The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-08

and the uncertainty when it would terminate, that
as il was fubjee in which ali the Wetern people
greatly interefted-that il had excited great
heat in the minds Of the people Of this country,hat
as we had no power to appoint agents to meet col.
Gayoio, as was recuelled, that under thefe exiting
circumstances, it would not be prudent to coumuni-
the fubjea of the letter, vet, that it
Advisable to know what was the object of the Span
in government upon that important fubjeet. To
accomplish this objea it thought sdvifable that
as the communication was made to MIR. Sebaian he
ought to meet col Gayofo; and IN consequence OF
this opinion Mr.. Sebaaian defended the Ohio On
MIR. Sebaftians return from Eew-Orleans in 1896,
he informed this dep0nent, col Gayoio was at the
mouth of the Ohio river, waiting for anfwer TO the
Barons letter. that the feverty of the weather induc
ed them to 60 to New-Madrid, where conference
took place the fube of the letter, that among the
conceilons which Stipulated Cayofo proPofed to
reduce the duty of Tx per cent import, and iix per
export, amounting twelve psr cent TO four per
eent-that he, Mr. Sebafian, infted that the Span
ih government had come forward upon the principle
of eoncliating the people Of the Wehern country,
that duty ought to be exaaed from them, becaufe
they claimed right, the free and usdhrrbed ma
vigasion of the Mihlippi river Finding Gayofo fix
ed and immoveable on that point, he propoied to go
to and refer the point in dpute to the
governor general; which being aeceded to, he de-
fcended the river to Orleans, with Col. Gayolo.
Upon their arrival at New Orleans, tie governor had
private interview with Mr. Sebaftian, and requeft-
ed information to the point in dfpute between him
and col. Gayofo. Mr.. Sebaaian tated the demand
of four per cent impoa to which the governor re-
piled that Col. Gayofo wrong, and that he
would releafe it, the plan was altogether conelia-
tory but obferved that he then preied by pub
lie buiinefs yet would attend to him particular
day, which he named-that day or two preceding
the time fixed for the interview he received mel-
iage to immediately wait on the governor-upoH re-
pairing to the government houfe, the governor in
formed him that courier had arrived from the Hs-
wanna, informing that treaty of Grendihp limits and
navigation had been entered nto by his Catholic
jelly and the United States, which put an end to
their buiins(s. That Mr.. SebaGian then hewed this
Opponent paper in his hand writing, containing the
concsions which had been fipulated by Gayofo, and
which he believes the fame paper now in his hands,
and here preiented the comnittee-which is i'll the
| words and figures following;
Z" His Catholic MajeRy having taken into confde-
ration the relative tuation of his province of Loui
and its dependencies, and that part of the United
States of America lying wea of the Appalachian
tans, and being of opinion that commercial inter
courfe between the two countries, will be productive
of the harmony and reciprocal intere thereof, has
been pieafed to concede to the people of the faid
Weitern Country, during his peaure, the following
privileges:
!" H., The people of the Wefern country fhall
henceforth freely ule and exclufvely enjoy for the
purPofe OF commerce. the navigation of the river Milf
ppi, and all the ports and places thereof under the
government OF his Catholic maiefy, fabjea TO the
fame regulations and reRraions, and no other, by
which the of the fubjeas of his Catholic
majehy is now governed And whereas the people
OF the faid Weitern Country now fubje6 to the
payment of fix per eentum, advalore, all the pro-
duce OF the faid Wetern Country, imported into the
government OF Louiiana and Its dependencies ard al
70 the payment Of the fame duty on the exportati-
on thereof, aud his majefty being willing to remove
every obaaole to that friendly in;ercoure which he
is deiirous to ehablifh and maintain with the faid
Weaern people, does hereby cencede that the faid
Wefern people lha hereafter be fubjeet to the pay
nlent OF duty offour per centun only, whether the
produce imported be difpofed of in the markets Of
Louiana, or exported TO foreign markets; and that
the duty to be thus paid by the faid wreru people
hall be regulated by the valuation of their produce
hereto annexed
I'd, That there may be mo impeachment or OBJ
aruaion to the fueh and moi advantageous enjoy
ment of the privileges hereby granted to the people
of the fad weifern country by his catholic majeity,
nch of the wefern people as may ohufe to refde in
the government of Louiisna, for the purpofe of
ryng comm cree, hall heneeforth be permitted to
acquire by purchafe otherwife both real and per-
fona property in any port place on the faid river
NIifhnippi, at any other place within the govern
of the faid province OF Louiiiana and its depen
denotes, and fhal be protected by the faid govern
ment in the enjoyment thereof the faid reidents be-
ing amenable during their refdence, to the fame
laws and regulations By which the fubjeas of the
iaid province governed and lhould the fad re-
fden,s or any Of them die in the faid province, or
think proper to the United States, elfe-
where, their property both real and perfona al in
the fra cafe be diGpoled of according the will of
the deeedent, and where will has been made, hall
defend to, and be dribued among the legal repre-
fentatives of the deeeafsd, agreeable to the laws of
the iaid province end in the iaA cafe the removing
refdent al have the liberty of dfpoGng of the abfo
lutte eltate in the whole in part of the property
which he has either carried to- acquired in the aid
province, and tranport the proceeds thereof free
from duty to any part of the world.
81, His Catholic Majeay to eyince to the faid
weltern people his dfpofition encourage the COM
merce of their country, hereby permits them when
they get satisfactory market for their pro-
dsee in the province Of Louiiana its dependencies,
to export the fame to the HAVANA,
| or any other
port place, either in the United States Europe
and the laid produce being exported to the Havana,
any OF the faid ports in the Spanifh dominons
having paid the duty in the provinse of Louiliana, &
the proprietor thereof taking from the proper officer
in the faid province, authentic documents of the pay
ruent hall not again be fubje2 to the payment ofany
duty any port place in the faid SPanifh domin-
ons, which the laid produce hail be expcrted but
the fame may be dilpofed Of in fueh port place
under the fame rules and regulations which at Prefent