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PROGRESS OF MANUFACTURES.

Extract of a letter from a gentleman concerned in e woollen manufactory, at Middletown, (Con.) dateḍ October 19, 1812.

"We are at present wholly engaged in manufactur

y of the United States, by capt. Hugh G. Campbell, dated at St. Mary's, (Geo.) 14th August, 1812. Says he has served on board the United States brig Vixen, and gun-boats Nos. 10 and 158; from the last of which he was discharged. Is 27 years of age, about 5 feet 7 inches high-brown hair-light complexion entered on board the Sarah-Ann at Savannah.. Michael Pluck (0. Scama) says he was born in Baltimore-his parents are dead-but he is known by ing with the fine Spanish wool, a branch of business Wm. Doulan, Thomas Turner, and M'Donald ail of which yields us a better profit, and commands a steaBaltimore-has a sister in some part of Pennsylvania, dier sale than coarse wool; we may, however, engage whose name is Ann Welsh-Was never at sea before in the manufacture of the latter in the ensuing spring never had a protection-i- 26 years of age, 5 feet Our establishment is now the most considerable in 6 inches high, scar on his left cheek bone-entered the United States for fine cloths and cassimeres-we on board the Sarah Ann at Baltimore. every day furnish from thirty to forty yards of broad Thomas Rogers (seaman) says he was born in Wa-cloth, which sells at from nine to ten dollars per terford in Ireland; but has resided many years yard by the piece, and we shall soon be able to furin the United States, has been duly naturalized and nish double that quantity. The difficulty of getting a copy of his naturalization is filed in the custom-good workmen is now surmounted, and we are no house at Baltimore-has a wife and S children in longer dependent upon Europe, as our countrymen Baltimore, and is known there by Joseph Carey and and apprentices are able to exercise every branch of John Rogers, the cork cutter, on the Causeway, has the business.

lost his protection, but requests Joseph Carey, to do

"The woollen manufactories are indeed making all he can to effect his discharge from the British-great progress in the northern section of the union Rogers entered on board the Sarah Ann at Baltimore.-blankets are made in this state in very considera George Robert, (a coloured man and seaman.)ble quantities-small factories for coarse woollen This man I had not an oppportunity of questioning; cloths are getting into operation in all directions. but I know him to be a native born of the United "We think that the superfine cloths that we now States and of which fact he had every sufficient do-make are superior to most of the imported superfines; and the quantity made here, at Northampton cument, together with free papers. He entered on board the Sarah Ann at Baltimore where he is mar- and at other places, is so great that a large amount of foreign cloth will be excluded from our market. ried. Sonty Taylor (boy) says he was born in Hacken-The enterprize of our people is beyond that of all sack, in New-Jersey, but has neither friends, rela-other nations, and you may be assured that Europe tions, nor acquaintance there; says Jane Lawden, of will find the Yankees the most powerful rival in all Savannah, Geo. is his mother-never had a protection her valuable manufactures, as soon as the want of -is 15 years old-has brown hair and light complec-them shall be a little more pressing on this side of the Atlantic." tion-entered on board the Sarah Ann at Savannah. [Aurora

Late commander of the privateer

Sarah Inn.

RICHARD MOON.

American Prizes.

(WEEKLY LIST-CONTINUED FROM PAGE 159.) 247. Sloop Venus, of Jamaica, burnt by the Two Brothers of New-Orleans.

248. Brig Jane and Charlotte, laden with salt, coals, crates and a few bales of dry goods, sent into Salem by the America privateer.

249. Brig Francis, from St. John's, Porto Rico, for Martinique, laden with bullocks, sent into Charleston, by the Nonsuch of Baltimore.

250. Government brig and packet Swallow, 14 guns, 30 men, captured on the 15th ult. after a chase of 8 hours and sent into Baltimore, by the squadron under the command of com. Rodgers. The Swallow was bound from Jamaica for Falmouth, and had on board the mail and 260,000$ in specie, which last was transferred to the President frigate. 251. Brig Porgie, trom Antigua, laden with rum and molasses, sent into Norfolk, by the HighFlyer, on her second cruise.

252. Ship Ned, of Gl sgow, 10 guns, 9 pounders, 16 men, laden with timber, sent into Salem, by the John and George privateer of that place, after a smart action. The John and George carries one 12 and two 3 pounders, and had on board 38 men, including officers.

253. Schooner captured in the Bay of Fundy, laden with oil, seal skins, &c. sent into Salem, by the Fame of that port.

Frontier Distances.

The following tables have been compiled for easy
reference, as well as for the particular use of those
who have not the advantage of examining a good
map of the seats of war. Accuracy is not affected
in things of this kind, for we know it is impossi-
ble to attain it; but the tables will subserve the
commen purposes, and gratify a laudable curiosi-
ty. The distances marked thus are given in
right lines, as they appear on the map, without re-
gard to the usual roads, or any natural obstruc-
tions whatever, for which the examiner will make
his own allowances. The distances marked with
a*, have regard to the usual roads, and are suppe-
sed to be correct-there without marks, by far the
most interesting, are derived from high authorities,
and given as nearly accurate. We acknowledge
ourselves much indebted for many of them to an
excellent map, lately published by Mr. Mellish,
which we beg leave most heartily to recommend
to our readers.

Fort George is opposite Tort Niagara,
Lewistown is opposite Queenstown,
Fort Erie is opposite Buffaloe,
Prescot is opposite Ogdensburg,

Lewistown is about 6 miles south of Fort Niagara, and below the falls.

Buffalo is at the bottom of Lake Erie, near the head of Niagara river, above the fulls.

Newark is a short distance below Fort George. York, in Upper Canada, is on the north side of lake Ontario, distant about 35 miles in a direct line from Fort Niagara, and 210 from Malden.

Kingston, U. C. is at the head of the St Lawrence,, subject, in his own land, and therefore, of all men, the about 35 miles from Sackett's Harbor,175 from York, most immediately under the controul and disposal

and 200 from Montreal.

Pittsburg

105

Meadville

147 42 Erie

238 133 91 Buffaloe, N. Y.

156 80 100 191

Cleveland

175 156 176 1267

76 Sandusky

198 260 280 371 180* 164 Chilicothe

226 240*280* 351 160 100 66 Urbana

260* 246* 266* 357*166* 250†|216* 236* 327* 136*

90*166* 100 Fort Wayne
60*,156* 90* 30 Fort Defiance
30 181 115 78, 48 Miami old fort
68 219 153 116, 8638 R. Raisin

220*186206 297 106
243 224 244 335 144
267 258 268 359 168 92 256 177 140 110 6224 B's town

of his government, in resisting the press-gang, at the expence of their lives. If then an Englishman may forbid the entry of the man-stealer into his house, and punish, with instant death, the attempted violence on his person, shall not the AMERICAN, in his own ship, deny a British trespass, and resist it to the utmost of his power? Abominable impudence!-Why, our war against impressment, might be legally sus tained in the court of King's bench!

The proposition of the executive, that a law should pass to forbid the employment of British seamen on board American vessels, to deprive Britain of her darling plea, was dictated by an honest desire for the restoration of peace, on honorablet erms. The rejection of it will not "surprise" any who have diligently regarded the practice of the British government in this matter; for the plea is absolutely false. Granted, that Great Britain has, occasionally, given up a few of our seamen, after months and years of involuntary servitude; for which, as they have not entered on the king's books, they do not receive a farthing;

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but deprived of the pittance they so hardly earn, by their obstinate attachment to their wives, fumiles and country-but this has been done only to keep up appearances, and sustain a party in the United States. The seamen released are just as liable to be impressed, a second time, as others; and hundreds of them have been. Besides, the practice has unceasingly continued; and Germans, Swedes and Spaniards are as likely to be impressed, if found in our vessels, as Americans themselves. Will Lord Castlereagh justify this abuse by pretending that it is "impossible to distinguish" a Dutchman, a Swede or a Spaniard

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the practice is monstrous. It is all a lie. King George, wants men to support him in his "abominaQuebections" and he will get them, if he can-on the same principle that the robber obtains the purse of the traveller, or the negro-stealer the person of the slave. The rejection of the proposition of the president should rouse the indignation of“ every man, woman From the president's message and its accompany- and child in America," and make us unanimous for ing documents, it seems as if the present controver-an active and an endless war, rather than this hateful sy with Great Britain, would chiefly hinge on the ithing should be permitted; and we are pleased to right of impressment," as it is strangely called, observe that the ground taken in the president's messome on both sides of the Atlantic. It is true, that sage has deprived party of its sting, and touched the the enemy has not manifested a disposition to abandon honest heart of every man that loves his country. the principle contended for in his various orders Our cause is just, and heaven will bless it with union; council, which went 66 to bind us in all cases whatso- and in union we shall soon find an honorable peace, ever;" but itis thought or understood, that this matter the desire of the American people, and the true inmay be more easily adjusted, than what we have al-terest of both nations. ways considered the great ground of complaint: viz. the impressment of our commen.

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In the naval department of the "events of war," will be found an interesting article, shewing "The right of impressment !"--the right of the another British pretension that must be corrected robber of the the Pyrences to the body and purse of by retaliation, if other means fail.

Constitution of the U. States.

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

the traveller--the right of the negro-stealer to the person of the slave he kidnaps! But lord Castlereagh sanctions this "right" by common law, and expresses his "surprize” at our demand that "the British government should desist from its ancient and The illustrious men who framed the Constitution accustomed practice of impressing British seamen of the United States, certainly succeeded in digestfrom the merchant ships of foreign states." Seeing the noblest system of government that had ever page 164. been proposed to any people. The fountains of wisIf usage sanctions a practice or makes a right-dom, with all the advantages of the experience of the the robbers of the Pyrences and slave-stealers, may ancient and modern world, were freely opened to claim it much better than the British ministry: the them--but they were mortal, though of the best and latter are modern workmen. But neither the ancient most enlightened of their race; and their labor was or modern land or water man-stealers, have been able found imperfect in many important particulars. to induce any foreign state" to acknowledge a some parts have been rectified in the manner they "right" in the practices they pursue. Like the chil themselves so prudently appointed, to correct theodren of Tamuel, every man's hand is against them, allry by practice. Perhaps other amendments, quite Nay,even the British laws themselves justify a British as interesting as any yet adopted, remain to be made.

We take the liberty to propose two-calculated to prevent abuses, and in strict obedience to the gene. rous spirit of the constitution itself, built upon and sustained by the voice of the people.

We propose

Committee on Military matters.—Messrs. Williams, Sevier, Lyle, Troup, Lowndes, Stuart, Wright, Chittenden and Avery.

Committee on Naval Affairs.-Messrs. Basset, Bleecker, Hyneman, Bacon, Widgery, Alston, Milnor, Dawson and Stow.

House of Representatives, Nov. 5.
The following message was received from the Pre
sident of the U. States, by Mr. Coles, his secretary.
To the senate and house of

representatives of the U. States.

That every state, at the session of its legislature next succeeding every census and apportionment of the people of the United States, and their representatives in congress, shall be laid off into districts, in each of which [as the case may be the people qualified to vote, shall elect, one member of the House of Representatives of the United States, or The bill entitled "An act supplementary to the one elector of a President and Vice-President of the United States, and no more each of which districts acts heretofore passed on the subject of an uniform rule of naturalization," which passed the two houses shall, as nearly as may be, contain an equal number of qualified inhabitants, as shall appear from the cenat the last session of congress, having appeared to sus last taken; and the said districts shall not be me liable to abuse by aliens having no real purpose altered but in consequence of a new census and ap-being signed, and having been presented at an hour of effectuating a naturalization, and therefore not portionment, as aforesaid. Provided, however, that]. too near the close of the session to be returned with the said states shall be so districted, according to objections for re-consideration, the bill failed to bethe census of 1810, at the first session of their severa! legislatures after these amendments are constitu-made in favor of aliens entitled to the contemplated come a law. I recommend that provision be now tionally adopted and ratified.

vantage being taken of it for improper purposes. benefit, under such regulations as will prevent ad

Nov. 6, 1812.

JAMES MADISON.

The above message having been read, was referred

There is no use to multiply words in favor of these propositions. Their simple object is to prevent, as much as possible, that species of electioneering juggling that has disgraced the great parties in the U. States, and will bear equally on both. They are calculated to secure to the people the right of suffrage; to a select committee of five. which, in many instances, by the thing called ma- Another message was also received, as follows: nagement, has been grossly violated. They will give To the senate and house of to the citizen his full weight in the government; for his vote will not be overwhelmed, by general tickets, I transmit to congress copies of the corresponcunningly devised and arbitrary districts, or legisla-dences between the department of war and the gotive usurpations. We have made no calculation whe-vernors of Massachusetts and Connecticut, referred ther the adoption of these amendments would sub-to in my message of the 4th instant. serve the interests of the "republicans" or the "federalists"-being satisfied that they are just and

representatives of the U. States.

Nov. 6, 1812.

JAMES MADISON.

necessary, to destroy intrigue and give better effect This message, with the documents to which it reto the will of the people. They are such as all par-fers, was referred to a committee of the whole house ties will, or ought to, unite in, who regard, or affect on the state of the union. to regard, the right of suffrage.

Proceedings of Congress..

EXPORTATION OF BREAD STUFFS.

Mr. Harper having stated that he had a motion to make which in his opinion required secrecy, the house was cleared of strangers, and so remained till

The senate and house of representatives have, as 3 o'clock, when the house adjourned, and it appearusual, dissected the President's message and refered that the injunction of secrecy on the proceedings red its several parts to different select committees. had been removed; and that the motion submitted The following is a list of the several standing by Mr. Harper was as follow: committees of the house, as customary: Resolved, That the committee of commerce and Committee of Ways and Means.-Messrs. Cheves, manufactures be instructed to enquire into the exBibb, Pleasants, Roberts, Johnson, Pitkin and Fisk. pediency of prohibiting by law the exportation of Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.--Messrs. flour and other bread stuffs from the United States Newton, Lowndes, Mitchill, M'Kim, Seybert, Cham- and the territories thereof, and that they report by pion and Widgery. bill or otherwise.

Committee on the Public Lands.--Messrs. Morrow, Blackledge, Lacock, Wilson, Ormsby, Boyd and Bigelow.

Committee of Claims-Messrs. Gholson, Brown, Moseley, Shaw, Sage, Archer and Stanford.

Committee on the Post Offices and Post Roads.Messrs. Rhea, Lyle, Dinsmoor, Chittenden, King, Bolling, Hall and Shaw.

Committee for the District of Columbia.-Messrs. Lewis, Ringgold, Pearson, Bard, Baker, Condit and Kent.

Committee of Elections-Messrs. Findley, Macon, Davenport, Troup, Dawson, Emott and Alston.

Committee of Accounts.-Messrs. Turner, Little and Pickens.

The question whether this proposition required secrecy during its discussion, was decided in the affirmative-yeas 68, nays 39.

Mr. Newton moved to amend the resolutions by striking out all after the word "That," and inserting "the exportation of flour and bread stuffs, from the United States and their territories, ought to be prohibited by law."

This motion was negatived.

The question was then taken on the passage of the resolution, and decided as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Bard, Bibb, Blackledge, Carr, M. Clay, Crawford, Cutts, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Fisk, Fed klin, Green, II. Hall, O. Hall, Harper, Macon, Moore, Mitchill, Newton, Pond, Seaver, Seybert, NAYS.-Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Archer, ATCCommittee of Foreign Relations.-Messrs. Smilie, ry, Bacon, Baker, Basset, Bigelow, Bleecker, Boyd, Calhoun, Grundy, Goldsborough, Macon, Nelson, Brigham, Brown, Butler,Calhoun, Champion,Cheves, Harper, Desha and Seaver. Chittenden, Condit, Davenport, Dawson, Ely, Emott,

Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business-Strong, Williams, Widgery-26. Messrs. Basset, Ely and Jackson.

Findley, Fitch, Gholson, Goldsborough, Goodwyn, Stewart, Alexander C. Hanson and Charles Goldsbe. Grundy, Hawes, Hufty, Hyneman, Jackson, Johnson, rough, federalists. All the old members were reKent, King, Lacock, Law, Lowndes, Lyle, Maxwell, elected, except Mr. Moore in the place of Mr. Lit. M'Bryde, M-Coy, M'Kim, Metcalf, Milnor, Morrow,tle, and Mr. Hanson in the place of Mr. Key. The Moseley, Nelson, Newbold, Ormsby, Pearson, Pick-political character of the representation is unchangens, Pitkin, Pleasants, Richardson, Ringgold, Rhea, fed.

Roane, Roberts, Rodman, Sammons, Sevier, Shaw, Price of stocks, London, Sept. 28. 3 per cent 6. Smith, J. Smith, Stanford, Stuart, Sturges, Tra- consols, 58 1-4. ey, Troup, Turner, Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Wilson, Wright.-76.

So the motion was negatived by a large majority. On motion of Mr. Golfeborough, the injunction of secrecy was removed from these proceedings.

Adjourned to Monday.

Avember 9-A proposition was submitted for a reduction of the duties on goods captured by the privateers-Rferred. Mr. Bacon, after a few remarks, offered the following resolution, which was agreed to

Zera Colburn, the famous American mathemati cal prodigy, aged 8 years, is now exhibiting his talents in London, and is said greatly to have ASTOvISHED his royal highness Frederick duke of York und Albany, field marshal and commander-in-chief. &c.We have a thousand boys, 8 years old, that might school the prince--at least if they could not write better letters than his, to Mrs. Clark, would be flogged.

New Hampshire has chosen her electors of president and members of congress-they are all federalists, by a majority of more than 2000. We have Resolved, That the committee on military affairs not particulars. The election in Massachusetts for be instructed to enquire into the expediency of pro-members of congress, it is said, have eventuated in viding by law for exempting altogether from liabili-the choice of 16 federalists and 4 republicans. ty to arrest, or being taken in excention for debt, of A letter from Nachitoches, dated Sept. 5, says that any non-commissioned officer, musician or private 500 men, principally "late" citizens of the United belonging to the army of the United States, or to States, under col. Magce, were in full march for the any volunteer corps, when called into service pursu-Spanish post of St. Antonio, in Mexico. Their force

ant to law.

THE CHRONICLE.

was hourly increasing-several gentlemen of respectability are in the ranks, and the most brilliant prospects were before them. The governor of Louis:ana, far distant from the scene of action, had in vain atelec-tempted to prevent the excursion.

In many

Our private letters from Ohio give great majorities of the Madison-electorial ticket. counties there was hardly what might be called an opposition.

The following gentlemen have been appointed tors of president and vice-president by the legislature of New-Jersey: Matthew Wilden of Cape May William B. Ewing of Cumberland; Franklin Davenport of Gloucester; Jacob Losey of Morris; Wm. M'Gill of Hunterdon; Elias Conover of Monmouth;| Andrew Howell of Somerset; Jonas Wade of Essex. Sound for Baltic markets, paying the dues at ElsiAmerican trade to the Baltic-Goods passed the The siege of Cadiz has been raised. It is said that the British government have discon-neur, in 103 American vessels, from January 1, to December 1, 1811, to the value of $927,109 17 cts. tinued granting licenses for the transportation of provisions from the United States. It would be a fae in domestic produce of the U. States, and $2,191,144 well to ascertain-if the American merchant who re36 ets. in foreign produce-total $3,118,253 53 cts. ceived this important news from London, is not desirous of purchasing a large quantity of flour? We trust however, that means will be adopted to render The protection of the enemy unavailing, and that his supplies will be cut off.

Mr. Russel, our late charge d'affaires at London, has arrived at New-York in the ship Lark.

Criminals in London.-The returns on the table of the house of commons, shew a great increase in the number of criminals in the metropolis: in 1806, they Wer 899; in 1807, 1017; in 1808, 1110; in 1809, 1342, and in 1813, 1424.-Sir 3. Romilly ascribes the increase to three causes: 1st, the punishment of labor on board the hulkes, where the youngest and oldA great battle is stated to have been fought beest villains are kept together; 2, the practice of giv tween the French and Russians near Majajok, boutgrewords for the detection of particular criminals; 60 miles from lowcose, on the 7th of September. 34, the lotteries which reduced thousands to poverty, It lasted from 7 o'clock in the morning till 3 o'clock the mother of all crimes. P. M. when the Russians were completely defeated. Bonaparte commanded in person, and was on horse-the Royal Society on the late comet; he estimates back at 7 in the evening, directing the pursuit. Par- the length of tail, on the 1st October, at 100 millions of miles; its shape a hollow cone emitting light on all sides; the luminous matter around the planetary Lon. puf nucleus, as of a phosphoric nature.

ticulars are not received.

Massena has entered Spain with 40,000 men. The success of the British at Salamanca and subsequent entry into Madrid, has added much to the strengthof the allies; and other great and bloody battles m. y be expected.

The Comet-Dr. Herschel has given in a paper to

Necessity compels us, for the present, to lay sside our projected series of the constitutions of the seve Gen. Levin Winder, was elected governor of Ma-ral states. It is inconvenient, at this time, to issue ryland, in joint meeting of the senate and house of supplements, and without them we cannot obtain the delegates on Monday last.

The votes were

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roon demanded by other matter of more immediate or more various interest. But all the constitutions shall be inserted in the present volume, by the aid of supplements or other means; to be succeeded by the declaration of independence, with the rough draft thereof, by Mr. Jefferson, and the counter declaration, issued at New-York, contrasted.

For Gen. Winder (federalist)
Robert Bowie (republican)
The council consists of Alexander C. Magruder,
Benj. Stoddert, Wm. H. Ward (Cecil) Waiter
Dorsey, and B. Martin (Dorchester) all federalists.
Vermont has appointed "Madisonian" electors.
Ala yland representation in the 15th Congr7C88.
Messrs. Alexander MKim, Nicholas R. Moore, Jo-
seph Kent, Samuel Ringgold, Stephenson Archer and
Robert Wright, r-punevs: and Mesars. Philip matters.

No hing, of moment, has yet occured in congress. Without inserting a regular journal of their proceedings, we shall publish and preserve all important

No. 12 OF VOL. III.]

BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1812.

Hæc olim meminisse juvabit.-VIRGIL.

[WHOLE NO. 64

Printed and published by H. NILES, South-st. next door to the Merchants' Coffee House, at § 5 per annum.

Message from the President.

MR. RUSSEL TO LORE CASTLEREAGH. 18, Bentinck-street, Sept. 12, 1812. Mr Lonn-1 hasten, authorised by instructions re both houses of congress, on Friday the 13th inst.cently received from the government of the United

The following important message was received by

To the Senate, and House of

Representatives of the United States.

States, and urged by an unfeigned anxiety to arrest the calamities of war, to propose to your lordship a For the further information of congress, relative convention for the suspension of hostilities, to take to the pacific advances made on the part of this go-effect at such time as may be mutually agreed upon, vernment to that of Great Britain, and the manner in and stipulating that each party shall forthwith ap - which they have been met by the latter, I transmit point commissioners, with full powers to form a treathe sequel of the communications on that subject, ty, which shall provide, by reciprocal arrangements, received from the late charge d'affairs at London.

November 12, 1812.

JAMES MADISON.

Documents accompanying the Message.

MR. RUSSEL TO MR. MONROE.

for the security of their seamen, from being taken or employed in the service of the other power; for the regulation of their commerce, and all other interesting questions now depending between them, and that the armistice shall not cease without such previous notice by one to the other party, as may be agreed SIR-On the 12th inst. I received your letter of the other effect, than merely to suspend military opera upon, and shall not be understood as having any 27th July last, and the copies of my note to lord Cas-tions by land and by sea. tlereagh, and of his lordship's reply enclosed herein,} will inform you that the propositions, made in consequence of it, have been rejected.

London, 19th September, 1812.

In proposing to your lordship these terms for a suspension of hostilities, I am instructed to come to a clear and distinct understanding with his Britannic As I have but this moment heard of the immediate departure of the Friends, I have time only to add, formal, concerning impressment, comprising in it majesty's government, without requiring it to be that I have received the communications of Mr. Gra- the discharge of the citizens of the United States ham of the 9th and 10th of August, by the Gleaner, already impressed; and concerning future blockades; and that I leave London this evening, to embark on the revocation of the orders in council being conboard the Lark, at Plymouth, for New-York.

I am, with great respect and consideration, sir, your faithful and obedient servant,

JONA. RUSSEL.

firmed.

Your lordship is aware that the power of the government of the United States to prohibit the emsense and spirit of the constitution; but there is no ployment of British seamen must be exercised in the reason to doubt but that it will be so exercised effecre-tually and with good faith.

(Signed) POSTSCRIPT. An interesting interview took place between lord Castlereagh and myself on the 16th inst. the account of which I must, for want of time, serve until I have the honor to see you.

MR. RUSSEL TO LORD CASTLEREAGH,

(Private.)

18, Bentinck-street, Sept. 12, 1812.

Such a measure, as it might by suitable regulations and penalties be made completely effectual and satisfactory, would operate almost exclusively in favor of Great Britain for as few American seamen over enter voluntarily into the British service, the reciMY LORD-In consequence of additional instruc- procity would be nominal, and it is sincerely believed tions which I received from my government this that it would be more than an equivalent for any admorning, I called about noon at the foreign office, vantage she may derive from impressment. and found, with regret, that your lordship was out By the proposition which I have now the honor to of town. My object was to communicate to your make in behalf of my government, your lordship lordship the powers under which I act, that you will perceive the earnest desire of the president to might perceive their validity and extent. I have, remove every obstacle to an accommodation, which however, sought to state them substantially in the consists merely of form and to secure the rights official letter which I have herewith the honor to and interests of the U. States in a manner the most transmit to your lordship, but should you find any satisfactory and honorable to Great Britain as well as thing that stands in need of explanation, previous to America. to being submitted to his royal highness, I shall re

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The importance of the overture now made, will, I main at 18, Bentinck-street, to receive the commands trust, obtain for it the early consideration of his of your lordship. If your lordship could, in cour- royal highness the Prince Regent, and I shall detain tesy, find any motive in my personal convenience to the vessel in which I have taken my passage to the hasten a decision upon the propositions which I have United States, until I have the honor to learn his desubmitted; the season of the year, my anxiety to cision. depart (all my arrangements being made, and all have the honor to be, my lord, with high conmy baggage having left town) and the detention of sideration, your lordship's most obedient servant, the Lark at much expense, will plead powerfully in JONA. RUSSEL my favor.

I have the honor to be, with great consideration, your lordship's very obedient and humble servant, (Signed) JONA. RUSSEL. Lord viscount Castlereagh, &c. &c. Er.

VOL. III.

(Signed)
Lord viscount Caslereagh, &c. &c. &c.

LORD CASTLEREAGH TO MR. RUSSEL.

Lord Castlereagh presents his compliments to Mr. Russel and requests to have the honor of steing

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