On the 21st of July, Mr. Monroe addressed a letter 

 to Mr. Adams, who was then our Minister to the Court 

 of Great Britain, complaining of the outrage of the 

 Jaseur. &quot;This (says the Secretary) it is presumed 

 has been done under a construction of the late Treaty 

 of Peace, which by being silent on the subject, left 

 that important interest to rest on the ground, on which 

 it was placed by the Treaty of 1783.&quot; (Thus assuming 

 the doctrine of Mr. Adams.) He continues &quot; the 

 measure thus promptly taken by the British govern 

 ment, notwithstanding the declaration of our Ministers 

 at Ghent, that our right would not be affected by the 

 silence of the Treaty, indicates a spirit which excites 

 equal surprise and regret: one which by no means 

 corresponds with the amicable relations established be 

 tween the two countries by that Treaty, or with the 

 spirit, with which it has been executed by the United 

 States.&quot; He further says, &quot; Every right appertaining 

 to the fisheries which was secured by the Treaty of 

 1783, stands now as unshaken and perfect as it then 

 did, constituting a vital part of our political existence, 

 and resting on the same solid foundation, as our 

 Independence itself&quot; He proceeds, &quot; it can scarcely 

 be presumed, that the British government, after the 

 result of the late experiment, in the present state of 

 Europe, and under its other engagements, can seri 

 ously contemplate a renewal of hostilities.&quot; He con 

 cludes with saying, that &quot; ive ought to be prepared at 

 every point to guard against such an event,&quot; and ex 

 horts Mr. Adams, to be attentive to circumstances, and 

 to give timely notice of threatened danger. 



On the 19th of September, Mr. Adams, in a letter 

 to Mr. Monroe, after expressing an apprehension that a 

 disposition existed, on the part of the British government, 

 to renew hostilities, states the substance of a conversation 

 with Lord Bathurst. Upon inquiry whether he had 

 received from Mr. Baker, any communication respect 

 ing several subjects of complaint on the part of America, 

 among which was the warning given by the Captain of 

 the Jaseur, to the American fishing vessels, he answer- 



