The Sun.
London, England, 1813-01-09 00:00:00

LORD CASTLEREAGH AND MR.. RUSSEL.

The National Intelligeneer, by yesterday's mail,
contains Mr. Russet's account of ,a,ermyersation
with Lord Castlersagh:•on the 15th of September.
The British Mittister doubted •theantlicieney. of
thepowers 'of Mr.; It.; considered 'any arrange,
meat as' a substitute for` the existing raode °flak-
ing Unglish seamen as almost hopeles—remarked
em the great sensibility of the people of England
on the. subject, atncl observed, ;that.greht hopes
NI crc entertained of the favourable effect at Vitush-
itigton of the intelligence of, the 'revocation, of
tlw Orders in Conneik-Alr. Russel flattered him-
self, that an arrangement was ~practicable, and
contended for the sufficiency Of his authority—
Mr. Russel then proceeds :-
1 finally offered, in order to 4tnswetat once
all the observations and inquiries of Lord Castle-
reagh; that the proposed understanding. should be
expressed in the most ,general terms-,--that the
laws 'to' take:effect on the 'discontinuance of the
practice of impressment; should prohibit the em-
ployment of the votive subjects oreitizens- or the
one State, excepting welt only ,as had already:
been naturalised on board therivate and public
ships of the other--thus: removing nay Objection
that might have been 'raised with regard to the •
future effect of naturalisation, 'or the formal re-
nunciation of any pretended right. -With regard
to blockades, I proposed to follow the saute
course, and only to agree that none should be in-
stituted by either party which -were not conform-
able to the acknowledged laws of nations—leav-
ing the definition of such blockades, and all other
details' to'be settled by the ConnuissiimerS ill the
Defiiiitilie Treaty.
Was disappouttetrand grieved to "find that,
these propositions, moderate mid liberal 'as they
were, should be treated in a manner' Which for-'
bade me to expect their, acceptance. 1 et-co
asked, by :Or„ilanditou, it the United Stte.;
would deliver up Oie native Britith'seantea who
alight be tiattiralised itt 'A1144.4160 Although
ahOeked at this deMand, I Mildly replied, that
such a procedare would be 'tn.-v:1(341d to America'
witilottt being usefal to GreAt Brit aintirrit the'
habits of seamen were So
dating, that tio 'one would go through' the long'
probation•tettirett by law, to become' the citizen
'of it country where he could not puistre lair pro-
fessional occupations—and that' :not to employ
lihn in this way would' bevvirtnally to' surrender
bin: to Great Britain.

"T Witi disposed to believe, bowevi•,r, that LI
reciprocal arrangement might be made for giving
up deserters from public vessels.
" Here, perhaps, I oWe au apology to t
Imminent, tor having,' Without its. precise com-
mands, hazarded the overture above-mentioned,
relative to British Subjects who may hereafter be.
come citizens of the United States. In taking
this step, however, I persuaded mybeir that I.did
not trespass against the spirit of the instructions
uldch I hod received : and had the proposition
liven accepted, I should not have been without all
hope that iLwould been approved by the Presi-
dent, as its prospective operation would have ',re-
lented injustice, and its reciprocity disgrace,'