Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-31
OUR AFFAIRS WITH SPAIN.


States, Transmitting copies Of sundry pa
pers, haUing relation to the Treaty Of 22d
Ee6. 1919, befpsen the United States and
Spain, which hare been received at the
department Of State, and haze nor before
been communicated to the Senate.
10 the President, pro tempore of the Senate:
l transmit 10 the Senate copies of sun
dry papers, having relation 10 tho treaty
of 22d February, 1919, between the Uni
led States and Spain, which have been
received at the Department Of State, and
have not before been communicated 10
the Senate. JAMES MONROE.
Washington, sth March, 1920.
MIR. FORSYTH TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.
tEATRAcT.] Madrid, god Aug. 1919.
10 the information contained In NV
official letter Of this days date, have
little 10 add OF much importance. The
most interesting fact am able TO COM
.nuncaic is, that the affair of the grants
Is not the sole, or The principal difficulty,
"ii!l this government. Alter receiving
MIR. Salmou's note of The 10Th inst. and
aScer'alning from Duke Laval that This
government expected me To insist on the
hngs agreeing 10 receive Mr.. Onis's de-
clarailoD, or 10 make one of his own, |
gave information TO the Duke, with The
expectation and belief il.ai he would com
munlcate 10 the government and 10 the
parties Interested, that this was a mis-
take: had no instructions Ia Insist upon
either. We expected The King might offer
II but II he did not, the treaty was al
ready ratified by The United States, and
HE act could not be recalled. To produce
good effect, 1 said also, that tie mistake
ABOUT the grants must be corrected, il the
business should be (what was altogether
lmprobable) settled amicably in the u. s.
lhe only hope of The grantees was To
nave The exchange of Publications made
here. Relying upon The correctness Of
The Information received here, of the date
of Punon Rosiro's and Alagon's grants,
aHd the opinion that the cedula was thu.
hrst valid ACT of the concession. and. of
course, the date of the grant must be the
date OF the cedula, minated 10 MIR.
Salmon that The difficulty in regard 10 The
donations could be ebvaied here. His
reply was, that there were other points
upon which the King wished explana-
TONS"
Extract Of a letter from Dir. Forsyth to the
Secretary IF State, dated Mad,id, October
10, 1919.
Captain Read reached Cadiz on the
l7ih inst. The condition of that dread
fully afflicted place, and the neighboriuy
towns, Obliged him, after remaining some
hours In the bay, TO go 10 Gibraltar
From Gibraltar he made his way. with
some difficulty, 10 Santa Cruz, 100 miles
from Madrid. From Santa Cruz, receiv-
ed information that he was stepped there
applied Immediately TO the Secretary Of
Stale Tor permission for him 10 pursue his
journey. directed Mr. Brem who went
TO see The Duke of San Fernando, TO saw
that II The permission 10 captain Read
could not be gwen, | mustrequesi pass
port Tor myself to ride that Tar TO confer
with him. While III a very uneasy state
OF suspense, captain Read arrived, and
delivered me your letter of the 18Th
August, with duplicate Of your No. G. with
the documents. Two or three hours after
he reached Madrid, was informed, by
the Secretary of State, that he must per
form, at Santa Cruz, quarantine of eIyh,
or Ten days. The correspondence be
tween us will show in what manner The
captain was enabled 10 continue his isur.
ney copies are esclosed, marked Nos.
6, 2, s. On the night Of the 3d, | had.
preparatory 10 the offer TO exchange the
railhcaiIons according 10 my instructions,
long conversation with the Duke Of San
fernando. | did not discover, in this in
teTView, any reasonable prospect of The
lmmediate acceptance of HE treaty The
Duke protested To be anxious 10 preserve
a g0od understanding with The u. States :
| thai The King wished explanations, &c.
On my asking him What would he the
conduct OF Spain Would the treaty be
raiihed 1t these explanations were not
satisfactory He replied that was point
| upon winch his royal master had not ex
| pressed his pleasure. In the course OF
The conversation, lie expressed the hope
That my note would be eOuched I'm res
| pectful terms that if il vas not, must
| not be surprised If il was returned 10 me.
| told him that the note was prepared by,
| ana according TO the Instructions of nv
government, and If returned TO me, |
should not consider the offence as per-
! sonal, but as offered TO the United States.
! 10 avoid Tie very di~agreeabla couse-
| queDces which must ensup, | suggested
that II he found any thing harsh IN the
note, would change il If 1t cOait be dOne
| without Altering its meaning or impairing
ats strength. But that no :srpl cOuId bt
touched which was essential to convey,
| substantially, what the note contained. -
| Alter very long interview, not AT all sat-
| Isiactory, except as II proved the good
| dispositions and pollieness Of The Secre.
tary OF State, delivered my official nOie
copy marked o. with The proposal IN
Spanish, marked p, that the Minister
mighi'be Immediately master Of what was
asked and expected of The King. The
answer the Minister was delivered This
afternoon. The copy Of it is marked 10
The Spanish government will persist u
the plan Of sending a Minister - ask ez-
plantations at Washington. The noie o
The Duke OF San Fernando confirms to-,
information already given of The points