Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-18

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tunate therefore, the choice will only ial
on the refugees whose situation Will b'
10 be the most unhappy
and who. besides, Mill fluid il beneticia
aud urgent 10 themselves 10 return imme
diately 10 France.
The Minister of ii. NJ. c. NJ. WISHING
TO prevent, on this subject, the slightes
error, invites the said French persons
who have either applied io'him alread,
or. thinking themselves entitled 10 .njo
such benefit, would take advantage OF i
10 cause their requests 10 be directed I
him through the agency of the consul
and vice ,onsuls Of France residing
their districts.
The consular agents will communicai
TO those obtaining a passage certain q
rections which they ought 10 follow, /;
the man of MAR Of II. NJ. c. NJ. is to sio
but few days IN the port of New Yorl
The editors Of the newspapers to whiS
the Minister of France is subscribe
will be pleased 10 insert the ioregol
notice III their papers Two or three iina,
IN order tlia, said French families ~
be acquainted with IL.
By order Of the Minister of H..
c. nj. THiERRYi
Attached TO tho French Legal.
Washington, ION Of May, 1919.
Nay 1.-THE premium on Spish
Dol ars, we are pleased 10 fluid, is f.s
rapidly, IN consequence probably 1he
demand Tor specie for The East idia
trade having experienced some minis
sion. The premium on dollars Anew
York, which ID few weeks ago was sn per
cent. Is now but from three 10 thrand Il
haT per cent. We have lille dlbi il
will be YET less and less and, slid our
hopes be realized, hepecuniary assure
OF which we hear from every quar-, and
which is felt 10 a certain degrcin this
District, may be expected 10 rcifaccor-
dinghy. There has been as nlAi mer-
camille distress, perading oqlly the
counting room Of the importer dnllIions
and The shop OF The smallest Jailer, as
II The pressure Was real, insieaoi being,
as II actually is, in good dsee hcti-
tIouS, and the creature Of bik policy.
We DO not mean, hy thus refing TO II,
t. condemn the policy Of ,hScent cur
taillnents by the bank of ie United
SITES; because we believeit to have
been prudent, If not necesss and we
are sure IL was ihnughito both by The
Bank. as, like every other insure which
contracts thr business of tlInstiiuiIOn,
II must ot course reduce ii9roiIts.
United States Six per at. Stock Is
quoted al lO9 Ia l0i, anCSiock of the
Bank of the United States IOl4 at New
Iork, or the ll;h instant. Ma. lat.
The Minister OF Spain this country,
MIR. ONIs, with his familsnd servants,
sailed from New York ofhe 10Th inst.
i'll the packet ship JamS Monroe, for
Liverpool.
I'm the same vessel Wit passengers,
Mr.. Sasse, Secretary 10 q Prussian lie.
CATION, and MIR. Bear7Ucrs, Secretary of
Legation from the Netldands, besides
| many other passengers.
ii is probable that, fore Mr.. Onis
reaches Madrid, our Isaiy with Spain
will be ratified. We salt is probable,
because there is possibly that il may
moi. particularly when ! recollect how
and which will now bmerged in this
more comprehensive Taty, was held in
suspense by the Spash government.
We should not, howevs have seriously
entertained an idea of Ie possibility of
lis not being ratified, ibur attention had
not been caught by tlfollowing para
graph, which considing the source
whence il comes, Oronhe pen ola Mem
Der OF The Senate of Ill United States)--
Is entitled to more reset than is ordina-
rily paid 10 newspapespeculations. We
certainly hope The Trdy will be ratified (;
though, should ii not here are some We
ry respectable ciii2enn no would be gra-
tilted al the failure. rom certain essays
we have seen in the V.stern papers, there
are not a few i'll that sction OF the coun-
try. who think our pundarIes are not
sufficiently extendd towards Mexico.
Our views are not quf so expanded. We
are content with III secure possession
oil what we have, nd wiiIlal consider
our presen; limits ctnprebrnsIve enough
Tor happiness. hhider range would
bat enlarge the ED Tor speculation,
which, God know us already ample e.
nough. III.
TREATY HTH SPAIN.
We perceive ihsii is generally consi-
dered as unqu stinable that the govern
menl of Spain vi promptly rally The
treaty con, iuded by lis Minister here :
yet, we acknoulese this point appears
TO us very donb hl. That government
has not esinced ouch disposition 10 do
US justice nor grit anxiety TO secure our
good will. ThAConvention formed al
Madrid in 1902, sas not ratified by that
court until 1919 AS substantial reasons
may be assigne3for refusing or neglect.
ing to ratiiy thtrcaty, as the convention;
and If her siatiincn are al any loss for
arguments 10 Jsiiiy such refusal or neg
lect, they ma,pOssibly derive assistance
from The speedes, reports, and pubica-
lions of somei ours. That government
may also disaow the authority Of Don
Onls TO form tIe treaty, las the British
government nee did The authority Of
Erskine to hke The arrangement by
which The cubargo was raised, and the
mouths of Striving millions flied in Eng
land. The I'm himself has gone home,
and wheihcrto advise the ratification or
rejection ofhe treaty, is a subject Of con-
lecture. lie British government, too, if
we may jutgc from the tenor and temper