Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-10

| event, u should cease 10 operate at the
end Of six months from such declara.
ton, and, no such intention having
been announced, the convention having
been found advantageous to both par
ties, it has since remainad, and still
remains In full force. At the time
when that convention was concluded,
many interesting subjects were left IN
settled, and particularly our claim to
indemnity for spoliations which were
committed on our commerce in the late
wars. For these interests and claims,
it was in the contemplation of the par
ties to make provision at subsequent
day, by more comprehensive aud
dehnItive treaty. The object has been
duly attended to since, by the execn
tive, but as yet it has not been accom-.
plished. 1t is hoped that favorable
opportunity will present itself for open
ing negotiation, which may embrace
and arrange all existing differences,
and every o.her concern in which they
, have common interest, npon the &C.
cession of the present king Of France,
an event which has occurred since the
close OF the last session of congress.
With Great Britain, our commercial
intercourse rests on the same footing
that 1t did at the last session By the
convention of 1915. the commerce be.
tween the United States and the Bri-
fish dominions, in Europe and the East
indies, was arranged on principle
of reciprocity. That convention was
| confirmed and continued in force, with
slight exceptions, by subsequent trea
ty, for the term Of ten years. from the
20Ih of October, 1918, the date of the
latter. The trade with the British CO.
lonies in the West Indies, has not, as
yet, been arranged bytreaty, or other
wise, to our satisfaction. An approach
to that result has been made by iegis.
lative acts, whereby many serious i'm,
pedimeDts which had been raised by
the parties, in defence of4heir respec-
tive claims, were removed. An ear
nest desire exists, and has been mani
tested, on the part of this government,
to place the commerce with the colo.
MES, likewise, on footing of recipro-
cal advantage; and it is hoped, that
the British government, seeing the JUS
tice of the proposal, and its importance
to the colonies, will ere long accede to
it.
The commissioners who were ap.
pointed for the adjustment of the houn-
dairy between the territories of the u
nited States and those of Great Bri-
tain, specified in the fifth article of the
treaty Of Client, having disagreed
in their decision; and both govern.
ments having agreed to establish that
boundary by amicabIe negotiation be,
tween them, it is hoped that it may be
satisfactorily adjusted 10 that mode
The boundary specified by the sixth
article, has been established, by the
decision OF the commissioners. from
the progress made in that provided
for by the seventh, according TO re-
port recently received, there is good
cause to presume that it will be settled
in the course of the ensuing year.
1t is cause of serious regret. that
no arrangement has yet been finally
concluded between the two govern
ments, to secure, by Joint CO Opera,
ton, the suppression of,he slave trade
1t was the object of the British 60
vernment, in the early stages Of the
negotiation, 10 adopt plan for the sup
preston which should include the con
cesslon of the mutual right of search.
by the ships OF war of each party, of
the vessel ofthe other, for suspected
offenders. This was objected to by
this government, OIL The principal that
as the right of search was a right of
war, of a bilIigerent towards neutral
power, it might have an i'll effect to
extend II by treaty, to an offence which
had been made comparatively mild to
IA time of peace. Anxious, however,
for the suppression OF this trade, it was
thought advisable, in compliance with
a resolution OF the house ofrepresenta
tives, founded on an act of congress,
to propose to the British government
an expedient, which should be free
from that objection, and more effectu
al for the object, by making it piratical.
In that mode, the enormity oil the crime
place the offenders out of The protec.
| ton OF their government. and involve