Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-11
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receive and Cis ass ANY propositions we
fllgnt have 20 Oft =, VITA an anxioas desire.
t" place 1t Cn Il footing mutually satisfae--
toy.
2.iiy. On these subj cts which related 10
I state IN "ilcn one ct L = parties should
be a. war. and thc othsr in peace, j. was
not n, ccssary 10 disguise that thy had be,n
always attended w;,a great ,,iliicul.ies.--.
ssh ihey were willing, il spirit u an.iv.
and w'th candour, 10 ceve aud t. dis. rs;
any pIo9osiSe; S We might uiSir.
WAN rcSad to blocl:t.S 5. th.y could
nos thnk It nccessafy to enter mt a,.y
tFe.ty ccdn.ton OF them, as the question:,
WI might hereafter arse On that suh-
Ject (accoidng to cur own s.a.em rt)
Would rc'ae rather TO the fact. than1sc
'nr pri2cple, on winch the TWO govrrt.-
mc2ts Sc Aed to agree. inCicc.', they
lnonGnt that ST.. a definition n,ilht tcna
70 "s'T>en: as Implying a doubt o. lie o3.-
RICHNESS Of the pr.nc p e.
IL relation 10 the trade with ensn les
colonies, besides the Intrinsic diif-uty sf
the q"eslon, as heretofore cXper eicedia
- attei1rtS 20 arrange ii. thg ~ WAS abo-
.her, ai.snS cut of ,neir waut oil lnior,ua-
ton, as TO whether France I'D adopted
any, anc "h~t, system OF coionis. puiiov.
since the restoration Of her co.oaies Ii
miShtbc, tl.at she had opened tie,rt,a :
TO foreign nations in peace as IL war, in
which case the questions that had hereto
Iore existed could not be agtatf agar.
lmp.essTaent had, they continued. OF al
,hs class Of subjects, been una most d,f
II NJ 20 arrange. They were aware how
imp IT inl 1t was conside; ed in both coun-
ties, aud how, N both, il touched public
SensloA.sy. rs her. toiore, they were Loy
ne tdy tc receive aud co side, any prcDos:-
r'od our government might make respect
in5 II. And even without an, treaty stiDn-
latiGn, their government was now anxious.
y engaged III devlsing means 70 prevent
the abuses OF VIII we complain. If the
law which we h d mentioned, at the list
interview, should &c efiectual i'll its object,
1t would doubtless d. away great motive
with them Tor inprSssment. Silt thew
were bound to consider, with the most vi
gilant attention, any proposit;on for the
abandonment of what they must consider
a right essential c their safety. That law
did not, however, IS they Jude rst, cd, set
tie the question, whp were Z be cohsider-
ed rs BRITISH subj cts, q question on wach
the TWO countries might not be ab c 10 come,
to an understanding.
WITH regard to oar IDEAS respecting p.i--
yatocss al pr q S, taey werc ce..4...l5
fair Gd uaeX eptlonable.
AS they had hirted Ut some accowmo,la-
the commercial arrangement, Tor the,r
-upposed CONCESSION respecting tne india
trade, We thought The occasion 81 table to,f
st ting, that we were positively Instructed
not to consent TO the renewal tf the trade
! between British subjects and the Indians
within our territories. We stated tnac
the disposition of our government on dis
subject did not proceed from conmerciar.
but political considerations. Thy did net
insist upon it, 'Ror seem to think, that the
determination OF cur government would
prevent an arrangement Of the Canada
trade. One of them enqu.red, whether We.
expected, in ike manner to be excluded
from the trade with the Iadi.r in then
telritories' To which We replied, Ger
taiuy.
We explained ,hc law for the exclusion
of foreign Seamen from our service. and
mentioned that the nGturaliz 4tion of sea-
men would be almost altogether prevented
III future by the necessity of a Continued
residence of five years. We stated, that
We were authorized 20 enter into stipul4ti4
ons that would forbid the employment Of
such British scamen as might, under QUO
laws, be hereafter naturAlzel, but that
we could not DO i. with respect 70 those
who were already naturalia d. we had
thought, thIt as to them, IN exception
might be made, pcgnittng on buln st!cs,
the voluntary employee It cfsuch seantn.
natives Of one Country, as might have mere
tofore been naturalz q under the laws Of
the otter couatry. we added, that tlt,.
number Of British seanen aires dy naturali-
zed, which could constitute, as il apgear-
Ell 10 US, the only difficulty in an arrange
mcnt, was very Uncomfortable. Doctor
Adams concurred Ia opinon, that they
were not many.
We made some further explanations and
finally told them that, considering the dis
positions which wc had b On ha, pyto meet
with ~ them. we wou.d now say, that We
would enter upon ;he negotiation, rescrv-
ing 20 ourselves, however, the right, as orr
powers wer- s'yefal, IS well as Joint, T.,
withdraw from it, If circumstances should
make j, elg Die to do 50, g. to leave TO M.
Adams, whom We daily expected, 10 con
Guide it.
The interview closed. by their undertak
ing TO provide themselves immediately ,si.t
the necessary powers to proceed " che re-
go.iaton AID by an assurance, tint eh
would continue to do al IL ihyir p0wer 10
BRING it 70 speedy AID successful issue.
Erracf of a mignts q conperSqvca
7ohich tx hlace af I.oH Ca5fisreach'g,
befwce1 his iordah.V aud AIces.8. Gun
aud Gaialia, .4ErR 10, 1915.
Lord Castcrcach thcn called Che et-