Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-09-25
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existing difficulties between the Spanish
court, and Mr.. Plnckney, the ambassador
from The Uaited States. 1t Is understood
that Spain refuses 70 radfy the convention
.a,ely formed between the two countries,
and that MIR. Pinckney has demanded his
passport and made preparations Tor ms. re-
turn.
The grounds of refusal, are stated 10 be
three.
First. Spain objects to an Act Of Con-
eress passed the 10th March, 1904, proNl-
ding for the carrying ofehis treaty into Of
feet, and declaring that il shall be ~ force,
from the day on when fatlhcations a.e eI-
changed. The Spanish court CLAIMS time
20 give the subjects of THAT government no.
tice Of this convention.
Second 1t requires that the article rcla-
ting to prizes carried into Spanish ports by.
French cruizers, be totally cxpunsed, aud
all claims upon ehe Spanish government on
that account be for ever relinquished.
Third. ltdemands That the act of the
United States au.horislng the President TO
establish one or more ports on the river
Mobile be Immediately repealed.
The offensive passage Is 10 the 11th sec.
ton ofan act, passed last session by Con-
press for the collection of duties on im-
ports and tonnage IN the louisiana terrific
Ty; and is as follows;
aud be il further enacted, that the
g President Of the United States be, and
g he hereby is authorised Whenever he
g shall deem it expedient, TO erect on the
shores, waters, and inlets and river bay
:. of the Mobile, and Of ice Diner rivers,
g creeks, inless, aud bays, empying into
the Gulph of Mexico, east Of the said
* river Mobile, &ua west thereof 10 the
s. P.scaguola inclusive, into separate dis
g trict, and to establish such place within
{" the same, as he shall deem expedlent to
g to be the port Of entry and delivery TOR
" such district; and TO designate such o.
6 Their places within the same district, not
&c exceeding swo, to be ports OF delivery
3 only, &c.
The first objection is extremely trivial,
and one on w.lieh the Spanish court IS not
supposed to lay much stress The second
has interest. The claims Of the United
States, in the cases of prizes carried into
Spanish ports bv tie French cruizers, are
conceived SO equitable III their nature, and
so important in ,heir amount to our nler-.
chants who has thus sustained nlCry, that
ACKNOWLEDGMENT is not to BIZ eSps cted. !.
The third objection involves the most Sc
rious and essential point of difficulties on
the part Of Spain----This respects the Ii
mits of Louisiana. Spain contends that
the Mississippi forms the the eastern boun-
diary Of that country, and that no part on
West Florida is inc.aded in the late cession
by France. The United States on the con-
trary insist, thai Louisiana, as .ceded, cros-,
.es the Mississippi, comprising great part
of West FL. ida, and is bounded On the.
eastward by the river Perdido.
The mouth Ct the Perdido, or.Lost Ri
yer, is about so or II leagues easrof Mo-
bile point. This formed the ancient boun-
Diary betweea Louisiana and Florida, when
the former was possessed by France, and
was confirmed as SUCH by treaty between
France and Spain il 1919. Ire sebse-
quent changes of masters these countries
have experienced, are not considered as
affecting the claim Of the y. States tothese
limits since by the treaty Of St. Ndefonso,
Spain ceded 20 France il express terms tie
province Of Lpuisiasa0 ztqfh the saspe extent
that it then hodin the HANDS q SPAR, and
that 1t had .ghcn posssssed6y france, which
was, as just stated, to the Fcrdido river.
France mas transferred TO the United
States, in the late sale, all her right TO
the Loaisians country as eeded by Spain
in this Iidefonso treaty. 1
1t is in conformity with this construc-
ton, that Congress considered the late
oon,,iei4.nn~oE rerritnrn nc extendinn 10