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Washington 29th Nov. 1811 Dear Sir. We have done nothing in our legislative capacity from which the views or intentions of this body upon the course we are to pursue towards Great Britain can be ascertained. Our committee of foreign relations have not agreed to any one of the various propositions which have been submitted for its consideration. A proposition declaring that unless the orders in council were repealed by the first day of April next that war should be made upon Great Britain was this morning decided in the committee, only members voting for it. The proposition was to have been discussed with closed doors, and if adopted would have been followed up by raising an army of 20.000 men, and by the equipment of the public vessels of war. The original proposition was not to have been promulgated officially until the day when it was to be raised. The committee having negatived this proposition, adjourned until Monday morning. I am informed that the committee