The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-12

her departure before the 18th or Goth of
| this mouth.
ihave the honor to be, with great cons-
Iteration, Sir, your assured obedient servant.
jONAT RUSSELL.
To the Hon. Jas Monroe, &c
M. RUSSELL TO LORD CAsTLEHEAGH.
London, pam august 1912.
My iord--lt is only necessary, trust, to
call the attention OF your Lordship To Il re
view or the conduct OF the government of
the United States to prove incont, overtably
is unceasing anxiety to maintain the rel.
lons I peace aud friendship with Great
Britain ltspatience in suffering the many
wrongs HIGH ii has received and its perse-
lveranoe IN endeavcring by amicabe means
10 D am redress, are known TO the world.
Dcspairing, at length, of receiving this re-
dress from the justice Of the British govern
ment, To which II had so often applied ia
vain, and feeling that a further forbearance
would be virtual surrender of interests
and rights essential to the prosperity and
independence OF the nation confided to lis
protection, it has been compelled to dis
charge It's high duty by an appeal to arms.
Whie however. 1t regards this course as
the only Que which rcnleinca for IL, TO purr
sue WITH hope of preserving any portion
ct that KIND Of character which C Institutes
thr vital strength of every nation, VET it is
Istill wiling tn give another proof of the
spirit whicn has uniformly distinguished
It's pr ceet'irgs, by seeking to arrest, on
tcrInN consistent with Justice and honor, the
caiam'ieS OF war. Ii has, therefore, author
Zed me to stipulate with his Britannia NJ =
Ilestys government an armistice, TO COM
| neHce at or before the expiration of siXt,
ola liter tine signature of the instrument
prov ding tor 1t, OH condition that the Or
| uefs IN Council be repealed and no Illegal
blockades to be subs tituted TO them Sc that
orders ne Immediately given to discantin ie
the impressment of persons from American
vessels. and to restore the Citizens of the
United States already impressed it being
moreover well understood that the British
government will assentto enter into def tive
arrangements, AS soon as may be, on these
and every other difference, by a treaty TO b..
Concluded either at London or Washington,
as on an impartial consideration of eX sting
circumstances shall be deemed most eXpe-
dient.
AS an Involvement to Great Britain to dis
continue the practice of improvement from
American vessels, am authorized to give
assurance that a law shall be passed 10 be
reciprocal) To prohibit the employment OF
| Briish seamen in the public OF numerical
service of the United States. vv
1t is sincerely believed that such an ar
rangement would prove more efficacious in
securing to Great Britain her seamen than
the practice OF impressment so Cerogatory
TO the sovereign attributes of the United
otates, and so Incompatible with the person
al lights Oft L ci liens. ~
Your Lordship. will not be surprised that
hase presented the revocation of the or
aers III Council as preliminary to the sus-
pension of hos;ilities, when il is considerrd
taat the act of the British government of the
2Sd OF June last, crdainn,g that revocation,
Is Pretllcated ON conditions. the performance
! Oh winch is rendered impra cticabe bv the
CnanSe winch Is since known to have occur-
ed III the relations between the two coun-
tileS 1t Cannot now be expected that The
government OF the United States will irnme-
ateiy on due notice of that act, revoke or
Cause to be revoked its acts, excluding from
the waters and harbnrs of the United States
all British armed vessels, and nterd citing
COMMERCIAL intercourse with Great Britain.
ouch procedure would necessarily involve
consequences too unreasonable and extrava-
giant TO be Tor moment presumed. The
order IN council OF the 25d of June last will
therefore according to It's own terms b null
ana OF no effect. and a new act Of the British
government, adapted to existing circumstan
ces, is obviously required for the effectual
repeal OF the orders i'll council of which the
| ". otates camplain. iH |
hS Soh OF the United States Con-
siders Indemnity for injuries received under
the orders III council and other edicts. VIC
lating the rights of the American nation. To
DC incident to their repeal, and it believes
that satisfactory provision will be made in
the dehniuve treaty, to be hereafter neeo-
ciated, for this purpose.
liie cond 'loUs now offered to the British
government forthe termination of the war by
All armistlce as above stated, are so mode
rate and just in themselves, and So entirely
consistent with its interest and honor that
confident hope is INDUCED that it Will not
hesitate to accept them. In SO doing it viii
abandon no right 1t will sacrifice no inter-
est II VIII abstain only from violating the
rights OF the United States, and in return il
VIII restore peace with the power from
whom i'll friendly commercial intercourse
so many advantages are to be derived.
Your Lprdship is undoubtedly aware of
the serious difficulties with which a prose
cution OF the war, even for a short perind
must neccsSa.i.T cmbarTasS all future al
Temps at accunnmcd ltion. Passions exas
perated by inJures--alliances or conouests
on terms which forbid their abapdonment--
viii inevitably hereafter embitter and pro
tract contest which might now be so east
ly and happily terminated.
Deeply impressed with these truths can
not but persuade myself that his royal high
ness the Prince Regent will take into his
early consideration the propositions. herein
made or behalf the United States, and de-
eide Oh them in a spirit OF conciiiation and
justice.