Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-03-26
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WASHINGTON CITY. March "a.
tOFFICIAL)

Che end of November lah, that the port of New
Orleans had been ihut sgaina the citizens Of The
United States. without the afEgnmsnt OF any
equivalent place OF depoGt for their merchan-
dize on the Banks of the MifIihppi. according TO
the stipulation in The ,ad article of the Treaty
OF Anity, Commerce, aud Navigation betSeen
the King my matter and the United States,.i
did not he6rate to declare TO you that conGder-
cd this meafure, as flowing foley from the mi-
taken zeal Of the Iniendaot of LouiGana. With
bot the appreciation and even without The know
ledge Of my court. | well knew Oh. 6ncere de-
fire OF the King, my matter, TO live in peace
and good harmony with the United States as
1 alfo knew well the fcrupulcus good faith with
which the SPsniih government tulfIls the en-
esgemcnrs which II forms, particularly when
they are founded on che folemnisy OF a Treaty.
'' have now The iatisisetion of informing
you that my hft Opinion has been verified, and
of declaring in The mot poftivc terms, tha, the
proclamation Of the lntendspt j, an stt purely
pesfcnal, ~ithout the iapttios and even with
out she Knowledge of HI, Catholic MsjeRy. In
reality, il the faid proclamation had appeared
here il an en.ire aate, no doub, could have TAX
en- place 81 10 the fource Of this proceeding Bur
the operative part thereof alone has circulated
thrs' the Uniied States, the preamble introduc-
ing u. having been, probably without deiign.
omitted.
:" have therefore fhe honor to commuri-
cate herewith an entire and correct copy of the
sforeiaid proclamation and by the expeditions
which have underlined, IL ~ill be clearly lcen
that thc arrangement is abfoln,ely perfonai, and
has originsted in the faculties which the lnlcnd-
ant IL ap5ied 20 be incident 20 his fation.
g This sIertion is not founded merely ON
slx. -. Il L. a. H..
The. in,endant hmfelt declares il to me in the
poa direct terms in a letter Of January 18th,
which | have jnft received from him and the
Governor o. the Province con6rm, the fame
thing with the fame folemnity in another letIer
of the fame date. Seither the one, sor the
o.her difpute the righi Of abe ciNzcns Of the
Wetern. States 10 place of depcGt on the
Spanilh bank, Of the MllGppi Bur the In,en.
dsnt Think. thar the term Of three years allow
ed 'pr thc purpofe at New. Orleans, having ex-
pire', snd much prejudice to the roysl in,eIefts
being experienced from its continuance 10 that
Civ, j, was incumbcnt on him 90 iufpend the
denoGt there, Sithout venturing 10 take on
h,mi,if, the Alignment Of another eqaivslent
place; not becaufe he doubted the tight oS the
ishsbitsns Of the United States thereto but
becsuie m Appeared TO him to be an atf exceed
90 he royal determination of our Sovereign.
Tn Governor Of LouiEsna faw the fu5 5jeef un-
de, ppnt OF view more correct in my Judge
meut, and more favorable 20 the inhabitants of
the United States.
"From The whole IL refults thar the fufpen-
6on of The depoGt not being an act o, my court,
and 90 perf1n even difpuiing the rghr Of the
American Citizens IN the cafe, | lhall now take
f.1l a. oh
fore Ia he United States, the epioymcnt of all
the rghu fipulstsd in the 7id article Of the
Treaty, on the arrival at New Orleans ct the dh-
patches which will oe forwarded under this date"
We have great tatisfsetion in prefenting TO
the public the official communication OF the
Spanifh miuiner 10 the Secretary OF State as it
completely demoniffates the important fact on
which our government proceeded. that the ir-
regular aet, at New Orleans were thofe foley of
the Intendaai, unauthorized by his court. The
unequivccal declaration of the .ininier that the
Spanifh government has no participation in lhole
acts: and his now taking upon bimielf, 10 con-
feqnence Of fhis official acknowledgement Of the
lntendan, himicIf, TO adopt fush mesiures as
}hall iufure 20 Us the enjoyment of all the rights
ftipulaled in the z,d Article of the Treaty, on
the arrival at New Orleans OF difpatches already
forwarded, while they juAify reliance that
our rights on the Mifliiipp; will foon be reaored,
furpifh the highea proof, at this time attsina
bic Of the difpoGtion Of the government of Spaia
faithfully to obfervc its engagements.
Under th.fe a1arances, sc need only add,
that there is every reafon TO believe that the
meafures taken by The mioiaer are fuch as will
be commcnfursfe to the Object, and fuch as in-
vo,ve the uie Of means too decilve to be IN
efrttusl.
The proclamation Of the lntendant. from
the Official inference Of ito true contribution
made by the Spsniih miniaer. becoming an inn
portant document, fhall be a. early tranaated
as its length ~ill permit.
From the precediog faets, it viii appear
that the arguments. made uie Of 10 the late de-
bates in the Senate, for involving the eountry
in war, were entirely without foundation.
Thofe arguments, and the meaiores 20
which they would have led, were prcdicatea on
she idea, that the conduit Of the Intendans vas
authorized and directed by the government Of
Spsin. Whereas the reverfe now cooc'ufiycly