Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-17

their having received Instructions
dated subsequently, 70 January. 1914.
The undersigned have no resoIlestios
whatever Of the American plsaips-
tentiaries having con muaieated to
then. either collectively or individu-
ally. ut conference Or otherwise,
the receipt Of instructions frsm the
government Of the United States
dated at the close Of tho month Of
June,' and they must remind the A.
merican plenisetentiaries that their
note OF the 9th uIt. distinctly stated
that the instructions Of January,
1914. were those snder which they
were acting. II. therefore, the A.
meriean pleRipotentiaries received
instructions drawn up at the close of
the month Of June, with a liberal
consideration Of the late events in
Europe. the undersigned have a
right to complain that while the A,
nae lean government Justly consider.
ed those events as having a necessary
bearing on tho existing differences
between the two countries, the A.
mcrican plenipotcntiaries should ne.
yertheless have preferred aetisg un.
der instructions which. from their
date, must have been famed without
the contemplation OF such events.
The British government never re-
quired that all that portion Of the
state Of Massachusetts intervening
between the prsyiace Of New Bruins.
wick and Quebec. should be eeded to
Great Brain, not only that small
portion Of unsettled country which
INTERRUPTS the communication be.
tweea halifax and Quebec. there be-
ing much doubt uhether it does not
already belong to Great Britain.
The undersigned are at a loss to
understand how vice admiral Coeh.
rane's proclamation illustrates any
topic connected with the present ne
goeiation or hears upon the eaaclu.
sion which they contended was to be
drawn from the two ProcIamaiions
Of the American generals. These
proelamations distinctly avowing the
intention Of the American govern.
ment permanently to annex tho Ca.
nadas 10 the United States, were nd.
duced not as matter Of complaint,
hni simply for The purpose Of prov.
ing what had been deaied as fact,
viz. that such had been the declared
intention OF the Americas govern
mcnt.
The undersigned observe that al
Though the American plenipotentia-
ri-s have taken upon themselves se-
nerally TO aeny thnt the prneiama.
lions wero authorized or approved by
their government. without stating
in what mode that d;sapprohation WAS
expressed, yet they avoid stating that
the part Of those proelamations con.
tan;ug the declaration in question
had aot beea authorized or approved.
1t is indeed impossible 20 imagine,
that ifthe Americas government had
in,imstca any disapproaation Of that
part pc general iulI's proclamation.
the same declaration would have been
as confidently repeated four months
alter by general Smyth.
His maiesty's government have o.
Their and ample means Of knowing
that the conquest Of the Canad.s. u
their annexation 10 the U. States was
the object efiLepoliey oflhe American
government. For the present the
Undersigned will content themselves
with referring to the renonsrranee of
the legislature of Massachusetts in
June 1913, in which this inteRtion is
announced as matter or noteriety
(T1 be Csntinued