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i i n rirnnoi m iciier rrpni-tir. nwroru iujuki i uuik uic iivkivm o vn i iiw.vmv"- ,-.r.--. 7-;.tt'i rrrw T'5?.",rn . .. - v, i . , -t- it
tkimwc r ,
...flf TU 7
to tbe Hwc;oTTin"
i rtpo
Iftbc11" - JAMRSMAD1S0N.
,ryot.St'.c. lo;
3 the n'Vhich U miv not be im.
S ,tSjr coo
ciricn bis"c ,w7' .r;
, e .r.tt n.Mist. the foUowmc letters
0.r from Mr. Crfort) ttbe
? i t coining cne vp r.
i3lrttcrfrom MCnfcr4to the
S-c'aa of Suie ol tot am piviv.u,-
Rtnectfulfr tQUtea. . .
' JAMES MONROE.
Deptf-JKrtcf State. Jan. 18 Uli. -Crawford
to Mr Monroe.
Sm-On the 27th ult, 1 wrote to the
Duke rvf PMttr to tnfetro him i my j
MrrWtiryr the United S-uti.
Oa ibt -h W.4 reccWea ? answer
dattd at Drf aden oo the lit. Copies of
irt note c-d of his aaswer.. arc here
Wi.h s:; tiert Pn'gVWt "
WhU.CKMYPORD.
lUan.Jtn fonroe.
2ctrk.7 of State.
.V. Crarfcrdto the Dukecf Baisano.
lria2T:b Ju. 1813.
V Issd I hlVr the l"nur to Jn-
rn yr cxcrlleLnty ha, I have tk-n
:5oln;rd. t.v the Pnr5letJt of the U-
! Atreric, ' Mirier llcni-,
IfJiffT 0 inc CDUfl tl VI imjicfi-i
noy, M.j-vy, ihelEmjr of
: p'cavite of youiexcellcncy to the
irr srd manner ot preacjuing my. of
i ill irencntials pfepiralbty to my rt-
iFzr. hv the pfTerncitlu ot nijimpc
:a!iLk liiyal Majesty, as the ccre
rr.ed 1"r.tcr Plenipotentiary of the
I s.-iz- on the present occasion to
rMr- volt txcellrnr? cf, the distin-
bcj enniideriioD vnth yhich1 I
v :S honor toc youf most obedi-
J.4
vn
'. tUu very h:n-.blf servant
Wm. Il.CRAWfORU.
Ir iuelkoev the Duke of Baasano.'
r.i-jjA of alctur from tie tuke of Daa-
rc, Mr. CrawtuiU, ualed prtacoo, .
Am- i. ttilS. f . l
i i: I hjve had great plcamre in
-;f y.M.-r -ile r.rrival in '-France
I hve reccittd the letter which
I
)
" 'i
'd r.e t!ie honor :o;afJrrc8i to roe
i 27 tn of Ju!yron jour noroma
' quaji y ff minister plcjripcf
y of trve U, S:ate to hislropcF
.V .jcstr he Emper'f of the Frrrich
ler.
.1:1
a.;;
K" r of lily.-. The.1 Choice which i
r ; r:m-.trt h.rs tcsde of apcrconj
fii-ti- rti:i.rr in hi own country and.
to
v:;f..y 0f xxy homi-jble rolssioniif
"a-t W. It a$rctb!c his Imperial
-T ; n ihuuKUUos'at thij tiruc
irora Drrtden, I cjn eie ycu
iiis
assur&nre in rastut. I wui nac
imr.or tn rnmvnitntcitR t6 VDU hit
trt
ntim.s rrfpectiufc" Xlprcsentation 1
w
-t
r.-r
yovr icUrrs ci cteoence .ann your
Without w nifintr -eten for
I recti vj all t$e cornmuaica
wliicli yoj may ttlrk propcrto
e ne u.tho mlnistc pienipofenus
o your friretrnett andrtho ;de)ay
tu
mi!iiy will ptdducd no de!iv in
'J. rcic of ?ne mission confided
u, or in the correspondence which
;H piocure for me; the btneCt of
jcm. J. ' ."
Dt'KDOF BASSANO.
i"Etrct of a letter firomMr. Oravfori to'Jktr
- iionro, aaiea rua, sepw om iou. .
i 1 have juU reeived an anawef to'lhc
nla vbicli 1 addr&Jed to tM Duke of Bit
wo.reqiKrJlBFf Jr. narTowVpwiporta.
Oa Ue'tbjcct orjrecoffnition hcaaya that
J e la Verr ' oliitoua "1 ihouM preaent i pny
letter of credenec to the Emnenir in Paria..'
He loei ot re prat hit invitation to com
miuilca;e with . biro, i The Emperor in lfta
North (until) the winter.. Relieved thtt
the Duke of Rataano vlt nt. return before!
hina. . Jf thia opinion thould be ealitedt!e
winter will be far tdrnced befure 1 ahall be
bleio drtw the attwtion of the French
Vernment'tp the aulject of dlcuaaian be
PRUSSIAN JVTEblATION-
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDEKT "
To the Ifoue-f nepreaenlatirea of the U. S.
I transmit toth Houae of UepreaentaTe
it report f the Secretary of State, complying
nth their retolution'of the 13th instant. ;
JAMES MAUlSONv
. Jan. 18, 1311 " .
RRPORT. . y
The Secretary of State, to whom wat re.
ferret! the resolution of the Hoiiae of Uepre
aenutire hf the 13ih inau requratin the
President to lay before the 'nouae auehdo
curnenU relatiTe to the Ruaian mediation,
aa. in hla opinion it may not be improper tol
cnnjmunieaie naa tne oonor to iranupu rt
the President, for. thlnfortnation of tbe
Ilouae the following ffiuera In relation to
that aubject, xt '-.
A lettervin French (with a translation)
from Mr PuehofH e ntoy extraordinary and
rarnUtet.plenipotentiary of His Afajeaty the'
Rroperor of Kujiia, to the Secretary of SUte
of the 8th March, 1813, With the aaswer of
the Secretary of State of the H'h March; "
Atr extract of a letter fn.ra tbe Secretary
of State to Mr.'Adams. mioiater of tbe Cnit
ed Statea at St Petersburg, of thulat, July
! 1812, and lour lettera and extract from Mr.
j Adama to the Secret of State bearing
I date rejpectlvirly on the 30th September,
- - 1 . . V m 1 IttA .1
win zciooex aac a im ivccciujct iou, uu
on the 25th of June, 1815.
AU which U rejpectfullv aubaiitted,
' JAMES MONROE,
Department of Statd Jan. 18, 1814.
Mr. DeDaahVoCT, envoy extraordinary-and
miniiter plenipotentiary ef hia Imperial
.- Majesty the Emperor or aU'the. RnMiaa,
' . to the Secretry of Sutt of tc U States.
(tHAWaLATION.5 S.
The endersigned envoy extraordinary
and oatnister plcnipoTejt'Ury of His Ma
jtity the Emperor .f 8H the Russia,
has the honor o roakej irtown to the
Secretary of State of the United States
of America that he has just received
orders from he Err per or his m&s'er,
to make the following overture to his
exielleocy the President cF lie United
States :
The peace of ross-a wllh En'and
seemed f present this immense adran-
rage to the commerce of nearly all cai
faring people, that it freed their rela
ticna fra'ro that constraint! "from that
rntinoal vexation to whicrr-it jtad been
subjected f r manyyesra without intr.A
mission. The Emperor viewed with
pleasure a result as cotlurmsble to all
bis wishes, and which appeared cs nbt
being at a'.l doubtful. , It becan ao,
however, by bt war bstween Enghod
and Amehca.
The undersigned Is directed to x
piesa to the" President of tbe United
States the regret wlih; His Imperial
Majesty foreacea the great vahicklea
which this new episode is about to op
pose tothe coromercfal prosperity qfna
tirn. Tbe, love' of humanity anLwhat
he'owea ui h-s ubj , whose com
triefce has already sulTicrently suffered,
command bim to do'every thine: in his
power to renoye the evils vvbich tnis
war is preparinp; even for those nations
who will tint take part n it. y t
- Ifi Majesty, who taKti pleawr, in
domgjnsttce to the wiir'om of the go
vcmrnent of the United S(atea of A
merie'a. ia convinctxl that U has none all
that it conld do to prevent tKis runlurei
but treating of it directty would tae;
wny from the .negotauon u . Bein
blance of Impariia'y. . In a direct;dia
cushion every thing would tend.to 'e
cite the prcjudicesnd asperity of the
pxrfesi vTo oviafe thia ihconvcrence
Hi,Mjriy ibe Emptrof, gratiBed 8t
bclngable Jo;g)ve a proof of bis friend
ship alikefcr rtbiMajesiy the King of
Great- Britain and'tW Uaited State of
America, sahJ'ito'.ifDp'r ' to. thernl his
mediation antfcaf geti the undersign'
ed tb propotti it to the President of the
UpUcd SUteu VT ' y.- ' c '-'r.
The undersigned'bavirrg the hocor to
communicate to tbe Secretary of .btate
tbe tentimenta ano wisnes or jus 4mpe
jaiMaiesty,' bcg4 him )or make them
fcnowo to inc rrtsiaenvoi . unuco
Spates.' The Esapcrpr uuld fceUgfeat
iatisftctioo like disposition dn ;the
part of tbe government of the United
Stiea ihpuWliaTc the effect of stop
ptng the nrogresa of this new if ar, and
oi exungotaning u io,ongin , r-cvm
)he-satisfactory assurancea whjicrinthe
President Joi; the ; United .Statea" bas
consuntly:J given to - the undersigned of
the sentiments of regard and friendship
on the part of the United States,-and
of hia ExcellcncVfo IluMia, and par
ticularly for the august' person .of" hi
f Majesty, he cannot but flatter himself
that he will receive an answer. uiatNsiin
correspond witn the gepeVmjs wishta of
the Emperor. Bis ma$ter.; . , r
' TJic undesigned cahoot rtfrein from
expreasingon this occasion, t the iSe-
weTatyxfptale, Ws individual ; wishes
(oi i whateter may have a tendency 'to
re-establish active relationa between
Hussla.and the United States, and ta
. '" .V . ri 1 Li!-
aayance me prosperity pi me rcpuu'i.c
:,- tie . seizes wit eagerness thia occar
alon to renew to tbe Sctiretmr of State
the assurance of his highest considera
tion and respect. " 1 e
f ANDRE DDASHROKF'
Washing oa pFiebjtothj March) 1813.
. ccrciary c. lie 1.0 nn ushikuii.
Department of Stated March 11. 1813,-
Sir I have had the, jnof to receive'
your nr te or the 8th inArvmakihg known
to the Prrvident'of the United States
tb disposition of His M-jes:y the em
peror bfJRussia, to promote peace, by
his friend Jfth edi ation, between the U
riifed'States and Great Britain.
I am instructed by the Prewdrnt to!
assure you, that heptes inthispver;uTe j
on the part of your sovereign strong
prooisoi mat numanc atiu cnnnieitd
policy," which have characterized 'his
reign. v Ii was firpobIe that a War
beiween the United States-and G-eat
31ain shnul I not maferiaily offect the
commence of Russia, and itwas worthy
me nig" cnaracTer ot a pnnca oiau.i
guishrd by Vs attachment to the inter
est of-his people, to interpote khis yood
office for the restoration of peace. The
President sees, at the same time, in thin
overture, and in the circumstances at
tending it, a strong proof of the.friend
ly inteicst whichllis Imperial, Majes
ty takes iri the welfare of the.Unhcd
S-ates. ' - ' j. . ' !...
The Unied States, conscious that I
. . . . . f
tney . were not me aggressors in .rni:-t
contest ;'tnat on tnecoalary they had
borne great wrongs fir a aerie's of yea fs,
before they appealed to arms in rVfence
of their rights, are willing and ready-to
lay them down as soon aa Great Britain
ceases to violate those righisv t
The President is aware that many of
the inconveniereies resulting' from a di
recteommunication betren the parties
themselves may be avoided by the me
diation of a third power, especially one
entitled tor asd possessing' the entire
confidence of hnh the belligerents. To.
the claim of Russia to that distinguish
ed cnniieerationhe Presidtiit does not
hesitate to expression the part of the
United Spates hia full acknowledgment.
He recollects wi'h much satisfaction
that during a,peri d ot great and gene
ral contention, the relations of friend-
chip have always sub listed between the
U. States and Russia Tind he finds in
the" personal qualities and htghcharac
ter of the Emperor Alexander, a sacred;
pledge for the justice.and impartiality,
which may be expect od from his inter'
position. . '. ,
Ir nucnced by these sentiments the
President instructs me to inform ynu,
that he willingly accepts the medjitibn
of yonr sovereign to promote peace be
tween the U. State-tand Great Britain.
I am inatructed also to state, that such-
arrancrements will be madev; without
Jelayi.as will aflord to his Imoerial Ma
jesty the opportunity helias inviteto:
interpose bis good offices fortheaccm'1
ntishment of ao 'important an everu.--r
K)f thje atrangemeni I shall have the ho-
uor ia aavisc y ou iu catjy tuiumuwi ,
catiomv'' 7' - ...r,: - : -f- C'
V 1 have the honor. to be, cc.
(Signed) V:; MS. MONUOE. ,
Extract of a letter from the.Sccreiaryof State
t lohri Qulney Adama." Esq. minister file
''nlpotenUary of the Uted UUaat' Su
. Pfetersbarg. r- v ' 1
xDepartmehtof.State,5uly 1, 1813.?
' Sxa OnVtbe l8trVulUa deciajatiori
of war against Gfcat; BntatnytJaSsgj;
Congresi of , whicbt otheTresttrent
me$agef and report oflbe ipom mittee
of Eurcign Relations of JtheHouse. Of
R'e'preien'iitif ea teato'itfftVe the
honor lo uesrnif triKy ou copieiu; !- ; ,
r ,You are too velVacx)ujinted wjtH the
causes whictiL prodociti this reiulr Jotc
quire any explanation of inem- Aftit
appeared thafG. Britain ould not re
yoke her orders in counciin tte just
ground bn"yhich it ;wasljaor
en!argedtjie con3 ions ohf N'cji sbpro
fessed fie" wininesrsV tp m evcW tlierrit
t he re Vem a fned no hon orablecou ft e tor
the United State io p.irsd alior! . pfvwa'r
On fuU consideration pT all ctrctimsta'ri
cesi th?v 'measure vvaa addptto and the
goyern-nent is resohred. to pursue it till
its bhjecta are accomplished th (hi? iU
mo?fdec?sionvaml afetivjif irUCpoweri1
InTesnrting to war against Gre I
nrnain, astpegnuea oiais uarc ww i
by inevitahte) necessity, it. is their dea
and hope that it may be confined to her
only,.' ' ' J t -''
ft it:aeen with murb TBr:r tnt tn
Emperprof Russia ns My to be redu
ced to i he necsaKy of b&oro'ihg aipar
ty tothe war jn Europevif he has not
already beconfie sV houltl thVt event
fake place, there jf nbjreason why the
war be; weerf ihe nite'd St atesand
Britain should afTVcrVin the aight'est
derte the.very friendly reht)ons "which
now exist between the United 4 States
and Russia It is the sincere desire of
his irvernmentO' preserve, in thein
utmost extent, those relations with that
power. s . - .i
v ''With France, onr afTiifa in many
important circumstanceaare still unset
tled ; nor. is there any certainty thatia
satisfactory settlement' of them wUt be
obtained- Should it, however; be the
case,it is nat probable -that It Will rb
d'.eiany closer connexion between t he
United: Statciuud th'power.' It Is nr-t
intioipMed that any eyem whatever will
luve that e fleet.' r1 '
CTxtract of a letter from Mr. Adams , to the'
. Secretary l1 State. - - .
St. Petersburg, Sepi.0 I$13C :
' " On the 20th -insf. I receiveb jiiotfc
fron ihe chancellor rtnue)rinj- tnit ic
call upon him the ntxt evening which
T accordinglydid he told the that he
had fisked to ee me: by the "Emperor's
command ; that having madepeae 6c
established thesrelatiorrW of ' amity: and
cpmmerce with preat Britain, the Em
prror w?s much concerned and;?dijap'
pointed to find he whoJbenelit which
he expected hia subjects would derive
commercially from that event, defeated
ami lost by the n.w wrvwlhichthad ari
sen between lhft United Spates and E
gnd that lie had thought hevpejcel-4
vca vanofus inaiciTiRi.a mi increwai
on boih aides a;elit'tance at engagri
in aod prosecuting a waiv and ithad Oc
curred to the Emperor that perhaps an
miahlt arraneament oL thediflTrren
ces bttwr enj-he parties might -bc-'acf
commoaateu .murefiasijy ant speecily
by indirect than by:HirtVrrTc!i0Q'v
that his majesty Had -.dlrtciejdx h(n to
see me. and to eriqulre if t wsa1t f rc
of Any difFiculty or obstacle othe'pajrl
of th'e government of the.Unitedatei,
if hshoutd riflVr his medial ionlor thf
! purpose of effecting a pacification. f
lan&wercd. that jt was obyrously impasr
sible for me fdpeak on this subject aJ
ny otnerwisc ,toxn .jrora tneucrai
knowledge which I ;h$6(VtheetKf
ments of my government vnd thatHl
was so far from knowing hj t iejr idea
were wilh'fegrd to the continuance of
the war that Tjiad ntb 'that day. re
celved an official Communication ofe
declarations but. Uhat Iwll linew
was with reluctanee they had engaged
in the war .that I. was very sure, what
ever determination they might form
upon th propo?al. of the Einperpr'S
mediation, they would receive ahd con j
sider it'-.s' a new evfdence v of Hi Mai
jestys regard. lanif : friendsrp. fcjtthe.y j
ntted btatestJvi wa not aware oinny
oostacic or, mnKruny.wnicn cquia occa
sion ibem td decline. accepting it
- l
I -knew thevar s would afTect, un-i
Javorauiy tne mtercsr oi nussiaf t Knew
it must be highly jtiui iOHis both to the
United 3taies-.-arid;Englaod.i I could
see no goo(fesut as lkelyx to aiise j
1 1 vm 1 1 iv y -7 "" : w wuui
the aameliclitvand'sOjhad the Empe
ror, who Ayas'accire1)'icornefV-a'tl
aod .wpo had- mms?it conceded tnis
idea ot i authbrisifjg his rneiiiau on . :
thDUcht aniodireefcpeeiati
ducteltbcrcaided hy; the Jconruliatbry
whfmtlangcf tmgtrriiaii0f)j
wis lies 04 a inenu 10 wtnii parties, raign y - vit ;wh
4Ttiooth;dpwrrdSicultie tnittliy i
rGrf discussioKhetweco the mi
mighi hi insiifjeresi. K!5ia itjil'jff afiTij6ccU t' (he f vieV ofihe Ao?
biwl friendCeacli fcartW rtdbtcathibUi feaa kovcmii frUhJ-rc
alfiti" ctatmss'VarlrtallUscOr j - 11144
oSxa ianemiiecimcnts. r"i he pait priruu,'
Russia, wouin only oe to near not n. aioesj
and to use her best endeavora to coc
liatcthem.' I observed that there was
a third party io be consulted waTto the
'-l; " - v
fr "IvAawlfcaiJfwBiaitlra FtT nri TV 1 tix , XX t
Mil cuniiiiMiiHirA x jf 1 1 xi -. . iiuni i. .nAji'. f.--t . i
had trie daybeiprei: despatch Ity iQ: , fV
iioo occurreg coQcerHmg inemoao w : -l H r
9oncerinng' ino?ipuu wU- -Is- f-.tm
e to tTanamHHhiscommiinH x
eiXImj erfaftjun h : s ,, V'.
cnahliog me
tiion4otbe
mifMcimiwrniKfi-tn? proposition tp -lie
veVamenroiHhenited BttteaVu-' '
Mr. Adaka thScrrf
i Sutr-r received;a- few day a aincoa -
Metier fr'MrlJusseedHis lion-;
ing-' thitthlav missiorHhWevliaaclosei
that nertad recctvemwpaasporrtanaV Km?
thiitlh thrVeJIdaysX frbm ihatime ' ; k M $ p
lU l.av.'tk. (ltlf In amWI, . 1)1... . v T V i. ' - J
Irmiui) He, adds
tusi kuq iiriusu guvcruiqcnt naa reiect-
Tfce- evening before last JV barf Jano-
Iher interview ; VfiUi the; Charicellon
CputiJRomaiiifgat hi, rcque)
Tlierp 'had been ruinora m
here of an armistice m Criada'i & of th"
upuoimmenc oi com mrsstonera by.-, too i
G. Britain, The :Count asked me if f
had any authentic jutormaiion of thesei ; i
vi i iuiatt,cau a saau , 4 rjaa not, ina( v
lerent aspect i and I toldfiim?the&iub-r ( J
;tuce ot Mr RaselVcmuaicailon. '
jo men fjtifcrcMixiai i3 incident v,; -
woiild no discbOrige this gpover
from rtakrg aV9ffer-u
which he tad ifeggested to :iii:M &Z:
rnr, conletxbce ,
failure "mtntpt I & direct ti
negoaayocnc0iiro ,in the uejw ;s
jiefanhopet comr :
mpn jrieuq ; not only desstrow Trorrt the ,i -sentihtof
iriefsiijv to seethe par-?
tie- reconciled ro"each otheb.a:Havi'; ',,'''
;tjalso?a sttongqntirest pf hjs owri inH
their. reopciliatiouy . ' r;;- ' ; .. v
; A'iic'tuutJsiji dispac W; '
(or;0aschkuff rdyittr
merican
wheth
of tbnsjrflin
Btates. ln odr rnierv conversation
( reportcdn my leiteof the dtfetilt I
I ncrejl tpdeipafch one of the A- . 1 ; ; J
mer:icpnive$san6.w'k at'Ci-onitadW-ir : i . ?
neriiianeiDaa would iurniaa
'ir' a-drjtgiany tfear
woulpfotect her fromcapture bv Brl
tiihrrjbed veic ' 1 tf&cbTJM said hd
had inade be ropoiiiiio t he c mbassW
doff'w hoailjdxpre&sed M r'eaifieaitO!-;
is, uiB uucmuw pj-pvineo: tne vessel" i
anil scnrsj?Muy the1.yofv!
nglahd clciliion whuh the c nt J
1sai4 heha idltl; the cmbador he '
pacarq, logttrmr wjlft jihoSeoUtiecljauy
cclloi- lo Air IaschkofJ. T'am, Sec.51'!
-i;K - the 4vWinst I teeefved Xi
dupiscale oXyour f3VfirItfuly lastif
onnnuncjngHvdecIafaiioiof
jh'ev Pf'sjeriv'i--pfox-lYwion.nou1ftt -S
. i-f r sQsuirKsae i ecom,
tee of Wtign: rjiatlonjrsing'it. .atiip.V--6jtl;KatiMals
2llt.
Juritjrbe ;inorofoaleJievit:u
tuedocu mr7ts f ntrt h i qg yet r:o m 1
fdJwnjl;thavev iwc the fcrst oiXci!C .'
r in ii u.ii cpiujnwnraieUt-'it oim.ni'S;
subatahce oFtnal V4H of yur msocW"
whtcoatedlo Utissia, c mose whie;i
faUyiouBteract any im oresaiotir'
coma noasK rne to agtce tp. a.aji which i a i ;
lflidJoovthinKutiiirl ::.:.. f g;U
0y.. 'i1 Wi""howeve'r, two Araeri-. j'' -- J
can 'gejntleVen;-he.rbi)l. faint f de4 I :il
aball transmit this Jtknaiehndlfrli - - - X1
x:qin iy u a. 1 ca u on o i tne.war. f ; v. 1 1?'
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