The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-10

amity. There WAS also another corrcspo.l-
Gcncc, which he had in vain moved tor, last
session, between our minister for foreign af
fairs (Narquis Wellesley and Mr.. Pinkney,
which had been carried with like success.
and terminated in the American minister's
leaving this country. OF MIR. Pinkncy he
need say little: he was Il man OF sound sense
and judgment, of an able and acute m.aS, *
OF the highest reputation. He was i man
who had conducted himself during HIS resi-
dence In this country, i'll manner the most
honorable to himself, and likely to benefit
both nations. At all times, taking the most
impartial view of the different interests
concerned, his conduct, th,agh firm, had
been most conclliatory. Without losing
sight OF the claims ofthe country. with which
he was entrusted, he had at all times APP
preached the ministers with whom he was
in treaty with respect, attention and defer
ence. Firm to his purpose, and able to elu-
cidate the subjects under discussion, he had
never failed either in time, punctuality, or
mo4e of procedure in his mission. He would
he co!ud say as much for those with whom
MIR. Pinckney had intercourse. But it was
not so, & it Was impossible to say that gentle
man had been treated with the proper and
punctilious ceremony he merited by the Mar
quis of Wellesiy. At the period when this
correspondence commenced, great sore
ness prevailed in America, on account of the
rupture with MIR. Jackson. The feelings
of that country were i'll state of extreme
irritation and this topic was the subject of
Mr. Pinkney's first letter to the noble Mar
quis.
One would have though tat such time
that minister. would have felt that no
want OF decorum or attention on his part,
should be superadded to augment the unpea-
SAINT feeling already too prevalent but 1T
SO happened that to this very letter of Mr..
Pinckney, of the'2d January, OH the subject
of another minister's being appointed i'll the
room OF Mr.. jackson, no answer was r. turn
ed until the 18th of March. Upwards of
two months of precious time were wasted,
daring which Mr.. PluSney, aware that
some time might be necessary, waited with
the most patient respect and decorum. On
the 18th of February the American Minis
ter again wrote to the British Secretary, ON
the subject of our blockade, one of the most
important in discussal, and in all Its bearings,
between the two countries To this no
answer was returned till March 9. Again,
on the 30th of April, Mr.. Pinkney address
sec aletter to Lord Wellesley, relative to
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, which were
considered as the chief source of all exist
ing differences, and therefore merited the
most earnest and immediate attention but
to this letter no answer was ever returned.
On the Sd OF May following, another letter
was sent to our Foreign Secretary, COM
planning of the forging of ships papers, car
ried on in London, by which British ships
and property were made to appear as Anne
ficah. This traffic was alledged to be open
ly and notoriously carried OH, and it was
not possible to conceive one more infmous
to the nation where practised, or injurious
to the country against which it was dlrec-
r of ipfn amt Rel
tain, this injustice and injury to America,
was passed over in utter silence, and no
answer whatever to the letter was returned.
On the Esd June, Mr.. Pinkney again wrote,
referring to his letter of the goth April, OH
the subject of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES,
and requesting All answer but no answer
was returned. On the 9TH of July, he
wrote again relative to the appointment of
minister in the room of MIR. Jackson, (his
frst subject on the Cd January,) and even at
this distance OF time received no offcial an
swer, but merely verbal assurance or pri
vate note, that minister would Immediate
ly be sent out. On the 9Th of August, Mr..
Pinkney once more wrote, referring to his
letters OF the Esd June and 3Oth April, but
Could obtain no answer. On the 21st Au-
gust, he again by letter pressed the subject
of blockade, but could obtain no answer
On the 18th or the same month he again
wrote to state the revocation of the Berlin x
Milan DEGREES, and to this communication
our Minister at length condescended to send
reply. The next part of the correspon-
dence was another letter from Mr. Pink
ney, relative to nisapprehension of Sir
James Saumarez, on the nature of the block
ade at Esineur, and to the impressing If
certain seamen from all American ship
10 the former subject an answer was re-
turned but of the latter no notice was ia
ken. lie had indeed been much surprised
at the whole course of this correspondence,
hnt at this particular period his ::sso;iis!hi
ment was greater than ever. That sub
ject so keenly felt by America, as the i'm
pressing OF her citizens, should be entirely
passed over in silence, was beyond all for
mer neglect and inattcntion. All the world
knew that this point was the one on which
the greatest difficulty existed in negotiating
an amicable adjustment between the coun.
tries, and that our conduct towards Ameri-
! can scamcn stood more jill the way Of conci-
liation than any other matter whatever
Surely then such an opportunity ought not &c
have been neglected. surely it was the du
ty OF the British minister to show, by Iii:
speed and attention to the subject, that lie
was as ANXIOUS to evince the spirit of con
Citation as to profess it, and that, knowing
how fdtll to the interests of this country
rupture with America would be, lie woult
have eagerly embraced the opening present
ing Itself, to demonstrate our amicable in-
tentions, and remove one of the sorest grie-
vances complained Of. But, no reluctant
ly and coldly was the answer on this subject