Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-28
orr RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.

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dore cambridge, of the Navy.
OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
We have crowded in Il large portion of
the Documents respecting our Relations
with Spain, transmitted by the President
10 the Senate, i'll compliance with their
resolution of Thursday last.
The documents appear naturally to d.
vide themselves into three chapters.
The first series in chronological order,
hut second in the order of publication, a.
arranged under the letter Il, comprizes a
continuation of the correspondence be-
tween Mr. Secretary MONROE and the
Spanish Minister, the first part of which,
twill be reco.lected, was communicated
to Congress at their last session, and was
then the subject of much public and pri-
yaie remark
The second series in the order of time,
but last in that of publication, (under the
letter &, comprizes The discussion aud
correspondence between our Minister IN
Spain (Alr. EHvING) and the Spanish
Minister of Foreign Affairs, which ter
minated in transfer of the negotiation
10 Washington by the Spanish govern
ment, on The ground of alledged want of
time TO enter into ii ut Madrid.
The third series as to date, but FIRST IN
the order of publication, and first also III
importance, as shelving the actual pos
furc of our relations with Spain, compri-
aes the recent correspondence between
Mr. Secretary MoN and Don LUIS
DE ON2s, in consequence of the transfer
OF the negotiations by the Spanish go
vernpent to this place. From this cor
respondence, which appears 10 have fer
minated no longer ago than on Friday
last, it appears that the Spanish Minis
ter, though he has powers from his go
vernment to treat, has, after all, no in
structions.
Thus, then, the matterrests. The dis
cussion is unrcasonably DELAYED, not 10
with Spain and every thing respecting
Them is in suspense. We do not disco
YER those features of hostility, OH the
whole view of the case, which report had
taughtus TO expect but it is quite clear,
from the generalaspect of these doc
Inents, that our relations will, Spain are
far from being i'll a satisfactory state.
Nat. Int.
In the SENATE, Yesterday, much BUSH
ness was done Among other things.
the supplement TO the Claims Law, a.
mended so as to retain the present Com
missioner, was passed.
In the House of Representatives,, the
bill To erect the western part OF the Mis-
sissippi Territory into state govern
lnent, and for the admission thereof into
the union, was debated land, after vain
attempts to amend it so as to include the
whole territory in the new state, the bill
was orderedto I; third reading. The bill
a, Of taf oil,
forunauthOriZed militia services during the
late war, received its quietus for the pre-
sent session; having been ordered TO lie
on the table, with the evident intention
that IL should not be resumed. Much o.
yher business was done, which shall be
detailed hereafter.
The House of Representatives of Ken
kucky have passed an act by avery large
lnaiority, for LAYING and collecting fax
ofsix cents in the hundred dollars, upon all
goods introduced into that state through
any other channel but the Mississippi;
the friends of the act dcclared their objects
10 be, to put stop TO purchases Ofgoods
in tic Atlantic cities, and to promote the
growth of Newt Orleans as the capital of
the wcsti As tho orators on this Occasi-
on commended that they might do as they
pleased III their own stale, ana as the
legislature of Pennsylvania must have
the same right, would ii not be as well
for us Pennsylvanians 10 initiate so wise
an example, by making dam at the
mouth of the Monongaheia and another
at the mouth of the Allegheny, so that
we may thus dry up the Ohio, prevent
the KentuckiaBs getting TO New-Orleans,
keep all our water TO ourselves, or sell as
much as would float Kentucky boat al
six cents for each hundred dollars of
freight. Aurora.
NEW-YORK. February %.