Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-01


this course, shall lui6l tie wishes OF The
President, and lean assure you, with great
truth, that shall consult by 1t nay own IN
clinations,
(COPY.)
| Mr Pinkuey to Mr. Smith,.
] LONDON, Nov. II, 1910.
SIR,
! have fraliy determined not TO mon.
} tion to- L. rd Wellesley (as had thought of
! doing) the sobiect OF q plenipoteDtary Sue
cessor to Mr. Jackson. think, upon re.
fection, (and sii-,ti act accordingly thst
ought. aztec what has passed, to leave him
! without further enquiry or notice, on my
part to shape his course upon it and that,
it IN appointment should not be made a.
soon as the kings heath (Which wculd
seem to be rpprovngj will pcrmit, I ongh!
| a, once to send in an off ciai note annoanc-
| ing my resolution 70 return TO meriSa,
| and to leave some suitable person as clIarge
dafaires.
Nay letter oc the 22d of July informed
you thar after Lord WcleSicy's written as
sar&nce Of the s9i Of thar month (wh oh
WAS in c'.7ioTss ity. as lar as 1t went with
ms a.surhuces N conversstion) "that it was
| his Intceuou Immediately to recolnmead
The appointment cf an ct 'Jy extraordinary
end min er plenipoteniiary from the king
to the United States ! Gid net think my.
! self authorised to take the step which the
instructions contained In yaur lett L of the
! Esd IF May, in Certain circumstances, pre-.
scribsd.
! MY op mon was, that whether the pros.
pccf, which then existed, OF bringing to
CO c,usion the affair of the Che peakc,
were taken ,nto the account or not, 1T was
nay obvious duty to remain at my post,
| Y.
ing, until It should incOntes,abiy appear,
mat those assurances were not to be relied
upon.
Before sufficient time had elapsed TO
warrant so harsh conclusion, received
from Lord Wellesley, or the 23th OF Au.
gust, a imrth e casual iniimation (rep rted
/ o. you in my letter Of the 2eth of the same
| nrotb) that the recommendation of a mi
mister weuid, as h believed, be made in the
course of that week or the next
In the mean time, the repeal, by the go
vernment of france, of the Berlin and Mi
Ian dtcrees, had produced posture Of af.
iairs, which, what yer might be Lord Wei.
lesiey's orgetiulness of his own dec,arati
ons, or the inattention of his government
to what he might advise in Consequence OF
them, rendered my stay in England for
two or three months longer iDdiS ..eaSa ble.
In fine, TIE effect OF that consIdc ration
had not ceased when the illness OF tie king
IN de it Impossible that should depart.
Upon the kipg'srecovery, l shall have e.
lvsry mcivc ter bringing this matter to an
issue, and none for the least hesitation or
lrvAerveppon il. Several months ~ have
been allowed for the performance of an act
which might have been completed in as
many weeks.
shall have do1e every thing in my pow
er on the shGJecs connected with the re.
vocation at sns fTench edlc,s. And thx
British government wall be IN a situation
% admit ot such proceedings On ITS own
part and on mine as the oceasica viii re.
qu re.
From Lord WeiIesley's animation TO
me on the 26th OF August, fmentioped q
bove) it IS per ,c1y clear, that he had not
theG executed tie intention, SO positively
anaou esd IN nis note of the aga of ju,y.
FIVE OF SIX weeks hsd passed, and tli /
which re had CON saia and wcitten ne
meant 10 do IN ncdisieiy, he was no. vet
sure mat he meant TO 90 wl.hn another
fortnight. The Pr. sumption seots.-, % ver
;heIess 10 be quite unnatural, 'ta1 ord
Welie,ley continued, N 10 tbe Commence.
mtBt OF the kings maiaaY, 10 be arkl gent
Of q pledge, which he chose 70 rss., no,
merely ou MS official but his gefeonai cha
racter--a picGee, or VIII CHI ne kntsy i could
nei .ngr question ti'c -uthc ercy nor druDt
he sincerity, ans ny "hich, as ne also
knew, my cnndact on remedy deica,e
point at duty was wholly detepn,usd
On toe o, her hantl, # Lore Wellesley has
been mindful Of tIs pied e, and las recon
pended munster 10 Compliance with il,
nov has i II, opened (hc~ can AZ have asp
prnedJ ;hat ms recommendation hss NOT
been oiioS ed by an appointments
La me in.ust OF all tins doubt, which Lord
Wellesley mgnt dlss,pa,e # he pleased,
y az explanA1;on apparently necessary for
hIs own SAKE, tIe,e IS, as Densve, nc un-
ceriany Us to the Course VII CT, ia tile
actuai state ot my instructions Cor Oh the
score OF 1cnersl propriety) Gus ht to pur.
s,,t especial y as must infer from your
silence slUce tEe arrival OF Mr. Moritr Al
Wash,nt ton (f ! nAd no other reason ioI
tii Il initrence) that no sucb communicate.
On was msdt, enhtr by OF through that
acntlenab to you, IS ought IN the judg.
lnent OF The Pr.s.dcrt 20 nave any unu.
eace upon ny tonduc. Oh this occasion
have the honor 10 Jc, &c.
(S.Gned)
WIN PINKNEY.