Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-22

10 ornS about general suspension of hcsti- |
l1ies on admissible terms with as little delay
~ possible Ii was not To be doubted, there
lere' mat any other practicable expedient
,r attaining similar result would readily
DC c"ncufred in. Upon the most favorable
considerations, however, which could be gil
ven 10 the eHpedient suggested through him,
II oid not appear to be reducibie to any prac
ticao!e shape TO which the executive would
&c authorised to give it the necessary sane
"ch. Nor, indeed, is it probable that il il
was less liable TO insuIerable difficulties. that
n Could nave any material effect previous to
the result ct the pacific advance made by
TINS government, and which must, il favor
AMY received, become operative as SON as
any Other arrangemen, that could now be
made 1t was stated to Mr.. Baker that the
PRESIDENT did not, under existing circum-
stances, consider Mr.. Foster as vested with
we power OF appointing charge d'affairss,
nat that no difficulty. III point of form, would
De made, as any authentic communication,
through him or any other channel. would
De re ceived with attention and respect.
G)
MR.. MONROE 10 Mr.. NARROW.
O'far:ment Of State, J,l,,r &c, 1912.
SI2,--
'An act declaring war against Great
britain will probably pass both Houses of
congress On this day OF tomorrow. 1t has
already passed tie Hcuse of Representa-
nVes, and, from what is know of the dispo-
shioE OF the Senate, its assent is expected
without delay.
i his result has grown out cf the continu-
ed asgressious of that power on cur COM
nierce.--PropositioDs were made IL both
iiouses oil Congress to comprise France in
tue sanle declaration, and in the Senate the
'o'e was 10 Tor to IL against it. In the o.
ther fiouse the majority against it was much
greater.
It's defeat in both Houses has been doubtr
iesS IN great measure owing to a passage
IN your last letter, which minated the in
tention of the French government to make
Some proposition in favor Of indemnities. to
De comprised in the treaty you were negoci-
a'ine. whereby an expectation was excited
mat that interest would be provided for, and
satisiaction given OH the other grounds of
complaint against France. The sentiment
In both Houses, as it is with the nation, pc
herally, produced by so many acts Of injus4
tice, for which repatriation has not been
made, is strong against France. The arri-
val of the Wasp, which OIL promised to des
patch i'll twoor three weeks from the date
OF your last letter, with the result Of your
iabors, and which may now be daily expect
ed, was another motive for delaying ultericr
measures with respect to her. In advising
the war against England, as was distinctly
implied by the late message, which brought
that subject under consideration, the Presi>
Gent stated TO Congress his strong dissatis-
faction with the conduct Of the French 90
Nernment on every former ground of com
plant, and TO which others Of more recent
date have been added, with the single e,,-
ceptiGn Of the repeal of the DEGREES. He
PROMISED. also TO bring our affairs with that
power fully before Congress, as soon as he
should receive the communications which
you had prou Used 70 forward by the Wash.
C, mmunicatc these facts, which are of a
character too marked to require any com
ment, that YOU may be enabled to turn them
70 the best account, i'll promoting an AMIGA
bic accommodation with the French govern
ment of every wrong received from it, which
is sincerely desired.
You were informed by my letter of 9th
May, of such cutragcs committed by a
squadron which was reported to have sailed
from Nantz in January last, as were at that
time known here. 1t appears that several
vessels sailing from American ports TO Lis
bon and CadIz, laden with the productions
OF the u. States, we're seized and burnt at
sea. The crews of those vessels were taken
on board one of the French vessels, and af
forwards transferred to another of our yes
sells ehgag d in the same trade, which was
also seized in which they made their way
home. These men forwarded here the evil
dence OF these facts, copies OF which have
been already transmittedto you. forward! TO
you by this CONVEYANCE, the evidence Of other
aggressions, which will claim In like manner
your particular attention. Most of these do
cuments have been laid before Congress and
referred by il to this department.
You will snalyse all these cases Of recent
spoliatifn. and place them in the class of
aggressions, to which they severally belong,
on principle. In demanding OF Great Britain
the repeal of her orders in Council, on.thc
ground Of the repeal of the French DEGREES
this government has, from regard to ius
tice, given to France all the creGit to which
She had any claim, believing that the, Motif
cation alone of the French minister If Fo~
reign Affairs TO the minister Plenipoteniarv
of tie W. States az Paris, of their repeai.
was sufficient to justify the demand OF the
repeai OF the orders in Council of C. Britain
on her own principles. But it as never the
intention of his government to- concedc TO
+ ance any thing OH that subject to which
sue was not fairy entitled. On the Contrary.
IL has been its intention, as is sufficiently e
Vident BY your first Instructions, to exact
from her most strict and rigorous COM
pliance with her pledge, III regard to tAe re.
peal.
If any act in violation of that pledge has
been comnittCd, you will not faG to point II
Il. Il.