Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-02-02

ave though. that il might not be al.ogct''
;,sc.css 70 address YOUR EAccllcncy, en
suba.i, to YOU the conversation whic
nsook place between as, word for wore
| unicrs,oodit. In pursuing sh.s ccurst
am prompted by double motive: LIST, BY
$ nccra desire to avoid even the slightest mis-
understanding rs to the precise meaning G
;.nv, expression used on either part; an
also with view, in presenting myself t.
u,y. government to furnish indisputable proc
ni' ny ii lefty in executing the instructions
Nth whici. had the honor to be charged
'Tnis lust motive, Monsieur ie Due, does no
i.:ercs: you personally; but the first, an
$50, will not appear without importance IL
>-oar cyc'. -
Having said that was Instructed to din.
p:o,, boil, language and Manner tho mos
conciIia:o.y, begged YOU to believe, should
any thing appear to YOU not to partakc oI
ia. character, tha, the fault must be attri.
ba:cd to ne alone, and not to my Govern
.ncnt; as. in that case, | should be certain
taat I neither represented its dispositions,
nor faithfully obcyed its orders.
began the conversation by informing
YOU that had requested an interview. by
order of my Government, and that on the
result Of that interview would depend my
future movements. said thati was order
ed to convey to the French Government,
assurances of the very lively satisfaction
FIT BY the President, on receiving the news
and confirmation Of the Kings safety; and
that was further instructed by the Secre-
,lry Of State, to assure you, personally, Of
his high consideration. After an obliging
answer of your EScellency, Iha1 the hon.
or to submit the following question:
slam instructed by my Government to
inquire Of your Excellency, what are the
Intentions of his Maicsty's Government, in
relation to the funds voted BY the Cham
bcrsf"
And understood You to make the fol.
i,wing answer:
"Having ws;ttcn n despatch TO his Ma
.;csty's ChaSe dAflaires at Washington,
with instructions to communicate it TO Mr..
Forsyth, and M. Pageot having read it to
Mr.. Forsyth, have nothing TO say in ad-
d!;on to TINT despatch"
said, II am also instructed to inquire of
vour Exccllcncy, whether his Majcsty's
Government is ready to pay those funds p
And you returned this answer:
Eyes, in tho terms of the despatch.
added. II am Instructed to ask another
question. VIII his Majcsty's Government
,ianc any fxcl, determinatc period, when
ti.cy will b. disposed to pay those funds?"
To this question, the following was your
Exeellcncy's answer, as | understood it:
Tomorrow, if necessary. When the
Government Of the United States shall, by
:. written official communication, have cx-
pressed its regret at the misunderstanding
which has taken place between tie two Go
veramcnts assuring us that this m'sunder-
standing WAS founded on an error: that j,
did not intend 10 call in question the good
;:li;h of his Majcsty's Government; the
funds arc there, VIC arc ready to pay. In
the despatch to NJ. Pageot, VIC gave the
7inws OF our Government on this question.
slr. FORSYTH not having thought proper to
accept aeepy af that despatch, and having
said that T:lc Government Of the United
States could Tot receive a communication
in such u form. have nothing to add
am forced to retrench myself behind
that despatch. If ihs Government OF the
United States docs not give this assurance,
We shall be obliged to think, that this mis-
understanding is not the result Of an error,
,,ud the business will stop there.
Y'o Your cxecl|ency's Offer to communI-
cate to m, the dispatches to NJ. Pageot,
7 rpGed, that rs my instructions had no
.,s,rence to that question, | did not think
,nvs.lf : aItho5zed to discuss It.
Aiter some rnin.ses, / arose and said,
" in sao., time l SHALL have the honor OF
writing to Your Excellcncy.
You answered, II shall at all times, re-
give with pleasure any communication
:,d1rcss-i.o me on that part OF the Gov
crrmeut of the United Smes; and our
conversation ended.
, Such. Monsieur lc Dsc, as far rs nay nac-
morv serves me, arc the literal expressions
cmDloycd bv both of US. Should you dis
cover any inaccuracies in the relation which
I have the honor to submit to you, It will
c;.vc m, pleasure, asst will be my duty, to
c Correct them. If, on the contrary, this re-
latioa should appear to you, in every re-
snect. conformable to the truth, l take the
ltortv of claiming from YOUR kindness n
confirmation of it, for the reasons whsch l
have already, believe, sufficiently explain
cd.
eagerly avail myself of this occasion,
Monsieur le DUO, 10 renew the assurances
~, ,o-,- b;oh consideration with which,