The National Register.
London, England, 1811-12-22 00:00:00

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portant to. iced, .
would more than fill all our coluinas, we shall for
the present only lay its substance, with extracts
from the most.prominent parts, before our readers.
As it is likely, hOwever, that it will supply us with
several points on which to make extended observa-
tions, whenever we' shall find this to be the case,
we shall dedicate a column or two to the insertion
of that part of the correspondence on which our re-
mark Will be founded.
The first part relates to the affair of the Chesa-
peake, which we rejoice to find is at last settled. In
the first letter Mr. FOSTER informs the American
Secretary, that he has been instructed by his Royal
Highness the PRINCE REGENT to offer reparation for
the attack on the Chesapeake, but that. in conse-
quence of the. AMerican Government having taken
no step to clear up the circumstances of the action
between the Little Belt and the President, he had
suspended the execution of his instructions. On
learning, however, that an inquiry has been held
on the conduct of Conimodore RODGERS, he ex-
presses his readiness to communicate the terms of
reparation offered by his Royal Highness, as soon
as it should be found convenient to enter upon the
discussion. Mr. MuszttoE having, in reply, an-
nounced his disposition., to. receive them, the third
letter (Mr. FOSTER'S) states them to consist of the
following :--
« First, that I am instructed to repeat to the
American Government the prompt disavowal made
by his Majesty (and recited in Mr. -Erskine's note
of April 17, 1809, to Mr. Smith), on being ap-
prised of the unauthorized act of the Officer in com-
mand of his naval forces on the coast of America,
whose recall from an highly important and honour-.
able command immediately ensued, as a mark of
his Majesty's disapprobation.
" Secondly. I am authorized to. offer, in addition
to that disavowal on the part of his* Royal Highness*
the immediate restoration, as far as circumstances
will admit, of the men who, in consequence of
Admisial Berkeley's orders, were forcibly taken out
of the Chesapeake, to the vessel from which they
were taken—or, if that ship should be no.longer in
commission, to such sea-port of tile United States
as the American Government may -name for the
purpose.
" Thirdly. I am also authorized to offer to the
American Government a suitable pecuniary la, °vi-
sion for the sufferers, in consequence of the attack
on the Chesapeake, including the families of those
seamen who unfortunately fell in the action, and of
the wounded survivors."
• In answer, Mr. MUNROE announces the accept-
..ince of these terms in the following letter, in which
the spirit of American self-importance, gratified by
our condescension, fully displays itself.
46 Washington, November 12.
SIR-•-•••I • have had the honour to receive your
letter Of the Ist of November, and to lay k before
the President: It is much to be regretted, that the
reparation due for such an aggression as that corn.
mitted.on the Milted States frigate the Chesapeake
should-have been so long delayed, nor could the
translation of the offending Of&er from one com-
mand to another, be regarded as constituting a
part of the reparation, otherwise satisfactory.—

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