Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-17

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le hereafter naturaiized, but that we could not
IT VIA respect 10 those who were already na
irai Iei. WeIad thought, that "a, 20 them. an.
Nceptiun might be made, permitting on b,tl,
'tdeS, the soi"ntar? employment of such seamen
't'ves or one country, m;gile have heretofore,
cen naturai,zei under the laws of tie o,her
puntty We added ihat the number Of Br,,iSi,
'eamen alre>ly nat,ralized, which could consti.
l'e, AS IT appeared to us, the only difficulty in
IN arrangement, was very incons.dITable lSoc
or adams concurred in opinion, that they ere
not many.
we made some further explanations, aud final
~ told them that, considering the dispositions
winch we had been happy to meet with in them
we would now say, that we woul1 enter upon the
negotiation, reserving to ourselves however. the
rgh', as our powers wereseyeral as well as Joint
TO withdraw from it, if circumstances should
make 1t eligible to do SO, and To ieave to Mr.
hoains, whom We daily expected, to conclude
il.
The interview closed, by their undertake NC to
provide themselves immediately with tie neces-
ssary powers TO proceed IN the negociaticn and
by AN assurance, that they wo,,ld continue to do
all IN their power TO bring it to speedy and sue
cessfui issue.
ErEract Of u minute Of Conversation zph;ch took
Place az Lord Casitrcdghs 6et1vesn his Lard
1np and .'Iessrs Cl.y and Gdkiahn, .2pfil Is,
1915.
Lord Castlereagh then called the attention
OF the American cosnmiss :oners to q conmun CA
c'on made by them at Client relative to Their
power TO treat on the commercial intercourse
between the two countries. fIe sad, before he
gave an answer to that communication, lac
should DC glad, If it were agreeable 10 The Amer
ican comm ssioners, that there should be an I'M
Official conversation between them and the Br;-
tish commissioners who negotiated the treaty Of
peace together with Mr. Robinson whom he
would associate with them for that purpose, to
ascertain If If We're likely that some general pr;n.
cples could be agreed upon to form the basis OF
treaty OF commerce, He should prefer lh:t
thts conversation, like that which he understood
mad taken place III the former negotiation be-
swesn lords Holland and Auckland. and Messrs
Monroe and Pmkney, should be free from otIici-
al forms, al d Thought such a course best ca,cu
'sted 10 asc ertanif it were likely that the TWO
BOyernTnents could come TO any particular reso-
luton on thls interesting subject
" 1t was observed by one oltie American com
inissioners, that such conversation would be
ON terms OF inequality, the American commssi.
oners beng ves1ed with power, and the other
gentlemen having none; unless it was understood
not only tiH't 1t should be considered as entirely
uaoIi'cHi, bpt that the same gentlemen should
afterwards he commissioned to conclude a tire Nv
fit were thought that one could be formed -
Lord CaStIereagh remarked in reply, that such
was certainly his intention.
"The conversation ended in an understanding
tlat the Am erican commissioners would cons,l,t
together upon the three copies mentioned By
lord CastlerGegl, and communicate on the fol-
toWLlnS day To Mr. Gonlhurn tue result Of their
deliberations"
Fse 4iHe'leGa PlenpOfenfiaries TO The Secretary Of
State.
LoNDoN, Sd July 1915.
SIR,-We have the honor To transmit conven
ton for regulating The commercial intercourse
between the United States and Great Britain
which We concluded this day with the British
plenipotentiauies
aeSsieurs Clay and Galatians despatch of the
18Th May last, has informed yoa of the prelmna.
~ steps taken by them on that subject Mr.
ADAMS arrived IN London on the 25th of NAV
and on the 9TH of June we were invited by des.
sleurs Robinson, GoulbOurn, and Adams, to NEE
them on the 7th. AT this conference after a !
mutual exhibition Of our powers, & some general
observations, we delivered TO them our proiet orl
commercial convention, copy of which, mark. |
Ell l, us herewith enclosed. They promised t. |
axe 1t into immediate consideration and on tine |
Ith, informed US that they would prepare and |
transmit to us a contre broiet
Believing that there was 10 prospect Of an i'm. |
mediate arrangement on the subject of searnen |
and knowing that without 1T 40 treaty deiininp |
the rights ARD duties of bellgerents aid neutrals
was admissible, We excluded all lbat related 10 |
that branch ofthe subiect from our proiet nid |
it TO objects purely commercial
We. took the Sd article of the treaty of 1894 |
respecting the Intercourse with Canada, as tie
basis OF the corresponding article, emitting nc |
;oTdng to our Instructions, whatever related 10 |
the Indian trade. In drawing the other articles, |
we were principally guided by the unratiiied trea
" OF 1870, by the instruction given in re ation To-
ny me secretary Of state, IN his despatch oil
May Doth, 1907, and by the act of congress- of
3D. Marci, last, for aboishing all Discrimination
iuues From the previous explicit declarations
d the British plenipotentares, we deemed it use
ess to offer any article on the subject of the in.
.ercourse with the West India Islands, and only
asserted clause, to prevent the application To
mat Intercourse of the provisions contemplated
by the Convention.
On the 10Th, the British penipotentiaries adj
dressed to ~ note, enclosing their contre bro;et
marked 2) and OH the 17th we transmitted /
o''r answer (marked 81. The whole subject was
discussed at large in conferences held on tie /
l9th and 2ist The British plenipoteniiurieg
IN note oftne Gosh (marked ~, stated the sub.
stance OF lheir answer to ours OF the 18th In The
Of the 2ist we delivered the additions.
a Clause 70 the second article of the oo,itre bro
ef lmarked 81, and Afterwards on the same day
we transmitted our note (marked o..
II viii heperceived b. these notes that pre fe
come 70 an understanding as TO The ntercourse
)etweqn the United States and the British terri.
or'es 1n furope and that we disagreed in three
points The intercourse with Canada piacinr
generally, both countries on lie footing Of ne
most favored na'ionsi and the Intercourse with
he British East Indies.
ON the tirst point tine British Plenpotentiarie
persisted ~ refusing to admit fl,.4 H., -. -.