Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-05-28

.s.r.f. .hs. .h,f, c'nfsTcrces, necefAriy
r.t,.. u nifc uic1ptinn a7l waht of pre-
..,;ar. were not likely 10 lead to any prac-
tcal concluhor.
accordingly, on the 9Th Of October, Mr..
c., addrthsd 4 letter to Mr.. Jackfon,
.arhirb after fafiug the comfe proceed
;.y,, hich the American government had
t,ooolrd itfelf entitled to expect from
nm with regard 10 the rejected arrange
80, r. the matters embraced by il, & af-
- rrcapitulatinE what Mr.. Smith believed
- have paf1cd in their recent Interviews
o,,,;ve 70 thofe fubjee Cts. he minated
.h,t i was thought eXpedieRt that their
sar,her difcuflions, on that PARTICULAR oc-
c,(,oo. ihould be in writing,
~. H,ys flo4vs a minute yevirrO oftGe C,--
-. bstzDesu Mr.. Jaekjoa and Mr.. Srrtb,
e.,eluaiag zraG ne Joiiosoi1g rer7a,ks On Mr.. is
Circular lsfter'
The other communications (of which
,be fubnance was foon afterwards publiih-
"A 70 the American people, in the form
nfa circular letter from Mr.. Jackfon to
,be pritiih Confuls in the United States)
Gems to have been intended as jpyfifca-
,;oy IF bis conduct in that part of his cor
,stnondence, which had given umbrage to
he American government. This paper
hearine date the 18TH Of Now is not We
~ explicit bur it would appear to be
celebrated 10 give rather new form to
The fatement, which Mr.. Jackfon had fuf-
frrea the government of the United States
70 view III another light, until it bad no
choice but TO act upon the obvious and
natural Interpretation Of them lanetioned
BY hinict.
It vas never objected to Mr.. JackGon
fas this paper focms to fuggeh) that he
had ffatcd, that the three proportions. in
MIR. Erikine's original inftruGions, were
Tnbmitted to MI Smith by that gentleman !;
ar that he had fated il as made known
10 him by Mr. Canning, that the infruc-
lions 90 Mr.. Eriklne, containing thofe
three conditions, was the only one from
which his authority was derived for the
conclulion of an arrangement on the mat
ter 10 which il related.
The objection was that he had afcribed
10 the American government knowledge
that the proportions, iubmitted TO its con-
liberation by Mr.. Erfkine, were indiipenfa-
bic conditions and that he did 70, even
after that knowledge had been diftinctiy
difclaimed, and be had been made to per-
ceive that repetition Of the allegation
could not be fufered. willingly leave
your Lordihip to Judge whether Mr.. Jack
fon's correspondence will bear any other
contraction than it in fa6t received and
whether, fuppoling it TO have been erro-
ueoully continued, his letter of the 4th Of
Nov. lhould not have corrected the mif-
take, inflead Of confirming and ettablIih-
ing it.
AS an explanation, this paper was even
worse than nothing. 1t had not the appear
ance Of an attempt to rectify misapprehen-
sion. 1t sought 10 put the American gov
eminent in the wrong, by asserting that
what had given so much umbrage ought
not 70 have given any. 1t imported re-
y proach, rather than explanation. 1t kept
out Of sight the real offence, and, introduce
ing 4 new and insufficient one in its place,
seemed 10 disclose no other wish than TO
withdraw from the government Of the u.
States the ground upon which IT had pro-
ceeded Its apparent purpose, in word,
was to fix charge OF injustice upon the
past, not to produce beneficial effect upon
tie the future. In this view, and IN this
only, II was perfectly consistent that it
should announce MIR. Jackson's determine
ton 10 retire 70 N. York.
The time when this paper was presented
will not have escaped your Loldship's 90
sefyations. 1t followed the demand, al
- -vl Ayr-~E f.
Jackson, his family and tile gentlemen at
tached 10 his mission !" demand which
cannot be regarded, especially If we look 70
the Inducements 10 which il was referred,
Al either conciliatory or respectful. II fol-
lowed, too, the ietler Of tile 4rh OF NOyem-
Der, which, had explanation been intended,
ought undoubtedly % have contained il,
buq which, in lieu If it, contained fresh
1Ruter Of proyocation. Ill was itself follow
al Nv the publication Of its own substance
in another grab. On the very day Of Us
date, wien Mr. JscE son, if lie meant it as
an explanation, could net be justified in
concluding that il would not be satisfactory,
ii was moulded by him into the circular adj
dress 10 which have befure alluded and
immediate steps appear 10 have been taken
to give to X, in that shape, the utmost
: publicity nave no wish, my Lord, 70
make any strong remarks upon that pro-
ceedmg. 1t will be admitted that was a
great irregularity and that, Il Mr.. Jackson
had been particularly ANXIOUS 10 close ev-
cry avenue to ncltiatiOn between the
American government and himself, he
could not have fallen upon better eXPeti-
ent.
have now only TO add, my Lord, the
expressions of my own most ardent wish
that, out Of the incident which has produ-
ced this lettec, an occasion may be made
to arise. which imDrOyed a. II ought 10 be,