aud made, as you now know beeduis il
was believed ro be acceptable here, had
been adopted, and hal become matter
Of compael between the two con1trics.
an thereby 2 part, not Of the law ii Con
ereis, hut 81 Tie public law biadiag upon
lnth r1rtles, aud which both would have
hri common in'esci in ieeing du'y exec
cptrd in that cafe the ageney'of the Rrt-
ia navy would NOT have had tie iayldicgs
aipytt, whlra is now Attempted 10 BIZ q'g-
81 ia, pfefcnt there il no engagement
between The Two conntrss,uo laws Of Com
grtIs which bear A reference 70 any iuch
engagement and eoniegl-utiy II cannot
be ~iih,l 70 tike any lhare whatever in
tive execution Of t.of, lava.