Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-12
Foreign Intelligence.
NEW YORK, June $.

NEW-YOi.K, June S.
British Parliament.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tuesday
May II.
TREATY OF PEACE WITH AME-
RIGA.
Continued.
Mr.. PONSONBY explained as to the
Orders in Council. They were the oc-
casion eff the war, as their revocation did
not reach America after war had been
declared.
Mr.. BARING.-No answers appeared
to have been given to notes from the A
merican Commissioners till instructions
we're received from hence so that the
blame or merit of treaty rested with Mi
nisters. We sent out Noble Admiral
of much experience, and conversant with
the Acknowledgements; a LearnedCivilian
from Doctors Commons. as a Judge OF the
Laws of Nations, and acquainted with
all necessary technicalities; & the Hon.
Gentleman, as more immediately con-
nected with the Government. No mis-
sion, had a character and composition
more likely to make proper settlement;
but at last out came the most meagre
treaty ever framed by the most timid
dipIomatist, and one that could not have
been imagined after all this great pref ara
ton. There were points he should give
up as unwillingly as any body, yet he did
not see why they might not be discussed,
in order to see whether such delicate
subject might not be reconciled to tie
interests of both parties, rather tran, to
leave them with the apprehension of their
revival, in al fat're wars. America
seemed ready to so into discussion. Tie
question about seamen could not have
been left on worse footing tran it now
was, which was quite unsatisfactory. The
separation of the two countries arose out
of a civil war. One of them found it ne
cessary during war TO impress seamen.
This difficulty was worth consideriug-to
find how our impressment could be pre-
served without offending an independent
country which seemed difficult from the
nations speaking the sane ton2oe. Tie
practice was very disagreeab.e. fo: it vas
often left to young officers commanding
bomb vessels. 1t mist touch tie hno.r
Of any nation. lfanr biddle wav co,,ld
De pointed oat,we should a}temrt t. 90 t,
1t was said tat from OF e-forrth 70 enc
third of the American crews were British
subjects. even as things now stood He
thought this awkard question was really
susceptible f remedy net very dia cit
to apply and$iat something was likely
to have been done towards it in the ne
gociation of 1906. Nothing short of tie
Orders in Council could have erat'ed tire
American Government ia 90 towar. AS
to the instructions to the american Gem
missioners. the Hon. Ger tlsman could
not know them at the outset OF tie neeo-
citation. On the question of the Indian
boundary. the Hon. Gentleman had not
spoken with cantlour. He had treated
the Indians as what he called the allies
of Great Britain. iron that subject lie
(Mr. Baring1 agreed, that TIE savage
state of those PEOPLE was no reason why
they shoald be abandoned but gentle
men must not soprose that they were
people in TIE }eart Of America with whom
we should have contracted any alliance,
IN the peace Of tie year 1888, the Euro
pean powers drew tie lire with reference
to tie indians /: in the time of Lord
| 1hati.aln, tie strongest resistance was
| 51ade against France. wko wished to make
e5me stipulatiDns with resrect to those
within the Indian boundaries. He agreed
| that this country ought not to rut an ED
70 the war, and leave those Indians to t e
mercy OF the American Government ;h,.t
that solemn paciication should be made
Tor them, and that they shocld be left
Hhere they were before TIE war, was all
Tat could be required from W. In the
early part of the discussion, the Americans
resisted any interference with the Indians.
ley asked whether pacifcation and a
boundary for the indians was made a
sine qata non and the answer was III tie
affirmative. The question was then
asked, whether the boundary was intend
I'D to preclude the Americans flcm pur-
chasing lands without the consent OF U.
oritain, and whether the Indians would
De restricted from selling them. The
ANSWER was, that they might not purchase
tbut that the Indians would not be re-
strained from, ,.,eilinn to a third rersnn