331To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 25 September 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 September 1803, Gibraltar . No. 14. “On the 23rd. inst. I arrived in this bay & immediately went onboard the Constitution to pay my respects to Comodore Prebble & Coll. Lear. In obedience to your instructions of the 16th. of July I presented them with a copy of my communication of the 9th. inst. & since has given the latter every information in my power, the bustle naturally attending so...
332To James Madison from James Barbour, 11 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
On yesterday a resolution was offered in the house of Delegates, which in point of importance yields to nothing since the adoption of the Constitution. Its amount is to compel the President upon the application of two thirds of both houses of Congress to remove a Judge. Upon the propiety of adopting this resolution I have my doubts. In this difficulty I take the liberty to address you, and...
333To James Madison from James Monroe, 23 May 1803 (Madison Papers)
You will receive herewith a copy of the treaty and conventions which we have concluded with the French republick for the cession of Louisiana, the original of which was sent by Mr Hughes, and a copy lately by the way of England. This will be forwarded by Mr. Derieux respecting whom I wrote you in my last communication. Mr. Derieux is the person who was engaged to take our first dispatch to the...
334To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 30 May 1806 (Madison Papers)
We arrived in this City via Annapolis on Sunday evening, & with difficulty obtain’d lodgings at the Columbian Inn, after having been rejected at Evanses & several private houses: The manner the Ambassador has been treated since, & the pains that has been taken to efface unfavorable impressions promises success equal to the expectations of government. Yesterday an officer from the seat of...
335To James Madison from James B. Church, 12 February 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have not had the Honour as yet of ⟨r⟩eceiving any Communication from your Excellency, but presume I shall ⟨n⟩ot much longer remain without the wished for Correspondence ⟨f⟩rom the usual Department of Government. The Object of the present is, to notice to ⟨y⟩our Excellency, that, since the renewal of Intercourse & Trade ⟨b⟩etween the United States & this port, I have remarked a great Degr⟨ee...
336To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 26 July 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James Leander Cathcart. 26 July 1806, Boston. “On the 24th. inst. I had the honor to receive your dispatches for the Tunisian Ambassador & on the 25th. the Brig Franklin arrived here; elate with the hope of terminating this disagreeable business & of returning to my family, judge my regret at being under the necessity of forwarding the enclosed: I have made use of every persuasive...
337To James Madison from James Simpson (Abstract), 7 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
7 June 1805, Tangier. No. 93. “I have the honour to advise that on Wednesday Evening an American Gun Vessel entered the Straits and yesterday a second—both proceeded for Gibraltar. I have not heard of the arrival of the John Adams Frigate, or of any other of those Vessels. “Captain Stewart in the Siren Brig came to this Bay on Saturday Evening last, for purpose of representing to me the advice...
338To James Madison from James Simpson, 13 May 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 May 1802, Tangier. No. 39. Forwards his dispatch no. 38 [19 Mar. 1802]. Reports that the emperor’s plan to send wheat to Tripoli has been suspended but has not been entirely given up, despite his and the Swedish agent’s efforts. Relays intelligence received 12 May that on 6 May the governor of Rabat had been ordered to send a schooner to Dar el Beida to load wheat for Tripoli and that a...
339To James Madison from James Maury, 27 January 1803 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor to write to you on the 10th. Novr. In this I am sorry to inclose you a Copy of a Notice received yesterday from Mr Erving o ur Consul at London. You also have a price Current for the imports from the United States. I expected to have inclosed the returns of our Imports & Exports for the last six months of the last year, but they cannot be ready for this conveyance. They shall...
340To James Madison from James Maury, 10 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
Previous to Col: Lenox’s coming into o ffice I had, from time to time, disbursed money for American Seamen in cases which the consular Act passed 14th. April 1792 does not warrant, a nd for which I never have received payment. Seeing the power you are with by the Act of 18th. April 1798 I pray you will avail me of that by directing the Agent who May succeed Col: Lenox, or the Minister, to m...