The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-09

sion his communications to me- I accor
dinghy immediately prepared the following
draught ola letter and considering the Pre-
sident'. sanction a matter of course, Ihad il
IN due official form copied by the appropri.
ate clerk.
But waiting on the President with it
and after having reported to him verbally
the result Of the conference. was. to nv
| establishment, told by him that it would not
be cxpedentto send to Mr.. Serrurier any
such note. His department throughout this
Interview evinced nigh degree of disouie-
tude, which occasionally BETRAYED him into
fretful expressions. Having in view no
thing but the dignity OF The Government.
and the prosperity of nv country. and. over.
looking his peevishnss. entreased him.
but in a manner the most delicate: no, To
withhold from Congress any information
that might be useful tp them az SO mornen
tons a juncture. -, -
Fhe following Is copy of che letter
mad prepared as proper in my opinion, to
be sent to MIR. Serrurier 1t needs no com
ment. ,s. .e
Depa,tnen. Of State. February 20, 1911.
SIR,
DESTROYS of laying before the President
with the Utmost precision the substance of our
conference OF this day, and knowing that verbal
Communications are not unfrt ahently misunder-
stood, consider it proper to propose to you in
written form the questions, which have had
the honor OF submitting to you in conversation,
namely:
LIST. Were the Berlin and Milan DEGREES revo-
ked IN gphoie or in part on the first day of last
November' Or, have they at any time posteri-
orto that day been SO revoked Or, have you
instructions from your Government to give to this
government any assurance or explanation in re
lation to the revocation or modification OF the se
DEGREES !. q
I'd. Do the existing DEGREES of France admit
INTO French ports with or without licences Anne
Tcan vessels laden with the produce OF the u.
D, and under what regulations and conditions ?
Sd DO they admit into French ports with or
without licences American vessels laIien with
the produce OF the u. S. and under what regu,a-
TORS & conditions ''-7.,
9Th Do they permit American vessels with or
without licences to retIrn from France TO The
u ,. and upon what terms and conditions
= 5th. Is the importatpn into France of any ar
ticles the produce of the u s. absolutely prohi-
oitsd And fso, what are the articles so pro-
hibited, and especially are tobacco and cotton /?
9th Have you instructions from your Govern
mentto give to this GOVERNMENT any assurance
or explanation III relation to the American yes
sells and cargoes seized under the Ramboullet
decree - go
have the honor to be &c. &c. =
Mr.. Scyruyier, &c. &c go ~ et.
9th. In my letter to Mr. Erskine, of
April 18th. 1909. Mr. Madison proposed,
and contrary to my ideas of propriety in
sisted On inserting the following paragraph,
viz.
But have it in expires: charge from
the President, TO state, that while he for
bears 10 insist on farther punishment of
the offending officer, he is not less sensible
nd NH ~ e,.~l,
pie, nor the less persuaded that it would
best comport with wbal is due from his Bri-
tannic Majesty 20 his own honor"
To this faragrahh I had tGOo objections :
list. It's not reconcileabe to that dignifed
decorum which the Comfy OF Governments
IN their intercourse with each other ought to-
observe.
End. AS IN the case Of individuals, so in
case OF Nations, ,whereio a PREPARATION
may be rendered for an aggravated iHsult--
the party INSURED cannon consistently ag
cept PREPARATION IN satisfaction, and IN the
same letter insist that such repara,ion is not
as satisfactory as in homo 1t ought to be-
Such an acceptance would necessarily i'm.
ply, that the pusilanimIty of the party in
suited, had, from dread of "a conflict dis
posed him to yield TO wnat his logic at the
same time. told him was not an adequate a.
totlement
10Th. BY my letter to Governor Clai-
borne OF October 9th. 1910, ordering him
to take possession of the part Ut West Flo.
rida claimed by The IT, States, he was au-
thorised to Cal to his aid the regular army
and the whole Militia force ofthe neighbor-
ing Territories. / o this order MIR. Madi-
son annexed, with his o7vn fen the follow
ing restrictive qualification, viz "should,
however, any particular place, however
small, remain in possession of a Spanish
Jorce, you will not proceed to employ force
against II I; but you will make immediate
report thereof TO this department"
ne idea of the whole military force of
the u. D. being N full march and suddenly
haitins at the first appearance of Spanish
oayonet, or OF their being restrained from
taking possession to the tall extent of what
Mr. Madison himself considered our Ggiti-
maze cfdtHs, was, TO my mind. humiliating.
that really could not disguise my opinion
OF the restriction under the mask of official
reverence.
llth. In the month of December. next
after my accession to the Department of
State, discovered that several American
Citizens, claimants under the 9TH article of
the Brit sh Treaty, had in vain presented
for payment their respective claims. TO
my surprise, found that there was not with
IN my control any money Tor the discharge
oil these just claims: and, with equal sur
prise, ascertaiued at the Treasury. that
Mr.. Erving, our agent in London, had re
tanned IN his hands, as Commission Of
% fer ccnt. the sum of %. So2 dollars. and
that this sum thus retained wac the ve,,,