440 ANNUAL REGISTER, iSlf. 



Correspondence between Sir J. B. 

 Warren, and the Secretary of 

 State, Mr. Monroe. 



Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sept. 30. 



Sir, — The dtparture of Mr, Fos- 

 ter from America has devolved 

 upon me the charge of making 

 known to 3'ou, for the information 

 of the government of the United 

 States, the sentiments entertained 

 by his Royal Highness the Prince 

 Regent, upon the existing rela- 

 tions of the two countries. 



You will observe from the en- 

 closed Copy of an order in Coun- 

 cil, bearing date the 23d of June, 

 1812, that the Orders in Council 

 of the 7th of Jan. 1807, and the 

 26th of April, 1S09, ceased to ex- 

 ist nearly at the same time that 

 the government of the United 

 States declared war against liis 

 Ma jest}'. 



Immtdiafely on the receipt of 

 this declaration in London, the 

 Order in Council, of which a copv 

 is herewith enclosed to you, was 

 issued, on the 31st day of July, 

 for the embargo and detention of 

 all American ships. 



Under these circumstances, I 

 am commanded to propose to your 

 government the immediate cessa- 

 tion of hostilities between the two 

 countries ; and I shall be most 

 happy to be the instrument of 

 bringing about a reconciliation, so 

 interesting and beneficial to Ame- 

 rica and Great Britain. 



I therefore propose to you, that 

 the government of the United 

 States of America shall instantly 

 recal their letters of maique and 

 reprisal against British ships, to- 

 gether with all orders and instruc- 

 tions for any acts of hostility what- 

 ever against the territory of his 



Majesty, or the persons or pro- 

 perty of his subjects : with the 

 understanding, that immediately 

 on my receiving from you an offi- 

 cial assurance to that effect, 1 shall 

 instruct all the officers under my 

 command to desist from corre- 

 sponding measures of war against 

 the ships and property of the 

 United States, and that I shall 

 transmit, without delay, corre- 

 sponding intelligence to the several 

 parts of the world where hostili- 

 ties may have commenced ; the 

 British Commanders in which will 

 be required to discontinue hostili- 

 ties, from the receipt of such no- 

 tice. 



Should the American govern- 

 ment accede to the above proposal 

 for terminating hostilities, I am 

 authorised to arrange with you as 

 to the revocation of the laws 

 which interdict the commerce and 

 ships of war of Great Britain from 

 the harbours and waters of the 

 United States ; in default of which 

 revocation within such reasonal)le 

 period as may be agreed vipon, you 

 will observe, by the Order of the 

 23d of June, the Orders in Coun- 

 cil of January, 1807, and April, 

 1809, are to be revived. 



The officer who conveys this 

 letter to the American coast has 

 received my orders to put to sea 

 immediately upon the delivering 

 of this dispatch to the competent 

 authority ; and earnestly recom- 

 mend, that no time may be lost in 

 communicating to me the decision 

 of your government, persuaded as 

 I feel, that it cannot but be of a 

 nature to lead to a speedy termi- 

 nation of the present differences. 



The flag of truce which you 

 may charge with your reply, will 

 find one of uiy cruisers at Sandy 



Hook 



