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


the consent Of G. B. lands lying beyond that
boundary . And Ms q restriction upon the lndians
{ ON selling by amicaols trcatles lands to The v
states as had been hitherto practlsed
10 this question it was FIST answered by one
# the Commissioners, that the Indians would
aot De restIcted from selling their lands, but
that the u, ). would be restricted from parchs-
sing hem , and % reflection another OF the
COMMISSIONERS stated, that Il was intended that
,heInd,.n territories should be 9 barrier between
the Bc.,sh domin,ons and those OF the v. S,aes
that both G. Britain and the Y. States should be
restricted trom purchasing their lands ba, that
the Indians might sell them 10 . third parry.
The propo,,t ron respecting the Indian bound
s.y thus * i.ised, sad conuec'ed with The sight
# sovereignty sscribed 20 he lndIsos over the
country. amounted 10 nothing less than tue de-
,nand Ut ne absolute cession o.. The rights Uo.b OF
sovereignty and ot soil. We cannot ABSTAIN irJm
sem.gk,ng TO you. that the suoIect lot lndian
boundary was ind .~slinctiy stated when ast p.o.
posed, and ts,xt the explanations were IL b 81 ub-
scura and always 8iscn WITH Reluctance. ana
as it WAS declared from TIC list moment, 20 be u
SINE qsa non. rendered. .ay discussion unp' ois'sbls
uniess IL was admitted As = basis. Mo wing taat
we HAD NO power to ced- TO he ~laAsans any pat
VI our territory, we Thought IT unnecessary 10
ask, whit probably wosld hot have been answer
~ a. s"S
me of uemark.tion VI the lDdisn country was
ptopo.eu ~ be established
The Brush Commissioned alter having re
pcsteG that their Instructions on The subjtci OF
The lnurans were pcfemptory, stated that unless
We could give some sssurance, thai our powers
would allow US 20 make ~ least \ provisional
arrangement Oh the SUBJECT, any 'usther discus
sion would De t~ruitiess, md thai ,.ey must con
suit their own govee nment Oh tins state oi things.
They proposed scco, o,nsiy . suspension Vi 'he
Condolences, un,ii they should have .eceived
IN .nswer, IL being understood that each party
IN snt caii d mee tins whenever they mad any
pro, ositlon 10 submio They dispatched a special
inessenser The same eseuln9, and We se now
~aI,.uh ioi The result.
before the proposed adjournment took place.
II was sgteed, that there sIoulu ae = Protocol oil
&c conferences; TIA, the should To-
'hai pa puse be draw UP ny each paft},a lat
We should metz The mex day 10 compare the
st.ie We accordingly met sga'o On Wed
nesdAy The lO,h instant, ana ultimately agreed
upon what snouio Sonslitu e the protocol oil he
Ca.,tcrenees. "A copy Of this inst umens, &c have
.ne honor % uansmit with this dispatch aud
&c also enclose a copy OF The statement orisinai
y drawn up un our part, for The purpose oil ma
KING known 10 you he passages ~ which the
brit,sn Commissioners objected.
Their objection To some Ut the passages was,
nat they Appeared to De Argumenssuvs,snd that
Tie objec. u the PROTOCOL was 10 contain . mere
stA'ement Of facts. They, however. objected 10
me insertion OF the answer winch they had CIV
en- to our question respecting The effect Of The
proposed Indian boundary: but .hey agreed 70
All alteration Ut their original proposition On thAt
SUBJECT, which renders II much more exfhcii
ta." ~ stated, either IN ,he h'stconserehGs OF
III their proposed drsugLt Of Inc protocol.
They Also objected - The :nseruon Of he fsct'
tina, they had proposed to adjourn tue co"ieren
ces, until they could OBTAIN further ms iu-t''ns
from their give nmest. The return Of tne'r mes
senge' my perhaps, disclose ti.e mosi'e oil Their
reluctance ~ th,s respect,
We have the honourt' be, very respectfully
sit. your humble and oDedieut servants,
JOHN .. AID MS,
]. A Is YARD.
ii. CLAY.
iona. RUSSELL.