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

nme was, that The Indians snouid remain
as a permanent barrier between our western
settlements, and the az jacent British prov
inces, 10 prevent them from being conter-
minous to each other /; and that neither the
United States, nor Great Britain, should
ever hereafter have the right to purchase,
or acquire any part Of the territory thus re-
cogniz-d, as belonging to the Indians.
Win regard TO the extent Of the Indian ter.
ritory, and the boundary line, the British
government would propose the lines Of the
Granville treaty as a proper basis, subject,
however, TO discussion and notifications.
w. stated that the Indi n territory &C.
cording 10 these lines, would comprehend =
great number of American citizens ; not
less perhaps than u hundred thousand and
asked, what was he intention Of the Brtish
government respecting them, and under
whose government they would fall il WAS
ansW cred that those settlements would be
taken into consideration. when The line be.
Came . subject OF discussion; bu, that such
OF the Inhabitants, as would ultimately be
included within the Indian territory, must
make their own arrangements and provide
for themselves.
4HC oiAfIAb SOiIititoSbObSt VClC SdlO
that considering the importance of the ques.
,non we had TO decide, (tnat of agreeing 10 q
provisional atticle,) their Government bad
thought ii right, that ". should also be fully
informed Of its views with respect 10 the
proposed revision Of the boundary line, be-.
tween the dominiony oil Great Britain and
the United States.
/. Experience lad proved that the joint
posse ssion oil the Lakes, and a rignt com.
mon to both nations to keep up a naval
force on them, recess ariiy produced coils.
ions, and rendered peace insecure. AZ
Great BRIAN could not be supposed to ex.
pect to make conquest in that quarter, and
as the province was essentially weaker than
the United States, and exposed to invasion,
it was necessary, Cor its security, that Great
Britain should require that the United
States should hereafter keep no armed ma.
val force on the Western Lakes, from Lake
Ontario, to Lake Superior, both inclusive ;
that they should not erect any fortified or
military post or establishment on The shores
OF those Lakes !; and that they should not
maintain those which were alre ady existing,
This must, they said, be considered as a
moderate demand, since Great Britain, il
she had not disclaimed the iuten,ion- Of coy
increase Of territory, might with prcprie,y
have asked a cession of the adjacent A.
meiican shores. The commercial nayipa.
zion and intercourse would be left on the
same footing as heretofore. 1t was express.
ly stated, Tin answer to a question we ask.
ed,) that Great Brii ain was TO retain the
right of having an armed naval force on
those Lakes aud of holding military posts
and establishments on their shores.
2. The boundary line west oil Lake SUI
perior, and ,hence 10 the Mississippi, to be
revised (; and the treaty right of G,.a, Bit.
ain to the navigation OF the Mississippi, to
be continued. They were asked whether
they did not mean the line from the Lake Of
The Woods 10 the Mississippi? The Bit.
ish Commissioners repeated, that they
meant the line t,om Lake Superior 10 that
river.
s. A direct communication from Hslifax
ard the province Of New Brunswick ia
Quebeck, to be secured TO Great Britain.
In answer 10 our question, in what manner
this was to be effected, we were TOLD ,ha, il
must be done by a session to Cres, Britain
Of that portion of the distric, of Maine lin
the stale Of Massachusetts, which inter.
venes between New.Btuaswick and Que
beck, and prevents that direct eommunica.
lion.
Reverting to the proposed provisional ar.
,icle respecting ;ae Indian paci6ca,ion and
boundary, tho British Commissioner con.
cluded by stating to US, that if the conGeren-
ces should be suspended by our refusal ia
agree to such an article, without having oh.
tanned further instructions from our govern.
men,, &. Britain would not consider her.
self bound TO abide by the terms which she
now offered, but would be a, liberty to varv
and requisite her demands according TO sub.
sequent events, and in such manntr as the
state of the wal, al the time Of renewing the
ne go,ia,ions. might warrant.
We asked whether the statement made.
respecting the proposed revision oil the
boundary line between the United States
and the dominions OF G. Britain, embraced
all the objects she meant to bring forward
for discussion, and what were Particularly
her views with respect to Moose Island, and
such other Island, in tie Hav of pasr,