Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-21

government and the result OF the COM
munications with the American govern
ment should be such as IN the oPinio'
| Of his Majesty TO render their reVNa'
| unnecessary. Mr.. Baker moreover s'a''
| "a that the orders would be revived, pro-
| yided the American government dla ne
wthin IA DAYS after they received 10.
| official declaration Of their repeal admit
| R,it;sh armed vessels into their potts.
and mt an end to the restrictive mea-
,ures which had grown out OF the orders
in council.
The dispatches authorizing the com
nunic.tion to the American government
exnrrs-Iy directed that it shouldbe MADE
! verbally. and Mr. Bake did not consider
: himself at liberty to REFUGE u I" "'''i's
| even in the form of a note verbal or pro
| memo,ia, or to suffer me to taGe nc
morapdum of his communication at the
| time he made it, / understood troT
him that the dispatches had been open
| ed by Mr.. Foster al Hat X, VINO. IN
! consequence o; conversation he haG
! had with Wee Admiral Sawyer and Sir
| John Sherbrooke, had authorized Mr..
Baker to say that these gentlemen would
agree, as a measure leading to suspen'
| sion Of hostii,ies, that all captures made
| after a day to be fixed, should not be
| proceeded against Immediately. bat be
| detained TO await the future decision OF
the two governments. Mr. Foster ha'i
not seen Sir George Provost, but had
written to him by express, and DID not
doubt but that he would agree to an ar
| raneement for the temporary suspension
of hos.iities. Mr.. Baker also stated
that he had received an authority from
Mr.. Foster to act as Charge d'AHa'res,
provided the American government
! would receive him in that character, tor
the purpose of enabling him officially
to communicate the declaration which
was TO be expected from the British go
vernment, his functions 70 be understood
| of course as ceasing Oh the reacwal OF
hostilities. | replied, that although to
SO general and informal communica-
ton no answer might be necessary, and
certainly no particular answer expected,
vet was authorised to say that the
| communication is received with sincere
satisfaction, as it is hoped that the spirit
| in which it was authorized by his go
! vernment may ead to such further com.
nunicatioHs as will open the way no.
only tor an early and satisfactory ter
mination of existing hostlllties, but to
that entire adjustment OF all the differ
euces which produced them. and to
that permanent peace and snhd friend
ship which ought to be mutually desir.
ell nv both countries, and which il
sincerely desired by th's
With this desire ali authority was g.
ven 20 Mr.. Russell or The subject OF al
arnis,icc, a. Introductory to q hnai pacl-
G,,lion, as has been madc known ~ Mr.
F,vcr: and The Same desire viii be
| fe, on the receipt Of the Further and
more particular Communications which
arc sh ,r;ly 70 be expected
| With respect U me Jolnt intmation
| from Mr. Foster and the British authe-
riics at HALIFAX Oh the subject oil sus.
pending jud,c'ai proceedings 10 the case
| Ut marallnie captures, ~ DC aCcompG"i
ed by suspension Of military operations
the authority given TO Mr. Russell, just
alluded to, and of which Mr. Foster was
the bearer. is full proof Of ;ae sslicitude
of the government of the United States,
0 bring about general suspension OF
hostilities on admissible terms with as
little delay as possible 1t was not to
be doubted, therefore, that any other
practicable expedient for attaining ST.
milar result would readily be concurred
n. Upon the most favorable conslde.
! ra,ions, however, which could be given
| 70 the expedient suggested through him,
it did not appear to be redaclbie to any
practical shape to which the executive
would be authorised to give it the me-
cessary sanction. Nor, indeed, is it pro-
| bable that if it was less liable to insupe-
rable difficulties, that it could have any
material effect previous to the result OF
the pacific advance made BY this govern.
ment, and which must, if favorably re.
ceived, become operative as soon as any
other arrangement that could now be
made. 1t was stated to Mr. Baker that
The President did not, under existing
circumstances, consider Mr.. Foster as
vested with the power of appointing a
Charge d'Afai'es; but that no difficult
ty, in point OF form, would be made, as
any authentic communication, through
him or any other channel, would be re-
ceived with attention and respect.
MR.. MONROE TO MIR BARLOW.
Def0rfment Of State. Jane l6, 1912.
Sln-An act declaring war against
Great Britain will probably pass both
Houses of Congress on this day or to-
morrow. 1t has already passed the
House of Representatives, and, from
what is known of the disposition of the