51To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 4 October 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Kirkpatrick. 4 October 1805, Málaga. “I had last the honor of addressing you on the 19h. August. Your respected Letters of the 1st: & 12. July have since come to hand, with a Copy of the Laws past at last Session of Congress, which will serve for my Government, but you have omitted to forward me, or at least I have not receiv’d, those of the second Session of the seventh...
52To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 15 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Kirkpatrick. 15 January 1806, Málaga. “No particular occurrence having taken place since the date of my last Letter to you of the 4th. October, I have not troubled you with any communications. You will now find enclos’d a Triplicate thereof, and the return of arrivals in this Port, during the last six months, in conformity to your Instructions. “The Frigate Essex, Hugh Campbell...
53To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 13 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Kirkpatrick. 13 May 1806, Málaga. “Having been requested by the Son of my late Worthy Friend Lewis M. OBrien Esqr. Consul of the United States at St Ander, to forward the inclosed Letter for His Excellency Thomas Jefferson Esqr: soliciting He might have the Goodness to appoint him his Successor, I take the Liberty of sending it under your Cover, and of claiming your kind...
54To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 1 July 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Kirkpatrick. 1 July 1806, Málaga. “I have not written to you since the 15. January last, nothing of any consequence having occurred to render my communications interesting. Towards the end of January our Military Commander, of the Marine Department came forward with the preposterous demand on the French, Dutch, & Danish Consuls and me that we should recur to his Tribunal for all...
55To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 20 July 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Kirkpatrick. 20 July 1806, Málaga. “When I last addressed you on the 1 Inst I had not received from my Vice Consul at Almeria the return of arrivals at that Port, down to the end of June; you will now find it inclosed [not found], I do not transmit any from Motril, Velez Malaga, or Marbella, as the Vessels which have loaded in whole, or part at these Places, were all dispatched...
56To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 7 March 1801 (Madison Papers)
The Schooner Samuel being on the departure for Boston, I have only time to enclose Copy of a Letter, which I have this moment Received from Consul O Brien of Algiers dated 17 Ulto. to which I refer you. I have the Honor to be with much Respect, Sir Your most obt he. S. The preceding is the full transcription of a document that was previously abstracted in The Papers of James Madison ,...
57To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 18 March 1801 (Madison Papers)
You have inclosed Copies of my three last letters to you by the Jane & Maria bound to Philada. Rambler to Charleston, and Samuel to Boston. I am s orry to say I have since received another Letter w ritten by Consul Cathcart, which is more explicit an d gives greater Room for apprehending that the Bashaw of Tripoli may determine to make some Depredations on our Trade in the Mediterranean t han...
58To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 22 April 1801 (Madison Papers)
When I last wrote you on the 18th: Ulto: I transmitted Copy, of a Circular I had received thro’ Genoa from Consul Cathcart of Tripoli advising the great appearance there was of the Bashaws acting in a hostile manner against the United States. His predictions have been already verified as you will observe by the inclosed copy of a letter I have Just received from Richd. OBrien Esqr. Consul at...
59To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 28 May 1801 (Madison Papers)
I had last the Honor of adressing you on the 22nd. april, Duplicate of which you will find herewith. I have since received the inclosed letter from Mr. OBrien of Algiers, which I transmit you Original, and repeat my hopes that some Frigates may be already on the way towards the Mediterranean, to prevent depredations on our Trade by the Tripolitan Cruizers, and at same time to force the Bashaw...
60To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 30 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
On the 9 Instant I had the honor of Writing to you by a Ragusean Vessel Said to be Chartered in Tunis to Carry dispatches. You have now Duplicate of it enclosed, as also of my former Letter 28th. May to which I beg leave to refer you. I come now to wait on you with a return of the vessels that have entered this Port from the beginning of the year till this day with their Cargoes time of...
61To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 2 August 1801 (Madison Papers)
I had last the Honor of addressing you on the 30. June; with the Account of my disbursements for the Public Service, & advising to have drawn on you, Sir, a Small Bill for the Amount in $197.70. Cts. to the order of Head & Amory. Two days ago I had the Satisfaction to receive your respected Letter dated 21. May, and to learn thereby the very Judicious, and well concerted Plan, which the...
62To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 25 August 1801 (Madison Papers)
You will find annexed duplicate of what I had the honor of adressing you on the 2d. Inst. thro’ Lisbon. Yesterday morning the Frigate Essex Came safe into our Bay, with Twenty three Sail of Merchant Vessels principally loaded on the Coast of Catalonia for different Ports in America & the North of Europe. Capt. Bambridge proceeds the first moment of a favorable wind, to escort his Convoy thro’...
63To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 22 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
I wrote to you on the 25 Augt: of which duplicate goes inclosed. Since then both the Philadelphia & Essex returned here, and again proceeded on the 12th. Inst, to the Eastward, after the former had watered & received some small supplies that Capt Barron stood in need of. On the 5 Inst I received an official Information, of which the enclosed is Copy, and immediately notified all the foreign...
64To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 27 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
You will find inclosed duplicate of my last letter to you dated 22 Sepr. About a fortnight ago I had the honor to receive, the circular which you addressed me, under the 1 Aug. last. I shall particularly attend to the Instructions therein contained, in such Cases as occur of Citizens of The United States, demanding Certificates to navigate Vessels which they may purchase. In no Instance have I...
65To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 7 January 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to enclose duplicate of the letter which I last addressed you on the 27 Nov. and Come now to wait on you with the return of our Shipping that h ave entered this Port since the 1 July till the end of last month. On account of the War, the Trade between America and this Country has materially increased, Our Vessels having been in a Manner the only Carriers of the Colonial...
66To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 9 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose Copy of my last Respects 7 Ulto. and of the different Accounts and Letters that accompanied them; It is a Singular Satisfaction for me to have it in my Power to Announce to you that orders have at last come down from Madrid, for All Vessels from the United States to be immediately admitted to Pratic on being furnished with a Certificate or Attestation from the...
67To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 22 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
You will find inclosed duplicate of the Letter I had last the Honor of addressing you on the 9 Feby. Since then little novelty, worthy of your notice, has occurred in this Quarter. On the 12 Inst. Capt Sterett of the Schooner Enterprize came in here from Gibraltar, to Water, and again proceeded on the 16 do. for Malta in quest of the Boston Frigate, to deliver his dispatches to Capt McNeil....
68To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 10 May 1802 (Madison Papers)
On the 22 Ulto. I had last the Honor of addressing you as ⅌ enclosed Copy. The day following the Frigate Philadelphia arrived here from Leghorn and last Alicante, The Essex on the 25 Ulto. and the Constellation Capt Murray came in on the 30 do. from Philadelphia not having been able to get into Gibraltar; After procuring Water, and some other necessaries they all proceeded on the 3 Instant for...
69To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 29 June 1802 (Madison Papers)
I had last the Honor of addressing you on the 10 Ulto. as ⅌ inclosed Copy, and Come now to wait on you with a Return of our Shipping that have arrived here, since the beginning of January last, to this date, for your Information, and Government. I do not hear any particular News from our Frigates aloft, or that the Swedish Admiral has yet Come to Terms of Accommodation with the Bashaw of...
70To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 10 August 1802 (Madison Papers)
I inclose a duplicate of the last Letter I had the Honor of addressing you on the 29 June, and of the Return of Arrivals then transmitted, to that date. I find by Letters from Gibraltar that some Hopes still exist of Mr. Simpson’s succeeding in arranging the actual differences, with the Emperor of Morocco, which I most sincerely Wish may be the Case, otherwise any of the Vessels coming this...
71To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 10 September 1802 (Madison Papers)
Since I had the Honor of addressing you last on the 10 August as ⅌ enclosed Copy, you will have been advised thro; Gibraltar, that Matters had been arranged between James Simpson Esqr. and the Emperor of Morocco, for a Continuance of Peace; I hope it may prove of long duration, tho’, the Conduct of the Emperor does not seem to be so friendly, as might have been expected after such a solemn...
72To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 20 October 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor of inclosing you duplicate of my last Letter under date of 10th. September, and Come to transmit a Packet, which I yesterday received for you from Richard OBrien Esqr. at Algiers, as also Copy of a Letter which He addressed me on the 2 Instant for your Information and Government. The Tripoline, now Moorish Cruizer, so long blocked up at Gibraltar, I find by last advices was...
73To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 11 November 1802 (Madison Papers)
You will herewith, find inclosed, Copy of the Letter, I had last the Honor of addressing you on the 20 Ulto. Since then, Intelligence has been Communicated by the Supreme Board of Health in Madrid, to the different Sea Port Towns in this Kingdom, that the Yellow Fever was raging, With the most malignant Symptoms, in Philadelphia, by advices received from the Spanish Consul resident there, and...
74To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 14 November 1802 (Madison Papers)
I had the Honor of addressing you by this Conveyance on the 11 Inst, as the Vessel is now detained by contrary Winds. I beg leave to wait on you with Extract of a Letter from the House of Wesenberg & Molus of Marseilles dated 25 October last, to the Swedish Consul at Barcelona, and Copy of another from Frans. P. Folsch, Swedish Consul at Marseilles dated 23 October to his Colleague here, by...
75To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 15 December 1802 (Madison Papers)
I had last the Honor of addressing you on the 14 ultimo, inclosing Copy of a Letter written by the Swedish Consul at Marseilles to his Colleague here with advice of Peace having been concluded between Sweden and Tripoly thro’ the Interference of the French Commercial agent residing at the latter Place. I now enclose a duplicate thereof, and reply to the Letter transmitted me by Danl Brent...
76To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 23 December 1802 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to refer you to the inclosed Copy of the last Letter I had the Honor of writing to you on the 15 Instant by the U.S. Frigate Constellation. I have since received advice from Mr. Gorman Vice Consul at Almeria dated 17 Inst, that the John Adams Capt Rodgers had arrived there & immediately proceeded on his Voyage, as the Moorish Cruizers had disappeared from that Coast. You have...
77To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 25 January 1803 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed is duplicate of the last Letter, I had the Honor of addressing you, and of the different Documents then transmitted. I observe by your respected Letter, of the 21 novr. Just received, that John Watkins, had left no Relation in the United States. I shall consequently make over his Property, to his Family in Wales, Whither I have Written, to send on proper testimony to that effect....
78To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 1 February 1803 (Madison Papers)
I profit of two Vessels on the departure for Philadelphia, and Salem, to acquaint you, that the French Commercial Agent in this place, has Just received Advice, that the Dey of Algiers has declared War against France; This Intelligence is transmitted to him, by his Colleague in Barcelona, where a vessel had arrived with the News, and Despatches for the French Government, which were immediately...
79To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 16 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting herewith Copies of the last Letters addressed you under date of 25 January 1 february & 8 Inst. Since then little of Consequence has occured, and I therefore have chiefly to inclose duplicates of Mr. OBrien’s Letters to me of 30 January & 2 February With Postscript of 21 do. I presume you will have been advised from Madrid of the new Regulations of the Supreme...
80To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 31 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed is duplicate of the last letter I had the honor of addressing You under date 16 inst. Since then nothing material having occurred, I come chiefly to transmit for Your information Copy of a letter I have just received from Consul OBrien dated in Algiers 16 inst by which you will observe that the french Government has judged it expedient to solicit Peace with the Dey, and to have...
81To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 18 April 1803 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of handing you inclosed, a Copy of my last Letter under date of the 31 Ultimo, of Mr. OBrien’s to me of 16 do. and of the return of Importations & Exportations from, and to the united States, by American Vessels, from the 1 January 1802 till the End of last month. On the 8 inst, Capt Campbell gave a call here in the Frigate Adams, on his way up the Mediterranean, with a...
82To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 28 April 1803 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed is Copy of the last Letter I had the Honor of addressing you under date 18 Instant. I have now merely to acquaint you that Orders have Just been Communicated to the Governor of this Place, from the Supreme Board of Health, in Madrid, henceforward to admit all Vessels from the United States immediately on arrival, to Pratic, without Subjecting them to a Quarantine of Observation,...
83To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 28 May 1803 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to refer you to the Contents of my last Letter dated 28 ult, of which the inclosed is a duplicate. I now beg leave to wait on you with Copies of four Letters, I have lately received from Richd. OBrien Esqr Consul at Algiers of 19. 22. 24 & 29 ult. I would sooner have transmitted them, but no Vessel has offered from hence, since their receit; and I am at last obliged to send...
84To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 28 June 1803 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed is duplicate of the last Letter I had the honor of addressing you under date 28 May, and of the Letters from Mr. OBrien therein referred to. You will now please to receive the Semi-Annual Return of Arrivals of Vessels in this Port. In my Letter of the End of December last, I informed you of the Appointment I had made of John Dandeya to act as Vice Consul for the Ports of Motril, &...
85To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 31 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
My having been laid up for these two months past, with a severe indisposition, from which I am now recovering fast, has been the Cause of my not writing to you, since the 28 June, when I transmitted to you that Return of arrivals from the beginning of the year to that date. Two days ago, I was honored with your respected Letter of the 9 April, handed to me by One of Captn. Bainbridge’s...
86To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 23 September 1803 (Madison Papers)
The preceeding is duplicate of the last Letter, I had the Honor of addressing you under date of 31 August forwarded thro’ Lisbon as no Conveyance offered from hence I also inclose Copies of the Charges paid on American & Spanish Vessels, & of the return of Arrivals here from the 1 Jany till the 30 June last. On the 6 Inst arrived here the Schooner Frederic Capt Charles H Seymour from London, &...
87To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 8 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
I had last the Honor of writing to you on the 23 Sept of which the inclosed is a Copy, by the Brig Celia Capt Bowen bound to Alexandria. About that Period Reports were Circulated in Town, that in the Suburbs, and Mole, some People had been Carried off by Malignant Fevers, but as the Mortality was inconsiderable, and I could not learn that any precautionary measures were adopted by our Board of...
88To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 4 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of addressing you on the 20. July. Since then I have receiv’d no Letters from you, but the Laws passed at the first Session of the ninth Congress have come to hand. I however am yet deprived of those of the second Session of the seventh, Congress, and first, of the Eighth, which I should be glad to receive. We have had no return of the yellow Fever this Season, the best good...
89To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 10 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor of addressing you on the 4 ulto: and am since without any Letters from you. Since the recommencement of the War in Europe, American Captains have been in the habit as well here, as in all other ports of Spain, of chartering their Vessels for Neutral Ports in the North, & signing a private agreement with the Freighters, obliging themselves to call in, on their Voyage at a...
90To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 16 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have not been honored with any Letters from you since my last of the 10 January, dispatched in Original & Duplicate. On the 28 ulto. our Governor communicated to me the decree passed by this Government on the 19 Feby. of which a copy goes enclos’d, as also of my; answer, wherein you will observe I have made a point to alone accuse it’s receit, and mention that I would make it Known to you;...
91To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 29 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to confirm my last respects to You of the 10 July, which for want of a direct Conveyance was detained untill the 23 Inst, when I forwarded it by the Frigate Constitution Capt Campbell, Who proceeded That day with a favorable Wind for Algeciras. On the 9 Inst. the Brig Alonzo of Salem Daniel Burges Master was sent in here by a Spanish Gun Boat the Commander of which after taking out...
92To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 15 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
Altho’ nothing new has occured since the date of my last 29 August, whereof Copy goes inclosed, I profit of the Hornet Sloop of War, on the departure for the United States, to inform you, the best good Health prevails not only in this City, but throughout all Spain. We have not been incomoded with a return of the Yellow Fever, or any other Contagious disorder. I have seen Letters from Madrid...
93To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 20 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed is Copy of my last Letter 15 Inst. forwarded by the Hornet Sloop of War. By this days Post I have received a Letter from Thomas Gorman Vice Consul at Almeria advising that several Algerine Cruizers had appeared off the Coast, as you have observed by its Copy herewith, to which I refer you. I am very respectfully Sir Your most obt hl. St. DNA : RG 59—CD—Consular Despatches, Malaga.
94To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 15 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have not written to you since the 20 Oct inclosing Copy of a Letter I had received from Thomas Gorman V Consul at Almeria, advising that an Algerine Squadron had appeared off that Coast I now beg leave to transmit duplicate of a Letter I have received from John Leonard Esqr. of Barcelona with Copy of what the Consuls at Marseilles & Naples had written to him on the Subject of the Schooner...
95To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 5 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
By my last Letter of the 15 Dec. I enclosed Copies of the Information I had received from Barcelona, and Marseilles regarding the Hostilities commenced on our Commerce by the Cruizers of the Dey of Algiers, & am now happy in having it in my Power to transmit Copy of a Letter I have Just received from Colo. Lear under date 16/ 17 Decr. with the pleasing Information that He has succeeded in...
96To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 27 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor of addressing you on the 5. inst, and find myself since deprived of any Letters from your department I now beg leave to wait on you with the return of arrivals at this Port, from the 1st: July, ’till the end of the Year, in conformity to your directions. The late Orders and Decrees of the belligerent Powers, have completely put a stop to the arrival of American Vessels in...
97To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 8 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
For want of a conveyance to the United States, I have not had the honor of addressing you since my last Letter 27. January, inclosing the return of arrivals in this Port from the 1st. July, ’till the end of last Year. Since that period great, and very important occurrences have taken place in this Country. Several of our Vessels have been captured, and detained by French Privateers, and the...
98To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 29 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed is Copy of my last 8. inst, wherate beg reference. I have since thro’ my exertions, and interest with the Provincial Board of Government, obtained restitution of the Ship Sally, Captain Hastings and her Cargo, and orders have been issued for the Amount, in which the Brig Mary was sold by the French Consul, to be given up to me, and I expect to recover in a very few days; nothing...
99To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 5 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had last the honor of addressing you on the 29 June, as P enclosed copy. I have since been using every possible exertion to recover the amount, in which the Brig Mary was sold, but without effect, the Person in whose hands the French Consul had declared, the money was deposited, having denied the circumstance, and as he is no more, and all the Papers in his Consular Office were destroyed, I...
100To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 15 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have not had the honor of addressing you since the 5. August, but I have constantly been using every exertion with the supreme Board of Seville to get the business of the Rattlesnak e detention brought to a close, and I am happy to inform you, about six weeks ago, orders were issued for the Process to be transmitted to the Marine Tribunal of this Place, to pass Sentence, which has been done...