1To Thomas Jefferson from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 23 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Le General Turreau presente l’hommage de Son Respect a Son Excellence Monsieur Le Président de Jefferson. A luy envoye Ses Journaux et Ses Remerciemens. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
2To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 3 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 3 January 1806, Washington. Formal orders of the French government require Turreau to insist on the dispositions stated in his official letter of 14 Oct. regarding the commerce that some U.S. residents maintain with the rebels of Saint-Domingue. Having received no response to this letter, Turreau hoped that the U.S. government would take immediate measures to put an...
3To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 8 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 8 January 1806, Washington. In announcing that His Imperial and Royal Majesty has named Félix de Beaujour commissary general of commercial relations for the United States, His Excellency the minister of foreign relations wrote Turreau that he has been unable to give de Beaujour his commission because His Majesty has yet to adopt a protocol for acts of this nature....
4To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 13 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 13 January 1806. Acknowledges JM ’s letter of 6 Jan. , to which JM attached a copy of his 26 June 1804 dispatch to Pichon. Turreau already knew what was contained in those documents but revisited the subject with JM in his official letter of 14 Oct. and his subsequent dispatch, because JM ’s initial responses were unsatisfactory, because they contained no actual or...
5To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 15 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 15 January 1806, Washington. Thirty French inhabitants of the Île de France contracted with Captain Morth, commander of the U.S. ship Mammoth, to transport them to the island at a cost of 2,700 francs per person. They arrived at Norfolk stripped of everything and cannot obtain the continuation of their trip from the captain. The courts in the State of Virginia have...
6To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 16 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 16 January 1806, Washington. His Imperial and Royal Majesty having named Mr. Martel commissary of commercial relations for Kentucky, but no place having been assigned for his residence, Pichon had asked JM to propose to the president that it be fixed in Martel’s exequatur for Natchez, a port of entry. JM had replied that no other foreign agent resided in this port,...
7To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 8 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 8 February 1806, Washington. Reports that the marqués de Casa-Yrujo, extraordinary envoy and plenipotentiary minister of His Catholic Majesty, informed him that the American ship Leander, armed with eighteen cannons and long employed in the odious commerce of Saint-Domingue, had boarded many guns, carbines, lead, gunpowder, pikes, saddles and other war stores, a...
8To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 11 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 11 February 1806, Washington. Official reports confirm what he had discussed with JM in their last meeting. A very large armed ship, the Leander , left New York harbor several days ago. Its apparent destination is Jacmel, but its cargo and the sort of men on board suggest another. An adventurer by the name of Miranda is aboard, and a number of lost souls accompany...
9To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 12 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 12 February 1806, Washington. Felix de Beaujour, commissary general of French commercial relations, has provisionally named Honoré Felix de Douzy vice commissary of Rhode Island, a position vacated by the resignation of Mr. Lequinio. Turreau has approved this nomination and sends JM de Douzy’s commission and begs him to present it to the president and obtain de...
10To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 15 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 15 February 1806, Washington. Is required after the formal request of the marqués de Yrujo, and despite what JM has told him about JM ’s communications with Yrujo, to send JM this letter that Yrujo wrote and which should be of great interest. Has no doubt that JM will be impressed with the frankness and candor that Turreau will attach to all the steps to which he...
11To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 18 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 18 February 1806, Washington. Returns the enclosed exequatur that JM obtained from the president in favor of M. Le Guerin for his residence in Alexandria as vice commissary of commercial relations. This officer has received orders to rejoin his regiment in France; thus his commission as vice commissary and his exequatur have become unnecessary. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL...
12To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 24 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 24 February 1806, Washington. Forwards the enclosed copy of a letter received from the captain general of Martinique. JM can see by the captain general’s dispositions that, on this subject as well as all others which can give rise to just complaints, Turreau has hastened to send the complaints to all the captains general, who on their part use all possible measures...
13To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 26 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 26 February 1806, Washington. The Marquis d’Yrujo having no doubt no knowledge of the means that the union government has judged appropriate to take to punish those responsible for arming ships in New York and to prevent the consequences of such an extraordinary event, has again asked Turreau to reiterate to JM his complaints on such a matter that is all the more...
14To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 14 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 14 March 1806. Wrote JM on 11 Feb. regarding his concerns about the equivocal destination of a ship that left New York at the begining of that month. The nature of the ship’s cargo, the sort of men on board, and the reputation of the commander were without doubt very strong reasons for soliciting the concern of foreign ministers in the United States. JM will have...
15To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 18 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 18 March 1806, Washington. Informs JM of a new subject of concern that the Marquis d’Yrujo has rightly identified regarding the disagreeable events resulting from Miranda’s conduct. The Spanish minister plenipotentiary has received word that the house of Isaac Clason and John R. Livingston of New York is hastily preparing a large ship by the name of the Marquis of...
16To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 23 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 23 March 1806, Washington. Has received news from Philadelphia that the owners of the Marquis of Lansdown , of which Turreau spoke in his letter to JM of 18 Mar. , have changed the ship’s name to American Eagle. Cargo continues to be boarded, and the ship’s old cannons are being put in working condition. Hastens to inform JM of this matter for fear the new name...
17To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 26 April 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 26 April 1806, Washington. The captain general of Martinique and its dependencies informed Turreau that the activities taking place among the blacks of Trinidad and the attempt by Dessalines’s emissaries to create similar upheaval in the Antilles have forced the captain general, as the conservator of the colony, to take new measures to save it from this contagion....
18To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Genal. T urreau has the honor to enclose hereto the letter of the Mayor of Norfolk, which was omitted in his respecting the arrestation of the french Sailors, who have deserted theirr Ships. DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, France.
19To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Le Soussigné, ministre plénipotentiaire de S. M. I. & R. près Monsieur le Président des Etats: Unis d’Amérique, a l’honneur d’informer Monsieur Madison, Sécretaire d’Etat, de l’existence d’un traité de confédération des Etats du Rhin, dont l’effet nécessaire est de changer la Constitution germanique. Depuis longtems la Constitution de l’Empire Germanique avait subi de Si nombreuses...
20To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 15 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
J’ai reçu avec la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire hier, les mémoires & les Protêts de trois Capitaines de Bâtimens Américains qui ont été employés par le Vaisseau de S. M. l’Eole, pour l’accompagner dans la Chesapeak, tendant à obtenir des indemnités pour ce Service. Je vais les transmettre au Commissaire Général de France, à Philadelphie en l’invitant & lui recommandant de...
21To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 22 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
M. Le Marquis d’Yrujo, Envoyé extraordinaire & Ministre Plénipotentiaire de S. M. C. m’a donné Communication d’un ordre de Sa Cour, d’où il résulte que les intentions du Roi Son Maître, sont qu’il continue Son Séjour en Amerique & remplisse comme par le passé les fonctions de Son Ministre près les Etats: Unis; qualité dans laquelle il a été accrédité & reconnu par le Gouvernement Fédéral. Le...
22To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 25 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Vous connaîtrez par la lettre ci-jointe de M. Le Maire de Norfolk au Consul français du lieu, Son refus formel de Seconder les agents français pour arrêter les déserteurs des équipages des Vaisseaux de Sa Majesté. La désertion, qui est presque toujours le résultat de l’embauchage, obtiendra l’impunité, si les Autorités Américaines peuvent Se dispenser de Seconder les efforts des Agents...
23To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 27 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
M. le Commissaire Général à qui j’avais recommandé la réclamation que vous m’avez addressée le 16. de ce mois, de trois Capitaines de Bâtiments Américains qui ont été employés par le Vaisseau de S. M. l’Eole pour l’accompagner dans la Chesapeak, me répond qu’elles ne Sont appuyées d’aucunes pièces justificatives. La pièce nécessaire est un compte détaillé certifié des Capitaines & officiers...
24To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, December 1806 (Madison Papers)
J’eusse addressé déjà ma plainte au Gouvernement fédéral relativement à la perte de l’Impetueux, Vaisseau de Sa Majesté Impériale & Royale, si la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 6. Octobre dernier ne m’eût porté à croire qu’on s’était occupé de prévenir ma juste réclamation ou d’y Satisfaire. Le Vaisseau de Guerre français, l’Impetueux, alors en détresse, non Seulement a...
25To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 3 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
Obligé de communiquer à M. Le Marquis d’Yrujo, Envoyé extraordinaire & Ministre Plénipotentiaire de S. M. C. la réponse négative que vous avez faite à Ses propositions conciliatoires, comme à la réception d’un Chargé d’Affaires qu’il m’avait engagé à vous présenter; Je vous prie de me faire connaître littéralement les intentions du Gouvernement fédéral. Le peu de connaissance que j’ai de la...
26To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 13 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Le Coup de vent qui S’est fait Sentir depuis le 18. jusqu’au 23. Août dernier a considérablement endommagé deux Vaisseaux & deux Frégates de S. M. & ils ont été obligés de venir chercher un réfuge dans les ports des Etats-Unis, tant pour S’y réparer que pour y trouver des vivres qui leur manquaient, les leurs ayant été avariés par les mauvais tems qu’ils ont essuyés. L’Administration...
27To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 14 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Translation Note of the Minister Plenipotentiary of France to the Secretary of State. The undersigned, Minister Plenipotentiary of His Imperial & Royal Majesty to His Excellency the President of the U.States of America, has the honor to remind the Secretary of State, that at the beginning of last year and during the Session of Congress, Mr. Chevallié, Attorney in fact of the heirs of Mr. de...
28To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 14 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to address to you enclosed an answer to the objections made by the Secretary of the Treasury to a complete Settlement with the heirs of Mr. Beaumarchais This answer is annexed to the note which I have had the honor to address to you on this Subject. Accept, Sir, a new assurance of my high consideration. DNA : RG 233—LRHR—Legislative Records of the House of Representatives.
29To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 20 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Des rapports officiels m’annoncent l’avenement et le Chargement dans le port de Newyork de deux Bâtimens destinés, dit-on, pour la partie révoltée de St. Domingue. L’un est la goëlette Louisa & l’autre le Navire l’Empereur appartenant à la Compagnie Ogden. Sans doute la Destination de ces Bâtiments Sera masquée & Sous ce rapport, Monsieur, ils doivent fixer l’attention de vos employés aux...
30To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 10 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
J’ai ordonné au Consul Général de france de faire examiner par le Consul du lieu les réclamations des Armateurs ou Capitaines dont les Bâtiments ont Secouru le Vaisseau L’Eole, et de faire Statuer ici, Soit d’un commun accord, Soit à la faveur d’un arbitrage sur la Somme d’indemnités qui leur Sont légitimement dues. Le Consul Général m’a répondu qu’il en donnait l’ordre au Consul de Baltimore;...