Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-12-14
MIR. RUSSELL's LETTER.
From the PALLADIUM.

From the PALLADIuN.
MEssRs. EDIroRs,
LETTERS from WashiHgtoH mention the
ext EN-, contempt in which the administra-
ton are held for their pi,iful trick OF getting
Johnathau Russell there 70 write letter pur
porting 70 be written at London on the l7.h
of September, giving an accuuH of a pre- en-
d d conversation with Lord Castleresgh. Y
| is fully believed that this letter was not I
written at the time il Is dated and their I
Is every reason for suTposing il was made \
up st Washington for electinneering pWpo-
ses. Five Thousand copies were printed u
| he expence Of he United States, 20 be dis
| persed among the people while Of the IN
,eresting letter of M. Lear there were on
1 ly five hundred and il SET ms this letter has
not yet appeared in the Newspapers. The
reason is obvious-Mr. Lear's letter goes 70
shew the extreme contempt with which
petty tyranl Of Africd treats our government,
as we'll as his injustice towards US If we
were not a. war with England we could
| chaslise this free booter IL pos,crip Of
| Nj Ru,sel's letter to Mr. Munroe, of the
IS b of Sept. he says" An interesting in.
,erview took place between LORD CasiIeS
res5h and myself on the 10Th ms The &C.
count Of uhich must, f., zpant of tfane, re
sew until have the honor TO see YOU"
If his letter hid been written two days De
fore tthe IL h) he surely " uld not have
written this postcvibtin his letter ofthe 18Th.
But to get over The difficulty Russell
says, in i letter to Mr. Munroe. dated 1T
Washington the 19 h. Of Move mber, I" Ihave
The honor TO hand you herewith an account
Of the conversation alluded 10 in a postcrip
70 my letter Of the 19 iii of Sept. and which
| had not sufficient time then to coPy."
Mr.. Russell arrived at New York he IN
Nov. and writes letter 10 Mr.. Monroe in
which he informs him Of his arrival, and hat
he should Immediately repair to the seat Of
gOvernm eDt, and set off as soon as he could
obtain his baggsge-snd says, " in the mean
time ] am sorry 20 inform you, that the Sc.
| cond proposition for an armistice was reject.
Sd ike the first" Now fthis letter of the
l7th, giving en- account Of this interesting
interview with Lord Cssleresg h had beer
written when he arrived at New York, il
was too important for him to with hold
he certainly would have sent it to the Score
lary of State, as was his duty to do But Tie
postcrip TO his letter shews that ne did 10,
contemplate wiring letter, but intended
% give a verbal 'ccoun, when he should
"hsve the honor TO see" Mr. Monroe The
writing letter was an after thc4ght-and
upon tie face oft bears evident tes,imon,
Gifts having been written under the direc
zion Of the government at Washington. Il
would be very strange, if in so interes ing
an interview, Mr.. Russell should engross
three quarters Of the conversation.
Lord Castlereagh's remar ks he gives US in
little more than two pages, while his own
lrquence is displayed ia six And It IS very
singular, that when two negotiators Sit down
to endeavor to adjust difficulties one Of
them should entertain The other with long
dissertation, which appears better calculated
for newspaper disputation against the
British Government, than conversation cal
culste 4 10 settle controversy. There would
have been greater reason for surprising this
account Of the interview correct, if the elo.
quent discourse had come from The other
side; but what benefit It could be to the A.
merIcan Government TO be informed of he
eloquent display Of their Agent, is not easy
to imagine, except that i: is for publication
for certain purposes The whole of
this business together, We must suppose that
there Is colour ng given to this celebrated
interview, which, in the minds Of some,
would be considered oariaHce too great ID
be admitted true likeness. And what can
we make IF government that finds il ex-
pedient to resort to such strange indirect
| conduct
Ifthere is deception in any part Of this
letter, (and il is too evident that there " n
part, il was not written il London Oh the
17th Of September I ak. % what par, can
a man put his finger and say it is true
A FRIEND TO PLAIN DEALING.
The Montpelier paper, says -" II il an
vndenishle tact. shameful and degrading As
Y Il is To The character of americans, that .
T regiment Of the NeNYnrk Militia, consist
I ing Of 400 men. (under The command OF Col.