Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-10

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were at frs. understood to oe, ! was "o'
instructed "a renew to you those proif''ns'
mr. r. prcss upon your acceptance an ar
r,norment which had been so recently "e,
elined. especially an the arranye'ns"sl'serf
:.I.o,,,os les, important, and the terms OF
!, less applicable 10 the state OF things no"
:. In this s.n,ence, as real it, there is
sufficient negative to the statement OF our
.erret,ry. The proposals with the three
eondi,ious were made originally, Mr.. JACK
son saws; heransr they were suppose" ac-
ceptable to our government but az .n's was
discovered to be founded IN m'staST, ~
was instructed not TO renew them' Doss
this look ike an adherence to the :. three
conditions" s.rt. basis of a treaty! but
Mr.. Jackson is still more explicit ne was
not only instructed not to renew those pro-
no,als. but he was even directed not t"
press upon this government the acceptance
of an arrangement which it had defined
And vet, si, in contradiction 10 this state
ment il is insisted that though Mr.. Jackson
was not instructed to renew the proposal OF
press its acceptance, yet he was bound not
to form treaty which did not embrace the
three conditions. lis this fair deduction !
But in the latter part # the same letter, as
if fearful that he might still be misappre-
pr. hcnded, Mr.. Jackson goes on to say:
such, sir, are the grounds on which It
has appeared to his majesty to be unnecas'
sary to command me to propose to the go
vernment of the United States any formal
agreement to be substituted for that which
his majesty ha. been under the necessity OF
dsavowing but am directed to receive
and discuss with you any proposal which
you may be authorised to make to me ON
this head.
AS no disposition has hitherto been
shewn on your part to make any such pro-
posal, it has been impossible for me to state
by anticipation (nor was instructed so to
do) what might be the answer, that should
eventually think it my duty to return TO
you consequently could not have made
with that view the statement contained in
the 4th section of your letter, and the three
subdivisions oft. Such statement would
have been obviously Inconsistent with the
former part of my overture, which you very
correctly record in the I'd section, viz that
was not instructed to make u you anv
proposal whatever upon this subject.
must necessarily reserve, unit! | hear from
you, what proposals it may BE- deemed pro.
per to make OH the part Of the y. Stats, 10
state in how far they do or do not accord
with the instructions, which it has PLEASED
his majesty to give me for my guidance in
this negotiation.
"Iw,Il only add, sir, 10 conclusion of
this letter, that his majesty is very sincere.
~ DESTROYS OF maintaining perfect and cor.
dial understanding with the u. States, and
OF bringing to complete and satisfactory
adjustment Of the points Of d.ff.ren:e ,ha,
have arisen between the two governments ;
and that sgreeing a. I do with you, most
heartily as to the intereat which both ma.
lions have in fostering mutual and solid
friendship and cordiality, no Zeal Or exsr-
lions shall be waiting on my part to Garry
into eject his majrs.y's commands irr this
most salutary purpose"
Now, sir, how is this received BY our 80.
vernment! Are they satisfied with this
correction Of their statement, and do they
proceed to specify their terms? L.. Mr..
Smith answer. In his letter OF the 10Th of
Oct. he speaks thus:
"On the subject of the orders in council,
the President perceives with sentiments of
deep regret, that your instruction, contem-
plate, neither an explanation Of the refusal
OF your government to fulfil the arrange.
ment OF that branch of the existing differ.
enees, nor the substitution of any other plan
OF adjustment, nor any authority to conclaae
any arrangement on that subject but mere.
~ to receive and discus. proposals, that
mignt be made to you on the pant Of the
y. States; and these, it appears, mu., in.
clude stipulation on the part of the U. S.
to rellnquish the trade with the enemies CO.
!on'es, even in branches not hitherto inter.
ruP'ed by British orders for capture, and
a,so sanction to the enforcing Of snsacs of
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