The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-06


The undersigned avail themselves Of tbs
opportunity to renew to the American Pleni-
potentaties, the assurance OF their high Cor
sltieratinn. we
(Sisned)
GAMBLER,
HENRY GOULRORF1,
WILLIAM ADAM
oAsr:, ocfoter' 21st. 1919.
True COPY,
c. HUGHES, Jr.
Secretary sfLcect;o1 Z. s.
NON
AMERICAN NOTE
O'1 ne ANERIcAN TO TAE 37-r.sa
MI:1sTERs.
S>tA ocf. 1919.
he undersigned have the homo. :, =.
knowledge the receipt oe the note of the B,5.
t's'l Plenipotcn;iaries OF the 2Ist ins,.
amongst The general observations which
tue unociSSnec, III their note of the 9th All
gust made on the Propositions then broneb.
io.wal9 on the Part Of the British govern
'hent, they remarked! that those rrcrsos;+;o,,,
were founded neither on the bas;s ~ ~; ~
sriet's, Dor Ga that Of status autc hcl,,,,p =
fu' SO Tar were they f,om Suggesting ,ls. NJ;
l9.'ss'Hcs'S as The basis on which ,hev ver,.
disposed to Great, shS; in the same note .lA-
expressly stated tiiat they ha-; hce,, ;p-t,,,,,,
ted 30 cohciuce peace on lie Drinci,,le II
u, parueS restSrll'c wfIase vcr terrific they
H'shtn nave taken. The undersigned also de-.
oi'sreu ~ ''laf note, that they had no author;-
" tn cSde any part of the te-,;tc;y ,efba II
',teo states, and that to no stio,,lat;,r -, 49,.
effect would they auEscribe. and /, tne rot,,
OF the st9 OF September, after havir:r sh0,yn
mat The taSis OF uti Eossiss lis such ~ s. -.
1noNn. TO exist &C che commencement at The
,i<%SiSiae'on' gave no claim to his .j;t,tsnrir
nldjCSty 40 occasions of territory founder mon
t.e r'Sht OF conquest, they added that even
:. .hr : ninces of war should give to the Dr
..Sn AUS !Ronfestary possession OF other
parts u the territory of the JE,;re3 e..s.
such events would net alter their views Viii,
regard to the terms Of peace to y,h:cn thrr
would give their consent '
'e Undersigned Can now orIv rer,eat .hoer-
oec'ardtions and decline treating ,,,t1n ;br h.
SIS o. vi p"ss'det:s, or upon any ytI,sr priD, /;
PIE involving ccssion of any part of tie ter
rso'Y OF the Cnited States As they have
u.ii.srniY stated, thet. s.au treat enly mon :
inc pilnc!p.e ot mutual reztorisisn Of White. %
yer territory may have been taken by ej.Hss.
party. From this pvincirle thev cannot, ~
Geoe' and the undersigned after. the repcatcd
aeGiarauona OF the British plenipotcntiaries.
tnas Great Britain had no view 70 acntisi,io,,
Vi territory, IN this ueyoCiattn, deem. it ne
cessary to add. that he utility Of its. continue
ance depends on their adherence to this r,in-
ciplc. '''''' ~
he Undersigned having declared in their
n0'e OF 2Ist ct August, that although instruct
ca ana prepared to enter into an aJnjcab;a
dls?ussion Of IL the points. ON which, d;fIerer.
ces or uncertainty had existed, and which
might hereafter tend to interrupt the harroo-
ny o' l'Le TWO Countries, they would not make
Tic CONCLUSION Gf the peace AT all deperd an
on successful result of the discussion. a,i
naVlnS s''ce agreed to the preliminary article
proposed y he British government, had be-
II Ne.l mat the negotiation, already so long
Protractet', coulf' not be brought to- an early
o conc. ION ON TWise than by the comlnunira
e9,l vi P'ogcr' embracing all the other spe-
cific pro'cs:tions which q. Britain infent,cd
|" eiirr. ney repeat their request in that re-
spect, and WI haze no otjection to simul-
t .: u ,eHcEange o. tn pr4e s. Of both par:
ties lis Course vii bring fairly into de.
cussicn the other topics embraced in t!,e laet
note OF the British plen'potentiares, to which
tne anderS .g"ed have t',oDght it necessary 10
ADVERT at the present time
ne uhoers Sned renew to the British pfen-
sider1tion. va
(oigned) JOHE QUINCY AOH!ie.
JAS. A.RAYARO,
HENRY CLAY,
IONAIHAN RUSSELL,
A. GALLATiN.
10 the Plenipotentiaries # HIS Britannia
Majesty, &c. &c. &c Client.
True Copy.
G HUGHES. IT.
Sce'y. Of I'm. D2tssion Err,
No XI.
Cofly Of a letter jj-n7 oar Co1miosonere n
fdc 8ec'y. ?f State, daled
c,p GHEMT, 5Ist Oct. 1914.
The detention Of the Chaupcev 81
oStend' enables us to send you the enclosed
note from the British Plenipotentiarics wb;ch
we have Just received. ''''''A
we have the honor to be, With rersec, roc.
pect, your oJt servants. w. 10
loigned) JOHN Q. ADAMS,
J. A. BAYARD,
H. CLAY,
~ n. GALLATIl[.
10 the Hon. James Monroe,
Scc'y. OF state.
No XII.
BRITISH NOTE.
FROM THE British TO THE Anrptrv
MINISTER'S.
r,. Stat Octo6ey
The undersigned have The honor ~ a..
Sno"Iedgc tnC receipt IF the note addreesed
. them by ths American plenipotentiaries on
ne 2q'h inst. in which, they object 10 the iva
US or uu pOSSidetis DrCt. rsed by a.