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IMPORTANT 1
I * Alexandria* Decemlcr 2.
II ; NecoCiations.
B ; The following message was fester.
Hay transmitud to congress by the
Bproside’ t. of t’-»r United States thro’
■Mr.Tofrfv MB S<6retarf.s ‘ A 1 •;>
■ MESS AG r
BTa the Senate and Bouse of Represen* ,
tath'es of ihe United States.
■t I transmit, lor tne in in-'matron of
Belong‘'t'ss the communications last ie~
■beived froth the minister* extraor
wiimry and plenipotentiary of the U.
Ei a tee at Ghent, explaining the
My >' st* state of their jicgo- I
Batons v ; th the Plenipotentiaries
■f Great Britain. > .
W J JAM** MADRON.
[ December i, 1«U.
I ■ ‘s’JjNFcb, L (S ... <_v yM
Bpbpy of * letter from Messrs. A
■ dams. Bayard, Clay, Russel ana
El Gallatin, to the Secretary of rh *•
■ * State, dated Ghent, 35th Octobt *
■lit U* ,7V ‘/ ; ■
menu
m i We hate the honor of trano-
Ifitting herewith copies ot all our.
I jbrrespondehce with’ the British
BPlenipotentiaries since the depar-
B ture of Mr. Dallas. Although Ahc
I •egociation has not terminated y>
■abruptly as we expected at that pe-
B * ‘iod that it *ould, we have no rea-
B**n to retract the opinion which we
•then expressed, that no hopes of
I peace as likely to result from tt, could
»V enterum«d It is true, that the
l*ent so peremptorily prescribed at
B that time, have bt en apparently a-
I*aßctoned, ind that the fme yu a non
■ *>«, a, a preliminary to
■ #ll discussums upon other topics.
Bfeas been reduced to an ‘article se
ebel eluded,’ “in The!
iw “toe plenipotenii-
KP i L v it,, -i t j g - >
■ 1 ,7 , Uul to *
13kii\ I SKrviU UtlClDle WiVU tQCu
Hi V K V_ 1 r . .
fbrny>revi<ros declarations, that G
Britain had no.view in this nagoc’a
tion to any acquisition of territory
It- will be perceived” that this new
pretension was brought forward, im*’
mediately after the a-r-countr h’>ul
been received that a British fort
’ id taken possession of all that pri
or the state of Massachusetts srtuaft
«ast of. Penobscot rivdiC? The Brit
ish plenipotentiaries have invariihjv ,
referred to,* their government every
note received from us, and Waited
the return of their messenger befor e
they transmitted to us then*
answer, and the , whole tenor of th*.
correspondence, as well as the man •
ner ih which it has been conducted
on the part of the British govern
ment, have concurred to convince ■/■■
us, that their object has been delay ;
their motive for this pwljcywe pre
sume to have been to keep the alter
native of peace, or of a protrane :
war, in their own hands, until the
general -arrangement of European
affairs should be •ccoraplished at
the Congress of and mi ;l
they., could avail themselves v of ad%
Vantages which they have anticipi? *
ted from the success of their arrm,
during the present campaign in A-
Werihr V . , ■ - •/
Although the sovereigns- who h <d
determined to be present at th<*
congress of Vienna have been alrea* <
dy several weeks assembled there, i
does not appear by the last advice,
from that place, that the
had been formally opened.’ On ttv
contrary, by a declaration from to :
plenipotentiaries of the power ~ wto
were parties to the peace of Par s
of 3sth May last, the opening <gg •t-sVv 1
congress appeals to have be rn .post - 4
pont;d to the fir t of November. - v ;
men oriat is said to have bean pre
sensed by the French ambassador
Talleyrand, in which it is declared
that France having returned to her
; boundaries ‘ m it 92, cm recogn’z
pone of she aggrand 1 zetnenip of t-> •
dtlter great powers of Europe since 1
that period, although not intending
tooppose them by war. ,
These indicate %: *,
the new basis for the political sv stc/n
‘of Europe will . not be io speed*).)
settled as had been expected, t The
• ■nciple thus assumed by France
very extensive in its effects, apd o*
pc n% a field for negotiation mu h
wider thhn bad been anticipated.
VVe think it dots not promise an as
pect of immediate tranquility to this
Con i ineot,aind that it will diacon
cert particularly the measures which
Grtaj: Britain has been, taking in re*-
gard to the future distinction of tuia
country, among others and to which
she has , attached apparently much
importance. „
We nave the honor to be with
great respect, sir, your very hum
. blr iitvanU,,
John Quincy Adams,
w 'yV?';? ‘ ‘ , v J* A* Bayari y ~ -
4 >v;
v v -•** JjlhiKt Gallatin • < < .
r ‘ f .. s v; v
* %%&. i % > ir , • ’ tio- H*
Is the of the
com missiontrs, dated August 24.
d*'l 4- o the first note of the
dated August 19,
8 4, viz. that note Which ;was re
vivtd by tiie fast cartel, and fs ai
teadv before the public.
V v '..-; ~, No. ui. . if
Is a note ’from the British com
miasioners, dated Sept, 4,1814,
-l; >•’ : s Mo. IV*
■i Is the answer of our commission- >
efs, dated Sept* 9 to the last men
tioned note. “T T *- vA, $
; ; £ , J •
Is a note from thy British com
missioners, and ited Hept. 19* IS-* 4
;. ■ Ko. VE ».
Is a note from our do
ted Septembei, fBl4, t to the
note of the 5 British Ministers last
mentioned. * 1 ; i -
* No.?ii.;
* v Is a note from the British com
misstcftiers, dated Octoiief 8, !Si4.
VIII.
v Is the answer of our -’
ers. to the last memidned fnote, da
ted October 13. 18*4* r ; \ v
Ko. IX.
; BHI FISH NOTE.
m 5( Fram tkt’ &r imh to the kntericon
%- -X ,A • &tmttGrSm *
d****** 21 1 1814
f ; Thi baVe ; had ithe
honor of receiving the note of‘'the
: ■«!
13m inst. communicating’ their sc
k j"lt-o -T y*
ATHENS , THURSDAY\ DEGEMMER 22, 1814.
cepiance of the article which the
undersigned had proposed on the
>ub}ect of the pacification and rights
of *Jre Indian nafiolis.’ J
THe undersigned are happy in
being thus relieved from
sity of recurring.to several topics,
< hich though they arose in the dis
course of their discussions, have on
ly io incident! connection with the
differences remaining tojbe adjusted
between the two countries.
■c With- a view to this adjustment
trie’ undersigned preferring in the
present state of the’ negoct&(h>n a
.general statement of the formal ar
miigement.of articles are wilihg so
to comply with the request of the
Umericdn Plenipotentiaries contain
ed in their last note, as to Wave the
advantages to which they think, they
were fairly entitled, of requiring
from them the first project of a
treaty. ; i *
The undersigned having 1 stated at
the first conference the points upon
which his Majesty’s Government!
conside red th e discussions bet ween %
the two countries as likely to turn,
• annot v better y W’ti»iy the reqt es’ of
American Plenipotentiaries'than >
•>y referring, them to that * ons
cnee for a statement of the po a* ,
witch, in the opinion qf hik Stlajes- 1
Government yet remained to be t
id justed
• N «th respect to the forcible sei
zure of mariners fro n on board mer
ouaot vessels on the high seas, and
the right of the. Jung of Qreat Brit
ain to the allegiance of <di his sub
and with re*pect. to tjie >mari
tbjqe ‘l ighivofthe British empire, the
unddjfiiiig ie;i conceive that after the
pre;ensi ins asst* rted by the gotern
uieiuofthe United States, a more
sa.li ,factory proof of the conciliatory
spintofthU majesty’s government
cannot, be driven than not requiring
ahy stipulation on those subject,
w*nch thought mbit important in j
t iiuelvesf n j longer in conseqbenco
of m.lriiiuie pacification of Eu- j
r >pe produce the same practical re
u Lei* • • /’ • > : ‘> f
O . the subject of the th
.i:rbersignsd expressed with so much
frail aess at the conference already
referred to, Che vie off *ieU’ * (»v
vrament, that they Consider any fur
nr obsefva i »us na that topic a \
unnecessary at the present time, vy
■On the question if?the boundary
between the dominion* of his majes
ty and those of the United Siaesj,;
tne undersigned a’ e led to expect
from the dEcusaioii which th s sub
ject hat already undergone, that ihe
N, W. boundary, from the* Lake ot
the ,Woods to tin* Mississippi, thre >
intended arrangement qf 1084, wdl
be admitted Without objection. •» v i
;'i* in regard to other boundaries* .the
American plenrpotenurieto in. their
note oi August 24th. appeared i *
some m easure to ,o the. .pro
positions - nen made by the under--
Signed us the basis Os uti possidetis,
i he undet sighed are Witling to*
on Xhat * basis, Ui fitted„ modi
fication as mutual convenience miy
be found to reqtni e v and .they., trust
} ihai the American ? plenipotentiaries
I writ” shew by. their reaay acceptance
[ of this basis, that, they duiyapproci-
I ate the moderation of his majesty's
I government in so far consulting /he
I honor apd fair pt eiensioonof the U*
I Slates as is the relative siuanon , of
I the iwo countries, to authorise sucif
Ia proposition. ; • J&tjt
I , .he uude’ signed avai\themselves
loi this opportunity to renew to the
I American plenipotentiaries the. as*
I stir a nee of their high considera-
I lion.
■ Signed*
I Gambier *.
Henry Gmlborn ,
I ► Willi am Adumf
Ghent, i )ctober 2r, 1•14.
ft Tin* copy*:- .
I’ / C. HUGHES, jr-y
Secretary of Legation,
I No. X
aHerican NOTE.
I From the American to the British tint-
I ~ tours* ..
■Jw j 24th October, lfilf* ’V
| The undersigned have the honor
Ito acknowledge the receipt oi the,
|ih>u. pf the British ‘plenipotentiaries
|<of the fist instant- > r: >
tlie general observations
I which the undersigned v in their notf
I oi the Salt* August iiiade on ibe pio
|l then oi ought iorward on
1 the part of the government
i A ..a # 4r4».
k basis of uti pcsstfctis » nor sn that of|
status ante bdium But so far j
they from suggesting the uti pass**
dots as the basis on which they were
\ disposed to treat that it* the same
note they expressly stated that they
had been instructed to conclude a
peace 6n the principles of both par
ties restoring whatever territory they
might have taken‘ The undersign- 5
.ed also declared ip that note, that
they had no authority to cede any
part of the territory gfiheU* States
and that no stipulation tb tha£ effect
would they subscribe ; and in the
note of the. 9th September,s after
having shown that the basis of uti !
possidetis, such >a it was known to
exist at the commencement of the
negotiation, gave no claim to his
Urittanmc Majesty .to cessions of
territory founded upon the right of
conquest*, they added that 5 even ft if
the chances of -war v should to
the British arms a momentary pos
session of other parts ol the territory
of the United States, such events
would but alter their \
1 regard., to the terms of peace to
which they ;would give their cun
’ sent.-,: T • Tv~ r * ■ I
V The undersigned can ? - now only
repeat those declarations*and 1 decline
treating upon the basis of uti possi
detis. or upon any, other principle ’
involving 0 cession of ‘any part () 1
the territory of the Uv States’ A
they • have uniformly , statedv 5 b y
can treat only upon she principle of
a mutual restoration of whatever
territory may have been taken by
either party . From this .principle
they cannot recede, a«d .Ah e,unde»>
signed after the reined'declarati
ons of the British plenipotentiaries.,
that Great Britain had. ho view to
• acquisition of territory in this acquir
sit ion. deem it ■ necessary \to add,
that the utility of its >conti nilance
depends on their adhcrance to this ,
principle. ; 1 A v
The undersigned having declared
in their note of the 2 istoi ATgv that;,
altho* instructed and prepared
ter into an amicsabltdisc.ussion of ail
the points, <m, which* different or i
uncertain y had exited*'-and* which
might hereafter tend to interrupt the
harmony of the two:countries* : tpey
would not,.make- the conclusion of
the peace at all depend upon a suc
cessful result of the discussion, and
having since agreed to the prelim
inary articl^preposed by the British.
governments had .believed that the
neg tiation, already so long protrac
ted, could not be brought to an ear
Iv conclusion, otherw isc than by
the communication of a .project, em
bracing all the other* specific propo
sitions which Great Britain intended
to offer, c,; They .repeat their* request
in that respect, and .will have no ob
jection to a simultaneous exchange
of the projects ?bf both • parties
l hi* course will bring fairly into
discussion the other topics embrac*
ed in the fast note of the British
plenipotentiaries, U> • whmh. the tta*
dersigned have thought u necessary
to advert at the present .time. /
...,Tl»e undersigned renew the. Britr
ish plenipotentiaries th 6 assurance of
thqir. nigh consideration.* * .*
f Signed J John Qumcej Adams ,
James A. JBajaul,
JBLcnry Clay y
s 'l Jonathan R&sstfl,
T;fi- Albert. Gallatin*
To the plenipotentiaries of His
Britannic Majesty's, fee. &c. Ghent
True Copy, •
j C. HUGHES, .
Secry. of Am. Mission Extra y
XI. ,
Copy oj a letter from our Commission
ers to the Secretary of States dated
Gussr, 3\st Oct. 1814.
SIR, j. ifcj > > . * >
t s The detention of the Ghauncey
at, Ostend, enables us to send you
the enclosednote from the British
Plenipotentiaries, which we have
« just received- , A •AT* t
We have the lionor 4q be with
perfect respect yqur obedient, ser
vants, ‘V’ * ‘&<**§'J
( SignedJ Ash* Qmncey Adams,
I\% X m : J tones A. ttu.p' r u
1 jj Henry Clay,-
it, * .-vV A- Jonathan Russel,
[f > s .* x . Albert Gallatin.
To the hon. Jas. v;
a Secietary qi ‘-ate.
, A XU. . -r 4 *’
a S lf r : n BRITISH NOTE. \
from the Bdbishto the American
’ ■ ‘ Ministers, \,, -fp i
to acknowledge the’ receipt of
addressed t© them Ks the
plenipotentiaries on the 24’h
in Which they object- to the h;V4ts of
uti possidetis \)roposed hr the under
signed as tftaf on whbdi -they mjcy
Willing to treat in regard to pirt of
boundaries between. th© dominion*
of his majesty and those of the Uiiited
States* • . ■ - *
• The American ‘plenipotentiaries
in their note'of the 18tk inset. reques
ting the* to commune
cate to thtm the project of a treat/
embracing all the points insisted on
by G,- Britain,-..-engaging .on their
part-to'deliver immediately after a
conter-project as to ail the artici<i» ■
to which'they might not agree, and
as to allrfhfc .subjects dee meA mUi*-
rial by the U. S. land omitted in thp
project of the undersigned:
vi l h-r .u ml craig ped were according
ly instructed to wave the question of
etiquette, and the advantage whicl* i
might result from receiving the first
comnmnication, and finding the eu?
gagement©f the. Ameiicau plenipo
tentiaries*’ common >r and in theit
not of the 21st in«> all jrhe point* ,
upon which hey are ipatihic* ed ti ;
w insist ,• .. ■ • ,
r < .The 1 * American 1 •p’en|pot.eotvaries',
have objected to one “svenAt’ p * sos
the project eonuntmicated. but
before the undo aigtiedi c tn etitti'taß
to the discties« *> r\ <}t Chis« ‘•%ctio®
they must tvqiMv hoirifitVie Ameii*
can vpieu|pOieh.iu’ that, pur sty
ant iq ttyei; vngav»/ meet, they will
deliver s •’ nt-er-projcct coni-uniny
all > th jr objections to the points
submitted by A he undersigned, tog*#
wtih a state rpent. of such fur*
iher pou.is as . the * g* yervj rnt of
the if. S. eonsidgr tube material. ,/
t he undersigned are autbW'Sei
to state distinctly, !thy art’»■ !e a»
to- the paciheation and, r«ghf o ( thw
Indian nation having been acp ptedU
t tyey have brought forward ’ in their
note oi the aut inst* all- the. pfopp*
sitions they >bave to'*, offer, . iiejr “
•have no further demands -o mala**
on other stipulations '.on- which tbe#
areinstncte-l to igtftK ftuti-fefeey sri
empowered to- sign a treaty ot {kaqc
forthwith, in. conh rmity with thoa*
stated in their .former note* «q J’
t The undersigned f'rust therefoa*
that the* American pieni polent i ariasL
will no longer he&uate to bring fofl*
ward in the form of articled or ot%
erwise, as may. prefer, those* spec>
fit propositions upon which they ar©
empowered to. sign * treaty’ «and
peace between the two countries.
a Undersigned avail \cuxr
selves of the opportunity to reaetfi
to theplenipotentiaries of ,the U
the assurance of their high consider
atioh.- :
* [Signed] : t >*’ *
Gambi-er, Henry Goolburn, Wco#
Adam, , < : .> ‘
/ True. Copy, C. HCGtIESy/r.- /
v Secrerar’- America.i Vtif.sioo^
• skeki A** *. ‘■
•'. ’ • ~v,y > : “T* g 3 - r <.•
Savannas, December, 8.
n
’ ‘ •’ t ‘ -
’ By the arrival of the Russian ship,
Hazard, Captain Jongkees from Liv
vCrpboi in 57 days, We.. haye , heeA*
fayoreil with a file of Landon pa
pera to, the evening of »hC 28th o£
September, containing ; French act*
counts to the 25th of tlie saW
month , u ; _ . ;
Accounts from Ghent agree -hah
the negotiations are not broken off*
but are still con limit d* A Ghent
paper of the l SLib. September, siatei*
that- the are u’cbqmpA
ed ,w a nd es .the 2^ltV
us, Uiat no - alteration ived
place as to the circumstances of <thi>
negotiations. \\ e have also be lot©
us a., letter Iron* Liverpool of th*
sth.October to a mercantile house,!®
thifei place, which says u news this
day from mv cori o-ipondent at Ghent
convinces me that negociations ha/©
sarr-? *“ d “ r **
Should they not be broke .off o<#.
font the affairs of Baltimoi*e, Chaw
plain aud
may; pqt the English government
1 V • • fte k
l m*rt*W* o t Wasnmgton
i reived in London with jKeat eaal*
latioa &- joy Gsee Gen. Upss’k
cMint pubi«»bcdto - e thrift
- 1 ‘slid;l>wer gufis were iiieu lor three
: day at ]>q:cloclt «u nopn. f bis is
A&k*c 4‘.'SbS^n e wb>r” «X
>m tt.fi