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Washington 7t Jan.y 1810 Dear Sir. Our latest advices from England afford us no explicit evidence of the dispositions of the British cabinet to repeal their orders in council. France and G.B appear to agree only in devising and carrying into execution plans to destroy and embarrass us. France it is true has said that her Milan and Berlin decrees should cease to operate on the 1st day of November last, admitting the fact, and supposing that at the same time she excludes from her ports, cotton, tobacco etc. etc. the growth of the U.S., how in point of interest is our situation benefitted? The prohibition is a municipal regulation and therefore is no violation of our neutral rights-- true-- but shall we unclear France simply ceases to injure us-- simply abstain from such? of the most flagrant injustice towards us-- shall we abandon the only foreign trade