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agreeably to your instructious, respecting- the differences growing out 

 of the Imperial Ukase of September 1821 would be found to contain 

 fresh proofs of the conciliatory spirit in which His Majesty's Govern- 

 ment had directed this negotiation, that it was now time to bring the 

 negotiation, either in one way or another, to its final conclusion, and, 

 with this view, His Majesty's Ministers, in empowering me to offer a 

 new " Projet," had gone at once to the utmost extent of concession, 

 justified by their sense of duty, in order to remove the objections of the 

 Eussian Government. 



On reading the " Projet" some difficulties were started and some dis- 

 cussion took place; but I hold it unnecessary to trouble you with a more 

 particular account of this conference as the liussian Plenii^otentiaries 

 were not then prepared toexi)ress any decided opinion as to those i^arts 

 of the "Projet" which do not entirely come up to their proposals, and 

 I have expressly reserved to myself the liberty of recording my ex])la- 

 nations in an official shape in the event of their jiersisting to object to 

 any essential part of its contents. 



Oonnt Nesselrode said that he hoped to be ready with his answer in 

 the course of a week. Tiie h^mperor's being again at Czarskoe-Zelo 

 for two or three days may i)0ssibly occasion some delay. 

 I have, &c. 



(Signed) Stratford Canning. 



No. 55. 

 Mr. G. Ganniny to Mr. S. Canning. 



No. 6.] Foreign Office, 3Iarch 15, 1825. 



Sir: Your despatches to No. 13 inclusive have been received and 

 laid before the King. 



I inclose to you a copy of a despatch received from Mr. Addington, 

 by which yon will see that the Government and Senate of the United 

 States have ratified the Treaty of Nortli-West American Bountlaries 

 and Navigation, which was negotiated at St. Petersburgh last year. 

 It is hardly necessary to point ont to you the additional force which 

 the conclusion of this transaction gives to that part of your 

 80 instructions on the same subject, which prescribes the denumd 

 for this country of terms as favourable as those which have been 

 obtained by the United States. 

 I am, &c. 



(Signed) George Canning. 



No. 5G. 



Mr. 8. Canning to Mr. G. Canning. — {Received March 21.) 



No. 15.] St. Petersburgh, Fehrnary 17 {March 1), 1825. 



Sir : By the messenger Latchford I have the honour to send you the 

 accompanying Convention between His Majesty and the Emperor of 

 Kussia respecting the Pacific Ocean and North -West Coast of America, 

 which, according to your instructions, I concluded and signed last night 

 with the Russian Plenipotentiaries. 



