The Foreign Relations of the Country,

FROM THE FIRST TREATY WITH FRANCE, IN 1778, TO THE

Little settled by Jay's treaty-Mr. King, minister to Eng-

land-Made no treaty-Succeeded by Mr. Monroe-Proposes

a convention to Lord Hawkesbury-Rule of '56—Account of

it-Injurious to American commerce-Special mission of

Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney-Conventions with Lords Holland

and Auckland-Most favourable ever made-President rejects

it without consulting Senate-Impressment-Account of it-

Opinions of Foster, Mansfield and Chatham-Convention with

Lord St. Vincent-Chesapeake-England offered reparation-

Refused to consider the affair in connexion

in discussion-Mr. Rose-Mission ineffectual-

cil-Great sensation-Erskine arrangement--Unsuccessful—

Erskine withdrawn-Mr. Jackson-His correspondence with

government-Dismissed-England expresses no mark of dis-

pleasure-Antedated decree--England refuses to repeal orders

-Declaration of 1812--War--Remarks on neutrality--Medi-

ation of Russia-Not successful--Peace of Ghent--No disput-

ed point settled-Peace--Policy of America--War of 1812,

good effect on national character,

in coun-

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CHAPTER II.

COMMERCIAL CONVENTION OF 1815 WITH G. BRITAIN.

this country,

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Pitt first proposed a reciprocity of duties-Introduced a bill

into Parliament in 1783 for that purpose-Failed--Eden's re-

marks--1790, date of navigation laws of this country-System

of protection still continued, though application altered-Ad-

ams, Clay and Gallatin negotiate a convention at London with

Robinson, Adams and Goulbourn--Points of laws of nations not

touched-Convention strictly commercial--East but not West

India trade regulated--Remarks on specie--Perfect equality

of importation duties and tonnage rates-Colonial possessions

give England great advantages--Theory of convention une-

qual--Still favourable in practice to U. States--No trade with

Indians allowed-Nor between respective territories on this

continent--Consuls--Adams minister to England-Bagot to

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COMMERCIAL CONVENTION OF 1818 WITH G. BRITAIN.

Commercial stipulations the same as those of 1815-Re-

newed for ten years-Impressment-Tone of British govern-

ment unfavourable at Ghent--Subject much discussed in 1818

-Propositions of England--Remarks--Parties could not agree

-Will never be adjusted by a Treaty--A question of sove-

reignty to the United States--British propositions in regard to

other maritime rights--Nothing settled--Gallatin and Rush

for United States--Robinson and Goulbourn for England-

Fisheries--Extent and boundaries regulated--Curtailed—

American and British ground as to effect of war on Treaties--

Lord Bathurst's Letter defending British principle--England

renounced right to Navigation of Mississippi-United States

to certain portion of the Fisheries--Boundaries on the North

West settled--To the Rock Mountains-English anxious to