1To James Madison from George William Erving, 29 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
My last unofficial letter was of the 6. Inst. I ha ve not any thing at present very particular to add to that, & what else I have lately written. Every mov ement of the french Emperor seems to add to the appr ehensions which prevail here; & every movement rende rs any plan which may have been heretofore conte mplated for counteracting his views, more & more despe rate. They are brought into...
2To James Madison from George William Erving, 27 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
On the 6th. Inst. I had the honor to transmit to you a copy of the decree issued by this Government on the 3rd., to the same purport of that published at Milan by the Emperor of France on the 17th. December, professing to render more efficacious & extensive the me asures which had been previously taken for the blockade of the British Isles. In a note to Mr. Cevallos of the 8th. Inst.,...
3To James Madison from George William Erving, 6 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
I hasten to transmit to you copy of a Decree issu ed by this government on the 3d. Inst, adopting the principles of the decree given at Milan on the 17 th Ulto by the Emperor of France, & conceived (as to the Enacting part) in precisely the same terms: This has been communicated to me by Mr. Cevallos in a note of yesterday’s date unaccompanied by any observation on it. I have the honor to be...
4To James Madison from George William Erving, 6 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
My last official letter (dated Decr. 28) communi ca ted the arrangement made by Coll. Lear with the dey of Algiers, the one previous, (that of Decr. 22) was upon sev eral subjects & the unofficial letter which accompanied it related principally to the affairs of Portugal, & the relations between this country & france. It appears that the Emperor of France his decree dated und er 17 Decr. was...
5To James Madison from George William Erving, 17 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
The foregoing is triplicate of my letter dated 14th. Inst, & herewith I inclose another Copy of the decree therein referred to. Tho this was transmitted to the commanders of districts governors &c on the 19 Feby, it was not made publick at the ports till the 5th. of March, & it was communicated by circular letter to the foreign ministers on the 13th. Inst; the same day of its publication in...
6To James Madison from George William Erving, 14 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
I lose no time in transmitting to you a decree issued by this government in conformity with the Imperial blockade decree, of which I re ceived the first notice from Cadiz on the 12th. Inst; and I send it as published in the Madrid Gazette of last Evening, where it is preceeded by a paragraph worthy of remark: By the next po st I shall have the honor of addressing you mo re particularly upon...
7To James Madison from George William Erving, 8 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
With my letters No. 19. & 20. I had the honor to transmit to you copies of sundry notes which have passed between the Spanish Minister of State & myself, upon the most interesting occurrences in our affairs here; & more particularly relating to the outrageous proceedings of the Corsairs & Tribunal at Algeciras, the measures which I have thought it my duty to urge upon this Government with a...
8To James Madison from George William Erving, 21 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had yesterday the high satisfaction of receiving your Official letter of Decr. 2. covering two cop ies of the Presidents Message. I have written to you lately several letters, publick & p rivate, some of which will reach you before this, & oth ers which are too bulky to go by the post wait a pri vate opportunity which I expect to have in a few da ys for Cadiz. Since my last there is nothing...
9To James Madison from George William Erving, 10 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
In reference to the correspondence between Mr. Kirkpatrick & myself which is inclosed with the accompanying official letter (No. 20) I herewith transmit for your private information copy of a letter from Hy. Grevignée Junr. dated Algesiras Oct. 10th. 1806 to R. W. Meade, which I have accidentally laid my hands on: You will observe by several Expressions in this, viz. "one of the vessels loaded...
10To James Madison from George William Erving, 9 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Barry, late of Washington, having placed his claim upon this government (the subject of your letter to Mr. Bowdoin of June 15 1806) under the care of Mr. Young, I have had frequent consultation with that gentleman as to the best means of bringing it to a settlement. It is the Opinion & wish of Mr. Young that no official application shoud yet be made to the Minister of State, since as he...