1. Yznardy to JM, 31 Jan. 1805, PJM-SS, description begins Robert J. Brugger et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series (9 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1986–). description ends 8:520–21.

2. The enclosures are copies of (1) Admiral Sir John Orde’s 11 Jan. 1805 letter to Yznardy (1 p.; printed in Knox, Naval Documents, Barbary Wars description begins Dudley W. Knox, ed., Naval Documents Related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers (6 vols.; Washington, D.C., 1939–44). description ends , 5:452), stating that neutral vessels loading cargoes at Cádiz before Spain’s declaration of war on Great Britain was known at Cádiz, and sailing before 25 Jan., would pass unmolested if they were provided with a consular certificate declaring that their cargoes belonged entirely to natives of their own countries; (2) Yznardy to Orde, 27 Feb. 1805 (1 p.; ibid., 453), asking if the deadline would be extended because of a long spell of bad weather and reminding Orde that during the previous war Admiral St. Vincent had allowed American ships carrying American produce to enter Cádiz provided the inbound and outbound cargoes were certified as American property; (3) Yznardy’s undated letter to Orde (1 p.), stating that he had told an American master that his ship would be allowed to pass the blockade with Yznardy’s certificate and asking Orde to instruct his officers not to write on American ships’ registers, as the captain of the Ruby had done, but on the sea letters instead; (4) Yznardy to Capt. Charles Stewart of the U.S. brig Syren, 1 Mar. 1805 (1 p.; ibid., 453), asking him to convey Yznardy’s letter to Orde and bring back the reply, since the strict British blockade did not allow any ships to pass; and (5) Orde to Yznardy, 11 Mar. 1805 (1 p.; ibid., 453–54), stating that “Imperious Circumstances” compelled him to enforce the blockade strictly and asking Yznardy to inform all concerned of this.