11To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 8 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 8 September 1801. Mentioned in Pinckney to JM, 14 Sept. 1801 . Discusses news from Egypt and the probable consequences of installing a new elector of Cologne. Also mentions the likelihood that a new constitution will be proposed for the Batavian Republic.
12To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 14 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
In addition to my dispatch of Tuesday on the subject of the intelligence from Egypt & differences respecting the Elector of Cologne I am now to inform You that Menou has rejected all offers to capitulate & seems determined either to resist until he is relieved, if that should be practicable, or bury himself & his Garrison under the ruins of Alexandria & that notwithstanding all the...
13To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 22 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
I arrived last Evening at the Hague & proceed to day on my route to Paris. I inclose You the Leyden Gazette of this morning. I passed through Leyden Yesterday & stopped there sometime to view the academy & such things as were worthy my attention in that respectable & antient town once the capital of Holland & particularly to form an acquaintance & have some conversation with M: Blussé the...
14To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 14 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
My last Dispatch will have fully informed you of the state of things here my removal from the Escurial to Madrid & that Mr: Graham arrived here about the 20th: January. By him I recieved for the first time the Wish of our Government to endeavour to obtain the cession by sale from this Court of the Floridas & as I know it would be difficult if not impossible to do so without the concurrence &...
15To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 20 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have yesterday recieved your favour by Mr: Rose Campbell & immediately sit down to answer it. You say that only three Letters have been recieved from me. This is astonishing. I wrote four from the Helder & Amsterdam—one from the Hague: one from Brussells & Two to the President from Paris—one by Way of Havre & the other of London. The latter I gave to Mr Grant to forward. From Bourdeaux two &...
16To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 20 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
The present opportunity I avail myself of to send you another copy of the same Book on the Duties & commercial regulations of Spain which I am hopeful you will recieve safe. This will go so slow by Mules to Bayonne & from thence to Bourdeaux that all my other letters written at the same time & I expect others written after will very probably reach you before this as I am obliged to send the...
17To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 24 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
I Will thank you to excuse the paper I write on as it is the only paper of this Size I can find the Spaniards using altogether for their Writings the Quarto post & this Size only for covers & common purposes. This is the third Letter I have written you this fortnight & the reason is to mention to you that from the account just recieved We have every reason to fear that the Vessel which I gave...
18To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 28 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
Hearing of an opportunity by an American Gentleman to Bourdeaux I avail myself of it to send you a Book containing a general list of what are here called the reales derechos of the Customhouses & a pretty good view of their commercial regulations. It is in Spanish & I could get no translation of it either in French or English but as it appears to be complete on the subjects it treats of you...
19To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 6 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to inclose you several letters for your inspection—the first respecting Captain Mullowney of the United States Ship Ganges. I replied to it by saying that agreeably to the request of his Majesty I would transmit it to our Government—that I knew nothing of the circumstances & had no doubt our Government would do What was proper. To the second respecting Commodore Dale I made...
20To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 20 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
I wrote you this morning since which I have received the inclosed from Mr Cevallos the first Secretary of State. I have already informed you that altho this is nominally the post of prime minister, yet that in fact the Prince of Peace who is generalissimo of the army and navy and the great favorite of the king, is at present the principal mover. His marriage with one of the king’s cousins...