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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.
SECOND EDITION-WITH ADDITIONS.
BY THEODORE LYMAN, JR.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
BOSTON:
WELLS AND LILLY,-COURT STREET.
1828.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
TREATY OF GHENT OF 1814 WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
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Erskine withdrawn-Mr.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,
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CHAPTER II.
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION OF 1815 WITH G. BRITAIN.
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,
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CHAPTER III.
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