citizens to take and cure fish on the coast of his britannic majesty's dominions in america， with other differences on important interests， were adjusted to the satisfaction of both parties. no agreement has yet been entered into respecting the commerce between the united states and the british dominions in the west indies and on this continent. the restraints imposed on that commerce by great britain， and reciprocated by the united states on a principle of defense， continue still in force.
the negotiation with france for the regulation of the commercial relations between the two countries， which in the course of the last summer had been commenced at paris， has since been transferred to this city， and will be pursued on the part of the united states in the spirit of conciliation， and with an earnest desire that it may terminate in an arrangement satisfactory to both parties.
our relations with the barbary powers are preserved in the same state and by the same means that were employed when i came into this office. as early as 1801 it was found necessary to send a squadron into the mediterranean for the protection of our commerce and no period has intervened， a short term excepted， when it was thought advisable to withdraw it. the great interests which the united states have in the pacific， in commerce and in the fisheries， have also made it necessary to maintain a naval force there in disposing of this force in both instances the most effectual measures in
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