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London, England, 1809-09-12 00:00:00

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Air, Coles, •the Mei/lei:Ter to Fraticeittli
Syron, proised through this city 4estertley morning,
on his way to the city of Washington. The vele-
rity with which Mr. Coles travelled, has tell to
the opii.ion that he is the bearer of very important
inforiliation from France. added to this, we nil-
' tlerstaud, that, at the time of his iieparture fut
FriilleV, it was his Inv talon, in ease the state of
our atimrelwould permit, to remain in that country
two or titter years. His smitten return, therefore,
does not augur very favour.Gly to the hopes of a
good tnideratanding with the French Government.
Several late letters from France concur in allud-
ing to the probability of Mr. Armstrong's speedy
return home.

Every' information from FlllllCe increaser in hos-
tility to this country. A letter, of the )7th
from Pens, positively states, that Mr. Armstrong's
baggage waa sett:idly shipped on board the Mentor,
mid that he was to e:nbark i:ftmediately, The
French Government, it is said, will give facility
and safety to our commence on Wo other terms than
our with from all connexion with Great
Britain. The American property in France, it is
'apprehended, will be sacrificed- the moment Mr.
Armstrong withdraws from that country: To
what a deplorable, humiliating condition are we
reduced !

Ou the 'abject of the three eontlitions prea-ribed
to Mr. Erskine. in the letter of Instructions of
Mr. Canning, The Nem-York Evening Post mys,
ti The first condition being in the spirit of our own
lair. may, without disadvantage or dishnnonr, be
complied with. The matter of the secteid condi-
tion being distinct, and forming no part of the sub-
ject of the projected arratigenieut, may, with other
and similar points. be referred to subsequent 'sego-
ciatiou. 'And with regard to the third condition,
by: the adoption of the same open aid dignified
course. whisii was.formetly punined by the United
States, to enforce a non-intercourse with Fiance, it
. becomes nitilecessary. and would.' without doubt,
be relinquished."
It is Mith regret we have seen the abuse heaped
on the British Goverutuetit, from various quarters.
for a supposed breach of contract. We should 411
learn citation from the ieme, as it now appears, by

the publication of Mr. Canning's instructions to
Mr. Erskine, that three conditions were proposed
Its eroential to the arrangement, neither of which
was stipulated in that• arrangement, though the
two tirNt were sand to have lieCti:ftiggsted by the
Members of out own Administration, atitrifie Jost.
is stated to have been acceded to by Mr. Phickoey.

PROCLAMATION.
a rlitrell flr ST TO TUX UNITED STATFI OW A rdWlt If A.
" WebbingtOu City, Thursday, Angitst to.
" Whereas, in consequence of a communication from Ilia
Britannic NiAjeety's Emmy Extraordinary and Minister _Ple-
nipotentiary, declaring that the British Orders iii C. plutit, of
January and November, 1807, *mild be withdrawn on the
loth uft, env last, (and by virtue of which an Act of Congress
was passed, entitled .. An Act to interdict the commercial
intercourse between the United States and Great Binsin
and France, soil their dependencies, and fur other purpiews,")
I, William Madison, Pnaident, etc. did /nue a proclama-
tion, ua the toth of April last, declaring that the Orders in
Conned aforesaid would be withdrawn on the loth of June,
after which the trade might he renewed, and as it us now
officially made known to me, that the Orders in I:envied
are Rut withili awn, agreeably .to the declaration aforesaid, I
du Ilmrtby pluclaim the rants, and that the Acts &Imre still
remain in torte. JAMES MADISON.