Taking no part in the questions which animate these powers against each other, nor permitting themselves to entertain a wish but for the restoration of general peace, they have observed with good faith the neutrality they assumed.
Proclamation 14—Requiring Removal of British Armed Vessels From United States Ports and Waters
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His influence in negotiations for peace may be of value to the United States should arrangements of any sort affecting them be contemplated by other powers in the present extraordinary state of the world;
The expense as well as the importance of the work renders it a subject proper for the special consideration of Congress.
To prevent altogether the entrance of large vessels, a line of blocks across the harbor has been contemplated.
I transmit to Congress a letter recently received from our minister at the Court of St. James, covering one to him from the British secretary of state, with his reply.
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