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Fiom tiie Aurora.
THE GHENT NEGOCIATION.
The British demand moze than one third
"of the district of Maine, the whole of the
Michigan territory, and more than one third
of the state of Ohio; the whole of the cour
try between lake Superior and the river
Mississippi, and the free navigation of that
viver. In other words, they ask from the
~ United States a tract of country larger in
extent than England, Wales, Ireland and
‘Scotland. It is very fortunate for the Uni-
ted States, at so early a peried in her his-
tory, that such ambitious views ate develo-
ped,
They demand of the creation of an inde-
pendent savage power within the United
States, or on her confines, and with whom
“the U. States areto be prohibited by this
treaty trom negociating thie further acque
sition of lands.
They demand the American government,
not to maintain or construct any armed ves-
sels on the lakes, or in the rivers which
empty themselves into the same-—there
gre eight or ten such rivers.
They demand 2 relinquishment of the
right to fish on the Grand Bank, and in
the gulph of St. Lawrence.
By the federal constitutiony the United
States guarantee to every state in the un-
“ion a republican form of government-(soct.
A, art. 4)=and may admit new states into the
union (sect. 3)-It is consequently out of
the power of the United States to cedé¢ any
portion of any state to any foreign potentate
and thus destroy her sovreignty, and change
the form of her fovernment.
A stipulation not to purchase from the
Indians their lands, would be of very serious
consequences.
+ A stipulation not to maintain or construct
- @ny armed vessels on the lakes, or the con-
tiguous rivers, would admit the British
ofaim toany caclusive sovereignty over
shem, and open the United States to the in-
vasion of the savages onthe N.W. frontier,
tinder British influence, at all times.
If England contemplates the subjugation
of the United States at a future day, the
most effectual way for herto do it, would
be the mode of which this project of a trea-
£y presents an outline. The creation of an
an lependent savage power en the N, W,
Sie
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1814,
a ——— a ————
: confines, with 2 boundary assigned by trea-
“ty, not to be altered. By her traders, G. B-
can always exercise a fatal influence over
the minds ofthe Indians : by the St. Law-
rence she can, at any time, transport pew-
erful forces to canada, and by having the
undivided military occtipation of the ‘lakes
Ontario, in the state of New York, and Erie
‘n the state of Pennsylvania, overwhelm the
N. W. frontier; with her troops, red and
black allies. The policy, therefore, of pre-
venting this is obvious, and for us to facilis
tate British influence and intercourse with
the In lian tribes, is iinous to America. —
It is by arming, dividing and corrupting the
the Sepoys in India she acquired and per-
petuates her dominion there, and it is by |
corrupting the Indians and the blacks [she
hopes to succeed lieve. As to the practice
of impressment, that is scttled by the law
which forbids the employ ing foreign Scamen
(the policy of which I niay be permitted to
question :) after the war, so far as te rend-
er it probable; that an arrangement is prac-
ticable ; yet Britain by statute naturalizeg
ell foreign scamen who have served two
years in her navy, or mar ricd an Engiis
woman.
The treaty of Greeneville, of the 3d Aug
1795,made by gen. Anthony Wayne, 3d ar«
ticle says .—« The general boundary line
between the lands of the United States, ani
the lands of the said Indian tribes, shall be-
gin at the mouth of Cayahoga river, and
run thence up the same to the portage be-
gween that and the Tuscarawas branch of
the Muskingum, thénce downthat branch
to the ‘crossing place above Fort Lawrence,
thence westerly to a fork of that branch of
the great Miami river running unto the O-
hio, at or near which fork stood Loromie’s
store, and where commences the portage
between the Miami of the Ohio and St. Ma-
runs into Lake Lrie ;
thence a westerly ceurse to Fort Recovery,
which atands on a branch of the. Wabash :
thence southwesterly in a direct line to the
Ohio, 80 as to intersect that river, opposite
the mouth of Kentucky or Cuttawa river.”
Twelve tribes were parties to this treaty.—
By subsequent treaties down to 1805, this
boundary was extended, and all the country
between the Ohio and the Wabash, was ce_
ded to the United States, to the south shore
of Lake Erie.
From the claim of the British commis«
siorers it 1s thus evident, they desire to cut
off a Vauxhall slice from the state of Ohio,
of about 120 miles of territory, and what is
of equal importance, all the land north and
west of it—~Michigan territory, &c And
from their proceedings in the district of
Main, evidence enough is before us, that
they do want an increase of territory,as they
have occupied Castine, Penobscot, Eastport,
&c—thus taking about half of that district,
and demanding “such a vacation line of
frontier, as may secure a direct communica-
tion, between Quebec and Halifax.”
ry’s river, which
It is impossible any American can listen
to such terms without indignation ; and we
feel warranted in saying,that to restrain the
United States from treating with the In-
dians, that to despoil them through Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and the lakes, of
their natural frontiers and soileto admit
asi
—— — nr ra
nal
Britain an exclusive ight to arm on. the
lakes, & thus the military occupation of both
shores—to erect an independent savage
power on our confines or within our domin-
ions, and curtail our fisheries, secured by
the treaties of 1782—are demands, or pre-
tensions, which united America will never
‘submit but with the loss of her freedom.
; C1VIS.
rd
Copy of a Jetter from Captein Warrington
to the Secretary of the Navy,ated Uni-
ted States Sloep Peacock, Mew Yorks
October, 30, 1814.
5 No. XXXVI.
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buda for a few ddys, and then stdhred for
our own coast which we made on the 28th ;
at 7 A.M. 4 little to the westward of Cape
Henlopen. :
Tt gives me much pleasure to inform you
that from the time of our leaving New York
in March last, until our return, we have lost
but one man (Mr. Denizon Baldwin, Mas-
ters Mate, a promising officer,) and that
our crew is in fine health. I trust that you
will not think we have unnecessarily cupar!
ed our cruise, when I inform you we have
* but fifteen days provisions on board at short
allowavge. ¥ enclose a corfect list of out
Stn—1I have the honor to forin you of. captures. Tam respectfully,
the Peacock’s arrival at this place; after a
cruise of one hundred and forty seven days
during wich al! your remaining orders of
the 26th February ult. have beech exccuted
except that which related to the Naze and
coast of Norway and which was omitted in
consequence of the whole coast being under
a strict blockade by a combined squadron
of English and Swedish ships. Although
the Peacock’ success has not been so great
as we had sanguinely expected ; it is a
pleasing reflection, that cur disappointment
- has been eccasioned by the uncommonly
scvere weather; (with constant gale from
south west to north west) which we expe-
rienced from the timc of striking soundings
in the Irish Channel, until we left the Shet-
land Isles, and which had the double effect
in keeping in all their trade, and compell-
ing us to be constantly beating offa lee
shore. We were four days between Cape
Clear and Waterford, in which time we
made but three captures, the last of which;
as she was of little value we made a cartel
of; On the north west coast of Ireland we
met with but verv little better success as the
bad weather still continued: From the Shet-
lands we ran for the Ferro Isles, and then
returned in sounding along the Irish coast,
crossed the mouth okthe channel and Ba
of Biscay, and made cape Ortegal between
which and the Rock of Lisbon we cruised
seven days, seeing in that time Rut twelve
sail, nine of which we spoke and found but
two of them English ; From thence we rin
along the Portuguese coast, crossed the
niouth ofthe Mediterranean and run with-
in a degree and gn half of the Madeiras for
the purpose of falling in with their West
India and ‘Lennerific trade. On the 1st of
September we made the Canaries, and at.
tempted m vain to procure water at Fenta-
ventura aud Lauzaroto, av the latter of
which places we landed some prisoners.—
As a supply of water was now indispensably
requisite, I determined to run for the Cape
de Verds, at one of which (St. Vincent's)
after a week’s work in digging and cleaning
out wells we obtained the requisite qn
ty, and then proceeded at an easy rate. to
the 5S. W.and N..'W. to prolong our stay
as much as possible,between the longitudes
of 20 and 40 west, the track of all their E
India, African and South American trade.
Not a single vessel was however seen in all
our run, and on the 6th of Oct. we made the
coast of Guiana, at the mouth of the Mari.
coni river, the next day we were off Suri-
nam, from whenee we run for Barbadoes’
which we made on the 9th and continued
cruising t6 windward of Dereade and Bars
4
L. WARRINGTON.
The Hon, Win. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy
A List of British vessels captured by the
U. 5. Sloop of War Peacock, L. War-
rington, Esq. Commander, between the
28tlf of Feb. and 30th Oct. 1814-
Brig Sea Flower, from St, Johns, bound
to Barbadoes, belonging to Bermuda, 87
tons, cargo codfish, 10 men, 2 guns, St
Geo. R. Hinson master, Trithinhams and *
Co. owners, captured June 17th, off Grand :
Banks, value 20,000 dollars—burnt. “4
Brig Stranger from Buénos Ayres;bound
to Greenock, belonging to Greenock, 110
tons, cargo hides & tallow, 13 men 4 guns
Jas. Lawdon master, R. Cockran and Co,
captured July 5th off Flores, value 120,000
dollar s=—buirnt;
Sloop Fortitude, from Liverpool bound-o
Liondon,belonging to Hastings, 88 tons, car
oo salt, 6 men, Jas, Waters master. Reedy
and Burfeld owners, captured off Water-
ford, value 10,222 dollars~=sunk.
Brig Venus, from Bordogx, bound to do:
belonging to Irvine, 165 tons, cargo, barley
oats brandy and cork, 11 mem, 2 guns, Dd.
‘Kennedy and Co owners; 6 passengers, caps
tured off Younghall, value 40,000 dollars
sunk. ‘ a
Brig Adiona, from Liverpool, bound te
Quebec, belonging to Liverpool, 140 tons,
cargo salty 11 men, K. I. Haswell masters
3 passengers, captured off Cork—Cartel
for SO prisoners. ;
Sloop Leith Packet, From T eneriff
bound to Dublin, belonging to Campbell-
town, 116 tons, cargo leneriffe Wine, Jno
Watson master, J. & Wm. Watson owners
captured off Shannon, value 32,000 Qog+
lars—-sunk.
Sloop Wm. and Ann, from Glasgow
bound to Limerick, belonging to Rathsey,
+64 tons, cargo coals, Robt. M’Phey master,
R. M’Phey owner, captured Aug. 2d. ofe
Innis Tuscan, value 5000 dollars-sunk.
Sloop Peggy and Jane, belonging ta
Cumbria, 97 tons, cargo coal, crates and
crown glass, 6. men, J. Duncan master, 1
Duncan ownsr, captured Aug. 2d, off Tory
Island, value 15,000 dollars-sunk.
© Barque William, §t. Andrews bound to
Greenock, bolonging to Bristol, 207 (ons,
cargo timber, 13 men, M. Whitney master;
5 passengers, captured Aug. 14,
35,000 doliars~burnt.
Ship sir Ed. Pellew, from Quebec, be-
longing ta Greenock, 307 tons, partly loud
ed with lumber, 14 men, 12 guns, George
Kelly master, 2 passengers, captured 15}
August-cartel] for 50 prisoners.
value