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INSTRUCTIONS TO JAY. 19
the company for that purpose, would be also a valuable
ingredient.
V. You will have no difficulty in gaining access to the
ministers of Russia, Denmark, and Sweden, at the Court of
London. The principles of the armed neutrality would
abundantly cover our neutral rights. If, therefore, the situation of things with respect to Great Britain should dictate
the necessity of taking the precaution of foreign co-operation
upon this head; if no prospect of accommodation should be
thwarted by the danger of such a measure being known to
the British Court; and if an entire view of all our political
relations shall, in your judgment, permit the step, you will
sound those ministers upon the probability of an alliance
with their nations to support those principles.
However, there can be no risk in examining what can be
concerted with Denmark and Sweden, or any other Power,
against the Algerines. It may be represented to the British
ministry how productive of perfect conciliation it might
be to the people of the United States if Great Britain would
use her influence with the Dey of Algiers for the liberation
of the American citizens in captivity, and for a peace upon
reasonable terms. It has been communicated from abroad,
to be the fixed policy of Great Britain to check our trade in
grain to the Mediterranean. This is too doubtful to be
assumed, but fit for inquiry.
VI. Such are the outlines of the conduct which the President wishes you to pursue. He is aware that, at this distance,
and during the present instability of public events, he cannot undertake to prescribe rules which shall be irrevocable.
You will therefore consider the ideas herein expressed as
amounting to recommendations only, which in your discretion you may modify as seems most beneficial to the United
States, except in the two following cases, which are immutable, ist. That, as the British ministry will doubtless be
solicitous to detach us from France, and may probably make
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000046 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | INSTRUCTIONS TO JAY. 19 the company for that purpose, would be also a valuable ingredient. V. You will have no difficulty in gaining access to the ministers of Russia, Denmark, and Sweden, at the Court of London. The principles of the armed neutrality would abundantly cover our neutral rights. If, therefore, the situation of things with respect to Great Britain should dictate the necessity of taking the precaution of foreign co-operation upon this head; if no prospect of accommodation should be thwarted by the danger of such a measure being known to the British Court; and if an entire view of all our political relations shall, in your judgment, permit the step, you will sound those ministers upon the probability of an alliance with their nations to support those principles. However, there can be no risk in examining what can be concerted with Denmark and Sweden, or any other Power, against the Algerines. It may be represented to the British ministry how productive of perfect conciliation it might be to the people of the United States if Great Britain would use her influence with the Dey of Algiers for the liberation of the American citizens in captivity, and for a peace upon reasonable terms. It has been communicated from abroad, to be the fixed policy of Great Britain to check our trade in grain to the Mediterranean. This is too doubtful to be assumed, but fit for inquiry. VI. Such are the outlines of the conduct which the President wishes you to pursue. He is aware that, at this distance, and during the present instability of public events, he cannot undertake to prescribe rules which shall be irrevocable. You will therefore consider the ideas herein expressed as amounting to recommendations only, which in your discretion you may modify as seems most beneficial to the United States, except in the two following cases, which are immutable, ist. That, as the British ministry will doubtless be solicitous to detach us from France, and may probably make |
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