Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-02


commerce. and neutral rights ofthe u,
States, except such parts as may, in his
Judgment, require secrecy; and also
20 communicate to the same House
such information as he may have re-
<eived touching the forgery of papers
rIurPorting to be those of American
vessels, the Secretary of State has the
honor oflaying before the President
the following papers, viz.
1st. Extract Of letter from Mr..
Smith, Secretary of State, to General
Armstrong, Minister Pleripotentiary
of the U. S. at Paris, dated March
18th, 1909.
I'd. Copy Of note from Gen. Arm
strong to Count G hampagny, Minister
of exterior relations 1t Paris, dated
goth April, 1909.
Sd. Extract of letter from Mr..
Smith to Mr.. Pinkney, Minister PIE
nipotenyiary of the u. S. at London,
dated March 25rh, 1909.
4rh. Extraets of a letter from Mr..
Pinkney TO Mr.. Smith, dated May L,
1869.
A. Extracts Of letter from John M.
Forbes, consul Of the United States
ct Hamburg, to Mr.. Madison, Secre-
tary of STATE, dated 18th November,
1lo7.
b. Extracts of letter from Mr..
Lee, commercial agent of the u. S. at
Bordeaux, to the same, dated Nov. 1 |,
1903. s.a !.
C. Copy of letter from Mr.. Hack )
ley, consm Of the United States at St.
Lucar, 10 Mr.. Smith, dated Cadiz, Esd
Mareh, 1909.
u. Sundry original documents be-
longinS4o, and concerning the ship
Aurora Of New York. 81
Z. Extract of aletter from Mr. Har-
Iis, consul of the United States at St.
Petersburg, to MIR Smith, dated 25th
October, 1909, covering certain pa
Pers belonging to the snip called the
&c orgia, OF New York.
+. Extracts OF letter from John NJ.
Forbes, dated November z, 1909, to
MIR Smith, covering the forged sea
letter of the,ship Arso, Of Boston, da-
, ted August 2ist, 1909, also letter of
axe same date, signed Stephen Higgin-
sen and company, to captain WiIliam
Kempton.
@. Extract of a letter from William
kirkpatrick, consul OF the u. States
~ Malaga, 10 Mr. Smith. dated Nov.
- ), -Iso9.
Il pay be proper moreover to state,
.thaH vafous other communications
/. have been received at this depsrrment
{ from the agents OF the United Sta<es
: In foreign countries, which mention
that the Pracuce prevails of forging
American ships papers & docuneats i
but as they do not afford any details,
they aae not Included in this report,
which is respectfully submitted.
Il. SMITH.
Z Extract of le.ter from the Secretary
of State to gen. Armstrong, minis
ter plenipotentiary of the u. States
at Paris, dated
Y DEPARTMENT UPSTATE,
March 1 5, 1902.
{" The proceedings of Congress al,
their late session. combined with the
ExecAtiye communications afford,
i6g, &s they DO, additional proofs of the
pacilN disposition of this government,
and of It's strict observance OF whate-
yer the Laws of neutrality require, you
viii not fail to avail yourself Of the Just
arguments thence dedocible in urging
the equitable claims OF the -United
States. The [, 2, 3, 4, II and 18th
ssseeioGs' OF the act interdicting ourI
commercial Intercourse With Grea,
Britain end Fragce, vii, in hat view
claim your attentios, and especially
the 1lth section authorizing The
sExecntiv= to renew our con. Dlerce
WITH Inc nation Withdrawing the ope.
ration Of its Illegal edic S. And YOU
viii be eare f.sl 70 let il be understoodI
tA~t the authority thus vested, will, OF
course, be exercised,in the event stat.
ed in the law" 4
Gehsr.l Armstrong to Count Cham
pagry. /.
RARIs, 29th April, 1909.
{" the undersigr ed, minister pIeni-
potenua1y ofthe United States, has the
honor of nreeentiuey 10 his exellencX