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To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 5 March 1808

March 5, 1808

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 6 March

Report Says that everything is now settled in Spain and that the King consents to abdicate and go into a convent. I doubt the fact. The Story may be fabricated for the purpose of influencing certain discussions with Russia, which have arisen very unexpectedly and which already menace the cordiality which has latterly existed, or been supposed to exist, between her and this Government. Of this new circumstance, I shall be better able to give you information in my next but at present it appears, that Russia presses the interposition of France on the Subject of her (Russia’s) quarrel with the Porte, and on principle that cannot but involve her (France) with that power. Is this the way that Russia takes to escape a controversy to the north?

 9 March 1808.

The conversation alluded to in the copy of the letter Subjoined to my dispatch of the 5th. instant did not take place ’till the 8th. when 972 32 1006 1491. 1268 971. 1086. 511 1116 21 the 5. 1538. 619 1001 1165 1554. 1216. 1507. 1480. 1165. 972 553. 289. 1354. 972 80 1006 1379 971. 854 1298. 1137. 1480. 306. 921. 1467. 470. 1125 the Sequestration of American Property, at Hamburg, accompanied by Certificats d’Origine is raised, but the embargo continued This last measure may have Some connexion with the projected attack on Sweden. The Emperor has required of Hamburg and Bremen two thousand Seamen 258. 1459. 511.1116. 1155. 669. 1369. 847. 1116. 1090. 1379. 993. 1129. 352. 819. The Agent of Prize causes here, not considering himself as acting under my direction, ⟨   ⟩ to me any explanation of what he does as such, and having accordingly made no report to me Since October 1804, it is out of my power either to ascertain the number, or nature of the captures made under the Imperial Decrees of Novem 1806 and Decemb. 1807; and of course to say, with any exactness, how this exception would apply? One circumstance however wants no additional light, viz: that in its largest meaning and application it would fall Short of what the case requires.

DNA: RG 59—DD—Diplomatic Despatches, France.

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