The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-03
PHILApELPHIA. March 90

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H'F'rdet OF letter from a gentleman high Il, Of
fce M 1ie;:ico, to his friend in this CRY, datea
%oh December, 1869, receirrl BY the quaJ If iAe
| Ha00nHa. i.
The moment his exceleRcy the Viceroy
received the dispatch from Don Louis de Onj;,
announcing that the government of the United
states mad refused to acknowledge him as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenpoten,iary OF orr
Catholic monarch Ferdinand the 9TH he alopted
every measure which prudence dictated on the
occasion, ordering at the same time the creates;
vigilance on our frontiers and al, along our exten
! sWe coasts This unexpected event caused
/ much indignation among the Ioyai Mcxicans.
who hitherto had Aattered themselves that the
United States would sympattise with the Span
iards IN Their present calamity, and recinrocate
mat friendship and assistance they 81, l;i,eraIly
Afforded the Americans during their strJe.rle for
liberty and independence but in this hope
they now find themselves disappointed and the
eHects thereby produced in the public mind, is
by no means favorable towards the United States.
VI Tue receipt OF Don Louis de Onis's letter,
the iceroy convened the council, together with
.he three hscas Cor attorney generals) and laid
before them SAID despatch, requesting tl,eir OPT.
mon 'n the subject OF lis contents, which they de-
the I'D inst. .,h
-" The members assembled in the extraordina
~ council convened this day, having tsF,en INFO
considerations the copy OF the letter addressed to
your exce!lency, by Don Louis de Onis: which
your eAcellency has laid before them, arc o una
"'Inous opinion, and beg leave to inform YOUR ey
ceiency, that in the first place he ought 70 recog
hize Don Louis de Ons, az minister .pienipo
,ehiary and envoy extraordinary, of our lord the
ENG Don Ferdnand the Seventh, and in his name
of the Supreme Central tunts, near the United
otates OF America. 2ndiy That should the II.
states contrary to every expectation and wish ad
mt pienipotentlary or envoy from the intruder
Joseph Napoleon, as king OF SDain, this conduct
may be truly considered hostile, and in that case
your eXceilency ought to adopt, with respect to
tiiese doninons. q corresponding conduct in
relation 10 TIE United States.
= IDLY: In order that your excelIencv NAV
regulate your conduct GA this DELICATE subject,
we presume TO observe that il is necessary to re-
quest Don LOUIS de Onis to be pleased to com
Inunicate to your exceiency all such Instructions
and give you such Information as re may have or
shall hereafter receive from tie Supreme Central
Junta, together with uch other information he
may acquire respecting the United States, their
armaments and measures they IN ~ no " or here
after adoptIn regard to- Spain Your exceIency
may accordingly communicate th resolution tn
Don LOUIS de Onis, that he may make the neces.
sary use thereof whenever he thinks proper and
also to the coismandant Of the frontier provinces,
that he may be guided thereby, in the several
districts under his command"
Tie vlcerOy has also give'i orders to the tres
sury to accept and pay all bills drawn Inv Don
Louis de 0nis for objects connected with bis
mission"