Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-24

meut to review and consider the most
important points of disagreement be-
tween the two governments and
have received his majesty's command
to send you such instructions on those
subjects, as must, if the government
OF the United States be seriously dis.
posed to accommodation, lead to
thFfr immediate and satisfactory adj.
vHeEst Of these points is the affair
oAthe CaAsaueake. Nothing prevsn-
ted an amiSrble conclusion of this dis
cussionoy Mr. Rose except the refusal
of the American government to with
draw the proclamation issued on the
Cd July, 1907, by which the ships of
war OF Great Britain were interdicted
from the harbors of the United States,
while those of France continued to be
alloweda free resort to them.
The construction given by Mr. Ma
disc - the resolution of the commit.
tee, tVwLom the consideration of the
foreign relations of the u. States were
referred at the opening of the presen.
session of Congress, undoubtedly goes
a considerable way to remove the OBJ
lection to which the proclamation was
liable.
On the exclusion Of the ships of war of
both beiligerents from the ports of neu.
tral state, neither belllgerent has a RICH,
10 complain. The parIialuy of that regu.
lation alone gave TO it a character of hos
tility.
i, therefore. the ships Of war OF France
shall point Of fact have been excluded
from Pc ports of the u. States, and such
shipsa6f that description as were in those
ports at the time of passing The resolution,
shalt have been warned 20 depart, his ma.
jeaty would no longer insist upon the for.
nal recall OF The proclamation as a preIi.
minary TO the adjustment of The difIeren.
ces arising f'om the affair of The Chesa.
jPeakc. it is still necessary, however, Ell.
Their that the proclamation should be with
drawn, or its operation formally declared
TO be at an end but it will be sufhcen,
IT that Withdrawal or declaration is recor.
ded lstcording TO The arrangement which
Mr. adison professed himself ready 10
adopsfh the same instrument, or al the
same Hrne, with the terms of PREPARATION
which his majesty isnaw wiling TO offer.
The terms ef Preparation which MIR Rose
was authorised 10 propose, were in sub.
stance
Isl. A formal disavowal by his majesty
OF thSact OF admiral Berkeley: .
2diy. The restoration Of the men forci.
ply taken from on board the Chesapeake,
reseIvIng 10 his majesty the right of ella M .
ing in regular way from the American
government the discharge of such of The m
as might prove upon investigation 10 be
either natural born subjects of bis ma
Jes'y, or deserlers from his maies,y's ser.
vice:
SOY. a pecuhiary provision suitable to
their respective situations in life, for the
widows or orphans OF such men (not being
natural born subjects of his majesty or de !.
setterS drom his majesty's service) as
may eays been unfortunately killed on
board N1Chesapeaks.
La return tor these conce ssions, his ma
Jss'y required 49, lst, A disayowai on he
par, of the American government, Of the
detention by Commodore Barron of deser-
'ers from bis najesly's service. OF his
asnia' oil his having such persons on board
OF Inc ship under his command, and his
refusal to deliver them on command -
2dly, "A like disavowal of he outrapes com.
mi'ted on the persons or properly of his
msJesIy's subjects a, Norfolk, or elsewhere
10 CONSEQUENCES OF this affair; an engage.
ment was also to be required that the A..
mefIcan government should no, in future
coun'eDance any offs agents, civil or mill
ta..y' encouraging deseriion from his males.
ly's service.
IhIs last point being according 10 the
s'aiel<s9t in your No. AZ, to be provide
iof bya special ae Of Congress, it is no,
necessary to obtain any specific engage
ment or declaration respecting it and as
IL - ABOVE all hings desirable to simplify
as much as possible the conclusion Of an
arrangement which has been So long pen.
Ding as recurrence 10 The details OF the
affair Of he Chesapeake, Of the causes
which led 10 il, and of .hc discussions i'm.
media'ely arising out Of it, might lead TO
complicated and fuilIsSs controversy. his
majesty on his part would be conten ed a,
pfssen to wNTe any demand for re ,rospec
tive dIsaycWals on The pant of the govern.
ment OF the Uni;cd S,a.es, tina; govern.
ment Being on the Der hand con eplel
to receive back he men ioscibly taken Gu,
(, tal,s. Chesapeake as the single and sniff;