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. ,' vf-.v' '.'i-'-: .. '. ..?!.;. AND (: -M'-VI -, Ur1--' ' V--Vj -v -- ,';, Vol. XV. Hco cc,when catlf intimations were iTViraT nH from Cim. 11 Loft dispotitico, on depart of the (tfl.iivw "... - . ' iy.jlH-'horittea' to enter into an .ar dictt the power of thoe". aathori va o doubtful, the bjecta of f armce were io limited, and the asttcdiate advactei of. the mea w.e nercso tnlirtly oa the aide othe 'ccar, tbat ihe'.Ameneai sovern-gj-ct could oot consistently with it a-y, embrace the propatidpea- p, h ipc of an amktble adjust- liceoc was Ui3pircd,: when a cornmu Scrtttnfirr 1812, wUtio that hi was ocunaaded by hi government, to CC?cment of the Uuitcd Stitca ibiuM,'oUDti, rroll their letters J unique and reprL-al against H'i Cih ships, together Vith all orders isiiastiUCtioDs for io acu of hoati whatever against" the territories off majestv, ocihe persons and prcperry of his subjects anil to pro ?aise, cn the other hand, U the Amr rka geve romcnt acquiaced in . the prccctJiflg proposition, 'that instruc tkshould be issued to, the British iqjrons, to diicontioue 'husiilities sgucst the United Stales and their ci wens. This overture, however, was ittjtct to a furthercjuaHfi cation, that ibctld the A men can government ac cede to the proposal for terminating1. kcstilities, the Brxish admiral was anhorized to arrange with the Amc rioa goveromrnt, as to the revoca tcocftbc lavs, which interdict the cosBcrce and ships of war of G eat BrHiia from thc4 tfirbora and waters d the United State; but that in, de 6c4' of such revocation, within a rccruUe period to be agrtt d upon, tf crdtr in council would be rtviv- ttl The American government at iccc, expressed a disposition tocm Ince ihr general preposition loir a ccs w i.o of hostilitics,with a view to e-pTiat:.-.o( dedaredthat no pece could U durable, unless the essential object rs id jrcsmect as adjusted ; andof fctcc as the basis, of the adjustment, to prohibit the employment of liritish objects io the naval or commercial M-ukc of the United States ; but ad Utuz to its determination of obtain ic; a relief from actnaUuflcrance, the wfcnsitS of the practice of impress V'sL'h rtmd'.ng trie proposed armis tive, wis deemed a nctessaty consc c.ctre ; for it could net be presum vhi!e the parlies were engaged is 1 orocjiatiou to adjust. amtcaNy fcts important r.iQf recce, that the U ti ed States would, ad mi the right or 5qwtict infhc practice; ol the oppa- tc rry ; or that "" Great diritain vulj be willing to restrain her crui ?c s irom a practice,' which would fihe strongtsreircctto defeat the t'f ocunonA So uttn so reasonable, acliapcnsablet a preliminary, wltb- turLuhthe citizens pf the Uniteo Suiiesxvigstiog tl high seas, would tct placed by the ar mistier, on an Jl lootbg with the subjects otp hiitiiujidnaral Yarren"wa$'not au- rized to accepr; andnej eflortTar J tniiledjustme& tliiougb hit rfcei. Wkt nccessxrily abottive hut iCOg i,cforc the overture of the Jihh idmiral was made(a fcw ieed, aiter the decbfittoQ of war) J iclacunce with which the United j-tcs t ad resorted to arms,' was ma ititttl by the steps taken to. arrest iat progress of hdsttlitiei, to Hustco'a yatomiorj of peace. On the 26th of JUQei lblvthe American charge Vf kf fromthe depart roent of tVe jjr' h,i,ailklT yih bd 10 U of Au u ul Mr. ratooiiMium BttrMttoo wiOi Air. KUi (tp ttrt.i k4Lrx t,K Mr. Mouioc lettc io Mr. cd the 2iu Aqt. 1812. . IUr ,cU ot dmirik Wsrrcn to the 01 ,Ute, dated at Kaliiai, the2uit Itttrr QfOrMo&roe ta admiral uifd tUr Jrta Oct. ZS12. AN EXP.OSJ "QIMlfidJt thc propyl of an ar'mtstic !?b WAR wini atiuiTAXNJtflpJt lead to an' adjustment of all rcftW ; 1 . fvf dfcreacet; on the single j condition,1 V ;o th event of the ordcri in council being repcaled,that insuucuoai should he tistied, suspending the practice of impressment during th armistice. yhis propoaal was. soon folfowed; by another, admitting, instead of positive instructions ah informal understand jhg between the two governments on the subject; . Both of these proposals were unhappily rejected. And when a third, which seemed to Jiave no plea for hesitation, as it required no other preliminary than that the Ame rican mioiiter at London should find in the British government a sincere deposition to accommodate the differ- ence, relative to impressment, on fair t couuitionswas evagcn,u was oovioua that neither a desire of peace, nor a spirit of conciliation, iniluenced the counajs of Great Br itnm. Under these circumstances the A rnerican government had no choice, but to invigorate the war ; and yet it J has never lost sight of the object of all just wars, a just peace, TJie em j peror of Russia having offered h'n me idUtion to accomplish that object it ! was instantly and cordially accepted by thcAmencan government; but it was ptrfemptorily rejected by the Britiah goverujient. The emperor, In his benevolence, repeated his invi tation ; the British government again rejected it At last, however, Great Britain, sensible of the reproach, to 'which such conduct would expose her throughout Europe, offered to the A rnjerican government a direct negp nation for peace, and the offer was promptly embraced ; with perfect confidence, that the British govern ment would be equally prompt in giv ing effect to its-own proposal. But such was not the design the course of that gcverr.ncou 1 he American eovoys were immediately appointed, and -arrived at Gotten!urght the des tined scene of negociath.o, on tne 1 lh of April, 1814, as soon as the season admitted. The British government, though regularly informed, tht no time would be iot, on the part of the United States, suspended tnr appoint mcot of its envoy?, until the actual arrival of -the American . envoys, should be formally commtlnicated. This pretension, however novel and inauslpicious, was not permitted to ob struct the path of , -peace. The Bri tish government next proposed to transfer the negociatidn from Gotten burgh to Ghent. This change, also, notwithstanding the necessary delay, was allowed. The A rnerican envoys ' anivingatGhenton the 24th of June, remained in a mortifying state ot sub pense and expectation for the arrival of the British envoys, untilthe 6th of August, And from the period of opening the negotiations, to the dote of the last despatchof the 31st of Oc tober, it has been seen that the whole of the diplomatic skill of the. British government," has consisted in con tu rning time, without approaching any conclusion; The 'pacification of Pa ris had aoxldenly. and1 unexpectedly placed at the "disposal of the British - government a' great naval and milita j iy force ; the ptide and f passions of j the nitionwere artludy excited against i the United States ; and a'wsr of des-l berate , and barbarous clfcracter waa ' planned, at the very naomeqt that the i Americin4 government, finding Jts j maritime ..citizens IreHeyed; by thfe j course ol cvenisi from actual -sufier-j ance,' under the practice of impress j menV had authorised its'-envoya to j wave those stipulatidns upon the sub ' jeet, which might otherwise have been j ind ispeniabie prexaiitions . 1 Huherto the Amencan government 1 V 1 r i 1 . JSee die letters from the Secretary A stat uMr.Uubcl, dated' tbcSoUV of Juae.aad the 27tb ot 'Juiy, 1812,v , . jicc the drreipoftdence between r. Uilaael asd lord CasUcreafh. dUUdAoaV and September, il8l2 ai lir ltUaaea let ters to t&eccxcUry of aute; . dated Septem ber 1812. ' '' ' ''.'.' ' - i -t-r- to U-cotteap6CTdehce- between4 Mr. Umtoc sad Mx DxhUti, ia.llaxcli, laiS has shewn the justice of its cause ; its respect for the rights of other ntattoni; and its inherent love of peaceCt But the scenes of. war will also exhibit a atriliog contrast, between the conduct J of the U. States, and the conduct of G. Britain.' The same tnyudiiis po licy which taught the Prince Regent to describe the: American government as the aggressor in the war, baa indu ced the British government (clouding the daylight .truth of the transaction; to call the atrocities of the Britisa fleets and armies, a retaliation upon the Example of the American troopi in Canada.! The'U. States tender a solemn appeal to the civilized world, against; the . fabrication ; of such a charge and they vouch, in support ot their appeal, the known morals, iiabits and pursuits, of their people ; the cha racter of their civil and, political insti tutions ; and the whole career of their navy and their army, as humane as it is brave. Upon what nretextdJri!, BntUh admiral, on tne 16th of August 1814,. announce, his dctermioauon, to destroy and lay waste such towns and districts upon tho coast a3 might be found assailaible V e It Was the pretext of a request from the governor general of the Canadas, for aid to ear ly into effect measures of retaliation while, in fact, the barbarous nature of the war had been deliberately settled aoa prescrtbed by the British cabinet. What could have been the foundation of such a request? The . outrages, and the irregularities, which too often occur duriog astate of national hos tilities, in violation of the laws of ci vilized warfare, are always to be la mented, disavowed, and repaired, by a just St hbrrorablCgovarnmeo j but if disavowal jie made, and it 'reparation be oiTcred4there(is no foundation for retaliatory violence. Whatever un authorized irregularity may have been! committed by any of the troop of the United Statos, the American govern menthas een ready, upon principles of sicred and eternal obligation, to diiavow, jod as far as It might be practicacle to repair,'Mn every known instance (and they are few) the offen ders have been subjected to the re gular investigation of a military tri bunal ; and n officer commanding a ; party of sti aggers, who were guilty j of unworthy excesses,was immediate ly dismissed without the form' of a trial, tor not preventing those excess Newark, ad,accnt to Fort Georce. on i j the JOVtt ot Uecember, 1813,was long subsequent to the pillage and confla gration committedCbn thelshores 01 the Chesapeake, throughout the sum mer ot the same year; & .might fairly hsye bee alleged as a euliation for those outrages ; but, in fact, it was justified by the American commander who ordered it, on the ground, that it became necessary to the military operations at thtt place ; i while the American government, as soon as it it herd of the act on the 6th of Janu ary, 1814, instructed the general com manding the northern army, to dis avow the conduct of the officer who committed it, end to transmit to Gov, Prevost, a'copy of the order under oolor of which that officer had acted This disavowal was accordingly com raunicaeep ; and on the 10th of Feb. 1814, Governor Prevost-answered that it had been with great satisfac -tion, ' he had received the assurance, that the perpetration of the burning of the town of Newark,1 wis both unau thorized by the American povern. .ment, and ahhorreat to' every Ameri- can feeling j tnat 11 any outrages naa ensued the wanton and uojustifiabte destructtonlof Newark, passing the bounds of just retaliation, they were g'Seeadaifral ; Cochrane , letler' to Mi Monroe. dtfcdth 18th bf. Aui8, 1814 . and Mr Monroe answerto lheth of Sep'" i Se- tne letter 1 torn iDe secretary at war 1 to brifrdr jreneral 'M'Care, dated tne 4tliV of Octooer, laia. . ' : "U - ?f 1 Geo. M'fcure'a letters to the Secretary of War, dated Dec: 10 tod 181815. . , ; See tbe letter from the Secretary of War, to majorermlVViu.inaon, dated tac 2otn .1 v -f to be attributed to the influence of ir ritated passions, orithe :; part" of the unf qrturiate sufferers by that event, which, in a state of ctive warfare,' t has not been riosaible altogether to re strain f- and that ft was ar;little con genial to the dispositi 00 of his, trtaje- ty's government, as it was to-that of tne government 01 cne uni tea otates, deliberately to adopts any plan of po-; licy? which had for its object the de vastation of private'property. 1 But the disavowal of the American gov ernmtnt wa9 not the; only expiation of the offence commktted by this ofii cer, for the British government as sumed the province of redress in the indulgence of its own vengeance; . 1 A few days after the burning of Nawa;rl the British andIndian troops crossed the Niagara lor thisl purpotar; they surprized and seized Fat Niagara and put its garrison to the sword ; they burnt the villages of Letvistowo, Manchester, Tuscarora, Jiuffld, and 1 .Black Kocx ; stau.ering the un- armed inhabitants, until, in short they had laid waste the whole or the Nia gara frontier, levelling every house and every hut, ,8c dis'persihg,Cbeyodd the' means of &helterr in the extremity f the winter, the male and the female, the old the young, ? Sir George Pre vost himself appears to have been sated with the ruin & the havoc which had been thus inflicted, tn his pro cUmation of the 12th of January,! 8 14, he emphatically declared that for the ourningof Newark. 'the opportunity ot punishment had occurred, and a full measure of retaliation had taken place and ' that it was not his in teotion to pursue further al system of 'warfare,1 so revolting to his own feel- ings, and so li'tie. congenial; to the British character, uoleas the , future measures of the enemy should com pel him, again to resort to it.' m Nay with his answer to the American ge neral, already mentioned, he trans mitted 4 a cony of that proclamation, as expressive of the determination as to hys future line of conduct t' ranr added, that e was happy to learn that -there was no probability that an measures on the part of the American government would oblige him to de part from it.'u Where, then, shall we search for the foundation of the call upon the British ad iniral, to aid tie governor of Canada, in measures of retanarion? Great Britain forgot the dcra J101;? were issued, against the unotiending neutral, in resentment of outrages committed by her enemyj and sutely, she had again forgotten the same principle when she threaten ed a i unceasing violation of the la ws of cihized warfare, in retaliation for injuries which never existed or which j tne American goveramenVhad expli-j citly disavowed- or which had been already avenged by her own arms in 1 a manner ana a aegree'cruei ana uo paralleled.-" The American govern ment, after all, has not hesitated to decjare, tnat for the reparation of in- juriesbf whatever nature they may oe, not sanctioneo oy me law; 01 na tions, which rhe military or naval force df either power might have committed against the other, it would always be feady to enter into reciprocal arrange ments ; presuming that .the Bpttsh government wouldneiiher expccliior j propose any which were not iccipro 1 caLu, - i;. . ; : j - j Ijt is now, however, proper, to e I amine the ' character of the waif are. ( which great Britain' waged against the United States lhiiurdpe, it has al reedy been 'marked, with" astonish ment and indignation, as . a warfare of j the tomahawk, the calping knife aod ! the torch 5 as a warf refincompaxible . 1 See the letter of major, eeneral Wjjxinaoo to Sir CJeorgcPrevoai, dated, Uie 28tli of. 2m A IVctMat, o tli lOth of Feb. 181 , . m 'isee Sir (ieurge Pnsvosl ;piwj&ciatioV dated at Quefee the lith of ;anuiry18I.- Se'tuelttetrolir Gdorfe PreVoitjt Oen. Wilkinaoni dated the'lOto. of Ftbrnary 1814 V and ihe Driiiab general orders of the 32d of February, 1814. - ' IV o See Mr. Monroe's letter 'to' ad raind, Co chrane, JaigI the 60i 01 Scumter, 18141' s awartare thati cliciaiminJni ! influence, idflicts -4n lootrsce ffiwnr r; a iRHrMk rOftner' '-lerijients i'tiattonstbjorjn attceiith he savage, the Apaatlthedod lound ; huthat'ciyilized narnsTiaajf felectecjhese ausiliatiesl. ntsiiQS plitteat Redoes net irjuiriiaJ eetf yt; and armies of Grea waste an open country jtcurnf fortified towns, or unpWtected vi. , gei j norr to plunder x theenahlfp tie rmerr and ibelplanBrppf, Jii stores these exjpioits ; rrjaosiilpn achieved by,a sinleruiserjr a pet- ty privateer ; "but when hive such ploifs been performed 0: f f iu(kv ui aur . vui,yivri"'.v.-.i,.y' c emernriae oraMYied 1 Nor, istthc destruction edifkesi which - adjt 6Nk country y aodaerfe;tdHcbnitn rate the teste 'dicieceeA ' beyond tne spSefe'qfscih t lest incendiary; as well aslof theibsi "t tricunphant coriquerorV jit eippt bei forgbtten,iodeed, that to the eoursefof ten yearspast, the capital of the pri!r ' cipal powers of Europe hayeeeneon- qoeredV-aobccunred aHlematelyi the trtrfonnii4:armiJ tntfadn othftr sPri and yet thefe has beenni&Cscr a conflagration of the pscesthe plesior the halls pfjusticeX Jjjp-? j: examples have proceeded :&0t 6reat f ritatoalone. i, a 'naiosst 'lrlift -:" ; its prrde ; so awful itiita poweri nd . so affected in itseodernes for the U"' V berttes' of mankindl -iThe ciiage e severe ; iut.letthe ractr fbc ! adcjtrtedj; 1 GreatBritai fl. has vioUtiti th t ''': principles of Social lafr, by insiicus ; attcmiptsto excite the cVizens of the ' ; Umted States into ac?s of wtumacy' treason and revol t, va?ainst thetr' ccv-' ' m :i'T.: ii'r-t.' '..-LQ v ' I.: vefuoieni. ror instance No sooner had the Arneflcaa govern j pientiimposed the res(rtjcvji;systim up.Ki it chizens, to cscapisrorn trie ! rjge and the'epredab;:p j gerentpowehdn; the ltiiihveS. j.'meot,vthelrii'pfe.8 ,Uhe- UmtcclStats.issueiafr r- ' which was,1niccarrtntaior ! the Airieri ancitizens fb' treke 7 J laws of their epuutryf urideBatpubfic prom.se 01 uruisn proiectioo anu paf V';' ronage,to all Vessels wiiK gage fn ailicU tfadetthputlliar tne cusrrmaryj snip a uocuments auu papers usrt isianos.iOT insfiainu u muiMuy-u . Again xTOringfa pjeriod"if pieei"'.:'1' .Br:;am,in4he year.lSog, thfe GoveriT;, Ui norN1fjeWr!itof. the Cnadaserfeih M knowledr? Anrlar?nrahififm nfftn ; " if Bnftsh 'cabinet V "bo errt and : - .Sifesdecjaring doubt, titjsble exec i'mts'sldnjlpatd not-only bo, tiGbvrno Gra"; but on brs majesty's mlmsf-rjije' object rf t'HetmiSsi'n.w6 tpSiTrl'' wnciner 4nie-ejtwtxi a'.aifpoiiunn in any -pbrtibriVof he7iitKensJ f tr how tar in such -! eveT?tAheyiVdu! : v look up tb ;fcni&fa nc oip JsTiio eier in:i 4caoexipa with hey!: The iTOnt wasiVfi v-JK ; . ed: -rd jnHjriuteXt!ii If ;inytfpeal comroumcatioa witg Jfte Drjusa o. yern me nj b nH 11 neral,;he ; was authorised 'tovrec'elve such communication ; apd thUhe wpuia sareiy rraDsmtt 1 1 to tne uoyeiv BoVjGerieraJyHeijwa 'L.ir&?i-irz ri'tjL2r -li.H:fc4"- bvMftvA ustrUmeYiK iiruler the seal itejii.-r J.. .l. . il r l. '-.: ui lu&ujvcruur vrcxKa , )V Se Mfcnrfje'a leCi.er t duiiralCoeb 1; . Mandated, ihe 6?h of ScptlU-4 , ; -v fi- tee tue instructions t$.uu coromander ofiSitish bjf5 of kr and pmucers, dated Oh; lltt of-Aprit, IjIIS - v : & r y y - jBee tbe letter f rorh M t L. lindi tbe se cretary. 6f the gbvemr funeral, to Mr, Hea.. ry dated tbe 26uYof January, lbV9. ! I; '!.iv WW- t i'U '.1 ; r. ,( ':,'-- ' .'. i - i' i if 1 - I . 1'. . i , - 1 ill! f 'MA. '. 'J ' t m -- ;.. i J; .- 1' O V i - 1' ; ' 1 ( ;4 ' ' r 4 ? ' r '.f- 3 : ? . . -" 'I'r f , "If. ' 't 1 1 ' l I v i ' J
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