Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-10-20

such otlee Islands in the bay Of Passsr,
| quoddy, as bad been in our possession i'm
the present var, but had been lately esutuv.
ed +? We were answered, that those ii.
snds, belonging OF right to g. Britain. u.
much SO, one ofthe Commissioners said ~
Northamptonshire,) they would certainIv
be kept by her, and were not even sspnos
cd to be an object of discussion.
| From the forcible manner in which III
demand, that the United States sbongs
keep no naval armed force on the Lac
nor any military posts on their shores, had
been brought forward, we were induced Il
inquire whether this condition was also
meant as sine qua non ? To this the Br;.
J fish Commissioners declined giving uo.i
i've answer. They said that they had besr,
sufficiently explicit ; that they haG eiyen n.
one sine qua non, and when we had disnog
ed of that: it would be time enough to CIV.
| us an answer as 10 another
We then stated that considering the 40
ture and importance of the communicate.
| made this day, we wished the British ,,a,n
missiooers to- reduce their proposals !.
writing, before we gave them an answ.r
this they agreed to and promised to send ~.
an official note without delav
We need hardly say that the demands of
Great Britain will receive from US an unari.
nous and decided negative We do ne,
deem II necessary to detain the John Adaus
Tor the purpose transmitting to you tha
oflicial notes which may pass on the sub.
ject and close the negotiation And ,ye
have felt it our ddty imme diately to apnrize
you by this lrasty, but correct sketch Of onr
last conference that there is not at presAnt
any hope of peace.
We have the honor to be, sir with pep-
feet respect, your obedient servants.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
J. A. BAYARD.
H. CLAY,
IONA. RUSSELL.
ALBERT GALLATIN.
Note Of The British Commissioners
lReceived after the above letter was
wrifteni
The undersigned Plehipotentiaries az
His Britannia Majesty, do themselves the
honor. of acquaintine the PlenDofenfiar;es
OF the States, that then rave cou,muni.
cated TO their court the result OF the con-
ference which they had the honor of hold
ing with them upon the 9th inst. in which
they stated that they were unprovided with
any speclnc instructions, as to comprehend
ing the Indian Nations in treaty of peace
to be made with G. Britain and as 10 de-
timing boundary to the Indian territory.
The undersigned are instructed to ac-
quaint the plenipotentiaries of the United
States, that his Majesty's government hav-s
ing at the outset of the negotiation, with a
view to the speedy restoration of peace re-
duced as far as possible the number of
points to be discussed, and having professed
themselves willing to forego on some i'm.
portant topics any stipulation to the advan-
Iage of G. Britain, cannot but feel sorae
surprize that the government of the United
States should not have furnished their peni-
'potentiaries with instructions upon taose
l--ints which could hardly fail TO come I'm.
der discussion.
Under the inability ofthe American pleni-
potentiaries, to conclude any article upon
the subject of Indian pacification and In
dian boundary, which stall bind the Z lvern-
ment of the United States, his Ma iesty's
government conceive that they cannot give
better proof Of their sincere desire for
the restoration of peace, than by profess
ing their willingness to accept a provision
al article upon those heads. in the event of
the American plenipotentaries considering
themselves authorised to accede to the gene.
raj principles, upon which such an article
ought to Ee founded With view to ena.
Die The American pleni potentiaries to decide
how far the conclusion of such an article is
within the limits of their general discre-
ton, the undersigned are directed TO state,
fully and distinctly, the basis upon which
alone G. Britain sees any prospect of ad-
vantage in the continuance of the negotia,
tons at the present time.
The undersigned have already had the
honor of stating to the American plenipo.
tentiaries, that in considering the points a.
bove referred to, as sine qua non of any
treaty of peace, the view of the British
government is the permanent tranquility