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'Fhinki ng that h "'".1 7 Yossiblv be useful-to.you, I - do myself the honour to memorandum of the conversation between Mr. 11,0,4, r and my self, alluded to in my letter of yisierday i .k.ate. I have the honour; 'eitd (Signed) JOHN GRAHAM. ' lIRMORODUNI REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE LETTER. Mr. Baker verbally communicated to me, ft the information of the President, that he had r ceived dispatches from his Government, addresse to Mr. Foster, dated (I believe about the 17th o June) from which he was authorised to- say, that an official declaration would be sent to this coun try, that the Orders itv.Council, so far as they af fected the United States,. would be repealed on the Ist of August, to he revived On the Ist of May, 1813, unless the conduct of the French Go vernment, and the result of the communications with the American Government should be such as, in the opinion of his Majesty, to render' their re vival unnecessary. Mr. Baker moreover stated, that the Orders would be revived, provided the American Government did not, within fourteen days after they received the official declaration of their repeal, admit British armed vessels into their ports, and put an end to the restrictive measure which has grown out of the Orders in Council. The dispatches authorising this communication to the American Government expreSsly directed, that it should be made verbally, and Mr. Baker (lid not consider himself at liberty to reduce it to writing, even in the form of a note-verbal, or fro memories, or to suffer me to take a memoran- Aim of his communication at the time he made it. 'understood from him, that the dispatches had been opened by Mr. Foster, at. Halifax, who, in consequence of a conversation he had had with Vice -Admiral Sawyer and Sir John Sherbroke, bad authorised Mr. Baker to say, that these gen tlemen would agree, as a measure leading to a suipension of hostilities, that all captures made atter 1t day to be fixed, should not be proceeded against immediately, but be detained to await the future decision of the two Governments. Mr. - Foster had not seen Sir George Prevost., but had written to hint by express, and did not doubt but that he would agree to an arrangement for the /emporary suspension o f hostilities. Mr. Baker Islso stated, that he• had received an authority from Mr. Foster , to act as Charge d'Affaires, str4svPled the A inzsica.n. Government would receive nun in that Character, for the purpose of enabling him officially to comsnunicate the declaration - whi-;11 was to be expetited from the British. Go vernment ; his funitinns to understood, of coarse, as ceasing An the renewal of hostilities.! .1 replied, that although to so general and,infornial a communication, no answer might be necessary, Gertainly no particular answer expected ; yet I was authorised to say, that the communication is received withsincere satisfaction, as it is hoped, that the s piri t id w hi ch it Was authorised by his Government may lead to such farther.comnmnica rions as will open the way, not Only. for an early ; And satisfactory termination of existing hostilities, but to that entire adjustment of all the differences Which produced them, and that permanent peace and solid-friendship which ought to be mutually desircd.by both countries, and which is sincerely desired by this. With this desire, an authority eras given to Mr. Russell on the subject of an ar mistice, as introductory to a final pacification, as has been made'. known to Mr. Foster ; apt the same desire will be felt on the Jeceipt of .11. 4 e far ther and more particular communications, : which are shortly to be expected, with respect to the ,joint intimation from Mr. Foster and the British authorities at Halifax, on the subject of suspend ingjudicial proceedings in. the case of maritime captureS, to he accompanied by a suspension of nditary operations. The authority given to Mr. Russell, just alluded to, and of which Mr. roster was the bearer, is full pro o f o f t h e solicitude of the Government of the United States to bring about a general suspension of hostilities on ad missible terms, with as little delay as possible. It was not to be doubted, therefore, that any other practicable expedient for attaining a similar result. Would readily be contlurred in. Upon the most favourable consideration, however, which 'could be given to,the expedient suggested through him, it did not appear to be reducible to any practicable shape to which the Executive would he authorised. to give it the necessary sanction ; nor, indeed, is i!probable that if it ivas less liable to insuperable difficulties, it, could have any matcrial effect pre vious to the.result of the pacific advance made by this Government, :Ind which must, if favourably received, become operative as soon its any other arrangement that could now be suede. It was Stated to Mr. Baker, that the President did not, under existing circumstances, consider Mr. Foster as vested with the pOwer of aPpointing a Charge 'd' attitireS ; but that no difficulty in point of form Svould be made, as any authentic communication through him, or any other channel, would be re ceived with attention and respect. THE SECRETARY OF STATE To MR. RUSSELL. [Extract.] Department of State, Arig. 21, 1612. Illy last letter to you was or the 27th of July, wt .d was forwarded by the British packet, the Al ' lllea, under the spec;,'t protection of Mr. Baker. he object of that letter, and of the next pre feeding one of the 26th of J u n e , was , to invest t You with power to suspend by an armistice, on j skch fair conditions as it was presumed could not be rejected, the operation of the war, which had i Leen brought on the United States by the injus tice and violence of the British Government. At the moment of the declaration of war, the Presi- the Orders in Council. It was of a diameter, how ever, so entirely informal and confidential, that Mr. Baker did not, feel himself at liberty to make it in the form of a note verbal or pro mernoria, or even to permit me to take a memoran4p of S it at tjie time he made it. As it authothes an expectation that something more precise and definite, in an of ficial form, may soon be receivedibyt this. Govern ment, it is the less necessary that I should go into an explanation of the views of the President in re lation to it, more particularly as the Secretary of State is daily expected, and will be able to do it in a manner more satisfactory. I have the honour, Ste. (Signed) JOHN GRAHAM. do dent, regretting the necessity which produced it, looked tr its termination and provided for it ; and h appy 01 it he for both countries, if the dispo sition f e t, and the advance thus made on his part, are ente ,thined and met by the British Govern ment i n t similar spirit. y ou u ill stare seen by the note forwarded to you by Air. Graham, of Mr. Baker's communica tion to lin , that Mr. Foster. had authorised him to state, that the Commanders of . the Blitish f orces at Halifax would agree to a suspension, after a day to be fixed, of the condemnation of prizes, to meats,await the decision of both Govern without, -. however, preventing captures on either side, Sir George Prevost has since proposed to Gene ral Dearborn, at the suggestion of Mr. Foster, a s mr iension of offensive operations by land, in a l ett er which was transmitted by,the .General to the Secretary at War. A provisional agreement w its entered into between General Dearborn and eolonel Baynes, tl'c British Adjutant-General, bearer. of General Prevost's . * !mei., that neither party should act offensively, before the decision of ' one Government should be taken on'the subject. Since my return to Washington, the document l Ito in Mr. Foster's dispatch, as finally de t by the British Government., has been to me by Mr. Baker, with a remark, that enticity • may be relied on. Mr. B a k er added, that it was not improbable, that the Ad miral at Halifax might agree likewhe to a suspen sion of captures, though he did not profess or ap pear to be acquainted-with his sentiments on that point. _ , On full consideration of all the circumstances which.merit attention, the President regrets that it is not in his power to accede to the- proposed arrangement. The following are among the prin cipal reasons which have produced this decision :--- Ist. - The President has no power to suspend ju dicial proceedings on prizes. A - captire, if lew ful, vests , a right, over which he has no control. Nor could he prevent captures otherwise than by an indiscriminate recal of the commissions granted to our privateers, which be could not justify un der existing circumstances. 2d. The proposition is not made by the British Government, nor is there any certainty that -it would be approved by it. 3d. No security is given or proposed, as to the Indians, nor could any be relied on.''' They have engaged in the war on the side-of the British Government, and are now prosecuting it with vigour, in their usual savage mode. They cant only be restrained by force, when once let loose, and that force has already been ordered out forthe purpose. 4th. The proposition is not reciprocal, because it restrains the IJnited States front acting where their power is greatest, and leaves Great Britain at liberty, and gives her time to augment her forces in our neighbourhood. sth: That as a principal object of the war is' to obtain redress against the British practice of im pressment, an agreement to suspend hostilities, even before the British Government is heard from on that subject, might be considered a relinquish ment of that claim, 6th. the more objectionable, and of the less importance, in consideration of the instruc tions heretofore given you, which, if suet by the. British Government, may have already produced, the same result in a greater extent•and more sa tisfactory form. I might add, that the declaration itself is oh •jectionable is many respects, particularly the fol lowing.:—ist, because it. asserts a right in the British Government to restore the Orders in Council, or any part thereof, to their full effect oil-a principle of retaliation on France, under circumstances of which She alcne is to judge : right which 'this Government cannot admit, especially , in the extent heretofore claimed, and acted on by the British Gdvernment. 2d. That the repeal is founded exclusively on the French Decree ,of the 28th of April, 1811; by whichlthe repeal of the Decrees of Berlin and Milao, announced on the. sth of August, 1810, to take effect on the Ist of November of that year, at - which time their operation actually ceased, is disregarded; as are the claims of the United States arising from the repeal on that day, even according to the British pledge. 3d. That-even if the United States had no right to claim the repeal of the British Orders in Coun cil, prior to the_ French Decree of the 28th of April, 1811, nor before• the notification of that Decree to the British Government on the' 20th of May, of the present year, the Eritish repeal ought to have born date from that day, and been subject to none of the limitations attached to it. These remarks on the declaration of the Prince Regent, which are not pursued with rigour, nor in the full extent which they might be, are ap plicable to it, In relation to the state of things which existed before the deteribinat:on of the United States to resist the aggressions of the British Government by war. By that determina ti elations between the two countries have ti her chnngcd ; and it is only by a ter ., the war, or by measures leading to it by consent of b.Bll Governments, that its calami ties can be closed Or mitigates'. It'is not now a question; whether the - 4:A:station of the Prince Regent is such as ought to bay.: produced a repeal of the Non - importation Act, Mitt war not been declared ; because, by the declaration of war, that question is superseded, and the Nto-imPor tation Act having been continued in fofZ7e by Congress, and become a measure of war,. - rant among the most efficient, it is no longer subject to the controul of the Executive in the sense and for the purpose for which it was adopted. The declaration, however, of the Prince Re gent will not he without effect. By repealing the Orders in Conncil.without reviving the blockade of May, 1806, or any other illegal blockade, as is understood to be the case, it removes a?great obstacle to an accommodation. Th:; : PrOident considers it an indication o.f a disposition in he Government to accommodate the differ ences which subsist between the countries and I am instructed to assure you, that if such disposi tion really exists, and is persevered in, and is extended to other objects, especially the!impor tant one of impressetient, a durable rid happy peace and reconciliation cannot fail to result LONDON FASHIONS. FROM ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY or ARTS, FASHIONS, MANUFACTURES, &C. FASHIONS FOR LADIES. IVlnaFtvo WALKING-DRESS.—A round robe. of -Cambric muslin, with long full,sleerts, and simple short collar, con fined in the centre of the throat with a stud or brooch ; the tame fastening .the dress at the wrist. Al robk!pelisse of bright morone velvet, formed quite plain, simplrinecting in .Trout, with rounded collar; trimmed entirely_ round with spotted. ermine,' and confiudd at the li.,ttom of the a riband of-Corresponding shades, tied in front. - A 'flora cap, ornamented ,'with riband and small tlowcton tb4e left side. A villg e hat. of um "op rone velvet, with sa edge of black chenille' ; a tiwer similar to that which orotments - the cap, plaCed' on the opposite - side, and tied under". Li,c °bin with • the same riband. Half-boots of moroile velvet, or kid. - Gloves of pale tan, or umber .kid. Ridicule ofmorone velvet, embroidered with gold. - • OPERA DuEss.--A round superfine cloth robe, of the new Russian tlamekmlour, or pule tan, with long full sleeve, or namented at the feet - ,with satin of the same colour, in deep vandylie. - A fancy bodice, composed of pink satin, and trim ming corresponding with the dress, finished with bows of riband on the shoulders. A cap a is Mary of Scotland, com posed of the same material as the robe, lined with pink satin, and covered with net-beading, which forms a -most unique and becoming finish for the edge. The hair divided in the centre of the forehead, and in full Curls on ,arch tepiple, blended., with a small sprig of the winter-berry. Necklace andcross of pearl ; bracelets and ear-rings of the same. White satin slippers, trimmed with silver. White kid gloves; and long 'tippet of spotted ermine. FROM LX BELLE ASSEMBLEE OF THE PRESENT MONTH, JANUARY, 1813. WAtxuSlo - •DnEss.—High dress of light ruby merino cloth. made very tight to the shape in the body, and the waist ra ther longer than last month; back very broad. • Made up to the throat, bui: no collar: it buttons in front from the throat to the waist, and is finished at the waist by a broad baud of rich fancytihand of a very (lark bottle-green, slightly shot with ruby; .two rows of the same riband go round the bot tom of thcAress, which is made a walking length. A long sleeve, easy .but not - very wide, -is also finished by a cult' of the . same riband, considerably broader than the trimming: round the throat is likewise a binding of the same, which tib plays a rich lace shirt, with a collar also of lace put owquite plain. White satin cap, with a rich broad lace quilling. in front, which turns up, and tied under the chin by a white lace handkerchief. A white lace veil which reaches to the shoulder is thrown carelessly over. York tan gloves, .and black kid half boots. : EVENING Panss.—Plain white satin dress, -with a demi train, • made extremely low and quite square in the bosom.— Epaulet short sleeve, which is set -in without a shoulder strap. • Over this dress is a short one of white lace, in the fount of a drapery, which is one of the most elegant and be coming things that we have seen fur some time it comes nearly to the knee in front, and is sloped to 'a point behind, where it about a quarter of a, yard - shorter than the under dress, . It is fastened down is front by rosettes of pearl, and trimmed rouud with a rich but not very brOad lace ; a very light and eltirtmt trimming, ofeither real or mock pearl, goes round the bosom and sleeves, and is so contrived as to trim both without being divided ; x baud uf.the same goes round . the waist. The hair is dressed in the same manner in front as last month, only rather inure full, but the whole of the hind hair, whirl, is fastened up behind, falls iu light ringlets from the top of the, head to the neck. A bandeau of small illoWers, which is formed of pearls, goes twice round the head. A.peari necklace and ear-rings • white satin slipp e rs, and white kid gloves ; crape spangled fan. A rich tissue suant let is thrown loosely over the shoulders. by some of our etc ga,,tca. AGRICULTURAL REPORT. The severe .weather in the early part of last month has bad varied effects on , the pursuits of agriculture, the most conspicuous of which con sisted in the change of employment among the working cattle upon the farm, 'by directing their lab Our from the plough to the cart—as the atten tive farmer iv;i: not lose the opportunity of con veying the manure upon his tender soils, at the moment :t can be done without injury from the trampling' of ,the animals and the track of the wheels ; but the early frost, that is so propitious fo this labour, makes great inroad into the winter' stock of provisions. The late fall of snow, and sudden thaw, has greatly revived the flag of the ,wheat plant, which had apparently suffered -in point of colour from the preceding frosiy nights. The late severe Weather has increased the barn labour, to furnish straw for the cattle; but the deficiency of corn produce in the year 1811, with the great demand for seed last autumn, has run so far into the last year's produce, as to prevent the price of corn front being reduced so much as was expected froM the late apparently taVOurable season and productive harvest,. Barley has comp more freely to market since the great demand for straw. The quality strong, and the yield abundant, . • The soiling crops for next spring had, before the frost set in, formed a strong 'flag an d go o d covering to the soil, which, consequently, will protect the roots through the winter. At the dinner of the Grand Lodge Of Freema sons, to be given to the Right non. the Earl of MOIRA, A. G. M. on Wednesday, the 13th Jan. next previous to his departure for India, a Alasonic Jewel, of a value not less than 500 guineas, will be presented to his Lordship, in token of the high sense which thcC Craft at large ontertain of his Lordship's most valuable services to the Society, from the year 1791 to the present time, and of the brotherly affection the) bear him. On Wednesday night,. about twelve o'clock, ns one of the .Iforse Parole, belonging to Bow . - street, was On duty between Brentford and Houtis-: lon', he observed a man mounted on a black mare, proceeding at a loitering pace, apparently without an object, ,which induced him to question the man as to 144 bOsiness to which he replied, he belongedto Russell's waggon, which was gone to Bedlont ; but on the parole questioning him farther, be found he knew nothing-of the waggon, which oacasioned him to tell the man he must go back with him to a public-house near at hand : to this the man readily agreed ; but they had pro ceeded only a short distance, ; wh en the man sud denly jumped of f his mare, and got O v er a h e d ge, into a. gardener's ground. The patrole in at tempting to pursue him, unfortunately fell with, hi s into a ditch. He extricated himself, howeier, and went into the gardener's ground, in pursuit of the man, where he searched for him in vain a consitknkble time. Th e patrol, re mains in possession of the wire which the man loft behind him. On Monday last, as some labourers were dig ging in a garden belonging to Mr. Palmer, as Lit tle Chester, near‘Derby, a large large skeleton of a man was found about two yards deep in the ground, quite perfect and uncovered except a few loose stones rudely placed around It, zueasur- POLICE. MAIISION - TIOUSE.--Yesterday two seafaring men, one of:.them a black, natives of America, were imright'op, - as' having been found in the streets, and Who represented themselves to be in, a state of absolute starvation, besides be ing compelled to sleep in the streets several nights and, in addition to this, their being afflicted with an almost incurable disease, one with the scurvy, and the other witivan nicer la his ler e . They in, treated the Lord illavor':to relieve tueir distress, either by his ordering them -to receive parochial .assistance, or.to be admitted into an hospitai. IlisLordship demanded why they did not apply for relief to the American Consul ; to which they thg,they had made repeated applications, but were refused, relief on the ground that, al-. though they were acknowledged to be American subjects, iliey had served on hoard British ships of war ; that,•as their distresses bad arisen sub, sentient to their being engaged in our service, he could not listen to their having any elaim for re". .lief from the Government of - .their native county. The men stated, that they had in vain represented to the Consul that they had been impressed into the British service without their consent in the present instance, however, they would wave this plea, and begged to inform his Lordship that they had been wounded in the service of Great Britain, and could produce testimoni a ls t o th a t effect. _ _ The Lord Mayor ordered that they should be taken - into St'. Thomas's Hospital for the present, or until 'they were sufficiently. recovered to be able to find employment by going, to sea, His Lord ship lamented that so many applicants of this description had come before him of late, whotu it was impossible on his part to provide `for, there being not -les*than 1000 of them now in • England. BOW-STREET.--On Wednesday, evening a trades man currying on an extensive business in Drury lane, brought his clerk before 31r. NAIiES, and charged.linu with feloniously stealing his pocket book, 'Fit:doing' Dank-notes to the amount of 8001. t It appeared that the prisoner and the prosecu tor were writing together at.a desk on Wednesday; the prosecutor left the desk and went into an ad joining room, for the purpose Of putting some books, &c. into a drawer„ his return to the room where - the prisoner Was writing at the desk, be asked bim . for his pocket-book, which contain ed the above sum. The prisoner replied, he had not seen; nor did he know any thing of it. The prosecutolVersisted that he left it on the desk.--a A friend 01 the prosecutor having left the room at the same tide he:-(tire prosecutor) did, the prisoner suggeited the probability of his having taken it in. a frolic, and, with the prosecutor's consent the prim sorter ran after him to ascertain it 3 he received for answer he knew nothing of it.: The prosecutor them persisted in his charge. against the prisoner, and brought him in custody to the office ; he was searched, but nothing of the least suspicions nature was found upon / him. The prosecutor stated, in the most positive terms, that he had diligently searched every place where it was possible for the pocket-book to be, and declared his belief that the prisoner had con veyed it away,by sonic means that he could net devise. The prisoner 'was, of course, ordered to be committed for the felony—he declaring his in nocence in the most positive and solemn manner. In about three hours after the prosecutor came to the Office, and acknowledged to Mr. NARES that he found!: the - ..pocket-bOok in the Oawer, where he went to-put-some books, when he left the pri soner at the ,desk writing ; but. the acknowledg ment was not Made in that open and candid man ner as waSlekpected, for he actually said he thought the prisoner had found means to convey it there. The prisoner fortunately had not been sent off to Bridewell, but bad remained a prisoner at the Brown Bear ; he was, in consequence, brought Over to the Office, and, of-course, discharged. John Coxeter, a' porter, belonging to the New Hotel, in Bishopsgate-street, was convicted on the charge of Adkins, the officer, for charging him more for 'the porterage of a box from the country titan isi: allowed by the Act of Parlia ment ; heaves also ordered to pay the costs,: SHASWELL.—A Captain of a merchant ship having lost a brace of curious double-barrelled pis tols, which were a present from the King of Per si, tmd suspecting that they had been stolen, mi ffe d a considerable reward for their recovery, which induced the Officers at Shadwell to make a search in almost every pawnbroker's shop in Lon don, when they at length Ibund at one in Hol born. The man who had plcged them was after wards Apprehended, but for want of sufficient evi dence, the Captain declined prosecuting. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 1, ° This day's Market had but an indifferent supply of different kinds of Cattle; Veal is dearer ; Lira and Mutton are cheaper ; Pork supports last price ; and the trade, for the most part, was not over brisk, The sales in the Hay-market were not, lively ; Clover has got up in price; Hay has fallen in price ; Strew fetched last price. the follow ing prices and numbers are a correct statement : To siTik the 011141, per Stone of 611). Beef, 4s. Od. to ss. 6d. Alottoo, 4.e. 4d. to ss. Bd. Veal, Ss. Od. to 7i. WI. I.:thti4, 04.10 us. ( h i. Pork, 59. Od. to 7s. 041. Beasts, 540. Shi,p, 3490. Calves, 110. Pigs, i9O. SAMI'l'tlFtI.?Lll HAY-HkRAT. Hay, 31. Os. to ; - ,L 14s. to 2L is. Clover, 51.09. to 61. 10 . COHN-EXCITANGE, JAR. 1 --WC bad no fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day ; of Oats there is a few .om Unston, butte trade iu general very dull rid no alteration in prxe, in short a reference to Vednesday will give a pretty accurate idea of w state of, the Market to-day, purchasers hold g off till a few days after the turn of the year. Wheat Fine ditto - 7Gs. eds. 91s• I etis. - - 755, 80. oarlev - - 46 i. Os. New Ditto - - 675. Malt - . - 945. LA A. Tick Beaus- 73 5. Oki ditto - - Small ditto --s. Peed Oats 4ss. Fine ditto 64i. tZ$. 1/4.)le:td ditc Fine ditto I Jos. White Pedse ()4,11..)110$. NO*, Now ditto - 2 eg. Fine ditto o s . Potato tl 4*. Ytaipe Steil - 7t.#14