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AT HEMS, GEORGIA : PRINTED BY ALEXANDER M l DONNELL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1809.
Mr. Erskinte’i Instructions.
Copy cf a difpatch from Mr, Secrete-*
? v Canning to the hor. D. M. Er
(kir.e, dftxMi Foreign Office, ifd of
January, ISO 9.
—ft there really exi'fts in
ui.C'L J E.-vi' l i'ilili—i-i WOO .i< V-. tO i~.
■leading (hare in the ad mini (bat ion
of the United States, that difpcft
non to cptne to a complete and
cordial understanding with Great
Britain, of which you have receiv
ed from them fuch pofkive affur
cnees j in mating that difpefnion
it would be uiclefs and unprofitable
to recur to a recapitulation of the
c’at'fes from which the differences
between the two governments have
arifen, or of the arguments already
fo often repeated in fupport of that
fyftern of retaliation to which his
Majefty has unwillingly had re
courfe.
That fyftern his majefty nruftun
qut.ition.itfi/ co.v.Uno :o. crvntsin,
balds the object o : f it car. be ocher
w ife accom pi i fhed.
But after the profd&on on the
part of fo many of the leading mi
3ilifters of the government of the
United States, of a ft, ice re deft re zo
contribute to that object in a man
ner which lhould render the conti
nuance of the fyftern adopted by
the Bntifii government utiaectfta
ry, it is thought right that a fair
opportunity fhould be afforded to
•the American government to ex
plain its meaning and give proof of
its iincerity.
The ex ter (ion of the interdiction
of the American harbors to the
Blips of war o i France as well as of
Great Britain, is, as ft a red in my
former difpatch, an acceptable fym
tom of a fyftem cr* imparciallty to
wards both belligerents ; die fir ft
that ha? been publicly manifested
by the American government.
The like extension of the Non
- Importation Act to other bellige
rents is equally proper in this view.
Thefe mealures remove thpfe pre
liminary objections which rnuft o
therwiie have precluded any ufeful
or amicable, difeuffion.
In this ftute of things it S9 poftible
for Great Britain to enterrain pro
petitions, which, while fuch rnani
feft partiality was (hewn tc her s
nercies, Were not confident either
with her dignity or her intereft.
From the report of vein* ccnver
fations with Mr. Madden, Mr. Gal
latin, and Mr. Smith, it appears :
1 ft. That trie American go
vernment ft prep -ued, in the event
of his oidgftv confirming to with
draw the Orders in conn ii of Jan.
and Nrv. 1807, to withdraw con
"emj oraneoufiy on its part the in
terai&ion of its liarbors to kips of
’-or, sid all Non-Intercdurfc and
Non-1 repo riat ion A efts,. fo far as
> efipeUs Great Britain, leaving them
*’ “a ■- w?ft .**flukt to France, and
foreign Correspondent
GFORIO 4 EXPRESS
MAN Y SHALL RUN TO AND FRO, AND KNO7/LEDOE SHALL BE INCREASED.
the powers which adopt or adh un
der her decrees.
2d. (What is of the utmoft im
portance as precluding anew iouftce
of mifunderlftapding, which might,
arife after the ad iuftment of the ci
ther cueftions.) That America is
‘vx'ftcg-tc r e during the pre
fent T;rr, the .preten(ions of carry-’
inn; on in time of war all trade with
the enemy’s colonies, from .hicn
ffie was excluded during pt
3d. Great Britain, for -t
---poie of fecuring the < t, f
the embargo, and of th j boa
tention cf America to pa* ; her
citizens from trading witn b ranee
and the powers adopting and Dllng
under the French decrees, is to be
considered as being at liberty to
rapture all fuch American vtftcls as
may be found attempting to trade
with the ports of any of thefe pow
ers without which fecurify for the
obkrvance of th*e embargo, the
railing ft nominally witr. reflect to
Grtzi: Britain alone, would, in fact,
raife it with rcfpeCft to all the
v orld.
On thefe conditions, his trujelty
would confent to withdraw th or
ders in council of Jan. and 1
1807, fo far as refpcdfts Auut
As the fi r (ft and fecond of .
Conditions'art the fuggeftions o
perlbns in am borify in A reri o
you, and as Mr.•• ftinknty h?.5 re
cently, (but the ft: ft 11 my) e c li
ed to me his opinion, th acre
will be no mriifpofition on part
of his government, to th-. jrce
ment by the naval powers Great
Britain of the regulations o. . tueri
ca with refpedt to France, and the
countries tp which thefe regulations
continue to apply, but thu : his go
vernment was itfclf aware, that
without fuch enforcement thole
regulations mu ft be altogether nu
gatory ; I hatter tpyfelf there will
be no difficulty in obtaining a chf
tinft and c.fE ial recognition o? thefe
conditions frora the American go
vernment.
Ffcr this purpofe you are at l:her
ty to communicate tais difpatc.h,
in extsajo to the American Secretary
of State.
Upon receiving through you, on
the part .of the American govern
ment, diftirftft and oiilcinl recogni
t/on c f th 43 three mentioned Condi -
npnsj his majefty vviU lofe no ti rse
in fendira ro America, a forms!
vu,
and regular treaty.
As however it is pc fable that the
delay which mult intervene before
the actual conclufton cf a treaty,
may appear to the American go
vernment to deprive this arrange
ment of its benefits, J am to amhe
nfe you, if the American govern
ment ftiould,* be defirous ot acting
upon the agseemefit before it is re
duced to a regular form, (cither by
the immediate repeal of the embar
go, and the a&s Jr? qusftion, q. by
/ ‘ .iMt* ->* ‘ r :• ft
engaging to repeal them on a parti
cular day) to a.fturc the American
government of his mnjefty’s readi
ngs to meet fuch a difpofidon in
the manner brft calculated to give
it immediate efted.
Upon the receipt hers of an of
iVftj no'?, conbinine: an encrap - ?-
. ;v -i or Lit adaption by t*.e Jiti.t
ricnri government of the three con
cl dons above fpecified, his tnajefly
will be prepared, on the faith of fuch
engagement, either immediately, (if
the repeal (hall have heen immedi
ate in America) or on any day (pe
cified* by the American govern
ment of that repeal, reciprocally to
recti the orders ia council, without
waiting for the conclufton of the
treaty ; and you are authorifed, m
the circumftances herein deferibed,
to make fuch reciprocal engage
ment on his majefty’s behalf. *
I srn, &e.
GEORGE CANNING.
r q v" 7 •'j \r ‘'t j- g *
Auftnnn Official Bulletin, cf the
DEFEAT OF -THE FRENCH.
In pit: [nance of the command of bis
Imperial Uighyejs the Ceneralijfim'o,
,:e ‘following preliminary report of
:as brilliant ytclory obtained the lift
end 2 ‘id of May, is ijfued on the 2id
from the bead-quarters, at Breiien
lee:—
On ike \<pth and 20 th the empe
ror Napoleon poffed ike greater arm
of the Danube, with the whole of his
array, to which he had draym all the
reinforcements of his powerful allies.
He ejlablifhed his main body on'the
if! and of Lob an, whence ike jeccnd
pajjage over the lejs arm, and his fur
ther cjfenfive difpofitions, were necef-
Jarily to be dire tied. His Imperial
blighnefs rejolved to advance with his
a, my to meet the enemy and not to ob
firutl his pjfage but to attack him
after he had reached the left bank ,
and thus to defeat the c If eft cf his in
tended enterpriJ'e.
This determination excited through
o
out the whole army the higbefi enthu
ftajm ! Animated by dll the feelings
of the pur eft patriotifm, and of tbs
raofi loyal attachment to their Jove
reign, every man became a hero and
the forking ruins-—1 he J ceres of ds * -
fold-ion, which marked the trad of
the enemy, m his prog refs through
ygujirla, had inflamed ihfnt with a
juft define of vengeance. With joyful
acclamations , with the cry a thotijaiid
times repeated cf —Live our go< and
Emperor —and with victory in their
hearts, our columns, at neon on tbb
2\ft, proceeded onward to meet the
reciprocal attack of the: advancing e •
nervy ; and Jeon after three o'clock the
battle commenced. The Emperor Na
poleon in perf on , dir died the move
ment of bus treats, and endeavored to
break through our centre with the
i)
whole cf I. is cavalry ; thut vaft body
of horje he had f.ppc r t.F by 60,c00
(No. 65.
infantry , his guards, and by a ioo
pieces of artillery, fits wings refted
on AJpcrn and Esslingen, places to the
ftreirgthsning J idhicb the rejhurc&s of <
nature and art bad, as far-as was
poftible, contributedHe was not ta
ble, however, to penetrate the com
pafl mafs which cur battalions, fre
fotid, asd whew iH wvay
jhewed their back:, while oar curcif
Tiers unborfed his armour-efo.pt ca
v alters, and cur light horje car tie.
death in bis flanks. It was and gig *
tic combat, and is fcarce cap, .
defeription. The battles with Lee
fantry became immediately general.*
More than coo pieces cf cannon ex
hibited on the oppfite ftdes a rival
in the work oft deftrtiflien. /dy.
was ten times taken , left and age
conquered.- Essling-,n, after repeatt
attacks, could not be maintained. A <
eleven at . night the villages were in
flames, and we remained, mfliers oj
the field of battle, The air/vy was
driven up in a err her, with i. Lifta
ft Tj.htm and the Danube :h his re. *.
Night had put an end to tea carnc
r Meanwhile,.ft re boats, whhh *
floated dewy*, the I). :ntbe, dfl-rv
bridge which tie enemy /■•••?; ;
ever the principal bren { h
ver. The enemy, however
ever during the night, by c
embarkations, all Hoe difpifabic
which he had in Vienna an -l.
Upper Danybe ; made, evr-y ft-g
effort for . the reconftruf ‘on-, eg >
great bridge ; and attacked in, at ba
in the morning with a furious l ;
fumade from the wbofe oft his or title •
immediately flier vpfiicb the- ad
tended along the whole of ti >■ bine.—
Until 7 in the evening ru ry attack
was repelled.
7he per fever ance of , he enemy war
then compelled to yield to the h e - v
of our troops, and the m-ft r.-.N-e'd
viftory crowned the efforts cf er-cv
my which in the French procia naif
was declared to be chips fed. and r
prefented as amihlLttd l > ‘he
idea cf the invincibility'of in*
Verfdries, the left: of the .• *
been imn,’ ft’; tke f-d. -/
covered -with dead toftfs, ft .5
whic w’ have id.reray picked uv c
wound*d. and removed them to
hojgitcds. IVhen the J r r r - -:b ecu...
no longer fr.flntaki th>--‘fthz:: ’n ft
pern, the brave flfoa.s vr, cl . cd
to make a laft attempt and were fa *
crijiced.
At the departure cf the cruder the
Emperor Napoleon w?s in full ,-c
to the other ft; cle of the Ua.ube, cr~- /
ering his retreat bv the p fofa'r. v i ’ e
large ifisnd of Fob an. fa.r &.< wv :$
fill engaged iu clrfe furiel. 7 ‘
more -particular details of this memo
rable day, jhall be made hr, -v ■/ a:
foon as they are edit Tied. Am'-rg t v
gri [oners are the hr each {• ■■ ■■■cl of
di.vft.on Dun on el,, and F l . L.-Vf ,
ft eft cba.hb rrlaine io the k -xfrtfs ;
aljo, the Vi firteinbv >q rer.y'd ’He >*, ’
who was mad- p-uon? •at Nujdcrf t
