Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-25
WASHINGTON, January 81
TURREaU'S LETTER.

TURRE.aU'S LETTER.
The President Of the United States
yesterday transmitted TO the House OF
Representatives the following Message:
| To the House of Representatives. Of The
| United Sta!es.
Transmit to the House of Rspresen-
tativss arcportof the Seeretaryof State,
lcempiying with their resolution OF the
| 18th instant
| JAMES MADISON.
| january l9, 1914
| The Secretary Of State to whom was
| referred a resolution 81 the House OF
| Representative ofthe lsthinst request
ing the President to lay before the House
any correspondence with or com.
| munication in writing from the late
/ Minister of France, On or about the 18th
June, 1909, or by his successor aimee,
prescribing tho conditions en- which
their sovereign would consent to treat
! of amity and commerce with the y s..
&c has the henor to make to the Ere
| sident the tol!.wing Report:
That Of the transactions which took
place in the Department OF State before
The Secretary of State came into Office
/ which was ip the year 1911, he has no
| means efacquiring knowledge other
than frem The Archives Of the depart
.aaRt, Or from rue parsons entrusted
with their safe keeping.
! That he has caused the files OF the
! Dspas tment to be carefully examined
fer communication descrihee BY the
resolution Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes, and that none such has been found
! OF the date therein referred 10 or OF spy
date from the !o.ner Minister of France,
or frena hi. successor, or any trace or
svideuce 81 such communication; that
be his also enoueed OF the Chief Clerk
of the Department who has been in that
oEHce since the year 1907 concerning
tie same, and whose statement IS an
neSed.
That no such communication was c.
yer addressed to the Secretary OF State
by ,bc present Minister Of France.
All of which is respectfully submit.
ted
JAMES MUNROE,
Department of State, Jan. Is, 1914.
MIR. GDAHAM'S STATEMENT.
know not haw | can more clearly
state every thing that | know relative to
a letter which was recently published
in some of the public prints, from Gen.
Turreaa TO Robert Smith, Esq. and
which suppose to be the communica.
:inn siiuGea to in the resolution of the
House of Representatives Of the 18th
inst. than BIZ observing THAI ~hen tina.
letter Hs published was shevn 10 rne by
a gentleman Of this Office, told him
that could not say whether it was ge-
nuine; that some parts did not appear
new to me, but that other parts oft did.
We Immediately looked at Gen. Tur-
reaa's file, ard M sach letter vas there.
/ then observed that il it was genuine,
it must be tho letter from Gen. Tur-
rsau whict had been withdraw.
The lac. of one rf his letters which
translated for Mr Sniith, having been
Withdrawn, distinctly remember al.
dough cannot speak with certainty eli
Their of lis Gate or OF its contents, more
than fuur yeas having elapsed stree |
saw il bit remember it was coBsi-
dcred exceptionabie, and that Mr.. Smith
directed me not 10 put it OH the hies,
4 - 10 II ~HH ton hat
it was the only letter from Gen. Turrcau
which to my knowledge was ever with.
drawn.
This letter was Withdrawn by gen.
tleasau attached to the French Legation,
wbe called at the Department Of State
to GET it. and it was delivered to him Ell.
Their by Mr.. Smith himself or by me IN.
der his directions When this was done
I cannot, nov recollect nor have any
means of sascertaining, except by refer
ehce to subsequent event which hap-
pened IN the month Of November 1899.
| alude to the dismissal Of Mr.. Jackson.
For remember in a conversation had
! with Mr.. Smith respecting that occur
renee at the line it took place, he OBJ
served that he supposed Gen Turreau
would now be glad he had withdrawn
bis letter.
| In what way the translation fthis let
| ter has got into the public prints, |
know not, Ber do know where or by
whom it was taken from this Office.
| JOHN GRAHAM,
/ Chief Clerk Of the Department Of
STATE.
| Department of State, 18th Jan. 1914.