l.'nder  present  trircunistanees  it  is  very  desirable  that  there  should  he  a  suspensipii
of  the  territorial  elainis  of  Knssia  to  the  border  regions  of  the  United  States  with-
out )>rejudiee  to  the  respective  rights  of  the  powers  interested,  until  the  settiemeiit
of  the  boundaries  by  a  treaty,  but  it  is  especially  necessary,  for  the  avoidance  of
any  eom]>lication8  that  might  arise  through  htistilities,  that  the  Russian  Govern-
meiit  should  abstain  from  putting  into  exeeution  the  measures  ordered  liv  the  ukase
of  S4*ptember  4,  1821,  and  that  it  should  ctmsent  to  revoke  the  orders  issued  to  its
vessels  of  war,  if  any  sueli  liave  been  issued  authorizing  those  measures  to  be  put
into  ex4>ciition.
In  the  fear  of . jeopardizing  more  important  interest-s  than  those  Just  uow  under
eousiileratioii.  ami  in  ord«M*  not  to  run  any  risks  that  foresight  may  prevent  tfie
undersigned  deems  if  his  duty  to  make  this  representsition,  and  he  earnestly  hopes
that  the  Iiiiperial  (ioveniinent  will  see,  and  will  avert  by  acting  upon  thtise  suifiies-
tions,  tile  d:in<;ei-s  wlileji  tlireateii  to  disturb  the  good  undemtandiijg  which  bo  hap-
]>ily  exists  between  the  two  countries.
(Signed)    H'y  Mu>du£ton.
St.  rKTKKsitUKGj  Juty  ^ithj  ISJJ.
[Iiicl»'<nn'  N«.  2.]


The  undersigned.  Envoy  Kxtiai>nlinary  and  MiiiisterPlenipotentiary  of  theUnitcMl
Stato  i)i'  Anierir.'i.  lias  the  honor  ti>  eall  the  attention  of  his  excellencv  the  ^trcretarv
ot  Stute.  Count  Nesselr«nli',  to  the  eorrespouiience  which  has  recently  taken  plMe'e
b«'tw«MMi  the  i'.nvov  <»f  iCnssia  in  the  I'nited  States  and  the  Secretary  of  State  (»f  the


United  States.
u  III  M'li  1^1  ii  n-."*.
