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territory, or the dereliction of any of the essential rights of the 

 people of the United States. 



The objections of the undersigned are to one of the alterations 

 suggested by the British plenipotentiaries in the first article; to some 

 parts of the preamble of the third article, and to the eighth article; 

 and they have also some other verbal alterations to suggest. They 

 request a conference, at such time and place as may suit the British 

 plenipotentiaries, for the purpose of discussing those points, and of 

 agreeing on the places and time left in blank in several of the articles. 

 The undersigned renew to the British plenipotentiaries the assur- 

 ance of their high consideration. 



John Quincy Adams, 

 James A. Bayard, 

 Henry Clay, 

 Jonathan Russell, 

 Albert Gallatin. 



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The British to the American plenipotentiaries. 



Ghent, November 30, 181J+. 

 The undersigned have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the 

 note addressed to them by the American plenipotentiaries, and, in 

 compliance with their request for a conference, shall be happy to 

 receive them at the Chartreux to-morrow at 12 o'clock. 



The undersigned request the American plenipotentiaries to accept 

 the assurance of their high consideration. 



Gambier, 



Henry Goulburn, 



William Adams. 



"Protocol of a conference held the 1st December, 181 If, at Ghent. 



At a conference held this day, the American plenipotentiaries pro- 

 po-e<l the following alterations in their projet, as amended by the 

 I'.rii i-h plenipotentiaries. 



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8th. Article 8th. Substitute after the words "to the westward of 

 the 3aid lake so i'.w as," the word-; " their said respective territories," 

 instead of the words "the territories of the United States." — Agreed 

 to by the Bril ish plenipotenl tarii 



9th. Article 8th. Strike out from the words '-and it is further 

 agreed" to the end. Reserved by (lie British plenipotentiaries for 

 the consideration of their < Government. 



loth. The American plenipotentiaries also proposed the following 

 amendmenl to article Bth, viz: "'The inhabitants of the United 



States shall Continue to enjoy the liberty to take. dry. and cure lish 



in places within the exclusive jurisdiction of Greal Britain, as 

 secured by the former treaty of peace; and the navigation of the river 

 M ippi within the exclusive jurisdiction <d" the [Jnited States 

 shall remain free and open to the subjects of Greal Britain, in the 

 manner secured by the 3aid treaty; and ii is further agreed, thai the 

 subjects of Mi Britannic Majesty shall, at sill time . have acce 

 from such place a- may be selected \<>v that purpose in His Britannic 



