Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-31
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myself TO the consequences of the
measures about to be adopted In
Congress, affecting his naajesty's inter-.
est"
The publication Of these letters
might shed strong fight, even on Turk
ing treason.
Further
Mr.. Erskine, in his letter to Mr..
Canning, of the 18th of April 1909,
says
81 had the honor Of receiving your
dispatches Nos. 1, 2, s, 4 and S, of the
Esd of January, aud yours separate of
the I'd of February with its several In,
closures, which were delivered to me.
on the 9TH (ApriI) by Mr.. Oakley"
'f'he four first letters sply are publish
ed IN the papers printed by order OF
Parliament and No. OF January
%, and that of February Cd, with its
enclosures, altogether omitted. When
it is recollected that these were the
original instructions, on which Mr..
Erskine made his arrangement with
this country, there must have existed
very important reasons for the sup
pressions aud is it not extremely pro-
bable that their publication would
give an entirely new color to the whole
affair?
The following are the letters, in the
coll eetion laid, before pariiament, that
do not appear to have been heretofore
published in this country:
No. 8.
Dispatch from Mr.. Secretary Canning
to the Hon. David Erskine, dated
Foreign Office, Esd Ian. 1909.
SIR,
In addition to what have sta
ted in my preceding dispatch of this
date, l think it right TO assure vos,,
that the intention of sending a. minis-
ter to America, as therein announc ed
for the purpose OF concluding treaty
with the u. States, has not arisen from
any doubt of your executing the com
mission, if it had been entrusted to
you, with zeal, and with ability; but
lis presumed, that after the long sus-
pension Of friendly int recourse with
the u. S. fniniater sefirrfISf his SIN
gle and special patpose, and fully APP
prised of all the sentiments on this
subject, Of the soveTnment by which
ne is employed $o1ld have better
prospect of removing any difficulties
which might oecur, than if the Nego-
oiation were to re conducted by the re.
Adent minister.
I am. &c.
GEO. CANNING.
No. 6.
Dispatch from Mr.. Secretary Canning
|. to the Hon. David Erskine, dated
Foreign Once, 23d May, 1909.
Sir,
I proceed in this dispatch to
point out to YOU those dcviations from
i,he instructions conveyed To- you IN
my dispatch No. 3 winch you have
unfortunately thought Yourself at Ii
berry TO adopt, aud of when have
to express to you his mAJesty's entire
isaFprobation.
| do not dwell upon the singular anc
offensive step takenby the American
government in publishing the whole o
the correspondence which hid taker
place between you and the Amer,
ican Secretary of State; because MS
majest, is willing to believe that yor
cannot have been party TO this pub
LEGATION: his majesty conceives it i'm
possible that you should have giver
your consent to such proceeding, es
Pecially In respect to transaction
which you profess yourself to consider
as merely conditional" But as tht
publication appears to have takeBplac
on the 10Th of April, the day OF The
date of your dispatches, it seems diff.
dcult to understand how il happens tina
your dispatches should not conraIr
any notification of your intention tC
demonstrate against proceeding Sc
Extraordinary, as that of the pubiica
ton of the correspondence of min
ster without his concurrence anC
previously to his transmission of it t
MS Court.
/ am, in the first place, to obsery,
4 20 YOU thar the instructions which