The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-17
Ihave the honor to be. sir, your Most oSs
,hent SERVANT, CASTLREAGU.
JonGthaa RttsstN. Esq. G'c. sc.
BIr. KusStH 10 GIr. N1onroe.


l. ndcn, 18th Sept. 1912.
SiR-oince Whiting you this morning, fear,
ing that tins government should infer from
Any silence All acQuiescence i'm the strange
and unwarrantable Vic - which lord Castle
reagh has IN his last note thought III TO take
OF i"e overtures which l have submitted
and OF the powers under which l acted, l
have considered it my duty To return an an
swer, oil which the enclosed is a copy. ....
| With great consideration and respect, I
am, SIR, your assured and obedicnt servant,
(Sgned) s IONA. RUSSELL.
o the honorable James Ii0aroe, &c.
| Mr.. Russell 10 lord Casfle,eagh.
London, 18TH Sept. 1912
MY LORD had the honor to receive.
last evening, Your Lordship's note of yes,or-
day ; and have learnt with great regret and
disappointment, that his Royal Highness the
Prlnce Regent has again rejected the last
ana moderate propositions for Il suspension
OF hostiities, which ihave been instructed
to present on the par; of my govcrnmeu,
! After the verbal explanations which had
the h"nor 10 afford your Lor,lship on the 9th
| instant. both as tn the object * sufiic!cncy
OF my Instructions, did not expect to hear
| rereai el any objections on these points
For itself, TIE American government h.
| nothing TO disguise, and by varying the pre-
| position as 10 t!lc manner of coming to a
preliminary understanding, it merely inten-
ded TO leave to the British government tina,
which might be most congeniat To it's feel
ihgs ne propositions presented by me,
however, OH the 24th OF August and l2th
inst. are distinguiSh"be by u diversity i'm the
| substance as we'll as in the mode of the OBJ
Dect which they embraced; as bv the for
ton by His Britannia Majesty IS government; ;
| and as leave town this attern DON for the
United States, that it will authorize some
agent To proceed thither and adopt them as
Il basis for reconciliation between the two
countries, an event so devCntly to be w shed
l have the honor tobe, my lord, your most
obe't humble serv't.
(Signed) IONA. RUSSELL
The Ri. hon. Z ord Castiereash, sc.
Mr.. Russell 10 Mr. 1Iohroe. Isl.
.e. PRIvATE.1
on board the Lark, 7th .Wov. 1912.
mer the d,scontinuance of the practice Of
impressment was to be imme diate. and &c
sprecede the prohibitory law of the U. States
relative to the employment of British sea.
men; when by the latter both these rnea.
sures are deferred to take effect simuItane.
ously hereafter.
Having made precise tender of such
law, and exhibited the instruc tons which
warranted it to your Lordship, have learnt
with surprize that it does not appeartu you,
Lordship that am authorized to propose
any specihc plan on the subject OF impress
ment. still hope that the overthrcs made
by me may again be taken into considcra
SIR have the hoaor to inform yoa tina,
! am now passing the Narrows, and expec
10 land in New York this day. CONCEIVE
1t 10 be my duty TO repair to the seat O.
government, and shall set off as soon as
Can obtain nay baggage. In the mean time
am sorry TO inform you, that the second
proposition tor an armisticS was rejected
ike the first, and vigorous Prosecution
OF the war appears to be the only honorable
| alternative left To Us.
have the honor to be, with great consi-
Iteration and respect. sir, your very obedi
ent servant,
IONA: RUSSELL.
I he hon. Jan,es MOnroe, sSc. &c. &c.
lie Message and Documents were read
| and ordered 10 lie on The table.
| LEX I.iL{0NJS
| On motion Of of Mr.. Wrignt, who pIefa
ced the presentation OF the resolution by SOM,
! spirited l. FnarHs, it was
! Rroo[pcd, That a Committee be appoin,-
ed to bring in bill vesting the pow er of re-
tahation in certain cases in the Presid u,
of the u S. 81.
| L he House resolved itself into Commit.
tee OF the whole, MIR. Nelson in the chair
on the bill TOR continuing the Mint which
! was gone through, reported 70 the House,
ana ordered 10 be engrossed for third rca
ding. Is ,n-
And the House adjourned to Monday.
JUST TRIBUTE FROM AN ENEMY.
TIE bureau. which is edited at Phlladel.
phia, by Stephen Cullen Carpenter CORNER
ly Editor of the Courier of Charleston, and
the Peoples Friend at N. York, two of the
rankest federal prints IN the Union, and
author of the Memoirs of Thomas Jefferson.
one of the most abusive biog aphical sketches
ever issued from the American Press,) CON
ciudes sketch of the Presidents late Mes
sage to Congress, with the subsequent eulo-
GUM:
" Such is the general scope of the presi
| dents speech. OF which we hope it will not
re considered as in any degree deviating
| trcm tie impartial track we mean to pursue,
fairly to avow, that it contains nothing
| which candor car pronounce censurtble !;
and much which, thinking of it as we do,
nor TO hrGise 4gouLd be to foyfcH all ire.
tensions 70 H6eraHfy and truth.'
| VIRGINIA ELECTORS.
! From (n0stly) Official Returns.
| Madison Il. King r.
| Majority in our last 5577
I'endIeton 105 I43
Southampton 10s %