The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-22
mo. 81.
mr.. Pinkney TO Lord Wellesley.
GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE.
November 8, 1910.

November 8, 1910.
| In my note of the 25th of AuS
gust. had the honor to state to your lord
ship, that had received from the minister
pien'potentiary OF the u. States. at Paris, Il
| en-, dated the of that mon h, in &.hich
he mi rmed me, that he had received from
me French government written and offici-
al n tee, that 1t had revoked the DEGREES
OF Berlin and Milan, and that, after the first
OF November, those DEGREES would cease 70
nave any effect (; andl expressed my conf
dcnce, that the revocation Of the British
riders IN Council, OF January and November.
1907, and April 1909, and of all Other.
orders, dependent upon, analogous to, or
Id execution OF them. would follow of course.
You: lordship's reply, of the 3lst 1T Au-
gust 10 that note, repeated declaration OF
the British minister in America. made. as
it appears, to the government OF the United
States, IN Feb uart, 1903, of Z" His Ma,
|Jesty S earnest desire to see the commerce
OF the world restored Ia that freedom which
IS Necessary FOR is prosperity, and his yea
diness to abandon the system which had
oeen forced upon him, whenever the enc
my should retract The principles which had
rendered IL necessary" and added an off,
cial assurance, that, whenever the repeal
OF the French DEGREES should have &C uallv
taken effect, and the commerce of neutral
nations should have been restored to the
condition in which it stood previously to he
PRONUNCIATION OF those DEGREES, his majesty
would feel the highest satisfaction in reiin
gushing system which the conduct of The
enemy compelled him 10 ADOPT
without departing, in any degree, from
my trst opinion, hat the United States had
right to expect. upon every principle of
justice, that the prospective revocati n of
me French DEGREES would be Immediately
followed by It least like revocation # the
orders OF England. l must remind YOUR
iordship that the day has now D ssed
"nen the repeal of the Berlin and NJ Ian
edicts, as communicated to your lordship. in
.ie note ABOVE mentioned, and publishet. 20
the whole world. by the governnen Of
france, in the Moniteur of the 9th of S NJ
ternber, was, by the terms II it, to TAX f.
iect. That 1t has taken effect. Cannot be
aouo'ed, and 1t can as little be Questioned.
mat according to the repeated pledges.
gwen by the Brit government, ON thi6
point, Ito say no'hipg Of various other pow.
erfnl consideration>) he prompt relinq sb-
ment 1.-THE system, to which your Iol dships
reply to my note of the 25.h o, Aupust I'll.
ludes, rs Indispensable.
need scarcely mention how important
II Is to the trade of the Uaited States. thar
the government OF Great Britain should Sc
no u'ne III disclosing with frankuess nd
precision, LIS int ntions on this head. In
teHisence OF thg French repeal has realized
y IN rica, and commercial expediti h
q uoti IS been founded upol a. 1t AlI
nave be ntakea for gran ed that the. Bri-
TIN oost cu ms to those expeditions, having
thus lost the supp r. which however ;n.,G
hcient In itself, was the My one that Id
ever be claimed for tnem, have ben ,vitb.
drawn; and that the seas are once mtre
restored 10 the dominion of law and ius.
ice.
persuade myself that his confidence viii
be substantially justified by the even and
that o the speedy reca of such der i'm
council as were subsequen, in d. { to ne.
DEGREES OF France, will be added the an nj.
ment OF the anecedent order to wh CHI NV
late letter respect ng bIockades particrlarjy
reiates But it notwiths ancling the circume
stances which invite o sue course. the
'rltish government shall h ". determined not
rem We those oD,tructons with all uracti
cable r mputnde, trust that nv govern,
men will be Apr sed, with as little delav-
as possible, OF II determination % nexpprt
ed and OF such vital concern 10 its light ~
interests and that the reasons upon wh.,.n
that determination may have been formedl
VIII lot be With Id from it.
lhave he honor to be,
With high c, moderation.
NJ, lord.