The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-17
Ar. RnsseA TO LORD castlercerh.
1s, Bens;ck 81 1871 Stst. 1879

HohS 'Seenty rcCeNSQlton Tue government
OF the United States. md urged by an vi.
teigncd anxiety to arrest the caian.itics OF
war, to propose to your LorSisl;p conyen-
ton tor the suspension OF hostili,ies, to take
effect at such time as may DE mutually a.
greed upon and STIMULATING that each par
~ snail forthwith appoint commissioners
WIN fIil powers to form a treoty. which
snail provide. BY reciprocal arrangements
for tho security of their seamen, from being
taken or employed IN the service of the O.
ther power; Tor The regulation OF their com-
merce, and ether interesting questions now
depending between them, and that the ar
'histice snail not cease without such previ-
Gus notice by one to the otter party, as NAV
be agreed upon. and hal! n, be unticr-
stood as having any Other effect. than mere
ly To suspend military operations by land &
by sea.
In proposing to your hardship these terms
Tor suspension al hostilitics am instruc-
ted to come TO Clear and distinct under
standing with his britannia Majest,'s gov.
rnment, witheut requiring it 10 be formal,
concerning imp:esSncni. compI isiny N it
Tie discharge at the c,tiZeus OF the Uni
ted States already impressed and Cancer
ning future biockades the revoc atiun OF
tae orders III councIl being confirmed.
Your L0rdsnp is aware tha, the mower of
hib:t the. employment al 6rl,ish seaneo
must be exercised in the sense and spirit
OF the constitution but there is 40 reason
TO t4ouot but that 1t viii be SO exercised ef-
fectually and with good i-;th.
{ Shch measure, as 1t might by suitable
regulations and penalties &c made com
pletely ehectual and satisfactory, would O.
perate almost exclusively in favor of Grear
Britain for as few "A merican seamen ever
enter voluntarily into che British service.
the reciprocity would be nominal, and it is
sincerely believed that it would be more
than an equivalent Tor any advantage she
may derive from impressment.
BY the proposition which have row thu.
honor to make in behalf of my government.
your Lordship will perceive the earnest de-
sire OF the President to ref..oye every obsta-
Gle to an Accommodation, which consists
merely of form and to secure the rights
and interests Of the United States in a man
ner the most satisfactory and honorable to
Great Britain as we'll as to America
lie Importance of the overture now made
will, trust, obtain for it the early conside
ration of his Royal Highness, the Prince
Regent, and ! shall detain The vessel i'm
which have taken my passage to the Uni
tea States, until l have the honor to learn
his decision. =
l have the homer to be, nv Lord with
hieh Consideration, your Lordship's most o.
bedieut servant.
=, (Signed) g." IONA RUSSELL.
Lord Viscount Castlereagh. &c &c. &c.
Lord Casttrredgh 10 mir. Russell
LORD Castlereagh presents his compli-
ments to Mr.. Russell, and requests to have
the honor OF seeing him al his house in ST.
James's Square, at O'Clock this evening.
Foreign office SEN. 10, 1912.
N. Is --Receivdda little before 5 O'Clock
Mr.. Hamilton 10 14> Russell.
DEAR SIR-I have not seen Lord Castle
reagh since his receipt of your TWO letters of
the ---- but have received his directi-
ons To say to you that he is concerned nat
he cannot have 1t Ill his power to replv TO
them Tor few days; or would have had
much pleasure in attending immediately to
your request in that respect. You may be
assured that no delay will take place, which
can be avoided.
am, dear sir, faithfully yours.
w HAMILTON.
Foreign Office, Settt. Is. 1912.
Jonathan Russell, Esq. &C.
Mr.. Russell 10 Mr.. Hamilton.
DEAR SRI have learn with much re-
greet and dlsappoint ment, that Lord Castle.
reagh has directed you TO inform me that
1t Is not IN his power to give an immediate
answer to the last letters which / have had
the honor to address to him. The object of
those letters was of nature to require an
early decision. Reluctant, however, by any
precipitancy on my part, to protyact the
present unhappy relations between the two
countries, beg you 10 acquaint his Lord
ship that shall remain in town until Sun
Day (the Goth insC, when, unless some spe
cial and satisfactory reason be assigned for
longer delay, shall consider it to be nv
duty to proceed to Plymouth to embark for
the United States.
i am. dear sir. with great truth and res
pect, your ob't servant.
(Signed) JONAT. RUSSELL.
18 Brnfnck SO. 16, SEPT. 1912.
n. b. Sent at o'clock.
Lord Castiereagh TO Mr.. Russell.
"a Foreign Office, Sept. 18th, 1912.
SIR--Under. the explanations YOU hav.
afforded me of the nature Of the instructions
which you have received from your govern
ment, have, as OIL the preceding occasion
been induced to lay your letter of the 10Th
inst before his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent.
His Royal Highness commands me to ex-
press to you his regret that he cannot per
ceye any substantial difference between the
proposition tor suspension of hosties which
you are now directed to make, and that
which was contained in your letter of tn,
24th Of Aug. last. The form of the proposed
arrangement, it is true, is different but IL
only appears to aim at executing the same
purpose in more covert, and, therefor. in
mere Objectionable manner.
Il