Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-02-11

the United OtateS anu the Drltlln wet
India Hands.
The 18th article contains nearly the
fame liquidation refpeeting the trade OF
America in the feaports and harbors OF
the Britin1 territories in the EAT Indies.
1t has always been oblerved, that the .2th
article formedahe main hinge upon which
was to turn the future force and execu-
tioa of this treaty, which appears from
the
Art. 2S-ss It is agreed that the fsl}
ten arfic!cs Of this treaty lhali be perma-
nent, ard that the Gublequent articles,
except the 10Th, ihall be limited III then
duration to twelve years, to be computed
from the day on which the Publications Of
this treaty thali be exchanged, but fully
,fabieG to this cordition.---that whereas
the faid twelfth article will expire, by the
limitation therein contained, at the end of
two years from the fgning of the preli.n-
mary, or other articles Of peace, which
H,ail terminate the prefent war in which
his :najeny is engaged, it is agreed, that
proper meaiureo ihail, by concert, be talk
en- for bringing the fubjeGt for that article
into sanicable treaty and difcudion, 70
early before the expiration of the faid
term, as that new arrangements on tnat
head may by that time be perfected, and
ready to take plac. but if it ihould
unfortunately happen, that his majefty and
the United States, f1ou'd not be able TO
agree on fucil new arrangements. in ibat
cafe, all the articles of this treaty, except
the firf ten G,alI then ceale. and expire
together.
This is the ss5ortaa0te iiiue which the
above article f.emcd to have in perfpe6five,
AID which contributes the principal ground
of the diicujlion in which we underfiand
that minaters ere now deeply engaged
Under any other circumstances, the point
in diipute might be eafly adjulfed; but
when 70 many other more momentoLs
concerns are at fake, and when We know
that the craft, malice, and intrigue of our
great enemy will continually and anxiouf-
ly blow their peFilertial breath on every
little fore that may break out in the body
of any other fate, till they feltcr and
fame it into acrimonious virulence, we
may eaiily imagine how much they en-
deavored to irritate the temper OF the
United States of themieives, perhaps,
too ianguinely difpoied to drive or extort
advantages from the preient perplexities
and perilous poiture of Britith affairs
The renewal of this treaty, we are credi-
bly, informed, has for ione time back
formeda principal Object OF the diicufhon
of the confular cabinet, and is now under
the ferrous confederation of the govern
ment Of this country. The American
government is iaid to hold the rloa lofty
and menacing language relpeeing their
juf pretentions. They trongly remon-
france againf any reitria;on or limitation
whatever, either on their trade, or the
amount of their tonnage the arguments
they urged to enforce a compliance with
their demands, are backed by threats
which we can never imagine they would
ieriouly attempt to carry into efed in
deed thefe threats are of nature which
prudence perfuadcs us from detailing, but
which would feem to aim (evere blow at
the general commercial intcreils of this
country, and which would prove fatal to
the commercial exiitence of many refpec-
table individuals. 1t is well known that
the trade of America, in Welt and EAT
India articles, with the continent of Eu-
rope, more Especially with France, has of
late conliderably increafed and in pro-
portion to its growing prolperity, will
they naturally beanxious to enlarge it, or
At lea6 To ,,rA(.erue Il ,lnd; ;fhed and