1To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 1 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
In Consequence of a Representation which I made to His Majesty’s Government, an Investigation was ordered to be made into the Circumstances mentioned in your Letter to me of the 9th: of August last, relative to certain Dispatches, addressed to the Government of the United States, which were stated to have been taken in the Ship Thalia by a British Cruizer, and that some were broken open and...
2To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 31 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
In obedience to His Majesty’s Commands I have the Honor to lay before the Government of the United States, a Statement, contained in the inclosed Letter from Captn: Hamilton, Commander of His Majesty’s Packet Lord Hobart, relative to the Boarding and Detention of that Vessel by the Direction of the Commanding Officer of the United States Frigate the Chesapeake. His Majesty’s Packet being a...
3To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 13 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose to You, a Copy of a Letter from Sir John Borlase Warren, relative to William Parker, stated to have been a Citizen of the United States, and impressed on Board His Majesty’s Ship Banterer. I have the Honor to be, Sir, Your most obedt: humble Servant, DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, Great Britain.
4To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 18 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inform You that I have received a Letter from Sir Alexander Cochrane Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Leeward Island Station, enclosing a printed Copy of a Proclamation which he had caused to be issued, pursuant to Orders signified to him by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Admiralty, whereby the French Leeward Carribean Islands are declared in a...
5To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
Without intending to justify the Conduct of William Reeve, stiling himself an Officer in His Majesty’s Naval Service, against whom You prefer’d a Complaint to Me for having written a Letter to Governor Clairborne of the Orleans Territory, containing Expressions reflecting upon the Government of the United States; but merely for the purpose of explaining some Circumstances which occur’d upon...
6To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 11 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
Information having been received by His Majesty’s Government, that Moose Island in Passamaquoddy Bay, has been occupied as a military Post by the United States, and that a Boat laden with Flour, has been violently seized, after it had touched at Deer Island, a Dependency of the Province of New Brunswick, I have therefore been commanded by His Majesty to declare that these Transactions are...
7To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 24 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you a Copy of a Letter which I have lately received from Sir J. B. Warren His Majestys Admiral commanding on the Halifax Station respecting an application, made by Me at your Request for the Discharge of John Ennels stated to be a Citizen of the United States detained on Board H. M. S. Recruit I consequence of Sir J. B. Warrens Letter, I propose to make an...
8To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 9th. Inst. inclosing a Letter from the Post Master at New York stating on the Declaration of Captain Selliman of the Ship Thalia, which was carried into a British Port by a British Cruizer that his Letter Bag, including Dispatches from the Minister Plenipoy: of the United States at Paris to the Department of State, was taken to the Court of...
9To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 1st: Inst: inclosing a Copy of a Letter from Wm: Reeve stiling himself an Officer in the Naval Service of His Britannic Majesty and acting as prize Master to a Spanish Vessel captured by the British Frigate Hebe, to Governor Clairborne of the Orleans Territory. As it is not my Province to decide upon the Conduct of any of His Majesty’s Officers, I...
10To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
In Compliance with your Request, contained in your Letter to Me of the 15th. Inst, I have had the Honor to forward to Mr. Gallatin, the Secretary of the Treasury, a Passport for a Vessel, which is about to be sent by Order of the President, to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, for the Purpose of bringing away some American Seamen from the Desert Island of Trinidad, & I have at your Desire, left a...
11To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 19 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have taken the Liberty to forward under Cover to you, a Dispatch for H. M. Government, as you were so good as to say a Gentleman would take Charge of it, as also a Letter, to go by the St. Michael; the Vessel which has been hired by the Government of the U. S. for the Purpose of carrying Dispatches to Great Britain & to France. I beg Leave to repeat my Thanks for your obliging offer upon the...
12To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 21 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
Having just received from Sir James Craig, the Governor in Chief of His Majesty’s Provinces in N. America the Details of a Transaction which has taken Place at Niagara, which might in its Consequences seriously affect the Harmony and good understanding between His Majesty’s Provinces of Canada & the Adjacent Territories of the United States, I have the Honor to request your early Attention to...
13To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose to you a Copy of the Commission by which His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Archibald MacNeil Esqr. to be Consul for the Province of Louisiana, & beg Leave to request that you will be pleased to cause the Exequatur to be made out to entitle him to perform his official Functions in that Territory, by Permission from the Government of the United States. With...
14To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inform you that His Majesty’s Government have sent Orders to the Lieut. Governor of Gibraltar to grant immediate Relief in the Cases mentioned in the inclosed Letter of Mr. Pinkney to Mr. Canning. The Lieut. Governor, it appears acted upon a mistaken opinion Respecting His Majesty’s late orders in Council & no Time was lost by His Majesty’s Government in stating to that...
15To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Erskine presents his Compts. & best Respects to Mr. Madison, begs Leave to apologize for the Delay which has occurr’d in answering his Letters, which has been occasion’d by Mr. Erskine’s having been absent from Home for a Week at the Time they were received. DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, Great Britain.
16To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 13 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to forward to you by Command of His Majesty’s Government a Copy of a Letter from the Commissioners of His Majestys Navy Board to the Secretary of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, respecting certain Stores therein enumerated & valued, supplied to Ships in the Service of the United States which have not been paid for. I have the Honor also to inclose Copies of the...
17To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 25 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
In compliance with your Request contained in your Note of the 22d. Inst I have the Honor to transmit Passports for the two American Vessels, the Brig St. Michaels Captain Kenyon Master in Ballast bound from Baltimore to L’Orient and Falmouth; and the Ship Leonidas Captain McKensie Master, from the Powtomac to Algiers, laden with Military, and Naval Stores to be delivered to the Algerine...
18To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 8th: Instant containing Documents respecting Three Seamen stated to be American Citizens detained on Board His Majesty’s Ship Statira and requesting my Interposition to procure their Discharge. I have accordingly forwarded the Depositions concerning the Men named in the Margin to Captain Bromley of His Majesty’s Ship Statira, with a Request...
19To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 9 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you by His Majesty’ Commands a Statement of the Losses sustained by Mr. John Hurst Merchant of the City of London in Consequence of the Neglect of the Post Office at Charleston, South Carolina, and to request the interference of the Government of the United States in procuring for him such Redress as the Justice of his Case may require. In conformity with the...
20To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 9 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Erskine will have the honor of waiting upon Mr. Madison on Saturday next. NN .
21To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 6 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you an Extract of a Letter from Captain Sir Robert Laurie Bart, respecting some British Seamen, Deserters from His Majesty’s Service, stated to be now serving on board the United States Frigate Chesapeake; and beg to request that the Government of the United States will cause such Steps to be taken as may be thought proper on the Occasion. I have the Honor to...
22To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 31 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
Upon referring to the Papers respecting the Accident which caused His Majesty’s Cutter Zenobia to be driven on Shore, I find that it happened about Twelve Months ago, and that She was stranded about Twenty Five Miles to the Southward of Cape Henry, where she now remains notwithstanding some partial Attempts by some of His Majesty’s Ships to get her afloat. I beg Leave to repeat my Thanks on...
23To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 21 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
Altho’ I cannot doubt that the Government of the United States have already received from their Ministers in London a Copy of the inclosed Note from Mr. Canning to Mr. Munroe yet I have the honor now to transmit one, lest any accident might have prevented its being before received. With Sentiments of the highest Respect & Consideration, I have the Honor to be Sir Your obedient humble servant...
24To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 18 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to request the serious Attention of the Government of the United States to a Case of the most gross Violation of the Law of Nations; & of Insult to His Majesty, by a Citizen of the United States & an Inhabitant of this Town of Philadelphia, (W. Duane) who having by the most dishonorable Means, obtained Possession of certain Dispatches on His Majesty’s Service, from The Hon: G....
25To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 18 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to forward to you, several Documents, which I have received respecting some Seamen, whose discharge I had requested from Vice Admiral Berkeley, at your Desire, on the grounds of their having been Stated to be Citizens of the United States, and as having been impressed and detained on Board His Majesty’s Ships. I also trouble you with an Extract of a Letter from Mr. James...
26To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you, that I have received a Letter, dated Halifax September 1st. from Vice Admiral Berkeley, Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Halifax Station, in which he has communicated to me the Result of a Court Martial, which has been lately held on Thomas Wilson, alias Jenkin Ratford, one of the Deserters from His Majesty’s Ships, who were taken out of the...
27To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 8 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 21st: ultimo in which you communicate to me what you had before done verbally from the President, "That all Dispatches to and from His Majesty’s Ships off the Coast continuing or coming within the Waters of the United States in hostile Opposition (as you are pleased to term it) to the publick Authority must pass under a Flag of...
28To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 1 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 22nd. ult. respecting John Wharff, who is stated to be an american Citizen; and to have been impressed on Board his Majesty’s Sloop of War, Rattler, which is supposed to be at present on the Halifax Station. I will immediately forward the Documents enclosed in your abovementioned Letter to Vice Admiral Berkely, Commander in...
29To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 12 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inform you, that Captn Sir T. M. Hardy, the Senior Officer of his Majesty’s Ships off the Chesapeak does not consider himself justified, in adopting the Mode of Communication with His Majesty’s Minister & Consuls in the United States, by a Flag of Truce. I request therefore the favor to be informed, whether His Majesty’s Ships which may enter the Harbors or Waters of the U....
30To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 12 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
One of His Majestys Ships having taken a piratical Vessel with three Captains of different Nations Commanding her, one named Alexander Tardy, having a Register of American Citizenship from Charlestown, another of the name of Ross who has been advertized and a reward offered for apprehending him, by the State of South Carolina, and who also stands charged with a most atrocious Murder, on Board...