The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-20

plicable TO such cases" The only doubt
however. was whether this step ayas mere
ly To afford time for \ satisfactory choice o.
a plenipotentiary successor to Mr.. Jack son. ,
or not. TO this pont. therefore. the a,tcn.
tion of Mr.. = was called. In tie epen,
OF its appearing that the substitution of a
Charge d'affaires tor minister pienipoten
GARY Is to be ot continuance not required
or explained by the OCCASION hi w::s e, -
turn to the u S Yer so much was the Pre-,
s.dcnt bent on putting the differences between
,ne two Countries at rest. that he was even
willing, in some degree. to wave that "re
srect which the y. 5. owed TO themselves''
and our minister was instructed nor to re-
sign his charge, in case he should have
commenced, with prospect of a sansfacto
t,y resnkt, the negotiations authorised" :
bove.-Yet is the President, we are told,
averse 70 peace with Britain,'
= Let US now cross the water, and see what
has become of Mr. Piuknev-it is, however.
previously necessary TO remind our reader.
that four very brief Notes had passed in the
months OF February aud March between the
twomnissers, on point which Sas exnec
TED 10 lead the wav To a revocation of the or
ders III, council. France had promised 20
take off her Berlin Decree, if G.. Britain
would take off her blockades of France of q
date anterior to that OF the Berlin Decree--
and each nation WAS thus successfully TO
take Off III the orGer,oS>their dates. and so
leave the rights of the u States untouched
lhe British cabinet had thus fair oppor.
tunty OF testing the sincerity of their pro-
LESSONS towards us--but the marquis Wei.
lesley thought ii to wave the arrangements
upon the most frivolous grounds. Mr.
flnkney. however, not being satisfied with
these slippery evasons. determined, on one
more eXperitnent--to state to him, in
zurinng, what he had not previously done,
that such was the wish and such would be
the effect on France,-and. 20 try, if pos
sibe. TO fix him to saw, that the blockades
OF Nav 1906, aud of Venice, were no longer
IN force or that they were now revoked.
30 much by way of Preface
we are now prepared to understand the
points, 10 which Mr.. p. invites the attention
or the British minister. Let US then, go on
at once with our tale--let us take up the
corresp 1ndencc, and see the reception which
he meets with----if there is one man. who
does moi feel indignant at the contemptuous
insults which were offered on the one side
and SO meekly endured. on the other, he
must possess an inffeXibility of nerve, not
much to be enyied
Let us proceed then to the facrs-On
sn april 1910. Mr.. P. informs NJ Smith,
'natin conversation with Lord Wellesley
they had agreed to begin with an attempt to
SCI l. the afTair of the Ches peak: if success
iuiI, to go on 10 the orders In coancil and
fhen all the con- mercial and other no;nts ia
a treaty
In pursuance of this plan, he addressed
NOTE 10 Lord Wellesley stating his power to
ADJUST the case of the CHEsAPEAk. II have
not 'ince heard from MS L5rdship (savs he
In his despatch OF April sth) to whom. of
course, 1t noIv belongs to make proposals.
On aOth April, he addresses another note
to lord Wellesley, begging tocmqu,re of him.
q" whether there exists any objection. ON the
part othlS majesty's government to revo.
Cduoh' tor to a declaration that they are no
longer IN torce,) of the B1ocKADEs in auesti
Oh. especially that of May, 1906"
on May Sd. lac addresses another note TO
my Lord. calling his Lordship's attention
'' to practice which has for some time mas,
prevailed in this Country, of forging Anne
rican ships papers, for the purpose o. giving
40 English vessels the character of Amer
can bottoms"
On the 18th June, no rehiy to either of
those three applications but " in a short
conference, on he 10.h, l tressed for a
prompt and favorable reply" 20 his letter
OF 30!h ApriD I" and shall herhahs receive
II IN the course of few days" But nv
Lord was unweli . Well that is some ex
cuse. More conferences over the Chesa
peake-and as he and hrs Lordship had un
derstood each other verbally on the terms
ot adjustment. something IN black and zohile
might soon be expected - am expecting
every day" says our sangune minister. ON
the 18TH OK June, F" am expecting every
DAY Lord Wellesley's written overture on
that affair."
"a the 26th June, the ice not yet broken -
but another note to my Lord, begging to re-
cal his Lordship's attention, &c.
On July list, every thing in air !-but
mean to press Lord Wellesley, at our next
interview, as did at our last" fFOn his
day Mr.. p. receives the Despatch about his
returning nome. 4,.
On 7th July. another note, "requesting
Information, concerning the intention of his
maJtsty's government, to send minister
Plerlpotenllary to the u. S. asthe successor
OF Mr. Jackson. but packet Heavens.
what is 1t (! A reply from the most noble the
marquis Wellesley of nine lines, with the
mysterious mark friUGte," stating that il
IS diihcuh to enter upon TINS point officially,
but that ne means TO recommend the an
pontment OF an Envoy Thanks, noble sir.
Tor your most condescending civility
August ID h--dog days-bui still ice, ice I,
" AS Loi d Wellesley sill withheld his loYg
expect answer 20 my note of the 30tI,
April, and his written overture in the case
OF the Chesapeake ! sent him on the 9Th
a ietfer. OF which a copy is enclosed No
imfor 'Hnjfy had before been spared, which
u became the to use &c. &c" Eve, I've Mr..
PinkneY -" fear however that Tho d.