Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-11-23

not, within fourteen days after they receiv-
Cd the official declaration of their repeal,
admit B1tiih armed vriTels into their ports,
and put an end to the reltriciIve meaiures
which had grown out OF the orders IN
council. The dispatches authorizing
this communication to the American gov
erHment expressly directed that It fhould
be made verbally, and MIR. Baker did not
confder himlelf at liberty to reduce L TO
writing, even in the form Of note verbal
or promemoria, or TO fuffer me TO take
Memorandum Of his Accommodation al the
time lie made Il. underfood from him,
that the delpatches bad been opened ny
Mr.. Potter, at Halifax, who, in comic
quence of a conversation he had bad with
Vice Admiral Sawyer and Sir John Sher-
broke, had authorized MIR. Baker TO lay,
that theie gentlemen, would agree, As
meafure leading to lufpeniion OF holtlll
ties, that all captures MAD after day 10
be fixed, fhould not DC Proceeded agalnt
Immediately, but be detained TO await the
future dcciGon Of the two governments
Mr.. FoRer had not feen Sir George Pro-
voh, but had written TO him by eXpreis
and did not doubt but that he would agree
10 an arrangement for the temporary iui-
penGon Of hofiities. MIR. Baker ALTO Rat
ca that he had received an authority from
Mr.. Potter To act as charge des affalrS,pro-
vided the American government would re-
ceve him in hat character, for the pur-
poGe of enabling him officially to commu-
nicate the declaration which was 10 be
expected from the Rritih Government
his functions 70 Be underttood, OF courie,
as ceaiing on the renewal Of hottIiities.-
replied, that although to 70 general and
informal a communication, no aniwer
might be neceiTary, and certainly no part-
GUAR anfwerexpe6fed, yet was authorz-
cd TO fay, tint the communication IS re-
ceived with lnceFe fatisfa6tion,as II IS hop
ed that the brit in which II was author
iZSd by his government may lead 10 iuch
further communications as will open the
way, not ony for an early and tatistatto-
ny termination Of exiting hoaillties, but
to that entre admlment of all the differ
ences whichproduced them, and that per-
mauent peae and fold friendihip which
ought TO te mutually dellred by both
countries aid which is tincerely detired by
this. Will this deiirc, an authority was
given 10 NJ. Ruiftll on the {uhje6t or an
armiRice, Is introductory TO final paclH
cation, as las been made known TO MIR.
Fofer, ana the fame -defre will be telt on
the receipt of the further and more partI-
cular communications which are thortIy
! to be expected with refpeGt 70 the JOINT IN
timation rom MIR. FoGer and the Britlih
authorities At Halifax on the tubJect OF
fulpcndiny judicial proceedings IN the Gale
Of maritime captures, 10 DC accompanied
by fufpenicn Of military oprrationa.-
The authority given TO MIR. Rullrll juR
alluded 10, aud Of which Mr.. t"iter was
the bearer, is full proof Of the f1licitude
Of the government Of the United States to
bring about general fulpel fion OF hottii-
tiles on admlfiible terms, with AS little de
Law as puilibe. Ii was dot 10 be doubted,
therefore, that any other practicable eXPe-
dient for attaining a ilnIlar reiult would
readily be concurred IN. Upon the mott
favorable confederation, however, which
Could be given 70 the expedient fuggetted
thro' HIM It did not appear to be reducl-
bic TO any practlCaOle ihdpe TO when the
Executive would be authorized 10 give il
the neceiiary fahction, nor indeed is It pro-
babe that if it was lcfs liable TO infupera-
bic difficulties, that it could have any ma
terial effect previous 10 the reiult OF the
pacific advance made by this government,
and which NUT, If favorabiy received, be
come operative as loou as any other ar
rangement that could now be made. II
was itated to MIR. Baker. that the Pref
dent did not under exiting circumstances,
conhder Ms. Potter as vetoed with the
power Of appointing a charge des affairs !;
but that no difficulty in point OF form
would be made, as any authentic commu-
nication tho him, or any other channel,
would be received with attention and ref
peel.