Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-28

wefe engagcd: tue sympathy which ,I,.
FRI. citizen. II Nurth Au,afica ~ for ,!,o
su..elines ot those who were comic n,t,n, ,cr
l,be,ty an emancipation iicm the ole Of
CiiSra;n in IL, southern part OF tie Alner;.
tan continent; ahi portrayed 10 him the
benefits to be derived iruu tue establish.
men, Of the repr, sentative system by III,
imme date formation Ola Cuagrc,s.
To these observations OH gins answer.
e.. that hr was not n.eE.Jle Ia ;ie friep..
slip Of tie United ;;;~Ie. Inli II was hy
Intention 10 institute Tree go ernmen, as
.oDn as Chile wls cai!e!y freed OF her en-.
canes and s.li!ci, atty ,,inGnilised for II.
cmDo,e i,:f ,i.:l tie present momcp, v.,
in,u,p,c.o1s .t- the commencement, ~
treat work that in times q: rubI;,. no.;
The presence OF congress had been i,,ri
extremely p,-tricious thai Mexico hal
been lost by con.,sss .hat the congr,,.
If Venezuela once lost thai country: and
tdat Bucnos Ayres had hccn endance,,5
by cor. rcss late.y, indeed. he admitted
the latter had learnt 10 act more in conc.r,
and with en- al.f prori:e,y.
The supreme L!..,tIr having in,;m,,4a
thai il was cyncct.L the United s,,,-
would recognize Tue independence Of Cbi
!e, and thai the Ch.,eatis would Grant .re.
c:a layors, ia commerce, 10 tie nation
(and it would be gratifying il the United
States should be the ration i!st maxim,
such recognition; Mr.. Bland rt Piled rha,
the single object OF his mission was 10 make
inquiry as TO tie true posture Of affairs in
Chile; that the United States would be
thankful tor any favor Of The kind, but that
they did not ask Tor Them ; that all they
desired was to he put on a footing with
other nations, and were willing 10 rely. as
to any advantages in commerce and nHiga.
ton, on tie skill and industry OF their mer.
chants and seamen that he had repaired to
Santiago in orde to procure, upon the spot,
accurate knowledge of the Country, of is
institutions, and of its capacities in peace
and in war that the government Of The U.
nited States only wished TO see is way
clearly, and would make no improper use
OF this information; and that any parlicu.
lars communicated to him from authority
might be considered as confidential, or
otherwise. lust as the supreme director
might deem most proper
The Supreme Director. O'Higyins id.
nii,ed tbe pronr;ety of authentic informa.
ton in order that tbe government Of tbe
United States mich, ar, ;n,ell;oontlv with
REGARD 10 South American affairs and told
Mr. Rl,nd ,b.,be youIj c,use IN official
statement 70 he made ont resnec,inp the
condition and resources of Chile, and pIa-
ced in his hands for that purpose which
nron;se the Supreme director compIied
with The statement makes a part ofNlr.
RIand's report concerning Chile.
During the intercourse between Mr.
Bland and O'HIggins, the former explain
ed TO The latter the motives which actua,ed
the President in the seizure of Amelia Is
land and in driving the bandi,ti from Gal
yezton and told him that the freebooters
who had been forced from those places
were NOT the oplv armed vessels whose off.
GERS and crews had INTERRUPTED the lawful
commerce of the United States, for that
some NJ IN. nr;v,,eers cr;z;no under re-.
o,l,r p,,r;o, commissions had committed
,,srrod,,;ors rnon ,ho;r trade ,b,, the
T. States would If III hazards defend the
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