Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-20

saysses inhabisinx vi,!:ia tnsd-:r,si.,s
,f another, have been coup 1s,l, IN sup.
pert Of their principle, TO .isr 10 The
German Empire, a bsdy c,p.is:ing Of
several independent strtes recognized
a. sucl, BY the Whole world, shd scpa.
ra,ely maistaini,g with foreign power.
the relations belonging TO such csndi.
tion. Can it besnecessa,y 10 prove ,h.t
there il no ssrt o! analogy bcewcen the
political situation oftbesu civilized CON.
munities, & that of the wondering tribes
| Of North American sayagcs!
In referring to what TIC British pieDi-
po,cn,iariss represent as alarming md
novel pretensiens, that G Brn,in can
never recognize. the undersisHed might
complain that these uiledgcd prctcH.
| .ions have not bacn stated, either in
terms or in suh,:,acc, 4, Expressed ty
themselves. Tbis, borsver is the less
material, as any iurstcr recognition If
them by Great B,ilain is 40, D2ce,.Ary
nor required. Gu the nther hand thcy
can never admit nnr recognise tic PIN.
cipIcs or pretensicns ass.,ird in the
course of this cores pon.ionce by the
British pItniPote 'iariG,, nd which 10
them, sppear navel and alarming.
The article proposed py he British
plenipoten'iaries, in their is; nots, Nd,
Including the Indian'tribes rs part;e, in
the peace, and leaving the u S. Tree 10
effect its ohj,c in tho mod ccnsonant
with the relations which they have con.
stantl, maintained with those tribes, par.
taking .lso Of the Baiure Sf an amnesty,
and being al the Sane time reciprocal,
is not liable to that objection AND &C.
cords with the view, uniformly profess.
ed by the undersigned'of placing these
tribes preci,ely, aud in every respect, ia
the same situation IS that 10 which they
stood before rae commencement Of hos.
tilities. THIS article, thus proposing
only what the undersigned have SO of
ten assured the British pie ipo,cn,isries
would necessarily follow, il indeed il
Ia not already, as is highly pr batIe,
preceded a peace between G.. B,i,sin
and the U. States. The undersigned a.
gree to scmit il, in substance, rs a pro.
visionaI article, subject, 10 the manner
originally proposed By the British goo
rsrnment, to the apProba, on or rsjec.
IT, n 1.-THE government of the U States,
which, having given no iasnuctions to
the uedersigaed ON this point. caunot be
bound by any article they admit on the
subject.
il wi !, Of course, be nnderstood, that
il, unhappi!y, Aeace shnulsI AIT he the
result of The present LeYoeis,ion, The
article thus conditionslly agreed to SHALL
he Of 40 effect. and shall not. 10 any FL.
ture negotiation, be brought forward by
either party, BY way OF argsmsnt or pre-
eeden,.
This srtjcie having been presented ss
an indispensable preliminary and being
nov accepted. The undersigned request
tie British pleDipotentiarie to corms-
nicate to them the prince OF treaty
embracing s!l The points deemsd matc-
tcri,l by G. Britain the undersigned
engaging on their part to Oliver mne-
diatcly after counter project With re.
speci 70 all the articles to which they
may not agree & on the Subjects deem.
ed materially BY the y. Ststrs. and,
vhich may be omitted in the British pro-
jset.
(Sisned)
John Quineey .fdnms,
James "A. Ruydrt,
Henry Cias.
Jona. Russell,
.7ibcrt GailafiB.
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