The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-01
-ITRANSl. ALTON I
P5Na&llia, 6N DseemA.r. 1905.


The zsalswish which have endeavored 10 preferve
the harmony aud good understanding be,wixt Span
ard the United States has cauled me TO read with
particular regret the article OF the preidents meG,
ient to congreis the Sd init refpeing the political
relations betwixt the u. States, and the king m v
matter As in the expedition which aliude. there
exits IN my opnion ievera lninakes of delicate and
important tendency, although render to the pref
dent due Juice in regard to the motives which NAV
have eauied this apparent want Of correctness. We,
my Character mpoies the talk of entering into
an examination of ome of his afertions and of de.
monIirating that either from the want of e1n,a in
formation owing to detective tranilations. ,brv
appear Ia ioine cafes not altogether corracf
In the article of the preideDt's meIape relative 70
Spain after mentioning that the negotiations for tbe
iettlenlent of the exiting differences had not had
satisfactory ue &c lays, fpoations during the for
mer war for which fhe had formerly acknou,Ied,,ad
herfeh refpoufbe have been refufed to be connesE,
ted but on conditions affecting other claims in no wifi
connected with them. Yet the fame PRACTICES are
renewed IN the preiet and are already of ore,,
amount IL is very well known that in /, naie rs
war, there exiOs and viii! probably ever exA. a Ger.
tam abuie OF force, conided to fubaltern hands
Even the u States thcmtelves have not been an
exception 20 this general rule and during the g,or,,
rod OF hoitiiitiss with France, in the year I1os
discriminating no priyateers were armed and ,ba,
theh protecting forces confited only of iinal nn,
Der Of trgaes D.u;ras experienced from, them many
injuries, well authenticated by the numerous claims
on this governments by the injured powers. brinci-
pay onthe part Of Denmark and Sweden.
Probably there might have 4xiaed Ian war for,s
abme' OF this nature, although very rare, on the
part of the royal navy Of Spain but the king. INV
Nater, animated by that love of iaRice, which cha
Isdsriies HIM, authorizes his principle feere,ary of
hate 20 fgn convention with the American mini;
iier near his prrion, in which were pulated reepro
cal computations for tie damages and injuries their
REFLECTIVE fn'yetls aud citizens might have fuAaned
ironi officers, or iIyuas Of either contrary 70 ,l
tight and laws of nations. This liquidation, in,, 20
that OF the fame nature in the treaty Of frieudg;,
navigation and limits, concluded 10 1895. and G,r,-
pulou1y complied with by my foyereien, would no,y
have had the fame eie4 by the ratification of the
conventions had NOT article been Inherited therein
tending TO npofe ON Spain the o5lis atom of ref
poph5lty both detrimental and important in ts re-
ju, as well as nuiupPorted by reaion Aud infiee up
der exiting eircunisuccs. My court has in d,re9
manner, az well as through me, repeatedly nan;(eE-
ed TO the Amereln government SIS readnefs 10 carr,
The lad iilpuatior into cIe9, whenever the artief
~ the fame convention relative To the above m.ut
oncd reiponhbiily, sould either be fuspreif,a or a.
tered IN narner r!iore eojforrnale 10 juGee sod
has been 70 far from refOGng fat,fy fiid conpe,s
ticns on account N other tiqisas Ia no qeiS .osJ
sct ibrS that it preeife'y beeaufe thew IRE ,u
setef fbtt iheJaid 6onveGtinn has not heea e4s;ld
into cFe2, .ad Oil is the via, Of The tjtg
Ivy nsRer.
Il tsue that the tWo iubittis h. their sa..,s A..
'o sg~sea win e%sh other ~ teItn, !ye, h,f u 81