1 areiS* are maac wu ; a ai;::rc cic- verriiinauon to continue at the pre- . ;n:-cri>;;, a line of con;du<l so con¬ ducive to the Puolic Good, and honorable to yourfclves. uU,;rv.rr.' qraU^uuvaJcnrAvIcdgc \ :■: corUittuK to the focurity and the foikrim; cue and powerful to the proffmty of this Province. rbiencaj SAfflt. STREET, Speaker, To HiV Honor ISAAC BROCK, Efa. Prcfuknt adnmi'fichng the Gov¬ ernment of ths PrG^ina of Upper Gowda* md Motor General cm* fciovts of our •▼» « glorious fnandhiz bis bLiirflfs Forcss there- : ;;?, b:. fc/tTi ev, • Mar it pleafc War Honor, We hisMl?'cfty's mole dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Commons ofthe Provinceof Upper Canada in Parliament afiembled, bee; leave to return you our fmccre tiianks tor vnur moil gracious Speech, to botii Ifoufes ofthe Legiitature, at the opening ofthe prefent Seffioii; also permit us, Sir, to congratulate you Upon your appointment to the high Ration you fill, which we consider as aproof ofthe confidence and high eftimation of his Royal Highnefs, the Prince Regent, in your Honor's Talents and Experi¬ ence at thisportentio'uHcriih. We Feel a deep fense ofthe Litis* faction your Honor would derive from having no other objects to di- O J reel our attention to, upon the firft time of addreilins* us, but fuchas tended fcleh* to promote the Peace and Prosperity of this Province. Honor, wc Siould expected that: the eonteft in which the Britiih Em¬ pire is engaged, and the vail fieri- nee Great Britain is making to fe- cure the Independence of other na¬ tions, would have ftiSed every fecl- kigof envy and jealousy;, and would at the fame time have excited the intcref: and called forth the plau¬ dits and admiration of a free peo¬ ple, but wc view with afennil'hmerit that the Government of the United States, infeniiblc to thofe ironrefii- ens which be^et a generous fvnma- thy, evinces a disposition to impede and divide thofe efforts, & by an in¬ fatuated partiality. England is no 1 4 v_> only interdicted the harbours of the United States,while they afford flicker and fupplies to the Cruisers of her inveterate enemy, but me :> likewife required to resign thofet Maritime rights which flie has fo long excrcifed and enjoyed, and which the whole Naval power of Europe lias not been able to eftech We unite with your Honor in thehope, notwithstanding theinful- fing threats and hoftile preparati¬ ons of that Government, that cool reflection and the dictates of juftice and found Policy may yet avert the calamities of war. In conformity to the Recom¬ mendation of your Honor, we fhall pay early attention to the adoption ofiuch meafures as mall appear to us, beft calculated to fecure the in- rnal peace of the Country and *%~f» defeat every hoftile aggreffion. Wc feel highly gratified at the confidence you exprefs to have in the ardour a'nd efficiency of the Militia of this Province, and it fhall become our immediate duty in our Lcgiflativc Capacity, to de¬ vise the means for their acquiring needful Military inftruction, and tnuft they will, if occafion mould require, prove the Loyalty and bravery of their Fathers have not degenerated. We exprefs our regret that the growing Prosperity of this Colony .i.ncj its increasing importance to >ur Parent State, mould excite a piritcfenvy and ambition. We rejoice in the happy and peaceable v'Upynient *>| the fruits of our in* ^> protection ofthe Mother Country as the prima y cause. 'J hVaflurancc your Honoris pleafed to give us5 of England not forfaking us, demands our warnicft acknowledgements, yet permit us ti) aiiure your Honor, though con- dependence on her fupport and protection and the mu¬ tual commercial advantage arising to both i wc never could imbibe an apprehension of her abandoning us, and hope we require no incite¬ ments to animate our patriotifm, but relying on the juftice of our caufc, wefervcntlyimplore Heaven to look favourably on fuch exer¬ tions, as we may be enabled to make to avert fo dire a calamity from the Inhabitants of this happy Land. Our mof: zealots endeavours, mall be used to eftabuih and enfurc by the courfe of our actions, a con¬ tinuance of the protection of our Gracious Prince who fo glorioufly upholds the dignity ofthe Empire, and wc are truly grateful to his Royal Highnefs, for the flattering appreciation of us, which your Ho¬ nor has been fo <rood as to com- . ^ TT_ ? We have to return you our un* f.icrned thanks tor thefatisfa&ion you feelm announcing to us the munificent intention of Jus Royal Highnefs, the Prince Regent, who has been graciously pleased to fig- v.ify, that a Grant of one hundred pounds per annum will be propo-^ i\:d in the annual eftirnate, for eve¬ ry future Missionary cf the Gofpel icut from England, who may have faithfully cfifcharojed-for the terr rm or ten vears, the duties of his it a- tion in this Province, which de¬ mands our unbounded '.rratiturle, bcuig a flatteriDg proof that this remote part of the Empire partici- txitcs tiic vi^il.incc ind folicitude of his Royal U'r^lmeis for the crcn- 4 J O eral rood, amidit the many weisrn- ty and important concerns which muft at this criiis occupy his Roy¬ al Uiiihneis' attention. We arc perfectly convinced of the neceffity of a regular fyftem of * O 4 nilitarv initruction to the vlilitia V* of this Province, and icniil>le how far in the event of a war our fu¬ ture fafety depends on fo falutary a p r cc a u t i o n ; we f h all cheer f u 11 y lend our aid towards defraying: the expence or carrying the mcalure into ciTect. When we receive the Public Ac¬ counts, we fhall inveftigate them, as ufual, with the attention they require. We thank your Honor for the frank unrefcrved manner in which you have communicated your fen- timents on the exiftingcircumftan- ces of this Province, and concur with vour Honor in the wifn and 4 hope for peace, but nevertheless wc conceive it to be our duty to be prepared for war, which often has been the means of averting it. The talk impofed upon us at this crills wc arc aware is arduous, but diverting our minds of every other confideration but that of the Public Good, and animated by a fenfe of duty, this tafk we fhall en¬ deavor to perform with that iirm- nefs, difcrction and promptitude which a regard to our Kino-, our Country, our Familes andourfelves calls for at our hands. Wc have the molt perfect reli¬ ance in your Honor's utmoll en¬ deavor To co-operate with us, in promoting fucJ\ mcafurrs as mav CmtnoRs h'oup '■( s!fitally, ) ficdnrffcyi pfj February* i»12-j To which his Honor was pleaf- cd to make the following reply : i'cntlcnunoflhc Honfc of sljjlml!yt I thank you very fincerely for this loyal and dutiful addrels. I fhall experience the mo ft live¬ ly fatisfaction in communicating fir the information of his Royal ]!ighncis,tbc Prince Regent, thofe Mitiments of loyalty and attach- racnt to his facred perfbn.—Com- i.-g from fuch a fourcc, ^c evident¬ ly the genuine dictates of hearts warm with gratitude, fuch profef- fons cannot fail proving accepta¬ ble, and meeting with a favorable reception. The congratulations offered up- cn my appointment to the Honor¬ able ftation I hold in this Province, and the confidence you fo early re- pofe in me, are, be afiurcdj receiv¬ ed with pride and heartfelt fatif- fiction. did I mean to demand £hat Amer¬ ica fhould force France to receive cur manufactures. All I meant to lav was. that the admiilion of French commerc while that of England has been ex¬ cluded from the U. States' ports was regarded by Great Britain as highly unfriendly in America, and that a continuation of fuch policy would be retaliated upon by Great Britain with fimilar refirictions on her part, which was fofar merely an offering of like for like. But while the American Non-importa¬ tion act excludes Britifh trade from the U. States' ports., it muft be re¬ collected that it goes kill further, and excludes alio Britifh armed fliips from Amcric. ;i ports, while it admits thofe of the enemies of ■ Great Britain. u A neutral nation is refponfible for the equality of its rules of conduct towards the belligerent powers," (to ufe the words of an American Secretary of State in the year 1796) and there¬ fore the part of the law which ci- tabliihcs an inequality was iuftly an object of more ferious complaint on the part of Great Britain. You Impreffed with the afTurancc of arc awarc? pir? 0f t]ie advantage your fupport, I feel a moft perfect whkh 3lis Majefty's enemies have. reliance that the exertions of this province will be found equal to r.^ect every emergency of this im¬ portant criiis. FROM THE UNITED STATES, MESSAGE. <7o the Smcrfc and Houfc of Refirefenfat'vucs of th'- United States* * I communicate to Congrefe a letter from \}ic en*&f extraordinary nr^<l niiniitc-r pleni- p >reruiaiy of Great liiitaii!, to the (ecretary 0i flatr, v/ich the nnfvver ofthe letter. Trie continued evidence afforded by tl:;s e.irrefpondence ofthe holiile polic)" of the pritiflj eovernmert ?^a in ft ant national rv^htfi, .cicr.o-thtns the Gonfidfr9fton8 vetom* ^••<ridiiio; and iirffincf the preparations of ad:- Q'tate means zov their fupport. JAMES MADISON. WaftjnQrtoft, Jan. i/>, 181.3* A . I J. • X JjlX, r to Mr. Monroe. iVtflh^ton, Dcr. 17, l8n. •I did not mean to have written to you at this moment on the fiibjecT: of our late correfpon- d :ncc, but that I have had the mor- ti'ication to perceive ihitements, circulated from highly rcipeciable fource^ which qjves a view of the pretenlions of Great Britain rela¬ tive to the U. States not warranted by any of the letters which I had the * 4 honor to ad-drds to you, and which at a time when difcuffions are con¬ tinuing fo important to the two countries, might, if left unrecHficd, produce an eSeet highly to be lam¬ ented by both the American and Britifh governments, inafmuch as by creating unncceffary irritation, they might throw obllacles in the way of a refutation of a friendly underilanding beiween them. I find it aflerted in the fcatement referred to, that I Iiave,in the. name of my government demanded that the U. State: government mould pafs a law for the introduction of Britiih goods into the American ports, and alio that the U. States ihould undertake to force France to receive into her harbors Britiih manufactures. 1 beg; pcrmifTion, fir, to declare, that neither of theic demands have been made by me, and that my meaning muft not have been un- derftood, if fnch was conceived to have been its import. I could not have demanded the paCagc of fuch a law as above ftatcd, became my Government docs not pretend to interfere wit!) the internal <h:v- ernment of a friendly power, ner derived from this itatc of inequal¬ ity, which enables them, though pofieiling no port in tins hemif- phere, continually to prey on the trade of his Majcity's fubjecls, fe¬ cure of a refuge for their cruifcrs and their prizes. The prohibition of entry to hi:. Majeily's mips under thefe circum- fcanccs might perhaps juitify Great Britain in afierting, that wliatevcr rcafon fee may have for repealing or modifying her orders in coun¬ cil, fd as to leflen or entirely rc- mov? the nrcilure now. xmwmfkfa bly laid on tlie trade of America as a neutral nation, fnc might yet refufe to enter into any diieuflion on that fui)jecl with the U. States, until cither by the revocation of the prohibition above ftated, or the placing all the belligerents un¬ der the fame prohibition, Ameri¬ ca mould ccafe to violate the du¬ ties of a neutral nation. With refpect, however, to the fuppofed demand that America mould force the entry of Britiih manufactures into France, it is moft particularly neccflary that I fhoukl explain myfelf, as a total mifccnccption appears to have ta¬ ken place upon this point. The queftion of retaliation on the French decrees is directly one be¬ tween England and France. In t. ? coniequence of the extraordinary blockade of England, we have in our defence been obliged to block¬ ade France, and prohibit, all trade in French articles in return for the prohibition by France of all trade in Englifii articles* T-his meafure of retaliation, it is wifhed, mould operate on France alone, but from the trade carried on with France by America, it unavoidably ope- rates alfo on her ; it is a meafure to deflroy the French trade in re¬ turn, or the fimilar meafure of France on which it is retaliatory, and its acting on neutrals is an in¬ cidental effect of it, confequent up¬ on trie lubxniffion of neutrals to the original rncafurcs ofthe enemy againft Great Britain. It is, in¬ deed melancholy that the unnatu¬ ral fituation of Europe fhoukl pro¬ duce fuch a rei'ult, hut I (-anno fee how this can be conildered a", a war on American commerce', v/hen r\\\ rather AnuTH^n t icicle but that vlik'i h cnrrlc/i c\\ with our