Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-12-10
No. <.
AMERICAN NOTE.
From the American to the British Minister'S,
24;h October 1914

24;h October, 1914.
|. The Undersigned have the honor 70 ,c.
Enow,edge the receipt Of thenote Of he Ri.
tish Plenipoten iaries of the 21st ins,an,.
Amongst the general observations which
the unde sighed, in Il cir note of The oa,h
hrgnss. made on the propositions then
Drought onward On the part of the Br,,,.L
governments they remarked thar thvse p-e-
l'osf IONS were tounde d nv.l.ier on the bas;.
o'u'' possnetis. nor ca that of status ante.
ocpum. but SO far .ere they from,
suggesting the uti possidetis as the basis On
wnicn tncy were disposed to treat, that n
.ues same note they expressly stated thar
peace on the principle of both parties re.,o.
ring whatever territs.ry they mieht i. vA -.
Ken. The undersigned also declares, +, ,,,.
no'e' that they had no authority to cede
ny part Ut the territory Of the United Sea-.
ana tnat no stipulation to that effect wo,,IS
'ney Subscribe and in the note of I'M. u,h
Oh september, after having shown Thai ~
oasis OF uti possidetis, such as Il vas tn,,,s.
20 exist et the commencement of the 49,
eianon' gave no claim to his Britannia M
Jesty to cessions Of TERRITORY founded 49,
the right ut conquest, they added that ~.
!, tne chances of war should five 70 the
british arms momentary possession az -
tner parts OF the territory ofthe u. Sta,es
such events would not alter their Views w;,n
rssard 70 the terms OF peace to which thev
give their chnsent- 10y
The, undersigned can now only repe.e
the basis of ut possidetis. or unon snr W.. Nh
principle involving a cession Of anv 49,. as
the territsry of the United States. ths,-
nave UNIFORMLY stated, they can treat c,I,,
upon the principle Of mutual restorat;o,,
OF whatever territory may have been ,aLss,
oy either party From this principle thev
canunt recede, and the undersigned after thss.
repeated declarations Of the British nIen;.
poscntiaries. that Great Britain hal no
view to acquisition of territory. In This ce-o.
cation, deem It necessary to add. thai the
utility Of its continuance depends ON their
adhsr renee to this principle.
Inc undersigned having declared in the;r
note OF Sist OF August, that although inc
structsd and prepared to enter into an ami.
cable discussion Of all the points. on which
uiHerences or uncertainty had existed, and
winch misnt hereafter tend to interrupt the
harmony of the two countries. thew wo',Id
not make the conclusion of the peace AZ ali
depend upon successful result of the die.
cussion, and having since agreed to the nre.
lminary article proposed by the British 90.
vernnlent, had believed that the negociation
already SO long Protracted, could NOT be
Drought to an earlv conclusion, otherwise
than oy the communication of a project. EN-
bracing ill the other specific nronosi,ion.
which Great Britain intended TO Offer Thev
repeat their request in that respect. ana
wi.lhave no objection 10 simultaneous eve
change OF the projects of both parties. This
Course viii bring fairly into discussion tne
othe topics embraced in the last note Of
the British plenipotentiaries, to which the
undersigned have thought 1t necessary to
advert at the present time
The undersigned renew 10 the Britt. h p,en>
ipotentiaries the assurance Of their high cone
sideretion. -
lSiguedl
,JOHN @. ADAMS.
JAMES A. BAYARD.
HENRY CLAY,
IONA. RUSSELL,
A. GALLATIN.
10 the Plenipotentiaries Of His Britannia
Majesty. &c. &c &c. Client.
True Copy,
Srcry. of Am. Mission Extr'v.
No. XI.
Copy OF letter from our Commissioners
TO the Secretary ot Stat, da ed
GHEKr,3lst Oct. 1915.
oIR-lhe detention of the Channcey az
Ostend, enables Us to sent you the enclosed
note from the British Pleni .,otentiaries.
which we have just received.
We have the honor to be, with perfect
respect, your obcdicRt servants,
(Signed) JOHN Q. ADAMS,
J. A. BAYARD,
II, CLAY,
IONA, RUSSELL. '
ALBERT GALLATIN,
To the Hon. Jane, Monroe.
Secretary of State.
No. XII. !,
BRITISH .IOTE.
From the British to the American Minis,
ters.
slst October.
The undersigned have the honor to &C.
the receipt of the note address
ed 70 them by the American plenipotentia.
les on the oath inst. in which they object TO
he basis OF uti possidetis proposed by the
Undersigned as that on which they are wills
ing to treat in regard to part ofthe bouus
aries between the dominions of his Maies.
Y and those Of the Uaite States
The American plenip o:entiaries Ia their
ote OF the 18th inst. requested the under.
lgned. TO communicate to them the projes
i a treaty embracing all the points insisted
n by Great Britain, engaging on their part
0 deliver Immediately after contFe.projet
IS for all the articles to which they mig
ot agree, aud as to all the subjects deemed
material by the United States aud omitted
n the proiet of the undersigned.
The undersigned we're accordingly in~
tructed to wave the question Of etiquette.
nd the advantage which might result from