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SIR, MR GRAHAM TO MR. RUSSELL.
Departnent of State, AligrA 10, 1412.
'Fhinking that h "'".17 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 yisierdayi.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 would be repealed on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 of 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 spirit id which 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 proof of the 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 June, 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 Sit 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.