11To James Madison from William Jarvis, 23 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
The last letters I had the honor to write to you were dated the 3rd. & 18th. Ulto:. I sent a duplicate & triplicate of the first, the dupliplicate via Liverpool & the triplicate by the way of Falmouth. The original I intended to send by the Commerce, Captn. Robbins, but he finally took a freight for the Streights. Since the date of the last, little has occurred of interest in Portugal. It is...
12To James Madison from William Jarvis, 12 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
The foregoing is a copy of my last via Liverpool. This will be sent to the care of Mr. Fox, our Consul at Falmouth. There is no news whatever from Spain, nor military from any other quarter. The Presidents answer to the Town of Boston was elegant & wise. The Law authorising him to raise the embargo, it appears to me points out the only circumstance which will authorise its being rais ed. I saw...
13To James Madison from William Jarvis, 3 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
My last dated 28th. June, which I have transmitted by a private conveyance by way of Spain, stated the situation of pu blic affairs to that date. The subsequent events have doubtless been so fully detailed in the Public Papers which have reached the U nited States, as to render any very minute account unnecessary in this. The success of the Spaniards encouraged the People in this Kingd om...
14To James Madison from William Jarvis, 28 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
The foregoing is a copy of my last, which I hope will reach yo u by a vessel going from Spain. Th is I forward by a Gentleman going to the south of Spain who may have some opportunity of sending it. Here the situation daily grows more critical. The french Govmt. themselves seem to be alarmed. Within four days part of the troops have been taken from the for ts to increase the guards in the City...
15To James Madison from William Jarvis, 14 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
The last letter which I had the honor to address to you of the date of the 18th. April went via London & inclosed a letter from Mr. Erving. This gentleman by letter & Mr. Young in person will doubtless communicate to you that the Spanish Kings Charles & Ferdinand & the royal family, in general have abdicated the Crown of Spain in favour of the Emperor Napoleon, and of all the particulars...
16To James Madison from William Jarvis, 18 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed letter is a copy of my last respects of the 1st. Ulto. which went by the Brig Hetty Captn Morehouse to the care of Mr He t ter. Nothing material has occurred in Portugal since that time. Flour & grain is of course daily growing more Scarce & more dear, but it is hoped that with about Sixteen thousand barrels of flour which this Govmt have bought in St. Lucar & Cadiz, that there...
17To James Madison from William Jarvis, 25 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
Notwithstanding the advice of the very extraordinary change w hich has recently taken place i n the fortunes of the Prince of Peace will probably reach you th rough various other channels I c ould not deprive myself of the opportunity of the Brig Maria, to communicate such reports as ha ve reached here & Cadiz on the su bject. It is said that about ei
18To James Madison from William Jarvis, 4 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
Two or three gun boats & some r ow boats attempted to enter the Tagus the last night covered by a frigate & Sloop of War, but being discovered they were fo ed by the Bougie, a Small Castle, on a spit of Sand, at the mouth of the harbour. To take off the attention of the Castle from the boats & to Secure their retreat, the Sloop of War ed on the Castle, but in go in g about got aground &...
19To James Madison from William Jarvis, 1 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed are copies of the two letters which I had the honor to address to you under date of 18th: & 25th: Ultimo, the former of which went by the Ship Sally & Hetty Captn. Fleming & the latter by the Brig Fame, Captn. Howe for Philadelphia & Providence. In consequence of the impressment of several Seamen out of a Kniphausen vessel, which Sailed ten days or a fortnight ago, by the Squadron...
20To James Madison from William Jarvis, 28 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
I was honored with your letters of the 30th. Octr. & 3rd. Novr. by the same post, they having come by the way of Cadiz, the vessel by which they were transmitted being turned away by the Blockading Squadron. It gave me much pleasure to hear that we had so good a harvest. Should contrary to the opinion I have formed from the British Orders of October & November, from the Speculative pieces I...