The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-22

tied contempt of the public."-M Y Con,
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{ From the N. 4 Ep Post.
" Mr.. Ambassador,
have received the letters and the me,no;-
you have done me the honor to address N ~.
respecting the points in discussion betwixt Sna;n
ma, and the Jealousy of your court to the nro;aa.
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, which you ascr.be to the %
aeral government The intention of I,;s -.
rial majesty being to assure, by everv amc.hi.
means harmony and good understanding be-
.~ee'' TWO powers who have great an Inter.
es. 10 remain united, lost no time in calling m.
attention OF his imperial maiesty's m;n;.tan ~
n'potent'ary near the u. S. 10 the diff.rent ,aa
IONS you mad presented and have recommrn
aeo 10 nm to take every step proper To d;v.r,
'he federal government from every probe, sc
aggression against the dominions oYtbis Catho,;n
majesty, that do not form part of the cess;on -
Louisiana. So" oi
The treaties of cesson that COLONY or. =,
the hands of his imperial maiesty's m;n;s,. are IN
hlpotentiary; and the explanations which 7 ham.,
added thereto, leave TO that minister M dnuL,
respecting the territorial boundaries isyb;ch .h;s
cession comprehended. '"''
me eastern limits of Louisiana are descr;h.
I,. course OF me Mississippi, and after
81 .ne river iooerviile, lake Pnnchartrain.
t'on that terminates the TERRITORY coded hv c.:
To france IN virtue fthe treaty of The 30tb IT,
tosc, Sth year. France would not have Jar,om
oea OF SPAN any thing beyond those limits and
IS only substituted to the rights she had
s oqu'reo rom Spain, the u. S. canaot exact
81 pau more extensive cession of territory
ehess under some negotiation and stinulat,SHn
oetwixt the two powers, by some alterior ccn
ntion ior con
nope, sir, that the explanations which
nave entered INTO, may tend to do away the diff
ference between your government aad the u. s.
Oh inc points IN discussion points, which be-
ne placed IN their true light, and wth ;n,en,;on.
mutually, amicable, may be considerablv s;mnT
ico' ana upon which his imperial mai esty will
see with great satisfaction that the TIC ga.ir,'
ents come to agopd and ers a hd,nr
accept, Mr.. Ambassador, the assurances of
my high consideration VI
(Signed)
CHI. MAU. TALLEYRAND
His excellency Admiral Grayina.
ms Catholic Majesty's Ambasss-
Bourbon L'.frchambauit, sth Tier.
m'aor, l2fh year, (27th July, 1904. J
Mr.. ambassador,
&C laid before his ;nne-;ai zr,;,
as it was my duty, the note Won did me ,be
honor OF addressing to me, under date of the
2fth July, relative to discussion which has
arisen between the court of Spain and the go.
Vernment OF the U. States shall sIso. with
out deiay, submit to his consideration and
inspections the explorations which your ex-
|enenCy says you mean ~ give me yerbally
ana In writing on that occurrence. which
appears to you to threaten the friendIv inter
course existing between the United states
ana your court. Although the assurance of
your eXceiiency, that shall be furnished
WIN fuller disclosure and explanation.
oHgn' 10 induce me to suspend my opinion,
yet .ni"k may venture in anticipation to
say 'nat pls imperial majesty cannot but
ieei extremely concerned at the ,,ncerta;n
and disagreeable position in which this ;nc;
pient misunderstanding places two states
VINO are both the friends of France. and ,ba
ne VIII do all i'll his power TO prevent in time
a d1sa strOus issue " '''
For several months past have been kent
informed % by our charge dafaires near the
ieueiai government, of the pretensions of
th"t government to part of the territorv
at Florida, which, for fiscal reasons and
with view to establish their system ne cns-
toms, has become great object of ambition
Tor tne Americans and it has appeared TO
me- from these accounts, that the federal
government meant to employ every means
-. :" 10 PVT 10 CD am the cessiOn of This por-
u.h OF territory with Louisiana; but the high
sehse "nhIh should be entertained of that
justice and medication which charactey;zs
the President of the u. States personally,
mas no. permitted me to think, that he has
put threats, provocation, and war without
prete2<t, IN the foremost rank of the means
which are to be employed for the acquire
ment OF portion OF foreign tcrrnory. which
IL may be convenient for the IT, States IN rs
sess ~ P"'-
WITT regard to the second object of dis
Ssuss'"D, which your excellency does me The
hHnor to communicate to me in ynnr note.
nave to say. that had no previons kno,v
ledge whatever of it and. in fact. had
Known mat his Catholic majesty's minjst' r,
mao carried their condeseension TO the o..
Verhment ct the U. States so far as 10 ib
- 60 indemnify he latter for certain |
''''onS pretended to have been made by