The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-06

remain in safety, or maintain itself in Upper
Canada, without ready communication with
the Lower Province.
The eastern bank of the river at Niagara,
also belongs to the Americans.-Their posi-
ton there, HIS the same effect on that part of
the Province above Niagara, including the
whole Indian Country, as their occupation Of
the Southern Bank below, has upon the whole
Province.-The facility which the Rivers and
Lakes offer for concentrating and supplying
an American force for the invasion OF Lower
Canada, has been demonstrated during the
last Campaign. 1t takes nine days to go UP
from Montreal to Kingston, and only three to
come down
The country to the north west, from the
vicinity of Sandusky, at the western end Of
Lake Erie &c the Mississippi, was guaranteed
to the Indians, by solemn treaty of Peace,
IN 1!94.-1he general conduct of the United
State TO the Indians Shews, that they can
have no military posts Within ti,at territory
c, nsistently with the safety and independence
Of the Indian nations.
1T has been proposed to establish The b0un-
diaries of Canada as they were in the time of
the French. This would be measure of
doubtful policy, if it could even be accom-
plshed, without greatly prolUngng tic war.
1t would in fact, be adding Canada to tbs
United States for the American population
within the old limits of Canada, is much
greater than the whole population Of British
North America. Il that population were to
declare Itself Independent, it might have the
navigation OF the St. Lawrence and the Mis-
sissippi secured to it under the influence Of
Great Britain, together with other advanta-
ges, which she only can grant and ensure TO a
people i'll their local situation and circumstan-
Ces.
1t would probably be sufficient for The seCu-
r1ty OF the British possessions in North Ameri-
ca, that the boundary from the ST. Croi2, 7vere
to JoLtozv hte high lands zoiich scharate tie
zyGterS filling into tie British dominioYs
from those that fall into the u. SAFES, tW IL
reaches Lake Champlain, bet7ccen the Mands
called No'rh and South Hero, ai;d from
thence crossing The said Lake and .f3lo7tfne
tie said Highlands 10 Grauetly PORT on Lake
Ontario opposite to King8ton The commu-
mcation would be sufficiently secured by a
line running from small bay on Lake On
tarlo near fort Niagara, to Eleven mile Creek
on Lake Erie. From the vicinity of Sandus-
ky, at the West end of Lake Erie, the In
dian boundary ought to run according to the
Treaty OF 1894, to Kaskaskias river, and
down that river to the Mississippi The
Spaniards will probably insist upon the resto-
ration of Louisiana and the eastern bank of
the Mississippi, according to the old treaties.
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line would not deprive the United States of q
population exceeding 10000 souls; they
would even gain territory on some parts of
the line, not diminish their own security "a
gatinst invasion, and contrib te to a good un-
derstanding in future with their neighbors in
the British possessions amongst whom they
have so lately threatened to carry FIRE and
sword.-The CARTE, Government haher.
June Ar. H. NJ. s Cyane, 81 guns Capt.
Falcon, weeks from Cork II. NJ. B. Arab,
Capt. Jane, II days from HaiiiaX-passenge
Capt. Dickens, for H. NJ S. Indian The Gu
ba, ar. from Halifax, spoke in The mouth of
the bay Chaleur ship Jaspe, of Jersey, from
Liverpool, which had an engagement with an
American privateer, and beat her Of, after
sustaining some damage IN her spars and rig
g1ng. The master OF the Europe from Green
ock, in So days, reports that sail for Que
bee were taken BY an Am. privateer one of
winch was burnt, and two retai;cn.
twenty-five sail of vessels arrived at Que
bee between the 4th and 10th Jyme---13 of
them were from Europe, AZ days the shortes.
passage.