Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-12


Loganj manifested his earnest desire
have peace restored between the Unite !
States and Great Britain and urge Z
Mr.. D,sshkoff to interpose his good OF
fees to effect it, even though he had n"
special instructions from his govern
ment The hour Of my departure from
PhlladelpAia being arrived, my CONVEX
ss,ion with Dr.. Logan, on this important
subject, was less particular than Wish
ed. For this reason, and in order to OBJ
tain precise information, wrote to Dr
Lryan from Washington, requesting a
.,a,rment in writing He was SO good
as to give it; and here it is In his own
words, i'm his answer OF the 3lst OF May
--.s I did suggest to Mr.. DaschkoH, a,
his house in Washington, early IN Jana-
s,u lost, to make use of his inhueace
will, MIR. Madison to restore peace be
tween the United States and Great Bril-
tain. I understood Mr.. DaschkoH 10
saw, he had 20 instruction on fhe ssc1eri
from his go7.ernmenl, nor had received
any puhlic dispatches from Russia since
N .ember LIS, urged him 20 the
m. .sure even uncficiaily, as highly be-
ne6ciai 10 his country My advice was
kindly received, and believe adopted"
Having received this information, and
rejecting on the subject, l was inclined
20 think that The accepted mediation OF
Rossia rested solely on the act OF the
Ro,sixn aniaister, Mr.. DaschdoH.--lt
seemed 20 INC that common civihts re-
CURED IF oae government toward ano
Their. that before hositiUeiy rendering lis
mediation TO one, inquiry should be
made wh-;hcr It's interpretation would be
acceptable 10 the other But when |
CONSIDER the close and important asso-
ciation between Russia and Great Bril-
tain in terrible wa, agains, common
enemy, 1t seemed to me impossible that
the Russian government should offer to
that of the United States its mediation
without previously consulting its great
ally aud asking" Will my mediation
to effect peace between YOU and the
United States be acceptable {" To this
question the British government would
have answered yes or no. Ifyes, then
IL would have appointed munster Or
ministers TO meet those OF the u States.
If no, it Is certain the Russian govern
mcnt would not afterwards offer its ne
diation to the United States; because Ii
would be Justly offensive to Great Bri-
tain, and in itself absurd 1t the answer
OF the British government had been III.
decisive-thut they neither accepted nor
rejected the offered mediation-the in
ference appears to ne equally plain,
that the Russian government wet Id have
stopped ere, a I'd waited the decision OF
the British government before Offering
its media. on To the Uniteo States.
The Astural course of proceeding
woul4 obviously have been this If for
the sake Of enlarglng it's commerce, BY
opening a free intercourse with the y.
Sta,es,--aud in order to prevent any
part of tn S.itlsh force being diverted
by the American war from 1t CO opera.
ton against FraDce-the Russian go
yernment nsd been disposed to offer its
nediation,-iI would have first applied
al L3ndon-thee zee Thousand miles nearer
than The UmIte6 Siates--Snd have asked
the British government the above CUES
ton" VIII my mediation be accepta-
BILE ?'-Ii the answer had been af6rma.
tive, then the same question would have
been proposedto the United States; and
az 49, kh,s
previous assent Of the British govern
mcnt would have been made known !;
and then the way would have been open
10 appoint ministers on the part OF the
United States to treat with those WHOM,
the British GO ernment would appoint
as soon as appraised of the assent OF the
United Safes 10 negotiate under that
medlation.-But intelligence has reach
ed this country, through various chan
pels, thai the British government will
not consent 10 treat with the Z States
under he mediation OF Russia, This
fact alone autnorises the conclusion,
tina, TIE offer Of that mediation to our
government was merely the act II Mr.
Daschcof, with0ut instructions from
his government For had it been au-
thorised by the Russian government,
that of Great B itllD would certainly
have been first CO.. sul,ed and It's assent
OBJ ined before the mediation would have
been positively offered to the govern.
,,ent Of the United States. If that as.
sent had been so obtained, the British
government would not afterwards have
exposed itself to the charge of bad iaith
and the Just displeasure OF the the Rus
sian government, by refusing to conform
20 such previous assent.
With this train Of reasoning. l pre-
sent to my fellow-citizeDs the following
inEnrm alton which, on INV way home