Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-04

VIC governments. Tor tile mutual heneu
II .aclr respective subjects and citi
lens.
II might be permitted to con;ectur,
V,e motives which have Induced his ma
ics;s 10 transfer the ne location here,
hClieye should not mistake IN designa
ting, as the principal one of them, IT,,
tn'r,ledge MS a,aiesly has Of your ia
hats, of yonr Justice. Justification and
0: tie cnnciliatory disposition which sou
manifested III your conferences with Mr..
Fe'alos, TO concur in The settlement OF
these discussions and, as tie second,
uiis--ihat, IN the moment of the arrival ut
the queen, hls august spouse, and of the
festivities incident 10 this happy event,
his majesty could not give the attention
wli.cil was requisite 10 these affairs, which
fscoasilered of The first Importance
ou are too Just not 10 appreciate these
motives, and Hoi 10 see III item any thing
tui 4 new proof of the anxiety of his ma
Jest, 10 avoid all delay or inactivity. The
President, Informed 10y YOU of these mo-
tNcs, will, faiter myself, form tie same
o,Inior, aud see the necessity of my wait
tx for the necessary instructions from
my sovereign, before subscribe 10 the
points which ought to form the basis of this
treaty. The short delay which may re-
salt from this, will be amply compensated
for and will! mutual advantage, if Won
would place me in a situation to inform
my government - the principal points on
winch the government of the u. States
wish To see this ncgociation turn. You
know that etvou lia,eoni, made known
TO me, III our first conference, that if we
were 70 go into a discussion of the rights
OF the two powers, Us was done by you
II 4, h.
ipSt, and eaci, Of us would retain bis opin-
i3n. You know that agreed TO this; but
~ ihe same time minated that saw no
other more certain mode of accomplish
ing Tic object which thetwo overs had
IN view, since II must he with a hnowi-
edge of the respective rights of each par
~ that we ought 10 begin In fixing the in
frmnities and compcnsatlons, which be-
longcd TO each, OH the principles of equ-
", Justice and convenience and that the
only way al avoiding this, and OF shorten
iGg the negotiation, would he, that the
Two powers, giving up all prttensions and
allidea of rivalsl,ip and ggrandisement,
sl"u!d agree between themselves, ia good
faith, to fixtheir limits according TO equity,
Justice, and mutual convenience, so that
they should not be liable TO be violated
by the subjects of the one or The other,
and IN way 10 avoid the renewal of the
complaints which had given rise 10 misun-
dcrstandings. You approved an idea so
liberal, so generous, and so demonstra-
tive OF the disposition of the king, my
master, TO accommodate the u. States i'll
whatever might be agreeable To them, if
not Incompatible with his interests and
in consequence, Won made known 10 me,
that the United States wished 10 unite TO
thoi,. ,l1nin;nnc tl,a f,yO EioriIac ~,
The former negotiations, the cession of
West Florida, To the Rio Ptrdido, was a.
lone spoken of, and as his majesty was
ignorant Of the new desires of this gov
eminent, sad TO you, that although
did not positively know whether his ma
iesty would deprive himself of East Flori-
ia, and OF tile important Port of PenSa-
cola, which was the key of the Gulf of
Mexico, vet the desire of his majesty To
gratiiy this government was great, and
that il was very probable he might agree
10 it, provided that, on the part Of the u.
States, there should be offered 10 him a
Just equivalent, and one OF reciprocal con-
ve1icnce
leaveto your impartiality and justice,
and to that ofthe whole world, TO say, if,
on the part OF his ajesty, a more posi-
tive proof is wanting of the interest which
he takes in arranging these affairs i'll
friendly manner, and, if should not find
myself more authorised tn doubt Of equal
dispositions on the part of the u. States,
IN consequence of the proposition which
Won made me, not only of not giving any
thing in exchange for the two Provinces,
the session of which the United States de-
sire. butrcquring that his majesty should
cede to them a part of another, which has
been in The uninterrupted possession of
HIS majesty for more than two hundred
years.
am. nevertheless, very far from judg-
ing il thus. A firm and permanent ar
raugement Of all points of difference, is
equally useful and necessary TO both ma
tIous. 1t ought to fix the basis of the
happiness oftlleir respective subjects and
citizens; and, 70 obtain this, If ought ne
cessarily tc be founded in Justice, equity
and mutual convenience. His majesty is
disnosed TO conclude it on these terms
and he has too much confidence in the
well known rectitude of this adminisirati.
on to think that it could solicit ii on 9th
er terms.
You arc pleased also TO inform me in
: onr esteemed note, that TO the proposifi-
ons which have suggested as worthy of
the consideration ofmy govt that OF the u.
States cannot agree and that abandoning
tie arrangement of limits, you desire only
TO Know if am disposed 10 sign conven-
ton for settling the injury sustained by
The AmerlcaD commerce, and by the
sApPr s<iOn the deposit at New-Or-
leans.
As The propositions which, have made