91To James Madison from Josef Yznardy, 9 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
On the other side please find Duplicate of what I had the honor to write you on the dates and conformable to my offer enclosed I remit you Publications &ca. since said date, which will give you a competent Knowledge of the Circums tances in which this Country is in. The 3d. and 4th. inst. about four thousand English troops have landed at Port to refresh untill the Convoy expected from England...
92To James Madison from Josef Yznardy, 10 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
Confirming the contents of what I had the pleasure to add ress you pr the Ship Sheppardess John Doan Master I now advise you that I hav e determin’d to depart for Sevilla to try if I can obtain the liberation of the Vessels be ing detained at Algeciras, which were order’d to be freed by the Duke of Berg, as well as by the Junta at Sevilla, but afterwards suspended for reasons unknown; and as...
93To James Madison from Josef Yznardy, 14 October 1808 (Madison Papers)
At last I am returned from Sevilla after spending my time, being sorry to s ay to no effect, alltho’ I used the best of my endeavors to persuade the Supreme J unta the unfounded motives for not liberating the Vessels & Cargoes of the V essels carried in to Algeziras & Ceuta, which will appear by the Copies of my offices on the subject, which I transmit’d to Mr. Erving after the communication...
94To James Madison from Josef Yznardy, 30 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
In consequence of the arrival at this City of Mr. George W. Erving our cha rgé d’affaires of the United States at Madrid (who has had the goodness to admit an tment in my House) which has been to me a great Satisfaction, as I have had an opportunity to acquaint him with, and prove to him the legal proceedings & transactions of this office, of which he has remained compleatly convinc’d, as also...