Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-12-12


From The ETiitSh to tie .fnsericun Ministers
OCTOBER 81, 161l
The undersigned have had the honour of receiy.
ing the mole OF the American Plenpotentiaries Of
the 10Th inst. communicating their acceptance of the
article which the undersigned had proposed on the
subject of the paehcaon and rights of the Indian
nations.
The undersigned are happy in being thus relieved
from the necessity OF recurring to revera tones
which though they in the course Of their dis
cussions have only an Incidental connection which
the differences remaining TO be adjusted between
the two countries.
W it'll view TO this al justment the undersigned
preterrng III the present state OF the negotiation
general statement To the formal arrangement of ar
tcles, are willing far to comply with the request
of the American Penipotentares contained n,
their last note, as TO wave the advantage 10 which
they think they were fairly entitled, Of requiring
from them the first proJet of a treaty.
The undersigned having stated at the first con.
ference, the points upon which His Maiesty's Gov
ernment considered the discussions between the two
countries likely TO turn, cannot better satisfy the
request Of the American Plenipotentiaries than by
referring them TO that conference for statement Of
the points which, in the opinion of his Maissty's
Government, yet remain to be adjusted
With respect to the forcibe seizure of marinerx
from board merchant vessels on the high seas and
the right of the King of Great Britain to the ale
glance of all his native Subjects and with respect to
the maritime rights of the British empire the UNDER
signed conceive that, after the pretensons asserted
by the Government of the United States. more
satisfactory proof of the csncilatory spirit of His
Majesty's Government cannot be given than bv
not requiring any stipulation on those subjects,
which though most important in themselves, no
longer, in consequence OF the maritime pacifcation
of Europe, produce the same practical results
In no tpffh c Etoha h..
expressed with much frankness at the conference
already referred to, the views of their government
that they consider any further observations on that
topic as Unnecessary at the present time.
On the question of the boundary between the
dominions of His Majesty and those of the United
States, the undersigned led 10 expect from the
discussion which this subject has already UNDER
gone, that the North Western Boundary from tie
Lake of the Woods to the Mississippi (the intend
ed arrangement of 1909 will be admitted without
objection.
In regard to other boundaries, tie American
Plenipotentaries in their note of August cath. ap-
peared in some to object to the proposition
then made by the undersigned as not being on the
basis of Mi possidtfis The undersigned are willing
to treat that basis subject to such notifications
as mutual convenience may be found to require;
and they trust that the American Plenpotentiares
will shew by their ready acceptance of this basis,
that they duly appreciate the moderation of His
Majcsty's Government in so far consulting the hon-
our and fair pretensions of the United States as in
the relative situation of the two countries 10 au.
thorse such proposition.
Theundersigned avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity 10 renew TO the American Plenipotenta.
res, the assurance of their high consideration.
GAMBLER,
HENRY GOULBORN,
WILLIAM ADAM.