Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-10

.ress Of grievances. real OF pre..n
d !. but a part OF q system Of cons
mes, and aggraud.zement.
!, The British government 10 ns
situation, is bsund ia duty 10
eu,,eayer to secure its North hmeri.
can donations against those attempts
), conquest, which the American go
haze ayowed 10 be a prla-
eiola Of their policy. and which, rs
such. will undoubtedly De renewed
whenever any succeeding war be.
tween the two countries, shall afferd
q prospect of renewing them with
success.
The British plenipotentiaries pro.
posed that the military possession oil
the lakes, from lake 0ntario to lake
ssoerior. should be secured to Great
Britain. hecause the comRand oil
those lakes would afford 20 the Ame'
ri.au government the means ofeoa-
msnrins a war in the heart Of Cana.
IN. and because the command oil
,her,, on the part Of Great Britain,
ba, been s',own nv experience to be
attended with ne scsarity TO the L.
| States.
When the relative strength OF the
two powers in North A merira - con-
s;derrd, it should he reeoisreied that
the British don,inieas ia thatquarser
do not contain a population Of Ave
huu,ircd thousand ssals. whereas the
territory OF the United States es"-
tains a population uf more than seven
m;i,inys: that the naval resources o.
| tine u. States are at haod for attack.
a,J that the naval resources OF u.
Britain ore OH the other eide Of the
| Atlantic.
The military pos'essi"n OF taose
lakes !. not. therefore. necessary Tor
.i.> I.a.AAti---nf ths
| The proposal for allowing the ter
ritoriss on tbs southern banks Of the
lakes above mentioned 10 remain in
the possession Of the government ei
the United states. provided no rsrti.
fratisns sheu!d he erected on the
shores. and ns armamest permitted
ON the waters, has been made. for
tha purpose Of manifes,ins that &C.
curly and not acquisition Of terrific
~ is the OBJECT oftle British ga
vernment, sad that thay have no de-
sire 10 throw obstacles in tire way of
aav commerce which the people Of
ths Uniiei States may be dtsirars Of
carrying on upon the lakes iu'imo OF
peace.
The undersigned. with the anx.
ious wish 10 reciify all misandsr.
standing. haro TINS more fully ex-
p;ained the grouss, npon whira ;hey
brought forward tie propositions
contained in thri- formcr note res.
pectiag the boundaries ofthe British
dOmirioas in North America.
They do not wish 10 insist upon
them beycu! What the circumstances
may fairly rs1aire. They are ready
a aieahly to discuss the details orthem
with n view In the adoption of any
notifications which the american
| ulruipsteatiaries. sr their government
may have TO suggest. ifihey are not
Incompatible with the object itself.
With respect 70 the boundary Of
the district of Maine, and that OF the
| North Western frontier Of the U.
States the undersigned we're no, pre-.
pared 20 Anticipate the objections con-
tanned in the note OF the American
| Observation-Disclosures. that they were
| Instructed 10 treat for the revision c:
their boundary line" with the state
/ amt watch they hase subsequently
| made, that they had no authority 10
eede any part. however insignificant.
er the Usi,eh States. although the
proposal left il open to them 10 dc.
n,and An equivalent for sneh cessiohs
| either in frOn,icrer otherwise. ~
The American Pieaipotentiaries
must be aware that the boundary
ofihe district Of Maine has never
been correctly aseeriained that the
one asserted at present blythe Ame-
rican government by which the direct
| communication between Halifax and
Quebec becomes Interrupted. was
not in contemplation or the British
pleuipoientiaries who concluded the
treaty Of 1888. and that the greater
part Of the territory in question IS
actually unoeeup;ed.