Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-31

TO the further INSTRUCTIONS" which
lproceededto coutmunica e to YOU in
another dispatch And am TO ex-
lpress his majssty's surprize and re-
Igret, that such note as that which YOU
|receivea from Mr.. Smith, in answer
to ypur offer of PREPARATION for the af-
tair ot the Chesapeake, can have been
received by you as proof of the
acceptance by the government of the
United States, of the honorable repair
alton tended by his majesty, sc in the
same spirit Of ,concilistion in which it
twas proposed" That note itself be.
ing an offence against his maiesty's
| dignity, such as no minister of his
majestv. ought to have passed by un-
resented.
/ am at a loss to conceive on what
ground You thought yourself author
ised to open your. correspondence, on
1.-THE subject OF the Orders in Council,
with the intimation of his majesiy's
REORGANIZATION to send to the u. S. an
Envoy extraordinary " invested with
full powerto conclude Treaty on all
the points of the relations Between
the TWO countries" -
| Your Instructions do not aathorise
you to hold out the expectation of any
such mission, until his majesty should
have received, on the part Of the go.
vernment of the United States, an au-
lthentic and Official recognition of the
icondition which you were directed to
require.
| The Instructions which I was corn
handed by his n1aiesty,to transmit TO
you, on the suhjcet of the Ovders in
Council. were framed on the basis 81
three conditions The agreement to
which, on the part OF the American.
government. WAS stated t. be indispen-
:, sable TO his ntajesty's consenting to
/ Withdraw his Orders in Couacii. / he
hrst of these conditions was, that the
introduction of he harbors of Ameri.
ca to the ships otWar of Great Britain
and all non-intercourse or non I'M or.
ltatJon acts should be withdrawn, SC
far as respects Great Britain, C leav.
ing them IN force with respect
to France, md the powers which adapi
or act under her decrees."
] The I'd, That America should re.
nounce during the present War, the
pretension Of Carving on, in time Of
/ War, ali trade with the enemies colo
|nies from which she was excluded 6u-
| ring peace.
/ The Sd, That it should be under-
stood aud agreed between the two
Ipowers, that Great Britain should be
at liberty to capture all American yes
sells that should be found attempting
to trade with France or any powers
which adopted or acted under her de.
crees.
I was commanded to state to you,
that upon receiving on the part OF tbs
American government distinct ano
official recognition of these three con.
ditions, his nsiesty would lose nc
time in sending a minister TO America
fully empowered to consign their
(these three conditions) to lorna
and regular Treaty, hi. majesty on HI.
part, withdrawing his Orders in Coun
, Gil OF January and November 1907, or
f if the delay were thought to be moon
venient, you were authorised TO engage
iEor his majesty, "that upon the reeei
, here of an official note, containing al
engagement for the adoption by the
American government of these three
conditions" his majesty would DC pre-
, pared on the faith of such engagement
to REGAL tie Orders in Council, with
out waiting for the conclusion of trea
r ty.
: The recsl thereof, on his mAjes.y'
: part, Of the Orders in Council, was t.
: depend entirely and exclusively ON thu
acceptance by the American govern
t ment, of the three conditions so pre-
] cisely described, and SO repeated,
} referred to.
In this respect the instructions wer
peremptory, and admitted OF no dis
!. cretioD.
The only discretion left to you was
in the event OF the American govern
ment, expressing a wish to that effect
10 anticipate the operation OF tn
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