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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

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1894, Abay 22.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY,
Historical Department.

TRANSFERRED TO

PARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY
AUG 22 1336

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Erskine withdrawn-Mr.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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