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and his own Government. Returning to that of Ar-
buth•ot, his Lordship mused solve further circurn-
slances; Many of his transactions were of a dimmer. '
cial character; bat the whole' far a 1 •Ing time, was
such as clearly to put him out edaritiell eiratectien.
In the result, the unfortunate man loitered death,
Aden
it was obey a trial Iya regular Military' Courts
at the same time 40vo Indian Chiefs. who were
taken !Friel them. were executed at the moment. The
pwsuiti in whirivlsrbuthnot ltad embafted, were
eptiky more of a political than of a commereal
arid he was formerly appointed by one of the
beiligerentwrzies, its authorised agent; and in such
- character hr ha,' artilany made dllcial eomibunica-
tiOtts, ar. d among other Powers, toestVritish Goveni-
meat..These ciesemstauces were shed by means 1

of a letter is his own hand-writing, and he must
.* ze-
peat, die the whole of this mans conduct was such
as to plit him out of :he pale of British protection.
Looking to the treatment of these unhappy men, .as
individuals, by the Anseri.*:an Commander, he felt
there could but one sentiment pervade the House and
.the couna•y, one of ilidiglation and horror!—Hear,
Aeor)--and such was the general sentiment in the
United States themselves! On the grennds he stated,
he again asked whether a necessity was created so as
• to authorise this country to demand reparation, al-
ways recolletatMg that such could not consistently be
disne without putting the country in a situation so as
tcr, recur, according to the events, to thr extremity at
war ?7--(Hear; hal?, kern). _
The 'Marquis of LANSDOWNE-replied. He was
hs!ppy 'to thint that the public opinion is America as
MgWertsapinured tit- the 'conduct of General Jack-
* as nrtlnV-eatuttry.' - When hz stated his send-
sitesitsitording that conduct, he had studiously ab-
siiintd from expressing any opinion regarding re-
e had not said -that the conduct of the
=6;l ti
in question would justify a war. All that
he wished was to obtain anv papers containing- a
trusietiival on the part of the American Govern-
meni Of the. act of their military agent, and an otE.
alai declaration that no instructions were given hies
no-warrant his proceedings—so that they might never
be drawn into a precedent on any future occasion.—
iin(itted Lasisdowrie) could not conca4ve how the
U.. Sates Government, for which he enter-
tan. **greatest respect, could hesitate to declare
dryKykkiiiiktidas so objectionable never met with its
emosonsace. With the idea, therefore, that such a
dotinannien might easily be obtained, and that such
a censequence would result from it, he submitted his
present motion. He would not again enter into the
two caws, co. the reasons on which the treatment of
the unhappy individuals had been defended. He
&add mot help, however, staring a second time, that
ht did not see how the conduct ofArbathaot brought
lies within the range of responsibility to the Ameri-
can General. He was not prated to be engaged in
any military minuet:ions. All that was established
alpisit.hilo, allowing the fullest credibility to the
evidesoo on which be was convicted, was, that be
kid 41kiredlimself to become the charutel-between
the.Spenish Government and the Indians. He ad-,
mettedthat the treaty of Seville could not afford a
sofficientjtuarantee against the cession niche Florida;
btoktur as blots to Spinet the time that
won ffornastipalattosi, therefore, he thotight
cogitate have been introduced into the Treaty of
Vieliert, to accomplish thisobject. It had never before
heti contended, that a security of the kind ought nit
to exist, and as it did not exist before-the Congress
soViestia,-k:ooglittibes so have been established.—
Thir-dastsissoithelloble Secretary, that no

-fioomperruk&trtjuntifeek would destroy the princi-
ple an :obi& doe balasereof power tested, which. it
hiyi hitherto been the custom to rely upon as our se-
. entity. At die Congress-at Vienna in 1814, a stipu-
lation amid live been easily procured from Spain,
for whom. -vice. kid done so much, and would not
have been objected to by the other Powers of Europe.
Our influence was then groat, and could have pro-
cured this-reasonable security. .
The Earl-of LIVERPOOL supported what had
been *dewed by his Noble Friend. The line of con-
duct adopted by the British Government, he addition-
ally-observed. viasserictly founded not only upon the
laws and custom of. nations in general, but more
especially upon the Treaties concluded with the
- United States theno.:zelVes, particularly thatconcluded
between Lord Grenville and Mr.. Jay, which he
quoted. He fully established that the conduct of:
thrill-fated individuals in question was such as to
forfeit oa their parts all claims to the protection of
shit lisitieLGOvernment. The case of Ambrister was
reteppoition.ably. such as to warrant, on the erica:ow-
?edged principle of state necessary,. the hoe df coa-
duet adopted with respect to him ; and that of Ar-
lon4lnm, though not in the military service of the
Indians, was such, as an active political Agent, with
reference to the Beligereat relations of the countries
aithe'tine, ii-to pla.celtim is a- sinular srate of Ha-
hap.; particularly ideba eefercine to his procuring
aims mid ammunitioentelione of the Belligerent par-
des rend den,- as his Noble Friend had stated, amply
mpe.vual tam a document Mille party's own band-
- With his . Noble. Friend he drought. the
kosise.aeild.have no Ifikalty in deciding whether
erVlDnitich,a.casek constituted a ground for a demand
KimnAtiaittepatation, coupled with a- contingency
itegpAkiire di war, espe:iallras the 'Governs;
MovoLthe-Usited States had formally declared the
anloeitine war trot only unauthorized, bct fora
3 inrXinse vektiown to them. With respect to
cesuciii "ofthe rior:das, he had no &Scotty in . ear-
ingrosthat . ;soder the circumstances is ,'l4 Aierin
:stood with etfereoce to hite,territorienin that part
the valid, they could not pretend, under soy'
41e,ei nitional generotity or feeling, to cafl . '
Spain. te.easicute the guarantee stipulated by Aiiiper.
manes tiles& dirkimise), unless this. coomory was
to say' she would make tosatoes oasis with
the event tithe alternative of vier being re-,
ganiindis rosemary or advisealds. -- -He dirt lift: lay
rarest this justified the eonductof General-Acts-Oa, as
revailiigbes ma country. but k justified. uten nor
'depandiar leparatioN. If a volunteer engajtes in
the Vttri4of another State, against the- SO•eresp.of
•OAlGlll_iwirli4rhicis we are a peace, any Seventy In-
. 'betel on him is directed, not against the Government
in-Vlsich he owes eliegimece, but to that of "which he
the commis*" if reparation is demendild,
. ' Sotto-may say, - " leo am our friend. he bas be-
rit.or
elsesp,-44aso fie e, no-toiler a side
tre your protection, and is panishiog him we oftri