Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-24


tent TO beccua. the tools Of government 10
one inaancc, would att The fame part n
another. Having once commenced their
career, they would hardly be diverted
from ii, by delicate regard TO truth.
Bcfdes it has become an eaabiillcd ia@'
in The x5,ui code Of politicians, ta.at z
public officer may with prophecy sdeay,
what he is NOT at liberty to dit'lole, and
whss another las no right to ak. The
interie5en e OF The miniIicr with the con-
dutt Of he intenaan', may have been
viewed by the latter IS unauthorized, as
contrary to the policy ot.the oourt, and
therefore not entitled to a correct anlwef.
Having fhswn that the conduit Of the
S.,anith government and lis agents, is pre-
ciisly fu1h as mishs have been expetted,llt
ei,her ths Saanifh or French courts wilhed
to deceive th- Unrel States let Us en-
quite If there are not other circumstances
attending this bufneis which corroborate
The idea, that luch deception was intend
ed. We are told that " the intendrnt
thinks, that the term of three years al
lowed for the purple at New Orleans,
having expired, and MICH prejudice TO
the royal interefs being experienced from
is continuance in thar City, II was IN
cumbent on him TO fafpend TIE depotit
there, without ventuTirg 70 take onhim
ftif, the Alignment Of another equivalent
place nor becauie he doubted tie right
of the inhabtants OF tie United STATES
thereto; but heeauie it appesred to him
70 be an att exceeding his authority, and
which he ought to leave to the royal &c
termination of cur fovereign.'
Let Us al the initrumeat frcm which
I'll, Intendsnt pretends 10 derive the
! powers aaumed
Art. 4'h. And his Catholic Msj-f>
~ has Iisewife agreed thar the naviga-
sion of the iaid liver (the Ma,ilippil in
lis whole breadth from IFS ioutcc TO the
ocean, GlalI be free only 70 his fubjses
AMI the citizens of the United StaTes,
unlcis he Glolld extend mis- privilege TO
the fubj.6.s Of ether powers BY ipcclsl
convention"
Art. II. Z" The two high contracting
parties herring hat the god cogreipon
dence and tfiendihif, which haqrily
reigns between them, viii be further
cncrealed by this treaty, and that twill
contribute 70 augment their PROPERTY
ard opulence, vii in Ioture give 10
their mutual commerce all the extenlion
: and favor witch the advantages of both
countries may require
And in conf q4ence of the Aipulati
ors contained in The fourth article, his
Catholic Msj.ay will permit the oiti-
zens Of the United States, for the lpace
of,brce years from this time 10 dcPcilt
heir merchandise and effects IN the
port Of New Orleans, and to export
them from thence without paying arr
other duty thana far price ior the hire
OF the flores, aud his majcify promiits
either to eoutjsns this permiaion, i ne
fin Is during that time that 1t IS not pre-
judicial 70 the intereas Of Spain, or il
he III 3uld n6t agree 10 eqsti1ne It thsrs,he
qpM 9Egu TO them, on 0nof6er part OF
ths backs of the M.diGppi, antqaiva-
lent eitabLGlment.'
Let any peIlon READ the above articles,
and fay that there is the nighteA ground
For the contribution pretended by the IN
tendsnl. There is tot nan, who va
lues his reputation, who wculd dare to
commit il by fuch an aher'ion.
The preamble to the AID article, aates
| its object tobe, to augment the friendih1p
| and.profperity Of the contracting parties,
and TO extend their mutual commerce.
The article itielt is drawn in fplrlt o.
liberal:,y, worthy the great and impor-
| t,nt objects exrryiied 10 TIE preamble. =
Tie citizens Of the United States, are
permitted to depciir their merchandise at
Nau Orleans {or three yealS CERTAINLY,