Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-11
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=. ON THE JOINT RESOLUTION
approving the conduct Of the E*ecufl'e'
in re'stion TO the refusal to recei0e any
~, further communication from Francis jas.
fscks0n. r..-
.,4.... TcoNTIEUED.
In committee of the whole Mr.. BAssE'g
in the chair .,..
=, dir. Emott's Speech conchded.]
But i, has been objected that the British
government is not disposed to treat with US
on equal terms. That, however the mi
mister may have expressed himself, yet it is
TO be recoliected from the letter of Mr..
{ Canning Of the Esd of January, containing
the three conditions, that they will not form
convention with this country, which does
not contain the offensive propositions: I'm
til the publication Of Mr.. Iinkney's letters,
1 an willing to confess to you that had
great doubts as to the sincerity Of the Brit
ish ministry. The propositions stated as
coming from our government through Mr..
Erskiae;, are so extraordinary that could
scarcely believe such information had actu.
:: ally been communicated but can no long.
er doubrafser reading I'll. letter of the 2sth
. Of May.
Mr.. Pinkney in that letter, you will re-
. collect, sir, states his interview with Mr..
" Canning when the latter declared that Mr..
Erskine had violated his insEuctiois found.
eel on his ewn letters, in which were set
forth the particulars Of several con, crsa.
I, tions that had passed between him and the
heads Of department. heie. Among other
things Mr.. Canning represented that from
these conversations it appeared that, on
the subject OF the orders in council, we
would have no objection in case they were
8 revoked as regarded the u. S. to repeal the
embargo and non intercourse laws as to 6.
Britain, and to continue them as to France
. and Holland and such other countries az
should have in force maritime edicts SINH
q lar to. those OF France, so long as those
edicts remained that we would allow it to
be understood that the British cruizsrs
might capture American vessels attempting
to violate the embargo and non-intelco
laws So modified that we would even a.
gree to abandon during the present war, all
trade with enemies colonies from which we
were cxc!udedin peace"
Mr.. Pinkney after giving the substance
OF the conversations as mentioned to him
BY Mr.. Canning, adds:
4" Mr.. Canning proceeded to inform me
tina, in consequence of these representations
aome parts of which he said had myself
con6rmsd in two conversations in January,
he tai framed and transmitted to Mr.. Err
skine, two sc's of instructions, dated the Esd
of that month, but not forwarded till some
time afterwards, the first of which related
, 10 the business of the Chesapeake, and the
second TO the orders in council, and the
proposed commercial arrangements. THsse
= instructions, together with the passages IN
Nr. Eyskine's letter, zvraten beliepe in
December last, Which contained the above
pnrrtionc3 representations and some ether
detail vhich / opght nss to repeat, Dir.
Canning read TO me.
After the strong testimony by Our own
minister tina, the letter Of Mr.. Erskine was
mt only read to him, but that it contained
.br transformations embodied in the in
, .truct;ons of the Esd Of January, can no
Ioncer doubt that such representations were
realiv made. This circumstance too, goes
.,ronsly ,o-repel the idea of additional in.
.truetions, 40 Mr.. Canning had reason to
relieve no, only tina. the conditions would
he accepted here, but that he was closing
with orr offer. The letter of the 23d Of
january. thus explained, is no proof that
the Btiitish goysrumens is not willing to
meal ma ON far and honorable terms.
Again, sir, the time for treating was Pc
.nf;ariy favorable 70 US. We have been
led 70 believe that the disposition of Great
Britaiai Is very much regulated by hex assa.