State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, from the Accession ...

AND

PUBLICK DOCUMENTS

THE UNITED STATES,

FROM THE

ACCESSION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON TO THE PRESIDENCY, EXHI-
BITING A COMPLETE VIEW OF OUR FOREIGN

RELATIONS SINCE THAT TIME.

VOLUME VI.

THIRD EDITION.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF CONGRESS.

INCLUDING

CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS,

FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS WORK.

BOSTON :

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THOMAS B. WAIT.

1819.

Dr.

290ct.1938

LIBRARY

gardner W. Allen

DEPOSITED IN THE

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO WIT:

DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.

Be it remembered, that on the twelfth day of January, A. D. 1819, and in the forty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America, Thomas B. Wait, of the said district, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit:

"State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, from the accession of George Washington to the Presidency, exhibiting a complete view of our Foreign Relations since that time. Third edition. Published under the patronage of Congress. Including Confidential Documents, first published in the second edition of this work."

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JNO. W. DAVIS,

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The date of the certificate of copy right in Vols. 1, 11 and x1, instead

of the first should be the twelfth day of January.

CONTENTS.

DOCUMENTS relative to attack on frigate Chesapeake continued

from vol. v.

Message, Nov. 11, 1807, relative to Ex-Bashaw of Tripoli

Message, Nov. 13, 1807, transmitting President's proclamation inter-

dicting the harbours and waters of the United States to British

armed vessels

Message, Dec. 7, 1807, relative to Chesapeake and Leopard
Report on letter from William Eaton, Esq.

Message, Dec. 18, 1807, recommending embargo

Message, Feb. 2, 1808, communicating British orders in council
Message, Feb. 9, 1808, relative to commencement of war by Algiers
Message, Feb. 15, 1808, relative to termination of war with Algiers
Message, Feb. 26, 1808, relating to decrees and orders of Great Bri-
tain and France