Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-25

/ cerumsnt. Dut it was hoped IL Wsoao
NOT il the slightest degree aaect tas
fr;end,y dispositions between kussia shn
ne IJnited States That ] was inform. :.
ed bvvo that tho principal subjects. Oh
discussion which had long bsen suosis',
ing between us and France, remaineo
unsettled. That there was no lmse-
date prospect that there would Dc -.
,isfac,ory settlement of them out ina.
whatever the event in this respect mig''
be. il was not the intention OF the govern
ment OF the United States to enter in'o
any mere intimate connections WIN
France. This disposition was aaoss
expressed 10 terms as strong and c'0s.
a. thought language could AFFORD !.
was even cb.erved that the government
Of the y. States did not anticipate al!
event whatever that could produce tina.
effect, and was the more happy 10 anu
myself authorised by my government 20
eYog that intention, as different repre-
,ests,iens oftheir views haG been woe
" circulated as well in Europe a. ih
America.
The count received this communica.
ton with assurances Of his own bigh sa-
tiefsction at its purpoit, and OF MS per,
suasicn that il would prove equally "a
tisfaetory taths Emperor, before VIXEN
hs should lay it without delay de
said tina, with regard to the friendly snd
co.Gs.srcial relations with the United
States, il ras the Emhero''s fGed de
tsrmi.Gtisn to niantdin them so far 81
sehended uhon him in their .tui!est &c
tent. He asked me il had any objec
ton 10 his municating to the British
government itself that part OF my insor-
ma,ian TO him which related to France.
| said that on the contrary, as the Bri
fish government had i'll the Course of on
discussions with them frequently int
ma,ed the belief THAT the American go-
|yernmsnt was partial 10 France, and C.
ven actuated BY French influence, sup
possd that toe knowledge of this frank
and explicit statement, with due con
sidsration ofthe ,iue and occasion upoi,
hich it was made, must have tenden-
cy 10 remove the prejudice OF the Bril-
ti.h cabinet, and would hope produce
on THAR part a disposition more inclin
ing to Cancellation.
Yesterday the Count sent a note re-
ouesting me TO call upon him again,
which accordingly did He showed
inc the draugbt Of a dispatch to the
Count Liesen the Rcssian Ambassador
in EIgland, which no had prepared t,
lay before The Emperor for his appro-
baton. and which related the substance
OF my conversation with him, particu.
larly in regard to The inicuions of the
American government with reference
to France; ns.rucnDg Count Lieycn to
rnsse i, known to- Lord Cas,lercagh and
t. use it for the purpose OF contracting
the BRITISH government 1t the crrsr in
su.pecting that Of the United States Of
any subseryiency 10 France. IN tho ex-
pectation that it would p,;an"te in tbs
British ministry The dispGSitisn 10 peace
with The United States, which he Count
Lieyen) knew His Imperial Majesty had
.nuch at heart, believing It equally for
the in.eres, Of both powers and also for
that Of dis own empire. The chaEcei-
lor said that as this dispatch would re-
fer to what had verbally stated 20 bin
in cur proceeding conversation, he wish
ed before submitting to the Emperor,
that should perusc it to satisfy himseii
that lie had cennectediy represented the
purport of my commune alton t. hin,
aud he Acsired me, if l should find any
inaccuracy or variation from what | had
said to him, to point it out to him, that
he might make the despatch perfectly
CORE spond with what ! had said. ! did
accordingly notice several particulars iii
which>the exact Purport of what had
said might be expressed with more pre-
cision. He Immediately struck out the
passages which noticed in this manber
from ,ae drsught, and altered them to
sn exact conformity with the ideas ] had
intended 10 convey. The changes were
uncomfortable, sad we're no otherwise
material than as l was dcsirous Of the
utmost accuracy in the relation o! what
| had said under the authority of your
despatch,
This communication Of the settied de-
termination of the American govern.
ment not to contract any more intimate
engagements with France, will thus be
made TO the British ministry with my
full consent. The chancellor's despatch
does not say that ne was authorised by
me TO make il. 1t merely relates the
substance of that part Of my conversa
ton with him, and directs Count Liesen
TO use it with a view to promote the
purpose of paci6cation.-The chancei-
Ter understands that my consent was
merely my own act, without authority
FROM yor my motive in giving it was
the same with that of his instruction to
Coup. I.ieven, because believed Its
tendency would be to promote the spi-
c.,s..,;op In the British cabinet