Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-07
From the Boston Centinel.
Negotiation with England.

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No intelligence has yet reached US
from Washington of the nature OF the
contents ofthe Dispatches from Messrs'
GaIlatin and Bayard which were brought
by the gentlemen who arrived here last
week from England, via Halifax.
The public mind being much agltat.
ed by the reports Of negotiation OF
Peace with England, we have made We
ry particular inquiries on the subject;
and have had access to the latest letters,
from authentic sources, in London ex-
tracts from which We have made. The
public may be able 10 make proper cali
culations on the prospects they present.
They follow:
LONDON, May ID.
The British Commissioners to meet
the American are no: yet publicly
known. The general opinion here is,
that the ADMINISTRATORS would be glad
to make the Americans experience more
of the evils Of war, before they conclud-
ed a negotiation. You may see BY the
inclosed, what they think of the matter
at Liverpool. The inclosure is cir.
cular from Lrpcrhool; in which The
ryrners are decidedly Of ottnion ma no
hface coul. be concluded with Amer ca.
You will tell your count ymen to take
care of their shih's and haul them ut in
10 the count y out Of The way 1t 10,
oCo Of W ellington's men 60, they may
do vast deal of mischief on the coast
Mr. Hamilton and Or. Arnold are
not two of the English Commissioners
as first reported. 1t is now said, that
Ad. Gambler, Dr.. William Adams, and
the under Secretary of the Colonial De-
partment, name not recollected said TO
be Mr. Sm,th will be the three Com
missioners. 1t is most probable the
place Of negotiation WILDE Gottenburg;
but The two American Commissioners
here do not know.
May IA.
" Lord Castlereash may otreturn for
several weeks, & until he does, we fear
that nothing will be dons in the way Of
negotiation.
{" Messrs. Bayard and Gallatin still
continue very anxious to negotiate here.
Mr.. G. says, he shall not despair of
making peace, if he can but get fairly
| az The administration. Mcssrs. Clay &
Russell, answer Messrs. B. and G. that
they arc in doubt whether their COM
mission will allow them to come to
England"
1t is from information similar to the
above, and the general complexion 81
The BRUSH publications, that, to our
minds ardently as we wish for Peace
and the returned prosperity of our coun-
try-the prospect Of an early pacifca-
ton with Great Britain appears extreme.
ly dim. So viewing it, it is our duty q,
Public Journalists, to state it for the
judgement Of the public. We, howe.
YER, add, we are now satisfied, that
British ENJOYS had been named to meet
ours, though the appointment had not
been promulgated on the 18th May
We learn too, that they are to treat on
the basis of the acknowledged Poblic
Law, and the maritime rights Of Great
Britain that Ad. Lord Gambler is to
discuss with them the subject Of I'm.
p'essment; DR.. VIM. Adam, not Mr..
| Adam the member of Parliament a
Doctor Of Civil Law, and member oil
d, ctors-ComRoDs to treat on the sub.
ject of free ships making free goods; &
an under Secretary Of State from one Of
the Offices (not Mr.. Hamilton) to dis,
euss the subject Of boundaries, &c.
Our Commissioners in London, (Mess,s.
G and B. We learn, we're DESTROYS to
open the negotiations in ,ha, city (; but
that Messrs. Russell and Clay conceiv.
ed then instructions would not allow it.