61To James Madison from William Jarvis, 20 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
20 November 1804, Lisbon. “The last letter I had the honor to address to you under date of the 16th. by the ship Richmond, Captn Hathaway for Philada. covered a letter from Mr Pinckney. At foot is an extract of his letter to me of the 8th. Instant which inclosed it. Desirous that information of this importance shall reach Government as early as possible, I shall multiply the chances of...
62To James Madison from William Jarvis, 26 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
26 November 1804, Lisbon. “The post of yesterday brings advice from Madrid to the 16th. A private letter of the 14th says that Mr Frere had not then left Madrid.… If he has written any letter to the Minister, Consul, or a private Gentleman whom he is in correspondence with here, nothing has been made public, and the latter denies having received any letters from him. I thought it very possible...
63To James Madison from William Jarvis, 6 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 December 1804, Lisbon. “Captain Bunce of the Venus, by whom I wrote under date of the 2nd [not found] being detained by contrary winds, affords me the opportunity to inform you by this Vessel that the Spanish Consul this morning informed me, that he had received advices from Barcelona by the Post of last night, that a detachment from Lord Nelsons Fleet had captured all the Spanish Vessels...
64To James Madison from William Jarvis, 7 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 December 1804, Lisbon. “Dispatches have been sent by the Spanish Government to all their Colonies announcing the probability of Hostilities between Spain & Gt. Britain & ordering every measure necessary for their defence. This information Government may rely on; altho: I cannot commit to paper the quarter from whence I had it & the same person is of opinion that the War is unavoidable. Four...
65To James Madison from William Jarvis, 5 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 January 1805, Lisbon. “The Romulus, Captn Nickerson by which this letter goes is the first Vessel that has sailed for the United States since the ship Venus Captn Bunce, for New York: a mortifying circumstance at a moment so pregnant with important events.” Believes the U.S. government will have already learned of the Spanish declaration of war against Great Britain. Should this not be so...
66To James Madison from William Jarvis, 19 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 January 1805, Lisbon. “The original of the accompanying duplicate went by the Ship Romulus Via Philadelphia. “The Constitution got Prattic the 11th. (ie in 14 days) she has since parted a Cable and another has been spoken for of 21 Inches. Her old Bowsprit is so decayed & sprung that not any part of it will answer. By the 27th. or 28th. I imagine her repairs will be compleated. I have...
67To James Madison from William Jarvis, 9 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
It is with pain that I feel myself obliged to lay before Government a Correspondence of such an unpleasant nature as the inclosed between Captain Rodgers & myself, but when my reputation has been attacked & an attempt has been made to lessen my influence as a man & my consequence as an officer justice to my character oblidges me to lay a fair statement of the transaction before Government to...
68To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 12 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
12 February 1805, Lisbon . “The Ship Hare being detained by contrary winds, affords me an opportunity to inform you by her that the Mate of the Vessel I mention in my letter as having been cast away near Figue<ira> reached here yesterday & informed me that the French Squadron sailed from the Bay of La Rochelle the 11th, the day before they sailed. It contains as near as he could ascertain the...
69To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 20 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 February 1805, Lisbon . “The accompanying are duplicates of my letters of the 9th & 12th Inst, which went by the Ship Hare, Captn Beedle, for New York, the former of which Mr Rademakaer took charge of. In the last Copy of my letter of the 19th. Jany to Capan. Rodgers relative to the delivery of the Danish sailors, I find my Clerk omitted the postscript. “Letters that I have recd from...
70To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
2 March 1805, Lisbon . “My last letter of the 20th Ulto went by the Schooner Rose Captain Atkins & the duplicate by the Schooner Commerce Captain Bartlett both for Boston. I have now the honor to inclose a copy of the answer of His Excellency the Secretary for Foreign Affairs (with a translation) to my application relative to the embarassment given to Corn loaded Vessels which I received the...