From the renewal of the comerical intercourse between the United States and the British West Indies to the departure of Sir James Lyon in 1833

TilE restrictions which the erroneous policy of the linitcd States had placed upon the intercourse het\rcen their ports and the British ,rest India island~, produced the lllost scriolls cOlllplaints of their citizens, and the GO\Tl'lllllcnt :,a\y thclusch-es obligcd to enter into diploluatic llC-

~otiatiolls \rith the court of St. J anlcs to hring about a bettcr unucrstandlUg. 1'1r. l\IrIJane ,\"u~ for this purpose despatchcd to I"Olldoll \"ith certain propositions.