Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . Un Anson Burlingameited States Minister to Peking (1861-67) rangement on the subject could be question was, however, revived inthe instructions given to Jay, as specialplenipotentiary to England, on May 6,1794. Lie was directed to secure forAmerican vessels the privilege of carry-ing between the United States and theBritish West Indies the same articles asmight be transported between the twoplaces in British bottoms, and unless hecould obtain this, he was to do no morethan refer to his government such con-cessions as mig
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . Un Anson Burlingameited States Minister to Peking (1861-67) rangement on the subject could be question was, however, revived inthe instructions given to Jay, as specialplenipotentiary to England, on May 6,1794. Lie was directed to secure forAmerican vessels the privilege of carry-ing between the United States and theBritish West Indies the same articles asmight be transported between the twoplaces in British bottoms, and unless hecould obtain this, he was to do no morethan refer to his government such con-cessions as might be offered. He sub-mitted to Lord Grenville a proposal inthis sense, but, although it was limited 462 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. to American vessels of not more than ahundred tons burden, it was important, however, did Jay conceiveit to be to obtain some relief from the. Lord Castlereagh colonial restrictions that, in spite of hisinstructions, he assented to the incor-poration into the treaty, which wassigned by him and Lord Grenville onNovember 19, 1794, of an article bywhich the privilege of trading betweenthe United States and the British WestIndies was for a term of years extendedto American vessels of a burden of notmore than seventy tons, but only on con-dition that, during the continuance ofthe privilege, the United States shouldprohibit and restrain the carrying of anymolasses, sugar, coffee, cocoa, or cottonin American vessels, either from theBritish islands or from the United States itself, to any port not in theUnited States. It was argued that thiscondition, by which American vessels wereto be forbidden to transport from theirown country any of thespecified commodities,even though producedthere or in a thirdcountry, was essential•as a safeguard againstabuse of the treatyprivilege. Americanvessels, it was said,might, after importinga carg
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