1To 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...
2To 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...
3To James Madison from George William Erving, 4 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
The claims of Messrs. Dulton & Tombarel, which have been for some years agitating here before the Council of War, & which have been pressed upon the Government by repeated applications of our Ministers, are now definitively rejected; and Mr. Cevallos has thought proper to get rid of all further contestation upon the subject on my part, by referring such explanations of the last Consulta of the...
4To 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...
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To 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...
8To 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...
9To James Madison from George William Erving, 16 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
My last unofficial letter was dated October 31st., since when nothing has occurred in our affairs particularly deserving your attention. I am continually under the necessity of reclaiming against the outrages of the tribunal at Algesiras; these are owing to a most corrupt & scandalous connection between the privateersmen & the judge there; respecting which having lately come to the knowledge...
10To James Madison from George William Erving, 4 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Having in a former letter communicated to you Such information as I had been able to procure, relating to the motives & object of the military preparations making by this government, with my last official letter (14th. Ulto) I transmitted a proclamation of the Prince of Peace; Herewith I have the honor to inclose a copy of his letter to the Inspector General of the Infantry dated Oct. 12th., &...