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Table of contents — Continued. 



No. 



Name. 



No. 



Date. 



Subject. 



Page. 



36 



To Ship owners' So- 

 ciety. 



To Sir C. Bagot. 



1823. 

 Nov. 20 



1824. 

 Jan. 15 



38 



Mr. Enrterby to Board 

 of Trade. 



Sir C. Bagot . 



To Sir C. Bagot , 



IS 



To CountLievcn. 



42 



To Sir C. Bagot - 



.do. 



22 



26 



44 



45 



.do. 



Feb. 7 



Mar. 17 

 (29). 



Mar. 24 

 May 29 



May 29 

 July 12 



July 24 



Memorandum from 

 Count Lieven. 



Mr. Addington. 



47 



48 



Sir C. Bagot , 



41 



To Count Lieven . 



To Mr. Ward. 



Aug. 2 



Aug. 12 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 13 



Bnssian XJkaae. Cannot state in distinct terms 

 that it has been annulled, as negotiations are 

 still pending. Has only been provisionally 

 suspended. 



Reasons why the United States Government 

 should not be a party to the negotiations be- 

 tween Great Britain and Kussia. As to their 

 territorial claims. Kelers to new United 

 States doctrine against European colonization 

 of America. Instructions to resume negotia- 

 tions on questions at issue with Kussia. Ac- 

 ceptable limits of Russian claims on north-west 

 coast. Mode in any Treaty of safeguarding 

 United States interests derived from Treaty 

 with Spain in 1819. 



Limits of maritime jurisdiction. Mr. Pitt's 

 views in 1790 in connection with Spanish 

 America. Fishing and navigating in Beh- 

 ring's Straits should be free. 



Renrets failure to induce Russians to adjust 

 their north-west frontier reasonably. Nature 

 of the negotiations, fle offered the Russians 

 rather more than he was instructed to do. 

 Ditliculty raised asregardsqiiestion of maritime 

 jurisdiction. Protection asked for Russian ship 

 navigating seas claimed as Russian territory. 

 Proposals and replies annexed. 



Approving bis having suspended negotiations. 

 Thinks Hudson's Bay Conii)any will recom- 

 mend the adoption of Russian proposals. Will 

 consider, when Count Lioven's instructions 

 are ascertained, where ulterior negotiations 

 are to be carried on. 



Will soon be able to authorize Sir C. Bagot to 

 accfjit the Riissian proposals respecting the 

 north west frontier, with certain (8pecifie<ll 

 qualifications. Expects usual trade privileges. 

 Assumes that Dkase of 1821 resi)ecting exclu- 

 sive jurisdiction over North Pacific will be 

 withdrawn. 



Transmitting copy of letter to Count Lieven. 

 Aiay soon expect instructions for conclusion 

 of negotiations respecting the north-west 

 coast; also respecting Greece. 



Transmitting draft Convention respecting north- 

 west frontier. Not to allow boundary below 

 Mount St. Elias to extend beyond 10 leagues 

 from sea. Instructions respecting right to 

 visit each other's possessions. No time limita- 

 tion in certain cases. 



Transmitting Memorandum by Count Lieven on 

 the draft Convention. May accept mode of 

 tracing frontier as suggested in it on certain 

 conditions. Must insist on free navigation of 

 Behring's Sea. 



Draft Convention respecting north-west coast. 

 Considers the frontier shouhl follow the sum- 

 mit, and not the base, of the mountains. Con- 

 siders stipulation that British vessels be 

 allowed to navigate Behring's Straits into 

 Arctic Ocean inadmissible. 



Nature of Convention between Russia and the 

 United States respecting intercouise on the 

 North American Continent. The question of 

 mare clausum not touched upon, the Ukase of 

 1821 being virtually abiimloned. 



Russian Government will not accept the British 

 draft Convention because it will not concede 

 right to trade forever at Archaugelsk and along 

 certain portion of Russian coast, or right of 

 trading at all between latitude 60° and Behring's 

 Sea. Inclosing Russian counter-project. Its 

 nature. 



Regretting Russian Government refuse to con- 

 clude Treaty respecting north-west frontier. 

 H(i]ieshis(TOvernii\eiit will instruct hi in t(isif;n 

 it here before meeting of Parliament. Mode of 

 disposing of the Ukase of 1821. 



To urge Russian Government to instruct Count 

 Lieven to sign the Treaty here. Wants it con- 

 cluded before the meeting of Parliament. 



