The Writings of James Monroe (Volume 5); Including a Collection of His Public and Private Papers and Correspondence Now for the First Time Printed - Softcover

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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1901. Excerpt: ... TO THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS. June 23, 1813. . . . Our combined land and naval forces have taken York, the British Post on the North side of Lake Ontario, and the Forts George and Erie on the Strait of Niagara, and driven the British forces from that Strait. Our recruiting service succeeds well and our officers have improved in a knowledge of their duty so that our force has already become very imposing. There is a fair prospect of our obtaining possession in the course of the campaign of all Upper Canada. The war too is becoming more popular and taking a more steady and consistent character throughout every part of the United States. The pressure on our coast and the menace of our Towns have accomplished no important objects for Great Britain. The neighboring militia have rallied in defence of New York, Lewistown, Baltimore, Norfolk and other places to the South and more recently New London in the North in a manner to acquire to themselves and to their country the highest honour. These successes ought to have a salutary influence on your negotiations and to strengthen the general expectations of the United States. They will render any accommodation, which falls short of these expectations, the less acceptable to the Nation. These instructions are formed on a presumption that the British Government will make the restitution of Canada a situ qua non in any Treaty you may make, altho' it may happen that it may have no equivalent restitution to make to the United States. Should this be the case it is not intended to carry on the war, rather than yield to that unequal condition, but it may justly be expected, that Great Britain will be the more liberal on other points to be adjusted. And altho' Governments and Nations are apt on such occasions to consult rather the pride of dominion than ...

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