Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-05
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accompanying the Presidents message
10 me Hos;Ss Of REPRESENTATIVES o..
III. the 1871 uLf.
(Coptiuued.)
No. S.
Mr. Pinkney to Lord Wellesley.
GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE,
10Th Dee. 1910.
My LORD,
In compliance with n re.
quess contained IN yoar note Of the
oh inst. proceed to recapitulate in
this letter (wiihp some Variations now.
evct) the statements and remarks
which had the honor 70 make IN our
eohiefence OF the sta respecting the
revocaiion Of the French DEGREES, as
connected with change of system
htrs or the subject of neutral rights.
Ycer Lordship need not be r,,la thar
J. should have beer happy to ol-r at a
much earlier moment every exnlans.
lion in M power on matters OF such
high concern to the rights ans com.
merre o my country aud thea S,Gsure
character Gifts foreign relations, If |
had beer made 20 understand thar ex.
pisnation.yas desired.
My written communications Of An
gust AVID November were coacis.. but
they were not iut-nded 20 Be insufficient.
They furnished evidence which t.1o't
conclusive, and abs.ained from laber-
ed commentary beeapsrI deemed il
superfuoas. I had taken up an OBI !.
nion which abandoned relSctanily &
late, !tatthe British governmsus " Guild
be. eager to follow TIE example Of
France in recalling, as it had profess
set. 20 do in promulgating, that extra
ordIuaryssystem of maritime aunos. :
aacs, ~hieh ~ 1907 presented TO neu-
tral tFadc IN alatost all its directions
fhe hopeless Alternative cf inactivity
or corliscation which considered il
rs q suhjsct to be Regulated, Xix the
trade OF The United Kingdoias, by the
statutes OF The British Parliament /:
and undertook to bend and fashion il
bY every variety Of expeditns to ali
th" purposes and even the caprices oi
G-e&; Britain. had no idea that the
rempsn' Of thst system, productive of
no cont-iveabie advantage to England
ant; deseryedly odious, Tor its theory
anG destructive effects TO others, could
suTyive the public declaration OF
France that the cdicts of Berlin and
Milan were revoked. Instructed az
length, however, by your Lordsbip's
confined silence, and alarmed for the
property Ct my fellow citizens, nov
more than ever exposed, BY an erro-
nj; u confidence, to the rninous ope-
ration of the British orders, 1 war
preparing TO support my general re-
presentations byfletailed remonstrance.
when I received the honor of your
note OF the 18th inst. In the conference
winch ensued 1 troubled your Lord
strip with verbal communication, OF
which the followipgis nearly the sub
sjauce.
the doubts which appear to stand
IN the way Of the reca of the British
ordeys IN council runder which denom.
NATION l include certain orders Of
blockade of a kindred principle and
sp1ritl must refer to the manner, or
the terms, or the practical effect
al the aliedged repeal of the DEGREES
Of France.
. That the manner Of the proceeding
Is satisfactory to the British govern.
nent cannot be questioned since il
= s precisely hat in which its own uu-
mtfous orders Tor estsbiishing, modi-
tymgor removing bloekadcs ard other
maritime distractions are usually pro-
claimed to neutral states aud mer.
ch1ots.
The French repeal was ofFiciauy
notiised on the SIN Of Angus to "a,
r"i''s,er Pleuipoierdary OF sac United
states at faris by ,he french minister