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

nv. The ascent was Voluntarily given in
the year 1904 By the saae king who, ..
bon the Same tine, eeded Trinidad TO
G.. B itsin, ,nd prior TO tbs tipe when
no wa. engaged in war with her The
cession by France was Immediately conc
inundated to Great Britain, no circun-
stance affecting il, and hen within the
know ledge Of the U. States, being in-
,enlionalIy Concealed from her. She ex-
stressed her satisfaction with il /, and 1t
in aay possible state Of the case she
would have had right to question the
transaction, j, does no, arpsar to tic un.
dersixnea that she is now authorised to
do SO. -
Alter stating, generally. that the pro.
.clsma,ioas ct generals Hull and Smyth
were neither authorised nor approved
by their government, the undersigned
could not have expected this, the British
Pleripoleoiiaries would suppose tbat
their statemeat did noi embrace the on
" part Of the procIau,c.ions which vas
a subject of consideration.
The undersigned had. indeed hoped
that by stating in their note oil the 9Th
ult. that the go,ernment'ef the United
States from the commencement oil tbs
war. bad been d..pased to make peace
without obtaining any eessI"n Of terrific
~, and by referring to their Knowledge
of tina, disposition. and to instructions
accordingly siven from July, 10 . t.
January, 1914, they would eHeetually
remove the impression that the snnsxa.
lion Of Canada 10 the United States wS,
the declared object Of their government.
Not only have the undersIgn' d ben DIS.
appoia,cd Ia this expectation, but the
only inference which he d itish plsni-
potcntiaries have thought proper to draw
from this explicit statement, has been,
that either the American governnent,by
no, giving Instructions subseque"t to
the paciGca,ien OF Europe, or the un-
dersi signed. by not acting under such in
,,ructiops, gave TO preof Of sincere
desire to bring the present negotiations
to favorable conclusion. The under
sicRcd did no, allsae, is references to The
alirdprd intention TO annex Canada 10
the u. y. 10 any instructions given b,
their government subsequently, 10 Janu.
ary Inst, because, s,k,ug ut this tiae taT
no accession Of territory, j, was only ct
rs previous deposition thar 1t aypsa'ed
necessary to pradUce any proof So cr-
roneous was .he Inference drawn BY the
British Plrnipotcsiisrics. IN beth re-
sprcis, ihat il was in virtue OF tho in.
,;ruc;;oaa of jane last, that TIC under.
signed were enabled, in their note Of the
oath Of August, to state, MSf tie eau
scs u tie ssar 6etween the u. States u
G. Britain Aaviny disafhenred, by TIE
maritime pac:ica,ion of Edrspc, they
had seeo authorised 10 agree To is ter.
minasion upon mutual re storation Otter
ri,ory & .ithout making the congiusion
of pence to dcnend IN successful arr
rasgcmcn. af ;hc.e p-ints on vhich dit.
icrcaees had sx:.ied.
Considering he present state oil the
ner citation tho Undersigned wi. abstain,
al tbs tine, from adaucing any evidence
or remarks upon toe iafl.ncc which has
been cxerted over the insian tribes in.
habiting territories Of the Uni,ed States,
and the nature of those excitemen,s
u hich have been employed by British
traders aud agents.
TIE arguments and facts already brot
forward by the undersigned respecting
tie political condition Of those tribes
epder il unnee sssary tor then to make
many observations on taosc OF the Bri-
,i.h slepips,cn,iaries on tha, subject.
The treaties Of 1863 and 1888, were
hose principally a;iuded t. BY the On.
to illustrate the practice OF
q. Britain. She did not adult in the !
first, NOR require in the lasI, any stiPu.
Iatiops respecting The Indians uho' IN
one case, had been her enemies, and, liz
The other, her allies, and who, in both
fell by the peace within the
Iam.nions of that power against whor,
.bey had been engaged ia the preceding
var.
The negotiation Of 1851 was quoted
for the purpose Of prov.sg, what sp.
pears to be fully established by the an
wer Of England TO the uldma,um Of
delivered on the Is, of Sept 81
Ina, year, that his Britannia Majesty |
v ould not rcnoupce his right Of pro.ec. |
ion over tho Indi=n nations reputed TO
DC within his dominioDs, that is to say,
,ttuecn the British settlements and the
Mississippi Mr. Puts letter cited BY |
he British plepipotentiaries, Tar from
that position. goes still
'ur,her. /, Arates thst 4" the fixslioa OF
he new limits TO Carada, as proposed
" France, is intended to shorten the
.xten, OF Canada, which was TO be ceded
o England. and IS lengthen The 0uunda-
.,h wa IN