Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-11-23

pofed to Cen Dearborn, az the lug
eeftion of MIR. Fofer, iulpeniion
of offenfive operations by land, IN
letter which was tranlmitted BY the
General to the Secretary at War. "A
provifional agreement was entered IN
to between Gen. Dearborn and Col.
Bayncs, the Brit'ih adjutant General
bearer Of Gen. Prevolt's letter, that
neither party fhouId act ottenilvely'
before the decilion OF our govern
ment fhouId be taken on the tubJect
Since my return to Warrington,
the document alluded to IN MIR. Eos
ter's defpatch, as finally decided on
by the Britilh government, has been
handed to me by MIR. Baker, with
remark, that its authenticity might be
relied on. Mr.. Baker added, that
it was not improbable, that the ad-
miral at Halifax might agree llkewhe
to fulpen6on of captures, tho he
did not profeis or appear TO DC &C
quainted with his fentiments on that
point.
On full confederation OF all the
circumstances witch merit attention,
the PRECEDENT regrets that II IS not
in his power to accede 10 the proPoied
arrangement. The following are
among the principle reaions which
have produced this declion.
IT. The PRECEDENT has no power
to fufpend judicial proceedings on
prizes. A capture, if lawful, vets 2
right, over which he has no control,
Nor could he prevent captures other
wife than by an indiicriminate recaI
Of the commillions granted to our
privateers, which he could nor juItlty
under exiting circumstances.
I'd. The propoition is not made
by the Britilh government, nor IS
there any certainty that it would b
approved by it. The PrOpofed ar
rangement, if scceded to, uIight not
be oblerved by the Britifh officers
themieves, if their government, IN
coniequence Of the war, lhouId give
them lnnru6tions Of different char
atter, even if they were given without
a knowledge Of the arrangement
"a. No fecurity is given, or pro-
poied, as to the Indians, nor couIc
any be relied on. They have en-
gagged in the war on the iide OF the
Brltlfh government, and are now
proiccuting it with vigor, IN ltheIr
uluaI favage mode. They can only
be. reltrained by force, when once let
ioofe, and hat force has already beer
ordered out for the purpoie.
9TH. The propoGtion IS not reclp-
rocal, becaufe it reffrains the United
States from acting where their power
IS greatef, and leaves Great Britain
at liberty, and gives her time TO aug
menr her forces in our neighbor-
hood.
9Th. That as principal Object of
the war is TO obtain rcdreis againtt
the Britlih practice of impeachment,
an agreement to fulpcnd hofilities,
even before the Brtifh government
is heard from on that fubjs6t, might
Be coaGdered a reiinquiihment Of
that claim.
9th. Il is the more Objectionable,
and of the lefs Importance, in con-
federation of the inftru6tions hereto
fore given you, which, If met by the
! BritIih Government, may have al
ready produced the fame refuIr in a
greater extent and more fatisfaGtory
/ form.
might add, that the declaration
; itielf is Objectionable in many reipe6ts,
particularly the following. 1T, be-
caute il aaerts right IN the. Brltilh
Government TO rehore the Orders in
Council, or any part thereof, to their
full effect on principle of retaliation
on France, under circumstances of
which fhc alone is to judge; a right
which this government cannot admit,
Especially in the extent heretofore
| claimed, and acted on BY the Brltih,
y (roOsrpr,1r,t
F., ID That the repeal is founded ex-
cluiveIy on, the French Decree Of