Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-09
INC. 66l9.

ed ALnat JayOurdOloi opportunity VIII
present itseif, for opening negotiation,
which may embrace and arrange ell
existing differences, land eyery othrr
concern, in which they have common
interest upon the ACCESSION OF the pre-
sent King of France, an event @li' h
has occurred since the close ofthe last
Session of Congress.
With Great Britain our commercial
Intercourse rests on Che same footing
that it did at the last Session. BY Che
convention Of one Thousand eigh, !,un-
bred and fifteen, the commerce between
the United States end the Btilish do
minions. in Europe and The Esst In
dies, was arranged onja principle ct re-
ciprocity. That convention war con.
tirmed and continued in force. with
slight exceptions, by a subsequent
Treaty, for the term Of ten years, from
The twentieth October, one. Thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, the date OF
the latter. The trade with the British
colonies in the West Indies. has not as
yet, been arranged BY treaty or other
wise, to our satisfaction. An approach
10 that result has beer made by i,egis-
lative acts, whereby many serious i'm
pediments which had been raised by
the parties in defence of their resFee-
tive claims, were removed Anearhest
desire exists, and has been manifested
on the part ofthis Government, TO place
the commerce with the colonies likewise
on footing Of reciprocal advantage;
and tits hoped that the British Govern
ment, seeing the justice of the proposal,
and it's Importance to the colonies, Nill,
ere long, accede to it.
The Commissioners who were APP
pointed for the adjustment of the boun-
dairy, between the territories Of the u
nited States and those Of Great Britain
specified in the fifth article ofthe Trea.
ty of Client, having disagreed intheir
decision, aud both governments having
agreed TO establish that boundary by
amicabls negotiation between them, it
is hoped that it may be satisfactorily
adjusted in that mode. The boundary
specified by the sixth article has beeit
established by the decision Of the COM
missioners. From the progress made
in that provided for by the seventh, &C.
cordng to report recently received,
There is good cause to presume that it
will be settled in the course Of the en-.
suing year
1t is a cause Of serious regret, that no
arrangements bas yet been finally cons
cloded between the two Governments,
to secure, by joint desperation. the
suppression of the slave trade. 1t was
the object of the British Government,
in the early stages of Tie Degociation,
to adopt plan for the suppression:
which should include the concession Of
the mutual right Of search, by the ships
Of war of each party, Of the vessels Of
the other, for suspected offenders. This
was objected to by this Government on
the principle, that, as the right of search
was 3 right of war of beiligeren. to-
wards neutral power, it might have
an i'll effect to extend it, by treaty, to
an offence which bad been made com
para,ively mild, to time Of peace
Anxious, however, for the suppr ession
of this trade, it ives thought advisable,
in compliance with resolution of the
House of Representatives, founded on
an act of Congress, to propose to the
British Government, an eIpedient
which should be free from that objec-
ton, and more effsctual for the object,
by making it piratical. In tina, mode,
the enormity of the crime would place
the offenders out of the protectisp Of
their Government, and involve no 9ues.
ton of search, or other question be-
tween the parties, touching their re.
spestive rights. II was believed, also.
that it would completely suppress the
trade in the vessels of both parties, and
BY their respective citizens and SUB.
iects, in those of other Powers, with
whom, it was hoped, that the odiun,
which would thereby be attached to it,
would produce corresponding arrange
ment. and by means thereof, it's entire
eztirpation forever. A Convention TO
this effect, was concluded and signed
in London, on the --' day of 49,
by PIenipotentiaries duly AUTHORISED by
both Governments, to the rattle alton Of
which certain obstacles have arisen,
which are not yet entirely removed
The difference between the parties, still!
remaining, has been reduced to point,
not of sufficient magnitude, as is pre-.
sumed, TO be permitted TO defeatsaD OBJ.
iect so near to the heart of both nations.
and 40 desirable 10 the friends of hu.