Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-31
Negotiation With Spain.
Dec.ments trqHsmfiei 10 Congress By tie
President II t'c United States.
No. /.
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Don Lliis de DRis 10 tks Secreta,'g of Suite
SIR ann under the necessity ofcalling your
attention, and that Of the President, TO what
has occurred at Baltimore in relation 10 the
TWO pnvnteers or pirates, which have lately
entered the bay OF Chesapeake, and row are
within the proper limits of the state of Mary
'and the one commanded By captain Taylor,
and the other by captain STANFORD. Ii islOto-
rlous thdt these privateers, manned and armed
W. the ports of the union, sailed ON a cruise "a.
gainst the Spanish commerce, and have return
ca TO the waters OF Maryland with apart Of the
plumber and booty they have taken gu board OF
Spanish and Portuguese vessels.
For the due conviction of this outrage, .he
necessary orders 81 warrants were sent, ~ the
request of tie consul OF his catholic majesty
m Baltimore, TO the marshal OF that city, to
proceed TO the arrest of the aforesaid priya-
teers, aud tor its execution gan boat was
granted by the collector of the customs. All
this, however, was in vain I; the marshal gave
no effect 10 the orders issGed for this arrest );
and Lis maiesty's consul, seeing tia: sight G;iys
had Ssed without the marshal taking single
step Ia fulfil the orders he was charged with
called GpoH him, and claimed their execution
upen which he replied categorcally," that he
unwilling TO proceed 20 The arrest of The
said priyateerS, because il vas not his duty TO
execute 1t, except they had entered the port OF
BaltmOre bat by no means in the bay althof
within the district Of tire state" The consul
lately applied 10 the district attorney, COM
planning Of this conduct and he acknowiedg-
ed, thar indeed II was very extra binary but
he TOOK 80 steps Ia remedy il, or TO enforce the
observance of tho laws of the United States
in ease OF so scandaoHs AN example. These
facts speak for themselves and the mere state
Dl1nt OF them 10 sufficient 10 make you and the
President thoroughly sensible of the nonstrOus
con sequences which The irregular conduct of
fids marshal may lead 10. II is perfectly evi-
dent that The public treaty between Spain and
the United states, and the late act of Congress,
sanctioned as general law for the more strict
observance ofthc neutrality efthe same States,
with foreign powers, are SCandalOuSiy tTdmpIcd
under foot la Maryland; and that the marshal
by formally disObeying the lawful authority OF
the state, aud that of the general government
OF the union, protected the hOStIlitics and pira-
cies carried on against the trade of nation,
IN state ofpedce and amity with the y. States
I cannot, therefore, do less than TO demonstrate
in the name OF The king, my master, against so
manifest violation Ut the neutrality of this
republic, - is laws, and of the treaty existing
between the two powers, and 10 request that
you Will be pleased TO obtain of the President
the most prompt and eifectnal orders, to cause
the mas shall of baltimore TO do his duty, and II
requisite justice TO the subjects of his majes-
~.
II is my duty also to call your attention aud
that of the President, 20 tle conduct Ofthe add
ventuJer, Sir GTegOr M'GregOr, who since he
was IL arms with the bands of insurgents in the
province ct NeDe2ueia, has come 10 these
States, and been constantly engaged in enter
prizes 20 invade disturb The Tranquility of
his catholic maJeSty's possessions in that part
or tne WUItU. re a1cly lcC]ulISQ III INulieS-
ron "A great number OF adveutnrerS, and among
Them several persons OF note, viz one Rouse
son of a colonel Of That name. an iuhabitant of
that city; one Chami ION, who was commissa-
rs ia the service Of thc United States G the late
war. and stCTekecper Of ordnance ore Heath,
a iawyeY of thc same place and many Others
whose Games pass over. lie purchased, I'M
der u b0rtoNe3 uame, brig OF considerable
burden, which nc de, patched with passengers
TO New Orleans Ou the 18th of last month and
OH the tollswiHe DAY, he went on to Savannah
in the stage, a. cording To common report, to
recruit more people. His subsequent pro-
ceedings and hostile preparations IN the bo-
som OF this uuiOu, against the possessions of The
Spanish monarchy, are notorious, ~ announced
with a scand1lOus publicity IN many papers of
these States. ! hope, then, that you and the
President will apply the energy OF Your zeal,
for good order and the observance of the pub,
lie lavys, hv restraining these excuses and vex-
ations which cotnpTomt the neutrality which
the President has proposed to preserve ia the
dispute suhsiStiog between the king, my mas
yer, aud sonit Of liIs provinces in rebellion and
render null. as you may imagine, the security
in which the government Of his ca tholc mai es.
a. rests in reliance on the safeguard Of tie
said laws, aud on that Of The general priuc.
pies Of puhiic good faith. which serve as the
ba-is Of thr tranquility and friendly inter
oourse Drtwecn the nations and governments
Of the World.
I renew, SC.
(Signed LUIS DE ONIS.
P6a4atlphia, Glh July, 1917.