Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-24

altogether omitted; aud ,h-
coodiiiens expected by the United States
rom Great Britain are not distinctly ex-
blamed, it is propaf to state briefly the
general grounds which were considered
.,ere as forming proper basis for an adj.
llstment OF differences, If a corcilia;ory
disposition was found to exist on the par,
of the British government.
!. Reparation fer the attack on the
Chesapeake. The Presidents tr cIsms.
tioQ msrginS in the proposed non inter
course Aet, by which the public ships Of
both Great Britain and France would b.
excluded from the ports of the u. States,
the o,tensible obstacle to making the re.
Parasion, acknowledged to be due, sre-
moved.
2. Orders of Council. To be repealed
simply on the ground of the non. INFER.
course sef applying, in that event, exclu-
sively to France, soilong as her, DEGREES
violating the neutral rights of the u. :.
continued in force.
g. Impressment of seamen. To be en-.
tireiy abandoned, America agreeing TO sx-
clude form her navigation seamen not CHI.
zens OF the u. States, on the principle
contained in the instructions Of the 40. h
May 1907, to Mcssrss NJ onroe and Pink
neyr which, on account OF the rupture of
the nsediatlons, were not, in that respect
acted Spon.
T.. Colonial trade. The right to the
direct trade, viz that carried dire clIy from
he colonies to the bslIigerents in Europe,
10 be waved by the u. States: Provided
that the trade between the Uaised States
and the colonies. aud that in colonial ar.
ticles between the United States and O.
thcr countries was formally recognised,
according 10 the principles contained in
the same instructions.
s. Commercial relations. The parti.
al non Importation aSt of the u. States.
and the conway and other extra duties of
Great Britain 10 be repealed and general
~ every source ct collision arising from
thai species of commercial warfare to
cease byia mutual repeal of all disc,imi
mating duties. in conformity with The in.
struetions 10 Mrssrs Monroe and Pioknev
before mentioned The two nations tn
place essh other, in every other respect.
OH the footing oftLe most, favouraed ma.
ton.
On this last point, my observations were
generally and equally applying to both
countries. The systeGa of restrictions
which those of Great Britain had forced
the OHited States to adopt being equally
injurious to both. And Mr.. Erskine IS
mistaken in surprising that would have
preferred, AT first, measures of a more de.
cided nature 20 the Embargo.
/, MT. Erskine appears so far as can be
inferred from the correspondence now pub.
llshed, to have supposed that in order TO
induce his government, and to take into
consideration, those propositions, and to a..
dcPt conduct Consistent sw<th Just princi..
pies and with the great ard permanent
interests OF Great Britain, it was absolute
" necessary to dissipate the preiudices
they bad imbibed, And his efforts seem
accoratpgly 70 have been principally used
in trying 10 convince them of the sincere
disPositicn OF the members of the Ameri.
can administration to adjust the differen..
ces between the two countries. Knowing
the earnestness of his endeayours in pro'
noting that object, the difficulties he had
TO encounter in his attempts to induce the
BRUSH ministry to take a comprehepsiye
ana correct view Of the subject, and the
sanguine temper which he discovered
Throughout the whole transaction. I feel
no disposition 70 cayii at the general COL
oring OF the language ascribed either to O..
ther members OF tina administration or to
myself. But there is part of the despatch
40 which 4 cannot for moment acqui-
escc. -5.
From casual expressions imperfectly un-
derstood, and incorrectly stated, and from
what be calls "my manner and slight in.
sinnations," MIR. Ersklne infers thar
thought that the President (Air. Jeffereon3
had acted with Partially towards France,
and that bad attempted to contrast Mr..
MANSIONS sentiments in that respect with
those of the President.
That MIR. Erskine's object was to use
the change OF Presidency as an argument
TO induce the British ministry to alter
their measures towards America; and
that the opinions thus ascribed to me,
were his own, is sufficiently obvious from
the whole tenor Of his despatch. But the
infsfenceSas il relates to me is totally err
robeous and Mr.. Erskins must have
mHta Ssn my assent to the existence of
surpites of Partially in Mr.. Jefferson to
towardsFran for an acquiescence In the
truth Of them.
1 might with truth have spoken of MIR.
Madison, not as feeling aay particular ad :,
miration for the British constitution add
institutions, but as having neither bias or
enmity towards France or England. But
never could or did contrast his
sentiments in that respect, OF ascribe 70
him opinions on the subject Of our foreign