Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-08-01


ton were unqusstio sufS S,s i,
prehensive TO embrace them :. sa'ly Con.
they reflected that the good l,;,s quo sbs,
government depended upon ,bs OF &si
Sot the treaty according to the ALL sSeesie,
ed intention ofthe parties and dd',sSnoseas
lation ofthatgood faith through ma, i',a! . se
might bring war and its ATTENDANT lnsas
upon their country. they fell III q al'ens
constraiaed to believe that ,ss .ue,asehs
right to reject these claims asd b
bound. therefore, 70 receive them, NV VIZ
could not, they said, feel ihems.,,. liq
thorlzed by their judicial charac,ae.' Il
tradict the positive assertion oftwal , laee
rnents, and say they did not ;n nv go'en.
they solemnly declare thew J ;S What
more particularly when the terms ,n intend le
disputed clause might fairly ad%;,o o. A
intention without giving to them ''a'i sud
construction. loicst
1t was added, and yerv
maintained by one of the m'mngealorh
(Mr. T. that, in all cases Of t rsas
yereign contracting powers had wy @es
construe them and that the iudic;.,' 'sgl
mails OF every country were bonnS' Illbs
vern their decisions by that con s y 60
He pointed out the difference i n ,h'
pect, between a treaty and any ot tSn rs
of the land; andyery ably coo;en usai' az ~
as the former was a contract be,w"s' ID:
sovereigns, no inferior power eomI Isn LIN. IHa
fully interpret it, But as we beGs, ,'sat
doctrine to be entirely new. ami ~. lois
collection of what was advanced u e e
support is not very full or accurate " us
shall forbsar TO 60 further. We
To the Editor of the New.York Amer,
S1R-I have great pleasure in .or
municating to you for publication
sketch OF a most interesting conye,,,
tion recently held by that illustrion.
triot, the late president Adams ST..
incidents as these will afford to ~.
terity the most accurate knowIedas ),
the characters of the men who acb;s,s,
our independence, and of the ueT,
they encountered. n
81 never knew in the course of.n
the public troubles and distress which
Eve known, any thing to be comp,,s5
to that to which the defeat of Brsddsel|
gave rise. At the time | was in M
Putnam's Office, courier arriyedths,s
and inquired for Col. CbandIer,. n
told him would 60 with him there
and show him the way. l. was at IN
distance OF mile. Every man, VIC
man. and child came out of their hon,
es as we passed, to hear the news an
all were in despair. They said "th
country was betrayed by the Enela
they had sold US to the Frencb--m
were undone--they would ruin 49,.
they would make Catholics ofus all,
We arrived at Chambers, who w.,a
councillor. lie wrote to the governor
the news, and added the advice that
ten thousand men be instantly called
out in this state, (Massachusstts) and
marched. 1t was done One COMPANY
of horse went from this town, butthey
were all stopped and countermarchel
before they reached Fort William Hen.
ry. Never was war more stupidly
conducted than the English did that
Lord Howe was fine young man, BE-
haved we'll in his command, and wa
deeply lamented. Afterward, when
Franklin and / visited bis brothsr,
Lord Howe on Staten Island, The said
to us-'Gent emen,I am happy to see you,
my instructions authorize me to meet
and converse with any gentleman upon
the subjectof the differences between
US, but ! cannot receive or converse
with you excepting as private gentle.
men: my government does not ackn0w.
ledge any Congress- cannot receive
you as q committee oft. ! feel gree!
affection for the people of this country,
particularly for the people Of Massachu'
sets, (they erected a monument to his
brother in Westminster Abbey ani
should be sorry for the fall Of this coun'
try Franklin replied, we will en-
deavor to prevent your sorrow, my
lord, was not 50 civil; told him hss
he might receive me in any way bu!
that Of a British subject. He moved
about, looking fidgetly and troubled
and said, MIR. Adams is determines
man, knew that ] had been, WIN
Hancock, S. Adams md others e!clu'
ded from pardon in Privy Council D!
the King, &c.
"When IN England, after the trea'!'
one day at the Queens drawlpg'r0o.n
door, met Lord Howe, exchanged W, ~
usual civilities of meeting, and ! a'Esa
him to point out the place assigned 'V'
the foreign ambassadors in the ap'l !,
ment /; he looked very archly 80 =" ~
pointed it out, and sai9, "fou s''
now to be considered a. a fors,snT.