Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-28

By lhatlove Of justice which chhacisfis p :.
| him. authorised hi. principal secretary OF
state 10 sign CONVENTION wish tha 1am ie
can minister near his person, IN winch were
stipulated reciprocal comPensa'fons LOT
damages and injuries their respective SUD
.iects and cilizsns'u:ighs have lsaseaineo
from officers or individuals OF either, con.
trary TO the right and Of nations -
This stipulation similar TO that OF the same
nature in the treaty OF friendship, naviga-
ton +and limits, concluded IN seventeen
hundred and ninety five, and scrupuious,y
complied with by my sovereign, "oola
now have had the same effect by the ra'i,
Gca,ion of the convention, had not an aru-
Gle been inserted therein tending to nm
pose on Spain the obligation of a .re'pon:si-
bili,y both detrimental and important 10 It's
results, as we'll as unsupported by reason
and Justice under existing clrcumstahc'
es. !,
NV court has in "a direct manner as well
as through me. repeatedly manifested 70
the American government It's readiness 70
carly the said stipulation into cHsct, when
ever the article ia the same convection
relative to- the ABOVE mentioned resPon.
slbility, should either be suppressed or
altered 10 manner more coafornabls 10
justice, aAd has been so tar from reiaslng
TO satisfy said compensat'ons on account OF
ether claims in no wise connected with
them, that it was precisely because they
are connected that the said conversion has
not been earned inlo effect, as was and
still is the wish OF ii Z king my master.
Ii is true that the two subjects by their
nature are not connected with each ether
in themselves, bat it is also true, that this
connection is very great, when we consl-
der that an endeavor is made 70 form out
Of these, two things, distiact in themselves,
component parts OF the same wholei there-
by placing the king, my master, under the
disaerecable dilemma CT either refusing to
ratify stipulation which he conceives to.
be Just, and therefore wishes 10 fulfil, or
else of taking on himself a responsibility,
mere or less direct. in favor of The United
States to which il is we'll proved they have
no right TO pretend.
In regard 10 what concerns the new spe.
lations, can assure you, sir. few are
those that can strictly merit this denomina,
ton on the part of Spanish vessels, as ma
ny OF the captures, which SO frequently
figure In the Ametican papers. arise either
from acts of contraband, or from want OF.
having on board the documents required
by the treaty Of 1898, or even from other
circumstances which the captains and own
!, ers Of SAID prizes VIII take good care to
conceal; besides, on this head, the ciii.
gems of the United States would receive
that Justice which they have already ex-
perienced on The same subject, in virtue Of
the treaty Of 1895 1 caUnot but observe,
thai although had the honor of commu.
nlcaiing TO you, sir, two months ago, that
the s.ric1est lpjuucuoIs had been gwen by
the king, my master, not to interrupt the
navigation of the American citizens, w sn
employed in lawful trade, 90 mention is
made by The president Of this circumstance,
as highly important in It's effects towards
the American commerce, as ii is necessary
to demonstrate his gust and pacific inter.
tons
Without any view to recrimination, ]
find ii necessary to observe, that although 1
the violations of the rights of neutras are /
infinitely more frequent and extensive on
the part of England, whose vessels of the 4
royal navy have almost continually block !
AIDED the ports Of the United States, and
what is more, when this power daily estab- !
fishes new principles on the rights of neu-.
trails, which, in reality, tend to under
mine aud annhilate them-the name OF
Great Britain is no where TO be found in
the columns of the presidents message.
The circumstances in Themselves would
not authorize any animadversions on my
part were it not for most essential one
which Immediately affects the interests of