THE

DIPLOMACY

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

BEING

AN ACCOUNT OF

The Foreign Relations of the Country,

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

PRESENT TIME.

BOSTON:
WELLS AND LILLY,-COURT STREET.

1828.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

TREATY OF GHENT OF 1814 WITH GREAT BRITAIN.

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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 with other topics
in discussion~Mr. Rose-Mission ineffectual-Orders in coun-
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Erskine withdrawn-Mr.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, ......... 1

CHAPTER II.

COMMERCIAL CONVENTION OF 1815 WITH G. BRITAIN.

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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

this country, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

CHAPTER III.

COMMERCIAL CONVENTION OF 1818 WITII 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