The Sun.
London, England, 1811-08-07 00:00:00

Mg. MOIMit TO MR. 011111.

wainingron, Dec. 15, Isla:
" $141.--Ideein it tube a duty incimbeut, on me,
cons,d\fring the strict and rinse alliance which sob•
sins bct weer' his I‘lBjesty's Goverttmet,t'and that of
Spain, to express to the Government of the United
Siate4 through yott, the deep regret with which 1
have seen that part of the 'President's Ales..rige to
,Congress, in- witicb the d-terniination of this Go-
vonment to lake pout:salon of West Florida' is
tsvowQd,

" Without presuming to discuss the validity of the
United StittcS ttr Weal Ulorida, a title which i 4 ma-
nifestly doubtful, since, .41x:wiling to the President's
Peoclanialioo, it is left open todi,ecussion, but which
bas nevertheless been brought tbrward as °nob!' the
pleas to justify the occupation of these Provinces,
may it not be 'a -ked, why theft Province could not
have b:en as fairly a subjed of negociation and ad-
jtist went in the bands of the Spaniards, who pos-
sess the actual sovereignty there, as in the hands
of the 'Ann,rieans, wllO, to obtain possys4on, must
begin by commating an act of hostility toksards
Spain t

But it may,ba Najd that the Spanish forces in
0, in Culla, or L 4 Prosavola, are unequal to
th,;. rebelliutts thsociation of a band of &six,-
who are known, by the contenipitious ap-
peli.it of land•jobbtrs, allowing as much (which
iltfe _With me, Sir, is allowing a great
tie,al), txould it not have, been worthy of the tp-ne-
rosily of a tree rtaVen tilte t his, beating, as it dOubt-
i„so respet Lir the tights of a gallant peuple,'
moment ctigaged in a noble struggle for its
liberty ; would it not bern ate na. nn the part
cl this co unity, &dated by the sotindeit ties of good
nv.iff,bourhood atid of Irkndship, which exists be.
it and spai:),, to have simply offered
tattoo to crosii,the common enemy of both, lila!, to
soc.ll interference the pretext of wresting
ttt pro once twin a friendly power, and that at the
titne of her adversity ?r
$6 For ;Alow toe, 61r, toingoire, how the dew
claration in the PreitAcnt's Proclamation, that_in the
iia,;(l,ol-the United Si 31 es', that territory 4lllnotctase
to be a subject of lan and inendly adjustment, Oe!
accord with the declaration in till NlesSage
to Congtess tu (implying perdnent possession) of the
utoptl4,lCot that ueorfe into the bosom of 016, rlette7
titan 1;111'14 I Toe act, consequently, of sonditig
.

L(Nl2l)iv Frith(..( 'RlL:`rir►lt
A 4 tiav ..)Uri OFFICE, I

iTt .0 Went in,elidai td stentelif atimi v hat w
before a subjett of friendly negociation, cannot, I
much feat; under any palliation, be considered as
other alai an att of 'open hostility, against Spain.
Whilst, thetefore, his i7tttji ihlr to deiguise the deep
and lively interest which Lis Majesty takes in every
thing which relatrs toSp which wou,d,l.am con-
vinced, tadtice him to mediate between Spain acid
the Unittql States on aity point of cuntroietsy which
may exist between them, with the utmost imparti-,
ality and good will towards both parties. I think it
clue to Old sincere wish of 1114 Majesty' to maintain
unimpaired Lite friendship. which at thin moment
happily exists between Great Britain-and the United
States, to say that such are tire tilts by which his
Majesty is bound. in Spain that he cannot see with
indifference any omit k upOu her ini,trestS itr Arne.
riot; and as I have no tl4,libt that tit.Gurernmetit
of the United States still attribute.this representa-
tion to the most conciliatory Motives; :I aryl
to request in answer to it such rxplatmtion on she
sUbjat as will at .once c,nvinee hi* Alaiesty's
Go-
' eminent of the pacific .disptisition of the United
States towards his M'ajestya aliirs, the. Spaniards,
and will remove the contrary impression which
I fear the Prebidene6 Message ti likely to make.
- "Thave the honour to be, &e.

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"J. P. Alobuch."