41To James Madison from William Jarvis, 26 September 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jarvis. 26 September 1805, Lisbon . “The first of the foregoing went by the ship Harriot, Captn Winslow Harlow, for Baltimore with the inclosures. “The press set on foot here has already subsided here to a certain extent without many Men being impressed. “A Report has been whispered about that the Emperor Napoleon has made a farther demand on this Government of Six Million of...
42To James Madison from William Jarvis, 16 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
Since my last every thing has been hurry & bustle here. Reports & counter reports seems to have been the order of the day. Sometimes this G ovmt. was decidedly French sometimes decidedly English & little else w as to be relied on but the exertions of the British Subjects to Secure their e ffects & quit the Country. The 12th. w as appointed for the sailing of the C onvoy, the 15th. & to-morrow,...
43To James Madison from William Jarvis, 19 September 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 September 1803, Lisbon . “The inclosed No 123 will inform you of the arrival of the 30 Gun ship which Mr. Simpson mentioned in a copy of an extract that I forwarded some time since and of the communications I have made respecting her. My object … was to have ordered her out of Port but finding she was admitted to prattic the 16th. and dropped up the next day but that nothing had yet been...
44To James Madison from William Jarvis, 4 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jams. 4 September 1806, Lisbon. “The foregoing is a Copy of my last which went by the Brig Betsey Captn Copeland via Boston: since when nothing new has transpired relative to the object of Lord St. Vincents. In addition to His Lordships command as Admiral, he has a Commission of Ambassador Extraordinary to this Court in which is joined the Earl of Rosselyn, on a special Mission...
45To James Madison from William Jarvis, 8 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
8 October 1804, Lisbon. “The Barbary Jew mentioned in the foregoing called on me yesterday & all he could learn was, that the three frigates had orders to cruise a month before they came in here, that their object is to repair the two large ones, that the two in here came in contrary to the Admirals consent, that for so doing they made an excuse of being much out of repair, particularly the...
46To James Madison from William Jarvis, 9 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jams. 9 August 1806, Lisbon. “At 8 p.m.” “I have this moment learnt that a Courier arrived the last night from Paris to this Court which is now at Mafra, 8 lea: distant, and bring advice that the Preliminaries of a General Peace was signed the 26th. Ulto. in that City, what the terms are has not transpired; nor have I the information in so direct a manner that implicit...
47To James Madison from William Jarvis, 4 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
The last letter I had the honor to address to you was dated the 7th. Ultimo & went by the Schooner Woodbridge Captn. Smith for Cape Ann; of which a copy goes inclosed with duplicates of the accompanying documents. I have now the pleasure to hand you two letters from Mr Erving. A duplicate of that from him forwarded under cover of my last went by the Brig Lovely Lass, Captn. Spicer for Philada:...
48To James Madison from William Jarvis, 14 November 1804 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor to address to you a detailed letter dated the 8th. Instant, which I forwarded by the Brig Mary & Allen Captain Dodge for George Town Ptk & inclosed a Copy of a letter I wrote to the Providor Mor of Health to extend the arrangement regarding the quarantine of Vessels from the United States to Porto & Figueira & a Copy of a Note to Mr. de Araujo & his answer: under the same cover...
49To James Madison from William Jarvis, 21 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed I have the honor to hand you a copy of my letter of the 29th Ulto. mentioning the circumstances which occurred at & immediately preceding the departure of the Prince Regent; and I shall now take the liberty to detail those which have occurred subsequent to that event. About twenty four hours after the sailing of the squadron the first division of the French Army, consisting of six...
50To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
2 March 1805, Lisbon . “My last letter of the 20th Ulto went by the Schooner Rose Captain Atkins & the duplicate by the Schooner Commerce Captain Bartlett both for Boston. I have now the honor to inclose a copy of the answer of His Excellency the Secretary for Foreign Affairs (with a translation) to my application relative to the embarassment given to Corn loaded Vessels which I received the...