Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-04-03


A few weeks ince, Mr. Shefcy, mem.
Der OF Congre(s from Virginia, wrote an
Addrels TO his cpnltituents on the fate
of our publick affairs in which he took
a very full and extenllve view of the eau
les, which had brought our country to lis
then critical and perilous GJuation-the
government bankrupt, and concluded
with /" Placement OF the various taxes
and impoGtions which have grown out
of war;" and which have been levied on
the people by Congrels ro this addrefs
the following highly intefeiting Posr
SCRIPT is pended.
POSTSCRIPT
After this letter had been committed
to the prefs, very unexpectedly, and TO
the unipeakablc JOY of The whole nation,
a Britilh fhip OF war arrived at New
York, on the nth infant, with the
Treaty Of Ieace between the United States
and Great Britain, Ggned by the Minif-
terra of both nations at Client, or the 24th
of December. Il has Gnce been ratified
by the Pleldent and Senate
It's providons in iubitance are, that
there fhall be 6 a firm and univerial
peace" whenever he treaty hall be ra
tilted by both parties. That all fuch
territory occupied by the military forces
of either power, at the oonclufiou of the
treaty, as was in pohcfion Of the other
at the commencement OF the war, fhali
be Immediately reifored, except fuch of
the lAands in P4famaquoddy Bay as are
claimed by both parties hey are TO re.
main with the parry now IN pod: lion,
until the boundary lhall be finally lrt
tied.
By this proyiGon, Moofe lAand here
tofore part of Manlchufets, with the
town of Eaitport situate upon it, will re-
main in the pontili of Great Britain,
until it fhall be ascertained to which Of
the contendipg parties ii belongs 10 iet-
tie this queiton, as well as finally to fix
the boundaries deIgnaled in the treaty Of
peace Of 1888, between the United
States and Great Er.t ain, from the head
of the ST Croix River, 70 the Lake Of
the w Gods, Commjlioners are to be
mutually appointed by the parties. Ia
cafe Of Disagreement, the controversy is
TO be Submitted TO some friendly sove-
reign. All Indian nations engaged in
the war on either side at the date Of the
ratification 10 be included in the peace,
and TO have their poAeilions reltored,
This is the whole subitance of the
treaty.
When the JOY, which the news of
peace has SO jultly difused, shall have
somewhat abated, it will be natural for
thofe who have not prohtcd BY the late
calamities, to inquire, what beneficial
object The treaty has secured to the coun'
try, in return for the iuffcrings il has en-
dured- for the blood which flowed for
the dangers which were encountered
for the millions that were expended
for the debt and taxes that have been
faftened upon The community 10 luch
enquiry fhould anfwer, that no one q III
avoyed cbie6f5 Of The war has been }ecHedi
but that all haze been aband5ned; that ofbey
important rights and PriviLgeS, TDticb AK
en-. yed zpnb9nt mteYyuftisn bsfare tie var,
are green up.
The avowed OBJECTS Of the war were
fated al full length in the President:
meHage OF the lit Ut June, 1914, and in
the manifesto, rep. rted 10 the Houie Of
Representatives by the committee on for
eign relations. The mott important are
the following: To compel Great Brit
ain 10 revoke her order in council, and
to make compensation TO mericsn cit
liens who had suffered under their oPer-
alton.
fo compel her to relinqu'sh ALSO
LuTELY, the claim of searching for and
taking away from on board American
vefels, deierlers from her service he