Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-24

as public mofty 20 public ends, or left In :ke
public Golfers. 1t must he remembered, more
over. that whatever may have been the destiny
'ot these unballowed spoiiS, they cannot wei,
have failed 10 be iHstrunental IN melIctatihg
the condition of the country. They afforded
extraordinary pecun;ary means, which, as far
as they extended, must have saved IL from an
-augmen tation al iis burdens or, 10y relieving
the or binary revenue, made that rev enue ade-
uuate 10 various improvements, either ofuSr or
beauty, which otherwise IL conld not have ac-
compiished. The territories, therefore, Uuder
the sHay at niurat, must be- snpl osvi Ia have
returned IL his Siri,ian majesty less exhausted
niOre enubeliished, aud more rrOspeien>, HAN
ii the property OF American c,iZems had not. in
The mean time, been sacrificed 10 c"pit'itN AMI
cun,ing IL must farther he remembered, that
pas ot The riol eity was rOtoriOusiy ut.Otct
10 the pnbic service. Sure OF tae vessels
by Tire ordcsS OF Muvat, were, on account
" Their excellent construction. converted ihto
vessels cf var, aud. as such. commissioned by
The .ovcin,nent and the undersigned IS in-
formed ihai they are now M the pssseS,lon o.
the officers OF his Sicilian majesty, amt used
ana cauned IS belonging TO aim.
The undersic ned having thus Drieiiy explain
ed tn the Marquis iii Cirueilo tie nature ct tile
claim, which .he government OF The Uiied
States has commanded linn to submit to Tie
rejection OF the government OF h,s Sictiidn ma
Jesty, turbearS at present to multiply arguments
M support of il. He feels assured that the
equitable disposition of his majesty renders
superiiuous the further illustrations OF wmchit
is susceptible.
l. The undersigned has the honor TO renew 10
his eNccllency the Maiquis di lircelio the
assurances OF his distiug ushed consideration.
WILLIAM PINhNEN.
The next paper is letter from MIR.
Pinkney 10 The Secretary of State, dated
September IS, 1916, stating that all his
eXcr;ions have failed to obtain an answer
10 his official note OF August2t. The ioi-
loving is an extract from slr. P's letter (:
. 1t has been mentioned TO me by those in
! whom have confidence, that this government
has been extremely perpeXed by the demand
contained in my note, aud has il under constant
and anxious consideration that, fearing after
| much consultation to take the ground Suggest
ed tor II, las think, in America, of irrespons-
| bilty for snch acts of Murat's government as
my.note set forth il has been and stills search
| ing tor information as to facts /; that dliigcut
| inquiry, for example, has beeG made, aud is get
| making, for the original papers of the different
| vessels and carSoes. for which we require COM
| pensation, or Tor such evidence as might sup
| ply their place; and that tits probable that in
| the end an attempt will I've made TO encounter
| at least part OF onr demand with proof (good
| or bad) that case is not altogether such as
| we supposed il 10 be, la as circumstances.
| L am told their search after the papers OF
the vessels and eargoes is not likely to be very
successful very few, perhaps none, remain ;
and IL Is not easy TO conjecture what saiiSiac-
tory or even plausible substitutes they Can
| procure Documents TO be continued.