The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-27
General Aynss.rosg to couat cAameagny.

oil the United States, has the honor of presenting
to ms excelleucy the minister of exterior relati
ons, the enclosed copy Of a law recently passed
by the Legislature OF the Union.
fhis law, AS may be seen by the several pro-
VISIONS OF 1t, has been forced upon them by die
extraordinary circumstances OF the times, and is
TO be regarded an act OF precautlon, tsken with
the view only ct protecting their own property
and rights, and OF once more appealing to the
interest and justice of those vino would disturb
or destroy them.
" Your cXcel!ency may be assured, that as no.
Ting has gwen more disquietude To the United
States than the necessity which has impelled
them to the adoption Of this measure, so nothing
Will give them more satisfaction than to see that
necessity cease. 1t is in the spirit and sincerity
of this declaration, that the undersigned is in.
structed to add, that any Interpretation OF the I'm
perial DEGREES OF the twenty. first of November
1906, and seventeenth of December, 1907, WIN .h
shall have the effect of leaving unimpaired the
maritime rights of the Union, will be instantane.
ousiy followed by revocation Of the present
ACT, and re establishment of the ordinary com
mercial intercourse between the two countries
offer 10 your c%cehcncJ, &c. &c.
(Signed) JOHN ARMSTRONG.
" Has e%ee!Iency Count Chamibagny."
Extracf Of a letter. from tie .Seyetary Of State In
William, Pnnkney, Esq minister oleniboteatiary
n fhe OHitea States az London, aatea Deoayt
nIeTt Of stare, Nuch ID, 1909.
" TIE proceedings of Congress ut their late
session combined with the Executive communica-
tons atfodinG they do, additional proofs of the
pacific disposition of this government and of its
strict observance OF whatever the laws Of neu-
traty require, you will not fail To- avail Yourself
oi the Just arguments thence deducible in urg-
'ng the equitable claims of the United States
The lst, Dad, 3rd, 4th, llth and 18th sections OF
The act Intcrdctng our commercial intercourse
with Great Britain aad france, will in that view
CLAIM your attention, and especially the eleventh,
section, suthorisn6 the Executive TO renew our
commerce with the nation withdra wing the ope-
ration OF its Illegal edicts. And you will be care
tul to let it be understood that the authority thus
vested, will ofcourse be exercised in the event
stated IN the law"
Extracts from n imey Of M. Pinfney, minister
Parliamentary Of the United States, at London,
TO Mr.. Smith, secretary Of state, ddfed
"LoNDoN, May /, 1902
upon receipt Of your letter OF the 18th Of
March, it became my obvious duty to ask con
ference with Mr.. Canning. Ii took place accord.
Ingly on MONDAY the 1 I'll Of Npril."
" w TN view 90 do justice To- the character
and tendency of the law of the first of March, |
called the attention Of ntr. Canning in a plrticu.
lar manner TO the 1ith section, which provides
Tor the renewal Of commercial intercourse with
the power rcy0king or 50 modifying It's cdicts as
nerce of the United States and in obedience To-
my instructions assured him that the authority
vested ~ Tie President to proclaim such revoca-