1To John Adams from John Murray Forbes, 25 April 1801 (Adams Papers)
On my return to this Country permit me to take the earliest opportunity to express to you the warm sense of grateful obligation which I feel for your attention to my Wishes & those of my friends, in the nomination of me to the Commercial Agency of the U. S. at Havre de Grace in France—This place promises to an American House even greater Commercial advantages than that of Bordeaux which I had,...
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Murray Forbes, 19 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Some pressing objects of business having Called me from the Seat of Government immediately after your nomination of me to the Consulate of Hamburg I Called to tender you an imperfect expression of the Sense I have of the honor you have Conferred on me in thus placing me in a Situation of the highest Commercial importance and responsibility and to pledge to you, Sir, my warmest wishes that I...
3To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 22 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor under 18t. ulto. announcing the Commencement of hostilities between France and Prussia and the various success of two small affairs there reported to ha ve taken place. Previous to the date of my letter, however the fate of the Campaign as it regarded the Prussian Monarchy was nearly fixed. On the 14th. October a general Action was fought at Je na on the Saal River in or...
4To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 12 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor of addressing your Excellency under 22nd. of last mon th Several Copies of which have gone by different Vessels. I then announced the occupation of this City by the Army of the North under Marshall Morlier. Since that period this Army has left u s to occupy the Duchy of Meklenburg. About 1000 a 1500 Italian troops are left in Garrison her e The execution of the various...
5To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 30 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of addressing Your Excellency by different opportunities, under the several dates of 22nd. Novr. and 12th. Decr., further Copies of which are now inclosed. These Letters gave an account of the occupation of this City by the French Arms and of their principal measures up to the last date. Among these measures I noticed the refusal of permission for our Vessels, even in ballast,...
6To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 6 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor to address your Excellency under the several dates of 22nd. November 12th. December & 30th. January last, Copies of which are herewith inclosed. In my past letters I have endeavoured to narrate faithfully all the measures of a general Commercial operation which have been adopted by the French Authorities since the occupation of the City by their troops. My last mentioned the...
7To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 9 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor of addressing Your Excellency under 20th. April, Copy of which is inclosed, and as the direct Trade to this Port has since been interrupted, very few occurrences interesting to our Commerce have presented for Communication. Having sent by three different Vessels (the Hopewell, Resolution and Eclipse) the Copies of my Correspondence with the French Authorities previous to...
8To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 18 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
In a Postscript to another Copy of the Annexed letter, I mentioned a Report having been received from Copenhagen of the Signature of the Preliminaries of Peace and that one Article was that the Grand Duke Constantine was to be King of Poland. It is now Officially Announced that the Preliminaries with Russia were signed on the 8th. Inst. and with Prussia on the 9th. & there is seems no question...
9To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 24 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed is what I had the honor of addressing Your Excellency, under 18th. Inst. I now also inclose the Treaty of Peace between France and Prussia as it appeared this morning in our Official Gazette. This Treaty, so humiliating to Prussia, explains many Reports which my last mentioned as such. It now seems certain that Prince Jerome is to be King of Westphalia, and that Prussia has ceded to...
10To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 14 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor to address Your Excellency under 24th. ult. Copy of which is now inclosed. Since that date, an unpleasant occurrence has taken place in the River Eyder, between the commanding Officer of H. B. Majesty’s Brig Sparkler, and Capt. Curran of the American Ship Androscoggin. It appears by Capt. C’s Statement, confirmed by a Danish Pilot and two of his Crew, that, proceeding from...
11To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 28 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of addressing Your Excellency under 14th. Inst.: Copy of which I now inclose. Since that date a new Decree of the French Emperor under 6th. of this Mth has appeared here. Inclosed is a Translation of it. It requires a Certificate of Origin for all Goods coming into this City. Now in the present state of trade the operation of this decree is retroactive, inasmuch as during the...
12To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 19 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have now the honor to advise Your Excellency that owing to the total interruption of all intercourse between the Continent of Europe and Great Britain & the impossibility of obtaining any information in the Present very Critical juncture of our relations with the latter, I have determined to embark for London and am now on board the American Ship Belfast, Capt. English and about sailing with...
13To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 13 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor of addressing your Excellency under th August last, And besides the necessity of two Journies, one to Kiel and the other to Tonningen on official business I have been almost daily engaged in some unpleasant remonstrance against the measures of the French and Danish Governments who rival each other in blindly and indiscriminately persecuting all Commerce under the pretext...
14To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 24 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
Referring Your Excellency to the annexed under 13th. in st. I have only to add, that my further reflections on the Case of Capt Ingles ha ve decided me on having him arrested which was done on Saturday la st 21st. Inst and he is now in Custody at his own lodgings. I have announced it to the French Minister here and to our Minister at Paris. Inclosed are copies of my lette rs Connected with the...
15To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 4 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
Since my last respects under 18th. & 24th. Ulto., several copies of which went by various opportunities, I have now to announce to Your Excellency that a new decree of the French Emperor has arrived and will be made public tomorrow or the next day, by which Goods accompanied with Certificates of Origin will be admitted here. Many new details are required to be embraced in the Certificates of...
16To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 4 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
Regarding, as I do, the total suspension of our trade as an almost inevitable consequence of the present rival vexations of the belligerents, I should visit the U. S. this fall, but, the crisis which our commerce is experiencing in this vicinity renders it highly incompatible with my professed fidelity that I should abandon my post at such a moment. Besides, I flatter myself, that whatever may...
17To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 18 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the honor to address Your Excellency by various opportunities under the several dates of 13th. & 24th. Novr. 4th. & 5th. Decr. and 14th. Janry. The first mentioned letter contained much at length the particulars of the vexations applied about that time to our commerce by the French Customhouse Officers, or Douaniers, here. On the first occupation of this City, by the French troops,...
18To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 20 October 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor of addressing Your Excellency under 18th. March last, which having gone in three Copies, one of them must have got safe to hand.My communications have not been more frequent, because good opportunities have been rare; and my discussions here having been entirely with the French Authorities, I have found it necessary to make the most detailed reports to His Excellency...
19To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 30 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
The foregoing is a Copy of what I had the honor to address Your Excellency by the Ship Washington, Captn. Case, which Ship after experiencing every possible Difficulty at length put to Sea on the 17th. Inst. On my return h ere from Gluckstadt, I found that the Agent of the Ship Juniata at Paris, by his unremitting Perseverance, seconded by th e solicitation of General Armstrong had obtained...