Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-28

A nroclamasion has been iflned by the COVER
nor Of the Bahama Hands, permitting the I'M
nor,atlon OF corn, ali forts OF grain. puie, A3ur,
b,e.d, rice, every lpecles OF ialied ptoylllons,
.,,ti,. ana i've mock OF all kinds, and all forts
~ lumber, lrom the Unitcd States into the ports
of r aGau, Exana, Turks III aid, ST. Georges
and Crook:d lland, as Well IN nentrAi as Brltih
yeNels. for, ana during the space OF 8 months,
~ be computed tsom the hlnta day oil APtil,
1906.
Fv,ract Of letter TO the editor OF the
Richmond Eaqair troia memesr OF
congress.
House Of REPRESENTATIVES, APriI II.
Won s,iI observe IN the National Incl
Egsscer of ShIs day, CONTAMINATION
on the subject of ''tne secret proceedings
at csaqress"-sald by tao editor OF taas
.aoer 4, havc bssn wrlttsa by member OF
this nouss. Many OF sasse sta'effa1ats afs
extremsly uacandld. SONS absolutely iAsse-
Thsre was no inteatioa expressed, or MS
bsllsyea entertained by aay person on 'Eais
floor of iavao,ag the possessions OF spata'
of acting extensively against her. IA the
case of ths obstroeted ,naviganen OF tas
Mississippi, three years ag", aegocialos
had not beeR tr,eG the mlscoaoocS ga 'ae
Soaaish officer az New Orleans, was thea
deemed and expressed by this govsrnnsns
10 be unauthorized by the court OF Madrid,
Here !, was avewed: the fair experiment OF
axeociation had been tried aud disgfacIuiiy
failed every proposisioa for acee Al aoda-
ton being ihsolently rejacted. oPaln was
cellscing troops at the Havanaa and pour
ing them iaso Pensacola she was also as
ssmbling forces on tbs eastern ffoauer OF
New Mexico. rhe secretary OF wars
letter to he secret eomm'ttee.) The Dat.
tie of Trafalgar recalled Spain to the de-
fence of her own West India POSSESSIONS
forbade the weakening of the Havaaa, and
eifectually stopped all offensive operations
on her part.
The conduct which France might hkd
herself compelled to take ia consequence
of her cempacs' with Spain, was not me
question under consideration. 1t was that
france wss tbs inssigstor and fomenEer ct
the mischief that she throw ev1ry difieai
ty in the way of territorial adjustment OF
differences setWeen the United States and
Spain, q mode of accommodation m asual-
ly advantageous and caavenlentto the par
ties, liz order 70 eompell ,ksm Into m0nsed
accommodation suitable 70 neither, for her
especial beneGe. Il is we'll understood thar
the money was Tor hsr.
Thess statements will Hereafter be fully
substautiased, Let not false gloss and
coloring be given to Eatienal proceedings.
Let not the press, whish should furaish
the daily bread sf free governments, vend
only poison for their dcatruc,ion."
This Letter tho pithy, is uncomnonly
pregnant with information, and speaking
q it does from ogicial documeats, il is en-.
titled to the most respectful consideration.
Ii contains some facts which are act yet ge-
morally Known
That nesociation has already been tried by
our government:
That this negotiation had dsgraceuAy
failed:
That it had embraced different pre- positions
for accommodation:
And that every enc had been ihselently re.
jected.
1t does cot appcar frem the words of this let.
Ter whether our own executive had njclf came for
ward with the proposition to purchaie theFlcridas,
or whether this Propofion cane originally from
SPAIN Nor does it appear, at q0bat time this
proportion by whatioever station hrf made, whe-
Their Spain or the United States, was communi.
GATED to cougrefs /; whether before or after the
report of the iecret committee was made. From
Mr.. Randolph's ipesch on the 9Th of April, it
would feem that 10 fuch idea was advanced ia
the preGdeni's meGage Of the 9th of December,
anG that Of courfc ,he report Of the fecres com.
mirtee was made up without any oficia! means OF
deciding whether iuch proposition for accom-.
mediation would be attended wi'h fnccsis. II is