Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-15

SIR,
lad the honor to receive on Saturday
last (by Dr. Logan in the British Packet
YOUR letters Of the ooh Jan. ahd 10th Fee
bruarY.
/ have only time to add that 1 am to see
Lord Wellesley to morrow.
have, the honor to be,
With great consideration,
SIR,
Your most obrdient humble servant,
WIN. PINKNEY.
The Hon. Robert Smith, sc. sc.
Csby ofa letter from Gen armstrong to the
Duke of Cadere, dated Paris, 2lst fe6r"-
cry, 1910 c,,
,Th~ Minister Pleuipotentiary of the y.
States has tn honor to submit 10 his Elk
crllency tn Duke Of Cadorr the copy OF
letter this instant received from Bayonne
and begs from linn an explanation OF the
circums stances mentioned in It.
" The Ministerial dispatch under date
Of the 5th inst. is arrived at St. Sebastian,
BEARING an order for the immediate trans.
por,a,iDn, in small vessels, OF all the se9n.s-
tered American cargoes, to BAyonne, to %
nlaccd in the Custom. house there. lhls
news is public at ST.. Ssbastians but what
as not 81 as yet. is, that the same order says
1st That these cargoes are to be sent
to Bavonne, whether the commodities OF
which they are composed may have come
from English commerce or from the pro-
dure ofthe soil ofthr United States.
=. sdlv. That they should be sent to the
Custom house of that place to be sold thrte.
The Mia:ster PleniPoten'lA-y offers to
His Excellency the assurances OF his high
consideration
(Signed) JOHN ARMSTRONG.
General Armstrong to Mr., Smith.
Paris, 18Th Fc6. 1910.
SIR,
Iwrotr few lines TO you yesterday an
nouncing the receipt and transmission OF a
COPY of the Dske Of Cadore's note to me OF
the 14th inst. $50.
Aft,rmuch serious reflection have tho's
il best to forbcar all no,icr al present OF the
errors. az we'll of fact as OF argument, which
NAV be found in the introductory part OF
that !note to take the minister at h's word +;
TO enter at once upon the proposed negocia-
ton. and, for this purpose, to otter to him
a proisc. for renewing the convention OF
1900. &c.,.
This mode will have the advantage oftry-
ing the sincerity of the over'urs made by
him & peehaps Of drawing from ri n the pre-.
else term. on which his master will accom-
oda,s. If these b. such as we ought 70 ac-
cspt, we shall have Treaty, in which nei-
Their our rights nor our wrongs Will oe tor
gotten; If otherwise, there Will BE- enough,
both Of time and occasion. TO do justice to
their policy and our own, by a Tree examin'
alton Of each.
have the honor to be, Sir,
with very great respect
Your mos, ohedisnI and
very humblr servant,
,(siracd) JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Hon Robert Smith.
Ex.rse. Of a letter to the same from Me
same.
&" 10Th Of March. l have at length re.
eeived u vsrbal message in answer 70 my
note Of the 2in ul, I. was from The Nj.
ni..sr OF foreign relations. and IN the follow.
Inc words 1" His Majesty has decided 10
eel The American property seized In Spain,
bu. .hs money arising .hrrsir"m shall 70.
main Ia depot" This message has given
occasion to letter from ne marked No. ..
No. ..
Fayis, March 10, 1910.
Sir, I had yesterday the honor OF receive
linz verbal message from your exsel!eney,
eating; tms, " his mJssT bad dssidsd'