21To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 7 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of enclosing my last half year’s account with the United States and the necessary vouchers. I Am, Sir, with very high consideration Your Most Obedient & very humble Servant P. S. Mr. Armstrong would be much obliged by being informed whether his other Accounts have been regularly received & submitted to the Treasury Department for Settlement. DNA : RG 59—DD—Diplomatic...
22To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 24 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to transmit herewith the Moniteur of the day, which contains a very interesting account of the resumption of hostilities between the grand Armies &c. I send also copies of three letters which I have written to the Prince of Benevent on the subject of our business with Spain. To the first of these I have received no answer from that Minister. The two others were sent by a...
23To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 28 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
An accidental delay on the part of Mr. Champlin gives me an opportunity of adding a few lines to those I have already written. The Marine Department is beginning to pay Pichon’s bills for the passages of French Officers & Soldiers &c. I got payment for a Mr. Sullivan of New York, a few days past. The Emperor has however made the bargain over again. He allows for the passage of an Officer 80 $...
24To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 12 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I send herewith, addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, the whole number of vouchers issued by the Minister of this Government upon which my bills on the treasury of the U. S. have been drawn; & I add, for your examination, a Gen. Table of the payments which, conformably to these vouchers, have been made, and in which are designated, the original claimants, the transferees, the agents...
25From James Madison to John Armstrong, Jr., 15 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
In the event of a war, or even of a general stop to the commerce with Great Britain, the renewal of the intercourse with St. Domingo, will become an object of great importance to the United States. In a letter of the 31 Jany 1804 to Mr Livingston, your predecessor, observations on the subject of this intercourse were addressed to the inte rest of France, as requiring her acquiescence in it....
26From James Madison to John Armstrong, Jr., 15 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed copy of a Proclamation of the President will inform you of a late extraordinary hostility and insult committed by a British Ship of War on a frigate of the U. S. near the Capes of Virginia, and of the measure taken by the President in consequence of the outrage. The subsequent proceedings of the British Squadron in our waters have borne a like stamp of hostility; and altho’ it may...
27To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 24 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of transmitting herewith a copy of the treaties entered into between their Majesties, the Emperors of France & Russia, and the King of Prussia. I send also an Extract from a letter of the 6th. inst. from the Prince of Benevent, and the Copy of one of the 15th. Ulto. from Gen. Sebastiani, His Imperial Majesty’s Ambassador to the Sublime Porte. The appointment of Mr. Chiraco, as...
28From James Madison to John Armstrong, Jr., 2 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
Information has been received thro’ a channel justly claiming attention, that the people of West Florida meditate an effort to liberate themselves from the Spanish Government; and that with this view it is intended in case the pulse of this Government does not promise a taking them by the hand, to address themselves to the British Government. No doubt is entertained of the ease with which the...
29To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 3 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
We had yesterday our first audience of the Emperor since his return to Paris. Happening to stand near the Minister of Denmark, I over-heard H. M. say to that Minister, "So M. Baron the Baltic has been violated." The Minister’s answer was not audible to me, nor did it appear to be satisfactory to the Emperor, who repeated in a tone of voice somewhat raised & peremptory, "But Sir, the Baltic has...
30To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 23 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
In a conference I had with M. de Champagny on tuesday last, that minister stated, that a M. Davis (our Consul at Tripoli) had omitted to return the ceremonial visit made to him by his Majesty’s consul at that place; that this omission (being an offense against a usual and necessary civility) was rendered more pointed & piquing by the punctuality with which M. Davis had discharged this duty to...