Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-10-24

% invite he Brltish Commissioners to Z generki
conversation on all the PORTS stating TO them,
at the same time, ous W ,nt of instructions on ,wo
Of them, and holding out no expectation of III.
probability OF our agreeing 10 sny article re
speeding them.
At our nee ing on he ensuing day, we infor.
med the Bri ish Commissioner that upon the
Asst and third poin,s proposed by them we
we're provided with instructions aud we pre- en-
ed ~ further subjects considered by our govefh-
nent - suitsbls tor discussion:
LIT. A definition OF blockade /; md as might
&c mutually agreed, Of osher neutral and being
erent rights.
I'd. Claims Of Indemnity in certain cases Of
esp ors and se'zute.
We hen sased that the Two subjects, LIST OF
Ind,sn e.eiG 4t,oas, and boundary, and Cd OF fish
cries, were no embraced by our Instructions.
we observed, THAI IS these points had not
oeen heretofJre lhe grounds 81 any controversy
between the government VI Great britain and
nat Of the u. 5 end hid not been alluded toby
Lo.d CAsileresgi. IN his letter proposing The
negotiation. it could MOI be expected that they
snouid have been anticipated aud made the sub
Ject Of instruction, by our goveI nmens that
wss ma ural 20 De supposed, that our instruction
were coahned to Hose SUBJECTS upon winch dt-
ierences between the Two countries were koown
70 exist; aud hat the pfoposi'io ION to dehte, IN d
treaty betw cen the u. ). and & B. The boundary
1.-The ladtan possessions within our territories,
WAS new and wlthou; example. No such pro.
sisi0a I'D been IN es;ed IN he ueaty Of peace
1t l78S. nor III any o,hsr oe, wen lie Two coun.
tfies. Nosucb provision had to GU knowl dye,
eSer been inserted IN any .esty made by 6. u.
Or any other European power in relation " The
same de scriptlon CT psoi l., existing under Ike
ciicumstsnces We would say, however, tha'
~ would not be dnuo 60, hat tie pc ace WIN The
incisas would certainly follow d peace with g
SriiIan ,hat we had mfosm2iJn that Com
niss,one.s ID already been appointed 10 treat
witb them That = treaty 10 that effect IN gut.
'erhapss cave been sire .dy concluded and thst
the y. ,. h..ins no int, es5, n"r any inoise, 10
Son',nue = separ.e wal a Ss'ast tis lndig ass sac e
c"uiu never be a IN met when our gosefi'ment
would H.. be d~sposeo % mske peace w,th li.s m
We then exp esatd ous wish 10 receive from
he BRUSH COMMISSIONER = sts,ement Of the
We W. and OBJECTS ut G,eAt bsitain upon all the
poitits, ard our Willingness 60 discuss them al,
IN order that, even II 20 arrangement shoutd be
agreed os, upon .he points no. included IN our
INSTRUCTIONS, the govtrnment OF ,he U , might
DC possessed VI the enuFe and precise intentions
OF That OF q. b. respecting ,hese poin,s, and tina
The b'itlsh government m,ght be fully sntdrmed
Ut :hc objections, On the pat vi The u. ). 10 any
sGch arrangement,
In ans wer 10 our remark that these points had
not been alluded 10 by Lord Css,leresgh, in his
letter pro1 oalng the negoc'a,ion, II was said,thAl
II couid not be expected, that, IN a letter merely
"a enoed TO inviie = Hegocis'ion, he should emu
'iirr-se me topics Of discussion. or stst. the pre-
tens lis vi his government; since these would
depene u on ulIer,or evenss aud might ARISE Gu
oil q suo4equen. state OF Things.
In rep!y 20 our observation. iha, the proposed
s'ipuistion OF an Indian boundary WAS without
cAsm rle IN the .txcuce OF European nations, Il
vas asserted, thai The Indians must in some
aolt be conside ed as an inte rendent people since
feAlies were made wi.h them, both y q. u.
a.o by lie y. States upon which we pointed
Ut he obvious and snportant d ference between
the treaties we might make with Indians, living
IL Onr territory and such . treaty Is was propo
sed 10 DC made, respecting them with . ioteign
Jo"er, who had so!emaly acknowledged ,he
territory in which they resided to be part OF the
Uniied States.
We were then asked by the British Con ms
sionets whether, in case they should en,er iur.
Their upon the discussion Of the several points
watch had been stated, we could expect that u
would tetminste by some PROVISIONAL arrange
meat Oh The points on which we had no ,ns'iuc.
tons, particularly Oh thai respecting he l.di-ns,
which, arrangement, would be subject 10 The rail-
!icstion # cur government!
We n.werea that, before the subjects were
dis inc ly understood, and The objects IN view
more pieClsci} OtSCtO- Gu, we CuuNu hOS OtCue
vine her IL would be possible TO tom any ssus-
factory sr,iCie on the subject nor pledge our
selves as to the exercise Of y discretion undo.
aur powers, even with respect 10 = provisional
.greencnt. We sdded, thai rs we should deep
iy deLiUre a rup'u ct negotiation ON any point,
Il was our saAiJus desire 10 employ ell possible
means IL aver sn event 50 serious IN Us conse
uuences and that We had nos been wi,hou.
lopes ~, . discussion might correct the etiec'
Of any erroneous information which the Brush
spv.tnment might have received on The SUBJECT,
which they hao proposed as = preliminary basis.
We took ,tis opportunity TO remark that no
,s'ion observed a policy m ore liberal aud human
owsrds the lndiaas shan hal pursued by the
u ). tina, our object had been. by all frscticsbie
aesns, 10 introduce civilization among ST them /;
md their possessions wee secured % them by
we'll defined boundaries ; thsi their persons. Is,cs
.n6 o,i,er property were now more etiec uaiy
protected sgsinss violence or frauds iron Al,
qusrter, than they had Ueen under any former
government T; ,hst even our citizens were no,
10 purchase their lands that when they
gave up their title ~ ANY porlon OF thei. coun
~ 10 The u. S. Al was by voluntary treaty with
aur government, who gave them . satisfactory
.eutvslent and tia, through these means The
IT,. y. had succeeded in preserving, since The
,sea'y OF G sG.ii'e # 1898. All UNINTERRUPTED
peace u 10 ycsrs with Ill Ale Indian tribes y
Ieriod Of ,rsuquiliiy much longer than they were
- AN.A..l -ani~