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1211.951 A AND SPAIN.

The following is the answer of Count Nenelrak to the
United Stated Minister, at St. Petershurgh.
(TIRANAL•TION.)
The undersigned secretary of State, directing the imperial adm.
detration of foreign affairs, hastened to submit to the Emperor the
ote with which Mr. Middleton, Envoy Extraordinary and M ink-
er Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, did the honiur
o address him, on the 2d of July last, accompanying a copy of the
lespatel. from Mr. Clay: in which that Minister, in the came of
he Cabinet st IVaThington, urges the necessity of confirming the
!.eneral peace, by terminating the contest of the Spanish Colonies
,gainat the Government of his Catholic Majesty ; of securing to
;pain the peaceful possession of the islands of Cuba and Porto
itieo; and of effecting these objects by the impartial interventioh
,E Nuu,ia.

The principles of the Emperor were sufficiently known to tfTe
tlovernnient of the United States, to justify the perfect confidence
hat, in expressing a wish for the continuance and confirinalion of
ne peace enjoyed by the world, it did but represent the most sin.
:ere desire of his Imperial Majesty, that, in professing a generous
,olicitude for the rights of Spain over her islands in the West In-
lies, it avowed principles that bad long since been adopted 117
Amide ate the basis of her political system ; and that, in antic,-
qating perfect impartiality and true disinterestedness horn bet in-
tervention, it was not deceived as to the sentiments of the Emperor,
in relation to all arrangements in which foreign powers might be
oleased to claim or admit his good offices.
His Imperial Majesty felicitates himself with having inspired
!his confidence in the United States of America, and the under.
.igned is charged to invite Mr. Middleton to convey to his Govern-
;Tent the assurance of the high value at which the Emperor esti-
mates those sentiments, of which new evidence is furnished by its
present propositions. _

The opinions of his Imperial Majesty as to the question discussed
Mr. Clsy, in his despatch, cannot be concealed from the Cabinet
Washington. His Imperial Majesty has ever thought that
justice, the law of nations, and the general interest in having the
indisputable titles of sovereignty respected, could not ailow the
leterminations of the mother country, in this important case, to be
prejudge or anticipated. On the other side, whenever Spain has
wilted to discuss the future condition of South America, she has
cUrewd overtures to all the Allied Powers of Europe. It will nig
be possible, therefore, for his Imperial Majesty to change,principleS
in this negotiation, nor to institute it separately (isoletnent); and
antil positive information has been received of the ulterior views of •
Spain, in regard to her American possessions, of her decision stoats
the proposition of the United States, and of the opinions of her Al.
lies us relation to the same subject, Russia cannot give a definite.
answer.

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She is, however, in the meanwhile, pleased to hope, that the
United States, becoming every dey more convinced of the culls and
dangers that would result to Cuba and Porto Rico Irani a change
of government, being satisfied, as Mr. Clay has said in hit despaWL,
with the present commercial legislation of these two islands, eel
deriving an additional motive of security from the honourable re-
soltitiim of Spain. not to grant to them any longer letters of memo e,
will use their influence in defeating, as fares may be in their power,
every enterprise against these islands, in securing to the rights at
his Catholic 31ajesty constant and proper respect, in maintainir,4
the only state of things that can preserve a just balance of power in
the sea of the Antilles, prevent shocking examples, and, as t'be
Cabinet of Washington has remarked, secure to the general peace
silutary guarantees.
The undersigned seizes with pleasure this occasion to roast
Mr. Middleton the assurances of his very distinguished consis
derat inn. NESSrI.IIODE.
St. Petersburgh, Aug. 20, 1825.