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of America, has had the honor to express to Mr. Adams, Secretary of 

 State, the desire of the Emperor, his master, who is ever animated by 

 a sincere friendship toward the United States, to see the discussions 

 that have arisen between the cabinets of St. Petersburg and Wasliiiig- 

 ton, upon some provisions contained in the ukase of the 4th (10th) of 

 September, 1821, relative to the Russian possessions on the nortliwest 

 coast of America, terminated by means of friendly negotiation. 



These views of His Imperial Majesty coincide with the wish expressed 

 sometime since on the part of the United States in regard to a settle- 

 ment of limits on the said coast. 



The ministry of the Emj)eror having induced the British ministry to 

 furnish Sir Charles Bagot, ambassador of His Majesty the King of Eng- 

 land near His Imperial Majesty, with full powers necessary for the 

 negotiation about to be set on foot for reconciling the diihculties exist- 

 ing between the two courts on the subject of the northwest coast, the 

 English Government is desirous of acceding to that invitation. 



The undersigned has been directed to communicate to Mr. Adams, 

 Secretary of State, in the name of his august master, and as an addi- 

 tional proof of the sentiments entertained by His Imperial Majesty 

 towards the President of the United States and the American Govern- 

 ment, the expression of his desire that Mr. Middleton be also furnished 

 with the necessary powers to terminate with the Imperial cabinet, by 

 an arrangement founded on the principle of mutual convenience, all 

 the ditfereuces that have arisen between Russia and the United States 

 in consequence of the law published September 4 (16), 1821. 



The undersigned thinks he may hope that the Cabinet of Washing- 

 ton will, with pleasure, accede to a proposition tending to facilitate the 

 completion of an arrangement based upon sentiments of mutual good 

 will and of a nature to secure the interests of both countries. 

 He profits, etc., 



TUYLL. 



2Ir. Adams to Baron TuyU. 



Department of State, 



Washington, May 7, 1823. 



The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has sub- 

 mitted to the consideration of the President the note which he had the 

 honor of receiving from the Baron de Tuyll, Envoy Extraordinary and 

 Minister Plenipotentiary fi'om His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all 

 the Russias, dated the 12th (24th) of the last month. 



The undersigned has been directed, in answer to that note, to assure 

 the Baron de Tuyll of the warm satisfaction with which the President 

 receives and appreciates the friendly dispositions of His Imperial 

 Majesty toward the United States; dispositions which it has been, and 

 is, the earnest desire of the American Government to meet with corre- 

 sponding returns, and which have been long cemented by the invariable 

 friendshi]) and cordiality which have subsisted between the United 

 States and His Im])erial Majesty. 



Penetrated with these sentiments, and anxiously seeking to promote 

 their per])etuation, the President readily accedes to the proposal that 

 the minister of the United States at the court of His Imperial Majesty 

 should be furnished with powers for negotiating, upon principles adapted 



