Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-23
TRANSLArION.1
Don Manuel Gonzales Salmon TO DIR. Far

SVth.
SIR have received the note Won were
pieased 10 address To me Of the l2ih inst.
IN answer to THAI which had the honor
10 write 10 You on The l0,b, announcing
the decision which The King nv mastrr
had judged proper 10 adopt in relation TO
The Treaty concluded at Wa hineton be-
tween the governments of Spain and The
United States
In thaI note YOU begin by cpd"avnurins
10 Justify the meaning OF The expressions
Contained III yours OftIe 2lsi June. which
however appear not the less exiraordina-
nv and Surprising, az have already in
1imated 10 YOU. But, on this head, / re-
fer 10 what have had the honor 70
express 10 you in my said note. NV which
the question will be considered as on, al
rest, and that on no account Will il be
agreeeablr TO revive it.
therefore proceed! al once TO reply 70
tiie leading object of your noie md
Halter myself that my answer will con-
vince ven, on the one hand, that the go-
vernmeni OF his Catholic Majesty yonId
not observe course diifrreni from Iha,
which II Ias taken on t,lls occasion and
on the other, that The determination Of
his Majesty IN l0pt mat course. Is found.
CD upon his earnest wish, as | have al
ready stated 10 yOu, 10 establish the
amirabie relations of both our gevprn.
minis upon secure and permanent ba.
sis.
II Is a fact of general noforiety. and
must therefore be well known to you thai
az soon as The treaty concluded between
his Catholic Majesty and The government
Of the United Safes was received here
and It's stipnlaiions became known. This
important subject was taken iniotie most
srrions consideration by the King nv
master, as wei TO examine us provisions
mlnuieiy, as 10 investigate the couss-
qneuces 10 which II might give rise in
relation TO your government. From tina,
time, this important business has almost
exclusively occupied the attention of The
Spanish cabinet ; and II was not until az
Ter VI had received The most mature deli
brraiIon, that his Catholic Majesty re.
solved that no final decision could be
taken upon nit, Without previ ,usIy entering
INTO various explanations and rrlairciase-
mcniS win the government of the United
States of America.
Any other determination which migbt
have been taken previous 10 This slep.
would have beeG, TO say The least. pre-
Cipitaie, aud exposed to the inconvenIen-
ces which II is wished TO avoid and
especially aud 10 leave The relations good
UNDERSTANDING Te-cSia blIshpd between
bJih nations liable 10 Interpretations. but
80 place item on solid and stable prin-
clpies, IA permanent as The sincere aud
perfect FRIENDSHIP, and harmony hich il
Is 'esired 10 establish between the Two
governments.
The explanations and eclaircissements
desired by his majesty before detinjliye
resolution uld be taken hv him on the
affair ~ question, are not of nature TO
b. obtained by The lupaGs of a Drsyep-
ger despatched 10 The United States. and
The answer TO which could arrive here |
before The 22t Of the present month :and |
still less by reason of the retreat of fine |
Minister PpnipOieDIary Of his Catholic |
Majesty, who, having made the Treaty.. |
and being thoroughly possessed Of lie |
whole course of the negotiation. was best |
qualified 10 demand The explanations |
desired. Besides, il having been the |
uniform wish Of his Catholic Majesty to |
proceed with all possible care aud circnm |
speCiIOn ~ an affair Of such moment. and
having thus investigated il, az have be-
fore stated ioyOu, This circumstance COLD |
not nave gwen occasion for the despatch
OF tie messenger as inllnaied by YOU.
Nor could tie explanations alluded to
be entered into here under existing cir.
cufnsiances. OF account Of The want ~
tine ~ tie short spare proposed bv you.
HE Majesty has therefore resolved TO an.
poiut d couiidruiia person 10 proceed TO
lie government Of ihe United Stales for
Tie purpose IF Obtaining them thereby
giving ncw proof Df his Difference lor
tlie Americas government, by his desire
TO be thoroughly iniormedof every thing
which, haas passed IN relation to Tie Trea-
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