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London, England, 1814-02-03 00:00:00

%_l'T-INDIA HOUSE, Jan. 21, Ixl4.

THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNIT-
El) COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND
TRADING -to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice',
That a 'GENERAL CQL7l4.r.of the said Company will he
held at-their house, in Leadenhail-street, on FRIDAY,
the 4th February next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon,
an the'deslre of more than Nine Proprietors; to ballot Oli the
following finesttion, vtz.

"That<tl►is Court aprora and co'nfirm the fullowingßeso-
lution of the Court of Directors ofthe 19th iteyt, vix.

"Resolved by the Balk:J..01;1A the Court takitig into consi-
deration all the
,circumstances relating to the fanner Ap-
pointment of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Fiisl p, Bart. -to the
Situation of Commander•,iu Chief at Bombay, to his capture
and to.his subsequent appointment at Madras, is of .opinion
that the sum of 15001, only begi.•en to ThOnias llislop in"
place pf 3300 as originally proposed by the Cturt."
JAMES CORD, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, Feb. 1, 1614.

THE COURT ofPIRECTORS of the UNITED
COMPANY of INIERCHANTS of ENGLAN=D trading
to the EAST INDIES do hereby give Notice -

That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the
.said COM-
PANY WILL I3E HELD, b? Adjournment, at' their- Holise
in I.adcullall-Arert, on 'WEDNESDAY, the 23d March
next, at Eleve'n o'Ciock in, the Fo:enoun, to take into consi-
Oration the following propositions viz. - _

That no Person shall
.hereafter he devned eligible to sit
upon a,Counittee of Proprietors vidio is not entitled to -vote
or ballot in a-General-Cc:nut.

That this Resolution be established as a Bye-Law of the

Company.

That an addition .be ritad to the sth 'section of the tth
'chapter of the Bye'-Laws, entitled General Courts, viz:
That after the words " Itis ordained, that no,Person be
admitted to he present at any General Court, who not
at the time-be possessed of Fire Hundred Poundi' Stock,'•
there be inserted as follows, v;z,
" And that no Persons be allowed to tale any part in the
discussion of any question therein who shall trot be legally,
entitled to vote or ballot upon the same.," •

And the Court of Direettors do hereby alio gire'Notice; that
. at the said.GonefaliCourt (which will be 'al ,o a Quarterly.
General Court, notice of which has hceiiiren by a separate
adrcrtiseme.nt):a motion is intended to be made, " Tli'at no
sum of money shall be .voted by any General Court as a re-
rpuneration for services performed, or Als a compensation for
losses suffered; nor as a gratuity or pension to any person
unlOs forty Proprietors, legally qualified, are present."
The fAiurt of Directors do lite Wise gire Notice, that at the
said quarterly Court a Motion will made—"Tb4t, Lord Her-
bert Windsor Stuart, late of the Bengal CiVilEs-tabllidnuent, •
be permitted to return With big Batik td
J-4?.-441S C 0.4.11, Secretarj.

WASIIi.N'GTON, J.
important Message and Documents were on yej-
tertlay trariStnitted by the'President of the Unit:mi.
Sta'tes to both icion,:e's of COngres
TO THE 'SiNATE AND:HOC/SE
,OF REPRESENTATIVES
Off'TIIE UNITED:STATE's IN CONGRES,ASSEAILE2.I.
I transmit for the infortnation of Congress eo,-
1::es of a letter from the BritiAt Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs to the Secretary of State, with
the.. Answer to the latter.

In appreciating the accepted proposal of the Go,
vernment of •Great"l3rjrain for uting
Cons for peace, Congress will not _fail. to kvcp.i3
mind that vigorous preparations for carrying o-ri
the; war can in no respect impede the progress to
a favourable result,. whilst a relaxation of -such
preparations, should the 'Wishes of the United'
States for a speedy restoration of the blessings of
peace be disappointed, would liccess.rily (lave the
most injurious consequences.
6, 1814.

JAMES MADDISON.

LORD CASTLEREAGH TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

Foreign Of ice, Nov. 4, 1813,
have the honour to enclose to you, for
the information of the President‘ of the 'United
States, a copy of-a note which his Britannic Ma-
jesty's•Alnbassador at the Court of St Peterburgt
was directed to present to the Russian Govern.
mut, as soon as his Royal Highness, the Prince
Regent was informed that -Plenipotentiaries had

been nominated on the part oldie American. Go 7
verurnent for the purpose of negotiating for;
Peace with Great BritartiAinder the mediation of
,his Imperial Majesty.
His Lordship Ira‘'ing:, by the last Courier front
the Impel ial head-quarters: acquitinted Me that
.the Anierica
,COnlniiSsitMelS *.110W.._ at St. Peters-
burgh have intimated, in reply to this overture,
that they had no objection to a negociation. at
Lyndon, and were equally desirOns, as the British_
GOvernment hall declared itself to be, that this
I:usiness should not be mixed with the affairs of
the Contineut of Errope, but that 'their powers
were limited to negotiate 'under the mediation of
Russia.

Vnder. these circunistances,l and in order to
avoid an unnecessary continuance of the cala-
anities of war, the Prince Regent commands tle
to transmit, by a flag of trace, to the American
port nearest to the seat of Government, the of-
tidal note above mentioned, in order-;that the
President, it he should feel disposed to enter
.upon a direct neg,ociaiion for the restoration of
peace between the two. States, may give his, di,
ructions accordingly.

In making this communication, 10 can assure
you,' th-at the British Government is willing to
enter into discussion with the -Government of
Anlerica, for the conciliatory adjuitinent of the
differences subsisting between the two Statcs,
with an earnest desire on their part to bring them
to a favourable issue, upon Finciples of perfect
reciprocity not, inconsistent with the established

. •
maxims of public law, and with the maritime rights
of the BritishPanpire. - -

The, Admiral commanding the British' squadroa
on the Anierican suitiob will be directed. to give

the necessary protection Ito any persons proceed-
ing to Europe, on the part of the Government of
the'United States, in furtherance of this 'over-
ture ; or should the American Government have
occasion to forward orders to their commiSsicn. at
St. Petershurgh, to give the•requisite facilities. by
cartel'. or otherwise, to the trampissionof the
same.

• I have-the honour to be, with the highest'consi..
deration, Sir, your most.-obedient servant,
• • (Sign,ed) •CASTLEREAGH,
[Enclosure alliided to ab.ove.J '

TRANSLATION' OF A• NOTE 'FROM LORD. (':•TIICART
TO •THE COUNT DE NESSLLRODE, DATED

Toplitz, Sept. 1,.1643.
The Undersigned Ambassador of his Britannic'
Majesty to the ilmperor of All the Russ.sias,' de-
siring' to avail himself of the first occasion to re.-
new the subject 'yespeating America, Wilk:h. Was
brought. into discussion in a conference at the.:tao-
ment of departure from FleichentiaCh, has tw_ ho.
. -
'nom to address this note to' his ExcellencY the
Count de Nesselrode.
Although theTrince Regent, for reasons which
have been airiady made hn,w,d; has not found
hinsse)f in 4.sittiation to accept the mediation of
his imperial Majesty for teihiluating the d:spo.