Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-19

ming Of the new presidency may be favora.
bic 10 change Of policy IN America, IL op.
porsuui,y and encouragement for such q
change shall be aaarded by this country,
have induced his majes,y's governments to
review and consider the most important
points Of disagresm ens between the two
Governments and I have received his ma.
ies.y's command to ssnd you such insuue.
lions on those subjects, rs must, If the 70.
yernnnens Of the United States be seriously
disposed TO accommodation, lead to their
immsdi and satisfactory adjustment. .
The first Of these points 10 the affair Of
the Chesapeake. Nothing prevented an
anieable conclusion Of this discussion by
Mr.. Rose except the refusal Of the Ameri.
can government 70 Withdraw the proelama.
ton issued on the Cd July, 1907, BY which
the ships Of war Of Great Britain were in.
terdicsed from the harbors Of the y. States,
while those of France continued to be al.
lowed free resort to them.
The construction given by Mr. Madison
70 the resolution Of the committee, to whom
the consideration Of the foreign relations Of
the United States were referred at the o.
pening of the present session of congress,
undoubtedly goes considerable way to re-
move the objection to which the proclama-
ton was liable.
OF the exclusion of the ships of war of
both belligerents from the ports OF neu.
trail state, neither belligerens has right TO
complain. The partially of tina, regulation
alone gave to it character of hospitali-
~.
IF, therefore, the ships Of war of France
shall in point of fact have been excluded
from the ports of the United States, and
such ships Of that desert ption as were in
those ports at the time of passing the reso'
luton, shall have been warne d to depart,
his majesty. would no longer insist upon the
formal recall OF the proclamation as pre-
liminary 10 the adjustment Of the difference
arising from the affair OF the Chesapeake.
4, is still necessary, however, either that
the proclamation should be withdrawn, or
its operation formally declared to be at an
end but it will be sufficient if that with"
drawal or declaration is recorded (sccord.
ing to the arrangement which Mr.. Madi.
son professed himself ready to adoPD in the
same instrument, or at the same time, with
the terms Of reparasion which his ma esty 10
now willing 70 Offer.
,1'he terms Of Preparation which Mr.. Rose
was authorised 10 propose, were in sub.
stance
lot. A formal dIsavowal by hh majesty
Of The &C. Of admiral Berkeley.
adly. The restoration Of the men forei'
bly, taken from on board the Chesapeake,
rsserving TO his majesty the RICH. Of claim.
ing In a regular way from thu American
government the discharge Of such OF them
as nigh, prove upon investigation 10 be q.
Their natural horn subjects Of his msjes'y,
or dessrssrs from his majestys service "
3dly. A pecuniary provision sui.able to
their respective situation in life, for the
widows or orphans Of such men (nos being
natural born subjects Of his majesty, nor
deser,srs from his majessy's service ss may
have been unfortunately killed on board the
Chesapeake. ..
In return for these concessions, his ma.
.jes'y required: ....
1ss A disavowal on the part OF the A.
merican government of the detention by
Commodore Barron Of dsser.ers from his
maiesty's service. Of his denial Of his hav.
ing such persons on board of The ship TN.
der his command, and his refusal to deliver
them upon demand ~ . -. u.
IDLY. A like disavOwal OF the outrages
committed on the persons or property Of
his majes,y's subjects at Norfolk, or else.
where, in consequence of this affair an
engagement was also to be required, that
the American government should not in
future count.nanee any Of its agents, civil
or military, in encouraging desersion from
his majesty's service.
This last point being according TO the
statement in your No. AZ, to be provided
for by special act of congress, it is not
Necessary 70 obtain any specific engagement
or declaration respecting it; and as it is a.
bove all things desirable tosimP!ity as much
as possible the CONCLUSION of an arrange
men, which has been so long pending; as