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1111011........4•••••• AI)MIR4L77-o,Plall, November 10, Idl4. NOTICE is Isere ghat, Thai a Seniors of Oyer ad Ternsirer aid Goal Delay:try, for the Trial of Offences comovitted en the High Seas, el/icing the fierisdktiort ofthe Admiralty of Inglated, evil! be held at Jewice Hail, is the Old Bailey, Londen,mTueoday, she HA of December nest, at eight eelosh in Ma morning. J.W.CROKER. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Members returned to serve in this present Parliament. lionocrou or AY S DDIV--The Hon. Charles Compton Caven dish, in the room of Thomas HUssey, Esq. who bas accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Couture oe GLAND? CAN—Benjamin Hall, of Landaff, in the county of Glamorgan, Esq. in the room of Thomas Wynd ham, Esq. deceased. • MILITARY PROMOTIONS. WAR-01710E, DEC. 6 4th Regiment of.Dragnon Guards—Lieutenant Thomas Hutton to be Captain of a Troop, by purchase, vice Smith, whe re tires; Cornet Giles Riskaby to be Lieutenant, Dv Purchase, vice Hutton. t Regiment of Font—Brevet Major Alexander Stewart to be Major, Vied Gordon, deceased; Lieutenant James Hamilton to be Captain of a Company, vice Stewart.-I'o be Lieute nants, without purchase—Ensign Hugh Gordon, vice Rutledge, . dead of his wounds ; Ensign 1.0. Clunie, vice Hamiltcn ; Lieutenant George Stewart, from the 61st Foot, vice Bain. , who retires upon bait pay of the 61st Foot.---To be Ensigns --Volunteer H. J. Frederick, vice Gordon; Volunteer Row land Savage, vice . Clunie. 6th Ditto—George Wyse, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Barrington. appointed to the Ist Regt. of Foot Guards. 10th Ditto—Ccptain John Allen to be Malor, by purchase, -vice Higginson, who retires. 12th Ditto—Captain Jotin Garvock, from the Ist Garrison Bat talion, to be Captain of a Company, vice Adams, who retire 3 upon the half-pay of the Ist Garrison Battalion. 211th Ditto—To. he Lientenants—Ensign William L. Hilton, by purchase, vice Gregory, promoted ; Lieut. Edward Bovill, from the 71st Foot, vice Hardy, who exchanges. 55th Ditto—Lieutenant H. Middleton, from the 45th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Gibbs, who exchanges. 45th Ditto—Lieutenant John D. Gibbs, front the 35th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Middleton, who exchanges. 49th Ditto—James Swain, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vise Strettell, appointed to the 21st Foot. 52d Ditto—Eaton Monins, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Dowall, promoted. 60th Ditto—Lieutenant Roderick MiNeM, from the 91st Foos, . to be Captain of a Company, by purchase, vice Kentainger, who retires. 62d Ditto—Ensign John Hawkins to be Lieutenant, vice Van Hemert,deceased; Edward M`Guire, Gent. to be Ensign, with out purchase; Ensign John Curtis to be Adjutant, vice Dibly, promoted. 69th Ditto—Gentleman Cadet John Weir, from the Royal Mill . my College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ddg4 hton, promoted. • • 71st Ditto--Lieutenant Samuel Hardey, from the 29th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bovill, who exchanges. 72d Ditto—Ensign John Goortie to be Lieutenant, vice James, deceased; Thomas Bevan, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Gondle. 82d Ditto—Lieut. Henry Crofton to be Captain of a Company, without purchase, vice M'Donel, appointed to the 25th Foot. pltb Ditto—Capt. Francis I.e Blanc, from th.! 4th Garrison Batt. to ap:ain of a Company, vice Ward, wil.l exchanges. .98th Ditto— l'o he Lieutenants—Lieutenant z•anutel Scott, from the With Font, vice Wrixon, promoted ; Eusi t n Thomas Gib witho,:t purchase, vice Luke Burke, disnrssed the Service; En sign George Ferguson, vice Hare, dece.:s;.l —'l‘o be En sito,--Citarles James Bullivant, Gent. vice Gibson; John Car • roil, Gent. vice Ferguson. 184 d Ditto—Serjeant- Major Hugh Flahery to he Quarter. Mas• • ter, vice Haven, deceased. Ist Vsest Italia Regiment—Ens'gn John C. Clads, from the 83d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gilmour, promoted. Bth Dtto—Ensigo list•Carthy Geagan to be I.m:tenant, without purchase; James Paringtors, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Geagan. 4th Garrison Battalion—Captain John Ward, from th, 95th Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice I.e Blanc, who exchanges. STALE. InSiEttl Thomas Adey, from the 46th Foot, to be Quarter-Master of the Detachments at York Hospital, vice Wosledge, ap pointed to a Garrison Company. The King's German Legion. Bth Battalion of the Line—Frederick Sander, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Weber, deceased. MEMORANDUIMI. Ensign G. Bcoth, of the 40th Foot, and Surgeon 1.0. Hassell, of the t Oth Foot, are superseded, being absent, without leave. 7 be cacbangebetwern Lieutenants Percy Pratt, of the 47th Foot, and Bain, of the Royal Scots, as stated in the Gazette of 45th October bit, not taken place. ltaitATA in the Gazette of 93 instant. 87th Foot--For Ensign Burfur.l Shorter, Gent. read Edward Burford Shorter, Gent. 103 d Font---Foe Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William Smith, read Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William Smelt. Commissions in the 1/orsetshire Regiment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Ensign Jonathan Wyatt to be I ieutenant, vice Lee, resigned ; George William Bingham, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Charles Wyatt, resigned. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Abel %Valford Bellairs, of Stamford, James' Bellairs, of Derby, and George Bellairs, of Leicester, hankers. • BANKRUPIS. Ttowas Tleale, of Link Snreaton, parish of Wornersle.y, York shire, weld-merchant, n:attster ' dealer and chapman, to surren der Dreember 2e, as tweet, Dec. 29, at font, and January 17, at twerve, at the NVotopaek Inn, Doncaster. At tornies, Mr. ' W S. Beaton, Doncaster; or ?elr. Blakelotk, berjeant's-Inn, Fleet-ereet, London. John itobinson of Apnrt, Cho-lilre, cs.rn- factor, dealer and Chapman, chapman, December 17, 22, and Jr.eary 17, at ten, (irtle Inns, ' Stockplt. A•rornics, Mr. Walters, Stockport lor Messrs, Wrighehnd Picherieg, lentple, I.onden. • William Lor7mer, ef Newport, Monmouthshire, coal- 1 merchant. December 21, ?, and January 17, at one, at the • White Lien lon, B. oad-st feet, Bristol. :Anon - des, Mr. James l , Platt, New Boswell-court, London; or Messrs. Prothero and PhilFpa, 11..wport. Steger Mohacs, of Auckland Alonachortirn, Devon, miller, dealer and chapman Mc. 16,17, and Januery 1 7, at twel esti at Weak - lesii Rotel, in Plyribnith-Dock. Anomie*, Messrs. Ostler!, Whilburn, ankl4ollet, Chancery-lane, Londe'; or Mr. Peers, Pl ) mouth-Duck.., irreltar Wesitini, of iPhiSbort.olaet,Bl;ddle.ser., nyttlr,deAcr atid • thapman, P.eember 10, 17, and' January 27, at twelve, at Gerld::l4l. Attendee, Messrs. Atlistan, liundleby, and Poyn ter:, Fs eiernates-court, Corr:kill. Jahn Rangerreft, of Bit.fiel I, Berks, grazier, dealer is cattle, &Ike and el apman, Dec. 10, 24, and January 17, at ten, at Guildhat, - I.endon. Attorney, Mr. Ac Wield, e, Mark-lane. Will ant Cl•eiring•on, of Cludley,partsh of Wrockwudine, Salop, dealer and chapman, Dee. 27, at four, Dee. 28, and January 17 1 at eleven, at tho Red Lion Inn, Newport, Salop. Astor ries, Mr Morris, ls:ewport; or Messrs. Benbow and Alban, Lincohi's-Inn, London. Gabri-I Rogers, of King's-row, Pimlico, bricklayer, dealer and clapman, December 10, 24, and January 17, at twelve, at Guildhall, Attornies, Mr. Knight, Kensington, or Mr. Pop lin, Dean-street. John White the elder, late of Cirencester, Cloucestershlre,eutler„ dealer and chapman, Dec. 16, at four, Dec. 17, and January 1 Y. at clever, at the F•eece Inn, Cirencester. Attorney, Mr. Gem Bevir, Cirencester. 107 Uppom Hawkins, of Bermondsey, Surrey, carpenter, dealer and chapman, December In 24, and January 17, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Humphreys, Tokenises's-yard, Letbbary, London. William Cooke, late of Millsran'ssvow, Middlesex, chymise, dealer and chapatis:3, Dec. 10, 20, and January 17, at ten, a; Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. //: H. Noy, Mincing-lane. Thomas Hayden of Mitcham, Surrey, baker and shopke.per, Dec. 13,20, and January 17, at twelve, at Guildhall. Anne pies, Messrs. Debary, Sciadiusoce, and Currey, Gate-street, Lincoln's Inn Finkis. • • of PfinCti•Strltt, Lambeth, Surrey, dyer, - 18, 28, and January 17,tat twelve, Meson. Wiltshire and Bolton, Old ROYAL citurrn OP liAl7l. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1814. ELEVENTH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE. " Le premier qui fut Roi fut nn suldat heureux, " Qui Bert bleu son pays via pas b. , soin d'aieux." Vo LTAIR Mere pt. KINGDOM OF HAYTI. CAPE HENRY, AUGUST 15. After twenty-five years of a revolution, which has ensanguined Europe, and carried its ravages into the new as well as the old world, the European Powers have at last concluded a general Peace. Of the conditions of the Treaty signed at Paris on the 30th of May we are still ignorant. All we know is—that a new Constitution, on the princi ples of representative government, has been adopted ; that the ancient dynasty of the Bourbons has been re stored, &c. Whatever may be the result uf the late occurrences in Europe, they deeply interest those na tions which have asserted their independence in the New World, and particularly Hayti, from its politi cal and commercial situation. Under these circum stances, we think it our duty to perform the task we have undertaken, by informing our fellow-citizens of all that interests them, and declaring our opinions---i oar fears, and our hopes. A brilliant day of happiness seems to dawn upon the world ; the glory and renown of a great and mag nanimons Sovereign have resounded from the frozen extremities of the North to our burning and distant climate. A nation equally great and generous, a philan thropic people, whose valour and enlightened state have more than once fixed the destinies of the world, give their beneiolent aid to render nations free and happy. Will Monarchs, re-established on their thrones, after being instructed in the school of adversity, do less than Sovereigns crowned with the wreaths of vic tory ? It is natural to think, that, after a long and cruel experience of heavy misfortunes and dreadful vicissitudes, after the torrents of blood which have polluted her soil, France must sigh for the advan tages and repose of peace. It is to be presumed that re-animating principles and liberal ideas must have excluded the monstrous and devastating system of conquest, which had brought that country to the brink of destruction. The chimerical and ambitious project of univer sal empire, which tended to the subjugation of every people, having disappeared with its abominable au thor, and the greater part of those men who go verned France being doubtless convinced of the illu sory nature of their projects, and fatigued by adver have, no dinibt, adopted more just and humane sentiments. Tile need of repaiii:z their losses, and of restating the prosperity of their families, mast make them desirous if peace, stability and commerce. Our implacable enemy no longer exists. The exe crable Bonaparte, who in vain endeavoured to exter minate us, has been overcome by the efforts of the Allies. Europe, as fortunate as ourselves, has just shaken off for ever his tyrannical yoke. We are proud, of having overcome his satellites, and of never hav ing entered into any treaty with him, whatever were his proposals ; and we may justly congratulate our selves in having aided in the liberation of Europe by our perseverance in repelling his perfidious offers, and by the valour with which we fought and de stroyed his armies. We never would enter into any treaty with a mon ster who wished to exterminate us, or impose on us that yoke which we have for ,ever cast off. 'No— never would we hive bowed our heads under that frightful yoke which we bad broken! never would we have yielded or have acquiesced in any condition which would have injured our political rights ; and we should have preferred extermination to the loss of that liberty and that independence which we have gained by twenty-five years of combats, of sacrifices. and of blood ! With the same rights, we have not the same rea sor s for refusing the offers which the Monarch who. aoverns France may make to our beloved S. , :ayereign, he n ;t having endeavoured, like Bonaparte, to Lie stray and again enslave us. We are even persuaded, that it sincere pacific proposals were *made to the Monarch who reigns over US so gloriously, and who is so mush beloved by his peoide, he would seize the epport unity et re-establishing, in a solid and du, rable manner, connexions of commerce and alliance comp el:le with the safety and independence of his kingdom. A treaty of commerce with one of the camtner cial States af Europe could not but be advantageous both to us and the contracting party. A slight glance on. Hayti would 'prove the advantages of such a treaty. Who is better able to ananage such a negocia'.i..a than he witetu wisdom, discernment, and entire devotion to the good sit the Haytians, have se often distinguished, in the most critical moments— than him whose truly great and Royal character, whose candour and good faith are the surest guaran tees of treaties ? If we desire the advantages and reposi of peace, we neither fear fatigues nor war with all its horrors. If, in conviqUence of a false and imprudent policy, and of absurd speculations, dictated by sordid and 'rapacious interest, our enemies should again pollute, our territory by their appearance on our shores, let our towns suddenly vanish, and the wholenation rise in arms/ Should certain Colonists, our implacable enemies, still'persist in their chimerical projects, and succeed, in prevailing upon the actual Government of France to carry on war against us, let them place themselves at the head of tne invaders ; they shall be the first victims of our vengeance! We shall give no quar ter—we shill take no prisoners: we desire to be treated in the same way ourselves, and the war must become a war of extermination. We shall then manifest to the whole world the sacrifices we are capable of mak ing in defence of our wives, our children, our liber ties and independence. Haytians !—Animate your hearts with all the en thusiasm and energy which are the guarantees of vic tory ! Remember the horrible, barbarous, and per fidious treatment we have suffered ! Shall our coun try be once more laid waste ? Shall we ourselves be degraded by the base traffickers in human flesh into herds of cattle, to be sold or slaughtered as the inte rest or caprice of our oppressors may dictate ? If We cannot secure to out country the full and perma nent enjoyment of the precious blessings of hberty, of independence, rather let our • country be converted into a vast desart, 'or au immense burial-grand where heaps of dead bodies, tomposed of ourselves and our enemies. may attest to future ages our glory and their Punishment! During the eleven years we have enjoyed indepen dence, we have carefully cultivated the best means of nation4l defence ; we have been 'constantly occu pied in constructing impregnatele fortresses on the summits of our inaccessible rocks, and in providing them with formidable artillery. The citadel Henry alone (eternal monument of the glory, the genius, and the love of his Majesty for his people !) is sup plied with provisions and warlike stores of all kinds for a considerable period. This celebrated fortress, erected on the top of the Ferrieres, unequalled in the New World by the immensity of its works, is with out a rival in Europe, witk respect to its inaccessible situation and its vast and tremendous rocks. This bulwark of independence is of itself equivalent to an army of one hundred thousand men. Our troops of the line are completely organised and disciplined, our brave militia, both of the towns and the country, from the age of twelve to sixty, are in arms, and ready to co-operate with the army in the destruction of the common enemy on the first signal of attack. We are perfectly acquainted with the most essential points of our defence, as well as with the nature of the war which may be carried on against us. Whilst our regular troops will be em ployed in the defence of our fortresses, and the passes and defiles in the mountains, our militia shall signa lise their patriot6m and their courage by multiplying all the stratagems of war, by lying in ambush, by unexpected and rapid ateicks, by cutting off the roads, by barricading the narrow passages, and by posting Ihemselves in advantageous positions, from whence, without any danger to themselves, they may be enabled to annoy, confound, and'deal havoc and. destruction among their invaders. Hay tians ! War is nothing to us, conducted and guided by the great man whom Divans PROVIDENCE has !,ciit to watch over our destinies. Let our regard; be continually turned towards him ; let him be at all times our in lghet and our rallying point ; then we shall be invincible. Oh, my friends ! how glorious is it to die for one's King an.l country, and leave to posterity an unblemished reputation, and the recol lection of an honourable death. _ _ t is in vain that our tyrants shall entertain t!ie foolish hope of disuniting us. Their appearance will be the signal of our union. Who is there that c: in now decrtve us respecting our true inter s! . .s ? Who can Le deluded by the deceitful promises of an enemy whom we tow by experience ? No, no ! if we must be at v.-tr, let us be all ext:rminated, or let us be free aud iatiltendent.—Pine le R,i, live la Li7,erti, Svc find peaddece ! Signed by order, Vela y Still, of Prig defier NW 0 0 0 11 00* , If Go . = Afton iiirs, AMERICAN PAPERS. [FROM Tint BOSTON RErr.r.Tirty.] A FREE bUI CANDID DliCUs!ilON Or THE LATE NEGUJA I lON. It seems that the late coaterences at Ghent were broken off on the ground that we will tvver admit a discussion, or a provisional agreement on any tennis wl:creof one of them shall claim the smallest cession of territory.on our part, even if it be done tor the sake of securing future tranquillity or adjusting bounda ries. This point must be cousldentd, before we enter into the proposals of Great Britain ; because if this principle is to be considered as settled, it is useless to discuss the natine of the terms proposed by her. Is it understood t:i.it we s.. II VeVCT treat on the footing of reciprocity ? lie we not willing to do to Great Britain what we should expect she would do to us? Is it understood eiat our pride and our rights are al..ne t.. be considered, and that both of them • must be gratified, or war must be interminable ? The doctline must amount to this : for when the war was declared it was avowed in Congress, that its end, it not its sole object, was the conquest of both i the C inalas. - - - _ Ge9eral Hull's proclamation, sent to him from the W.ir Department, avowed the designs of conquering and holding those provinces. It promised protec tion, a better government to the British subjects ; but threatened them with the most dreadful sufferings it they should dare to be loyal and to defend their own soil. When peace was expected to be made two years since, it was contended in many or most of the demo cratic papers, that our government should insist to holding what we might have acquired. Will it be now pretended, that if we bad taken both the Canadas we should not even have demanded to keep them ; when it was announced .that the mo tives to take them were, indemnity for British spolia tion% and security against the Indian tribes I Were all these excuses false, and the reasons falla cious ? Have we expended one hundred millions, lost twenty thousand men, wasted two campaigns,' and kit tali- whole sea-coast to be plundered, merely to m ike a parade or a conquest which we never meant to claim at a peace ? This would be a wicked mockery indeed. But it is not so. every man knows, that if at the moment of the meeting at Ghent, news had arrived there that the American flag waved over the walls 'of Quebec, that same news would have been accompanied•by express instructions to our Commissioners 'to sign no peace without the cession of the Canadas. - Even many federalists would have approved such a de mand, and the nation at large would have suffered no peace to be ratified by which those provinces were restored. Let any man lay his hand on his heart, and say whether he can deny that this would have been the case; nay, a treaty would have been rejected, if an inch of Canada had been restored. But a different course of things took place. Britain holds two of our most important western forts, the whole of the Province of Maine east of Penobscot River, one or two islands in Long Island Sound, and all those in the Chesapeake under her contirpul ; while we hold about a mile square at Fort Erie only; and then when Britain, instead of insisting upon what she had conquered, merelT asked that we would net ex terminate the Indians, nor bur their lands, so as to approach apd endanger her weaker provinces; and because she asks and offers to discuss the question whether she may not have a communication across our unsettled wilderness from Halifax to Qaebec, it is the must abominable and unheard of, pnjust and insolent demand. All that we gain by right of conquest is our's, and mar be insisted bb. We can dismember the greatest Empire in the world without insolence or injustice; a nation like ours of seven millions only, can say to one of sixteen millions, give us all your possessions in our neighbourhood—we want them to round out oar territory—want them to enable us w exterminate the Indians. But if that great hatiofl, after actually conquerint large portions of our country, after giving them all up, says 4 , permit sue to ask security fi rmy subj ect; by interpos;ng a neutral country between us—l fear you—let us not be conterminous or immediate neigh bours—we may quarrel again, or rather you may in. vade me unawares as you did before—and also be so good as to let tyre take the most barren corner of the very province 1 bave subdued, a perfect wilderness, just co far as to make a road, which road will bring all your back lands into market * and be as beneficiai to you as to us." 11Great Britain says this, it is the height of in,o lence and irjustice. It is what a " conquering nation alone could say to a conquered one." Can any man read this in his closet without a zing of conscience Is this our equality, and fairness, and _ love of peace? - But what was this war in its commencement ? An unprov. , ked, unjust, offensive attack on a Ration then, struggling with the most nwnstrons power in d 4. world ? That nation, now freed from all its other encrnici, at perfect liberty to punish the injustice Aerd mean. ness of our cabinet, find;ng us exhausted by the war, our public credit gone, our financiers at their wit's end to get a dollar, the payment of the interest pn our public debt suspended, Congress attacking those ma mitaetures which they professed to favour, running thcit binds into evin-y man's pocket to feel if they can seize any cash, and opening every pantry door lo End objecti of taxation—that nation finding us in this condition, offers to restore all she has taken, and merely asks security against our future injustice ; dis claims all wish of gaining territory, alleges her kart of our future power, 'sod proves the sincerity of both by the very nature of the propositions she makes, which are simply to remove us to a distance from her, and we call this insolence and injustice. We, too, gracious iII:WEN, who two years since, in a mo ment of exultation, finding our enemy occupied abroad, and weak in our ciuntry, threatened and boasted that we would rub 11.. r of all her American territories ! 11 c(nrid not con c'entinusly appiml to HEAVEI4 b.. 10 1 -! (~r the justice et our sau.e, what shall we now say to a Goo 4,1 mercy, when our enemy offers to stay ti.e destroying arm, and to sheath the bloody sword, and only demands security and protction for the Indian tribes, on whose plundered hinds this na tit):: now sith,ists? Substantially this is the only proposition made... The other were subjects of discu,sitavonly, and might have been modified' to our acceptance. But no, we will ni4 discuss, not even try to agree. What,' then, are we to do ? Figtit.• Till then' Till we have humbled Britain. So we ptinalw..d to do-t4ree years ago.. We hive only lust. five or six millions of acres, one hundred millions of dollars, end twenty thousand lives. Shall we do better If ISiltain with 6000 troops on our seaboard has called out .100,000 militia, taken our capital, anti two great counties of Massachusetts, what may she be expected to do, when she has 20,000 troops to be directed. by sea to any one point ? Will she be less disposed to ask for security after she has taken Loui siana, or New York ? Yet she certainly can do either with such a twee as she can „:•tid. No man doubts we can defend our country, but not from ravage, and devastation, and immense expense and lasting injury. And after we are thus exhausted, is it probable our enemy will give us better terms than those we now reject.? All that Britain insists upon is, that she will protect these Indians. She does it because she is bound to them as her Allies. She does it for the nobler reason which Heaven must approve, that by removing her borders from our's, our peace, that peace which ought to subsist between all christian nations, will be more durable. Is this the reason we reject it? Yes, I fear it is the real reason. We come now to a most important question. Is .there any just reasoti to believe that Great Britain intended to insist on any other article than peace with the Indians, and security for their possessions, so that they might be a permanent barrier to secure the Ca. nadian provinces ? In the first conference the British opened some subjects of discussion ; one of them only, the Indian territory and peace, they declared a sine qua non or indispensable. Without that, they would make no peace. This in common sense was declaring that the others were not indispensable. If they had after wards, without a change of circumstances, brought forward either of the others as indispensable condi tions, it would have been deemed unfair or perfidious. Our Ministers adroitly, with a view to create doubts, asked them whether any of the other articles were also intended as a sine qua non ? If the British were instructed to make them such, there was no reason why they should not avow it.— They had before done so, frankly, when asked whet 11441,04 Indian peace and Indian boundary were both koilltih They answered—Yes. 'Big if they had replied to the other question, that they were not, it would have been committing them. selirbi to our Ministers, and giving up the questions: for as soon as our isegociators should know that they were not instructed to insist upon them, they would have refused to discuss them. The British Ministers warily took the only course left to them. They answered, when you have replied to our proposed sine qua non, it will be time enough to talk of another. " We have been," say they , ?Gs suf4ciently explicit," and so they were. They stated ;four subjects, of which one only they declared to be a sine qua non. In confirmation of this, in the last letter of the British Ministers, after they received their new in structions, they refer to the Indian peace and bowl• dary only as a sine qua non. The other points must, therefore, be consider./ only as subjects offered fur discussion, to be modified or wholly conceded, according as our Ministers might press other claims and demands. With this view of the subject, which lam pet• suaded is correct, it is almost unnecessary to discuss the other propositions. It is wholly uncertain whe" ther every one of them would not have been gion up. It is probable they would have been modified in such a way as to meet our views, interests, feelings, and honour.