AND PUBLICK DOCUMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON TO THE PRESIDENCY, EXHI- CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS WORK. BOSTON: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THOMAS B. WAIT. 1819. 29.04.1938 LIBRARY Dn. Gardner W. Allen DEPOSITED IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO WIT: DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE. Be it remembered, that on the twelfth day of January, A. D. 1819, and in the forty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America, Thomas B. Wait, of the said district, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: "State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, from the accession of George Washington to the Presidency, exhibiting a complete view of our Foreign Relations since that time. Third edition. Published under the patronage of Congress. Including Confidential Documents, first published in the second edition of this work." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned:" and also to an act, entitled, " An act supplementary to an act, entitled, An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned; and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of Designing, Engraving and Etching Historical, and other Prints." JNO. W. DAVIS, Clerk of the District of Massachusetts. The date of the certificate of copy right in Vols. 1, 11 and x1, instead of the first should be the twelfth day of January. CONTENTS. Page DOCUMENTS relative to attack on frigate Chesapeake continued Message, Nov. 11, 1807, relative to Ex-Bashaw of Tripoli Message, Nov. 13, 1807, transmitting President's proclamation inter- dicting the harbours and waters of the United States to British Message, Feb. 2, 1808, communicating British orders in council Message, Feb. 9, 1808, relative to commencement of war by Algiers Message, Feb. 15, 1808, relative to termination of war with Algiers Message, Feb. 26, 1808, relating to decrees and orders of Great Bri- one of Spain in conformity with it Message, March 22, 1808, relative to England and France Message, March 22, 1808, and documents, exhibiting a complete view of our differences with Great Britain and France Correspondence between Mr. Canning and Mr. Monroe relative to at- Correspondence between Mr. Madison and Mr. Rose on same subject Letter from Mr. Madison to Mr. Monroe, Jan. 1804, transmitting plan of a treaty between the United States and Great Britain Same to same, Feb. 1804, relative to north west boundary between Same to same, Jan. 1806, relative to British depredations Same to same, April, 1806, relative to non-importation act; and ap- Same to same, May, 1806, relative to north western and north eastern boundaries between United States and Great Britain Same to same, May, 1807, relative to northern boundaries Three letters from Mr. Monroe to Mr. Madison, March, April, August, Project of a convention presented to lord Hawkesbury, April, 1804, Correspondence of Mr. Monroe with lord Mulgrave, Aug. to Nov. 1805, Negotiation of Mr. Monroe with Mr. Fox, February to June, 1806, resulting in the modification of the question on the carrying trade, |