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

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Erskine withdrawn-Mr.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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