Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-30
From The JVathington CITY Gazette.

ted States and France, which resulted IN
the treaty of cession OF 1908, from ;.
work. entitled "sketches OF diplomatic
history"
The treaty Of Luneville, between the
French republic and the Emperor of Ger
many, was signed on the 9th of February,
1901. By this compact the grand duchy OF
Tuscany wassevered from the dominionso OF
Austria, erected into separate kingdom,
and bestowed upon Louis, the infant duke
of Parma, and grandson of Charles Nv, OF
Spain. The policy of the republic not
withstanding this apparent liberallty to a
prince of the house of Bourbon, was less Vi
gilant orrapacious than usual, and is suth-
ciently explained in the preceding and pro-
yisonal treaty of ST. lldephonso, by which
Spain retroceded to France the province OF
Louisiana. y .
OF this cession the government OF the U.
S. had some intimation during the summer
ofl9Ol, and on the 28th Sept. of that year,
informed their ministers recently appoint
ed to the French republic, that" by some
act concluded or contemplated between
France and Spain, the mouth of the Mlssls-
sippi river, with certain portions OF ADA
cent country, was TO pass from the latter to
the former nation" &r
Any arrangement, having for its object
the establishment of French colony on the
frontier of the United States, and whichne
cessarily brought with it French army,
even put into the keeping of this army the
key of our western territory, could not but
he alarming to an administration both pa
eifc and patriotic. Mr.. Livingston was ac-
cordingly instructed TO defeat, or delay the
negotiation, if on his arrival at Paris it was
still pending, and if concluded and found to
r embrace the Floridas, ''to sound France on
the transfer of these, or at least of the more
western of the two, TO the U. States" ~
Tt; minister did not reach his destination
until the month of Nov. and il was not till
June, 1909, that he thought himself suh-
Glen ly acquainted with the diplomatic carte
du p..ys, TO make any direct approaches TO
his object. 81 At this period he address
ed letter to the Spanish Charge des Al
flares (M. D'Hervas) calculated TO draw
from that functionary the extent of the ces-
sion made to France by Spain, and to in
terpose some difficulties in relation TO its
execution. ~
The answer Of NJ. D'Hervas confirmed
Mr.. Liyingston's suspicious, that the con-
tracing powers had not understood each o.
ther,' and from the same source, he soon
aEer received ''explicit assurances, tina!
the FIoridas were not included in the ccs-
sion :"
SIN this state Of things and till this point
lie settled" he says, "all that could be
done here, will be to endeavor to Obtain
New-Orleans either by purchase, or by Oh
fering to make il a port of entry TO France,
ON terms that shall promise advantages to
her commerce ana give her The means hin
PRODUCING her wines and manufactures into
Cur western country"
IL am now engaged" be adds, Sin pre-
pariug memoir on the subject OF the nu-
tual interests Of France and the U. States,
relative to Louisiana, by which hope to
convince them that both in commercial
and political view, the possession oft would
be Acknowledgements to France (5)
Ia his next despatch, he announces the
completion and circulation of his memoirs,
and his intention, "when he found how it
worked, to come forward with some direct
proposition" adding, THAT he did not be-
lieve the affair Of the Floridas was yet ar
ranged with Spain"
Whatever were the merits of this me moir
of our minister. (6) the French government
did not discover in il sufficient reasons tor
departing from their policy of colonizing
Louisiana. On the contrary they prccee-
ded 10 organize government and assigned
two demi brigades for, the defence OF the
province; and OF the 10th OF August, we
find Mr. Liyingston's hopes no longer rest
ing on ths broad and liberal basis OF recip-
rocal interest, which he had suggested, but
on the narrow and slippery foundation OF
supposed difference between France and
Spain in relation to the Floridas. Not
withstaniing," he says, 1.-The appointment
of general Victor AM other officers. and a
mong these comptroller OF the forces, no
- - vet auno;nta3 NOR ~ tho differ