The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-03
Correspondence of tho Courier.
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The President will probably, to-day,
scnd to the Senate in answer to their
call, all the information he may have
on the subject of the British orders rela-
tive to the Fisheries, ind also inform
the Senate what measures ho has
adopted, if any, for tho protection of
the citizens Of the United States, EN-
ployed in those fisheries. The Pre- i.
dent will have q list Of captures to
communicate, but not much other in.
formation, except the British orders Of
May 26th, which Mr.. Webster had OBJ
tained from a source in the colonies.
and not from the British Government.
The President cannot, probably, say
that he has taken any measures on the
subject; and it is well known that
there are no vessels Of war at his dis
posal which could be usetully sent to
the fishing grounds in competition with
the British naval force. It was rumor.
el that the albany had been sent to
the Gulf Of st. Lawrence, but she is II,
Norfolk.
Commodore. Perry is in this city.
Tie says that the Japan expedition is
not delayed for want of men--hc has
seamen and marines enough. But it
is delayed, and is likely to be SO for
an Indefinite length Of time, BY the ina.
bili'y Of the persons employed to re-
pair and rcfit some Of the vessels TO
perform that service. 1t will lie seen
from this fact that there is no danger
OF the occurrence of u collision between
our navy aud the force under the COM
mand OF Admiral Seymour. Itis still
question, too, whether the President,
with the assent OF Congress, will un-
!dertake, by force TO reprl the assaults
OF the British force upon the American
fishing fleet. If he were to do that it
would be war. To whatever extent
prosecuted it would still be war.
The rumor that the difficulty was to
be the subject Of negotiation between
Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Champion, is.
probably erroneous. Mr.. Crampton
is with Mr.. Webster in Boston; but it
is now doubted whether he visited him
in reference to this subject, or whether
he had himself certain information or
instructions in regard to it.
: The British Government appears to
be in earnest, and they will carry out
their designs and exclude the Aineri.
cans entirely from the fisheries; that is.
tlolr the most valuable part of them.
After this has been etfGctualJy done.
this Government can make representa-.
,ions in opposition to the violation of
the Convention Of 1918.
find, from the State parere, that in
1915, while Mr.. Monroe was still Sec
retary Of State, and Mr.. Adams was
in London, the difficulty respecting the
fisheries became very mcnacing. This
Govern1nent had, in the negotiation
which led to the treaty OF Ghcnt, main.
tanned that the rights Of the United
States to the fisheries We're unimpairrd
by war, and refused to; enter into any
stipulations other than those of the
treaty OF l7s3 Be. Iso British Gov
ernmcnt considering that treaty as ab-
roIated by war, issued orders to expcl
the Americans by force from the fish
ing grounds. This Government pro.
posed then to treat ON this subject
MIR. Racquet was the British Minister
here. Mr.. Monroe, in a letter to Mr..
Adams. says "Mr. Racquet informed
me of an order which had been issued
by Admiral Griffith TO the British
cruizcrs, to remove our fishing vessels
from the coasts Of those provinces.
which he would endeavnr to have re-.
r"kcd pending negotiation. His at.
tempt succeeded" The affair ia ysry
differently managed now; and the
British Government have closed the
door to negotiation.
Mr.. }. j. Kennedy, the new S.cre.
tary "ftho Navy, is at his post. The
Cabinet have been in conclaye daily.
Mr.. Canrad, the Secretary of War,
has been talked OF for the vacant seat
on the bench Of the Supreme Court.
But it is said he will not accept it,