FRANCO-AMERICAN CONTROVERSY, 1822-1824. 107 



No. 49.] 



Mr. Adams to Mr. Gallatin. 



DEPARTMENT or STATE, 



Washington, 28 June, 1822. 



SIR: From the papers, copies of which are herewith enclosed, you 

 will perceive that in the years 1820 and 1821 several fishing vessels 

 of the United States were ordered away from their fishing stations on 

 the coast of Newfoundland, within the limits secured to us by the 

 Convention of 20 Oct r . 1818, by armed vessels of France, and upon 

 the threat of seizure. As the Commanders of those armed vessels no 

 doubt did not correctly understand their orders from their Govern- 

 ment, you are requested to make such a representation to the French 

 Government, as may induce them to rectify those orders for the 

 future. 



I am with great Respect, Sir, your very humble and obed'. serv* 



(Signed) JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 



Papers enclosed 



Wm. Reed to Secy of State Marblehead, 15 March, 1822 



Depositions (one paper) enclosed in above. 



Mr. Adams to Mr. Reed. 



DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 



Washington 3 July 1822. 



SIR: I duly received your Letter of the 15 of March together with 

 its enclosures The subject to which its relates has received and will 

 continue to receive, the deliberate consideration of the President As 

 it will require certain explanations with the Government of France, 

 upon which instructions have been forwarded to Mr. Gallatin, some 

 time may elapse before I may be able definitively to answer your en- 

 quiries As the cases stated in the papers which you enclosed to me 

 happened in the years 1820 and 1821, can you inform me whether any 

 similar interruption of our Fishermen has happened by French armed 

 Vessels in the course of the present year. 



I am with much respect Sir, your very humble and obedient servant. 



JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 



Mr. Gallatin to Viscount de Chateaubriand. 



PARIS, 22d January 1823. 



SIR: Authentic information has been received by the Government 

 of the United States that several of their fishing vessels were, in the 

 years 1820 and 1821, ordered away from their fishing stations on the 

 western coast of Newfoundland, within the limits secured to them by 

 the Convention with Great Britain of 20th October 1818, by armed 

 vessels of France and upon the threat of seizure. I have not yet 

 been informed whether the same proceeding was repeated in the year 

 1822. 



The President of the United States has no doubt that the com- 

 manders of those armed vessels did not correctly understand their 



