Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-05

tand on the 18th waited on ING 4tlarquls WEI
llesley, In pursuance to his appointment. HIS
tLordship said it was very uncertain when ne
should be able to present me to the Prince Re.
gent as his royal highness had the day before
lmet with an accident at Oatlands which might
prevent his return to town Tor some time.
(" Our conversation was Ola very general
| character, and did not embrace with precision
any fthe questions in agitation between the
two countries. His Lordship once observed,
that he hoped, In the course OF i've or SIX
weeks, we might have some amlcable discus
sion with each other.
8" Until am otherwise instructed, shall
eonfne myself here to the exercise of the or
binary duties of the legation. After the proof
which has been already produced of the re9o-
cation of the French DEGREES, it would proba-
| bly, do nc good for me to make statement
on that subject, especially, as ! have nothing
new to offer Enough has already been said
to convir.ce those who were not pre-disposed
Ito resist conviction.
+" The Constitution left Portsmouth on the
2lst inst, for Cherbourg.'
ErtTlc: Of q lctter from Mr.. Rz.sSeHto the
Secretary Of State.
London, 22d Dec. 1871.
6 Since wrote you on the I'd ult. nothing
new in relation to the T. States has occurred
there.
Every thing remains in doubt with regard
to a change Of ministers, and much more SO
with regard to a change OF measures.
! have not heard from Mr. Barlow since l
left France, and do not know Il the Constitu-
ton has yet left that country:
The new papers which transmit you here
with contain the late occurrences, and 10 those
beg leave to refer you
Extract ofu letter from Dir. Russell Charge
d'1Baires cfthe U, States at London, folthe
Secretary efState, dated
London, 10th January, 1912.
Mr.. Tayloe, the messenger by the =. .
ship Hornet, arrived in town on the Sd OF this
month, and delivered your dispatches. Ire
eret that have nothing Of satisfactory ma
ture to communicate to you III return, rela-
tive to change of system here. have de-
tanned Mr.. Tayloe few days, as the opening
of Parliament, and the early debates might IN
dicate the spirit and develope the views OF the
ministry with regard to US.
81 have announced to the Marquis Welles-
lev that the messenger will leave London on
the l4th inst. and while / offered to take
charge of any dispatches which his lordshlp
might wish to transmit by him, availed my
self of the occasion, to state the high satlstac-
ton it would afford me to be able to commu-
nicate to the American government, by the
same opportunity, the repeal, or such modl
Gcation of the orders In council violating the
rights of the u States, as would remove the
great obstacle to free intercourse End perfect
harmony betwc, the two countries. do not,
nonever, Aatter myself that this suggestion
will produce any effect"
hctract ofa zette, from Mr.. Russell TO NJ.
Monroe, dattd
London, Jan. IA, 1912.
eSince had the honor to address you via
Liverpool on the 10th of this month, l have
,eceiyed no communication from this govern
ment.
The expectation Of change of ministry
| which was confidently entertained few weeks
since, appears to have vanished, and hope
| of the extinguishment OF the Orders In Couh-
| Gil is very much diminished
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