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so derogatory to the sovereign attributes of the United 44 I have the honour to be, Sir --
States, and so incompatible with the personal rights
with much regret,
of their citizens. s (Signed) -e servant,
" Your Lordship will nbt be surprised that I have i J. Russell, Es% ,*(Signed)
66 CASTLlguive
presented the revocation of the Orders in Council as. RR. RUSSELL TO LORD CASTLEREAGH
a preliminary to the suspension of hostilities, when it. i t 18, Bentinck-street Sept .
is considered that the.act of the British Government I "Mr Lorto—l hrre learnt,
of the 23d of June last, ordaining that revocation. 'your Lordship's note, dated the 29th i °'et'll
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is predicated on conditions, the performance of which did
_ not receive ur.til this morning, that
is rendered impracticable by the change which is Regent has thought pr oper to decline to -
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4i It cannot now be expected that the goverrunewt . "It has been matter of surprise to me that
of the United States will immediately, on due notice ' view with regard to the revocation of the Orden'-i,
itself bad deemed it necessary to give powersn th.--
'of that act, revoke or cause to be revoked its acts, Council on the 23d of Jun to last, should have.excluding from from the waters and harbours of the United considered to have been it %correct, when it pnßritish. Admiral to stipulate.- for its furl effect.tossi
States all British armed vessels, and interdicting . by your Lordship's note thin the British Gov —teem
that a ne w act was required--
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too unreasonable and extravagant to be for a mo. thereby admitted
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i ment presumed. The Order in Council of the 23d that purpose.
of June last, will, therefore, according to its own "It now only remains for 321 e to announce tone,
terms, be null and of RO effect, and a new act of the Lordship that it is my. Intel; tion to embark iron,
British Government, adapted to existing circum- diately at Plymouth, on board Ithe ship Lark, forth:-
stances, is obviously required for the effectual repeal United States, and to request that permission
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of the Orders in Council, of which the United States be granted, as soon as may be, . for the anhariat4
complain. ' of my servants, baggage, and the. effects of this kw 2.
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" The Government of the United States considers tion, and that the "necessary passports may be f,
indemnity for injuries received under the Orders in nished for my own and their safe iximiuct to that d:
Council and other Edicts, violating the rights of the stination.
American nation, to be incident to their repeal, and " I avail myself of this occasion to infra rue
it believes that satisfactory provision will be made in Lordship, that lam authorised by the Government
the definitive treaty .to be hereafter negotiated for of the United States, to leave Reubea Gaunt Bea*,
this purpose. i Esq. as its agent for prisoners of war in this country,
64 The conditions now offered to the British Go- and to desire that every necessary facility may be
verament, for the termination of the war by an ar-
offered him in the exercise of that trust by the Bring'
mistice, as above stated, are so moderate and just in Government.—l have the honour to be, my Lord,
themselves, and so entirely consistent with its interest ! " Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servants
and honour, that a confident hope is indulged that it I (Signed)
as.tlg eir°eaNgAh..".6"S"" will not hesitate to accept them. In so doing it will " Tie Right Hon. Lord Viscount C
abandon no right ; it will sacrifice no interests ; it LORD CASTLEREAGH TO MR. RUSSELL.
will abstain only from violating the rights of the "Foreign Office, Sept. 2, tut
United States, and in return it will restore peace with 64 SIR—I have laid before his Royal Highnessthe
the Power, from whom in a friendly commercial in- Prince Regent your letter of the Ist instant, in which
ttireourse, so many advantages are to be derived. you announce your intention to embark immediately
46 Your Lordship is undoubtedly aware of the se. at Plymouth, on board the ship Lark, for the united
rious difficulties with which the prosecution of the States.
war, even for a short period, must necessarily embar- " I have already the honour of forwarding to yon
rass all future attempts to accommodation. Passions an Admiralty Order for the protection of that ship
as a cartel on her voyage to America, and 'herewith
exasperated by injuries—alliances or conquests on
terms which forbid their abandonment—will inevita- enclose to you a passport for the free embarkation of
bly hereafter embitter and protract a contest which yourself and family, in conformity to your request.
might now be so easily and happily terminated. The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Trea.
" Deeply impressed with these truths, I cannot sury will issue directions to the Commissioners of the
but persuade myself that his Royal Highness the Customs to give every facility to the embarkationol
Prince Regent will take into his early consideration your effects.
the propositions herein made on behalf of the United " If, previous to your departure from England,
States, and to decide on them in a spirit of concilia-
you can point out to me any particular manner in
tion and justice. which I can facilitate your arrangements, I beg that
" I have the honour to be, with high consideration, you will command my services.
my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient servant, 46 His Royal Highness has commanded me tosit
(Signed) 64 JONA. RUSSELL. nify to you, for the information of your Government,
" To the Right Hea. Lord Viscount Castlereagh, &c." that there will be no difficulty in allowing Mr. R. G.
Beasly, as stated in your letter, to reside in this
LORD CASTLEREAGH TO MR. RUSSELL. country, as the United States' Agent for prisoners ef
" Foreign Office, August 29. war. I have the honour to subscribe myself,
" SlR—Although the diplomatic relations between " With great truth and consideration. sir.
the two Governments have been terminated, by a " Your most obedient humble Servant,
declaration of war on the part of the United states, (Signed) 66 CASTLEELMN,
I have not hesitated, under the peculiar circum- ii I. Russell, Esq.
stances of the case, and the authority under which NEW YORK, NOVEMBER a
you act, to submit to the Prince Regent the propo-
onion contained
hostilities. in your letter of the 24th instant, for OUR WESTERN ARMY.
a suspension
Let our Citizens read the following Address of
of
General Harrison to the People of Kentucky—la

" From the period at which your instructions
must have been issued, it is obvious that this ever-
ture \vas determined upon by the Government of the
United States, in ignorance of the Order in Council
of the 23d June last, and as you inform me that you
are not at liberty to depart from the condition set
Iforth in your letter, it only remains for me to ac-
quaint you, that the Prince Regent feels himself un-
der the necessity of declining to accede to the propo-
sitions therein contained, as being on various grounds
absolutely inadmissible.
" As soon as there was reason to apprehend that
Mr. Foster's functions might have ceased in America,
and that he might have been obliged to withdraw
himself in consequence of war being declared, from
the United States, before the above-mentioned Order
of the 23d June, and the instructions consequent
-thereupon, could have reached him, measures were
taken for authorising the British Admiral on the
American station, to propose to the United States an
immediate and reciprocal revocation of all hostile
orders, with the tender of giving full effect, in the
event of hostilities being discontinued, to the provi-
sions of the said order, upon conditions therein
spec i fled.

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them see our brave army, destined, at the approach
of winter, to the cold region of Canada, without
blankets, and with no warmer clothing than a linen
hunting-shirt, and then decide whether they are
willing to continue in poser an Administration so
improvident and unfeeling.
(BY EXPRESS.)
His Excellency Governor Shelby yesterdaT, at
noon, received a letter and the following nand.bill
from General Harrison, by which it appears that be
had just received dispatches from the War Depart-
ment, appointing him to the command of all the
troops which have been called into the service frors
the Western States. He will, of course, again take
the command of the North Western Army, and it it
expected will immediately adopt the most efficiest
measures to regain Detroit and proceed into Upper
Canada.

" From this statement you will perceive that the
view you have taken of this part of the subject is
incorrect, and that in the present state of the relations
between the two countries, the operation of the order
of the 23d of June, can only be defeated by a refusal
on the part of your Government to desist from hos-
tilities, or to comply with the conditions expressed in
the said order.

44 Under the circumstances of your having no
powers to negotiate, I must decline entering into a
detailed discussion of the propositions which you have
been directed to bring forward.
46 I cannot, however, refrain, on one single point,
from expressing my surprise—namely, that as a con-
dition, preliminary even to a suspension of hostilities,
the Government of the United States should have
thought fit to demand, that the British Government
should desist from its ancient and accustomed prac-
tice of impressing British seamen from the merchant
ships of a foreign State, simply on the assurance that
a law shall hereafter be passed, to prohibit the em-
ployment of British seamen in the public or commer-
cial service of that State.
" The British Government now, as heretofore, is
ready to receive from the Government of the United
States, and amicably to discusss any proposition
which professes to have in view either to check abuse
in exercise of the practice of impressment, or to ac-
complish, by means less liable to vexation, the
objet for which impressment has hitherto been found
necessary ; but they cannot consent to suspend the
exercise of a right upon which the naval strength of
the empire mainly depends, until they are fully con-
♦inced, that means can_ be devised, and will be