Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1810-07-27

In conjunction with our minister resident
there, to endeavour to procure the rati6
cation of the former convention and "a
come to an understanding with Spain, as
10 the boundaries Of Louisiana. Ii an.
peared at once that her policy was to re.
serve herself for events, and in the NEAR
time to keep our differences 10 an undeter.
mined state. This will be evident from
the papers now communicated TO you,
After nearly FIVE months of f~ruitless en-.
deavor to bring them to some definite aud
satisfactory result, our ministers ended
the conferences, without having been able
10 obtain indemnity for spnliations of any
description, or any satisfaction as to the
boundaries of Louisiana, other than a decla.
ration that we had no rights eastward oil
the lberville, and that our line &c the ives,
was one, which would have left US but a
string of land on that bank of the rivei
Mississippi. Our injured citizens were
thus left without any prospect OF retribu.
ton from the wrong door, and as to boun,
oary, each party was to take its cwu course
That which they have chosen to pursue viii
appear from the documents now commu.
nicated. THLY A%UTHoRIsE II IaFE.
RENEE THAT IT Is THEIR INTENTION TIC
Adv ON U Possessions. UNTIL
TuEY SHALL BE BY AN oP
POSING FORCE. Considering that CON
CREss ALONE Is CoksTITUTIoNALLY IN
VESTED WITH II POWER OF CHANG
ING OUR CONDITION FROM PEACE TIC
WAR, | havs thought II my duty to await
their authority for using force in any de.
gree which could be avoided. Ihave bare.
" instructed the Office RS stationed in the
neiehbourhood of the expressions, to pro.
tect our citizens from violence, to patrole
within the borders ~actuall, delivered to us.
and not 10 go out Of them, but when neces.
sary to repel an inroad, OF to rescue a citi.
| zen or his property j; aud the Spanish re.
4 manning at New Orleans are required to
depart without further delsv. IL ought &c
be- noted here that since the late changes in
abe state of aflirs in Europe, Spain h.:
ordered her cruizers and courts to respec,
Curtieaty with her.
- The conduct Of France, and the par,
she may take in the Observation-Disclosures be.
tween the Unitd States and Spain, are
too important to be uneonsidered. She
was prompt and decided IN her d~eciara.
lions, that our demands on Spain for
Preach spoliations, carried into Spanish
ports, were Included in the settlement be.
tween the United States and France. she
took at once the ground that she had &C.
quired no right from SPAN, and had mean,
10 deliver rs none eastward If the her.
Vile her silence as to the western boun.
dairy leaving US to inf the opinion
might be against Spain in that quarter.
Whatever direction she might mean to
give to those differences, it does not ap.
pear that she has conte mplAted their pro.
ceedIng to actu4l rupture, or that at the
date of our last advices from Paris her go.
vernment had any suspicion of the hostile
attitude Spain had taken aere. On the
CONTRARY we have reason to believe, tina,
she France) was disposed to effect a set.
dement, on a plan analogous to what our
ministers had pr posed + and 81 compre.
hensive as to remove as Ear as possible, the
grounds of future collision and controversy
on the eastern as well as the western side
OF the Mississippi.
The present crisis in Europe is II avora-
Bile for pressing such a settlement, and not
a moment should be lost in a~vailing our.
selves of it. Should it pass unimpsoVed,
cur situation would become more difficult.
Formal war ia not necessary, TITS not pro.
babe that it will follow ; 6ut The protect on
Of onr citizens, the spirit and hopor Of our
cam ~ require that fo'ce shouIa DC inter.
passed . a csriain degtee. 1t will probably
contribute To advance the object OF peace.
= But the course to be pursued will re-
uuire the command of means which it be-
longs to congress exclusively to yield or
deny. To them | communicate ever, TACT
material for their tutor nation, and the
documents necessary to enable them q