The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-06
BRITISH AMERICA.
PEACE WITH AMERICA .'''' .
Quebec, June s

PEACE WITH AMERICA
Peace between Great Britain and the U
nited States of America Cannot be lar dis
tant.
The inhabitants of the British Colonies and
the Indian Allies of Great Britain, have a
right to expect that their interests al that
Peace will not be neglected. Under the able
direction Of Sir George Provost, and supper
ted by the bravery and discipline Of the few
British troops in the Colonies, they have pre-
served these possessions 70 the Empire
They ought not to be again exposed to the
evils which their fidelity has warded off for
the present.
The Treaty Of 1888 was made under pecu-
liar disadvantages-Br had to contend
with France, Spain and Holland the people
and even the Parliament had become clamo-
rous for PeaCe.-It was concluded without de-
liberation, or without sufficient information
Large tracts ofcountry in which no American
had ever set his foot, were coded to the Uni
ted States. They were put in possession of
numerous points of future aggression against
the British Colonies and the Indians, which
were of no value to them in any other view.
a Treaty of Peace, under such circumstan-
ces, is but Il truce, till the hostile purpose can
be more readily accomplished.
Accordingly, the facilities which these
points of aggression offered for the entire ex-
pulsion of the British Government from North
America, were probably, among the most
powerful inducements 10 the present War.
The Treaty of1783, and the subsequent ar
rangements relating to the boundary of the
St. Croix, enabled the Americans to push
their pretensions for extending theirboundary
~ within y or IS miles Of Che St. Lawrence,
near Ric.-Chs boundary cuts off a large
part OF the River st. John, and intersects the
only land communication between the Cana
DIS and New-Brnswicll and Nova-Scotia.-
The progress os the American settlements, a
lone, would in few years, sever the British
Provinces, at this point, and leave the Cana
das six months in the year, without any com
munication with England.
The same Treaty gives the United States
the heads of the waters of the St. Francis Ri
YER, and enables them to make use Of that
communication, by an advance to the ST.
Lawrence, to threaten the communication be-
tween Quebec and Montreal, and alarm the
whole Of the Lower Province. A party for
this purpose, was actually ordered during the
last Campaign.
The 45th degree Of latitude, established as
a boundary by the same Treaty, intersects
Lake Champlan III the narrow part, at the
north end of the Lake, thereby putting it in
the power Of the Americans to maintain an
exclusive dominion on It's waters, and make
it a safe communication f0r supplying an Ar
mr. destined for the invasion Of lower Cana
DE-. The same line Cuts off the only outlets
by water from Miss'uquoi Bay, and leaves he
whole Of that Frontier at the mercy Of tie
enemy.
The prolongaticn Of the line IS, reaches
the Sc Lawrence at St. Regis, giving the A
Inericaus 2 footing On Lake ST. Francis
From st. Regis,to opposite 90 Kingston, the
Southern Bank If the Rivers belong e. tne o.
nited States.--it is well krown, that tis RI
yer .sthc only communication between IL. and
Lower Canada.--it is rapid and narrow in
many placc5 A few cannon, judicouIy pos
tel, and even musSetry, could renocr tbc
communication imp'actcabic, viihnu; power
FIJI escOrts, waednp and Cuceli.g the rcc
applicable t0 tle defence ~ t.ic 'ruVnfeS-
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