ACCESSION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON TO THE PRESIDENCY, EXHI- BITING A COMPLETE VIEW OF OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS SINCE THAT TIME. IN TEN VOLUMES.-VOL. VII. SECOND EDITION. PURLISHED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF CONGRESS. INCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS. NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. BOSTON: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY T. B. WAIT AND SONS. 1817. DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO WIT: DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE. BE it remembered, that on the twenty-eighth day of October, A. D. 18107) and in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, Thomas B. Wait and Sons, of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, 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. In ten volumes. Second edition. Published under the patronage of Congress. Including Confidential Documents, now first published.” In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, “ An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned :” and also to an act, entitled, “ An act supplementary to an act, entitled, An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned; and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of Designing, Engraving and Etching Historical, and other Prints." JNO. W. DAVIS, NEW YORK Aser, Lenex nd ?!ldar four datings. 15747 CONTENTS. DOCUMENTS accompanying President's message, Nov. 8, 1808, relative to Berlin decree and French depredations---continued from vol. vi. 5 Letters from Gen. Armstrong relative to ship Horizon M. Champagny to Gen. Armstrong General Armstrong to Mr. Madison, enclosing remonstance against Mr. Madison to Mr. Pinkney, Dec. 23, 1807, enclosing embargo law 25 Same to same, March 1808, enclosing commission to Mr. Pinkney, as Same to same, April and July, 1808, enclosing correspondence with Mr. Mr. Pinkney to Mr. Madison, relative to transit duty on cotton, &c. 36 Mr. Pinkney to Mr. Madison, May, 1808, enclosing notification of Mr. Pinkney to Mr. Canning, Aug. 23, 1808, proposing to suspend em- bargo, on condition of repealing orders in council Correspondence between Mr. Erskine and Mr. Madison Col. Lear to Secretary of State, March, 1808, relative to demand by 75 Message, Dec. 23, 1808, transmitting copies of all acts, decrees, orders and proclamations affecting neutral rights, since 1791 86 Message, Jan. 17, 1809, transınitting correspondence between Mr. Canning and Mr. Pinkney 171 Message, Jan. 30, 1809, communicating further correspondence between Mr. Canning and Mr. Pinkney · 192 Inaugural address of President Madison - 202 Message opening Congress, May 23, 1809 205 Documents accompanying above message, relative to arrangement for repeal of orders in council 208 Message, June 15, 1809, communicating correspondence between Mr. Pinkney and Mr. Canning; and Mr. Erskine and Mr. Smith 214 Message opening Congress, Nov. 29, 1809 222 Documents accompanying above message, relative to Erskine's ar- rangement 227 Correspondence between the Secretary of State and Mr. Jackson, re- lative to the disavowal of arrangement with Mr. Erskine, October 246 Gen. Armstrong to Secretary of State, Sept. 1809, enclosing letter from Champagny 296 Message, Dec. 12, 1809, transmitting Mr. Jackson's circular letter, and despatch from Mr. Canning to Mr. Erskine 301 Message, Dec. 16, 1809, transmitting extracts from the correspondence of the minister of the United States at London - . 303 . - Message, Jan. 12, 1810, communicating report of Secretary of State relative to seizure of ships and merchandise under authority of List of American ships captured by Danish privateers Memorial of merchants and underwriters of Philadelphia, relative to Da- Statement of American vessels condemned at Paris, from Dec. 1806, to Message, Jan. 12, 1810, relative to blockade of ports in the Baltick by France, and adoption of continental system by Russia and Den- Message, Feb. 9, 1810, relative to the free navigation of the Mobile - 348 Message, Feb. 17, 1810, transmitting report of Secretary of State re- lative to French and British orders and decrees; also relative to Message, March 27, 1810, relative to call of the House for correspon- dence of our minister at London Message, May 1, 1810, transmitting report of Secretary of State, and letters to and from Mr. Pinkney and general Armstrong Message opening Congress, Dec. 5, 1810 Documents accompanying above message....Letters from Mr. Smith to Mr. Pinkney, relative to successor to Mr. Jackson, Chesapeake, orders in council, &c. Jan. May, July, October and Nov. 1810 374 Letters from Secretary of State to general Armstrong relative to French spoliations, letter of duke of Cadore, and revocation of French de- crees, June, July and November Letter from lord Wellesley, Feb. 20, 1810, notifying blockade of Spa- nish coast from Gijon to French territory Correspondence of Secretary of State, Mr. Pinkney, and lord Welles- ley, relative to recall of Mr. Jackson, orders in council, &c. Jan. to Letter from general Armstrong, Aug. 6, 1810, revocation of Berlin and Lord Wellesley to Mr. Pinkney, Sept. 26, 1810; blockade of Elsinore Extract of a letter from general Armstrong to Secretary of State, Feb. 17, enclosing note from M. Champagny, Feb. 14, 1810 Same to same, stating the emperor's complaints against America, and that he had determined to sell American property seized in Spain, Same to same, May 24, 1810, enclosing copy of Rambouillet decree - 467 Duke of Cadore to general Armstrong, relative to non-intercourse law, and stating that he is authorized to declare that the Berlin and Mi- lan decrees are revoked, &c. Aug 5, 1810 Note from same, notifying that American vessels not denationalized will 475 Vapers in relation to West Florida, accompanying President's Message 478 Message, Dec. 28, 1810, transmitting report of Secretary of State, en- closing French decree admitting thirty or forty American vessels ; |