Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-12-14


fact exit, yet, from certain expreiiions II
thule initru6fi0ns, an expectation OF iuct
meafure irems 10 have been confidently
entertained, and the orders in council. aP'
peared no longer to form an obltacle TO a
Re Cancellation. However this might belt
ought not 10 be fuppofed that the Ameri-
can government would be ready TO aban-
don one main point for which i contend
&C merely becaufe il had obtained anoth-
er, which was generally conlldered TO DC
of minor importance, and TO iubmit 10 the
continuance of imprehment on account OF
the difcontinuance of the Orders IN Coun-
ell. At any rate, having authorized me TO
propofc terms Of accommodation here, II
would probably wait for information con-
corning the manner in which they had
been received, before il would conieat to
more unfavorable conditions. 10 the mean
time, the war would be proiecuted, add
might produce new obfacles 10 pacific
arrangement. ] was happy 10 learn that
the failure of a former negotiation con-
corning imprefsment could not be aicrIbed
10 a want of fnceritv and moderation IN
the American government, and | hoped
the mode now fuggefe1 for tecuring I" 9.
Britain her own teamel might remove the
difficulties which had hitherto embarratird
this queftion. If the people of England
were +, Jealous and kuhtlve with regard
70 the exercIie Of this harih practice, what
ought to Be the feelings Of the people of
America who were the victims to =
IN the u. States this practice or ImPreii-
ment was conddered as bearing ltrong
resemblance to the fave trade, aggrdvat-
ed indeed in fcme II its features, as the
Negro was puChafrd, ALREADY berett Of his
liberty, and bis ntvery and exile were
at leaf mligted By his exemption from
danger, by the intcreiteo forbearance or
his task malt5r, and the COntcloutnels that
ii he could no longer Allocate with th6ie
who were dear 10 hin, he was not COM
ptled TO do them injury-whlle the Amer
lean citizen is torn without priCe, at once
from all the belingi of freedom and all
the charities If focla life, iubiccted TO mil
itary law, expDird ID inctftut perlls, and
forced at times to b ZdId his life N deipOil-
ing or deitroying bis kindred aud country
men. II was matte or ditonIthment that
while Great Britain dlicovered tuCh Zeal
for the abolition of the traffic IN tbs bar
barOus and unbeIievng natives Of Africa,
as 20 cndeAvnr 10 fo'ce 4 on her reluctant
allies, that fhe fhoun 10 ultimately adhere
t. the practice of lrprefiing American cltl-
zeus, whole civilization, rehgiOn,and blood
70 obviouny demanded a more favorable
diRln1iOn
mex pointed out 10 his Lord(hip the differ
ence be ween he propOGuon which now
iuDmrted, and II ie con AIMED 10 my nore OF
he gath Of Auguf Thai although he object
Of both was t1entiauy the tame hee was
great Divert il he manner OF obtaining
The ditcontinuance Of the Prachce otImPrh
men which was before required TO be mmedI
AMI to con(i ute f,Tmal preliminary to
au 4rminice, vas now deferred 70 commence
cOtsmpor aneuuny WI. h the operation Of he aw
OF the Uniie ed } ate. PROHIBITING he emp oy
ment Of 81 ulh eamen and was conhgneci
with he other Conditions. a. iepsrate ADD
info. MAJ arrang e1. ent.-In his way Il was no
doub intended, Wy reipectWg he feehsgs OF
the Brhth cove nment 70 obviste any otJect
ton which might have cen the mere luggel
ton Of is pr'de.
finally lfere il order to 1nfwer at once
all The obier vati0ns and euqu RE, IF Lo,d CAT
tereagh, tina, the propo. ed understanding
lhouId he exp eG, ] ID The moi genera. term
hat the avs Ky axe eGe4 % tie d(conun-
uaoce o TIE p,09iee Of mp ehner. III ~ P,o
hnit the employment Of the aativs IA Cts :
cIIzen, OF me one H4Fe, creeping uch oay
as had Al eady been natuTa.Ized on boa q he
priva,e and pubic (hrps # he oJhe hu, e.
moving aay objection that M ght have been
RATED vi h rega I to the iu,ure # 4 u na.u
al ~ ION Ur the fOrma! reUUnclatOn of any
tte,en4ed right w h regard b ck4des /
p opoed 10 follow the tAme cou K aud only
10 az &c thar none lh.u - init "a ny e. h
e. par which were uct corfo H14be o he
ackuoRed. Ell Jaws If na,iOa.-ieaving the
dehniJioo Of luch bockaoes, and a other Dc
a 70 te fett "a by the comm lhooers n he
dedn tive trea'y
J vas diia rpoin.ed aud e eyed 20 find that
thefe proportions, moderate and abe al a.
they were, ih.u'd re trea ed n a ma ne,
winch fo-hld me 70 expect their acceP 4nce
| wa. even siked, ~ M Hamuton # the
Uni ed sta es would delius sp he native Bri,
lih teAmen who might he "a ura zed 10 Nmer
ca 4 hoAlh fho.ked at his demand mildly
Re, ed ,haJ u a p. oedure would he dd-
Z acefuil % mer,ca W h, III beng uieful 60
GreAI Britannia. The habits Of lesmen were
70 pecuiiary unaccommOdating tina nc one
would pate y 30 through he nng proha
uon, requ red by 4w, 70 be. ohe he ci'zens
Ola country where he could nor purue his
proeih nal occupauons-ani hat not 10 en-
yiry h m il his way W ud he virtually TO iur-
rende. him 70 9 ca BritIan.
| was d'!pfs 60 believe, however. that a
reciproCal arrangement might be made for Civ
ing up delefter. from punic vefeis
Here perhap, we an apology 70 my
COVE nme {, for having, without Its Precfe
command hazsrded the Overture abcve-men-
t1nned reia We 10 RrIfifh n i.tfa who may