Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-19
Please 10 accept the renewed
CT my distinguished consider,,io, '''s
JOHN QUINCY an,,.

General Dor Francisco Dioai,i, ,
to the Secretary Of Slate.
TRANsL,TioN,
SIR: In answer TO your uoto
Sd Instant. and in pursuance oe u
expressed to You in both our H., wy
feiences. nave to state to WV ,"%
am satisfied Upon the first poi,,t va
proposals con aimed in my nots u
i4!h uIlimo; and am persuaded IT..
the existing laws enacted for ~
pression Of piracy. should pro,a
Gnatc. more elftciual measures p %S
adopted by Your Government, ra %
attainment of that important ob;a'.
also ADMIT AS satisfactory, tbs
swer given to the second point. I'll
cannot assent to your assertion lb,t[s
laws Of this country have aIwsyst
competent to The prevention of ibs
cesses complained Of: if being anita
torious, that the expedition alluded
has not been the only ore set 0, e
for the invasion Of His Maie.tvs a.
minions and it is, therefore, MT g.,
prising, that the Sing. my lord. sb"Ii
give credit to the information re,pi'i
in rel tim to that expedition, Or @s. /
he should now require of your cove"
mrnt plegde, that the integrity off,
Spanish possessions in North ip,,is.
shall le respected.
lmenlioned to you in conference o.,
! now repeat if, that The answer nG
third point was not such as could, |
greatly to the nature ofmy instrucli,n
accept, as being satisfactory and tIr
although his Majesty might not han
required of any of the European "a
yernmenrs the declaration which he In
required of yours, yet, that ought ne
to be considered as unreasonable /
being well known to the King my mas.
ter, that those governments, so farf from
being disposed to wish to recognize ID,
insurgent governments Of the Spanish
colonies. had declined the invitation,
intimated to them some time past, by
yours to acknowledge the pretended
Republic of Buenos Ayres. !, nOtvitb.
standing. renew to you the assurance
that will submit to His Majesty tie
verbal discussion we have had upon
this point. and accompany il with sVCh
additional arguments as will in my
Judgment, probably determine His Ma
iesty to declare himself to be satisfied
theI cWlth.
In the event Of the kings receiving
as satisfactory the answer OF your g.
yernment to the third point of my pro-
posals, the abrogation of the grants will
be attended with no difficulty ; nor ha;
that ever been the chief motive for sus.
pending the ratification Of the treaty
for the thorough comprehension Of
Which waive, at present, any reply 70
the remarks which You arc pleased t
offer on that topic. cannot, howeytl
refrain from stating TO you that, in dis
cussing with you the validity or Ih'
nudity of the grants abovemen'lOnFd,
merely said, ..that, in my private OplL
ion. they were null and void throuy
the inability Of The grantees TO COMP
with the terms Of the law.
1t is to me matter OF great resr'
that hay it'not iii my pcNer to repe'
the solemn promise that His MaIes'
will ratify tie treaty; imasmuch as
cannot agrreab!y to my instruction
accep' as satisfactory the answer gIV'
to the third point CT my proposals
am, however, persuaded that II. NJ. U
on consideration OF the representa-
which shall have the honor to Ia! 0
fore him, and # the reasons asslSn'
by your government for Withholding
assent to the third point, will consld
himself As satisfied and 1auly u
treaty.
further conceive it my duty TO STA
to you. that at the time when | conan
nicated to your government the So
stance Of M present answer, me
toned, speaking in my individual cap
city, that, although had no ohc'
information Of il yet | consider asa
thentiC Tie current intelligence OF
change said to have tax
place III the government of Span; al
that this circumstance alone would il
pose on me the obligation of giving
greater latitude to my promise pre'l0
O. my receiving new Instructions
1 therefore hope that your COVER