The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-09-04 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1819

" Ths lists for which 1141esex fell is the Kahl, and Swims, eat ms the Sta./hid

COMMERCE AND FISHERIES es BRITISII

AmEtticA.

Memos, whether the inhabitants of British Awe.
rico have sot Joie end redoes dove for oppro-
bentloo that peek proftessioet do sot accord with
this system of policy. Whit* we were solleritti mode*
such jest sod well.fooodedapprebeweloos, roceiirell
the distressing ititelliroce. that a Coontodos 'ascots.
elided with the United States, which entitled append.
of that coetltry to participate is the most nliabip
Appeadaaes of tis. British Sovertnioty Is America.—
Undo, swab cirmastaares we felt it so as liaperloos

The proc.edinp of the Gemmel Assembly of Ndis
Scotia upon the ennventiou concluded betimes his
Maj•sly sod the United States*, America, We been
peblished by order of both Booms is GeneratSallee
al Halifax, and ■ copy has jest be.. received 111 Ihi%
reent►y. The valve. does credit to the ability and
isidostry of the Calomel leo ander whom direction It
has been prepared ; and to all ;minas who use too.
netted with the trade to British America wilbbe

duty so Inger to main tint; sod is the early
PH of this Sessieo • joist. Committee of both Henn
was formed for the 'sprees steepen of tattles for pre-
fleat Mummies into cossideratin. 'Pat Committee
bate aimed to • Report, which, with the Appeedie
end payees annaed, we headily beg lean to ley be.
fore your Rossi Highs/vs, sod humbly to entreat
yogi Royal Higher's to take the INN lain yew early
and serious consideration.
" All that we desire is, that restrkliesee sod rep-
letion, totally ioapplicable to oer protest sithaine
may be laid aside; and is this time of pence, the
powerful aid of the Mother Country May be beeeght
to our assistance to fortify and streegthes est hen. I
tier ; to form easy camomile:allows between the pre.
vines, by inland navigation sad roads; sad that the
net eadgeation to the Veiled Slane esey, by wise
✓od jedicinos regulations, he stopped and diteeted
to British America. By nth measures, hie Maj.+.
Ws faithful *objects would have ample scope to avail
themselves of the innumerable eaten! edentates
with which the God of the Universe hoe blessed the
vast territory comprehended within the limits of &i-
-lia' America. Under who and jodideut regoletioos,
we should none risen, power and strength that "maid
appal any pommy who on.glit meditate an attack epos
es. A'oechasent to the Mother Gentry le treasured
in every breast; and our offspriog are inlaid from
their infaney to feel the same pride and glossy that *e
do ii. catlisig naives British @objects. Shedd Ire
be ea happy as to drew towards re en Increased at-
omism, and powerful old of the Mathes Camay is
this most fasoorable time, to lay a Ism Inedatleo
for ear fence greetene, old as malty of us are. WO
feel animated with the hope, that we shell yes live to
see British America @speed her peeterfel energies,
and become in the Western World such a Ire peep
to her wearable paint, that her Oita* estmlin
shall despair at seeing the splendor's of &Sisk pesos'
surremodiog them. is &Sane of enryeltert es lbw
port to ran sod degrade her.
_ 'S
fiarranded, as oe are at provest, with glossy
and antavoorabee prospects, we derive some 1110110604
)ton when we relied that ow nearest mighhoortle
the United S'ar'a still interne some of the rood mad
jest spirit of their British soceston ; althea,* the
feelings which a mos. unjust war on their pare bet
given fin to were sot yet ellayeil,they could not help
rejoicing with us, Shoe they saw the deepetic y.
root, who had so 101 l triumphed is the world. ever•
thrown by the poser's! arm of Great BMWs,
guided and directed by the wisdom of your Royal
Highness; nor could they, as the deseeodants of Bei.
tows. refrain hest participating is the eplesdid tel.
*mpha which elevated the Crewe of the Gaited Rios.
dam to a rank of glory and renown, such as no other
nation ever attained.
" As the senior British Goverment lathe North
American Colonies, moo feel it our dusty, en this meet
impostant °ermine, to call the Mintiest of ell the
*utshoots of British America to tier pretest line-
age ; and to incite them to voile with us—sat is
faction or seditious mmestings, but in • respectful!,
dutiful, and becoming deposimese, each as to ea.
title us ti the coo/dean mod moistest* of the Mo-
ther Country ; and should we be to fortunate as to
obtain what we astlestly desire, the youthful enc.
Ries of such • east Empire, firmly united to the
power of the parent State, 'sold nee we Britassie
soling the fresh water sees if America, with the
justice that she now rules the nese.
46 Gorier all the motility which present sirens.
mattes create we humbly offer our die for the to.
wearable coosideration of root Royal Highness ; feel.
lag a well founded hope, that a share of that gene.
tees sad magosoiestres aid which your Royal High.
nem so lately exteoded to a suffering world will set
be refused so Tour faithful subjects in British Amities.
When in relict that our venerable end baits/
Sovereign (...ended and established all the Chwitiessets
la the North Atomic's British Colosies,and that es►
der his patens! care they have grown to their went
Mate, end have ones failed en every measles to as.
east their loyalty and gratitude. we noses persit
iless.l.es to sepses', that your Royel Hialsoess will
oessider us a burden, or that the policy of our parent
Goveroment will deem it necessary to coming' nil
bound by restrictions which retard our growth end
prosperity. We know your Royal Melons is mot
atlestive to all the just representations of his Msjes.
ty's subjects; sod we feel confident that your no
lightened mind, end those toyal pulsed seeliments et,
benevolence mid generosity which have so jr.tly en.
titled you to pre.einineut coalitionist...a by all the
civilised world, sill lead you to a gracious attentions
of our CUP, UP hit+, with all hemility, we humbly pray
your Royal llighning to Vetoer slid support.
w. BLOW Lit. 4. Pre-hinny of the C
•• S. C. SIUHIR. Sraker of the Arrest))."

feud preened; valuble sad intecestied. kook,
Seas as' Addieerte the • 'Print, Regent en fill se r(,.'
jests ender ityliberstism ; the Report of the Commit.
tee appeiated NI the C-encil to consider the Con.
Tendon aboire-awati..eed; the evidence en which
that Report was founded; and cencludes with a
complete set .f tables of the 'rade iss.tertle earl eat.
words, from the pore of lislifss to all parts of the
world. from the year 1809 to She present gime. The
two latter Soviet's of else velem. chiefly concern
c..mmercial mem ; bat is• hare been induced to pub-
lish the Address to the Prince Wawa., and the Re.
poet of the Cflersitly.. eonsiderio4 them as State
ikoromorn• arerths of co-eral per tail :
TO Hie Rolf AL HIGN‘Vor i•I ORM:. PRINCE OP
11141.1 S. PRI' Cli RfriF T OF TRIk UNITED
ILINGIttIII r-P (RP/11 BRITAIN ANDIRELAND.
TSB WICOWILIF •DOROOI ..11, WI/ 1111.111 TO'S C•OlICIL
•1150 Tlfli 14,0611 •C A4llllllcl/ ...I Nil WAJIMITY.II
riot's. a Or a .1r• SCOTIA Is TOKIO SF
LIO•SIOTIVE CAPACITIRt. NOW SlTtlli• 111 0115
!ICI. ASISWOLO AT MALIVOZ.
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" MAY It PALAU YOOS ROYAL RlOnntft.
The Gesell and House of Assembly beg lest. hum-
bly to approach ) oar Ray I Highness, with ezpres.
slow of those emir/teals of loyalty end affectionate
atteehment, which it has eves been the pride of his
Majesty's subjects le British Americo, on every °c-
asino, to oisolfest for the person and Government
of our venerable and beloved Sovereign, and every
Winch of his Illustrious Family.
s• Fertiog, as we do, In common with all the rest
of his Majesty's subjects in Meth America, the dig.
rt./seed prospects that the law Convention with the
United &met of Americo epees to our view, we owe
I. es a duty. to those we represent, humbly to op-
pose' you R sot litehoess, not with a disposition
to memos or oreeplatis against any met.ciee of the
fkomigo power by Toot Royal Highness, but as do-
Worried obedient sohjoess, !toughly to entreat your
Rated Skeleton 'to ism seer 11t.”11: wrestles to tire
redeem' aid 4111.'1.01Ni distal/es of all his Mails.
td's taithfol subjects in British America.
•• On behalf of the People we represent, we can
with conielevice, appeal to every deperesest of his
Majesty's G ferns/en' for oar characeer. We do
dot reship his Majesty's Ministers with diacontenied
r•Plry'4l"litittets; faction or sedition steel nn enLon-
newest is des Province ; nod we fm.l happy le sr.'
koowiedging to your Rossi Highness. that vie have
es
complete,' against the Admii s i sss aline of oar Go.
meowed. Eriny thing is honnerside end fairly
georlected. so as to promote. as far as possible, our
happiness and prettied's.
a. We are not a P.opio whose mimes hese respel-
led them to fly boo shy Grivreminent of 'ha Mother
Gissetry ; a large part of our pepolatiiii cnisdits of
tees who come to the Proaince to seek an asylum,
where they @mold he protected in their allegiance to
their King sad artistry, for the professions and
of ebkh they were perserterd is. those Co-
Mich now compose the United States. The
Medea of oar population cossets of men, or their
descendants, who, giving a preference to this Pro-
fiteer. have found is it a happy abode.
" Since the Rev.ilution in America, we have can.
stately viewed the Government of the United
In all its terms. silk jealousy sad apprehensive: end
although we tope there are nosey virtuous sod geed
people lo that country; set, *hen we reflect, that a
dentosralk faction. giving say to the toluene' of
these Rovolotionery principles thick bate so lost;
disturbed the peace of the world, lately had the
peer to leveler, all the good and virtuous people of
shot reentry in the horrors of war—s war which
chile Commutes', willing, even a shadow of pee.
tunes soddenly declared against his Majesty, for the
meowed pompom et possessing British America by
tercel duels( this trying riser. trefoil an honest pride
is soldrelog, that the Colosiste of all descriptions
stood ilia in their allegiance, sod rallied rend their
respective Goverommita with alacrity and seal Is fee
slat, sad abide the event.
" Gs this rotten of peace, we hoped the disasters,
sod inglorious teeminalbso of a war so unjustly en.
toted Into, wield hove calmed that restless spirit
which has es long disturbed the peace of the comity;
but is them hopes we are sadly disappointed, end
view with serious apprehensions, an insatiable ambi.
ties generally prevailing. accompanied with a toss'
disregard for those principles which hove been hither-
to held leered by civilised amigos. The onsoner is
which they lately possessed themselves of the Flit.
rides, end the horrid circumstances which attended d
trasesctien lhot outraged every sense of justice sod,
hemenity, naturally produced siren sensations
amongst as, who aremparsied only by an imaginary
his from such a peeple: these feelings are increased,
when we find that dm voice of the just and good pee-
pie of that country, although powerfully raised in
the Guards of their nation against this horrid trans-
amiss, was eserted in vain • and when to this we
add, that every art is still *sad in that country to
keep olives spirit of hostility easiest every thinA Brie
tisb—tbst fortifications are erecting at every point of
their frostier., sad most 'atomise Wand navigation'
and military reeds constructing for the obvious per.
poses of entering into British Awerka With rapidity
and ease; whets we see every esolcoo euaklog to for-
tify their see.coast, sod to create a powerfal naval
, and milks ry force, We humbly sal alt te rur Royal

" Priniare-tiotrie. M-irch 30.
" The Committee, appointed by lho Council and
Ilnase of Assembly, in consider tit* Convention
lately concluded between Maj.sty anJ the United
Rtstea or America. and silo to (..in,bler what steps
at. necessary in he taken, on obtain a relaxation of
those commercial restsietiona which are inniplicthle
to tae presoot state of the WOW, Colonies in North
Amanita, base, persoont to the orders of both
Hollsea, united together, sod esannatett the matter
.n t: en, referred, sod bate agreed 90 'he 1.011.'911;1
Report a--

?stir 71);

as Yale Commitfem, la lahlwg that fitp•stat
swllf sus Ills cossidloration, Sod diet, although tee
isle Ceelmaties will, la its nattiest, be sub rots.
sob to the host interests of this preview thou I. soy
weber of the British North Amniesu Colaillee; yat
She enrol tateresis of Beide Amain ire se aid.
in, that j net Committat are of opioloo the Report
they hat...end maw to make is applieshill Its all lie
Institutive I. North Amain, the Saes as it le le this
province.
" Vet Goatskin lied that dean. tespeashil
inereitsits iw treat Melnik sod is ill the SAM
Previews is Nein Aswan, base. for • sea.. .4
yews „pot ID bodies. made teemed, usite.t, v..4t
seat Wig& rftstrbtoistions to his Majesty's
seralsest. respetellsg tai vt ied este of oho rem.
seen and Isherin if Annals ; and year
Committee, with deep Sorrow. Mewl, that such re.
rientstioas bate bees attended with little else .r
lifinolllev, proemial', so dooht, farm the were is.
pirtest lotetests skit* for so any years hen
claimed the who* atteirtl.• of his Majesty's Genes.
meet, mod required the Want neaten of the Ho.
that Country t Mt your Committee, es takieg
view of the present Mate adroit*, het warranted IS
Magratalatiog both Houses epos the snivel of that
happy pried which • I' soir-ewable his Majesty's
Gnireteseast, eith•er fear of isterropties, ti tors
their most settees alleluia. to tide very ihnenthig
Sad imp. elan portion of the British doeskins.
" Your Costaittre amid not ester lot« lb. eon.
sideralion of lie ileportast objects referred to it,
without paisfelly feeling thousand certifiers, wheal
this pease, has bees called is to sekq hot *sly
in the rata st of its provincial territory ow en Ind,
Mt also la the. tamable lialteries. which, ever nogg
the Trtolf of Utrecht, were conidend as neleerrely
appettaleittg le Non Skulls. Tait a proper coda
mutton say be sade of thorniest of thirty essiliesee
year Cosseth.he deem it eltyadkaet bets to how, a
descriptioa *5 the bandy In of Meridiem of Nova
Scotia, se settled sod rostdbired by his plesitt Mao
feet) after the Pane of 1713, seen they wen routs.
lated and pertinently Ilan by the Cetemissite. (Well
Seillessbft. 1763. gusted by his NajeMy sage
the Crest Seal of Gant &kale; appeistiew Mein
tags, W In et. Fps, to bs CoptaisslOwanal Ind rise.
surto/ Is ( hoof cal- this Retina; sea his Makes.,
by list Comeltislas thosothe proper essansreAni
p•eibire with-• the fedestroig tire.ibisil to be
ibe worths/std, our sad preidawr shoo has
boseded y the soothers Mamie, of *sr sissies.
Ilof gosh. c, as for as tee wester* estrellity of All
Bay Des Chlhers; to the eastward. by the said Baj
liked the Gulf 4 Lawsuits to the saps or pee.
Wotan celled Cope Brno.. is tee Weed of Het
is.., ion-lecke. that island, the Shod of St. Joan's,
sod all nits. Islands *bilis Is lessees of the slog
to the so..theard, by the Atlsetic Ocoee, free Ile
said cape to Cape Sable, isdoding 04 island of that
saw sod IN alter Islands with. 40 temper of the
vast, *l4 111 the rialtos, members, end appellee
eases whate•aver iltereeets belonging; sod to Ills
westward, elthoegh *or said proviso* bed socintly
everndrd, sod dotb of .fight tweed, as far as Is
riser Pestagtatcl, or Pets..bscol, it shall he hounded by
llue draws from Cape Sable across the when if tbs
Bay of Foody, to the south of the River SI. Cr siS,
by lbe said firer to its soiree; sod by s Ilse dues
dee worth bow theses to the soothers hosodary of
oar Colony of Quebec.'
" Your ClllllllllOOO and. that the whole*, the ter.
'UM "'lP',banded within this beesnety waseepee.
Misted is the Genii Amiably of this prom=l
atld lesielsted far it that Assembly, Meg
Se
i.e body politle, the solos sod coositullee of
which was considered settled, stall his Majesty was
'whited to apatite from it the lilted of *. Jobs,
lise called Prince Edward's Island. This separatist
lepoor Committee cosset admit to have best strictly
pl; for his Majesty, laving exercised the potent
el seventies, by solemnly iocorporating the shots
of this country lobs one Gosernmest, sod herbs
established its Coustitatiee. sad the legblative pewees
of the General Assembly over the whole, amid not,
by say subsequent Act, revoke, alter, or snarl the
Mw. This separation. however. was improtidesitly
mode, to gratify several speculative theorists, who
projected a proprietary Convenient on a new *ls-
so, the was in atatlibit an improved form of cambial
adetiaistration this project failed, sod laid the foes.
dada* of the depressed and ruinous state in chick
that Sue island still remains, sod obliged his Majesty,
ea the propriety*, relreigehhieg the power of Go.
veremeet, to re.asseme the seeerelenty, which they
sere obliged to sec render, free a total Inability to
conduct it.

"Thu things remained until the first war silk
Menke, daring which his Majesty subdued earl con.
geared that part of the anrieut proTincit of Non
Scotia lying between the St. Croft and the firer
Penobscot, snit was in possession of the Sant gibe*
Ike Pests of 1781 was made. By that unfortunate
frosty, the o hole of that territory, together with
the bolt half the province of Crawls, of which we
weer in full vowelise, were surrendered to the
United States, togoiher with all the fisheries
01 Nova Scotia, and free wpm to ell our buttoner,
tad shores. this gretiyieldin; of territory took OW
without the sm4liest eqeitalent given en the part ei
the United States. Shortly after Ibis, lais Majesty
was advi‘ed to lake sway from the lweviere of
Noss Scotia mare than three-fifths of its territory,
which was tweeted into a *operate province, celled
New Browswitk ; thus takirie from Novo Scotia a
country whirl, .ere had settled and improrod at sweet
espenetr, and for which she bad «Meowed a large
dot, n• 1 a shillio4 of which was esestured by New
litonseiek ; hostel., shier', an letagswary boirodary
ws• drnit ed t. r oh.. Iwo proriores, rem•los
to this dsy an ewe:tied nutter of dispute between