The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09

council, do not correspond with the course o
preceding deemed most becoming the OCCASION
vet as the explanation has at length been made,
it only remains, as 10 iha. part ofthe dsavo"ed
arrangement, to regret that such considerations
should have been allowed to outweigh the SOHO
objections to TIE tlisavowal f; 1t being UNDERSTOOD
at the same time his Britannia majesty pcrse-
vcrcs in requiring as Indispensable conditions on
the part OF the United States, an entire leln,
quislirent at the iight 10 trade with enemies
colonies, and also permission 70 the British navy
TO aid in executing law Of congress; preten-
slons, which cannot but rende, abortive all pro-
posals Whatever upon this subject, whether made
by the United States OF ty his Driiannic ma
jcsty.
Whilst you have deemed It proper TO ctter an
explanation with respect to The lisAvoWa' al one
part OF the afran -.u;-nt, inasr 'shind YOU
+hat there is no. IL be iound il. your ie!tcr any
lthc spec ficatot OF the reasons for the dsasQ"-
Il, Eor particularly il shewn .hat instructions
were violated, as to the Other part, VIZ. ie case
| Of the Chesapeake !; the case IN wncn 10 "a
especial manner an explanation was requiffa'
and IN which only you piofessed 10 have ."tho'
! iity to make 10 this government any ovsf'afes.
| Tor the first time it is now disclosed thai 'he
| subjects, arranged with this government by yo
predecessor, arc held not to be w'ihin the au-
'ho'i;y Of a minister pen'rotentiary, ana ths's
not having he'd 80 lu!l power distinct from thas
authority, his transactions on those suojecta'
might ct right he lisavowed ,.y lis government
/ ihs disclosure, SO contrary TO every antess-
| aent supposon and JUST inference, gives nc"
aspect TO this business. If the authority OF YOUR
predecessor dil not embrace the subjects IN
question, SO as TO bind his government, IT mecca
| r f,llp,r. No pn}x rreiPntlal
sented by yours being the same with those pre-
| sen.ed By him. give you no authority 10 bind It.
md that the exhibition Of :. full power" I,
that purpose, such as yoa doubtless are tVrn'i'"
ed with. is become an Indispensable preliminary
% furnish negotiation or, 3 speas more str;ct.
l., YVES required in the fist iossance b. ~.
view OF lie mater now disclosed ny YOU W..
gociaticn without his preliminary yould ~.
only be departure from the pFn,iple Of eo,,,-
nsy whieh -,}as essential bass Of It. bur WV,
moreover b, a d 5tgard Of the Precautions AMI
.! the self-rcspect enjuned on the st,en,,o, s
the United States by he circumstances which
ave hitherto taken place.
mead Scarcely add, that in the full power NJ.
i'll led 10, as preliminary to negotiation. !. NOT
intended &c b. included either The .hor $500
OF any part Of your instructions irr ,he exer.i.s
Of it. These, Of course, rs you have iust,y re.
marked, remain subject 10 your own discte-
zion.
abstain, sir, from making any t,artcuys;
mitnadversions on several irrelevant and infx,,-
ant ansions in your lzlter, Tot u ali ao1npor..
Wing with the protested disposition TO adjust ii
I Al aniicahe manner the differences unla pilg
! snbsiaiinE between the two countries. B. il
I would he improper to conclude tn few obs 80
tions 10 which puTposely sniit ny>eli. withoa
adverling 10 your repetition of laaguage in
plying knowledge on the part Of this govern
faent that the instructions OF your predecessor
did not authorise the arrangement formed h,
! him. Alter the explicit and ,,ere:,1pory asseyg
ration that this government had no sucn know
, ledge, AND that with such knowledge no SucE
= arrangement would have been entered INTO, III
/ v'cw, which you have again prcsrntc, Of IN
subject makes il my duty TO apprrze ,o,, sha
NIGH l.isuNatltas are ina tmissbc IN inc iutcr
1 | curse IF foreign minister with s.overnmen
hat understands what il owes to itself.
| have the hnnor 10 Be, Sc.
isgn-d) Il. SMITH.
Tie h9aourajh
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