Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-20

n,rd 60 BLOC kadcs, proposed to follow
o.. SAME course, and only TO agree that
MN. ,houid he instituted by either par.
~ which were 30, coniormabie to the
acknowledged laws 81 Notwithstanding
the definition Of such blockades, and al!
( o,bcr details, 10 be settled by The com.
n,;..;oners in the schnitive tresty.
twas disappointed and gric,ed to
fad that these propositions, node.
rate and liberal rs they were. should
he treated in a manner which forbid
me TO expect their aeceptasce. I
was even asked, by Mr.. Hamilton, if
the United States would deilrsr up
the native British scamen who might
be naturaIistd in America +! Al
though shocked at this demand,
mildly replied that such a procedure
would be disgraeetul to America
without being useful to Great Bri-
tain-li,at the habits Of scamen were
SO peculiarly unaccomnotatins that
no one would patiently 60 thro' tho
long probation,required by law,to be.
come the citizen ola country where
he could not pursue his professional
orcupations-and that not to employ
him in this way would be virtually
10 surrender him 10 &. Britain.
Twas disposed TO believe, however
that a reciprocal arrangement might
be made for giving up dessr'eTs from
public vessels.
Here, perhaps, ! owe an apology
to nv government, for having, with
out its precise commands, hazarded
the overture above mentioned, rela.
tive to British subjects who may
hereafter become citizens OF the U.
States. In taking this step, howe
YER, / persuaded myself that did
not tresspass against the spirit OF tho
Instructions which l had received;
aud had the proposition been accept.
ed. I should moi have been without
all hope that it would have been ap'
proved by the President, as its pros
pective operation would have pre-.
vented injustice. and its reciprocity
Disgrace. Should however, urged
b, two great zeal to produce AN
accommodation, have mistaken here
in the intentions Of the President 1
still Should nave derived some con-
ISOLATION from rejecting that thisepro-
position, thus frankly and explicitly
made, afforded an opportunity Of ia,
tisiactori'y testing The disposition OF
this government and might DO useful
in removing much miscoacept'on and
error. TIE refusal Of this propssi-
ten, sufficiently explains the view
with which 1 was assaulted with the
Ustentatious parade vi the abortIve
negotiations reiati,etOin,pressment:
the cxaseration Of lis pretended DIFF
hcuilies the artificial solrnnlty 81
ven TO It's character; tho Affected
sensibiii,y to tie popular sentiments
concerning it; and Tie tastioious ex.
ceptiVn taken TO my powers ana
proves most unequi'0c"lis the pre-
determination OF me Brnish,soHern-
menf TO reject, at tiis time, every
overture for the discontinuaucc VI
this degrading practice.
Mos, unfeisnedIy desiring to sus-
pend the existing hos,iiities between
the two states with a reasODaDleprO'-
pect of finally terminating them ina
manner honorable to botE, perhaps
pressed with 100 much earnesthess
lie adoption Of Tie arrangement
" Inch i was instructed 10 propose:
Tor Lord CastsrreaSil once observed
sumew bal fuiliis, tnat il the Ameri-
cH: Su,ernIncbt was 30 ahxioas 10
gel RID n Inc zattr, il would hs'e al
UppVrIunlly vi Goin., 81 Oh learning
the revUcatIUB OF INC orders III couii-
eli. ieit constrained Oh this oeoa-
sion 20 assure his LordshIp that The
anxiety elthe Mefioah So'e'hh'ent
10 get r,d Of me Wdr was OH! proof
OF the sincerity with winch IL has
constantly sought to a'oid ii, but
that no event lad occurred, il was
unprecedented, to encrease this ahxI-
ETY.. His Lcrdahip, correcting his
manner, rrJoihed, ti.at IL was not his
intention 10 say any thing offensive,
aut merely TO suggest iii"l II lie A.
mcyican government sincerely wish
ed for resturatiUD ol inc fiiendiy re-
lations between the two countries,
II would e0nsi.cr Tie revocation u
the orders in council as aturdins a
lair occasion Tor the attainment OF
that object. After pause Ola lew
moments no aided, lii;.t.i -: tDited
States did not ;i,aH themselves u