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London, England, 1808-11-30 00:00:00

and very respeetflal, though arts tmatwitr, the pro-
priety of the abrogation of thou Orders, On the
grotind, that as they were issued on the 'opposi-
tion that' the United States had not resisted the
French Decree, and the American Governmeat
having proposed to enforce the Embargo against
Fraiwe, if she will not abrogate her Deerees;.'and
to annul its operation against the British, tf they
will repeal their Orders, there 'no longer, remains
any cause for the existence of the Orders of Coun-
cil, at any rite with regard to the United States.

Mr. Pinckney,.we uneterstand. has very ably and
conclusively combated the ides that the United
Stars did ask mist the I;lerlin Decree. Ile repre-,
rented that Gaparal Armstron, our Minister at
Paris,' had demanded an explanation from the
French Government.asora as the Decree made.
its appeansuce, and hsliacei►ed assurance that it
wai not meant to apply to America: and that for
twelve months afterwards no cosisiesinstion had
t..ken !duce under the Berlin Decree, the tint case
I,eing that of the Horizon. which was not known
iu Liiprland when the Orders of Council were de-
cided upon ; and that the American Government,
as soon as it hud understood the French were pro-
ceeding to act upon the Decree *ODA the United
States. opposed the encroachment by the em-
bargo.

The British Cabinet had taken the Nlemorial is-
to consideration, and en answer was expected by
Mr. l'i lekrey in the course of a few (ley.. By the
renini of the Hope, which, fr. 1311 lief being a swift
sailer. may he exiiecti.d Ili a Ter) few days, our Go-
vernment will be.raade fully acquainted pith the
result, se that on the meeting of Cotigrein, if not
before, we shall be enabled to inform the public of
the final determination of the British Governeut,
upon which will depend, in a great measure, tin
future elispoiiitions of our own. The probalenizy •
iu favour of an .able adjustment of ditteri:',7,s.
from The Monitor
• ?nib' von. 0cv.04. 1808.
The following is copied from Mr. Madison's
Paper," 714 ilowater. of Tuesday last, and, as it is
in answer to a paragraph is Mi. Jefferson's Piper,
it will bc caosidered interesting:—
The Editor of The National !midis... ow. in an.
'pouncin tilt' arrival of the Lust dispateisasfrom our
Minister at London. concludes his statement with
the following remark:—

"There however, bee eircuoititesdirdat ress7
produce borne doubt of an eso,acotitiktethtitout
to wit : the 'meta appearance of a pamphlet, esi;
tribeted to a Miaisterial M. P. is which it is resin;
seined to be the interest of Greet Britain stilt to'
eentinee ber Orders, notwithstanding ry4,4,4
should repeal her Decrees."

nto, • It

Admitting (what is a pretti 'head allowasso4
doet the appearance of the pamphlet alluded to is
evideper of the inteuties of the Britidi llpoiofiy to
salve to their Orders apitist ovea if
Tae se should repeal her Decrech t do:* not 44_
low that seek a resolution casolitTeettsh aditait.
meat betases Great Britain 'ollie hosted Stites,
yokes it can be sheers that Fame will abolish fies:
Decrees.
There is nn eviJesee that the 'reach Govern.
meet will do sd.
The proposition of the Uoited.filettele COMA
Britain relates solely to the questimi
British and ourselves,
If the

will repeal their Orders
with respect to uti. we will abrogate the Embargo
with respect to them. If France will not annul
her Dtcrees, we still enforce the Embargo against
France.

France, it is thought, will not relax het Decrees;
and the consequent eidoccement of the Embargo
against her, on our part, is. to all intents and pun.
poses. placing France in the Marne situation with
regard to us, as the Orders place her.
Heuer, inilese France will rescind her Decrees.
(and it is thought she will not; the British can have
no pretext on that seer to resist the amicable pro-
position of our Administration ; and the conclusion
drawn by, the Editor of The National /atc:ligesee►
dors not hold good.
Bat suppose. after the proposal on our part to
raise the Ernb.ugo, Great Britain should reject the
offer, sad resolve. at all events, to continue bee
Orders in Council. would mot that be a confession,
au the fare of the whole world. that all the reasons
assigned by the English Goverasnent to ours for
uuposing the Orders were hollow and insincere ?
llis Majesty (said Mr. Erskine in substance) has
issued the Orders in Council because you have nut
resisted the French Decrees.
But we hose realised. sad we will resist more
pointedly, says our Executive.
The reason. of minx. fails with the British,
and they must repeal their Orders. or admit that
then have nu pretence ter enforcing them against
us.

Therefore the probability is, that there will be

Nn adjustsuent tif direrences ; and if there is not
the uniienie will bear testimony, that the Adminis-
tration l.ss eshansted every means that could be
devisol for conciliating the British Government ;
which, in truth, sill be as conclusive with the
peoplc of the United States as so adjustifient*.
self, of the sincerity of their Governmgat to ',co
tren•e peace, and give vent to commercial eatorprise..
Messrs. Ulm sod Tualisaßy publishing the

ineleoed, yen will oblige many Republican Mer-
chants. Yoar's J. 13.