Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-10-23
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We can offer TO the readers of the

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Argus to-day, no article of iniorma.
ton more highly interesting 70 the A
merican public than the correspon- |
dence con'ainedip the following 9. Ma.
tionaI IateMgeacer Extra" We sub.
mit Or candid consideration whether
the Nreply of the most noble Marquis
is not an cvasion IF the question:! a
grea2many reflections will press upout
the mind on perusing lord Weilesley'sI
letter: And, among others, il sug-,
gests the following questions: Why
does the British government insist
upon an actual cessation of the French
DEGREES before it will even declare the
future abrogation of its own anti-neu-
trail orders? Why will it not pro-
claim that the orders will cease TO be
IN force at the same time thar the de-
crecs cease to be IN forcef Why does
NOT the Marquis Wellesley specify
pssitiociy, that if the dec,ces of France
cease TO operate on the first of Move ne
Der, the British orders will cease to-
operate on that day too? Why has
he cpeci6ed no day for the cessation
of the British orders3 Why has he
Left their abrogasion to IN after act OF,
the English Cabinet? .The par;izans,
of EnglanJ cannotySe presume, very
satisfactorily answSf these questions !:
band, above all, 10 will be difficult to.
reconcile to lhsprevious representa-,
. tions ofshe Epglish Ministry that they
were willHg to abolish the orders
when tlsrdecrees twere abolished, TO
the pSsent declaration of lord Welles-
leysf%hich, as preliminary to the re-
vocation of the orders in Council, re-
qnires, in addition 10 the repeal of the
French DEGREES, tsthat the commerce
g of neutral nations shalt have been
" restored to the condition ia which
ok stood previously to the promu!ea-
"tion OF those drcrees." The Mar
9uis Wellesley's letter, in our opinion,
medns more than meets the eyre. Bur
we have not time to enter at this mo-
| ment more infinitely into the susIect.
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From the National hqteiFgencer Extra,
IF Saturday list,
LONDON.
SIR,
Lord Wellesley sent me, yesterday,
his answer 10 my note of the 25th ult.
respecting the Berlin and Milaa de-
crees.
hasten TO transmit acopy of it. A
copy shall be sent without delay to
General Armstrong.
have the honor to be, &c.
WIZ. PINKNGY.
Hen. Robt. Smith, &c. &c. &c.
p (co7y.)
MIR. Pinkney's Letter to Lord We'les.
lev.
Great Cumberland Place,
August IS, 1910.
ny Lard,
have the honor to state to your
Lordship that / have received from
general Armstrong, Minister Pleni-
potentiayy of the United States at Pa
ris, z letter, bearing date the 9Th in
sianI, in which he informs me that the
government Of France has revoked the
! DEGREES of Berlin and Milan, and tina,
he has received a written aud Official
notice CT that fact, in the following
words g" e suis asttorise a voas de-
clarer, moassiur, gue les Decscts ae
Berlin et de Milan Sort yeoO4u-s, ct pr
q Gatcr an Ter. No0emtye Us cesSef o,le
davoir leuy eFet."
take for granted that the revocati.
on OF The British Orders in Council OF
January aud November 1907, end a
pril 1909, and of all other orders de-
pendent upon, analogous to, or IN ex-
eeution of them, will follow Of course
and shall hope to be enabled by your
Iofdship, with rs little delay as posi-
bic, 10 announce 10 my government
that such revocation has taken place
| have the bonsr TO be, with high
confederation, My Lord. Your LORD.
ships most cbedieot hum,lc servant
(Signed) WM. PINKNEY.
Tie most noble
Tie Marquis Wellesley, soc. soc. &c
Lord Wellesley to Mr.. Pinhaey.
SIN,
have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter under date th,