31To James Madison from William Jarvis, 29 November 1802 (Madison Papers)
My last respects of the date of the 26th. Inst. covering a dispatch from Mr. Pinckney was ⅌ the Brig Washington, Captn. Dyer via Provincetown in Massa ts. I have now the honor to inclose another from him which I recd. at the same time. The following is an extract of a letter from Mr. Gavino dated 9 Novr. “You will have heard of the American Ship Prosperity of Philada. being ordered out of...
32To James Madison from William Jarvis, 3 August 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
3 August 1802, Lisbon. Reports that he arrived on 1 Aug. and wrote the enclosed letter to the minister of foreign affairs the next day. Acknowledges JM’s letter of 6 May , which he received on his arrival; will “pay particular attention to the several claims against this Government for the Vessels siezed in the Brazils.” Notes that the quarantine “laid last winter” has been taken off. Has just...
33To James Madison from William Jarvis, 24 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed I have the honor to hand a letter receiv ed by yesterdays post from M r Erving. As I presume it i n closes the two Spanish decr ees for blockading the Islands of Gt. Britain &c & for marchi ng a body of Spanish troops to France from my h a ving received them from him under the same cover, I sha ll
34To James Madison from William Jarvis, 2 October 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
2 October 1803, Lisbon . Wrote last on 27 Sept. [not found]. Later that day “the British Factory were called together by the Consul General” to discuss the sale of some stock “for the support of the Hospital and the poor widows and orphans of deceased Members of the Factory as from the decrease of the British Trade to this port, the income for several Months past had not been adequate to these...
35To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 29 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
29 March 1805, Lisbon . “Inclosed I have the honor to hand you a letter this day received from James Monroe Esquire. “Advices have been received here of an Algerine Frigate & Polacre being without the streights, who have captured several small Vessels of Portugal on the coast of Algarva. It is said they have put Men in two or three of those & armed them. Two frigates are preparing here as fast...
36To James Madison from William Jarvis, 15 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
The Commercial part of this City has been kept in a high State of ferment for two days past in consequence of the return of the Brig Tiger of Boston, Wm. Bartlett, Master, owing to his papers being indorsed to prevent his entering any port of France: for the particulars I must beg leave to refer you to the inclosed copy of my letter to Captn. McKinley dated yesterday. I waited on Lord...
37To James Madison from William Jarvis, 25 June 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 June 1803, Lisbon . Last wrote JM on 11 June, enclosing the prince regent’s declaration of Portuguese neutrality. Has since been unofficially informed that the emperor of Russia will guarantee Portuguese neutrality and that the Russian government has informed the British and French ministers of the fact. “The Sum paid for Louisianna I presume will be deemed a mere trifle compared with the...
38To James Madison from William Jarvis, 16 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
16 November 1804, Lisbon. “The inclosed this moment receiv⟨ed⟩ will I presume inform you that a War between Spain & England is determined on, as Mr Pinckney informs me in his letter of the 8th Instant, which inclosed it. It was reported last night in a large Company where I was that a Spanish manifesto had been received here. It was said greatly to criminate the conduct of England & to make an...
39To James Madison from William Jarvis, 26 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
The 15h. Instant I had the Honor to address you by the Schooner Betsey via Newbury Port. In less than two hours after the letter was delivered I saw a French Gentleman who is extremely intimate with General Lannes, that informed me the reports I mentioned of the intended invasion of this Country were not true; so far from it, that he had every reason to suppose the neutrality of this Kingdom,...
40To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 8 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
8 April 1805, Lisbon . “The Ship Erin in which came Mr Jerome Bonaparte got Prattic the 6th. after six days quarantine. He lodged at a public House with Mrs Bonaparte. He has been generally visited by the Officers of those Nations friendly to France, but only as a private individual of distinction. A Few Portuguese Nobility have visited him on the same foot but the Court being at Samora none...