Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-21
DOCUNIENTS
Transmitted TO both houses Of Congress, ,ciM
the Message ofthe President, Of 7th Dee.
1910. CONTINUED

ssnerdf Instructions to Nr. Forsyth, Ni,,is-
ier Pfe"tp0tentia'y to Spam.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, Stb March, 1919.
john FORSYTH ;--sIR The tseaty o. dH.iiy,
settlement, ana limits 6etireeR the Gaited St,t1s
aud Span. concluded on The I'D uitinio, ana ratj-
fed On me part Of The United States, hGuing orr
ded fer the adjustment of all inporialt subjects Of
diHerence beiiceen the t,r0 nlii1ns the FIRST oG-
lect 81 your mission riH be 70 0htaia the rdtjfca-
ton Of me Spanish gorernBGnt AID receire II IN ca
change for oars, the dut.Rtic insfi1 snt of c,ich
IS committed 10 yJIu Charge. The u. States
ship H0rt, captain Read, is ia readiness ut BoS-
ton, and ordsrs hare been despatched u,Ger ,chick
you m'h take passage an herJa Cediz. IL is de-
strd6ic that oushouid entbGr; scithout dctuy. On
your dr'irdi ia Spuin, the Hornet uM re.,tain at
Cddtz, subjrct 10 y1r orders until ti,, e.chaape of
the notifications can De CRESTED And II, as is an
tic'pated no obstacle should intervene to deity that
transaction, you ,pai, upon recsiring the SDauish
ratified copy, Immediately farwardt 10 captain
Read. Nth directions to bring IL immediately TO
me United Safes. rs The uucrior destination of
ths Ho,net riH 6s tie Cuff Of Ie.rico, the port to
mh'ch a. bewiH advisable JOr himt COME, ,oiH be
Neic York.
On erehunsHg The notifications, certificates of
he Jdct rM BE-. mutually executed and deiireJed
6y you and the SpaBiSh Minister Ui,h rhUm you
tciH make the eashdHge. Copies Of that wiich
passed M 6oih languages on the erchdnge of the
mUcdttons Of The contention Of the ilth 1ugast
lS02, are .norc furnished you, ana ,riH serCe as
tof7ns to be Used al the performance Of this cere-
mong. On this occus,0R, US upon alt others upon
~hteh you may hdce occasion to execute any docu-
mem jOiW, or reciprocal uik u foleign Minister
Of State, you ci be carefuit to prese,e TIE right of
met Ha66 States TO the alternative Of being irst
au"ed ana your ocn right, as their repreSe1tdt
TO sign hra an the papers erecHted iuitiie "a the
eoume'psr's. hr other contracting purity wW be
n"hped .tTa and The Foreign Minister wW
FRS sign and seal Il rigid adherence 10
tafs practice has become accessory, because IL is
strictly adhered to by all the European sorereigRs,
IA fAelr compact ,rith one another; and because
We y: Staesharing heretofore sometimes J0TJorne
20 ctd'm thtS conrfntiondl indication Of eJtai dig
hfy some appearance of disposition to duege the
precedent against them, affecting their right to
II 'rds manifested by the British yienPoi
o" erecutiae the conreationot Sd Jug, loi5 amd
6y Or. dc ORis. at the dIalcins up ind signing
OF thus tredtg The scrupie lras, ho,rerer, ia both
cases abandoned. and the right " The IT, States to
the alternative scaS conceded 1t is not erprcted
mat It riA hereafter be questioned, md goa iciu
CONSIDER II as Standing Instruction TO abide by IL
an tae erecmlon ot any instrument or compact,
Whtcis as public minister Of the Ohi6ed Suites,
y0u may be caited TO sign.
otter tLe srchaage Of the ratification your at
tentiOR UH be directed TO The object II carTyiHs the
provisions Of The sreaty into e0fct The orders
for the eracuat!Oa by the !Sp5niSh officers and
troops, o. The piaceS 0ccupie. by them ia ihe FiOri
ddS, ,ciH no doubt BE- immediately issued and Us
the transports and escort for coRrpying them 10
the Hdraaa, are to be furnished by tie URised
States, 1t is hoped you toM obtain copies # the or
ders, and transmit them here Uith the ratification
Of the treaiy. fou tciH think it udrisaLie 10 keep
the Spanish government reainded of the aeeessity
TO include an tie order for the dehrery Of posses
sion, tat of all the arclires and documents reiof-
tng 10 The dominion AVID Sovereignty The dppoinf-
ment OF commissioner and SuTCey0r, for running
the line of the cestern bounddry must also be keDf
IN remembrance and notice giceR 10 as as soon as
possible after their appointment You rH collect
fny UYsb af fbD H..
documents relating to claims NJ citizens of the Uni
fei States upon the Spanish gcue1anent, uhich
hare been deposited then and uhich come ,cithin
the description 81 claims TO be exhibited to The COM
m'ss'ont,s Rnder the iith article Of the treaty
You rN send all these dOcameatS together uiih
the ratified treay to this department. yetaiuiag
iptlre lasts Of them md RecRSsai1 copies OF
such papers for which no eguiraient Substitute
could be produced an case Of their being LOST
Should you hare reason 10 belieue that anu dOclt-
menfs mhich you should be able to specify yere in
possession OF the Spanish government tending TO
eiHCiddte GRy OF these cidiD,S you UH eHdeaLOr to
OBTAIN them. The treaty prOrideS that they shall
Ge tHhiSied at the dGmdRd Of the commissioners.
but as much lime may DC SdUed, II they can be sent
here TO be ready whn The commission ICiI be or
gdni=ed, and commence The exercise fits functions
you TW should the occasion present uself use BouT
endeaU0rS 10 that effect.
Certificate aud exchange of Notifications.
r9oredto an the preceding Instructions.
We, John Quincy Adams, Secretary OF
State 10 the United States of America, and
Don LUIS de Onls Gonzales Lopes Vara,
Lord OF The town of Rayaces, Macadina,
| LagaTierd, Member OF different Acade-
mics and Societies, both national and TO-
reign, perpetual RegidOr Ofihe corporation
OF The city OF Salamanca, knight Grand
| Cross OF The Royal American Order OF
uhaIl fltaa( az "A. A II.
Lys OF La Vendee, Knight PensiOner oiibe
ROYAL and Distinguished SpaBisii Order
81 Charles The third, Member oi the Su-
Preme Assembly OF the said Royal Orde,
| OF The council OF his Catholic Majesty
his Secretary with exercise OF DEGREES, and
his Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
| PlenlpOieniidry near Tie Uulied States oil
Amerlca-cerlliy, that The Notifications OF
the convention between tie said United
States OF America aud his said Majestic
concluded on the Illli day of August.
| 1902, accompanied with all suitable so,
iemDlIles; and after due comparison "a 4
| viii the other, aud with the original ex
amples Of The convention, have been "a.
changed BY us this day.
In witness whereof, we have sioued
this aci in duplicates, and have sealed rhe
same with our respective seals, at Vie
City OF Washington, this 2Isl day OF De.
cembcr, 1878.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS IL. S
| LUIS DE ONIS H.. S.
The Secretary Of State to Don Luis de Oais.
Department OF STATE,
Washington, 10Th March, 1910.
Don Luis de Onis, Envoy Extraordinary
aud Minister Plenipotcnuary from
| Spain:
SIR: By the eighth article Of the treaty
of amliy, settlement aud limits, signed
10y MS or the 22d Of last month, all grants
Of land in The FIoridas, made by his Ca
| tholic Majesty or his legitimate authori-