Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-06

|entrrlnS into the DeSotta'ioh' uoioro
YOU have received your instrue.
|tions.
have the honor to be, nc,
JAMES MONROE.
Translation OLA letter from the
Che,aIier de Onis 20 the Secreia y
Of State. d ted
Washington, Feb 81. 1917.
SIR-ln the ntIicisl letter which
you did me the honor 10 di Get me
yesterday, you site that you had
taken into ron ide alton the content
Of mine Of the 10Th instant, and con-
Iihing yourse I TO one puiat only out
Of many on which il touches. OF the
Igrcstesi Importance. as think 10
the ,sterest. Of both nsiions. YOU say
that If GU h d correctly understood
the meaning Of my letter. al the
same time that manifest desire
20 conclude lre,.ty for the adjust
ment Of ALI the differences existing
between s'Iiain and the United Sta, 5
|; do not consider myself autho ised
ca do 50 until | receive the ins'ruc-
items ffoH my sovereign Of which I
am in daily expectation You ask
me ii tnis is the true idea which |
had wished TO give you, and add
Ih 4 if il is. although We must la
ment tue delay. il is moi perceived
that any advantage can he derived
from entering lnio the negotiation
until | receive my instructions
q nv note above mentioned. made
known u you. with the csndsur and
sincerity which characterize me the
causes TO which attribu ed The delay
in receiving the instructions eonsc-
guent on the powers hich bis M jes.
(, had given me ; and do not doubt
that the President will have found
them as ust. as the reasOns stated
10 yon demonstrating that a partial
which did not embrace
all The points or disagreement be-
tween the two nations, cannot ac-
eomplish the sbje.I of the one
or the other hirh is 10 get
clear Of these disagreements AMI
10 take care that the. are not
renewe ed in future. The treaty ip
question ought TO provide for The US,
Of the sub ect, and citi.
zens Of the respective parties !; in
il the limit, between the two powers
should he fixed agreeable totheir re
spectiye rights, 20 equality. TO JUS
tiee and reciprocal convenience.
Finally, il ought TO comprehend DIFF
fsrent stipulations analogous TO the
new state OF relations If intimacy
which is about 20 be established be-
tween the two governments for the
greater encouragement Of their re.
proeai commerce. You know that
ALI these points have SO Intimate q
connection with each ether. that il
is not easy 20 separate Them. aud on
the other hand they are of such
that ] consider Il psces-
sary TO avail the arrival Of my in-
siruetions. before I eonsiude d &
ni,ivei. treaty Involving aff,irs o.
sueh magnitude. Nevertheless. as
We cannot hut feel this delay very
sensibl,, which most probably will be
short. aDSious on my part TO essen
il SO far as depended Oh me, l have
suggested 20 YOU hat We might be-
gin 10 discuss The p,-ints of least in
pertance. 20 The end of having the
work 10 state of forward ess whea
The instructions should arrive but
since YOU prefer waiting for the r
arrival. will agree 10 what you May
resolve on /; persuaded that GU DO
not take less interest Than l DO. in
fixing the relations OF amity between
Ire to countries. on q footing the
most solid and Durable.
LUIS DE ONIs.
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