Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-02


material error in the 6rst part of Mr.. Pot.
IRIS SPEECH Published in this Gazette on
FGday lasr--Iu the 6rst line Of the 4th pa.
1acrapa, 81 column, il reads arm much
A opposed &c." 1t should have been am
nj opposed g."
The ship William and John, Danger
6.ld, Of and for this pori, was left at Isle
Of May Esd Of February-,ime of sailing
uncertain.
Highly Anbortant-When the Spanish
minister presented his credentials to the
government Of the United States, and was
rejected with full knowledge that he was
authorised 10 offer EIGHT MILLIONS
Of DOLLARS as compensation for spoli-
atoms committed 10y Spanish ships r7aer
Fraack influence on American commerce,
and also TO se,l'. the drtiniIive boundaries
of Louisiana, the disputes respecting which
had oree before nearly involved US, in
%hr with Spain, the people were astonished
ahat such proposals SHOULD be sparnrd in
cnn,tmptuous manner. light millions OF
dollars in our exhausted treasury" would
have been fre,ty thing. But our wise
rulers thought otherwise. What will the
people now say, when they find that The
Spanish government Of Mexico which al
ioius Louisiana would not only have cor.
tiallv Joined TO Gv!6l this amicable arrange
mvnt in the fullest extent, bat Gat new,
considering this REJECTION as a hostile act,
thvy ace putting their f. ontiers IN State O.
defence. Should W. have:a Spanish war on
the heels Of our Other national ca!am;lies.
great Will be the responsibility OF those
who have invited il. II such case VIVA,
weuld become Of Louisiana, FIR which We
have paid RFteen millions: Thesc things
are Of 100 serious nature to be trIAed
with. trccma"'S 59"rna'.l
Extract OF letter fron> a gentleman high
IN. otIce in Alr1ic0 to his friend IN THIS
C;.9, dated 2SM De- 1909, received by
the ruay Of the HG9aaAa.
1.-The moment bis .xc.l!ency the viceroy
received the despatch from LUIS d 0,ris
announcing that the g., cr"ment st tne'U.
States had refused to acknowle'lse ham as
envoy extraordinary and minister rt'nlPo.
tertiary OF our Catholic monarch Ferdinand
,ths TN, he adopted every measure which
prudence dictated OH the OCCASION, ordering
atthe same Tins the greatest viSilancr on
our frontiers and al along our x.-::r;vc
coast. This unexpected event caus, d much
indignation among the loya Mcxicars, who
hitherto had aat,ercd themselves that the
United States would sympalhise with the
Spaniard IN their present calamity, and re-
eiprocate that hierdsnip and assistance
they so literally afforded the Americans
during their struggle tor liberty and inde-
wndence but in this hope they now find
themselves 6isar pointed, and the effects
thereby produced in the public mind, is BY
no means favorable towards che u. States.
"On the receipt OF Don Luis de Ons's
letter the vicetoy convened the council, to-
eether with the three 6stals (or attorney
generals) and laid before th-m said des-
patrh, requesting their opinion on the sub
iecr of its contents, which they delivered
unanimously in the following words. on the
Esd inst.
"The members assembled in the extra
ordinary council convened. this day, having
taken into considerations lae copy Of the let.
ter addressed to your excellency BY Don
Luis de Onis, which your excsllancy has
laid before them, are Of unanimous opinion
and beg leave TO inform your excslitncS'
that in the first place he ought to recognize
Don Luis de Onis, as mini ster PlenlPoten-
tiary and ENJOY extraordinary, Of our lord
aud king Don Ferdinand the seventh and
IN his name of the Supreme Central Junta,