Delaware journal., 1828-02-12

No exception, as understand, is taken to any Of his
acts till the commencement of the mission for the
negotiation ofpeaoe under the mediation Of the Eme-
ror OF Russia. This mediation was offered in the
Fall OF 1912. through the agency of Mr.. Adams, and
believe it is not too much to say that it mainly
owing to the favourable impression Of the American
character conceived by the Emperor Alexander dur
ing the mission of Mr.. Adams. that the offer was
made. This offer was accepted by the American
Government. and in April 1918, commission was
,ent to Mr.. Adams, jointly with Messrs. Gallatin.
and Bayard, to negotiate the treaty with G. Britain,
under the profered mediation. The Secretary of
State, under Mr.. Madison, on informing him of his
appointment, in conjucon with the other gentlemen.
said, g as you will all be exposed to considerable /
expense, an outfit has been allowed to each." 1t
may here be observed, that in employing, as one OF
the three negotiators, the resident minister at ST.
Petersburgh,a saving of 5000 dollars accrued to the
Government. The outfit alluded to was allowed and
paid at the time to Mr. Adams.
Messrs. Bayard and Gallatin arrived at St. Peters
burgh, in july 1918. The Emperor was absent on
the eventful campaign against the French, but the
conferences of the Commissioners were opened with
Count Romanzof, Chancellor Of the Emperor. The
expenses which the outfit was intended to cover, IN
cident to the arrival OF new mission, actually ac-
crued to considerable extent, and were incurred
the more freely BY Mr. Adams, for the very reason
that he had been allowed and paid an outfit tor that
purpose. England, however, it IS we'll known, re-
fused to accept the mediation of the Emperor. and
the mission under it closed, by the departure of
Messrs. Bayard and Gallatin, in January, 1914
| Nr. Adams was then left as the resident Minister
at ST. Petersburgh.
In refusing to negotiate under the mediation OF
Russia, Great Britain offered to treat directly with
the United States, at Gotenburgh or London, and
this offer was accepted. M Adams appoint
ed, in joint commission with Messrs. Bayard, Clay
and Russell, to whom was afterwards added .Nr.
Gallatn to negotiate fur peace at Gotenburg. M.
A. received this commission at St. Petersbursh, in
April 1914, with instru ctions to repair to Gotten
burgh. His commission as minister to st. Peters
burgh still remained in force, and he was directed to
leave MI. L. Harris charged with the affairs OF the
legation, during his absence. OF his family, he
had with him at that time at st. Petersburgh, his
wife in very i'll health, and son under seven years
Of age. In travelling from st. Petersburgh to Coz
tenbnrgh it was necessary to go by water passage
upon the Cults of Finland and Bothaia or by cross
ing five passages, from ten to fifty miles in extent,
over the lands in the latter of those Cults, which
passages at that Of the year, by the breaking
up of ice, were rendered impracticable, and were,
at their first opening, extremely dangerous.
There was little expectation in any quarter, that
the negotiation would be successful and there was
every reason, the part of Mr.. Adams. to believe
: that after short absence, he would be obliged to
a return to ST. Petersburgh. He therefore left his
= family and establishment there, which continued al
a nearly the same expense before. Taking pas
sage by water at the Revel, in the first vessel which
sailed, after the breaking up of the ice, and after
. repeated delay and detention, and great risk, from
y = the same cause, Mr. Adams arrived at Stockholm
! ! on the 25th of May He there learned that an ar
y rangement had been made by Messrs. Bayard ant
&c s Gallatn, (who were in London,) with the British
- Government, bv which the seat of negotiation ha'
;s been trans erred from Gottenburgh TO Ghent, il
~ Flanders. An American sloop OF war was then a
,s Gottenburgh having a cartel, conveyed Messrs
vi Clay and Russell to that place. 1t ordered to tn
no Texel there to await the further directions OF tn
-, American Ministers. Mr. Adams accordingly pro
~ Gee ded TO Gotenburgh embarked with Mr.. Russo
a. on board the vessel, landed from her at the fexe
III III and then proceeded by land to Ghent where he al
NJ rived Gath June. Six months from that day. on tn
70 10 Gath December, 1914, the Treaty of Peace wa
~ signed For this Mission to Gottenburgh and Chen
nc Mr.. A. never (as has been aeged) received eithe
' salary or outfit. And yet it was Mission, ditfe
-. -, ent in its locality, and the expenses incident to i
~ ~ from that under the meditation. The outht TOR tn
2 latter not intended to cover, and could not CO..
- er the extra expenses for the former. Accordingly
or Messrs. Galatin and Bayard, each of whom had r
al, ceved an outfit and expenses OF their conveyant
nc to ST. Petersburgh, on mission of the medalio
nc we're vet allowed all their travelling expenses fro
oro ST. Petersburgh to Ghent On the same principl
ere and on the established precedents in the cases
;np Mr.. Thos. Pnkney, in 1895, and Mr.. Monroe,
hv 1905, who were allowed all the extra expenses
If their Mission to Spain, while they retained the
Of commissions and salaries as resident penipotenti
oIe ries in London Mr.. A. retaining his commission
,0 ST. Pete rsburgh allowed, in addition to his S;
ars are as Minister there the necessary expenses nt
he dent to the mission extraordinary to Gottenburgh
At Ghent The reasonableness of the allowance
For them was never doubted. In MT: Nonroe 5 cas-
for received the direct sanction OF congress ho. "
900 years ago. II could not be more quesl'on'o'e IN
case of Mr. Adams Those gentlemen had to pr