Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-05
rHE INSTRUCTIONS.

SsrreshosScnfe bstveen MT. me"'se
aud our Pi,aihsssasiar'ts
coxcLupxs.
Mr. Nsn o. TO ,ke Ebvsss Erfrsordf
na,v.a-d Yiristers Pteaifo;eai'sry %
fas Jiiiea Sretes.
Department OF Stair
June IS, 1915.
GxyrrEMss-No Communication has
Nhses recsi,ed from the }aiat mission
which WIS appointed to nee. The con-
mia ,,oners nf ina Briiisa government
q, Guuenbarg. A lruer IRON Mr..
Bsyrd, a, AnstsraAa. o! the is,h Of
March was the last from either Of cur
ceMrississers 1t, was inferred, from
tha; lsuer, and other eircufostanee"
th., Ar. Baysrti, Gr. Gala,in ADD Mr.
A5ans, would be in Gouenbure -
and il hss been understood tron either
sources, ,ha, Mr.. Clay snd Mr. Russe"
had arrived there about sde 18th OF A
pri.. Il is ,hcreiore, expected that
injecting viii have sskea place /" May
ard taA( We shall soea DC made seqna'nt-
ed with your seuUmea,s 81 TIE prseA-
bic result 81 .as nsgaciaIinn.
l, impsss,ole. with the Lshts which
have rsAchsd Us, 10 ascertIin the presahi
disposition of the BRUSH government
towards aa ACCOMMODATION %itb the =
srs,e.. We think it probable that the
Iats eveats IL France msy have had
tendeury 10 increase its pretsn>ions.
Al war with Great Britain, and inJU-
ed BY France, the United States have
sustained the attitude founded Oh those
relations. No reliance VAS places sn
the ussd sfiices &c France, IN bringing
The var with G "a, B isin to sa,istsc
tory ccpclasion. Looking sseadiiy 70 an
hooaraLe pcace, and the ultimate at
tain,nsn, Of Justice iro0 bola powers,
The Pr-siden, hs> enaeayored BY con-
si.lent and honorable policy, 10 tske al
van aye Of every circunsiaaee that slight
prsaole hat result He, nevertheless,
Knew ,sst France held place III the
po,i,issl syi,sm Of Europe and ct the
world. which :. cbsck sn England
could Not f,ii to D. useful to US. What
esTse, the late events may have had, IN
these respects IS the Important ciseam-
stance of WATCH ycu are coabtisss Sslier
infn med than ~e Can be.
The Pre.idss, accepted the mediation
efRds.is, from y respect Tor the sharAc-
ter oftac Emperor, and belief that our
eause, ia All toe points in controversy,
would gain strength by beiSg made
known 10 bl,n. Tn the same principle
hS srsI~rred lin accepting the British O.
venture, 10 treat Independently OF ths
Ru.,ias mesis,,oB) to pea the nsSocia
ti.u .a the ssaiiusnt, rather than at Lon
Goa.
II W.. inferred from the general %.
LEV of Russia, and the friendly ssDti-
mems and lntet posi,iou OF tso Emperor,
th.,t a respect for both would have much
iAsaence Nth the British cabinet, In
promoting a pacific policy towards us
The s,annsr, however, in whlc0 IL Is
understood that general Paeihcation Is
taking place tae Influence Great b l.
,a,u may have IN nodll, ing the arrange.
nsnts involved in 1t the resources she
NAV be able to employ excluslveiy a.
u.inst the United States and Grea, Bill
t,ip, naturally claim attention, and raise
,hs important question, IN reference to
the orbisct Of impressment, on which II
il pssSnaed your negotiations VIII ss
seniially turn, WHISTLER your powers
ouyat no, to bs enlarged, so as to enable
You 10 give to those circumstances all
The weigAt to waich thcy nay be satl-
he'd. On foil consideration, II hiss been
decided, TIA, in ea.s no stipulation can
he eh,sintd lroa the British gugsra-
mes, AZ this IpomsHt, when us pFesen-
sion, may have ossn much heightened
by recen, ssen;s, and the STATE 81 Ea'
rope be most lavorsbie 10 them, either
reIinoul,hiag the claim to impress IRON
As,,tiean vessels, or aiscohunuIng the
p~actiec, even i consideration OF the
proposed exclusion from them oil Britain
ss.,nsn, you mav conedr IN Al aroeisi
,,nolatis, that he subject al impress
pe.t, tas s,hsr with that of commerce
hetueen ,hs Two csSatrles, DC reiefrSd
20 a sepsra,e negotiation, to be under
taken v,thoa, DELAY, ~ such place as
Won may se abe 10 agree on, Prrierring
This civ If 70 pc obtaiaed. l annex a, the
close ii this letter, q project "f an a'u-
els, expressing, more distinctly, the /.
dea ~eieail Is intended to communicate
no, meani, g ,herssy 10 restrain you in
say respect =. TO torn. - Co~"sres X
ss.msn, the objects of inprsssment,
nay, ~,ta sresi proprie,y, be arrsng-
ed in the same Instrument. BY snps-
la,iny that Commissioners shall tstis-
vito bs appointed ior the purpose, and
tina, all rights on this subject shall In
,h. ms,n tims. be reserved. the fsith