Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-10

a,ly oar claim to ind n5':i( 81 II 4 !; Is
which were Committed on oisf c5{ b E>tffe
n the late wars. For these Interests .aue
claims, it was inthe ccntsmpjoi]on 81 ne
parties, to make proyisio At a subsequent
day, by Il more comprehensive and defi-
lie Treaty. The object has been duly
attended to since by The Executive, but, as
yet, it has Lot been accomplished. II is
hoped that favorable opportunity will
present itself, for opening a negotiation,
which may embrace and arrange all exist
ing differences, and every other concern, in
which they have a common interest, upon
the accession 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 in
tercourse rests on the same footing that il
did at the last Session. By the convention
of one thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
the commerce between the United States
and the British dominions, in Europe and
the East Indies, was arranged on princi-
pie OF reciprocity. That convention was
confirmed and continued in force, with
slight exceptions, by subsequent Treaty
for the term of ten years, from the twenti
eth October, one thousand eli CHIT hundred
and eighteen, the date of the latter The
trade with the British colonies in the West
Indies, has not. rs yet, been arranged by
treaty or otherwise, to our satisIaction.-
An approach to that result has been made
by Legislative acts, whereby many serious
impediments, which had been raised by
the parties in defence of their respective
claims, were removed. An earnest desire
exists, and has been manifested on the part
of this Government, to place the commerce
with the colonies likewise on footing of
reciprocal advantage and it is hoped that
the British Government, seeing the Justice
of the proposal, and its importance to the
colonies, will, ere long, accede to it.
The Commissioners who were appoint
ed for the adjustment of the boundary
between the territories ofthe United States
and those of Great Britain specified in the
fifth article ofthe Treaty of Client, having
disagreed in their decision, and both 60
vernments having agreed to establish that
boundary by amicable negotiation between
them, it is hoped that it may be satisfacto-
rily adjusted in that mode. The bounda-
ry specified by the sixth article has been
established by the decision of the commits
sioners. From the progr made in that
provided for by the seventh, according to
a report recently received, there is good
cause to presume that it will be settled in
the course ofthe ensuing year.
1t is cause of serious regret that no ar
r.,n |,
between the two Governments, to secure.
by joint cooperation, the suppression of
the slave trade. 1t was the object of tn,
British Government, in the early stages of
the negotiation, to adopt plan for the
suppression, which should include the con-
cesSion of the mutual right of search, by
the ships OF war of each party, of the YES
sells of the other, for suspected offenders.
This was objected to by this government
on the principle, that, as the right of search
was right OF war of belligerent towards
neutral power, it might have an i'll ef-
feet to extend it, by treaty, to an offence
which had been made com paratvely mild.
to time of peace. Anxious, however.
for the suppression of this trade, it was
thought advisable, in compliance with a
resolution of the House of Representatives,
founded on an act of Congress, to propose.
to the British Government, an expedient
which would be free from that objection.
and more efectual for the object, bv ma
king ii piratical. In that mode, the enor
nifty of the crime would place the often
ders out OF the protection of their govern
ment, and involve no question'of search. o.
other question between the parties, touch
ing their respective rights. 1t was belev-
ed, also, that it would completely suppress
the trade, in the vessels of both parties.
aud by their respective citizens and sub
jects, in those Of other Powers, with whom.
il was hoped, that the odium which would
thereby be attached to it. would produce
corresponding arrangement, and, by
means thereof, its entire extirpation for
ever. A Convention, to this effect, was
concluded and signed, in London, on the
- day Of ---, by Plenipotentia-
ries duly authorized by both Governments.
to the ratification of which certain obsta-
cles 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 presumed, to be permitted to defeat an
OBJECT 50 near to the heart of both nations.
and so desirable to the friends of humanity
throughout the world. AS objections
however, to the principle recommended
by the House of Representatives, or at