[172] Proclamation of May 30, 1804; State Papers, ii. 583.

[173] Message of Nov. 8, 1804. Annals of Congress, 1804–1805, p. 11.

[174] Pichon to Talleyrand, 18 Brumaire, An xiii. (Nov. 9, 1804); Archives des Aff. Étr., MSS.

[175] Madison to Jefferson, Oct. 2, 1804; Jefferson MSS.

[176] Note du Premier Consul, 2 Floréal, An xi. (April 22, 1803); Correspondance, viii. 288.

[177] Turreau to Talleyrand, 23 Floréal, An xiii. (May 13, 1805); Archives des Aff. Étr., MSS.

[178] Turreau to Talleyrand, 6 Pluviôse, An xii. (Jan. 27, 1805); Archives des Aff. Étr., MSS.

[179] Madison to Monroe, July 29, 1803; State Papers, ii. 626. Madison to Pinckney, July 29, 1803; State Papers, ii. 614.

[180] Madison to Pinckney, Oct. 12, 1803; State Papers, ii. 570.

[181] Madison to Jefferson, April 9, 1804; Jefferson MSS.