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'LONDON.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1815.
PRICE OF S TOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK s
Reduced 654-4 per Ct. sati—a per Ct. Navy 9411
Camas 651—for account, 63H—Olpnlorn
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&chequer Bak Sooda. prem.

We this day contioue the Diplomatic Correspon-
dence at Ghent, laid before the American Congress.
We have also presented some other extracts from the
American rapers, tending to shew the miserable
state of their Finances. Need we observe, that the
Maplesion of sill these articles should serve as a
text-book for the Commissionors to be appointed on
our part to settle the points not yet specifically con.
eluded. The American version of national law de-
Neves particular attention. Through their tv hole cone-
spondence, they take it for granted, that the lands occu-
pied by Indians form part of the territory of the United
States; treaties sre quoted as admitting this sovereignty,
and the Treaty of Grenville is relied on, as containing
the admission of the Indians themselves. The latter,
however, only contains an agreement that they will
live under the protection of the United States, and
expressly stipulates that they shall enjoy their own.
lauds as long as they please, and that if they part
with any of them to the United States, it shill be
by sale. When was it ever contended before that the
people which bargains for the .protection of another
people, shall be held to have given up their indepen-
dence ?—As to any treaty acknowledging on the part
of Great Britain, the sovereignty of the United States
over the Indian territories, such a treaty would be
null in itself—no two States can barter away the
rights or territories of a third party I Besides, even
if all the parties had before bound themselves to this
effect by treaty, that and every other trestle war emu-
/Waled by the act of the American Government itself
in declaring war and invading the territories of env,
at least, of the parties.
The question of boundary, to be yet discussed by.
the Commissioners, includes the question of territory,
and on this point we hope our Government will be
firm. We are bound by every tie to protect the rights
of our Indian Allies, as well as those of our fellow-
subjects in Canada ; nor should the readiness that bss
-been shewn by this country to terminate hostilities, to
be allowed for a moment to be held by the Ameri•
cans as an abandonment on our part of any of these
right That the United Suites posing no means to
enforce unreasonable claims, is proved beyond the
PoNTeT of being doubted. We infer not from this
that Britain► would be warranted in setting up unjusti.
fin Ic claims lbut we palatal% that in the future
negotiations, no one of het slab* *lips should
be abandoned.
Indeed we had reakon to believe that the opinion
has been too hastily taken up by some of our content.
poraries, that Ministers mean to allow hLtritsox and
his party to dictate what shall be the boundary line,
and what shall be considered the true interpretation
of the law of .nations. The exertions to meet the
possible contingency of a renewal of hostilities have
been but little relaxed since the signing of the Treaty
of Ghent. They are. well aware of the nefarious
and disingenuous character of the present American
Government, and are preparing accordingly. A con-
siderable expedition is on the eve of sailing from
Cork for the American coast ; its destination will be
in the first instance Bermuda. Among the regiments
which compose k are the 2Sth, 79th, and 71st, now
in Ireland. The .52J, from Portsmouth, also joins
this Expedition, and one or two other regiments not
yet named.—Let Ministers only be firm and they
may depend on the support of the country. John
Bull, after his long and glorious struggle with the
arch perturb uor of the world, wishes not to concede
a single point to such a creature as Jamas MADAM.
Mr. GAILLARD has been chosen Prefident Of the
Senate of the United States, pro tooltore, in the place
Of Mr. GIIRRY, deceased. GALU.4BD had I§ votes,
and KING 10.

A letter from Commodore MoDonouctu, dated No-
vember 6, gives as account of the capture, oa Lake
Champlain, of an EngDsh sloop, with stores, amount-
, to 17.000 lbs. weight afisovuler.with some shot.

'Chen are accounts of the Wasp sloop of war of
the tiniuxl Stales being at sea off the southern coast,
on the 10th Noninber. She had burned a vessel
beluagiag to Amelia Island. The LACWILUONIsti
frigate chimed bar, and fired at her, off Savannah,
co the 10th Navamber I- but the primate lawn from
New Yoe! of the 33d December brigs an account of
her ;quire by the aim frigate.