The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-02-06

tiary Of the United States, at Paris, a letter,
dated the 9th Of that month, In which he in
formed Inc That he had received from the
French government written and official no
ticc, that il had revoked the DEGREES II
Berlin and Milan, and that after the lst Of
November, these DEGREES would cease to
have any effect anu expressed my conf
dsncc, that the revocation ci the Brush Or
ders in Council, OF Jan. and Nov 1907, and
April, 1909, and OF all other Orders, depen-
dent upon, anaiagous TO, or In execution OF
them, would follow OF course.
Your iordship's reply, OF the 3lst OF Aug.
TO that note, repeated a declaration oil the
Bri ish Minister In America, made, as 1t ap-
pears, that the government oi the y. States
IN February, 1903, oil HIS MaJesty's earn
est desire 10 see the commerCe oi the world
re estored TO that freedom which is necessary
tor It's prosperity, and ms readiness to abah-
dsn the system which has been forced upon
him, Whenever the enemy should retract the
principles winch had reAdered II necessary
ana added an official assurance, that "when.
ever tie repeal OF the French DEGREES should
have actually taken effect, and the commerce
OF neutral nations should have been restored
TO the conditlon IN which II STOOD previously
10 the piomuigation oil those DEGREES, HIS
Majesty would feei the highest satisfaction IN
reInquishins system which the conduct ot
the enemy compelled him to adopt"
Without departing ~ any degree, from my
first opinion, tnat the y States had rlght to
expect, upon every principle oil justice, that
the prospective revocation OF The French de-
crees would be Immediately followed by at
least like revocation OF the Orders OF Eng
land, must remind your iordship, tina, the
day has now passed when the repeal ot the
Berlin aud Milan edicts, ds communicated TO
your lordship in the note above men Toned,
and "a isned To the whole world, by The gov
cInm.nu OF France, In the Monueur OF the
9th Sept. was, by the terms vi ii, to take eff
ect. That Il has taken effect Cannot be doub-
ted and II can itlie be questioned that,
according TO th. repeated, pleages, gwen by
the British go,eihmvnt, OH this point, (to say
nothing OF Various other powerful con.idera-
tions) ,Ee prompt rein u .hment OF .he sys-
tenn, 10 whi,n your iordsiip's reply to my
note of the 25tn OF August aliudes, is indls-
pens.bie.
/ need not scarcely mention how impor-
tant II Is 10 the trade of ihe y. States, that
tie government oil G. Britain should lose no
llInc III ulSCtosinS Win Ndnkncsd ana pTeC'-
sion its intentions Oh this head. ln,elii sencc
oi the French repeal has reached America,
and commercial expeditions have doubtless
been founded upon 1t. 1t will have been ta-
ken for granted that the Brush distractions
to those expeditions, having thus lost the
support which, however insufficient In itself,
Was the only one tina, could ever be cl1imed
tor them, have been witht rawn (; and that the
seas arc once more restored to the dominion
Of law and justice.
persuade myself that this confidence will
be substantially justified by the event, and
that TO the speedy recal OF such Orders in
Council as were subsequent III date 10 the de- :,
crees of France, will be added tie ann ulnent
of the antecedeni order to which my letter
respecting bockades partic uarly relates. But
If, Notwithstanding the circumstances which
invite TO such course, the British govern
mcnt shall. have determined not to remove
those distractions with all practicable promp-
utude. | trust that my government will be APP
prised, win as little delay az possible, of =
determination 81 unexpected, and of such vi
tai concern 10 its rights and interests and
that the reasons upon which that determiaa-
ZION IN y have been formed, will not be with
held from il.
| have the honour TO be, with great consid-
Grafton, my lord, your lordship's most obedi-
cnt, humble servanI
(Signed) WM PINKNEY.