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, place between at. 'I have certae..4, ____ _
great satisfaction from the several hours we - - _____
setiniqueg is
• spent,in conference upon these subjects, because ; of the elle,
have enabled me to remove some misunderstan- ; blo
of aade of
and to refute many misrepresentations, which !
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onry vforznedme of, in regard to the conduct :
you , - ween so lar
of the Britisli Go..v ut_ent. I consider such mutual 1
I ardship in
explanations as hT.tly beneficial to a right under- , molly mi-
standing of the views anlitterests of the two coon- I
:an never.
tries, and I shouldwith much pleas re have renewed
teem, if you had not informed me that he President 1 .in Conn-
had been pleased to prescribe another and a different ly favour-.
reode of conducting our negociations.
ations of
I will nevertheless avail myself of that mode which ,
nies, and
he still permits to repeat to you, that his Majesty has ' Italy, it
authorized me, notwithstanding the ungracious man- ports of
per in which his former offer of satisfaction for the I the 26th
affair of the Chesapeake was received, to renew that !
ae hand
which Mr. Erskine was instructed to make. You '
sy of a
have said, that you so fully understood the part- I tin and 1
altars of that offer, that I deem it unnecessary to re- i nay be '
capitulate them here ; I regret, that since they were 1 an ar-1'
clearly understood by you, you should not yet say be,' 1
h ive been enabled to state to me, either in our per- 'der In 1
sfifeil communications, or in the letter which I am zr any'
n,,ir answering, whezher they are considered by the I usable 11
Picsident as sati,lactory, or whether they are such as 1 uld be t
Fi! ultimate,: tr.2,:ns to accept? You seem not so 1 !, and 0
cl,Linctly to have understood the form of proceeding 1 iforce id
is this affair, which I took the liberty of suggesting, 1 tatter • tl
as likely to lead to a satisfactory result, without how- ' ler in w
ever at all precluding any other method which might imago
tipecar preferable to you. My proposal was, not to ag
communicate a note tendering satisfaction, but to aced ics
r,gr2;.` with you beforehand upon the terms of
.4 de- e to re
claratien on the part of his Majesty ,which should atter- any •a 1
cl/v oei ve the satisfaction, (the conditions of which I in. Lich
Ilrined you that I was authorized to carry into im- ow- Ti
mediate execution) and of a counter declaration to be rich ecv
siened by you on the part of the United States, for to exi
the purpose of accepting such satisfaction. am,
I expressly stated that this interchange of official Mr the
documents was not meant by me as the means of con- as- poi
revina to each other our respective sentiments; that In- We
I understood to be, as is usual, the object of our con- I otk
fercnces, and I imagined that the papers to be signed to law
br us respectively, would be the result of those semi. it ,
mews so communicated, and that by being recipro- tf.
ale corrected and modified, and simultaneously de- awe
livered, they would form one compact by which the h pre
two countries would be equally bound. This course - voy
ci proceeding is conformable to the practice of the • that
Courts of Europe on similar occasions. You did not ' that
at the time appear to object to it ; you even requested
me to come the next day, prepared with a draft or
projet of a paper, framed in pursuance to these ideas; to prevail. It was yesterday stated with confidence
Rumours of changes in the Cabinet still continue
and although you desired to refer the subject to the
President for his approbation, I do not find in that Earl CAMDEN had resigned his situation as Pre-
your
letter either anezpression of his sentiments upon it, or sident of the Council, in which he had been succeeded
the substitution of any other form that might be more by the Duke of MONTROSE. The Marquis of HERT-
roan/bit is added, is intended as the Successor to his
agreeable to him, than the one which I have proposed.
I touch with considerable and very sincere seine- Grace in the office of Master of the Horse.
tante upon that part of your letter, in which you state But the most prevalent report of yesterday alluded
that I had not assigned di any reason whatever why the to fresh misunderstandings having broken` out among
reasonable terms of satisfaction tendered and accepted Ministers. The Marquis WELLESLEY and Mr. PER•
have not been carried into effect." cevae are said to have had some serious differences,
1 believe that I had observed to you. in the words which ended in the latter having signified his intention
of or instructions, that if his Majesty were capable to resign in concert with the LORD CHANCELLOR.-
of being actuated by any desire to retract an offer of As part of the same rumour it was added, that the
reparation which he had once made, his Majestrmight Master of the Rolls had been offered the Seals, but
he uell warranted in doing so both by the form in that he had declined that high honour. The difference
between Lord WELLESLEY and Mr. PERCEVAL is
which his accredited Minister had tendered that reps-
ration, and by the manner in which that tender had stated to have arisen from the former insisting on the
been received. I believe that I elucidated this ob- return of Mr. CANNING tO office, while the latter ex-
serration by a reference to the particular expressions, pressed his anxiety to strengthen the existing Ca-
which m id:. the terms of satisfaction appear to be un-•
THE Ey ENING STAR. binet by the accession of Lord SIDMOUTH and his
acceptable party. Itiwas even alledged in the course of yester-
even to the American Government, at the
- I
ve moment when they were accepted, and which LONDON. day, that a dael had been fought between the Mar-
ry
at all events put it totally out of his Majesty's power - quis WELLESLEY and Mr. PERCEVAL 'on Saturday,
but in this there is no truth whatever.
to ratify and confirm any act in which such expres. MONDAY, JANUARY 1.
sions were contained. It must be pleasing to the relatives of Messrs. BRAN-
CIRCUMCISION-Holiday at all the Public Offices.
On the subject of his Majesty's Orders in Council, DER, GRANT, M‘LEOD, BLAKISTON,LEWIS,TATTNALL,
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
I nave had the honour of informing you that his Ma- HALL, and MEEK, midshipmen of the Royal Navy,
jesty having caused to be made to the Government s per Cent. Red. 69t I India Bonds 223. 245. prem. to be informed that these Gentlemen arrived in Lon-
-3 per Cents Coos. shut 1 Exch. Bills, 6s. 10s. pre.
he United States certain proposals founded upon don on the 26th ult. having effected their escape from
of t 4 per Cent. as; State Lotsery Tick. X. 22. 15s.
yrinciples, some of which were understood to origi- s per Cent. Navy shut Bank Stock for opg. 277 the prison of Giver, in France, after nearly four years
rate in American authorities, and others to be ac- Long Ann. ts 7-16thst Cons. for open. mai- imprisonment in that country. On their way towards
e.:itsced in by them ; and having atterwards ascer- - ithe coast they picked up and brought with them a
Gad, in the manner mentioned in a former part of Since our last we have received Paris journals to the ; poor British seaman with a wooden leg, who effected
t: .s letter, that the sentiments of the American Go- 24th ult. Dutch to the 26th, and other continental his escape from the prison of Arras.
vernment were so different from what they were at KING'S THEATRE.-Saturday evening the Serious
-
first understood to be, I was not instructed to renew papers. Opera of Sidagero was represented at this Theatre.
t.) you thoSe proposals, nor to press upon your accep- We have also received the American
National Intel- The Persian Ambassador, attended by Lord RAD-
tanee an arrangement which had been so recently de- ligencer (the Official Paper) containing the documents STOCK, Sir SYDNEY SMITH, and Sir GORE OUSEL?, ho-
dined, especially as the arrangement itself is become I laid before Congress by the President, relative to the noured this Theatre with his presence. The house
kis important, and the terms of it less applicable to was rather thinly attended, as the visit was quite un-
negociations with this country. These documents
the state of things now existing. expected. His Excellency seemed to enjoy the no-
being of considerable importance, we have devoted to velty of the scene very much ; he recognised several
Those considerations which were first intimated in
:'.r. Canning's official letter to Mr. Pmkney of the them a considerable portion of our columns. The Ist acquaintances in the pit, and saluted them most
rid of September, 1808, and which, in the process i of the series is a letter from Mr. ERSKINE to the Ame- affably in' the Eastern manner, with a slight incline-
•,f t!ie following six months acquired greater weight rican Secretary of State, relative to the refusal of the . inclina-
tion of the head, and application of his hand to the
rid influence, induced his Majesty, before the result; British Government to ratify Mr. ERSKINE'S Agree-lfront of his turban, something in the military style
zt Mr. E tent.-`2d. Mr. SMITH'S rskine's negotiation was known, to modify Answer.-3d. Letter from lof acknowledgment. He sat during the whole per-
. formance, and seemed little interested in the exhi-
tne Orders in Council of November, 1807, by that of i
the 26th of April, 1809. Mr. ERSKINE to Mr. SMITH, on the same subject.- , bition of the stage, except in the prison scene, where
The effect of this new Order is to relieve the system i 4th. Letter from Mr. GALLATIN to Mr. ERSKINE, re- 1 TRAMEZZJANI unfolds his
_surprising powers. Four
,2reler which the former Orders were issued, from lative to the Colonial Trade.-sth. Mr. ERSKINE'S of the Pe s r tan Ambassadortr attendants sat inure gal-.
t:Lit which has always been represented in this coun- i lery. A gentleman standing up before one of them, be
Reply.-All of these we shall give as soon as we can
• made signs to him to sit down, which the gentleman not
17, as the most objectionable and offensive part e
find
(i. it-the option given to neutrals to trade with begun our present extract
room, but we have with immediately complying with, the Persian, sane cere-
the enemies of Great Britain through British ports the 611, being the commencement of the more recent , monk, instantly slept into the vacant seat, thus re-
" payment of a transit duty. This was originally w discussions, and consequently that in which the pub-1 duincing the unpolite s
else spectator to
to some more dthe alternative of
devised and intended as a mitigation of what is ter- lic will feel the greatest interest. !standt.
g all night, orretiring is-
tant situation. The Persian appeared very indignant
tangy more correct but more rigid in principle-the 1
he , and resolute. They all very attentively viewed, anti
total and unqualified interdiction of all trade with t Our
_Readers will be grieved. to learn that the
surrender of Gerona
I apparently admired, our English beauties. The Am-
enemy. If,
aggravation, and, however, this mitigation was felt as an
aggravation, and, has been sometimes warmly as- r !French Papers announce the
serted, as an insult, that catu,e of complaint is now ,capitulation on the .10th ult. The cruelties of the I chided • but the attendants had just time to witness
entireiy removed. By the Order in Council of the i French on this occasion have been most shocking.- i the entrance'
of the . Afussulmen, with whose costume
26th April, 1809, all trade with France and Holland, various they seemed much diverted.
There were attacks from the 2d to the Bth, !
A quantity of guineas, half-guineas, and seven-
and the ports of Italy, comprehended under the de- . the enemy prevailed ;and
•
nom:nation of the kingdom of ItAly, is simply prohi- in all of which on carrying . .
shilling-pieces, were seized last week in the port of
Lynn, by the Tide-Surveyor, ready packed for send,.
bited altogether. No option is afforded, and conse-
some of the suburbs and outworks, all the Spaniards
quently no transit duty is required to be paid. In found in them were put to death. The remainder of inc abroad. -I
oax lvr -ARLEY, MARL-LANs.-There are considerable slip-
another respect the Order in Council of the 26th the garrison (5000) are to proceed to France as psi- j
plies of Wheat to-day; not much of prime quality, which fully
April must be admitted to be more restrictive than maintains its price; ordinary, heavy of sale, and rather lower-
these of November, 1807. soners of war. This is an important conquest to the
bßautrlueytt,letrßeainfne:ior) is cheaper-Malt and White Peas fluctuate
The trade withenemies' colonies, which was opened French, as from ten to fifteen thousand men were
of each kind likewise-there are also large sup-
I plies of Oats; fine, in demand, and named a trifle dearer-Flour 1
10 neutrals at the commencement of the present war employed nearly five months to reduce it.
by the Order in Council of the 24th of June, 1803, ; The insurrection in the continues at late price:.
GENL CURRENCY Al UNDER.
Tyrol still continues, and
was continued to he left open by those of November, the communication between the German and Italian : Wheat, 765. iros. 102 s. Beans, (old) 60s. 655.
1807. The Order in Council of the 26th of April • 1 Fine dtto,
. 1 Rye, 486. 525.
lOC*. 1105. Tick dittoKoid) 486. 54.-
Oats 235. 2116. Mts. •
retracts this indulgeoce. But it is to be observed, provinces is again interrupted.
But perhaps the most important article in these Barley, 443. 521.0 d. Poland ditto, 335. 36. Od.'
that, since the period, when the Orders in Council of Potatoe ditto,Od.
Male 745. els
November, 1807, were issued, the opening of the ports papers White Peas (boilers), '7ss. 329. Rape seed, 461. 52.
relative
to the ambitious projects of NAPOLEON, I
d Fine Rvur, 90s. 955. meads 85s. 90s,
of Spain, cf Portugal, of the South of Italy, and of is a letter from Ratibbon. We need harJy retain. . .

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- I Mir nVellatiral =MR Nis LUMP ........... ..
___.....c, and that by the captnie-onliettumar., - : litany of his plans are first deire.loped.--The
addition to.that of almost, all the eci- inning of the enes ''ailu to is as ded-
follows :
ties of Great Britain, togethet with the blockade of " RATISAON, DECEMBER:{. ,
Guadaloupe, the extent to which the liberty of corn-
" By the abdication of the Emperor Pastime's in the year IBM,
merce with enemies', colonies applied has been so .far
' the Roman and German imperial ;Amity was no longer in eels-
narrowed, that there is little of practical hardship in
I, tepee. Indeed, for many years before, it was merely an empty
recurring to the rule which, however occasionally mi-
name, and whh regard to Rome and the Roman Empire, though
tigated in its application, Great Britain can never .
cease in principle to mainthin. the Emperor mad political writers asserted the contrary. It is,
therefore, obvious, that so far bsok as 1106, the great Emperor of
It is farther to be observed, that the Order in Coun-
cil of the 26th April has this operation highly favour- the French had a right to assume the title of Roman and French
able to neutrals, that respecting the regulations of Emperor, had he chosen to make any additions to the splendid
blockade to France, Holland, and their colonies, and 1 titles he already enjoys, or to deck his brows with the fugitive
to the territories denominated the kingdom of Italy, it emblem of a foreign crown. A wise man despises the lustre
lays open to the direct trade of neutrals the ports of which is not justified, by efficient power. The year 1909-, whieh
the north of Europe. Under the Order of the 26th 1 has woven so many garlands of laurel for the head Of NAPOLEON,
of April, therefore, while there are on the one hand I
his illustrious p also bails him master of Rome. He revokes the gifts made by
fewer points of difference to stand in the way of apredecessor Charlemagne to the Bishops of Rome,
satisfactory arrangement between Great Britain and 1 and which the latter have abused, to the injury of their spiritual
i dutes,
the United States; it is possible that there - may be ! and the interests of the inhabitants of the States conferred
less temptation to the latter to enter into such an ar-.i upon them. Islst eo Leon, as legitimate Lord Paramount of
rangement, as the extent of their commerce may be, home, may now, in the same manner as his illustrious prede -
if they please, nearly as great under the Order In censor, style himself Roman and French Emperor.
Council of the 26th April, as it would be under any ' " The eagle which CneazzatAutex brought from Rome, and
arrangement which should effect the indispensable I placed on the battlements of his palace at Aix lx Chapelle, has
objects to which that Order applies, or as it would be been restored to the Romans by Nstvowto se. He makes them
even without any such Order, so long as France, and sharers in his empire and his glory ; and a thousand years after
the Powers subservient to France, continue to enforce the reign of CNA/LIMAGNE a new medal will be struck, with
their decrees. It is, in the same proportion, matter the memorable inscription Reface/es /raperii. *When Custata-
of indifference to Great Britain, whether the Order u MAGNI transferred the Roman imperial dignity to the Franks, he
Council be continued, or an arrangement by mum*, thereby established a new Empire of the West, which, after
consent substituted in its room. • 'ages of oblivion, reappears to our view with renovated vigour;
for Neal:maims the Great must be tooled on as the founder of sk:
Such, Sir, are the grounds on which it hat appeared
to his Majesty to be unnecessary to command me to revived Western Empire. NAPOLION will in this character prove
propose to the Government of the United States any a blessing to civilized Europe.
formal agreement to be substituted for that which " The peace of Europe will thus be completely re-established.
his Majesty has been under the necessity of disavow- The great number of well-meaning peopte,to whom NA POL.O Wit
ing ; but I am directed to receive and discuss with power seemed oppressive, whilst they considered themselves as
you. any proposal which you may be authorized to exempt from any engagements towards him, and their conduct
make to me on this head. appeared to be regulated only by their own option, will fulfil
As no disposition has hitherto been shewn on your their new duties with invleable fidelity. Considered in this
part to make any such proposal, it has been impos- point of view, it will appear that the re-establishment of the '1
sible for me to state by anticipation (nor was r in- Western Empire, even in preference to the assumption of every
structed so to do) what might be the answer that I other dignity, is a duty which NAPOLEON 'owes not less to the
should eventually think it my duty to return to law of self-preservation than to the repose of Europe."
you, consequently I could not have made wRh that An article from Berlin, of the 10th ult. states what
view the statement contained in the 4th section of
we hope will prove to be unfounded—namely, the
your letter, and the three subdivisions of it. Such a
statement would have been obviously inconsistent with premature death of Mr. BATHUr.ST, late British En-
the former part of my overture, which you very cm- voy at the Court of Austria. The last advises from
rectly record in the 3d section, viz. that I was not iti- that Gentleman are, we believe, of a later date than
structed to make to you any proposal whatever upon that of his reported death.
this subject. I must necessarily reserve, until I hear
from you what proposals it may be deemed proper to
intake on behalf of the United States, to state in
how far they do or do not accord with the instructions
which it hat pleased his Majesty to give me for my
guidance in this negociation.
I will only add, Sir. in conclusion of this letter,
that his Majesty is very desirous of maintaining a
perfect and cordial understanding with the United
States, and of bringing to a complete and jatisfac-
tory adjustment, all the points of difference that have
arisen between the two Governments ; and that, agree-
ing as I do with you, most heartily as to the interest
which both nations have in fostering a mutual and
solid friendship and cordiality, no zeal or exertions
thall be wanting on my part, to carry into effect his
Majesty's commands for this most salutary purpose.
I have the honour to be, with great respect, Sir,
your most obedient humble servant, F. J. JACKSON.
The Hon. Robert Smith, &c. &c. &c.
(To be continued To-morrow.)

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