Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-12-11

the Secretary ofihe : .tafiry, nov iaii be
i fore you, were tranfinitied 10 the CalIeci-
ors of the .ftveral potts. II in permitting
Brit1b venels II depart, without sivog
bonds not toprocte Ell 10 their own ports, It
Ihould appear that the tenor OF legal au
thority has not been RriftIy puhned, II Is
III be afcribed 10 the anxi )us dellre which
was felt, that no individuals ihould be III
| urcd by 70 unforeleen an occurrence =
And I rely on thu regard OF Cougreis Tor
the equitable inteteas of our own citiztns,
to adopt whatever further provllions may
be found requifite, for general remiiiion
of penalties Involuntary incurred
The recall Of the diiavowed Minllter
having been followed by the appointment
of fucceilor, hopes were INDUCED that
the new milton would contribute to ale
viate the disappointment which had been
produced, and to remove the cauies which
had 10 long embarrdfled the good under.
Handing of the two nations. 1t could not
be doubted, that il would at leaf be char
ged with coneliatory explanations OF the
ftep which had been taken, and with
propofals to be fubftituted for the rejected
arrangement. Reasonable and univerial
as this expectation was, 1t ALTO has not been
fulfilled. From the firf official dicloiures
of the new Mlniher, it was found that he
had received no authority TO enter into
explanations relative to either branch OF
the arrangements diiavowed ; nor any au.
thority to fubititute propoials, as to that
branch, which concerned the Brltih Or
ders in Council. And finally, that bis pro-
poials with refpee to the other branch,
the attack on the frlgite Cheiapeske, were
founded on preiHmption, repeatedly de-
clared to be inadmiliible by the United
States, that the irft itep towards adult
ment was due from them the propoials at
the fame time, emitting even reference
to the officer aniwerable for the murderous
|aegreflion, and an.rling a claim not leis
CONTRARY to the BritIih laws, and Bfltlih
practice, than to the principles and obllga-
|tions of the u. States.
The correspondence between the De-
partment of State and this Mniiter will
ihow how incidentally the features preien-
ted in its commencement have been vari-
ed in its progrtis. 1t will ibow alto, that
forgetting the refpee due to all govern
ments, he did not refrain from imputations
on this, which required that no further
ihould be received from
him. The uecefIi,y of this fep will be
made known To bis Britannia Majehy
through the Minitter Plenipotentiary ofthe
United States in London. And II would
indicate a want of confidence due toa
government which 10 we'll understands &
exaets what becomes foreign Miniiiers near
it, not TO infer that the miiconduf OF its
own Representative will be viewed in the
fame light, in which il has been regarded
here. The Britiih government, will learn,
at the fame time, that ready attention
will be given to communications through
any channel which may be iubftituted. 1t
will be happy if the change in this reipeet
fhould be accompanied by favorable re-
vifon of the unfriendly policy. which has
been 70 long pariued towards the United
States.
With France, the other belligerent,
whole trefpaf1es on our commercial rights
have long been the fubjed of our jua re-
monftrauces, the polture of our relations
does not correfpond with the meaiures,
taken on the par, of the Urited States, to
effect favorable change. The refult of
| the feveral communications made To her
government, in purfuance of the authorl-
ties vefted by Congrefs in the Executive,
is contained in the correspondence of our
Miniiter at Paris, now laid before you.
By fome of the other billigefents, al
though projecting juf and amicable diipo-
litions, injuries materially affecting our
commerce have not been duly controlled
or reprened. In theie cafes, the interpo-
iitions deemed proper on our part have
not been omitted. But II well deierves
the confederation of the Legislature, how
far both the iaiety and the honor OF the
American flag may be coniulted, by ade-
quate proviiions againh that collulive prof
titution of il, by Individuals, unworthy of
the American name, which has 70 much Ia
voured the real or pretended fulpieion
under which the honef commerce OF Thea,
fellow. citizens has iuifered.
In relation TO the powers on The coat oi
Barbary, nothing has occurred which - not
of nature rather to inipire confidence than
diitruit as TO the continuance OF the exiting
amity With our Indian neighbors, the JUL
and benevolent fyfem continued toward them
has alto preferred peace, and is more and
more advancing habits favorable to their CIV
ilizaton and happiness.
From a ftatement which will be made by
the Secretary of War, j, will be ieen that the
Notifications on our maritime frontier are in
many of the ports completed; affording the
defence which was contemplated, and that
further time will be required to render com
plete the works in the harbor of Newyork
and in iome other places By the enlarge
ment of the works, and the employment of Z
greater number of hands at the public armo
Iies, the iupply of lmall arms OF an inprov
ing quality, appears to be annually ncreaiing
AT rate, that with thoie made on private con
tract, may be expected TO go far towards pro.
x-.l,,, 60 rho Dnhlir ex,uenry