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Mr.. sERRURiIW.

Mr.. Forsyth, in communicating 10 t:.,,rrr,
'hs Late diplomatic correspondence Le,-c~n Il,
fioe'ioaaries of this country and France. viii
heii the last letter ree~i,sd frors 81 Scrruris,
which vas considered necessary krs, TO ,.b,n
n tire frvnsh Go,eruus~rt 10 order 20 s.err,a;
WHITTIER somc e.eepsienahie esprvssions we're 9
lie taken IS tie rcsai, az s-,ilsd purpose in IN.
sosrrnnepi, or m the mere ebu!l,,ioa Ct u,
ain'sscrs i"eiserr,ioo.' Concerning tl,i. ssy,
pressed letter DC give one OF t~o extr.s,s:
M. Serrurier's Unpublished Lcfley.-
The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette, OF
the strength of satisfactory information
says -
The letter which Mr.. Serruri.r sent
SO Tar from attempting TO assume any
thing on account Of the writer, com
menccs, We believe, with the customa
~ phrase, ] am instructed by my go
vernment.' And what instruction doc
he declare that he has received. SIM
ply this-fo assert that France. NOT
withstanding what had passed, no.wi,h
standing the menaces publicly uttered
by the executive, has full confidence in
the wisdom OF the Senate and in the
wisdom and discernmcnt Of the House
OF Representatives Of Congress Of the
United States" This confident reliance,
IT will be perceived. does not include
the Prcsidcnt-hc has given his opinion
already. and the French Government.
through ats minister at Washington, Ie-
lterated the sentiments uttered by Mr..
Human, III the Chambers AT Paris.
The above, no doubt, is on The az
thoFity Of the French Mirister himself.
who was in Philadelphia at the time il
was published.
The following remarks on the Letter
OF NJ. Serrurier, withheld from Con-
gress by the Executive, go to confirm
tile remarks on the same subject. which
VIC have copied from the United States
Gazette:
<rS1 ne PsHn'yfrdiaa Enquire. Starch l.
TIE SUPPRESSED LETTER.
We have taken some pains 20 asccr-
tam the real nature Of the suppressed
htfer, and although VIC cannot be very
positive upon the subject, we have rea-
son to believe that the letter contains
nothing that the French Government
has cause TO be ashamed of-nothing
that might not be published with per
feet impunity-nothing more censori
Gus than is contained in the Court de-
RIGST's letter to Mr.. LIVINGSTON
nothing, in fact, which should induce
MIR. FORSYTH to suppress 1t, and inti-
mate to the public that il was an unau-
thorized epistle, containing the cbulli-
lions OF the Ministers indiscre,ion, and
not an official communication from the
French Government. Indeed, if we
are not greatly mistaken, it will be found
when the letter is published, that it
bears upon its face the evidence Of its
being an official communication from
the Government in France, and not
communicate IN from the individual
Minister. We hope il will so prove,
and embrace the opportunity TO remark,
that whatever may be the disposition
OF France with regard to the United
States, or whatever may groJ out of
the difficulties between the two coun
tines, we feel convinced that M. Scrru-
rier never Intentionally contributed TO
these difficulties; but, on the contrary,
from first TO last, acted the part of
high minded minister, as well as of
gentleman, able TO appreciate the kind
ness and hospitality that has ever been
extended TO him by the citizens of this
country.