Canada and its provinces; a history of the Canadian people and their institutions . of Wellingtonexchanged notes with Count Nesselrode respecting the claimsof Russia. Wellington objected to the claim of sovereigntyon the ground that, while Great Britain might, with goodgrounds, dispute with Russia the priority of discovery,the forts established by the Hudsons Bay and North-WestCompanies gave her the more easily proved, more con-clusive, and more certain title of occupation and further stated that Great Britain could not admit theright of any power to claim jurisdiction seaward for onehu
Canada and its provinces; a history of the Canadian people and their institutions . of Wellingtonexchanged notes with Count Nesselrode respecting the claimsof Russia. Wellington objected to the claim of sovereigntyon the ground that, while Great Britain might, with goodgrounds, dispute with Russia the priority of discovery,the forts established by the Hudsons Bay and North-WestCompanies gave her the more easily proved, more con-clusive, and more certain title of occupation and further stated that Great Britain could not admit theright of any power to claim jurisdiction seaward for onehundred miles, or to convey to private merchant ships theright to search in time of peace. The Russian government, in reply, claimed that theHudsons Bay and North-West Companies had no posts onthe Pacific between the 51st and 6oth parallels ; that, sincethe discoveries of Bering and Chirikof in 1741, Russiansettlements had been growing ; that in 1799 the charter of 1 Respecting these assurances, Wellington observed that this explanationwhen given will be very little Thn TllTihur^ Gjo^.rifkiril It Prepoj-ed. hy Ju/nes White, , eafjressLy for Canada atid Its Irpyinces. ALASKA BOUNDARY 919 the Russian American Company granted them the trade ofthe coast to latitude 55°, and that this charter had not beenprotested by Great Britain. They oflfered, however, to enterinto friendly negotiations for a settlement of boundariesbetween the two powers. On January 31, 1823, Count Lieven informed GeorgeCanning that he was instructed to propose that * the questionof strict right be temporarily set aside on the part of both,and that all the differences be adjusted by a negotiation atSt Petersburg. In accordance with the Russian proposition,Sir Charles Bagot, British ambassador at St Petersburg, wasinstructed to commence negotiations. Negotiations between the United States and Russia It is necessary here to notice the negotiations betweenthe United States and Russia. When inf
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