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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

American State Papers --TABLE OF CONTENTS. FOREIGN RELATIONS....VOLUME III.

American State Papers [Foreign Relations: Volume 3] : Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS. FOREIGN RELATIONS....VOLUME III.

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For the Index, see the close of the Volume.

GREAT BRITAIN.
• No.
• ... Page.
• 204 Documents communicated at the commencement of the 1st session of the 10th Congress, respecting the interdiction, by Great Britain, of a trade between neutrals and the ports of the enemies of Great Britain, ... 5
• 205 Report of a committee of the House of Representatives, and various documents, explanatory of the attack, by the British ship of war Leopard, on the American frigate Chesapeake, and of the aggressions committed within the ports and waters of the United States by foreign armed vessels, 1807, Nov. 11, ... 6 to 23
• 206 Message, transmitting a proclamation interdicting the harbors and waters of the United States to British armed vessels, and forbidding intercourse with them, 1807, Nov. 19, ... 23
• 207 Message, transmitting the discussions, in London, on the attack of the Leopard upon the Chesapeake, 1807, Dec. 7, ... 24
• 208 Message, transmitting documents showing the increasing dangers to which the vessels, seamen, and merchandise of the United States are exposed, from the maritime pretensions of Great Britain and France; and recommending an embargo on American vessels, 1807, Dec. 18, ... 25
• 210 Message, transmitting the orders in council, of November 11, 1807, as a further proof of the expediency of the embargo, 1808, Feb. 4, ... 29
• 212 Message, with a report of the Secretary of State, showing the number of British impressments of American seamen, 1808, March 2, ... 36
• 214 Messages, with documents showing the negotiations with Great Britain, from the year 1804 to the year 1818, on all subjects pending between the two Governments, and a report of a committee of the Senate thereon, 1808, Mar. 22, ... 80 to 220
• 215 Message, transmitting the correspondence between Mr. Pinkney and the British Government, received subsequently to the message of March 22, 1808, ... 220 to 241
• 218 Report of a committee reviewing the belligerent wrongs of Great Britain and France, and the measures pursued by the United States in order to maintain their rights as an independent and neutral power, 1808, Nov. 22, ... 259
• 219 Message, transmitting all the orders and decrees of the belligerent Powers affecting neutral commerce, passed since 1791, 1808, Dec. 28, ... 262
• 221 Correspondence between the British minister [Mr. Erskine] and the Secretary of State, [Mr. Smith,] containing a provisional agreement between the two Governments, tendering and accepting reparation for the attack upon the Chesapeake, and providing for the repeal of the British order in council, and the restoration of commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain, 1809, May 23, ... 295
• 222 Report of a committee on the expediency of providing, by law, for the exclusion of foreign armed vessels from the ports and harbors of the United States, 1809, June 23, ... 297
• 224 Message, transmitting the correspondence between Mr. Pinkney, Mr. Canning, Mr. Erskine, Mr. Jackson, and the Secretary of State, explanatory of the understanding of the parties in proposing and accepting the arrangement made by Mr. Erskine, and of the cause for suspending the functions of Mr. Jackson, 1809, Dec. 12 & 16, ... 299
• 230 Message, communicating documents showing the extensive system of forgery of American ship papers, practised in England, 1810, Feb. 17, ... 341
• 232 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, on American seamen impressed by Great Britain, 1810, April 4, ... 347
• 233 Messages, transmitting further negotiations with the British Government by Mr. Pinkney, from the beginning to the close of the year 1810, 1811, Feb. 19, ... 349
• 236 Messages, with documents respecting the occupation of Florida by the United States, notwithstanding the protest of the representative of Great Britain, 1811, Jan. 3, ... 394
• 239 Messages, transmitting the continued negotiations with Great Britain, at London and Washington, from January, 1811, to June, 1812, ... 405
• 242 Report of a committee on the systematic aggressions of Great Britain and France on the commerce of the United States, and the measures necessary to resist them, 1811, Nov. 29, ... 537
• 244 Message, transmitting the disclosures of John Henry, a secret agent of the British Government to foment sectional divisions in the United States, and promote a dissolution of the Union, 1812, March 9, ... 545
• 245 Message, recommending an embargo for sixty days on American vessels in port, 1812, April 1, ... 557
• 246 Message, transmitting documents showing the captures, made by the belligerents, of American vessels bound to or from the Baltic, and within that sea, 1812, April 23, ... 557
• 239 Message, reviewing the relations between the United States and Great Britain, and submitting to Congress the expediency of a declaration of war, 1812, June 1, ... 405
• 247 Report of a committee of the House of Representatives, on the causes which justify the United States in declaring war against Great Britain, 1812, June 3, ... 567

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• 249 Message, transmitting a collection of documents compiled from the archives of the Department of State, showing the uniform resistance of the Government of the United States to the British practice of impressing American seamen, from the year 1792 to 1812, ... 573
• 250 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, showing the captures, seizures, and condemnations, of the ships and merchandise of the citizens of the United States, under the authority of the Governments of Europe, and specifying those of Great Britain, 1812, July 12, ... 583
• 251 Messages, transmitting the correspondence of Mr. Russell, and other documents, relative to the rejection of the pacific advances of the United States, 1812, Nov. 18, ... 585
• 252 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, touching the conduct of British officers towards persons taken in American armed ships, and sent to England for trial, &c. 1812, Dec. 21, ... 597
• 254 Report of a committee, approving the grounds upon which the Executive had proposed to Great Britain to terminate the war; examining the principle of impressment of American seamen; and proposing to exclude, by law, British seamen from the service of the United States, 1813, Jan. 29, ... 604
• 255 Message, communicating a proclamation of the British Lieutenant Governor of Bermuda, inviting a license trade, to be carried on by American citizens in time of war, in violation of the prohibitory laws of their own country, 1813, Feb. 25, ... 606
• 258 Message, recommending the prohibition of exports, for the purpose of counteracting the licensed trade invited by Great Britain, 1813, July 20, ... 620
• 259 Message, recommending an embargo on exports, 1813, Dec. 9, ... 620
• 260 Message, transmitting a proposition from the British Government, to open negotiations for peace directly with the American Government; at the same time, that the mediation of Russia is declined, 1814, Jan. 6, ... 621
• 261 Message, communicating documents explanatory of the proposed mediation of Russia, 1814, Jan. 18, ... 623
• 265 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, with numerous documents, showing the policy and measures of the respective Governments of the United States and Great Britain, in relation to prisoners of war, 1814, April 16, ... 630
• 267 Message, transmitting a letter from Admiral Cochrane to the Secretary of State, stating the principles at variance with civilized warfare, in conformity to which the war will be prosecuted by the naval and military forces of Great Britain; and the reply of the Secretary of State, 1814, Sept. 26, ... 693
• 269 Messages, communicating to Congress the several instructions to the American plenipotentiaries charged with negotiating peace with Great Britain, and the letters received from them, disclosing the extent of the demands of Great Britain, 1814, Oct. 10, ... 695
• 270 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, in relation to the measures adopted for the mutual restoration of hostages and exchange of prisoners, 1814, Oct. 28, ... 726
• 271 Messages, communicating a treaty of peace concluded with Great Britain, and documents explanatory of the mutual demands of the respective Governments, and the results of the negotiation, 1815, Feb. 20, ... 730
• 275 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, and other documents, in relation to a traffic carried on in the West Indies, by the sale of negroes taken from the United States by the British forces since the war, 1815, Feb. 28, ... 750
• 276 Report of a committee, exonerating the American arms from the charge of having departed from the settled rules of civilized warfare, and depriving the British forces of the plea which had been urged in their defence, 1815, March 3, ... 751--2

FRANCE.
• 208 Message, transmitting an extract of a letter from Regnier, grand judge and minister of justice to the Council of Prizes, showing the increasing, dangers to American vessels, seamen, and merchandise, and recommending an embargo, 1807, Dec. 18, ... 25
• 213 Message, transmitting the decree of France, of December 17, 1807, 1808, March 17, ... 80
• 216 Message, transmitting the correspondence of Mr. Armstrong with the French Government, and other documents, showing the existing relations with France, 1808, Nov. 8, ... 242
• 218 Report of a committee, reviewing the belligerent wrongs of France and Great Britain, and the measures to which the United States were driven, in order to maintain their neutral rights, 1808, Nov. 22, ... 259
• 219 Message, transmitting all the orders and decrees passed by the belligerent powers since 1791, affecting neutral powers, 1808, Dec. 23, ... 262
• 222 Report of a committee on the expediency of providing, by law, for the exclusion of foreign armed vessels from the ports and harbors of the United States, 1809, June 23, ... 297
• 225 Message, transmitting the correspondence with the French Government, on the revocation of the decrees of France. 1810, May 1, ... 323
• 226 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, respecting the blockade of the Baltic by France, 1810, Jan. 12, ... 327
• 234 Messages, transmitting the negotiations with France, from the commencement to the close of the year 1810, 1811, Feb. 19, ... 380
• 237 Message, transmitting documents showing the duties in France upon American merchandise, and other restrictions upon American commerce, 1810, Dec. 29, ... 400
• 240 Messages, transmitting documents relating to the repeal of the decrees of Berlin and Milan, and recent correspondence, showing the posture of relations with France, 1812, May 26, ... 500
• 242 Report of a committee on the systematic aggressions of Great Britain and France, on the commerce of the United States, and recommending measures of resistance, 1811, Nov. 29, ... 537
• 245 Message, recommending a general embargo, for sixty days, 1812, April 12, ... 557
• 246 Messages, transmitting documents showing the captures made by the belligerents, of American vessels bound to and from the Baltic, 1812, April 23, ... 557
• 250 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, on the captures, seizures, and condemnations of American ships and merchandise, under the authority of the Governments of Europe, 1812, July 6, ... 583
• 253 Message, transmitting letters which passed between Mr. Barlow and the Duke of Bassano, relating to the evidence of the repeat of the French decrees, 1813, Jan. 26, ... 602
• 256 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, reviewing the conduct of the French Government in relation to the repeal of the Berlin and Milan decrees; together, with leters of the American Chargé at Paris, and other papers relating thereto, 1813, July 12, ... 608
• 256 Report of a committee of the House of Representatives, approving the conduct of the Executive policy towards Great Britain and France, 1813, July 13, ... 618
• 262 Message, communicating the most recent intelligence from the American minister at Paris, showing the obstacles he met with in commencing negotiations for a treaty of commerce, 1814, Jan. 19, ... 627

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• 263 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, in relation to a letter from the French minister, ... [General Turreau,] which, not being received by the American Government, was afterwards withdrawn, 1814, Jan. 19, ... 628
• 266 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, disclosing the latest information from the American minister at Paris, 1814, April 16, ... 692

RUSSIA.
• 223 Message, proposing to establish diplomatic relations with Russia, and nominating John Quincy Adams minister plenipotentiary for that purpose, 1809, June 26, ... 298
• 226 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, and a translation of a ukase of the Russian Government, prescribing the conditions on which neutral merchandise shall be admitted; the requisite ship papers; and declaring the circumstances which shall justify the condemnation of vessel and cargo, 1810, Jan. 12, ... 327
• 261 Message, communicating documents explanatory of the proposed mediation of Russia, to restore peace between the United States and Great Britain, 1814, Jan. 18, ... 623

SPAIN.
• 204 A decree of Spain making the merchandise of neutrals, destined for the ports of England, or her isles, liable to confiscation, 1807, Feb. 19, ... 6
• 213 Message, transmitting a decree of Spain, of January 3, 1808, 1808, March 17, ... 80
• 217 Reports of committees on the petition of a number of the followers of General Miranda, who, having been taken prisoners, were confined in the dungeons of Carthagena, 1808, Nov. 16, and June 9, ... 256--9
• 219 Message, transmitting all the orders and decrees affecting neutral commerce, passed by the belligerent Powers since 1791, 1808, Dec. 23, ... 262
• 229 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, respecting duties exacted by Spain on the transit of merchandise through the rivers of Florida to the territory of the United States, and the right of the United States to the free navigation of the Mobile to the ocean, 1810, Feb. 9, ... 341
• 236 Messages relating to the occupation, by the United States, of the territory of Florida, 1811, Jan. 3, ... 394
• 238 Message, transmitting an intercepted letter of Luis de Onis, 1811, Jan. 10, ... 404
• 243 Report of a committee, the expediency of recognising the independence of the Spanish American provinces, 1811, Dec. 10, ... 538
• 248 Message, transmitting the instructions given to the agents of the American, Government, in carrying into effect the law authorizing the provisional occupation of Florida, 1812, July 1, ... 571

DENMARK.
• 226 Message, transmitting the instructions given to the privateers of Denmark, on the 14th of September, 1807, ... 327
• 237 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, respecting seizures, captures, and condemnations, of ships and merchandise of citizens of the United States, under the authority of the Government of Denmark, 1810, Jan. 12, ... 328
• 231 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, respecting the claim of Denmark for a Danish vessel unlawfully captured by a public vessel of the United States, 1810, March 30, ... 344
• 241 Correspondence between the American minister, Mr. Erving, and the Danish Government, on the illegal capture and condemnation of American ships and merchandise, 1811, Nov. 5, ... 521
• 246 Message, transmitting documents relative to captures made, by belligerents, of American vessels bound to and from the Baltic, and within that sea, 1812, April 23, ... 557
• 250 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, on the captures and condemnations of American vessels and merchandise under the authority of the Governments of Europe, 1812, July 6, ... 583

SWEDEN.
• 257 Messages, nominating Jonathan Russell as envoy to Sweden, and transmitting documents showing the expediency of interchanging ministers with that Power, 1813, May & June, ... 618

NAPLES.
• 250 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, showing the captures, seizures, and condemnations of American ships and merchandise, under the authority of the Government of Naples, 1812, July 6, ... 583

ALGIERS.
• 211 Messages, transmitting documents showing the state of relations with Algiers, 1808, Feb. 19 & 13, ... 32 to 35
• 272 Message, recommending the passage of an act, declaring the existence of a state of war between the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers, and a report of a committee on that subject, 1815, Feb. 23, ... 748

TUNIS.
• 235 Documents accompanying the President's message, relating to the threatened hostility of the Bey of Tunis, ... 394

BARBARY POWERS.
• 273 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, on the relations existing between the United States and the Barbary Powers, 1815, Feb. 23, ... 749

MISCELLANEOUS.
• 209 Report of a committee on the memorial of Hamet Caramalli, Ex-Bashaw of Tripoli, 1807, Dec. 18. ... 26
• 220 Message, transmitting resolutions passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, approving the measures of the General Government in relation to foreign Powers, 1808, Dec. 30, ... 294

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• 228 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the instructions issued, from time to time, by that Department, with respect to foreign armed ships or vessels within the waters of the United States, 1810, Feb. 1, ... 338
• 248 Message, transmitting the instructions to the agents appointed to carry into effect the law authorizing the provisional occupation of Florida, 1812, July 1, ... 571
• 264 Message, recommending the removal of commercial restrictions in relation to Powers in amity with the United States; and a report of a, committee concurring in the views of the Executive, 1814, March 31, ... 629
• 268 Message, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, on the existing relations with the European continental Powers, 1814, Oct. 3, ... 694
• 274 Message, recommending the passage of an act to restrict American navigation to native American seamen, 1815, Feb. 28, ... 749
• 274 Report of a committee, on the expediency of passing a law to provide that American vessels shall be navigated only by native American citizens, or such as shall have been already naturalized, 1815, Feb. 28, ... 750

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