Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-01

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tons, a recurrence sgain to war, Tor the
same cause. If the British government
sincerely wishesto make a durable peace
with the u States it can have no rea-
soaabl: objection to a just definition OF
blockade, especially as the I've govern
,sents have agreed in their correspon'
dseee IN all its essential features. Inc
instructions of the | 9Th Of Ap IL, 1913
have stale d 10 what manner The presl-
d.n, is wiling TO arrange this difference
On the other nentral rights, snume
| rated in the form i. instructions, ! shall
remark only, thu, The catalogue Is limit
ted in manner 10 evince spiit 81 &C
commoda,ion; that the arrangement pro-
! posed in each instance is Just 10 ll'et
that j; correspond, with the general spi
rit of treaties between Commercial pow
ers, and that Great b ityiu has sanction-
ed it-in many ue.,ies, and gsne seysnd
! it in SEINE.
Ga the C aim to Indemnify for spolia
| tions I have OILY TO eter 10 hat Was
said in tie iGrm>r instructions. l have
/! TO add that should treaty be formed,
il i, ja>t in itself, and would have hap
! Nv eject or the future relations OF The
two countries, II Indemnity should be
! stipulated on each SIDE, Tor the deslruc-
ton oil all upf.ri6sd towns, and other
privae properly, contrary TO The laws
aud ussees Of war. Il i. equally pro-
per that tie uegroe. taken from the
southern states, should be returned tn
their owners, or p.id for AT their toll va
lue. lis known lh,t shameful traihe
has been carried CD in the West Indies,
by the sale OF these persons there, b.
those ~bo psofe,sed 20 be their deliver.
ers. OF this fact the prot which has
reached this department shall oe fvr-
nished you. II these slaves are consl.
dered a. non comba,ants, tHsy ought TO
be restored: II, IS prspcIty, they ought
to be paid Tor. The treay OF peace
contains an article, whica recognizes
thi, principle.
| la the view which have taken OF the
conditions on which you arc 10 insst la
the proposed negocia ions, yen "lit had
on comp rison OF them vita those
stated in The former mast ucuons' tha'
there is no matc,idl difference between
them, the Two last mentioned CLAIMS 10
| indemnity excepted, which have n.lgi
mated since the date It those instructions
The principal objec, Of this rcyic" has
| been to shsw that the sentiments 81
the President. are the same In every IN
| stancc, and that the reasons for n!,in
| lining them h.vc become more evident
and strong since the date Of those 10
! stracuonS, So
In accepting the overture Of the Bri
| fish government 10 tfea, independent
" Of the Rus.ian mediation, the United
States have acted on principles which
governed ,hra in every transaction rc
ld,ing to peace 81 C lhs var Had the
| BIZ ish so,erpmeR, accepted the Russian
IN cd s'ian the Uhie ed States would have
treated for Themselves ind pend-r'iY Ct
| any other power. and Fad Great Britain
met them on just cH,daions peace
! would have been the inl:nediate result.
| Had she refused TO uCcedc to such coz
ti,ion', aid attempted to dice oher,,
| knowledge vi the views OF nthcr po"
crs on those points nisat have been use
! full I, the United S,.ta5. IL agreeing
to treat dire city WIKI G eat b itain, no
only is 40 conce s>iDn contemplated, Oh
any point in controversy, bu, the sam,
desire is cherished to preserve god
understanding with Russia, and the q
,her Baltic powers, as II the negoeialioh
had taken place under the mediation Of
Russia.
tits probable that the British govern
ment may have declined the Russian ms.
dlation, from the appre BENSON II al un
derstanding between tbs Ubi'cd states
and Russia, for very different purposes
from those, which have been cun'em
plated. in the hope that much better
treaty might be DOT lined Of the y States
in direc, negotiation, than could be
obtained under the Russian mediation,
and with view TO profit at the c.nces-
sions which might thus be t. ade by The
U.ited States In future negotiations
with the Bal,rc rowe,s Ifthis va. the
object Of the b itIsh & vernrent and it !
isnot easy to conceive any other, 1t clear
ly proves the Advantage /. be derived in |
the proposed negotiation, l.om the aid
81 those powers, in securing from the |
Britis5 government, such conditions -
would b. ~ .sactOry u all parties. |
would be highly honorable as we'll IA
advantageous 10 the Unued States, il
the negotiation with which you are
charged, should terminate in such
tre.ty
have the honor to be, &c. SC
(Sisned) JAS MONitOE.
ITO B. Continued