Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-10
acknowledgements.
No. III.
B..TisH NOTE.
GusSr, Sept. !, 18Th.
From the British TO the .amriean
Commissioners.

THE undersigned nave tue hoh"r :" I
the receipt OF the mole
Of the American pleaipotentlaries'
dated The 2Ath u',ino. II
Il is with na'eigRcd regret thar
a., u,-,-rsisne;, observe. both IN the
tame and substance OF the whole note |
A li,t,r proof Of any disposition on
stc Dart &C the yev-rnment OF me
Hattie, States ia cater into an ami
,ahi. ,.is.,,,,iou ce the several p"'ats
suh.sit,ea Nv the Undersigned in there
f,~u.r -am,a-ris.'ioa. Tss I'm.
Sr-si.,-d are perfectly nwarr. that
il brin,ins forward ,aose p"'a's tor
eo,s;der,iua. and Stating With so
mach rraakness,s rs they did, the
y;ews with which they were propos.
ell, they departed from ,se usual
eaarse os pegotl,,iea, by disclosing
All Tho affects of;heir government
wh;ie thasc whirh the American go
y-rn .neni had in view were withheld;
hat in 80 doin4. they we're nriaeIpai'y
ac,ua,el ~ sincere desire OF ar'rI-
in the negotiation Us ssoa IS Pos.
allie To a sAyorabie teT;n:an'ion, aai
j., some MEASURE by their willingness
10 &c mn.y With the wishes expressed
hY the a.uerie,n pleuiaateniiaries
themselves. His perfectly true that
/. the wsr between His majesty and the
mnisT4 aS ssHS!rSs. u Tas ass.aISa ny u.
Eara,iae rights aliedged to he as
serted BY G-ea, Bri,sia. and disput'
ed by the United States.
18th. war thas declared by toe q.
States had heea carried en- fer OBJ
jet. purely Of maritime nature.
or if the attack which has been
n,a.le an Cass.la had Seen Cor the ?ur.
nos. OF diversion. or in the way OF
derSncs against the British forces in
that quarter. any questions as t.
The haaadarirs el Caaasa might have
been considered az unnecessary hut
Z, is uatarious 10 the whols world
that the essgaest o. canada, and its
rernauent annexation 10 the United
States wa. the declared object ofthe
American soyernneas.-iF. n con-
s.ancnse ofs diScrcu, course ofevents
"a the eoatiuent OF Earops. his ma
;e,ty's government had been unable
70 ra;,rorcr the British armies in
Canada, aud tao Umira States had
obtained a decided superiority in that
c1.,Ier. is there any person who
S.ub,s that they would have availed
themselves of their situation to oh
lair .a the side OF Csnajs Important
esssjoas nf territory. IL not the en-
ira abaudoaneat Of that esnutry hy
G-eat Britain Is ,hr A'aeriean
poyrrouant to he a'losrti To pursue,
g, lar AZ its means will ess6le 10. a
system of sslais'iioa and asgraa-
S;,cment 10 the extern; OF anaexiag
entire provinces 20 their dom;rieHs.
an. Is al. aajcsiv 20 be prccludsd
fr. =. syailiuy himself or his mears,
., f.r rs they will enable hin, 70 re-
Tin those soiats wbicn the yalsr OF
British areas may have Placed in his
pnwer. because they harpen to he
s;.s.,ed within the territories ailat.
ted under Farmer treaties ts the go
xer,neni OF ihe United States.
Such priaciaie Of nesoeia'ian
was never ava~sd at any period ante
rrleat 10 taat &c the revolutionary
government Of France.
IT the poliay or the GATED States
has been essentially pacific, rs the A.
r,rr:ean pleaipsieBtisriss assert il
op-'.t 10 b., fran their Political RI
s;i,stis,s, from the habits Of the siti-
z.as, aud srsa their play steal s;tua.
ti,a. il might net have heea neres-
.ary 10 praposs the precautionary
provisions now aHaer discussion.
That. oil iate wears aticast, tho A.
n.riean government have been IN.
fleneca by II very different policy ; |
b. a s,irif Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT not ne
e-.,a-y 20 ,hcs. own security, hut
ineroa.ins wifils tae ext-at Of their
snuire, has been too clearly mspi-
fcsie,l Nv their progressive oeenpa-
Tim ar,ic lalian territories; BY the
acquisition or Loaisisna /; by the
pore recent attempt 70 wrest by
fore. orsrms from nstien in amity. |
fha two Flsridas; asd, lastly. by the
a,oved i,,ten,iou Of permanently an