Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-19

structions (and containing besides pal
pable insult on his sovereign what room
is there to doubt that the leading mem.
bers Of the same administration, Mr. Ma
olson himself being sllll the principal,
could prevail 90 Mr.. Dashkoff 90 renew
an e6er once before made Without anf1e-
ritz, when that renewed ofsr could be
supported by the plausible appearance
of conforming to the Emperors own
views take it for granted, that Mr..
John Q. Adams wrote from Russia, that
on the 18th of October last, the Empe-
ror expressed to Lord Cashcart and hin'-
self his Willingness aud desire to become
the mediator between C Britain and the
u. States for the Emperor's offer TO
them could in the nature OF things a.
mount 10 no more) and that they should
communicate this to their respective go
ycrnments and that the same were ac-
cordingly communicated; still this would
authorize those governments ONLY to an
swer,that the Emperor's mediation would
or would not be acceptable But such
an administration as ours would make
much more of it, when it would pro-
mote the accomplishments of their tenn
porary or permanent views. They could
saw to Mr. DashkoAf, "You have alrea-
dy manifested your good will towards
the United States, in proposing the me.
dia,icn Of our sovereign to fleet peace
between the United States and G Bril-
tain, although you bad no Instructions
tor the purpose And Notwithstanding
you are still without Instructions, yet you
can entertain no doubt that it would lie
! agreeable to the Emperor, correspond
| ing with his generous and benevolent
! character, to be the means of restoring
| peace between the two nations to whom
| he is the common friend. You are sem
sible too, how much the interests of your
own country will be advanced bv the sue
cess of this measure. by the exports OF
its productions and manufactures which
enter so extensively into the commerce
and navigation of the United States, and
which we cannot obtain while the war
with Great Britain continues. These
are rea sons which your good sense and
patriotism must have led you to enter
tain And to these important ccnslde.
rations we Can now add that by letters
from Mr.. Adams it appears that the En-
peror, on the 18th of October, did eX-
press to him and Lord Cathcsrt, his de-
sire to become the mediator between the
United States and Great Britain. Know
ing now the real wishes Of the Emperor
on this subject, you can run no risk IN
fulfilling them. On the contrary, for
mai offer of his mediation, which we
are ready to accept, will be an evidence
of your zeal to promote his views and
the interests of his empire. Upon re-
ceiving that offer, we will lose no time
in appointing ministers TO sail immedl.
stely to St. Petersburg, to meet those
which it "must be presumed will DE
appointed on the part of Great Britain /,
for ono adequate motives exist for her
to prefer continuance Of war with the
U. States, to the terms On which we are
willing to close it f" And it is "to a.
void intermediate delays, incident to the
distance of the partes," that we de-
termine" at once to make ga dehnltive
provision for the contemplated ncgocia-
ton" -" Another very weigh:y consi-
der alton will have occurred toyou, that
peace with the U. States will lioeratc
all the ships and troops of G. Britain en-
gagged in the American war, and the
monte; necessary for their maintenance,
to be employed in the united efforts of
J Russia anu G. Britain against their Com
mon enemy"
| After volunteering the mediation of
Russia, who can doubt, when assailed
with such arguments, enforced with all
the f1attering arts of intriguers, that Mr..
DashkoH, though remaining auithout in
structi0ns. might be persuaded to make
formal offer of the Enperor's media.
ton
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
September, 1873.