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Monday, April 10, 1814.
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Cessastion of
Hostilities.
Since Friday
noon there have been various rumours in this city respecting the probability of
an Armistice. From one source it was
stated, that the Secretary of State and Colonel Barclay (the British Commissary
general of Prisoners, who resides at Bladensburg, near Washington[1])
have for several days been engaged in negotiating an Armistice, and that the
terms had been so far arranged that an Express has been dispatched to the
British squadron in Lynhaven Bay.
Another rumour is, that Sir George Prerost, the Governor General of
Canada, had proposed, through the angency of General Winder, to suspend the
hostile operations which have so grievously afflicted the unoffending
inhabitants on both sides of the borders of Canada; and that out Government,
though not then prepared, are now ready, to accede to the proposition, and that
a Messenger has passed through this city for the purpose of making known to Sir
George the humane intentions of our government.
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After
the preceding article was in type we received, by the Southern Mail of
yesterday, the following:
Georgetown, Columbia,
April 9.
The Armistice.
There
was much talk yesterday of an Armistice.
All we could learn upon the subject is this - A land armistice has been
proposed by Governor Prevost, or he has given the President to understand that
he can have an armistice if he desires it.
It was determined in council to suspend hostilities in Canada only upon
conclusion of obtaining, at the same time, a maritime truce. It is added, that Col. Monroe is authorized
to ascertain whether the commander of the fleet on the American station has
power to conclude an armistice. [Federal Republican.
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Alexandria, Virginia,
April 9.
There
was a report in Washington yesterday, believed to be entitled to consideration,
that an Armistice was on the tabis [sic] and would be speedily concluded. For ourselves we rather hope for such an
event than place implicit reliance on the rumours. The source from whence we derived our information
is, however, entitled to a great degree of credence.[2]
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| Bostwick House, Bladensburg, Maryland image from Wikipedia |
[1] Colonel
Thomas H. Barclay (Tory in the American Revolution; first British consul
appointed in New York after the peace of 1783; British agent for prisoners of
war in War of 1812) resided at "Bostwick," the oldest surviving
structure at Bladensburg. from Wikipedia.
[2] Poulson's
American Daily Advertiser.; Date: 04-11-1814; Volume: XLIII; Issue: 11665;
Page: [3]; Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Transcribed by John Peter Thompson, April 11th, 2013.
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