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

oil being tie bearer Ia The Presiteu, of
The nhal decisiou OF his Catholic Maiss-
~ on This important concern.
EXTRACT
Mr.. Forsyth to tie Secretary Of State.
Nadrid, October IUill, 1919.
The arrival OF The Horne! produced
Sreai deal OF anxiety here. As soon as
il was known that Capt. Read was IN
Madrid, the Duke Laval paid me visit.
TO learn for what she Was sent bac k:--
hnXIousto apprize the government as ear
~ as possible what we required of i'll
told him what should immediately pro-
pose, aud gave him permission fo COM
munlcate IL to the Secretary of State if lie
thought proper. Before my Official Ie,s
ter was copied, Duke Laval paid me AFRO.
Tier visit; he had seen the Secretary of
State, sBd had missed 10 engage me
TO have a conversation with The Secreta-
~ before my mole WAS SEM IN ; seeing u0
objection 10 this, kept back my note
10 be delivered al our Interview. wliici.
took place The ensuing night. was lcts
10 believe that the government might be
induced 10 agree 10 lie propose! was ~
rec'ed TO make, but was appiebensiye thai
The manner OF presenting ii womfa loriu
an insurmoaulable obstacle. With this
view, prepared the Spanish noie seHs
with my despatch OF 80 day, intending 10
say TO the Duke OF San Fernando, il Tire
proposal VAS accepted, that, that might
be considered the official note, and the o.
ther would be received again from his
hands. Finding no just grounds In his
conversation 10 believe the proposal
would be acceded TO. deierminetfto PEE
sent il, as ! did, as All Unofficial paper fer
the convenience OF HE Minister of State.
The subsequent observation iiIat my note
would be returned, il not respectfully
wrilten, satisfied me that this determiu
alton vas more than judicious. This
suggestion was made with as much DELI
cacy as il could be made, and seemed
10 arise from the apprehension, that their
dignity would compel thrm To- a step II
was very obvious they world have taken
with great reluctance. Indeed, when tiie
Duke Informed me, that The eourirsy of
nations did not permit one pcwcr to
prescribe 70 another the line Within
Which thing required must be sfahi-
cd or refused, ! began 10 imagine fhat,
according 10 their ideas Of Iesrertsui
trea mcni, the return Of ihr note Was
certain. Had ii been returned, | shOnid
have had The honor Of making shLs
communication TO you III person. The
present Secretary of State Is sincerely
disposed TO preserve good terms with US,
fhr Influence Of the Grantees 10 sill ple-
dominant, and will, apprelicnd, coniin-
ue until something stronger Than words
Is used 10 bring our disputes 10 an end.
OnIs has been in Madrid since Tie las,
Of August private man. IL is under.
stood thai The king dseS not impute blame
Ia him. Vel lie has never been consult
ed III ANY OF the several councils that have
been called on the snbJecl. J he PEE
SEMI minister has had some Informal con
versaiIons with him, but he has given mel
ther ss@ PLANTATION nor advice TO HE gov
trnmcni, because he has not beer asked
for either.
Ii will surprise you 10 be Informed, that
there are persons about this court that
want var with the United States.--
There are very many individuals who
have Licences 10 fit out pripaterrs these
aIe locking with eagerness 10 the chance
OF cDrichIng themselves at cur expense
AS to the effect upon their country, that
Is another affair, about which They arc
indifferent. The GIaxim Is almost uIis
versal here : II AN enriched. II l. oi no
consequence how much the country is
distressed"
Extract Of letter from M. Forsyth to the
Secretary Of State, dated Nad,qd, OctyJtr
%, 1910.
BY the return Of TIE Hornet, which
| sailed from Malaga on The 2U;h, YOU have
been informed that applied, on the lO,ii
inst TO the Spanish government, Tor CO.
pies ot lie large grants 10 Aidgon, Pu-
| non RosirO aud Vargas. Receiving no
answer TO This application before Captain
| Read left Madrit, ] addressed a second
note on the 18th. On the 10Th, received,
| from the Duke OF San Fernando, The re-
| fusal TO furnish them. The whole cor.
| respondeuce, on this subject, j. incosed.
marked Nos. ! 2,3, aud 4. This rciu-
| sal was as unexpected To- me, as ii no doul
| will he 10 you" "The best infoTma-
| lion could procure Of these donations,
was Immediately obtained" You will
| perceive that, III the reuonslTance uiadc,
| according to your Instructions, received
| by the Ilornet,) copy OF which is en-
closed, markVd No. 3, have not made
| any distinction bciween The three grants,
but examined The questions between Tie
Two governments, as iihey stood oa iiIe
same footing. Ii MY idea IS correct, thai
the Royal order conveys no lille, they are
alike the ccdulas OfIIIe three beng sub.
sequent TO the 2iih January, 1878 and,
as II regards the conduct at the United
States, tile stipulation vas perfect lof
Tie eXclusion Of all. Iu addition 10 this,
as tue Spanish government has not eN-
planned itself fully, was not bound 10
know, that they made any distinction be.
tweeH them. II may for ought That az.
peas, insist that Nargss's grdni i valid.
either from the date being different irom
what suppose il TO he, or on some other
ground AS TO the conduct OF Spain.
tie Inference Ut ihe GATES Ui lie grants,
aud tlie accideRidt NfeJeDte Ola dag bt.
tween the date hNed Nv ihe treaty anO
! Thai Of The donation OF yarras c1pnof = T..