The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-01-06

else lhe ssii sptssss tsir. ffsr lover Ssek
has bean cutop 20 get rhe Cotton out Of her
lower hold. The weather, sine e(ths ship
hfst got on the Ripp, has been very unfsvor
able for saving cargo. believe every exer.
IIos has been, sod will continue to be made,
to ssve all that is possibie. Capt Geo. Ey
sick appesrs 10 be the active sgsns in the
business, and no better man could have been
employed for that dsgy. in my opinion.
'hRk ths chance 10 be good of saving most
part Of the cargo; but that the ship will be
lost, which is however yet unesrtaiD.
"2slh. The Cicero lays as she did. The
weather is now good, and pseparaiions are
making to board Der, and save Ca go"
Bosom Palladium.
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NEGOTIATION WITH SPAIN.
From documents lately submitted by the
prssident in Congress, it appears thai Don
Onis,.the Spanish Minister, on the 24th Of
October last, presented to orr government
proposition for the sstllsment ei all oiffefen-
Cos between this couns,y ana Spain, to The
following effect; viz.
1. That the Uni,ed States should rcstors
to the Spanish cfRcsys properly authorized 10
receive them, the town of PeossccIs, and the
forts Of Barancas and ST. Masks, with the
territory illegally taken possession Of by Geo,
Jackson and make compensation 10 The
Spanish Crown and 10 individuals, Ior actual
losses.
;. Spain to oede to the United States in
full p opcrty and sovereignty, East and West
Fiotida, with all their towns and forts the
grants OF lard there, however, to this date,
made by the king of spain to be recognized
is valid
q The limits between the Spanish terri.
tories, and the United States, 10 be designst-
ed by Iine, beginning at the Gulph OF Mex
leo be,wecn the rivers Msfmenta and Car
caseo, following the Araso-Hoado between
the Adsis ADD N.tchitochcs crossing the Red
river al - deg N La. and SO deg. w. long
from London ; <hence running no,th, fosslng
tbs A kansas, White and Usage rivers 10
tho Missouri; and thence following tho mid.
die OF tho Missouri TO its source. Tho nsvi-
gauon OF the Missouri, Mississippi and Mar.
mentA, 70 be free 10 both countries.
T. Both counties to rsneoncc all claims
TO- damages or injuries suffered by them,
their cilizens or subjects, excep, what 10 pro.
posed in the Ars article.
5, s and z. p oppose = continuance Of the
\ treaty of lT9S, with certain explanations, and
an engagement on the part Of the United
States, to enable SPAN 10 urge her claim foI
certain indemnIties ayains' France.
On the 3ist OF Octo5er, the Secretary Of
State accepts, with certain notifications, OF
tho proposition for cedieg the Fioridss, and
agrees TO cancel our claims for spoiistions I;
bat reject, the prescribed boundaries oil Leu
isians, and draws tho only line TO which the
Psesiden, will consent
On the Is,h of November, the Spanish
Minister replies, aud Modises the boundary
he had proposed.
On the 30th OF the same month. the See
| reta,y adhsres to his former line, and adds,
that a. the Spanish Minister is not su,herix
cd to scccde to that, he is ready to proceed
To tho exchange of the ratification OF the cen.
vc1tien of 1902.
The ratification of the convention was Ell :
changed, and the nsgocia,ion, in relation 10
fhe Floridas closed for the present.
Tho Convention Of 1909, ~ nov ratified,
is embraced in the PROCLAMATION Of the Pres.
ident, Of the 22d inst.
The articles Of this Convention, provide
for the settlement, BY tho rbitratioa OF Com
missioners, and in the most unexcs sptioDabIe
manners all claims, prior 10 tho year l8o2,
Of the ci,izsns of Spain snd of the Unl,sd
States, respectively, for losscs sustained by
tho dspredations Of the tive governments,
prior TO tina year 1902. The elaine fos-
spoiistious by French privaseers carrying
their prizes into the por,s Of Spain, doring
the same period, aud which have been ever
since the subject Of aegotiation, are not pro
vided for. They are, however, expressly
reserved, aad the existence Of the claims
thus dis,,nc,iy recognizsd.--Bos. Gaz.
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