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No. 35. 

 Count Lieven to Mr. G. Canning. — [Received November .) 



[P.articaliere et Confideutielle.] 



AsHBURNHAM HousE, le 26 Novemhre, 1823. 

 IVION CHER M. CANNING: Je voiis suis iutiiiimeut recounaissant de la 

 coiiiinunicatiun que v^ous avez bieii voulu me faire. Eu vous restituant 

 ci-pres les deux annexes joiutes a votre lettre, et en nie prevalaut de la 

 permission que vous avez eu la bonte de me donner, je prends la 

 46 liberte de vous observer: qu'il serait desirable que le passage 

 marque au crayon dans la Minute de votre rejionse fnt substitue 

 par I'annonee, "que les nouvelles instructions donnees aux Comman- 

 dants des croisieres Eusses sont conyues dans I'intentiou de prevenir les 

 voies de fait entre les vaisseaux Kusses et ceux des autres nations, et 

 qu'en general elles peavent etre considerees comme de nature a faire 

 siisjiendre provisoirement I'eflet de I'Ukase Imperial du 4 Septembre, 

 1821." 



Je crois que par ces expressions I'objet de tous serait egalement 

 atteint. 



Veuillez, &c. (Signed) Lieven. 



No. 30. 



Foreign Office to Ship oicners'' Society. 



Foreign Office, November 26', 1823. 



Sir: I am directed by Mr. Secretary Canning to acknowledge the 

 receipt of your letter of the llHh instant expressing a hope thyt the 

 Ukase of September 1821 had been annulled. 



Mr. Canning cannot authorize me to state to you in distinct terms that 

 the Ukase has been ^'•annuUed,^^ because the negotiation to which it gave 

 rise is still ])endiiig, embracing, as it does, many points of great intricacy 

 as well as im])ortance. 



But I am directed by Mr. Canning to acquaint you that orders have 

 been sent out by the Court of St. Petersburgh to their Naval Command- 

 ers calculated to prevent any collision between Kussian ships and those 

 of other nations, and, in eftect, suspending the Ukase of September 1821. 



I am, &c. 



(Signed) F. Conyngham. 



No. 37. 

 Mr. G. Canning to Sir C. Bagot. 



No. 2.] Foreign Office, January 15, 1824. 



Sir: A long period has elapsed since I gave your Excellency reason 

 to expect additional instructions for your conduct in the negotiation 

 respecting the llussian Ukase of 1821. 



That expectation was held out in the belief that I should have to 

 instruct you to combine your proceedings with those of the American 

 Minister; and the framing such instructions was, of necessity, delayed 

 until ^Ir. Rusii should be in possession of the intentions of his Govern- 

 ment uiion the subject. 



