Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-18

- absolutely and uncoBditi0naliy ,lio'
esc'su0u She could not enter into any other
scrcss. at without the grosssst injustice TO
ogag a.. - well as neutral nations In gene
q ans .b less could she do SO, if any special
.;on was 10 be granted by France upon
Sc rtterly subyersivc of the most I'M
md indisputable maritime rights OF the
irish empire. ,;.ot.h &c
4 seastlereagh to you, my RECOLLECTION Is
= stating the condition on which the Or
%. i council were 10 be repealed IN relation
a -. rIfi,ed States, it was specified that the
-, .ses If Berlin and Milan must not be re-
IA sincly and specially IN relation TO inc
Es;,sd States, but be repealed also as to all
~, ~. central nations, and that in no less ex-
&C : repeal Of the DEGREES had the British
uoveranaent ever, pledged itself to repeal the
orders in council.
Hnweyer susceptible the passage IN your
- nav be of construction ,econciiable
IN the import of the dispatch from Lord
csstlereagb, yet as a similar Phfaseology OK
ronr government on other occasions has mad
construction less extensive, and as It IS I'M
/ rortapt, in every respect, that there should DC
misunderstanding, or possibility OF error,
roa will excuse Me FOR requesting that you
will have the goodness to inform me whether,
n anv Circumstance, my recollection OF the
;nonort of this passage in lord Castlereaghs
dispstch is inaccurate.
have the honor to be, &c.
(sieneT JAMES MONROE.
hzr. J. Foster, &C. tSc.
MR. FOSTER 70 MR. MONROE.
Haahngton, June 8, 1872.
srR--I have received your letter OF today
REQUESTING an explanation relative to the sup
poscd meaning of a passage in a dispatch from
lord Castlercagh to me that / had the honor
n communicate to YOU conhdentially, and !
hsg leave TO state TO you that while | conceive
i 10 be very difficult to give an e2planation
mon single point in note of considerable
length, without referring to the whole context,
and also believe it to be altogether irregular
10 enter into discussion respecting COM
muncaIion SO entirely Informal, yet / have no
hesitation in assuring you that my note OF May
soeontains the whole substance OF the des-
paich alluded to.
In the correspondence that will probably
take place between us In consequence OF the
new ground upon which the Duke OF Bassa-
nos report has placed the question at Issue
between ouG two countries, shall be ex-
tremely happy to enter at full length upon any
topic which you may wish particularly to dis
euss.
have the honor to be, with the highest con-
sideration and respect, Sit, your mostobedient
humble servant.
To The kon. j. Monroe, &c. sc. sc.
&R. MONROE 20 mr.. FOSTER.
Dehartscnt of State, June 4, 1912.
SrR--I have had the honor to receive your
letter of yesterday, in reply to mine OF the
same date.
As the dispatch of Lord Castlereagh was
Communicated BY you to me, in my official
character, TO be shcwn to the President, and
was shewn to him accordingly, and as the dis
patch itselFexpfcssly authorised such COM
municstioD to this government, I cannot con-
ceiye in what sense such a proceeding could
be considered confidential, or how it could be
understood, that the executive was to receive
one communication for itself, and transmit to
Congress another, liable, in the opinion of the
executive, to different or doubtful construc-
iS"- (eIIi!ol OUT pSfSuduC Sll1 ANell
Oh Reconsideration of the subject you will
perceive that there can be no improperly III a
compliance with the request contained in my
letter OF yesterday. Should be mistaken IN
tAs expectation, fiatter myself that you will
see the propriety Of freeing your own com
munication from ambiguity and liability to
mlsConstruction. With view to this, per-
nit me to enquire whether the passage IN
your letter, stating the condition on which
your government always avowed its readiness
torescind the orders in council namely, as
soon as France rescinded absolutely and IN
conditionally, her DEGREES, includes. in its
meaning, that the DEGREES must be rescinded In
relation to other neutral nations, as well as to
the U. States, previous to repeal of the or
ders 10 council IN relation to the q. States
lave the honor 10 be, sc. sc.
(S;noaaN TNNHRS MONROE