Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29

concilatory wishes vi a friend to both par
ties, might smooth down difficulties winch
in direct discussion between the principals
might be found inseperabie. To = mutual
friend, each party might exhibit all its
claims. and all its complaints. without dan
ger of exciting irritations or raising impedi
ments. The part of Russia would only be
to hear both sides, and 10 use her best en-
deavors TO conciliate hem. / observed that
there was a third party to be consulted aslo
the proposa'-the British government. The
Count answered, that il lad already been
suggested by him to the British ambassador
Lord Cathcart, who had the day before dis
patched it by o messenger to his cs RI.
:" Some questions occurred Concerning the
mede OF enabling me 20 80 is .iis Com
niun.catio,. IL the Uni,ed otases. upon which
the cnunt promised to see me again in the
coarse Of a few days. He said that he
should write to Mr.. DaschkoG, and instruct
him to make the proposition TO the govern
ment Of the U. 5 states"
mfr. adams 10 the Secretary of STATE.
ST.. PETERSBURG, 18th Oct. 1912.
/ received a few days since a letter
from Mr.. Russell, daled ar London, the 9Th
of September, and informing me that his
mission there had closed, that he had re-
rceived his passports, and that in three days
from that time he should leave the city 70
-embark at Plymouth ton. The United States.
Fe adds that tie British government had
r Iected n proposition. which be had been
authorised to make for a suspension of hos
tili les.
The, evening before last Ihad another
interview with the chancellor Count Roman
zoff, IT his request. There had been ru
mogs ia circulation here of an armistice in
Canada, and Of the appointment of commits
sioners By the President for a new negotia-
zion with &. Britain.--The Count asked me
If had any authentic information of these
circumstances. said i had not, that my in.
formation was altogether of a different as
pect (; and ] told him the substance OF MIR.
kussefs communication. He then observ-
ed that this incident would not discourage
this government from making an offer OF It's
mediation, which he had suggested to me
III a former conference. On the contrary,
the failure of every new attempt at direct
negotiation confirmed him in tie belief and
nope that a mediation might be more sue
cessful ; a mediation of 4 common friend, not
only desirous from the sentiment OF friend
ship to see the parties reconciled 10 each o.
N'Sht - hoNih ~iSo q SNsoA6 IN - Va
own in their reconciliation.
The Count said he had his dispatches for
Mr. Dascsuff read ,ins,ras'irs hia. tops,,Ee
the proposition in form to he American go
yernneut ; and he asked me whether |
Could Indicate to him a mode of transmit.
ing them directly to he u. States. In our
ormer conversation (reported in my letter
of the 30th ult.) ! had otfersd to dispatch
one OF the American vessels now at Sron
stadt, If the British ambassador would furnish
her a passport, OF any document that woulS
protect her from capture by British armed
vessels. The count said he had made the
proposal to the ambassador, WHO had ex
pressed his readiness to give the document,
hrovided the vessel and messenger should go
oy the wayof England. a condition which
~. Count said he had told the ambassador
he could not ask me to agree to. and with
which did not think it in fact suitable to
cowply-There are however, two Ameri>
can gentlemen here on the point of depar-
ture for the United States and by them I
shalt transmit this despatch and us dupIi.
cate, together with those OF the chancellor TO
Mr.. D~dschkoff.
lam, &c.