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Nr. Piskasy 70 Gen. Armstrong.
Londoa, September Sd, 1Sio'

received yeStEtodJ t'oiti ~ - -
lev. AN answer dated the SYST OF last mon'h'
10 my note Of tbs 25th, in which comHia-
niicatsd TO him ths purpors Of yoar lst's;r y. g
me Of the 9th, respecting the brt' ~ aaa !
Milan DEGREES and hasten to,Pnt }ou N IN /
possession (by a special messenger es
copy of each OF those papers, 70 DC ussa
according TO your discretion.
II is extremely desirable that should
have, without loss OF time, the bensht q
such reflections upon this answtr as you
may be elisposed to favor me with, ana OF
such information, calculated 10 regulate:
my course with regard 10 1t, as your local
position may enable you to furnish.
Your letters of the 9Th and 9TH ultlmo,
concur in representing, (with perfect pro-
priety, think that the revocation OF the
Berlin and Milan drcrres is to take effect
a6solu,eiy after the first OF November and
have SO pu, il to the British government
You will let me know if any error (Which
do not in the least suspect) has been dis
covered in this representation, or Il 1t IS
necessary that the subject should be brot
before this government in any other tom
than that winch, looking TO your represent
ta,i,n, have chosen.
You will perceive that the pledge con-
tanned in lord Wcllesley's answer, is refer
red to-. the period when the repeal of the
French edicts shall have actually taken eff.
feet, and The commerce OF neutral nations
shall have been restored to the condition in
III al II, ii
is nothing rquivocal in these last xpres.
sions, the plsdgc is, presume sulfieient
for the present, If the recall of the French
DEGREES DOES not depend on condition
precedent as some have supposed. If, on
the Other hand it is understood, that before
before the 1st or second OF November, g.
Britain must revoke her orders in council,
SO that the orders shall cease 10 operate at
the same moment with the decre,s or if
i. is understood tina; the British blocAades,
Ia which France ohjvcts, Chat OF NJ ~,
1906 Tor example, mus, be recalled or dc
clared not To DC in force, before the same
period then undoubtedly the pledge is no.
thing. If the pledge is sufficient we have
only TO let the matter rest until November.
If it is insufficient cannot he too soon
employed in taking new couree. | ought
10 mention however, that am now ptepar.
ing note to lord Well sley TO be present.
cd ia few days concerning p8g Re ,h hb ass
us .-.4rs1 ,hr revocation oi the DEGREES
OF France depends upon these blockades
being put oct of the way or not. &
Begging you to let me hear from you. as
soon as convenient, | am sir. with great re-
spect and consideration, your most obcdient
humble servant.
(SigneL
WIN. PINKNEY.
Mr.. PINxNEy TO Mr.. SMITH.
London, sept. 4tA, 1910.
SIR,
| have juss received your letters by
lieut.. Spence. Their date. are as follows:
17,i July, 1910; 5,h July Original and
duplica,e); I'd July. Original and dupli-
cate sy,h June Original and duplica,e);
1eth June duplicate, the original had been
received brfore); 18th June (duplicate,
the original had already BEEN received.
have only tine 10 add, that the repeal
OF the French DEGREES Gas communicated to
me by general Armstrong; and the reply OF
lord Wellesley, of the sist uitimo, to my
communication on tia, subject, do not APP
pear 70 me to take away the necessity Of
executing the instructions contained in your
letters of the Cd and 5th of July relative 20
the British blockades, although they may
affect the manner OF executing those instruc-
tions. The note which intend TO present
ON this occasion, will he ready in day or
two. and shall be sent IN immediately.