Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-21

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zion he sathe conditions which new appear
10 ,he pressns document that he wss' die.
bossa 20 urge them rasrs than the nature OF
i've Of them (bo.h pslpably inadmissible.,
and one more ,hsn merely inadmissiblt
] sould pe,mi. end that 90 finding bic fret
prcposal unsuccessful, the more reasonable
terms, comprised In the arrangement. re.
spesting the oidets in council. were adopt.
ed. And what 10 there In this TO- etunts'
nance che. eonelusion YOU have drawn in To-
vor Of his Britannia majesty 10 disavow the
proceeding IL any thing more common
in public negotiations, tnsn 10 brgin with q
higher demand, and that failing, 10 de-
scrnd to a lower To have, it not i've
sets vi instructors, two, or more than two
grades of prop ositiors in the ssrns set OF
Instructions to begin with what 10 the
most desirable, md to end with VIVA: is
found 70 be admissible, in case the more
desirable should not be attainabls /! his
must be 0bSioas 10 every snder'tandln 8,
and is confirmed by universal expesienee.
What are the real and ,fn,ire instrue-
lions given to yourpredecsssor, is . ques'
ton essentially between bim and his 60
yernment. That he had, or st least that
be believed he had, sufficient authority 10
conclude the arrangement, his formal as
surances during our discussions were such
a. to leave no roon tor doubt. His subse'
qsent letter Of the 18th Of June, rene wing
his assurance to me, that the terms OF The
agreement 50 happily concluded BY the re
cent negotiation will be strictly fulfilled On
the part of his majesty is an evident 'nd'-
cation of what his persuasion then was as
to his instructions. Ard with view to
shew what his impressions have been even
since the disavowal, I must take the liber-
tv of referring you to the annexed extracts
(see c. from his cficial letters ofthe a1st
of July aud of the 14Ih of August.
" The declaration that the despatch from
Mr.. Canning to Mr.. Erskine Of the Esd
of Jan. is the only despatch by which the
conditions were prescribed to Mr.. Ersklne
for the conclusion of an arrangement on
the matter to which it relates, is now tor
the 6rst time made to this government. And
l need hardly add that, ii that despa,'h had
been communicated a. the time Of the ar
rangemtnt, or If it had been Lnown thar
the propositions contained in it, snd which
were at first presented by Mr.. Ersk!ne,
were The only onss on which be was auIho.
tised to make an arrange nept. the ar
rSugement would not have been made" 2
lsuppose, my lord, thar it was impossi
bic to disclaim Tor the American govern.
ment, in more precise and intsllisbI. lam
guase than is found in this quotation, ali
knowledge of Mr.. Erskine's instructions
incompatible with sinesrs, honorable ard
justi6abls belief that hs was, as he probes
sd 70 be, fully authorised 70 make the a.
gresment in which he undertook &C. pledge
the faith Of his majtstys goverumen,.---
Yet in Mr.. Jackson's next letter (of the
2sd Of Oct.) to NJ. Sni.k, he Gays" ]
have therefore no hesitation in informing
you that his majesty was pleased to disa-
vow the agresm,nt, concluded between
you and Mr.. Erskine, because j, was IN ri.
citation q that gensieman's Instructions, ard
altogether without authority to subscribe to
the terms Oft. These instrucsiens I now
understand by your letter, as we'll as from
the obvious deductions which took the Ii.
bersy efmaking in mine of the 11.h inst
were az the time in substance made known
to you. No stronger illustration therefore
can be given of the deviation from them
which occurred than by reference to the
terms Of your agreement" . 49,.
Your lordship will allow me to take for
granted that this passage cannot be mis-.
understood. lis direct and evident .tendrn-
cy 10 to fasten upon the government of shs
United States ap imputation most. injuri.
Gus to Its honor and veracity. The charge
that it had all along heen substantially sp-
priced, however it might affect to be ig-
norant, of the Instructions which Mr.. Er.
skine's arrangement wss said to have VIC.
lated, had before been insinuated; bur it is
here openly made, in reply too to a paper,
in which the contrary is formally declared
by the official organ Of the American So
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