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should make His Majesty's Government acquainted with these senti- 

 ments, and assure it that he will neglect no opportunity which may 

 present itself, to prove his sincere desire to strengthen and improve 

 those relations by every act within the sphere of his authority which 

 may contribute to confirm the good understanding so happily es- 

 tablished. 



It is also to me a pleasing duty to express to you, as I am directed 

 to do, the entire satisfaction of the President with your conduct on 

 this important occasion. The untiring zeal, patriotic exertions, and 

 great ability, which you have displayed in the difficult negotiation 

 thus satisfactorily concluded, realise all the anticipations he had 

 formed from the employment of your talents in this important 

 branch of the public service, and entitle you to the thanks of your 

 Country. To these sentiments I beg leave to add the expression of 

 my own unqualified approbation of all your acts since the commence- 

 ment of your Mission near the Government of Great Britain. 

 I am, &c. 



M. VAN BUREN. 



Louis McLANE, Esq. 



Mr. McLane to the Earl of Aberdeen. 



9 CHANDOS STREET, PORTLAND PLACE, 



3d November, 1830. 



The Undersigned, &c. has the honour to transmit, herewith, to the 

 Earl of Aberdeen, &c. a Proclamation issued by the President of 

 The United States, on the 5th of October last, and also a Letter of 

 Instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury, in conformity 

 thereto, to the several Collectors of The United States, removing 

 the restrictions on the trade in British Vessels, with the Ports of 

 The United States, and the Colonial Possessions of Great Britain: 

 and the Undersigned takes leave to add, that, though these papers 

 appear to be sufficiently clear and explicit, he will take much pleas- 

 ure in making any further personal explanations of their import 

 that may be considered desirable. 



It will be perceived, however, that, by virtue of the foregoing 

 Proclamation, and the operation of the Act of Congress, of the 29th 

 May, 1830, the restrictive Acts of The United States are absolutely 

 repealed; that the Ports of The United States are opened to the 

 admission and entry of British Vessels, coming from any of the 

 British Ports mentioned in both Sections of the said Act, with the 

 same kind of British Colonial Produce as may be imported in 

 American Vessels and upon the same terms; that the Alien Duties, 

 in the Ports of The United States, on British Vessels and their Car- 

 goes, and also the restrictions in the Act of the Congress of The 

 United States of 1823, to the direct Intercourse between The United 

 States and the British West India Colonies, are abolished. 



The undersigned has the honour to state, further, that these Acts 

 have been performed by the President, in conformity with the Letter 

 of the Earl of Aberdeen, of the 17th of August last, and that, by 

 accepting the assurance of the British Government with the accom- 

 panying explanation, as a compliance with the requisitions of the Act 



