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. itie rni had to , Abut six miles, during which the In 7s . "'rt (mitt and silence reigned: . I%e In'lid Who accompanied us.fionalltaellinat bets?ll about three miles in Our rear; about nice O'tir,ek at !den ifidii4rnedthe enemy, and had ap t itilifitA vs fliin nne'hundred yards of them before they hailed etll tan receiving no answer, they opened smelt fire titirni.us both of musketil and from the 1 24-primid-r ; ill OrPosition, was in v a i n , itir itt the cou rse of five Minutes the enemy's V esse l was hturded anti ,earried by Lieutenant Worsley and Lientenatii Arnistfong' on the starboard side, and my boat and Lieutenant Radenhurst on the larboald.— • She titilved to be the Tigress, commanded by Sail tug-Master Champlin, mounting one lone 24-pounder, and with a corriplement of 30 men. Ihe defence of this retset did credit to her officers . irh,o were all se- Vetely wounded. She bad three men wounded. And 11‘t4it missing, supposed to have beta * killed and hrtiaii immediately overboard. . • • Qin loss is two seamen killed, and several:spl4lera, 'into seamen slightly wounded. .. • 'On the morning s of the . +th Instant.' the . .prlstmers Otefe sent its a bott.to Machinai ulidet a gultd, and vice prepited to attack the other schooner, which we .iuiderstood Was anchored 13 miles further down; the position of the ti k .,resswas not 'altered. and the Wiesr. to carry on Ile deCeption the American pendant was kept' flying. On the sth instant we discerned the enemy's schooner beating up to us '; the soldiers I di rected to keep below, or to lie down on the deck to avoid being seen; every thing sticcee4ed to our wish, the enemy came to anchor about two .miles from us, in the night, and as the chly dawded on the 6th inst we slipt our-cable and ran down tinder our jib and foresail ; every thing. was so well managed by 'Lien; tenant Worsley that we .were within ten• yards of the enemy before they discovered 4s, it was then too late, for iii the course otAitt nantites her deck was covered oar min t and the British' flag hoisted over the Vitherican. She pioved to be the Scorpion, com lnabitell bt Lieutenant Turner of the United States :eatTyinfoifif long '24-pounder in her hold, with Eittotnplement ottimen: . She had two men killed and teitat Of:our killed and libundeti; and int happy' to say that the latter are . Ibeittglita I • • T 44 the adlt)ieible good COnduct and management 'of ) 4 1oillty,'Of the loyal navy, the success is to be in great - thesis - 9M imaibutid, but I must stisige.4 l q o k ihat riOYPf4c6r.,- liau did his duty. ii . tr o y i l r : ne h . onout to be; at. (Signed) m.eat ,Lent: RoyalVesbtound. !leg. .14 CoLoail &c. etc. 'itt4tiitiistitu.i.sa and il'Oettzmo . of the Troops employed is thetartvre of the United States Schonners ScutPion wad Ti ! resi,!on the 3d anekoqi sic reatber, 18144 apypt Artillery--i rank and file wounded. . •• • ' 11,4tplNewfolandLInd Regiment---1 Lieutenant, 6 rink asaite, wutlnded. 'Meet wounded- . -Ltentenatit Bulger, slightly. • • • • N.B. Three seamen killed. IIbiIAIOALTY.OFFICE, NOVEMBER 19. t spy 411 ° ai.etter from Captain Brine, of his Majesty's ship Nledway, adtiresse:l lo Vite•AdmiralTyler, and ttansatitted by that Officer to John . Wilson Crofter, Esq. - - 3 His Majesty's ship Medway, ti Sea, Jolt 1?. • Sin—l hive the honour to acquaint you, that - criiiiins in the execution ofjour orders, I 014 day •st seven a.tirt. fell in with and captured, after a chace Oftievin hours, nearly tatifittnd, the United States Wg of wit Syren s commanded by Lieutektnt 17,14 ifecToltdit; . skho - seciaided 1p the command by the . .d.,b l a4her Captain;44j at sea.: The Span i!, F , ~ le Ott; Nair slltcen mounted , ' *it. two two stratareivs twenty -four.pounder eat ron ades, ~ ipi CWO I ask ilittivonadets • and had . a 'Complement . af.l3/mcn : aq her suns, boats, anchors, cables, 'libidtairsic Wei* Allr'pott.tweeboad daring the pur . !izit. xlie. Syren hall waived a most crm„)lete repair .previous to hitr t aiknit, and is newly coppered. I have; se:. - . (Signed) , Aue. .131tDiE. 4 1 - ,Lce-Adnitral TYlei, Cianntancler in Chief, Ste. . • • -4C.tly PAPERS. • •4. •:' • • . .41b2IATIOIS il 4 ,OHENt• . ift!T*l4' AghtiAllitk Mit ,* RU9SEL; 041.LA -1740)4111e6VAint ott iTATE, nArgEo " •...« 'Client, August 19. Sut-•-liir. Baker; Seetetary tb 'the British Mis• ion, 'called upbn us toMair, in - one o'clock, and invi ted-us to a confeisesee taithe4seld at three. This was agreed to, and iiiii•Britiah Ceminisaioners opened it, by saying that they 'have,received. their • further in struetioas,this 'morning, and had mot lost a moment in requesting a meeting for the purpose of communi cating the cietiwicia• of their Governenent. It is'pro• per to-notice that Lord Castlets agh had arriveklast night in this city, whence, it is said, he will depast to. morrosi on his way to Brussels and Vienna... '1'416 British-Ccitnmissioners stated that their Co. 4ermvient had felt some sarprize, that we were not in structed respecting the Indians, as it could not hate been expected that thti would leavd their allies, in tbeir comparatively weak situation, exposed to our re-' sentmtot. Great Britain might justly have supposed that the American Government would have fur nished us If.ith instructions,.autborising us to agree to a positive- article on the subject ; but, the least he should demand was that we should sign a provisional article admitting the principle, subject to the ratifica. tide of our Government ; so that, if it should be ra tified, the treaty should take effect ; and, if not, that it should be null and void ; on our assent or refusal to admit such art article,' would depend thecontine ante of suspension of the negotiation. 0- As we had represented that the.proposition made by `theta; On that stbject f was not sufficiently explicit, their Government had directed them to give us every necessary explanation, and to trate distinctly the basis uhieh must be considered as in indispensable pre • wasa Arlen /fen that the Indians stiontil e in the pacification, and; as incident thereo f , that the boundaries of their' territory 'should' be per manently established. Peace. with the Indians was a subject so simples as to reqeire ao comment. With tospegt-to the• boundaries whith were to divide their territofy from that of the United states, the object of the. British Government was that the *lndians should Ten ain as a permanent barrier between our Western S'ettlements, and the stdjacent 'British provint•Se% tb Tcrevent.them from being conterminoos to each other, and that neither the United States, nor Great Britain, should ever hereafter have the right to purchase, cir acquire any 'part of the territory thus recognised, as belonging to the Indians; ' With tegat'd to thelexterft of the Indian territory, and the boundary line, tie British dcrrelittmtnt wintia: pin - pose the line of the Grenville . treaty, • as a. roper basis, ill'OjeCti how ev.er„ so teditc .. tiss . Ifni:l6ol i fl_ d c . atio tai ns,. tali *., ~ 2 , . ~ jilt stated • kin •• ._ . ,1.. • • , 4 9t.ku .: -n -.. 4,• . • . ' CC° : li t'r e to. mese melt, t conskehend a great rummer ( Ateciiitaiseitiieivs ;..,tiet tess,perhaP,t t than a hundred ' thousand; and:iik4,7.o:rhat,was the intention 44 . the Britis)tGotornmeni respect ingthem, and under whose Government they would fall ? It wag answered that those settlements would be taken into consideration, when the tine became a subject of discussion ; but that swift of the inhabitants, as would -ultimately be included with , the . Indian territory,,mnst make their own areangements and provide for themselves. . The British• Commissioners here said, that consi 4a.ing;he impgsance of the question we had to de 'Ode, (that of agreement ; to a provisional article) their lilloverntilent had thought it right, that we shpuld also he liallinformed of its views, with re • • Vest te,tite. propo#eiltevision of the boundary line, hetween t!te dominions of Great Britain and the Uni ted States, . • "' lat. Zzperienee had ptoved that the joint pos.. session of the Lakes, and aright common to both no"' tions to keep up a naval force on them, necessivily produced collisions, and rendered peace insecure. As Great Britain could not be supposed to expect to make conquests in that quarter, and as that province was essentially weaker than the United States, and ex posed to invasion, it was necessary, for its security, that Great Britain should require that the United States should here.ifter keep no armed naval force on the Western Lakes, from Lake Ontario to Lake Su perior, both inclusive; that they should not erect any fortified Or military post or establishment on the shores of those • Lakes; and that they should not maintain those which were already existing. This Must, they said be Copaidered as a moderate demand, ;since' Great Ilri4ain, if she had not disci timed the in tention of any increase of territory, might, with .pro priety, have asked the cession of the aOjacent Ames rican shores, The commercial navigation and inter course would be left on the s ime footing as !teret.o. frre.. -It was expressly stated (in answer to a cpiestioa we asked.) that Great Britain *as to retain the right of having an-armed naval force on those Lates t and of bottling tr.i.itary posts and establishments on their shores. . . • " 2. The bouriJary /ine west of Lake Superior . , froth thence to Nli.;sissippi, to be revised I. and the treaty right of Great Br►tain to the nae►gation of the Missi.ssip t )i to he continued. When asked, 'whe. then they did not mean the line from the Lake of the Woods to the Micsi_sippi, the Di itish Cninnaissioners repeated that they nwant the line from Lake Superior to that river. a. 3. A direct communication From Halifax and the province of -New Brunswick to Quelsoc, to be se cured to Great Britain. In answer to our question, i:► what manner this •.vas to he effected, we were told that it must be done by a cession to G►eat Britain of that portion of the district of Maine (in the state of Massachusetts) Which intervenes between New Bruns wick and Quebec, and prevents that direct communi cation. . . 44 Revertipg to the proposed . provisional article, respecting the Indian pacification and boundary, the British Commissioners concluded by stating to us, that if the conferences shnuld be suspended by osr re. fusal to agree to such an article, without having ob tainc~d to they instructions from our Governmatt; Great Britain would nnt consider hers , If bound to abide by the terms whicii she now but would be at lOertyro v.try and regulate her demands accord ing to subsequent events, and in such manner as the state of the war, at the time of renewing the ncgo;ia. rim, might warrant. •We asked, whether the statement made, respect : ingthi: p:oposed Miisioa of the boundary line be tween'tqe United States 41td the , dominians of _Great Britair.,•embraced !ill the objects she m , -ant t , l bring faxward for. discussion. and %%hat were. particularly t her views with respect to Mo• Ase Island, and such otter islandi 'its the Bay of Y ►ssam tquoddy, as bad been in our possession till the, present war, but had Ikea lately - captured We'were answered, that those kiwis's; belonging of tight toGreat Britain (as much so, one of the Cown:ssioners said as Northarnptonsiiire,) they would certainly be kept by her, and were not eyed _ . . wisp a supposed to be an object discussion. . 1 Frotfi the forcible manner in which the demand that the 'United States should keep n) naval armed forte un the Lakes nor any milit ary post on their shores, had been brought f Tward, we were induced to inquire wheeler this condition was also meant as a tine q ua ntn P To this thr British'Coinnl'hsioners declined giv ing a positive aa: wet.: They said that 'they had been sufficiently explicit ; that they had given us one tine qualm, and when we had disposed of tliat, it -would be titre enough to give us an answer as to another. a We then stated chat, considering the nature and importance of the communication niac~ this day ; we wished the British Commissioners to reduce their pro- pOsals to writing, before we gave them an answer ; this they agreed to, and pronsited to send us an oficial note without delay. 4, We need hardly to. Say, that the demands of (Ireat Britain will receive from us an unanimous and decided negative. We do' not deem it necessary to &min the John. Adams for the purpose of transmit ting to you the odicial tiMes which may pass on the subject, and close me'negociation. And we have felt it oor duty immediately to apprize you, by this hasty bat correct sketch of our las! conference, there is not at present any hope of peace: We have. the honour to be,. Sir, with perfect re 'spect, your obedient servants, • (Signed) " JOHN QUINeV ADAMS, J: A. BAYARD, H. CLAY, • JuNA. Rtuti.b, ALBZRT GALLATIN." IIiTRAQ2' OF A LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY 07 ' STATE TO 1 riz COMMISSIONERS. • " Dclartment of State, June 23,1813. it The "British - Government hailing repealed the Orders in Council, and the blockade of May; 1806, and all other blockades, and having declared I that it would institute no blockade which should not be sappotted by an adequate force, it was thought better to leave that que.tiou on that ground, than to iontinue the a-ar to obtain a mr.re precise definition blockaide, after the other essential cause of the war, that of impressment, should be removed. But when it, is' considered that aitipulated definition of blockade will cost Great Britain nothing after having thus re cognised' the principle, acrd that such definition is cal ' • Itiferring to an Indian treaty made since the peace of Oren - col:deals) giee edditionil reefidenee ht the futhre 1 , 4- curity of- Mat kommerce, it is expected that she will agree PI it. The same remark is applicable eo girt C#oe.gf IMPre.estrwitt. for. if the British Government.' hah', or ders to As erpizers not to inlpmq.s se t . inn Alias 'our iesiels; ind hotified the same to thee! Government, that-eause of war would' also haie Web! . feltMawd. in making peace, it is barer for both tioni; tirat she controversy respecting the blockade *Ovid be arranged by treaty, as well as that respect-. .jog impressment. ' " Should a restitution of territory be agreed on, it Will be proper for you to make a provision tor settling the boundary between the United States and Great Britain on the St. Lawrence and the Lakes, from the point at which the line between tbem'strikes the St. Lawrence, to the north-western corner of the L rice of the Woods, according to the principles of the Treaty of Peace. EXTRACT FROM A DISPATCH TO THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES OE THE UNITED STATES AT ST. PETERSBURG. " loamy 1, 1814. The Message of the President, of which I have the honour to transmit you a copy, will make you acquainted with the progress of the wat with Great Britain to that period. " Among the advantages attending our successes in Upper Canada, was the important one of making cap:nre of General Proctor's baggage, with all the public documents belonging to the British Govern. meet in his possession. It is probable that th::se do. cuments will be laid before Congress, as they are of a nature highly interesting to the public. You will un. crerstand their true character by extracts .1 two let ters front' Governor Cass, which are enclosed to you. By these it appears that the British Government Las exercised its itifluecce over. the Indian tribes within our limits, as well as elsewhere, in peace, for hostile purposes towards the United States ; and that the In dian barbarities since the ...7ar were in many instances known to and sanctioned by the British Government." MR. mosabs TO TILE AMERICAN PLENIPOTENTIARIES AT GO ETENBUIWII. " Jan. 28, 1814. [The letter begius•bY acceding to the p:opo;a1 of the British Government to treat directly with the American United States ] On impressment, as to the right of the United I 'States to be exempted from it, I have nothing new t? a.'d. The sentiments of the President have undergone no change on that important subject. This degrad ing practice must cease; our flag must protect the ere w,or the United States cannot consider them elves an independent nation. To settle this difference ami. cably, tile President is willing, as you are already in t:wined by the former instructions. to remove all pre. texts for it to the British Government, by excluding all British seamen from our vessels, and even to ex tend the exclusion to all British subjects, if necessary, f elceptirtg only the few already naturalized; and to stipulate likewise, the surrender of all British seamen deserting in out ports in future from British vessels, public or private. It was presumed byall dispassionate persons, that the late law of Congress relative to sea. men vanulaeffeetually accomplish the object : bat the President is willing, as you Rad, to pr.:rent a possibi. city of f iilure, to go farther. " Should a tzeaty be made, it is proper, and would h ive a conciliatory effect, that all our impreisea sea men who may be discharged. under it, -shwa Id be.psl4 for their services by the British Government, for dui time o: their detention, the wages which they might have obtained it* the merchant service of their ow couutry. Li ,ckade is the subject neat in point of import ance, which you will hive to arrange. In the instruc tions, he wing date on the 15th of April, 1813, it was remarked, that as the British Government had revoked its prders is Council, and agreed tlat no blockade cotdd be legal which was not sui,p wted by an ade quate force, and that such adequate force should be applied to any blockade which it might. hereafter in k:Elite, this cause of controversy seemed to be re. moved. Further refidtt it". however, has added great force to the expediency and imporunice of a precise dAnition of the puSlie Law on tilt subject. There is much cause to ',remove, that if the repeal of the Or ders in Council had taken place in time to have been known herd hefne the declaration of war, and had had the effect of preventing the declaration, not only that no provision would hive been obtained against impressment, but that under the name of blockade the sime extent of coast would have been covered by Prod =aloft as had been covered by the Orders in Council. The war which these abuses and imprtss• rnent contributed so much to produce, might possi bly prevent that comquence. But it would be mote satisfactory, if not more safe, to guard against it bl. a formal definition in the treaty. It is true, s'aould l the British Government violate at.,aia the legitimate' .principles of blockade, in whatever terms, or under whatever pretext it might be done, the United States would have in their *hands a correspondent resort; but a principal object in making peace is to prevent, by the juetice and reciprocity of tire cooditions, a re currence again to war, for the same cause. It the British Government sincerely wishes t make a dura ble peace with the United States, it can have no rea sonable of jeetton to a just d finition of blockade, es pecially as the two Governments have agreed in their correspondence in all its essential features. The in structions of the 15th of April, 1813, have stated in what manner the President is willing to arrange this difference. " On the other neutral rights, enumerated in the former instructions, I shall remark only, that the ca talogue is lim:ttd in a manner to evince a spirit (lac commodation ; that the arrangement proposed in each instance is just in itself; that it corresponds with the general spirit of treaties between commercial Powers, and that Great 11.itain has sanctioned it in many treaties, and gone beyond it in some. " On the claim to indemnity for spoilations, I have only to refer you to what was said in the former in structions. I have to add, that should a treaty be for med, it is just in itself, and would have a happy effect on the future relations of the two countries, if radeen n:ty should be stipulated on each side, for the destruc tion of all unfortitied towns, and other . property con trary to the laws and uses of war. It is equally pro pa that the negroes taken from the Southern States should be returned to their owners, or paid for at their full :value. It is known that a shameful traffic has been carried on in the West Indies, by the sale of these persons there, by those who professed to be their deliverers. Of this tact, the proof that has reached • • . ' this department shall ,be Ilirnidh-d you.. II .Ib., are considered g as noti.contb.itaiassi t theppas*ht ;to be restored :, if aS property, they .night.tia be mil : tor, 7111 e treaty of race contains an a: tick w;fiett • ,recognizes this principle." . MON MOE TO THE . 1 0 M1111,0T011 'HARMS AT 43:iTTENOURGII, ; • • „ " Department M:iire, Jar. !?0 1414 In addition to the cl.tims or iudgmoity..iateJ in your.precedittg insumaiont, l reqn:st yout attLution to the' folloinng . 41 Oa the declaration of 'jar by the Whitt jtates, there happened to be, in the ord:n try co:lt,t: of com merce, several. American vessels and cArgq-s in the ports of Great Britain, which wete setzvd and can. &rimed ; and in one instance, sn Ataerit.an :ship, which fled from Algiers, in enr.sequence deeta rttion of war by the I).y, L., Gib:altar, vrial the American Consul and some public stores on boardi shared the like tate. " After the declaration of war, Cairns passed an Act allowing to British subjects six m . aiihs, front its date of the declaraticn, to temove their prJperty oat of the United States, in conseqiiente of which, mu, vessels were removed With their cargoes. Some Tea sels were permitted to depart :liter the expiration of the time specified in the law. I will iwildavour to• get you a list of those vessels." FROM THE SECRETARY oft ETAT& TO ins 9341111 fr SFONER.Y OF THE UNITED iTATEL • Febnak'y 10. 11/544: " Should you conclude a treaty, and not latain's satisfactory arrangement of neutral rigkta t it will be proper for you to provide, that the United States shall have advantage of any stipulations more fatour able to neutral nations, that mry b.! e:tablishfl b e . tween Great Britain and other Powers. A prec, le.iit is found iril•dsiclaratory ankle between Great Bri.: lain and Itassia, of the Bth of October, 11301, exela mitory of the 2d s?c:ion, Sdliticle, of a c , invi-ntiOn concluded between them on:the sth of Jutie..di due same year." • E.[TPACT FROM THE SECRETARY or FrATI COMMISSIONERS Or THE CRITIC° ITATM Febivilf t,, 1114. " By the former instructions, you were authorised in making a . treaty to prevent impressment from our vessels to stipulate, provided a certain specified term could not. be agreed on, that it niig!.t continue in force for the present war in Europe. At that tune it seertiA probable that the war might last many years. - Recent appearances, however, indicate the cuntrary. Should peace •be nude in Europe, as the practical evil of which we complain in regard to impressment would cease. it is presumed that the British Govern ment would have less obj.ction to a stipulation to forbear that practice for a specified term, than it would have shutild the am. continue. In concluding a peace with Great Britain, even in case of a previous general peace in Europe, it is important to that ed States to obtain such a stipulati SIR. MONROE, SECREtARY or sTATE, TO THE rI..EvIPO.. TENTIARIEB 01 THE LIMITED STATES AT 00TTENISUI1OH. " March 21, 1814. " GENTLEMEN—By the csrtet tuncy y .0 will receive this, with duplicates of to treat with 'Great Britain, and of the •,ted other documents that were fe n ariled b 1 the John Adams. If a satisfactoty artno,-t:rent c..n be curt eluded with Great Brit sin, t!ie so. mr ;t is accom plished the happier for both or rntr'es. It such an ar rangement cannot be obta:ned, is i. important for the United States to be acquainted wit'a it s ithout MR. MONROE TO TILE ENVOYS EX IRAORUINAUY AED MI NISTERS 11.ENIroTENTIAKY OF TILE uNtrao sTATES. ES, 1814. •-._ " At war with Great Brit•iin, and injured bj France, the United States have suscain •d tar attitude founded on those relations. N i reliance was placed on the good offices of France, in bringin; tae war with Great Britain to a satisfactor; conclusion.— Looking -steadily to an hortmirabl.. pea:e arid The ul timate attainment 01 justice from boa* Pciwer' s, the President has endeavoured, by a consistent and ho nourable policy, to take advantage of eve!, circum stance that might promote that result. He, never theless, knew that France held a place in the political system of Europe and of the world, which, as a check on England, could not tail to be useful to us. W!.at effect the late events may have had in these respects, is the important circumstance of which you are doubt less better informed than tee can be. • • 44 The President accepted the mediation of Russia, .from a respect for the character of the Emperor, and .1 belief that our cause, in all the points in controversy, :would gain strength by . being made known in I,•rn. •On the same principle, he frcterreJ -Fin accepri the British overture, to treat intivendent . ot die R ;s- Sian mediation) to open the wegociatiob eta the C ',l enient, rather than at Londork • " It was inferred from. the-general policy of R.. s . sia, and the friendly sentiments and interposi,i h, of • the Emperor, that a respect for both w.) t rld have meth influence with Vie British' Cabinet, in promoting'-a -pacific 'policy towards us. The manner, in/welter, in which it is undersea,' that a gem , ral pacific/X.OW is taking place; the inflience Great Britain mar bate in modifying the arrangements involved hi it: the re sources she may be asle to employ exclusively against the United States, and the uncertainty of the pre cise course which Russia may rue sue in relation to the war between the United Saes anti Great B: rain, naturally claim attenti6n, and raise the imp in int question, in reference to the stil)j:ct of iturre.sm tit, on which it is presumed your negc.ciation will es•en tially Wm, whether your powers ought sot to be en larged,- so as to enable you to give to these circum stances all the weight to which they may be entitled. a On full consideration,. it has been deci.ied, that in case no stipulation can be obtained from the Bri tish Government at this moment, when its preten sions may have been much heightened by recent events, and the state of Europe be most favtuirs!)ie to them, either relinquishing the claim to imiuess from American vessels, or discontinuing the practice, even to consideration of toe proposed exclusion Uoin them of British seamen, you may concur in an at tick, stipulating that the. subject of impressment, to gether with that of commerce lattween the two coun tries, be referred to a separate negociation, to be under la.:en Without delay, at such place as you may be able t agree on, preferring this city, if to be °biota •d. annex at the close of this letter a projet of an at tide, 'expressing, mare distinctly, use idea which it is in tended to communicate, not meaning thercuy to re strain you in any respect as [Ci Comilerce and seamen, the objects of in:press .