The National Register.
London, England, 1814-11-20 00:00:00

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of • merchant vessels,
aid the claim of allegiance a' his Britannic Majesty upon all the na•

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sire born 'objects f' Great Britain. •- - -
Y. The Indian Allies of Great B.itain to be included in the paci-
fication, end a boundsry to he settled. between. the dominions of the
]radians and those of the United States... Potbpartsof this point are
coit'Sidered by the British Government as a sine qua non to the con-

tit.sion of a treaty. • - -
3. The 'revkion Of a boundary line' between the territories of the
Uoited.Statei and those. of Great Britain, adjOiningTheui in North

Anterica.
4. The Fhheries—Respe;:.tine 'which the British Governtnent will
ttot allow the people of the United States the pieilege of landing and
elry int: fish, within the territorial jurisdiction of Great Britain, without

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eqa.vaitimr.
'the !awing was adj•arrned to Tuesday, the 9th August, on which
day the Comniksi‘meis met again.
The American C.iinnfiioners presented as further points (subjects)
considered by the Government of the United States us suitable fur
discussion,
1. A di of blockade, and, as far as may be agreed, of other
teetotal and belligerent righos,
2. Certain claims of inidemnity to individuals for captures and
seizures preceding and subsequent to the war.
fn a litter from Messrs. ADAM, BAVA RD, CLAY, Ross Er., and
Gs LLA TIN, dated from Ghent, on the 19(li August, 1814, the British
C. in utssioners, in a conference on that day, explain the views of the
Government as follows :--
Ist. Experience bad proved that the joint possession of the
Lake's, and a right common to both nations to keep op a naval force
on them, necessarily produoed collisions, and rendered peitee inse-
cure. As. Great .Britain could not be supposed to expect to make
conquestS in that master, and as that province was essetitiely
weaker titan the United Sates, and exposed to invasion, it was ne-
cessary, t'or its security, that Great Britain should require that the
scareq should hereafter keels mio .annemi naval force On the
Western Lakes, from Lake Ontario to Lake.,Superior, both inclu-
sive ; that they should not erect any fortified or military post or
establishment on the shores of those Lakes; and that they should
nett maintain those, which were already existing.. This must, they
said, he roosideted as a moderate demand, since Great Britain, if
she had not disclaimed, the intention of any increase of territory,
right tsith propriety have asked a cession of the adjacent American'
shorts. The commercial navigation and intercourse wonld be left
on the same footing as heretofore. It was expressly stated (in
answer to a question we asked), that Great Brltam was to retain
the right of having an armed naval force on. those Lakes, and of
holding military posts and establishments mm their shores.
" 2. The boundary line west of Lake Superior, and thente to
the Missisaipi, to be revised ; and the Treaty right of Great Britain
to the navigation of the 3lississippi to be coutimmed. When asked,
whether they (lid not mean the line from the lake of the Woods to
the Mississippi, the British Coinmissioners repeated that they meant
the line'from Lake Superior to that river.
" 3. A direct'communieation from Haliflocand the province of
New Brunswick to Quebec, to be secured to Great Britain In
miss ter to our question, in what manner this:was to he effeeted, we
were told that it must he done by a cession to Great -.Britain of
that portion of the district entitle tin the state of Massachnssetts)
Which intervenes betiteen piety Brunswick and Quebec, and pre.
Vents that direct communication, •
" We asked whether time statement made, respecting time pro-
posed revision of the boundary line between the United States and
Vie dominions of Great Britain, embraced all the objects she meant
to bring tat:ward for discussion, anti what were particularly her
views with respect to Moose Islands, and such other Islands in the
Bay of, assanotquodl, as had been in our possession till the pre-
sent war,- but had been lately capthred ? We were answered, that
those islands, beinsging of right to Great Britain, (as much so, one
ufthe COnithissioners said, as Northamptotishire,) they would cer-
tainly be kept by her; and were not even supposed to be au 'object
of discussion.
"• We need hardly to say that the demands of Great Britain will
receive .from.us• an unaninttitts and decided negative. We do not
deem it necessary to delainthe John Adams tot: •the purpose of
transmitting to yon the official mites Which may pass on the subject
and.close the negotiation. And We have felt it our 'duty immedi-
ately to apprise you, by .tlib'm hasty but toliect sketch of our last
conference, there is not, at present. any hope.Of peace. - •
JOHNiQUINCY ADAMS, • 'JONA ROSELL,
J. A.I3AtNikRD•• ALBERT GALLATIN."
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1. The forcible seizure of mariners on boas4.of • merchat
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