The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-16

EreaF happiness TO have contributed to So t'esira-
bic az object. and to offer you the assurances ct
TIC Great respect and high consideration With
which roman, SIT, your most obe,iienr humble
setvalt,
D. M. ERSKlEE.
11c lion. R,5.r SmitA, 81. &c. &c.
Tic aecmte"y Of the Ircqvru to Mr.. Er7ktae.
Washington, l3,h August, 1905.
SIR,
DO non believe, that in the conversations we
have lad respecting the piarcsbility OF an adj
Jnstfnent ot the differences between the United
sS,fes and Great Britain, We ever have ,nisuu-
defstoo! one anp,her. let IS from Mr.. Can
ning's Instructions lately published hy cur gov
ernment, il woul seen TINT some Opinions are
ascribed to several IN nhcrs Of this atm,nis:rat-
on, which they did not entertain, it appears
necessary to ascertain whether any point a
misapp' chcnsion can have taken place.
WI! iorbear making any observations on
what IN the Instructions is called the third con-
di'an, since It is nor asserted that that iradmis-
sable proposition W q. suggested at Washington.
'ihe points embraced in Mir, Canrug's first
Proposition formed the principal topcs Of our
conversations, relative to the revocation OF the
| orders in council. Yet in the manner IN which
| had bee, suggesye by the members If Inc a 'mi-
visitation. IL is sufficiently evident from the
| proceedings Of cong e.s, both pgevous aid sub
seqncn; to the unrasi.d agreement Of mi! last,
that the United States in.epde! 10 continue the
| r.trctlons on the commercial inter"cursc VI i;F
| france, while such If her DEGREES az violated
onr ncnsral rights continued IN force, and 30 re-
move those restrictions in relation 10 tyTe.; BIZ
tal III the event al u r:rucat'on OF tine critters
| IN council, But that state IF thin!,s, Sc lar az
re!aea to frsnce, was e. result from os"% fd7gN
known OF anicpated BY governrnrt.t wacn
they authorized m arrangement ard t was nct
| plonosed by us that Inc continuance Of tns
i tstc Course with france shon'e. hc mace 4 corr
| d ilon ot til Arrangement. Whilst an fhat sub.
lect ! will AID an observation, thou. b nc,, lr5
MT Immediately connected with the object oeS
this letter. think that the object of thu. pro
| poS.t'oy,, SO fir as it agreed With ,our prenons
understanding of the intentions of rhls govern
ncnt, has been substantially carried into effect
on oar part. 1t is tue that vour govrrnnea.
might at tie date of 'hc ins'ru TORS hlve eH-
pected from the ncinicnr proceedings of cor
srrss, that !Ioll,ed would he embraced BY the
| restrictive w. Of the United States Not ,ulY
| no vever WIS the omission nominal, since Anne
vican vessels were at the time By llr ,',crce5 OF
but un,icr the same construction Of orr laws by
which the Commercial Intercourse with Holland
WAS permitted, that with Portugal was also con-
dered as legal in the event OF that country i,e-
ing occupied by the British troops in the name
Of the prince regent.
1t is therefore principally as respects the Sc
conf coa'iit'on which re,tes 10 the colonial trade
| that erroneous differences might be drawn from
| IN. expressions used in Mr.. Caanins's ins.ruc-
Mons. Although thu subject must have been
mentioned here incidentally, and only in a tran
slcns manner ; as ii is one Il, which paid ps'-
tlcuiar attention, AMI on which my oplnlon had
never varied, think that can STATE .vi;h prel-
sion il wbat view | have always consit.efe,! i,
ard inu5t have aiiud,I to ii.
!. rcver c94l.! have siren eonntcnanc
A. o2'ni"u tha, n,e United States won't
OF that il wo.!'i BE- p.ol>er e aa
| ncut whatever respecting
condition Of he reyocatian oyt H
| Gil. The two subjects wcre ahn! S..
neCtcd, and aim conti..ent taAt sull
ton Was never suggested elt!er by - q,
any member Of ,nis administration. ~
an arrangements could BE- tftrtcd onlY
ty; and it is with comfortable ,!cg:cr II Il;
prise thai | see your government, now asking rot
orly res stance TO tic French degrees, but .i,c
'he price al the revocation oi the o,ie.sin cour
cllo This seems TO give a new character TO
neasure which had heretofore been represented
AS an at Of rcta,,etion Reluctantly adopted, and
| had been defended solely on the " ,nn.l Of Il
SUPPOSED acquiestence on the part Of the United
! States in the injurious decrees Of .nother nation.
2. In the event Of a treaty embracing al! the
| points in dispute. and particularly that Of inn
pressmcnts, without which ! trust no treaty will
| ever take place, it was my OPTION, aal may
have certainly expressed it. that if The other Sab
| ects of difference were arranged, that respect
| ing the colonial trade would be easily adjusted,
! had considered the principles recognized in =
! former correspondence, between Lo,i Hawkes..
bury and Mr. King. on the S, beet OF tie colo
NAL trade, and subsequently again adopted in
! the treaty negotiated by Messrs Monroe and
| pinkney, as general basis agreed on under dis
terent Administrations, by both governments,
| from which neither could now recede and sns