w
$
• » .. .on «*r th- prv*tlcu! wrong becomesj
r mere speculative right.—Why then com- j
. ;ah, of cur extraordinary demands, when we
l,.vc made non- *
“ Bat .he demands of Am~rica are not only
rxtravag m*. but they have been shifting and
i r.crrtain /” Toe orders of Council were
i ««t the. tv d rnuv of the war, says the Cou
t ‘r, (th*y were only a pretext!) for tlnes*
Ordrrs had not been “ connpk'jned ct lor
venrs.”_The whole world know s this asser
tion to be false—when had we ceased to com
plain, or to resist them in some shape or oth
t,r > ’The whole series of our commercial
restrictions was effected to this object—War
wis put olf. nrttil Mr. k skitie had informed
the Secretary of State, that wo had no room
to hope for their repeal, but upon such teruu
ps we had no right to require »f France—
Such as that British goods should be admitted
into the ports of die continent. The deck
r tion of war beaijs date a few days only f
ter the date of this letter. It closed tiic dcor
of peace, and the sword was drawn. If the
■war began when “ it should be nu s service
able to Bonaparte,” it was not our fault. It
-would have bfn indeed the height of Quix
otism for us to have said to Mr. Bull : “Sir,
we ought to fight you now ; hut we chcose to
wait until your hands are rd of that proud
felloV B maparte—Wo will take no ungene
rous advantage of you, but suspend the b!ov’>
until you archest able t » fight uk. ’ Fo this
kind of chivalry wo believe ?.Ir. Bull has ve
ry little, pretensions ' iw-i It.
' It s then equally ibho th »U>ve “submitted
to his Orders far y. irs,” as that the w ar
was suspend*- “ until we c.iild best assist
♦ he progress of the ourge 1 Fir. epe. —e
pass over this accusation without further re
r.jy_It is unworthy of serious pc-tkre.
A 'p,a» “ the Or.It vs in Council wove repealed
_the cause of war van-shc 1 r.t its comm- nce
ment, and yet America continued hostilities.
Why”—not “because the ra d object was
ta ass'st B 'naparte”—but, because one of the
causes c-f war only had van shed., Our Sea
mrn were still concerned in the issue Their
• ..• ,»♦.%..1 3 rnlit.miffl fnr
(}, Britain and France wore sti'l at war.—
It is wonderful and worthy of regret how
quick the enemy camhc- his cue from a ctm
t.iin (Ippos tioo in t"is country anti because
tiiey hav«; so often cried on to suit JLhelr pur
poses, that “the American Government”
h ites “ f M 'gn corner vco,” how readily the
vicmy avails himself of this cry to charge
our attachment for tr.e seamen to the score of
dunli' itv.
\Ye have not “ shifted the cr.cuscs of war,”
with circumstances.—'I in: “ rigid of search"’
js substantially the same as {he old point of
impressment: we have never required the
right (so modestly expressed) ol “legalizing
ti-eas: n”—Nor has the “ conquest of territory”
■seduced us from the best interests of cur
o.ountrv. VVehive land enough to cover C r.
Britain o' er a id over.—The C urivr seeo-s
to be at some loss to undvrs cr.dltimr.eif. He
umore shifting than ha makes us < nt to L\ in
assigning the “ recti grounds” of this war.
First he says, that It was to asri: t Bonaparte ;
but at last settles down in this sage conclusion,
that “ the real px and ot it as an inhered
envy, a hatred of the Ku^hrii—l»cc»use
' they are more poweitul an t wealthy, a
nhire prn'.perous and inoirl rare.” \\ c dis
claim all envy—hut if we lube them, it is Ik -
cause thc-\ have covered us wit-. Indignities iz
ias-ilts. If power and wealth have prompted
us Ur war, why have we not waged it against
I’ranee ?—If they arc prosperous, art* not the
U. S ais.i ? Tne sun never shcr.o upon any
nation, which have thriven more than we have
dbn .—Where is the cue which tins nu de
such rapid advances in so short a time ? W c
as.wre them for theh-s .tisfac.tion, that cur pro
gress has not been in the least degree ret-.sl
ed by toe Independence, which we enjoy.—
As to their morality, wc let re it to be judged
of by those who have seen most of it. Lot the
natives of Indoatan and Ireland speak ! Let
the bones on the Raisin e if to bless their be
nefactors ! Let the ruins of our fiel is & cur
cities, the pillage an destruction ot .1 sea
h . i d, bespeak their pvui*e. Heaven knows,
t nut we have lately h id a pretty copious sam
p e of British morality !
There is hot one point more tc touch on—
“ That the Commission to Ghent is a were
manoeuvre to g in strength fur the war in
sirVanerica”—& that Mr. Madison is not svri
ously bunt on p^ce. I*»»r our o.vn parts,
wc are wilting to abide by the course of ne
guciation—If it does not manifest a sincere,
h li 'eral, an honest and an honorable effort
for peace, wc shall be sorely disappointed.—
If Mr. Madhya has not sought pei.ct in th<
true spirit of peace, there is nb cohridence
t*» Ik* plact -1 in the professions of atatesmen —
The negotiation may have the good effect
v.mcu is sinucipateu oymesn'ui ci— i-n
{ iiuui may make such high demands as t•>
inflame the Americans, and make the war
rcal!y national.”
. The Courier gives us one piece of Informa
tion, whk.Si pore than comper.s-'.tc*. us i«»e ali
Itis abuse. Weave at length proud to per
ceive that the light »>f truth is lire.iking out
upon the public mind ot l’.rgiar.d, and tii it
■* e h«.\t* “ inimerous and active partisans it)
I-iOnd: !>.” We are much mistaken if the
i.egnciationr. at Ghent <!o not sjtitt further o
]ien tlie eye:. r.f England, to tlie moderation
of our councils, and the unreasonableness and
insolence of her ministers. Thus thev will
ha ve the double cih-ct of increasing oar friends
there, and lesser, ng her’s here.
Oav iurtiier remark and we have done.—
The symptoms of a new war upon Europe
begin to ri’sclose themselves—W ar may
arise out of tir> chaos into which she is
♦brown—And whether Kngkmd lie a party or
fi speculator, she wdi then lie obliged to lice])
a u». g r portion of iter force at home.
OKI R IAL.
7b th” .IdhUunt flrrirvitl.
Cam ft, Northumberland Court-Horn*.
6Ih October, lPlk
FIR,
I have the honor to communicate to you the par
ticular* attending lie-late incursion of the enemy into
tins irf.lity.
On Tip-si lav morning the 4th, before dawn, I rrreiv.
ed information Cu.m n pirket guunl at the month of
tv«n, I lint the enemy was amending «hat river ••• g'->'ai
force. I’resuming this place to be hi* object, I imme
diflitt ly d' tpaUE i| < l-pt. Jett v itb hi* eompany of rifle
men, an ! a f<"i volunteers ftotvi the line, to Itlnok
I'oiu*, the n <ice*t landing to this place, to oppose hi*
binder. and proceeded with the balance of mv force
**t itijn jtliKt1, to the support ol ( 'apt. Jett. Before be
c ".l I «: r.v • e it nl .ce k ipoinled, the enemy bud
landed. Determined to annoy him a* much a* possi
b*.-, ii-tl sintscied bis own in a covert near the
rmit. an ■ a* lie adv aioeo gave him a destructive fire ;
l.i.l i rrr iv g that ili« er.erny wn* rnd'*avnrinjt lo/ain
fii* I'i .ils*. ' • ■ bis fti 'a to ret'"*’, which they dr'
in C' id ..ivh r Takinir advantage of another fprorsbl"
1 .i , : ;.^si;i b. *ai <1 and engaged the eneinvb ail
via • • »..• time, entil he whs compelled to gin
jr in': ,i fere 've*tW sn trior in number*. The
• ft * \ s : on tome no c f.mie up; when, finding it
eta. d Hi j •. lilcs* to taterdica my i^en iu a contest to
■ •
ttnorjnut, we rvt'~-d hr the rwd I nrr.ig to IjicbJc
court-house, determined to >u ike aland on the tiiwt £•«
tumble "round. The enemy being m jKinsiir. we form
l|l oti n ti II, half a mile from tuts place, and awaih*
his _spj: ranch—when Captains Altifrell and War, will
tln-ii-rompani'-s.-^ure him a warm 11 ecptiiwt. t'inil e
it tribe the enemy’s object to gain our rear, which hi
ipo*at «oi.*er,ority iti nntulter* would have enabled hin
••••v r tn have a -.coinpiished, I th'm»!n. it prudent to a
hatMIon vi umijiitii •ooiilliat,Miii ocdvix-d lie reuvat li
*>e continued, which we i,(Tv|,1vi] in rood order. Thi
erortiy, uftet-ti>llowing us ihitc miles further, ;vliu
';ui-'i#nl the pursuit rod n mni. il to thi.- plurr, w in
an :«** lost itait* •nniinnte s« ms of pitl.t^c ha! . ihber,
commenc'-d. l<i fe tunrui Iv, in .»..r ivtieJtt, a n.v.jct>i
Kindcd v i h wnuniluitiiHi, ami wane i uu- and Imggage
was captured he the cncmv; by whi. h accident, w
liai i* b-i a few *i p *a id and mo f of the mu »juc.l car
i rid;'-*ci V-, • iging in the in i b*vUu!**n.
Al«xii tin* -ante time that the i-nemjr ImdoJ u
lla.'k I'flint, in: tun.a »in-’.'ire about an i:t|uu) ntlinht
t Monday a 1’fiinl,ou . nr >uinc«>. This ptxrtv adva/i
• aal in f ot-lmi 'jr, in ij*i- st *<! Caof. I!« ulersoa, wlin
wii'n bislannpa'iv, whs ninth med :U that plane, it ,rla
natelv the t npt.iiu liftd rcCr vu! i-iir!v intcliivciisi: oflln
enemy's npp inch on each ri.er; . I . i. i . king tin
nere» ■••y preedit ion fnr tin* ■eruritrof hi* nrtdlerv, tr
•a'r'il tijs it 111H1 dm intie-io ■, lie matched ul: J» Ins c«an
tivind th our r-s;-<**n*e at this place; buf tS« d< tar.!
blent ’’’i'll ilh.ck r* i'-t liaviie* thrown U-t IF betir mi
us, be was prevented fixito ele cting a juni tion. A!l. i
r<thing vv.!i hL« rnmpv.T t*> n pl.ire of seciirirv,
r'.mid hansf lt uilho* irYne, ;■ 1 leaving tin1 coin
tnand to |,t t ir-dl-, retun'fi alone tn'.hc neighbour
hots! *'f this place, to rerunnoitre the e.r invh inure
n'en'.s f!*"* ■ he I’:'-' tin opportun ty to diitin<pti.*h him
‘"ti with his 'trial i-.'ia u •> —VViib'SM*. aav as- vt-inc*
’’hatever, h*- ctinttrvd finr nf tee eitvir.v j ri,d b iiu
:• ' *r v-irds j i|,ctl L*v a volunteer luui.n', Wall, fnn
‘ ty’iiii'jfHl ci-intv, touk-four other*, who, thro* tiie. mis
„f ,5.,. y t > whom they v . a deliver
•*d, were .•lihunvaixls re-raptured. >2r Aljutvt Rice
riso rendered <•<-.•• ntia1 s vice in seen e g tiie prisoners
; * enemy havingdestroyed the ammunition Sctent
; lvl.ieh he ruptured, mid broken :dmwt eA or 70 pnhlii
! mus eta, rent nf them out of repair, which in the bur
rye) < trial in' hern left hero, .ubAndnned t'l'w p|ae<
mon; d nVlfjck 1\ M. the same day, and about dark >
i u as again nrcituicd, for n fsw hours, by hi. seem.I c mi ;
v. ho wentnfi a)«*it‘2 the next tuorniup, and return'd
i iti tin e Hills ill the lluv at the iihki!ii fil’Dion.
It is w.tii much plraeure that I assure vou, sir. o
th- excellent conduct oftJie oflicei'S at.d men ii ili i
mv com.Mind upon the late nccs-im.—Ttuy evinr
oil that ayserst '• less fearful odiff’ tliev could har«
d me more. ^ et, tiutw itbstan iing t ie di .a Ivantag nti:
i*JrCMn»»s!ifl!C*'S IIIIiIh’ U-|> Oil. at . I lliu ommiel....
little i • in triumph nt liis s’ltcesx Tlic fire o
C apt Ji-u’e rtfletrn n, roust hivo been or—c-l!x* <; ••;truc
tiie; every nw ■ hud Lis re t, and In: reset v.nl liis fie*
Until the enemy had advanced in solid columns witliii
seventy yards; he then opened upon him, thestfirick!
a'.il groans i>! the wounded and dyin:* whirl) won
distinctly heard bv his vldettes, well i.m k«d tin i xi>v
: on ol h'nlire. /n tite fire made In orpt-i.- Attvell nn<
s eon»mnmls, it well w-rtaite'ij that he |i,.t an
ofifi-.v of the rank ofcapuan killed, besides sev -rai otli
ers killed ami wounded. Our low tins been trivial tit
deed, a vidette badly hurt by * f-ll trnm hit hors*-, ai ,1
, supernumerary ii, ut. and ti,-.i.-ite. not. u.thth tron-n
talpni prr/aters. The strength ofi this p-gt. I.h-s bee.
pri nt'-, i'"l!i' rd by sic liners, brought on by tie- anluotv
“> ’l i'tul to perform, many have die I. and bv <<e
t ■ oh.-nent» to ch •• pa: tx of the i-qui trv. ,\lv force » :t
uljottt lull men, r. id I greatly r-gret tie- loss'of tie: xn
vii-e, on tbe I at • ••cmtiioti, of tl itext-eh-i.t odi- r, nn
j it- SixekHcll, who, For some days, has ivmn extremely
ill. From tin: K-rtinfo- id:Hion f have beennhh toe.il
h i t, the loive nt' lie- enemy which I s t ied in this conn
L' fouid not Lave lieen lew than 15-JO men—o insistin
nfinfimtiy. ai-tile-iy, cavalry and rocket men, (two dr
sv-1 tel s who have come in make it d .able that, number.’
• he first voi-ps which arrived, its* ooninmr.d'd by col
Mrook, assisted by liettfi Ciil. M„chf:ll; tlics-. on'dwa
tin Vr the comma ad of major Var.ce. L|x.a tie whole
Lis Cvau-aC was marked with aitss ties dating t rack, tlrai
I in meat of liis former incursions into thiscountv. »lr
t 1 ufirhici*. s v as the only house which \».v; fir- d (Jn,
! »asa«ident:;l!y e.xt:nptished. Yet l have ’to eom
|-l .aiot greater violations offered t »ihe si.ictitv ortle
•ciTinlt: cluiract* r, than ha. been perpetrated any whet.
wiNiin my knoadcui.: , except at Hampton. A lad:
i~id In r ring torn from her linger, U her ho-.im t!a t at
L-tied io hi: pnituted by ruffian touch, to tl:-cover whe
Uiurroc had valuable* com- aled therein ; another hm
• i shnv ! '.ah.-:. trociher nt ek, and a third, who, thi
■•.•lit hetore, w.is confined in chJd bod, was aitentptet
lc ■ e ~t,-'*i«tuf her ‘.Kidding. All tin; store:: at this p’act
• -riv emptied of their content'. Many articles whir!
ei.uld ne of r.n service to tin- roblters *vcre«h-iUxived, }s
th:i •dt.fr earned oth Appte <?', either of ladies or gen
tl. r.e : S-.V. .X bed furniture, appealed to be tnuc!
iv •* ct. ,VtT :t is but to th** offici's, to suit’.
:.:u :n their ;ue“t-tn.v, they did not permit the pltiudei
I’r:' ■ l-' An ■ tf.ccr who ivas sent for hv •
:’u- !•■•••'• 1-1 l»«- anti k'.:r property from tie- insults
d r-;finery o, a nt|>Hi-iou« rohhety, wtt!i promp’itml,
• the rerhntit*n of a number w' artcVi, ami oun
■it.t-d th. offender with chfisVis',nJ"nt on tt:»- spot/ tu
oiixrrv -.! to the Indy, she itet d only be apptxsiieuMve u
• he so! die: s of the 44th rejrt. A part of ti:e valuable li
0 T.ry oi ii private gcrt'eirvui n.-.o- ttri pli.c nast.-ncer
d. -VJoit of the bet!*, wherever the a Mien- pilhgcd
vote ripped open, and the tenth* r* scattered tn'tln
•• ttitis, :< .:t honscitvl.l furniture vvanto-.iy destroy
.‘d. i In. morning the enemy were ni*i p«t| in rjetfjnj
•tOck at 'In- in rntli ol ( o-ui, anti hive stu-le <ied ;•
tr.xmg i/it nearly a litindred s'teep juuI some hornedc-it
1 the :..t>m-rty oi Ur. fl.dl Sliortly aftei-wanl, flu
w iioie ol tli • bliipti ng m the Fotomi’t*, oppii*ite th"
• -ice »• -igl.eil Mmiior and slots! down tin- i,-iy whim
■ w uni. AtKatt tinetj’chnjk flustlny. I moved tiowi
o this ,-i ice tnun our c,iC4iin;.'petit a; VVnlket's ahntil
f>ur miles hence, with my rnm.nund, in c->'inin-twr
win n omitot Cal. Cihowuiiig'. re;riim-,t, C.i.Coh
nu. . sfiliemcii and cavalry. I’iie latter liavi ..-under
t*. >d thedepartOre from l!u* Potomac of the c,h-iuv’
sltippiug, have, this ever.ij,g, returned to Fambin
Aitit-eh. A i express has this nioi-Kut. an ivtal, anno in
at; lh.,ctfl «iil of the enemy’s vessel, h ing par: t.fih,
i • ..i - . iiifon mu i •>
the r. o-;U» *>. < <*> Ww-ioneo liiwri • th* In t-rif
of this c(»iifity. . mis. I find we are not vet to he r>
IM.«i d lin.rn his depredation*. I Imvr tn Hckno.rlt:
l.ie.‘. I have ito-iv.-d, sir, f, i,m ml. ( i, .,«-i,i ,,
of the V-i re„-t. as well a l: » it cnl. C,i! tisii’h rim
- V.lli of wIkmii,for tlur pro njitit wh; u ;|) tv), I
t'u-v ; . n!i ti me all the nid in tlieir p,.vr«;r, t! nerve
the Itinnks .’t their roiintrv'.
1 pa;l,sir, that them rfmoderiTi •I.Jr.f v.ll <).. •pif.
fed with Ibe oft‘»e offleet t. mid s.,Mi.es ot'tlih
n.^irnnt, on tn<-tj>tn oCtnsion. He innv ivlv npnntln
nsvhuirc fh:.r rdl wris dime which, will, ten- limirn
menus, could have been done for toe -ifetyau 1 lion no
the ioolites,
i have the honor to he, ^ir,
Vv uh vr.rv great rvsp c.*,
lour nill*l o'r-llient tun %
V. D. now Si Tj. fV.
Com.i.k. 37t!t Pfrf. .M.otiu
_ (T j* Other .ovcounl* stdc, tin y tarried olT .seven,
man:*.
iTT Air Sr If, Oontrm.rul ,ni of \ ido'ie-, ,»form«
tie , ol the vul in Molij.irk It.iv. In had .fit,,* dev.i
anil were afreaslot flit* ( nj'i'S—4 were atili in Al, J>uy
Til?. QUESTION.
The time in r/m" when every lionr- t A mer:
can ntus* rally around the banner *.f i,is mm,
try. We must be as imic man. Unijrd w
may defy the world.— ft is our dissent ion
which hove roused the arrogant hopes of th
enemy.—We must once more t er.u* that oli
r nrite maxim of the Revolution “ t/nded w
A id. Divided we fall.” his is a taiismar
wnich may save the Renithiic.
You see the presumptuous terms of th
enemy.—Are you willing Uj stoop to them
Will you consent to give up those lakes—o
whose waves your stars have, shone wit
such lustr,-—your compieTing vessels to h
burnt—and no armed ship to b“ InTflt o
th* ir waters—or fart built on uour tthnr'”
whiie the condition is not reciprocal and yo>
enemy can do both *
Are \ o'i willing tn give op a portion <
the g -nd old 1’iiited States, and yield fi. 1
so much of the Province of Maine ssurv -o*
mot the province of New-Bi unsv-'icli wi
Qiu’ber ?
Are y >u 'vilUng totaVet.h’ Smvrlo** ins*rn
of the Duke of tne \V oo.is, ler our bound)
•
. ry—vv.T st ide oT so much territory iVom yaur
cjintvy ?
Are you willing to put tire tomahawk ofyour
own In.tt.ms into the enemy’s hands—and de
prive yourself of the power of baying laud
. ot thbsc tribes within yo irown acknowledge*!
li*nits of soven ignty—abuminu lCb,000 u»* our
own American t
Are y i willing to curtail the uses and ac
coniiuo.tatiuns ot the fisheries, without anv
sort of e j iivalent *
Are you witling to make these concessions
without any return ■ .dve or .Ahr
■ Are you willing to blow up the forts secur
ed to you by tiie treaty «»f •* —*. urtail the
boundaries gu irentvc'l to you rfy the treaty of
Independence, and even accept of a qua iked
iivh-peudenre within a large portion of the li
mit j which arc left to you •*
> In u ward, are you witting to abandon the
inheritance which was purchased by the blood
*£ berpie * tv I to yob, by the virtue of your fa
thers > Will you deliver it to your clubmen,
.ess than what von received it t miii your
Sires ? i.JsAl) &. AN AVAR.
la A ST NIGHTS MAID.
\V tSUI.V'JTOV, Oct. 11.
_ TIIvA’iLV IMPORTANT.
i ic i diowing message was vesterday sent
to douses of Congress, i>y the Pre.it’cut
; r tnc t* luted ;>tates. Tile sentiments it exrit
cd in lioth Mouses were purely national, and
’most unanimous.
To <he Senate i. nd Hotter of
R-f>.rescntat vis of the If. States,
I lay before vhingrvss comnumications
just received from the Plenipotentiaries oi the
l . S. charged with uc.jociatir.g peace with
fr. Retain ; shewing the conditions on which a
loue that government is willing to put an end
to the wav.
I lie instructions to tnosc pienipotcnti'ii":rs,
disclosing tile grounds, on which they w*nv
authorised to negociate and conclude a tv* aty
ol peace, will be the subjerl ui ai.oilier com
rtiuni cation.
J \f>. MADISON.
Tras'/irrton. Cut. 1a. 1ft,.,-.
: . i
[. [i rerf in' .. .“rs* ling Ictt”:-from o r (' ommi »i
onei'»detaib.i''i:n ir fir. t ri)::r«*rt;':cf.s nillildc Hiiti-I-.
A pause v,r< ;.u* :o tb . a |)V iLe'.r ifcni'aiMfa iv*; .•clri®
tin: Indians-—They u ill aypr«r ii» oar »i> xr,— Inc foi
! lowi-,ti i-!»s; r, ; » exact view
°J die 'a~t iL. .sand: .ind Pits pivsent , <iteufi.hu i.e,<..
ewiion.
Afersrs. .dJa'ns, PaynrJ, Clntr, Russell, %ul
(IrtHutin, r> Mr.' Monroe, Secretly of
1 Stale, dated.
Ghent, 19th Aug.
i \S,°-—M . Baker, Secretary to the British
mission, called upon v.s to-day, at 1 o'clock, ic
invited us to a co.iferer.ee to he held at r>.
I his was agreed to, and the British Commis
sioners opened it, by saying that they had
received their further instructions tins movn
ing, and had not lost a moment in requesting a
meeting for the purpose of communicating the
decision of their government. It in proper to-;
notice that Lord Castlereagh had arrived hist
’ “>S!u b* this city, whence, it is said, he will de
part to-morrow or. his way to Brussels and
Vienna.
The British Commissioners stated that their I
Government had felt some surprize that we
were not instructed respecting the Indian--, ns
it could not have been expected that they
would leave their Allies, in tiie.r comparatively
I weak situation, exposed to our resentment.
G. B. might justly have supposed that the A
I mencan Government would h ive furnished
us with'instructions, authorizing us to agree
to a positive article on the subject ; but the i -.st
she could demand was toatJ we should sigh
a provisional article admitting the principle,
subject to the ratification of our government;
! so that, it it should be ratified, the treaty
l’ should take ellcnt; and, if not, that it should
he null and void : on our assent or refusal to
admit such an article woul 1 depend the con
tinuance or suspension of the n*; elation.
As we had represented that the propositi
on made by them, on that suoj.-c;, w..s not
sufficiently explicit, tiietr (ioveroment had di
rected them to give us every ncccssarv expla
nation and to state distinctly :he basis which
must be coaridcred as an nul.vieuaible ptvli
lli IlHty.
It was a sine qua non the1 the Indians
should i>e included in the pacification, and as
inch! r.t thereto, that the boundaries of their
territories should be permanently established.
Peace with the Indians was a subject so sim
ple, as to requ re no comment. \Vuli respect
to the boundaries which was to divide tneir
territories from that yf the U. Scutes, the ob
ject of th; British pv'tmmcut w is, that the
Indians should remain as a permanent bar
riinr between our western settlements, ami
the aoj icent liritlsh pro■-nets, to prevent
them from being conterminous u» each other:
and that neither the U. States, i n- G. Britain,
sir.ml.1 ever hereafter have to® ri rU* m r
. , or acquire unv part ol the territory thus
recognized, ns Indungingto the Indians With
' rcg ird to.ihe extent of the I turrit uq ,
and the boundary line, the ♦British governin'*.:t
would propose the lines of tiie G re.rnviije
treaty,, us a proper b sis, .subj ct, however: to
. discussion and modifications.
I ^We btr.t ;d that tht Indian territory, accov
Cuitg to these l.ne1'. woillil comprehend agtrnt
number of American oilmens ; not levs per
haps than a hundred thousand ; and ashed,
what was t ie intention of the British govern
ment, respecting them, and under whose go
vernment they would fail» It was answered
1 that those settlements would be taken, into
consideration, when the line became a subject
of discussion ; but that such of the inhabitants
, . as would ultimately; he included within the In
' dian territory, must make their iwn arrange
ments and provide for themselves.
Tiie British commissioners here said that
considering the importance of the question wt
- had to decide, (that ot agreeing to a < m isinn
- ul article) their governnfent had thought it
t right, tiiat we should also be fully informed of
s its view?, w ith respect to the proposed revis
* ion of the bound.1.1 y line between tlic doinin- !
1 ions of G. Britain Zc the U. States.
r 1st. Experience had proved that the pun'
, possession of the lake.*, am] ^ right common
to both nations to keep up a naval force on
them, necessarily produced collisions & ren- [
* dered peace insecure. As G. Britain c< uid !
ii not be supposed to e-.p.-ct *o IIM; > con
i quests in that quarter, and as that province
i* was considerably weaker than the G. States,
n uml exposed to n.v lyimi, it whs necessary foi
ts securitv, that G. FJp'rio should require
r that the C. States should, hereafter keep no
! irnied naval force nn ti e YV«**tern Lake
*f j frem l ako Ontario to Lake iSupeficr, both
1 | inclusive ; that they should not erect any f«.r
i- i tihed or mil it ary post or establishment on the
h shorn? oi those Lak-s ; an I that they shout
mg maintain those which wen- already ex.s
d iting. This must, they skid, he conM' lered a*
i a moderate «ieio.*nd, sitictfU. Brits.in, i: she
had uof disci it Tied tic etentl n of a?'* in
. re isc qf ter-.toy, m gilt with pnpi-lv l ave
asked a cession* of the adjacent American
shores. The co nmercial navigation anti in
to course would In* leftm the sm e footing us
heretofore. it was opresslv stated, (it? ar
swor to a question we asked.) that G. !<?-,
tain was to retain the right of having an arm
ed naval force on those lakes, and of holdinr
military posts ik establishments on their
shores.
2. The boundary 1* newest of 1 ike Superior,
and thence to the Mississippi, to be it vised :
and the treaty right of Great Britain to the
navigation of the Mississipi, to l>e Continued
When asked, wliether th y oi l not mi an th<
line from the lake of the Woods ru the Mis
sissippi, the British conmiis'/oncrs rope. \ed
that they meant tiie line tVvim lake Superior
to that river.
f>. A direct comm micauon from Halifax &
the province of New Brunswick t<- (hoi l>ec.,
t<» ho .scoured to Great Brita n. In answer to
oi?** question, in what manner this was to he
ef cted, vc were told that it re:.t be dot e 1 \
a cession to Grunt Brit tin of that portion oj
the district of Maine (in the state of Mnssa
r.husetts) which intervenes between New
Brunswick anil Quebec, and prevents titat di
rect communication.
Reverting to the proposed provisional aiti
ticle, respecting the Indian pacificati n and
boundary, the British <’« ;mi.issi< iiers c:,nclt.ti
ed bv stating to us. that if the conferences
should i.o suspended by o»:r refusal to agree to
otich an article, without having obtained fur
ther iiu.tructior.s* from our ruvi ninicnt, Great
Britain wnuhl not consider herself b* nnd to a
b:d.* by* the terms which she now < “ red, but
would he at liberty to vary and reguh te her
demands according Vo *■:*• cquent < vents, ami
in s' ch manner as the s? ite f tl?e wir, at the
rime ot renewing the negoci itions, might war
rant.
We asked w’ rihor the rtrtcvnent made,
respecting the proposed revision of the boun
dary line l)tttv.'i*.'*’i the 1 Statse and t lie dr mi
nions ot Great Britain, enibrai rr‘ all the ob
jects she meant to briui forward tm* discus
mo*i, and what wore, p ii t Cii’avi?, her views
with r *vport to Morse Island, a* d such other
.s1 outs in the ray ot l'assamnquoddy, as had
'm .-n in onr pos ession till the present war, but
had been lately captured ? We were answer
ed, that those islands, belonging of right t> CL
Britain, ( *s much so, one ot the Cnmmission
ers said, as Northamptonshire,) they would
certainly be kept by her, and were not even
supposed to ho an object of discussion.
I'm it the forcible manner in whirl-, the dc
trand, that the United States should keep no
naval armed force on the Lakes, nor anv- mi
lilarv post on their shores, had been brought
f rward, * p wore induced to inquire w hc
ther this condition was also meant as a *i:u
qua i: .n ? To this the British commissioners
declined giving a positive answer. The” said
that toe* had been sufnrently explicit ; that
they had given its one amt quo non, ft when
we had disoos-d of that, *t would be tiuie
enotu ’ to give us u answer as to another.
Vi'e. then slated that, considering the na
ture nrcl importance of the con municati- n
made this day, we wished the Britin c m- s
sinnt-rs to reduce their proposals to writing,
before we gave them an answer ; thi*- thev
agreed to and pv tnised to tend t:s an official
note without delay.
\\ e iv ed hardly say that the demands of
Great-Britain will receive from us an unan
imous and decided negative. We do t-h
deem it necessary to detai l the John Adams
for the purpose of transmitting to you the of
ficial notes which may pats on ti e su’ iert
and close the negneiaiinr.. And we have felt
it our duty immediately to apprize you, by
this hasty, but correct sketch of our last rnn
IVivnct, that there is not, at present, any
hone of peace.
\Vre have thr- honor to be, sir, with perfect
respect, vou: oh»-di«-nt servants,
.1 >HN Q!TINCY ADAMS,
J. A. RAY.All I),
H. CL \V,
JON A. RUSSKLT.,
ALRF.RT G ALL YfIN.
.hb.'r of the h Comn'i. y.iovrrp.
[I? cceived after the i b vc letter as writ
ten.]
Tne'mderU triad, PlenipApnt;aries if IT s
Rritami»i, Muj'-^tv, do themselves the honor
of acquainting the i5 •**. potenti ir'vs ot the
United S ates, that they have communica
ted to their Court the insult of the confer- I
nice which they had the honor of holding
witli them upon the 9th instant, in whir i
thiy stated that limy were unprovided wick
any specific in ♦. ic.’ions, as to coinpre
h- n Ting the Indian h tior.s n a treaty <>f
peace to im made with C1ve.it Britain, and
as to defining a boundary to the Indian terri
t. >ry.
The undersigned are instructed to or
quaint the Plenipotentiaries < t the ' n't d
States, that his Ma- stv’a irovemment h. -
viugat the outs-t . f the n'gjckiti-m, •• itb a
view to the speedy restoration of peace, re
duced as far ts pn-r-'b'e ♦he mimher of i >ir.*s
to l-,e discussed, and having professed them
selves willing to for* yo rn some important
topics any stipulation to tiic advantage or
Gr<»at. "Kvitain, cannot but fegl *jum! ■ sur
prize that the (tavernmerit cf the United
States sh' old not have- furnished the'.r Pie- 1
nipntenttar’cs wnii instruct * os upon those
points which r.r ujd har.lly fail to conie under
discussion.
Under the inability of the American ple
nipotentiaries, to i > n* .u*e any article utv.u
the subject of Indian pacific ft don and Indian
houndarv. winch sn.iTt bind the government
of the United States, hi Mujety’s g )vc,,;i
ment Conceive tint t’i**v cannot give a bi tter
proof of their siuerra desire for tl r* restore- ;
♦inn c.« peace, th**n by profcr.ting ♦hp'n w,j !
lingness to arrept a provisional article up'n
those he-ads, in the event of the American
plenipotentiaries considering themselves au
thorised to iic cdp to the. general prineijd -s,
upon which r.uch an article ought .to be
founded. With a view to enable the Amer
ican plenipotentiaries to dicido. how far
the conchijiion of such an article is within
the lim:t of the r general discrct* n, the un
dersigned arc directed to state, fullv and iY.s
tinrtlv, the bases upon which alone Oreat
H-itain set's any Tirf oect of advantage in
the continuance of the negotiations at the
present time,
Tlie limit*tie*? have already h-<! the honor of ***<-..
; tiujrnitlie \m< ruso tdeniiKitt-n'inrK’ii, th»t In con di r. j
nig tl« atm-i* referred to,a? a nine qun non o' vn
'rt*s* v of ]i ii.-e, d> ■ v i \r nt th.* ){riti*h sjovo.vor nt
.« tin* tnrfiijiie.it tramniil'ty I’tiJ ir-nritr of the 1 i’
'inlii.il*, ami the jit*#v'*i*t*nti nt f.io*e •o’l'riisie* -n*' ir—*t
tAtinn-t. to v lurli thi f. (ib*tit ttlti’ntihn of the In nui
iin.il , In,-' her 'r.T ji'.i o r**« .
I'm* h jairpo*.**, it is in*'. )>enwMv roree **( ll' ■ *
die !• ‘ .1 mtiooy who Iruvr hren dtu'-ng the «•*.*• f., n|.
'ianec *J th b Kfii'iis nhnn'l, at the termini)lion r
*h** war, !n* tin hided in th** y*r • .*?; ..n.
It ■ (Jtlibb/ ii"< .- -'irv, *hst .. lefelltt hoopifr.rv nhonlb
hr !I«% iiw'dtn the lu* '■,! *•, and ft.-.t th** purer*' tin< our
• « hoo'I iri it * o' **f» fhp hiteer'.iy of tlii'ii' t'-efttorr. h*
,i inKf.uuI st.yy >..*> r', c*<*. U> «*.•-.*: , hv [ituv.l,. w .
• m l.
'Umi'fp.ry ttTiilM r i liin t’;< '©N-i/e*! I'm'** Tho
lllllljl jjl M'l tllli.MIl III « t |. inp tC 11 1 •><, .i, - .,«•
■Jl cI‘ 'ill tin.-- >!i- I* t'-nsotliy «p
■ •I Vnoixillv, t0 icoililttatioivs winch nUtv tv'„
I «xiim>:ii . line.
As. tf'i*iiinh-rifr-r,.! an- fJirirors «f ^S*lrjf ni r*r
|s-iilt ill «-<K,m i ix 'i m-;*f• th< subject, ti !»:.-*» ,...;vV,v ,*
xi iv in- in • ih.- tfit* <li i-iH-'m ni t!.c Ami-r.i ;*n pi,.
t.-n: s ji the t xcnisi ut tlicir likn twin, tli., i<m|
il-vn-.s- !»■•« oltliix o|ip)ri i-.'n in iv |.n s.t, it tine- him?
■ I.r.-,. i* 'I»$(■<!, tlliu (I,-I a* lii >ni:i ,|. if,,. , ,*
• • Jnxitice J.-. r» -.*n b i- X,«:l. Anm-iir.,, tfnininio ,
I.IS • IO-. oC-i.i It i| State*, I ->V;!*|.|.|, vi tv to M;,
ii-o'i rrv.n ol i •itmoiv, as such, N-. liv the e „f
nyi-uring |,cr po«cs*ir,;js, and lxelm.tio liilum ,'i,
putc*.
! I <t lh i"i*h env.-mm. i I consider t* • ff ■, fr,
Ki.kc Ontario*.© t.,k. *> -v,-i -.i-ii, ..icIikv.-. t !. u,„
natiin.l military h-nnrierthe ,bi:i* i i, - i,s V.
Am. rn-a. A«itn> « , ak. i- nmi*i-i-o>i t! ,■ \ . i|,
«*" rh.-l..-. .• t-.iriliV „ ,.t.
,!,e '-Vfir. ,1 to tu-ibn !n»ss.ixi~t',n-.-1 H.i!
ti.in ... mihini-vocmo ,tii..| tf,,-sv '■ • , s ,.H
m-u-s-.n toll,.-... .itv rifbc;- ,Ion,.
'•> K t. ,-s, • ill. r. .. ^
" -'.ifni.tKitburMx.thi lakes an-: amx, f.r.i*
...
.hniw ii, •» ns -a {I as in rvar. Tl
0. . iipic* tin s,. j , ,V ,-s s! mrl.f, as:. n ■■ lr. .j, j,u%|5
tin- tut ai t o ....... Son ol In., I. ho'.o.
In flirtliornt',. tbi> object; tin wV f f
!' !,v" Oi- • <•: lot,1*1 t
..ttoi-ntni. .1 a-, .in ii tci.tion l i i-'teMi' :Ju-ir s. «
SO-.S to t Ml... :‘,1V|10
t|«. oW' I.avoi-I ,... ...
to till- 'r.- -|,M ' 'in. IK .1 . .,| (i
.lent, of t . i.,, , ,„e
1., ! f.. ' <),- tl . t ii... Aim ,:f-in w
|...|. t.- ,o* t...«•<«. -Inset am #: tint a
.4*»‘.,r l,V • ; ’.. 'i'-’t c r.-tl.o I -,- s,
tni:.,. .. (I,1,-, ; I v-r.',-.'v.-n-! ., c., f. • •
!'V!Tt:n •"■v.tiMV.wn t.l,i.-l, t!.oiu- Iv,,
Uil'i Mm* s?- i.i
I? *ifi* c*;»u Iv* r 1 !»»“♦<• !, fl'- -c *v »fl l**f**f »*f '!) J. f' ^
C'! -.no III.-,
1., “ v eon l:*l: v,... ,i„. M-. ... ,• .\
' . m o: tb-.it ri-.- r, a, I an. b n va-atnin .n't'. |;r„. 0f
■ I. r,i-i-o s-.nn-;,,; IXfto- innm- ivaf b:-U. . n
' ( r a:r) ffj.l l -f.
Tho tl-|»l.'iT' r-iO( tf,.,t tl,,. f„" t
. til, t have jnfi'i r»l the v' -vrs fio.1 obi.—ts • [| •,
S‘,v'v* r,f >•» nnjoI--,'',..- rh. pwifi. alien ..f t. ,- |,„i;,t,
1. ‘M.- -s ami a |,oi-n>-.>it-.'limit < f tl.oir ., ,S r (
eiM.i.ir tbr Amor. •.!rni:...t -.furies to,.Mn-l.
prow.,no;.* article iw, ti-o * .... i.i. r,.i,,| S|.. ,.t 1
. VV ter* i, n.-rst-i-n to i.otl.o n.m-nm,ot f .
I Ii't.-d Matos for « .,j.0
Kilit i,voii*Mbe--.r .ij.,.i, fm acquaint i!„. Vni.-i-i, i,
V . . . .. .w ; lOV. It,, t,|V*.
oiy.cn hr Snv thing that htr p:e.<.-d ln,t,i van big the
terms at |*r**wri pmpriwil, it, such a .s t|,v
.*-> 1" o! war, n, t' •• f i ,e it ,*• sn,>>h,'* rhe in:,!, fence.*
i»inr. in the:r jrd^inen*. >v.,..h*r ,t,
1 lie unde;-, good mpit them*,.*. *r'Vs orv v **.n 'o
renew to i. .* pi. , >m> nt'nii *s o ’llf. ’ t *.i out. s the
assurance ot tin i* h»^*h coasi'^THiim.
(Signet!) CJAVrHIRl?,
iiKNKViiori.nT’nv
, , „ WILl.IA.vI ADAMS. ’
C tent, 19//’ .7' ~ •••/,
,ri »ToiT5l: Ol ilhPU FSf NT ATIVF S
’.lie Committee < f V. ays nrA M.-ans marie
thin- leport in fav'r'of -xt” '■ c mMiti
onr>l taxes for the ('.ttning v< ;y, emhra. -
ing many articles n ■; now taxed. The re
po, t shall appear in our next. J\ui. l;tt.
1 he terms upon which the c emv • s
p *Hce, are such .ts no Amrrii an w»l < si—
tatc in rejecting as degrading and hum Un
ting in the extreme.” J<\R p,
l...(eofifir* of tier Hr i sh gore*—l ni’it, * q u
I’lor. lolly than was cv;,,-,-,f,v„n tl,»i |,n,i’i ;. . eo
!-e ; .ineof tllcm, indeed, «o M'mpaiit anti err t .... ..
oil', 3t to appeal* lo Imre been nbwoi.Iv ;//',»’*/•■/to
in .int iL ef*. lings ol Americana. One com rs n
s*nt d in their dispmch, that the terms i • need, \ !l *
• lui.mi i.<n:»:_v f.md v. :•*• properly t > A r acted by
ircrn ; .c: . very American hesrt mi'f-1 res ’.'’ch
d-ut“Hl"i;; piopo.-tion with tf> 1 in. The o' h'i.n s
.n-ri.c I bv Hritiuntao u ROver m. i.ttr e --. r so
\ t vtrai.isiiimi.v, imd so perfectly bubiiliiiting to i*'de
, prndc .t iiai . i.i, tint s.ra ,’c»d i.o ilic limiaj, ,r ,
j heard with unnnimous contempt.
, Mr. Ilansoi. tnowaj tluii ten tlicrn and copies o* the
'■**•sage ami Docnmt nia be pii ,t d (si, ,ij s'” ■
v.-d.) Jle expreMe.! l.isdceid d *p Vine tl, it hen me
j I*' "!'l»* ol ihe I.. Suit,:. ' ha e i lid! vi > of ;hr
insolent pretend. .n« of the Hr'* h r . , • .
w-Kil'l l»«j Aivfivlial and n inr.iniou* • • m n ;im-.i t
a'l panic for h vigorous pr,.s cu‘: r* “ * . •••
ilrr to convince lheettein* th> l. we u r bot'i ab C and
vvillingto our right. Jcc.
Mr. If-iison si.ioii.in was ’g:\icd to dioii' a ‘
,'on* v//.vwr!.v'« G'cwlif (~ l-\-d rat J
A letter from one of our envoys Ins 1 e«*n
received by the,John Adams, to a gentle ruiu
in this City dated on the £0th of Au - The
envoy in'orms his correspondent that lie jj wa.s
summoned to attend an interview with *1 hr
British Commissioners. That their iangtt
was haughty anti u c nciliating, an ! hat they
required such terms of us as cou d only b-;
oli'eivJ Horn a conquering nutintiton * rn juer
ed people, BuL\ TcLgraJih. (Bed. B.J
Xitw-YuiiK, O •*. 9.
P* !,(• *.f the Steam-H'-at (larnf Xeptuce,
n* an rnriy hour from AtKiny, this morab.tr, the aspect,
ol “Ur all M’ s II I i 1-he < >iU:irio is entirely rli in.asf l, irrv
ihe !;itf Kawru. ' erlial ircn.ints e,v, dial ,l„*',rv.t
Hritisl’ s!rp- III ',.<.1 get overtii - bar of Megaton I -
l’".'i i*‘"l Ib’d hUmiinc. y, * hen fore, still rotnimicd its
Vs,te, a d thru i; c- cnlliug r.ut of the militia to .v*.
p . a S. .* !•< ho1’, \v s a praparatoiy or pivrantiun
, . .. . | j,. 0ct.jw news oth. e
w IS .* very tavj aLIf.
Auiitn AttunOvnOs,Oct./I.
• ' •••• i < ii.-ws inwi it iT-|,, >< «|,e
(It. i- (.••!! (. u-.l whs m iH'wision wMi his.iia'—
( >" : ir «'n ,i| i !••>(! ■ lie* vnt mv in Ivi i; ('*>-! J.
Il r!. •• >if, «itli h inulinv nt, liml cl * IxaHt.sof
the cneirij, m t -ilvv, h xondAof *!•*- Xori.ii Wtyt <
•. I'lV, v-'mv at SIMl—aci.in.-i. i- .v ... ,H r,
t .like Ohsmiilflin in join CIihmihnm —.-'i nrii;’): ji,
mme r mi!;-. iVtiiwill's,co-ninvf ti iwu from F. iv.
V.’c !i ivc s<-rn a letter from Com. Chann
f ci, iiiUrd oil Kingston, Q.'ti 1. In \- ti-rl, i-u
sfates Sir James’ big ship was nearly , cadi- to
•*'•«!, and concludes, that on her con ,r.g out,
lu would he obliged take shelter in S ck
Ut’s Harbor. JV. Y.Caz.
Jin F.rtv’^’j'3 l'lrct < ff A - "j^yr>rt.
Ri, -nf IsuKu Od. 7.—fvrst\jt'enm<T an
e tin ss arrived in this town to Col. Kings!,urv
bringii,* a letter tmm Capt. Hi'e*m.,n, date’d
Newport 10 ocWk V M, iuf-mir.g that
iNJ.sk s ol of the enemy » vessels were off
that harbor, and that several others were
heaVin.', ,n sight. We learn that a., exp-css
whs dispatched toCrn. Cushing atN. London
j he pi n aleer Liverpool Packet is reptu
rcc hv « -’pt. Billings privateer, and sent into
t! ^ -1 >• TiOOTl*
r rtf art c</' r. letter f-om the AVe.liter of the Trm‘r 1
zgg,* *•*«
* i l av-- t'i«- pleasure fo eneVyie j,n% p,,t
f' : T nf to h- milr. r Tt.isi, mod*, ,..
V r ,iPprTir Vv , r^tjfk *"• *tml. :> It \
" - .j-r I » If,AN. It appeal* to ’-c rsn, a. e
f 7 a- nos iii the fri*hChannel imd
s. -r ■ <>P <<e ms V i.fr.s rT S.
Jii« nrr*la,>r. imv- k, f ror-ifit- hei,-p?>,c.
!/ «»«»* known lx.l,s*r »:;ih in -tj,«
, ! rv rrad-r *ll reenllret jfw, „ ,-.r r'0rP.n
i • ii s «~ir In'.’. .,i wir \ r- ns, ,, ,l t» nt «;v* .» (mo
i> t »i,mp*o( v**..Hi lap hriiisl, XV.-).1
, Po: ’ •"•’"'I v -■■*■ A berth-**- -t-s a,* :,t ^*
) 1** 7'Yco;