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. onsiemenzawasurri= „AVOW -, t affiv. saware .7:*:BATUTaii DAT. TSUCTir ThiADVOCATE-GINLRAL stated, that the Coact had eoasidered whethekthei ihould call back Captain Ingle* to bl 4 eiatnined isitain on the additional ques tions which Admiral Hallowell wished to put to him, and they had determined, trader all circumstances, that he should not be again examined. After thus communicating the -determination of the Court, he would-observe to Admiral Hallowell, that those ques tions had in fact been answered by some of his other witnesses. General Sir NV. Clinton was then sworn and examined. Q. Was you not second in command at the siege of Tarragona ?—A. I was the next senior officer to Sir John Muiray, bnt wig . % the command if a' division. Q. Did you receive directions in the morning of the tlth of June, for-the -storming of Puerte Beale on that night?--A. -*arlylon the morning of that day, 1 received orders' inigo to head-quarters, and to have my it:Alines' to march. On my ar rival there; tftsund Stir' Min *array, who was just going out. He informed me that he was going to look fur p0511401.'61/1' the'binks of the Guitra, to meet the eneary,;,whn went advancing from the side cf Barcelona. „He- kft me in the temporary com mand of the pass, and told me that if Maks- Thickertreportedthe breach practicable in the Pu erta Reale, it shnuld be stormed that night. Q. Did Major. Thackery -report the breach practi cable on that day )_4. Soon after 12 o'clock in the day, he reported it to be practicable. Q. Had you any conversation with Sir J. Murray about eight o'clock in that evening?—A. Having made all arrangements at head-quarters, when I was going to my post at Oliva, I met an Officer of the Staff, who told me that Sir John Murray was on his Way to head-quarters, and that he should probably meet him. I requested the Officer to tell Sik John that all arrangements had been made for the attack of Puerte Reale ' • and that at ten o'clock.the signal would be given for the attack, unless orders should arrive to the contrary. As I was going on to my post, I met Captain Mills, of the 27th, and request ed him to go to head-quarters, and inform the Com mander of the forces that every thing was prepared for the attack. Captain Mills returned in about half an hour, and brought word that the attack would be made. Having then made every arrangement, and given directions that the signal rockets should be fired precisely at ten, I rode to headquarters, to report the details of the arrangements made; and to receive any further orders f; cam the Commander of the forces. On my arrival at head-quarters, Sir John Murray in formed me that the attack must be given up, and that, from the information he had received of the movements of the enemy, the siege of Tarragona must be abandoned. I then informed him, that as it was then half-past nine, I feared that the signal for the attack would be made, unless orders had been sent to the contrary. He acquainted me that he had &ready countermanded the attack. I then informed him, that if the signal was made, the false attack to Le made by my division and the Spaniards. would still take place. He observed that all the officers at tached to him were absent on other duty. 1 then in formed him that Captain Castemar, who attended me, was ready to take his orders. That officer was then ordered to go wult all speed to Oliva, to prevent the signal being given, and he arrived j uet in tittle to prevent the firing of the rockets. Q. Did you receive any information on the morn. ing of the 12th, of the enemy's approaching, and in what direction ?—A. By the first order I received on the lfth, I was led to imagine that Sir John Murray expected the enemy on the Guiara. I proceeded with my division : to head-quarters by the shortest road I could take, outiif the fire of the town. I then hardly kneW on what side I was not to apprehend an attack. Q. Previous to that order, had you not received an order to go with six battalions in support of General Copons ?—A. I bad. It was to cover a movement about to be made by General Copens, who was then at Alta Fulls. Q. Did you receive orders to spike-the guns, and when ?—A. I did receive orders to that effect. I think it was about ten o'clock. I was also directed to march with my division to the beech. Q. Was that order countermanded before there was time to carry it into execution ?—A. It was coun termanded, but not before there had been time to carry it into execution. Q. Was it countermanded before it was actually carried into execution ?—A. Certainly it Was j except with respect to the guns on the six-gun battery, which were spiked in error. Q. Had the guns been allowed to remain, would there have been any difficulty in bringing them down to the beach for embarkation after it was dark ?—A. I apprehend that certainly there would not. I was at the mortar battery about twelve o'clock, when the officer commanding there was actively employed in :, preparing to evacuate it. I told 'm that I would furnish him with a working party f .50 men from my division to assist him. The o cer informed me, that:with that assistance, he would answer for it, that not one piece of ordnance on the batter/ should be lost, but that they should be all safe for embarkation by ten o'clock that night. . Q. How long did you remain at your post at Oliva ?--A. Till nearly five in the afternoon of the 12th. Q. Do you know of any enemy's force appearing between Balaguer and Tarragona, before the 16th of June, or even as late as •that day ?—A. I think it was the 14th or 15th : but as I have not my notes in Court which I took at that time, I cannot speak po sitively as to dates. The witness then left the Court, and returned with his notes. After lovking at them, he said that it WAS not till the 18th of June that he enemy shewed themselves in that direction. As he was stationed with his troops to defend the pass of the Col de Bet.. laguer, he saw nothing of the enemy, but understood that they had turned the hill by a mountain road. Q. Do you know of any cause which obliged us to raise the siege of Tarragona in the precipitate mannerme did, leaving our pins, stores, and provi sions behind us ?—A. Totally uninformed as I was of the instructions that the Commander of the Forces might have (or his guidance, or what might be* tke jamination which he might hive received with re spect 40 the situation or movements of the enemy, 1 can only say- that I knew of 'no reason that could render itecessarLM,gadreas change of measures , -'4bs!'.':ic,'-. - MMIIIM II It 1 Al Al .1 I , 144 3 3 3 sl o s o s o • • , r j • { el ol 4 , 1 . i . s . ....,..,. which i was s obsereed Gotha ill-fated day. I could Kardl iitiegine any sillitatitat of things which eonld hatrevenslered necessary such pfoceediffgli al theakif the-.l2th Of June k and circumstanced - as the British fair in the Oliva( Tarragona appeared to ma to g ins —.an die possession, on the one side , of Fort snt PAW, and . the col de Balaguer ; and on the other side, having at least dOOO troops under the commend of such officers as Colonels Mango! and Loder, in the direction of Barcelona—l am clearly of opinion, that the precipitate retreat from ketore Tarragona on the 12th of June, was not necessary or warranted ; and that the measure of abandoning the siege of Tarra gona in such a way, had all the appearances of a disgraceful flight. Admiral Hallowell said, that he bad no further questions to put to him. Cross.ezamined by Sir J. MuanaT. Q. Was the order given at ten o'clock for spiking the guns unconditional nod positive, or-was it condi :donel and contingent ?—A. There was no condition .or contingency at. all. It was, homrer, a verbal order. •. Q. Could the r u ne he brought dowii ti die beach •in the day time, without being exPosini;l6 die fire .from the town, and in some places AlliaolVenfiladed 'by that fire?,44. Certainlyuert. I 0: • • Q. Were the gun; co the sintukhattesysettsally. ,spiked at **time the counter -orders arrived ?—A. They were • • Q. What was , the error which occasioned their ..being spiked l—A. The circumstance was this.— •Soon after I had received the orders fOr spiking the guns, two,officers of artillery . came to me, and in formed me that they had birotight spikes for de,stroy. ing the guns ; and that thej had been directed by the Commander of the artillery to receive my orders when the guns should be spiked. Having received on that day a number of orders and counter orders, I did hope that a counter order might be received with respect to spiking the guns. I then directed one of the officers to the mortar battery, and the other to the six-gun battery. To the last, I said that I would go to Oliva and from the right of that spot give the signal for spiking the guns. Some short time alter! received counter orders with respect to spiking the guns. As I was standing about one hundred yards to the right of Oliva, in conversation with an officer, the enemy, who were always jealcus of that point, fired 3 shot at us, which fell at no great distance. I ob served to the officer I must thank them for their ci vility, and having mlved forward four or five paces to an elevated spot, I saluted the point from whence the shot came. Shortly after going to Oliva, and happening to hulk at the six-gun battery, I observed an unusual buitle there; I remarked to Colonel Du. plc, of the German Legion, that surely it was not possible that the officer in that battery could have mistaken what I did just now as a signal to spike the guns. From the hurry, however, which still conti nued at that battery, I ran there with all speed, to enJeavour to prevent the destruction of the guns, but I did not arrive in time. Q. Was the salute you gave by pulling your hat off ?—A. It was. Q. What was the signal you had agreed to give for spiking the guns ?—A. The taking off my hat at the right, and at the rear of the old ruined work at Oliva. The witness was then asked by the Cou.t, whether at the time of his so taking off hi.: hat, he was in the isituation agreed upon ? His answer was, certainly not. Q. Do you mean to say, that no enemy appeared frurn the side of Valencia before the 15th of June ? A. Not that I am aware of. I did not arrive at Bala guer till the evening of the 14th, and had no opportu nity of observing any thing but what passed in front of the old fort towards•Peirillo.• Q. Am I to understand you, that on the 12th of June you were pot apprised of my instructions, or of the strength, position. and movements of the columns of the enemy Clearly. Q. Were you entirely ignorant of my instructions on the 12th, and did I not communicate them , to you on that day ?—A. The first time I knew your in structions, and then but partially, was when you pro duced them at a Council of War, at.Balaguer, on the 17:11 of JUne. The witness then withdrew, but in a short time Sir John Murray expressed a wislithat he should be called back, in order to put another question to him, which he had omitted. The ADVOCATi•GENERAL observed, that this re quest was under circumstances different froni that of Admiral Hallowell, as no other evidence bad inter vene! between the time of his examination and that alien the request was made. Admiral Hallowell had no objection to the witness being► called back. General Clinton being called back, Sir J. Murray put the following questions to him : Q. Have you-never expressed yourself as offended with me, for not having placed in you that confidence which you conceived yourself entitled to as the next senior officer in command 1--A. I certainly had great reason to Teel, that during the time of being under your command no degree of confidence appeared to he placed in me. I do not recollect, however, my having expressed myself in the manner mentiouectin your question. I certainly was not offended. Admiral HALLOWELL stated that he had no more witnesses to call. He offered to produce two letters, the one from Sir John Murray to Admiral Pellew, requesting a co-operation. Sir Jona MURRAY said, that he was ready to ad :mit that he bad requessed co-operation from Sir E. •Yellew, and had expected it, and therefore those let •t rs might be unnecessary. Admiral HALLowata. then expressed himself saris. fled on this point by the admission of Sir John Mur ray. He should now propose to prove by the log of the Caledonia (Admiral Pellew's flagship) that the cooperation which was expected was actually given, and That Admiral Sir E. gellew, for that purpose, left his station of Toulon, and arrived in the Day of ltasas on the 9th, where he continued till the lab, of June. Mr. John Araby, from, the Navy Oifice t , proved the log of Caledonia, from which extract* wire read by the Judge Advocate. It appeared that the Caledonia, with several other ships of the fleet, had entered the bay of Roses on the 9th of June, and that on the 10th several seamen find tonnes° sere larded, for the purpose of dtisting th&enemy from the village of Escala. It also appeared that they remained there till the 15th. Admiral HAWIIIMI.L also resented a return • • bOard. at had _ Tbe to Sir Jour Mmotair had no objection to the paper being received, or to acknowledging that he did make out a requisition: It did not follow, however, that this was an exact amount of what was actually em barked. The Court laid, Certainly not. Sir BENJAMIN HALLOWELL then tendered a paper, purporting to be a letter from Colonel Manuel Lo. tier, a Spanish Officer, to be received as evidence, if the Cow t should decide to receive as such the letters of other Spanish Officers, to be produced in his de fence by Sit John Murray. On the suggestion of Sir Samuel Aticfsmuty, that unless thslatter was now admitted, in order that Sir John Murray might be prepared to meet its contents, it could not afterwards be brought forward on behalf of the prosecutiop ; the Court determined that the let , ter, on being regularly authenticated, should be read and receiWa In evidence. Admiral ilaccewau, having then stated that he could proie the band-writing by two witnesses, and 'testified Int oath tb his belief of that fact, and the itrandatiOn having been submitted to and approved by Sir John Murray, the letter was read, and was in substance at ftillOwl : —lt bore date Reus, June 14, 1813, and was addressed . to Captain Adam, R.N. re , ;presenting, that be had jaw arrived with three batta lions cad one squadron, with which force he had ex pected the enemy, who were potted at Viltafranca with 6.500 men ; that the enemy retired from Villa. franca in the night of the 12th, at ten o'clock, 'to ward; Barcelona; that the transport having on board the clothing for his troops, of which he stood much in need; had gone round, and he should be much obliged to Captain Adam to send her back to Sa lonne, as he had come there for that purpose, and to communicate whatever intelligence he might have re ceived of the enemy's movements, &c. Admiral HatLeowata, observed, that he had intro. duced this document for the purpose of :hewing that up to the 14th, the enemy had not appeared before Balaguer. 'The Court having now enquired whether there were any further ;misers to be produced, Admiral Hallowell stated that he had closed the prosecution of his case. Although he had not had an opportu nity of bringing forward his Spanish witnesses, nor been allowed to strengthen his evidence by any proof toff transactions subsequent to the 12th, he had to thank the Court for the handsome manner in which his applications for that purpose had been refused. Sir JOHN MURRAY then observed, that as there had been two distinct openings, and two separate prose. cutors had appeared against him, be hoped that he might be indulged in making the several statements, and supporting each separately, by the evidence, on his defence. • ri; The DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOC A TE saw no objection to this, reserving to himself his own individual right to reply on the two first charos, although he did not at present see that it would be at all necessary, as the letters of Sir John Murray and the instructions of the Duke of 'Wellington were now before the Court. The Pamperer said, it certainly rested with Sir Jahn Murray to urge his defence in such a manner as be should deem most advantageous to himself; — and it was now for him to say, what time he would require for its preparation ? Sir Joint Muttatte replied, that the Court must be aware that he was not disposed to take up their time unnecessarily, or for a longer period than should be indispensably necessary for this • defence. The great variety of matter, bowever,'which had been intro. duced, and the evidence. almost entirely. false (be Meant with respect to the information on which it was founded), that had been adduced, compelled him to solicit from the Court the indulgence of five days, as he conceived that he could not be fully pre pared in a shorter space of time. The PRESIDENT said, it was for the prisoner to name what period he should deem absolutely necessary, and if that should appear unreasonable, the Court must be cleared to take the question into consideration. 'The Court was accordingly cleared, but in a short time assented to the request of Sir John Murray, and adjourned till Friday minima nest. AMERICAN PAPERS. DISPATCHES FROM GHENT. MESSAGE TO TUE SINATIN ARO *Ollll at arrassitirrivretss, 01 TEE 1/41110 /TATES. 41 I transmit, forth, information of Congress" the communi cations last rocehred oat the Ministers Extraordinary and Ple nipotentiary of the United States at Ghent, explaining tbe course and actual state of their negociation with the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain. ( 81 11" ed) • " lasses MADISOII." 44 Dec. 1, 1814. No. 1.-.-COWT 11/ A trrrna /1014 1111141/. ADAMS, I.IITAILD, CLAY, RUSSELL, RFD OALLATIN,.TO TSUI SACRITAILY or STATC, DATRD GRINT, OCTOBRR HS, 1514. Sir—We have the honour of tranimitt herewith, copies of all our correspondence with the •Bridsh PleDipeteDtlariei, since clieideparture of Mr. Dallas. /lithos* the negodation•has not teridnieed so hbruptly as we expected at that period that it w.euld, we have no realm to retract the opinion which we then cora. sod, that no hares of peace as likely to result from It could be entertained. It is true, that the terms which the British Govern ment had so peremptorily prescribed at that time have been ap tly abandoned, and that the .me pa am then required u a to all discussion upon other topics, has been reduced on derortielii sechriag merely an Indian pas:laud= whisk we have speed to , abject ib the ratification or [ejoaden of nor Government. But you will perceive that our request far the, melange of 5 project of a Treaty has been eluded, and that in their last time, tic *Walt Pkolpotendaries have admmeed a de 'Maud not only new and inadmissible, but totail Iscesspadble with their uniform pesolous declarations, that Greet Detain bad no view in ihist oqociatioo to any acquisition of territory. It will be perceived that this new pretension was broil* forward immediately alter the aconite, had been received that a &Web force had taken postcodes of ail that part of the State of Mas sachusetts, situate east of Penobscot river. The British Ptenipottlistiaries have invariably referred to their Government every note received Worn ps, and waited the return of their messenstr before they have trenanitted to us their an ewer, and the whole tenor of the correspondence, as well as the manner in which it has bests conducted on the part of the British Government, have coneurrad to convince us, that their object has been delay; their motives for this poi cy we presume to have beep, to keep the alternative of peace or a protracted war in their own lands until a general arrangement of European affairs *mold be as;ainsplishesi at the Congress of Vienna, and until they could avail themselves of the advantages which they have and. :dilated from the success of their moo dodo( the present.ciuu• paign in America. Although die Sovereigns who had determined to be present at the Cowen of Virus& have beep already several weeksassemblee illtrso' adeee rat aPPEOF Or diciest advice. front.that place that the Congress has tieettfuentally epersesL Od the soothryebycv , declaration from the Plenigmeallieries 'et the Prorate wheleel/1; parties to the peace of Paris of the4Odt May het, the °peeler of the Congress appease to bare beeer'peepoited to the Ist of No vember. A memorial is said to bare been presented by the 1 French Ambassador Talleytand, in which It is deohnid, dry France having returned to her ',modifies-In 1792, can recognme _ =Writs of n!'"' of the aurandisenuoits of the mbar pea Pagano( EOrope . WM, that period, although not iniendittra oppose dim by war. These circumstances indicate that the sew basis far the poN. deal system of Europe will not be so speedily settled as had b.er • ( Wand. The principle data assumed by Prance is very erten. sive in Its effects, and opens a field for negotiation much wide OAP anticipated. We dunk it doss not pirmalse an aspect of i re.. mediate tra►►quility to this Continent, and that it will distontort particularly the measures which Omar Britain has been taking with retard to the future destination of this country, atnsnq• others, and to which she has attached apparently much inipor- Cante.—Ws have the honour to be, dr.t. [The following arethe Notes referred to ie the above Le'er NO. 11..1111111111111 NOTC I VAIONI IHt 11171111 TO TNt CAN 1111511111T1111, DATED OCTOBER 21, 1814. 'the undersigned have bad the hocour of receiving the No.p " the American Pleuipotentiariee, of the I Sib instant, commun . : l etting the acceptance of their article, whiab the undersigned ha proposed on the subject et the pacification and rights of the Ir. I llan Nations. :Ile undersigned are happy in being thus relieved from the necessity of recurring to several topics, which, though they arose is the course of their discussions, have only an incidental cur veetion with the ditl'erenoe• remaining to be adjusted lietwen the two countries. ' Witt a view to this adjustment, the uodenigned preferrire in the present state of the pegociation a general statemect to tie formal Arrangement of articles are willing so far to comply w ith the request of the American Plenipotentiaries, contained in thea lest note, as to wave the alvantage to which they think they were fairly entitled—of requiring front them the figs ,Projet t.. a " • • • 'The saderalgolid laving sated at the 'first . - conference the poluts upon which his Majesty's Govenunent considered the dl.. • (union' bet ween the two countries as likely to tura, cannot better satisfy the request Of the American Plecipotentiaries thus by ttlerting them to that conference for a statement of the points, which, in the opinion of his Majeitrs Government, yet remain to be adjusted. With respect AG the totals leisure of mariners from on board merchant vessels on the-bigh *em s and she right of the King of Great Britain to the allegiance of all his native subjects, and with respect to the Maritime ;igloo of the Briti-is Empire, the undersigned conceive, that after the veil salons as. serted by the Government of the United States, a more satisfac tory pr of of the conciliatory spirit of his Majesty's Government cannot be given, than by not requiring any stipulation on th ose subjects, which:though most important in themselves, no longer, in consequence of the maritime pacification of Europe, produce the same practical results. On the subject of the Fisheries, the undersigned expressed with so much frankness, at the conference already referred to, the views of their Government, that they consider any further ohservatious on that topic as unnecessary at the present time. On the question of the boundary betweea d.e dominions of his Majesty and those of the United States, the undersigned are led to expect from the discussion which this subject has alrea 4y undergone, that the North Western boun dary from the Lake of the Woods to the Mississippi (the Wen ded arrangement of 1606) will be Admitted without objection. In regard to Other boundaries, the American Plenipotetitiaries. in their note of Angust 24 1 appeared in some measure to object to the prwmktooe then made by the undersigned, as not being on the basis of ea maiderit. The undersigned are willies to crestt on that basis, subject to such modificatiOu as mu tua l conven i enve illy be found to require; and they trust that the American kl:- nipotentiariti will skew, by their riady acceptance of this basic, that they duly appreciate the moderation of his Majesty's Go vernment in so far consulting the honour and, fair preteasions of the United States, as, in the relative situation of the two coun tries, to authorise such a proposition. The undersigned ay.ei themselves of this opportunity to renest.iii floe American nem . is entiaries the assurance of their higCconslderation. (Signed) °AMAMI,. 111 CORT Opupousim. enc. ADAMS. NO. 1.--AMILRICAII NOT; FROM Tilt aseeatenti TO sue MUTSU! mienrreas, PATIO (MTOBILI 80. The undersigned have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Note of the British Pierdpotendarles of the 216 t instant. Amongst the general obserrations which the undersigned,' in their Note of the Lath of August, made on the proposition, then brought forward on the part of the British Government, Aar rennuted, that those propositions were founded neither oe the basirof isaipernieris nor on that of state, elite &slim. But so far were they irons suggesting the.eti roitidetit as the basis on which they wer e disposed to treat, than hi the same-note they expressly stated, that they had been instructed to coarAutie-a peace on the principle of both parties restoring whatever territory they might have taken. The undersigned alp declared, in that note, that they had no authority to code any pan of the territory of the Untted States, and that to no stipulasiotentehat effect would they subscribe; and in the note of the ikth,e4 %mother. after having shewn that the basis of Nti peak/etas, such as it was known to exist at the commencement of the negotiation, .gave no claim to his Brkansie Majesty to cessions of territory .founded upon the right of conquest; they added, that even if this chance* of war should give to the British arms a =memory possession of other parts of the territory of the United States, such events would. not alter their yaws with regard to the terms of peace to which they would give their consent. lhe undersigned can now only repeat those declarations, anti decline treating upon the basis of tall possidais, or upon any other principle involving a cession of any part of the territory of the Mind States. As they have uniformly stated, they can treat only upon the principles of a mutual restoration of whatever ter.. ritory may have been taken by dtherpany. From this principle they cannot recede: and the undersigned, after the repeated de clarations of the British Plenipotentiaries, that Great Britain had no view to acquisition of territory in this negotiation, deem it necessary to add, that the utility of its continuance depends on their adherence to this prieciple. • The undersigned having declared in their note of 21st of August, that although instructed and prepared to enter into an amicable discusaion of all the points on which differences or un certainty had existed, and which might hereafter tend to inter rupt she harmony of the two countries. they Would not make the tended= of the peace at all depend upon a successful result of the discussion: and having since agreed to the preliminary article proposed by the British Government, had believed that the negociadon, already so long protracted, could not be brought SO an early conclusion otherwise than by the communication of a project, embracing all the *thee sped& prepositions . which Greet Britain intended to offer. They repeat their request lu that respect, and will have no objection to a simu l taneous change of th e projects of both parries. Chia coons will being fairly into dhesegen the other tellies embraced in the last Dec* of the kid* iftiniesatentlarles. to whr the undersigned have t h umbs, it noneseeepty to advert at the esent . • 7/ y. • '1 he undersigned renew to the &kith Plinalpamathries the as. satinet of their high cousideradaa. J. q. ADAM,. aossett. J. A. IAVAID A. dALLATIN. IL CLAY. NO. Xt...COPT Ol A LITTILI PROM out COMMISSIOXIM TO THE SZCRITART Of STILT; HAMM ;RENT, 00T. SI. Bat —The detention of the Chauncey at Ostend enables us to send the inclosed note from the British Plenipotentiaries, which we have just received. NO. ZII....ERITHIN NOTE, fION THE BRITISH TO THE Milli. CAN minute's, DATED act. 31. The midenigned have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the note addressed to them by the American Plenipotentiaries on the 24th Ina. In which they object to the basis of uti periletis proposed by the undersigned, as that on which they are willing to treat in regard to pan of the boundaries between the domi nions of his Majesty and those of the United States. The Ame rican Plenipotentiaries, in their note of the 13th inst. requested the underlined to communicate to them the project of aireaty, embracing all the points insisted on by Greet Britain, engaging on their part to delver immediately atter a counter projec as to all the articles to which they might not agree, and as to all the subjects deemed material by the United States, and omitted in the projet of the undersigned. The undersigned were accordingly instructed to wave the ques tion of etiquette, and the advantage which might result trent re ceiving the first communication, and confiding in the engagement ,of the Americtualanipotentintes, consusitsilemed in their notes of the !Ist instant, all the points upon whit thspureinstrectei to insist. . . . The American Plenipotentiaries have objected to one essential part df the prtjet thus cOnnannicated; inttbethee the undersigned can soar WM*. dia:ttespo of this isligisliesi they must respire fortes of every description, !bids Sir John Mu r . bad-applied to him to p!4 are for raterviog on in tat Meant. He shaviiitaild' io 'this, that he bt l takers 'on boitftl a a:bundrei bones more a was stated id this r :IsitiOn. rhe Court:tried 'O3 ' 'vs the return, but said t.they expected. tia• receive exact official returns of actual force. -