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AMEPICA. ~ 
‘American papers to the 20th ult. have been 
received. The correspondence bet ween Mr. 
Pinkney and the Marquis Wellesley as also 
that between General Armstrong and the 
Duke of Cadore, have been punlisied; the 
Latter place in the strongest light the violence 
and injustice of the French goveroment. 
Indeed, while Champagny the French minister 
was negociatine, Buonaparte and his friend 
Murat, seli the vessels which are the subject 
of negociation, and pocket the money. ‘The 
justification given of such a proceeding by 
Champ-gny is, that it was a reprisal upon 
Amenica for her non-intercourse laws—but 
the absurdity of this reply is apparent, sinte 
the vessels were seized in February and Maich 
Jast , whereas Buonaparte had known of the 
non intercourse Jaw nine months hefore, and 
ha: apparently epprowed of it- This conduct 
induces General Armstrong to remark upon 
the more equitable t\eatment sustained by nis 
country from England than trom France. 
*¢ surely,” says he, ‘* if it be the duty of the 
United Scates to resent the theoretical usurpa- 
tions of the British Orders of Novembe; 1807, 
it cannot be less their duty to complain of the 
daily and practical outrages on the part of 
France.” Champagny does not reply to this 
yemaric. We know not what may be the de- 
termination of the American government at 
this crisis; but from a review of the whole 
of the documents it appears to us, that whe- 
ther they make war upon France or not, 
France is actually making war upon them in 
the only way sie can3 for, as to capturing 
their vessels upou the high seas, tnat she is 
unable to do throvgh our intervention: she 
can therefore but se'ze them when they are 
-decoyed within her reach, 
Private letters from NewYork to the 20th, 
mention that the executive government 
- would require the assistance of Congress, and 
that either the embargo must be removed, or 
a’ strict system of non-intercourse adopted. 
It is alleged, that it is impossible to bring 
Grezt Britain and France to any amicable ne- 
gociation, and that therefore it will be expe- 
dient to shew them the imperious necessity 
of such an arrangement, by depriving them 
of the produce ef the Kepublican territories, 
The absurdity of goi:g to war with Europe, 
in the present conditi.n of the United States, _ 
is by ali parties a-kowledged 
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE. 
From General Armstreng to Mr. Pinkney. 
Paris, Fanuary 25, 1810.- 
A jetter trom Mr. Secrejary Smith, of the 
4st cf December last, made it my duty to in- 
quire of ‘his Exceilency the Duke of Cadore, 
What were the conditiois to which his Ma- 
josty the Emperor would annui his decree, 
commonly caiied the Berlin decree ; and whe- 
ther, if Great britain revoked her biockades 
of a date anterior to that decree, his Majesty 
woulc consent to revoke the said decree? To 
these questions I have this day received the 
State.of Public Affairs in July. 
[Aug. 1, 
following answer, which I hasten to convey 
to you by a special messenge: : 
AnswEer.—Theonly condition required for 
the revocation by his Majesty the Emperor, 
of the decree of Berlin, will be a previous 
revocation by the British government of her 
blockades of France, or part of France (such 
as that from the Elbe to Brest, &¢.) of a 
date anterior to the aforesaid decree.—I have 
the honeur to be, with very high respect, 
é&c. (Signed) 
JOHN ARMSTFONGs. 
. Foreign Office, March 2. 
Srr.—-T have the honour ‘to acknowledge 
the receipt of your note of the 15th ult. whe- 
ther any. and if any, what blockades ef 
France, instituted by Great Britain during 
the present war, before the ist day of Janu- 
ary, 1807, are understood by his Majesty’s 
government to be in force? I have the hos 
nour to acquaint you, that the coast, riverss 
aud poris, from the river Elbe to Brest, both 
inclusive, were notified to ve under the re- 
strictions of blockade, with certain modifica 
tions, on the 16th of May, 1806; and that 
these- restrictions were afterwards compre- 
hended in Order of Council of the 7th of Ja- 
nuary, 1807, which order is still in force. 
(Signed) WELLESLEY. 
William Pinkney, esq. 
Extract of a Letter from General Armstron 
to Mr. Smith, dated Paris, April 4, 1810. 
After seven weeks de'ention in England, 
the John Adams has at length got back to 
France. She arrived in the roads of Havre 
on the 28th ult. 
I informed Mr. Champagny first, that Mr. 
Pinkney had not been able to send by this con- 
veyance the resuit of his application to the 
British government concerning the blockades 
of France prior to the Berlin decree; but 
that he hoped to be abl tu send it in a tew 
days by another conveyance; and second, that’ 
if he (Mr. Champagny) had any taing to 
communicate which would have the effect of 
changing the present relations of the two 
countries, and which he wished to be early 
known to the government of the United 
States, he would do well to let me know it 
within 24 hours, as the messenger would 
leave Paris within that time. To this mes- 
sage [ received from him the following an- 
swer; That ‘‘ for many days past nothing in 
the nature of business, and unconnected with 
the marriage of the Emperor, could be transact 
ed: and that for sone aays to coine the same 
cause of delay would continue to operate ; 
that my letters were stiil before the Emperor, 
add that he would seize the first moment to 
get some decision 1m relation to them.” Thus 
you see every thing is yet in air. 
Extract of a Letter from General rmstron 
to Mr. Smith, dated Pavis, April %, 1810. 
The Emperor left Paris two days ago for 
St. Cloud, whence he gues to Compeigne, 
where he will remain till Baster. dt is not 
probable that I shail have an answer to my 
propositions 
