Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22
FLORIDA TREAI,Y

As lar as we have been able 10 ascer-
lam public sentiment OH the subject of
the rejection by Spain OF the late Treaty
II is decidedly IN favor OF the military
occupation OF the Floridas, even il IL
should result in war both with EAglaud
and Snaiu. IL The sentiments of the
Drills. ministry coincide wiih those which
we snbjoin from The London Globe, il
would not be surprising if we should vet
be able 10 trace the difficulty to British
source. IL is amusing TO hear these
writer's talk of The Unsuitable ambi
lion Of the United Sta,es"-of The" over
grown republic"-of "our endeayoriny
TO take advantage OF the weakness of a
friend, TO despoil him of his territory"
&c. &c. as IT no nation bui Great Britain
had right TO be prosperous aud ambi
ilous, or to derive advantages from cir
cumstances. IL we had forcibly invaded
Florida Tor The purposes of conquest and
plumber, as the British have the East
Indies, then indeed il might answer very
well TO talk Of taking advantages OF others
weakness but when in fair bargain if
has been surrendered to us In nient
of a Usl debt, such langnage is truly
ridiculous. BOst Pit.
LONDON, SEPT. We have received
Paris Papers OF Saturday last. Accounts
from Madrid Of the 23d OF August state,
that The King Of Spain has defJnticeIy
refused 10 raiiiy the Treaty with The u.
States Tor the cession of the Floridas.-
The Cabinrt has given this refusal 10 the
American Minister al Madrid with all
conrily delicacy, intimaiing that the
King is merely DESTROYS of obtaining fur
ther information upon some Of the arfi.
Giles, and that he would send minister
10 Washington tor the purpose of obtain
ing IT. This denOMf1neUt is said 10 have
exrlied considerable surprise in Madrid,
as il will no donbf cause much indigna-
lion al the other side Of the Atlantic; but
we must confess that, for our own parts,
the tcsnli j. sncI as we have for some
time expected we have ever commended
that such d surrender on the pari Of Spain
would be extremely injurious to her inte-
resi-, aud HAT IL would at tie same time
effect such AN alteration in HE relative
power of The United States viii regard
10 other countries, as must cause their
respective Cabinets 10 interfere with that
Of Madrid, 10 prevent such an occurrence.
The insaliaiiable ambition Of the United
States seeks 10 grasp al the whole OF
North America, and the possession Of The
I FlOrdas would but enable This oveTgrown
| republic 10 rise IN her demands, and give
her more formidable means for the ac
| QUESTION Of more extensive possessions
We doubt not. from iIie terms in which
some Of The North American Journals
have already spoken Of tive DELAYS in the
Spanish Cabinet, that they will attribute
their disappointment in This Iavourlie
object OF ambition TO the exeriions Of the
British Government. We know nothing
OF the circumstances Of this case that
would enable us TO estimate the correct
ness Of such representations but of this
We are assured, that If the British Gov
eminent did not interfere by all fair and
peaceable means 10 prevent an occurrence
which must dangerously affect the Tela.
lions OF this country with foreign States,
and throw valuable portion Of British
commerce under the uufriendly control
OF rival power, our Ministers would
have neglected their duty; and We would
further add on this point. that indspen
dent OF such considerations Ofimmediait