Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-09-01

although bv an Authentic declaration lmrne-
diately made, it was expressly confined 10 our
: acknowledged limits and ihe now refuied TO
!. ratify the convention ligned by her own min
liter under the eye of his fovereign, unlefs he
would content to alterations Of IFS termswhich
would have affected our claims againlt her for
fpoilations by French fubje6fs carried into
Spanifh porls.
To obtain juflice as well as to relfore
friendfhip, | thought fpecial siilion advl-
fable, and accordingly appointed James Mum
roe miniler extraordinary and plsniPotentia-
ry to repair TO Madrid, and in conjuction
with our mininer rehdent there, 10 endea-
your to procure a ratification of the former
| convention, and to come TO an understanding
/ with Spain, as to the boundaries OF LouIilana.
1t appeared at once thai her policy was TO re-
ferve herlelf for events, and in the mean time,
to keep our differences n an undetermined
fate This will be evident from the pape 8
now communicated to you. After nearly
five months of fruitlefs endeavour TO BRING
them to fome definite and fatisfactcry reiut,
| our nliniliter ended the conferences, without
having been able TO obtain Indemnify fpolia-
tons Of any dsssittea, or any fatisfacffon as TO
| the boundaries OF Louihana, other than dec
laration that we had no rights eaifward OF
| the Ibervile, and that our line to the welt
| was one, which would have left Us but firing
| Of land on that bank of the river MiMflippi.
| Our injured citizens were thus leff without
| any profped OF retribution from the wrong
| done, and as to boundary, each party was
! 10 take Its own courie. That which they
have chofen to purdue will appear from the
| documens now communicated. They author
| lie the inference thatit is their intention 70
advance on our poGefions, until they fhal be
! repreiTed by an oppohng force sContidering
| thatcongreis alone is conltitutionally Unveiled
! with the power >f changing our condition
from peace or war, have thought it nay dn-
| ty to await their authority for u6ng force in
any degree which could be avoided. | have
| barely inffruGted the officers ftationed in the
neighbonrhood of the aggrefhons, to protect
our citizens from violence, to parole within
the borders actually deliveredto us, and no.
70 20 nut of them, but when neceliary to re-
pei an nroad, or to. relcue a citizen or his
property and the Spahiih remaining at
New-OrIeans are required to depart without
further delay-It oughtto be noted here, that
fInce the ,ate change in the tate of affairs in
Europe, Spain has ordered her CRITTERS and
courts to relpea our treaty with her.
The conduit Of France, and the part fhe.
may take in the misunderstanding between
the United States and Spain, are too important
to be conhdered. She W. prompt and deci-s,
ded in her declarations, that our demands on
| Spain for French fpoliations, carried into the
SPanifh ports, were included in the fcttle-
ment between the United States and Franc c.
| She took at once the ground that fhe had ac-
| CURED no right from Spain.s and had meant
to deliver us none eaCtward of the Iberviile
I her hlence as TO the wen an boundary, leaving
1 us 10 infer her opinion might be agairif Spain
in that quarter Whatever direction fhe
might mean 10 give to theiR differences, it
does not appear thar fhe has Contemplated
their proceeding TO actual rupture, or that at
the date Of our lat advices Fl ON Paris, her
government had any fufpicion OF the hottie
attitude Spain had taken here. On the con-
trary, We have -reafon TO belevs thar fhe
! (France) was difpofed to eff d a fettlemert on
aplanY Analogous TO what our minifers had
propoled, and 70 comprehensive as to remove
as far as poiible the grounds Of future eolliiion
and controversy on the eaftern aswel as weft-!
ern fide Of the Miilihppig n7klH
The prelent crifs in Europe Is favorable
| for prelins luch fettlement, and not mo-
ment fhould be Ion in awaiting ourfelves of il.
( Should it pats unimproved our 6tuation would
become much more difficult. Formal war is
not necelary It is net probable that il will fol-
low; but the protection OF eur citizens, the
! fpirit and honor of our country require, that
force fheuld be interpreted in certain degree.
1t viii probably contribute to advance the Oh.
jeet ofpeace. r. 4-f.ff. (.
X I" But the courfc to be perufed will require
the command of means, which it belongs 70
| congreis exchhvely TO yield or deny. To
. them communicate every fact material for
! their information, and the documents necef-
| fairy to enabe them to Judge for themfelves.
To their wifdom then Hook for the courfe /
am TO purdue, and will ppTlue with incere
| zealt that which they fhal approve
/ The publication of the above me fTaee wa, ac-
companied with the following remarks, and
( coming from a democratic iource, they
will command the notice of the candid of
4 that party. sp-tt oAW -1~f-
The Secret Committee, after a
short recess, was again convened on
the DIST Dec. As they were about to
assemble, the Chairman MIR. ]. RAS-
DoLPH) was called aside by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, with whom he
retired, and who nut into his hands a
paper, headed I" Provision for the pur.
chase.of Florida. As soon as he had
cast his eyes on the title, the chairman
declared he would not vote shilling.
The Secretary interrupted him, BY OBJ
i serving, with his characteristics eau
| ton, that he did not mean to be under
stood as recommending the measure,
but if the committee should deem it adj
lviseable, he had devised plan for rails