Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-28
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE or R.FRh" >EAIAT.VES.
UeinesdGg, March Is

The following m So" was received
from the Pre- dent OF tie Uaitcd States:
To tie Ssnatp and HopSe If Rpres. MA.
Tires IF The listed .Sa:ts.
row lay beIore congress ali the H.
formation in the possession o! the Execa.
tive, respecting the war with the Semi
loies, and the measures which it has
been thought proper to adopt, for III.
safety Of our fellow citizens, on the
rOn;isr exposed to I eir rtyages. The
cncios. d documents sbcw thai the host.,.
tiles Of this tribe we're unprovoked, the
f-prins of spirit, Iorg Cherished ani
nitrn manifested towards the Cnitel
sites, ard that, III the present Instance,
il va, extending Itself to ctierlr.bes, aEG
daily assuming more serious aspect
soon as the nature and object ui Ia,
combination we're perceived, tie Ma
jor GcrcrAl Commanding the souther.
hiris;nn Of the troops Of the United
States, vas ordered to me theatre of &C
tor, charged with the management Of tie
war, L vested with the powers necessary
to give il efieet. The season of the year
beinc unIsvo,abe to active operation,
and tie recesscs oi the country al
for,ing shelter to these sayages, in case
of retreat, may prevent u prompt termi.
uatien of he war, but it may be fairly
presumed, tat it will not be long belcre
thi, tribe ard il. associates receive tie
punishment which taey have provoked
and Justly meritcd.
As almost the whole Of this tribe IL.
habits he country within tie Limit, VI
FIcrids, Spain vas boand, by the t'eat'
{ 1.9j, 10 restrain them from commil
tirg hcstlities against the United States.
we have seen, With regret, la, her 60.
vcrnment hiss altogether failed to iulfil
this obligation, nor are We aware that 1t
made any effnIt ia that effect. When
we consider her Utter inability To check.
| even in the slightest degree, the move
NETT Of this trb', by her very snail
d incorP' tert hrce, in FLORIDA, We
are not hisp, sd 20 ascr.be the failure TO
any otter cause. I Ire LIABILITY however
OF S.sin u maintain her aLtksritg over
The territory and iHdisrs, within her Ii,
| mis-, and ia consequence t. Ia iii In trsa-
! Z, ught not to expos the United states
t. otiler and graatcr Injuries Where
| tie a. thor,ty Il Spain csssrs TO exist
there tie United State. have a right 10
! pursge their enemy, % a principle o.
sell defence. IL this il stance, the ig,i
is IN re complete and obvious, because
we shall perform only what Spain was
bound To have performed herself To
the high obligations AID privileges Of tits
great and sacred ri.h, of sclfdelpncc,
vii! the movement ct sgr trosps be strict
" confined orders have been given -
the general in command not 20 enter re
r;Ia, unless il be in pursuit Of tGc enc
! ny, aud ~ that case - respect the Spa
| nish authority wherever il is maintli' ell
and be wil DC instruc ted 10 withdraw hi.
forces from TIE province, as soon d be
shall have reduced that tribe 10 crde.
and cured Our f2:iow c,.Zeus in thlt
! qusrt-r, b. satisfactory arrangements, &
ganinst IT'S unprotected and savage hcs-
/ li!i.res 20 future.
JAMES MONROE.
Washington, .td,ch %.
Another message IVES received from
The president OF the United Statrs, in
compliance with the resolution q I'll.
House Of the 10th December last, trans
uniting copy Of the Documents which
Il rs Thought proper to c"mmunicat' r"'s'
ting u the independence and condition
# the Spanish PROVINCES Of sOuth Ame-
rica.
Another message ~as also r"ce.ret
from the presiden', in conformity TO
resp!utisn of the Horse Of Representa-
tiye., transmitting a statement of the J.
tsms OF expenditure BY tie cGuiulSsioref ;
under certain srtnlcs Of tie treaty OF
Ghsat
These several Messages WITH the ac-
! cOnpanirg Ducgmsni. were ordered