Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-13

! ioysd BY such persons. The error VII
DO harmless in regard tothe terms wnici
in treaty Of pssee may be stlpuiasss
| AZ Great Britain has boon - tho prac'
tice of adopting foreigners, according
to the forms Of their lav OF naturaiiza.
ton and 40 America has also asoptss
foreigner. according to their Laws OF ma
Ituralizaiion, these two nations when thsy
make treaty, are equally bound %
provide adequately for all persons al.
! ready naturalized in either country; SO
| that no Individual shall suffer in bis per.
son or property for the part be may
take in the war. On this peint it is easy
TO make liberal and mutual provision,
wayeing decision on the abstract thee
~ of either government, if in theory
they really differ. In regard TO the ef-
feet of naturalization in future, there IS
nothing to hinder the parties from agree.
ing uEon the forms necessary or exps-
dent for naturalization, as we'll as upon
the effect of such proceedings. Reei-
procity in the stipulstioDs will be indis-
pensablc and if there be reciprocity. no
Just cause Of complaint can remsin.-
The two nations equal as sovereigns,
and in the practice of adopting foreign.
ers, when they shall have agreed upon.
the regulations to be observed in these
cases and upon the effect Of the adop-
ton respectively, will have made rules
by thcir own consent, consequently they
will be bouhdby thcm--Acompact form
ed by mutual consent on the subject OF
naturalization ought to be observed WIFI,
good faith By both parties, and being OBJ
served no dispute will arise.
A compact of this kind is necessary
in a trca,y which shall contain an article
Of mutual exclusion Of the subjects OF
ore country, from the navigation OF the
ships oe the other. 1t ought to be de-
fined who snail be deemed qualified to
navigate upon the high sea IN the ships
of each nation as the subject or citizens
of such nation, and if it were necessary
for restoration Of peace, no British sub
ject na,aralsed here should be allowed
TO navigate an A@erican ship, nor should
any American naturalized in England
be allowed TO navigate British9sbip.
Some reciprocal rule operating in fu.
ture cases will be expedient and easy,
if the contracting parties approve OF the
principle.
When then these two points shall be
agreed, FIRST that the subjects of one pa-
ton shall not navigate the ships OF the
other. and secondly that the natives OF
one country na,uralized in the other,
hall be excluded fron the navigation OF
the ships OF the nsturalizing country
there will be no case on the high seas
which vii furnish Just cause tor u.
Britain to insist on examining the crew
of an American ship 10 search OF British
subjects. There being no jos. cause for
such an examination the practice oil i'm.
pressment msy be relIuquished as to A.
mericsn ships wlthosr any dimlnul!oa
If the maritime strength of the British
empire, nor will the rights of the .ove-
reign TO the services oil bis SUBJECTS De
impaired. The British seaman vii! not
be protected under the American flag
against the Claim Of his king aud ceun-
try, because no British seaman shall be
employed or reeei sd In the American
snip.
Having thi. view Of the principal
poin, now to be settled by treaty, il seems
that it is Only necessary that meeting
If ministers with full powers shoald
take place with a sincere desire on both
side. 10 conclude peace. The resnla-
tons in detail ii the basis be agreed up
on, will readil, offer themselves to the
ME ds OF the negoGators 80 as TO be mu.
ITALY satisfactory.
All the other articles viii be found to
be OF the ordinary kind, and caEnot be
expected TO occupy any tine Tor discus
sion or explanation. NINA.