Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-24
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From the National InteHisencer.1
NEGOTIATION WITH NAPLES

INCUBATION WITH NAPLES.
On the 2d March, the President COM
munlca,ed to The House of Representa-
lives of the United States Report f,on,
The Department of State, TRANSMITTING i'm
pursuance to the request of thai boJv
information relative to the claims of ,per,
chants of the United States for their pro.
perry seized and contiscatet under the
authority OF the King of Naples.
We give selection of The PRINCIPAL
Documents, and an Abstract of the Re-
nia'nAer. The first Document is as foI-
lows
ErtTdct' Of a IdterJrom Dir. Mcnroe Secretary If
ot%e, to ~. Pia6asy, special miaister to Is-
PCS, dated department ct State, May IL, 1916.
Belng appointed by the President. with
the advice aud consent Of the Senate envov
extraordinary aud minister plenipoteniiary IN
the emperor OF Russia and. III a similar tTust
to The A.02 OF Naples, the duties OF the latter
mission, which is special, will enpare vo,,r
attention IN tie FIRST instance. The WasIiipp
ton, ship OF the line, is ordered into the Che
sapeake, 10 receive on board and IN couve.
You ana your family To Naples. Yon will be
iuinished with the usual commission aud letter
oil crcdcnce TO the king.
" principal object of yOnr mission IN M
pies Us, to obtain indemnity for the losses
which our citizens sustained by the iIIegaI
SEIZURE aud contiscation of their property by
WIG LNNdpoIttdH iOu vii no
furnished " iilI such evidence ia support Of The
claim, as rs in possession OF this Department
lpd rs notice has been given TO the coliectors
of the principal cities of Your appointment and
its object, tbatit might be communicated To
tie parties interested, it is expected thar von
VIII receive much further fight on the snbiact
directly from them.
The President does not entertain doubt
OF the right of the United States. To a culI in
demnity OF those losses. They were n6icted
government nf tl,n
ont The slightest cause. The commerce. of the
United States was invited Into the NeapoIitan
ports by special DEGREES, with the promise of
protection ana encouragement, on The faith Of
Which, many SHIPS having entered with yalua
bic carsoes, the whole amount was seized hv
The government itself, and converted to mn hIicc
use. For this very extraordinary and m,l,Wtni
act, no pIeaias been urged that we have heard
Oh, except tlat OF necessity, whicll is no argu-
ment against indemnity. Tie injury helm,
Inflicted by government in full possession II
the sovereignty of The country EXERCISING all
ltS powers, recognized by the nation and Inv
ioleiGiI powers, by treaties and by other for
III i acts OF the highest authority n * nor nor
ceivcJ on what ground an Indemnify can no
refused. Nc principle is better established
than that The nation - reSpunsi bic for tho acts
OF ITS government, aud that a change i'm The
authority does not aliect lie obljgaI,on H.,
the disOrdercd state 81 that country for several
years past, Il has been thought useless 10 nrcss
this Clam, bat, now that affairs appear to no
bclter settled, it would be improper LONGER to
delay. The president INDUCES "A strong hone
that reputation Will now be made ia tIte dis >
Charge OF this trust, in the manner of The nn,o
alton, and IN tue provision for Tie debt
should such be made, you will manifest a spir;t
OF cCnciiiatIOn towards The government OF
NaPies: ANY reasonable acc ODmodatiUn. as
10 the time and the mode of payment 4, Lich
may be desired, will be ceertully allowed
~ you viii be well acquainted win the
nain'eOt these claims, and Tie right Of the
Onited states to ah indemnify with the prin-
Cipics on which IL is founded. and i,e .,rgn
hents and facts which support it. il is m.
necessary tor Inc to enter further into tj,e
suhlect. he President has full confidence
that nothing will be wanting on yonr part IN
sccnre s;iceess TO the mission. Satisfied thar
Nnn wiii discharge It's duties with eunal ability
aud discretion, II is thought Improper bv foo
much precision, 10 impose any restraint on
y0uTjudguvnt, eitber as TO the manner or Tie
srgarnciu to be used ~ Tie negotiation.
' oar mission to Naples being speciaI ifs
Object limited, and being LIKEWISE aBticipafed
hN the Nsdpollian government, il is ext,ected
tbat ~ lnay I've concluded in u icw lntefyt,vvs
IL Is very important that tie United States
Should be represented 1t st. Petctsbnrr, u, A
minister Ut the highest grad, eu,yt,, cal ~,
them without any delay which can be ,,,niJed
The President desires, therefore, that you " M
use every effort ~ your pJwer TO tefu1.p4te tlts
business with Naples as soon az n may ne uo..
sibie, ana that you viii proceed thence. ini,ne.
diatcy afterwards, to 81. Petersburg"
The next paper is " Extracts of letter
from hT. Plnkney, Minister at Naples
to Tie secretary OF State, dated Naples
Angus Goth, 1916" 1t gi, es an account
OF AIR. PlnkncSs reception and his first
conversation with the Ncayolitdn Minis
Ter. &c.
The nest paper is hIr. PiEhncys off
ciai Nntc 10 the Nrapoi'ian Munster. on
tic subject Of Ibis mfssipn, Sc.