Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-19


SPAN anu the grantees should never
nave ashadow o! ground 20 expect nr al
iege that this circumstance WAS al ali mn
teilai IN relation 10 the bearing az The
treaty upon those grants. hlr. Onis had
not been mistaken in dcc,ariicy that they
were invalid, because their conditions
were not fulfilled. He had not hron mi,-
taken IN agreeing 10 The principl,. that so
gfahtinva!ld as TO Spain, should, hv ,le
ifea,y, be made vale. against the Unlieh
o'a'es lie had moi been mistakes, in
tie knowledge that those grantees had
neither commenced settlements nor been
prevented from completing them. by lie
circumstances of Spain, or Tie revolu-
lions III Europe. The declaration whirI,
MI. FORSYTH was Instructed 10 deliver.
was merely TO caution all whom i, might
concern. not To infer. from AN uniipror-
ian' mistake OF MIR. 0nis. as to the date
oil the grants, oiher important mistakes
which, he had nut made, and WI, Il the
UBiied Staies would not permit 10 be
made by any one. II was not, therefore,
To annmi or 10 alter, hui 10 fulfil HE Stli
article, as IL stands, That the declaration
WAS To be delivered: and il is for ille
same purpose That this explanation is now
given.
|, was with much satisfaction therefore.
that learned from you ibe determine
non OF your government 10 assent 10
the total nulliiy of the above mentioned
grants.
as ila,,er myself that these expana-
iions VIII remove every obstacle Ia the
ratliication OF the treaty by His Catholic
Majesty, 1t is much 10 be- regretted that
you have not tina, ratification 10 r8chanvt
or the power TO give pledge whicn
would be equivalent 10 the ratification.
he SIX moniIs within which The en-
Change al The notifications were slip u!a-
ted 10y The treaty having elapsed, by The
principles oi our Constitution, the QueS-
iion whether il shall be now accepted,
must be laid before the Senate for ilicir
advice and consent. TO give last and
signal proof OF the earnest wish oi This
government 10 bring TO a conclusion
these long-standmg and unhappy differ
CAGES with Spain, the President uill so tar
receive that solemn promise OF immedi-
ale ratihcailon upon the arrival of YOUR
messenger al Madrid, which in yo,ir note
oil the 18th u!imo, you declare yourself
authorised in Tie name of y~ur Soye-
reign, 10 give, AZ 10 submit TO The Senate
oil the United States, whether they will
advise aud consent TO accept il. for HE
ratification of the United States herc,o>
fore given.
But, il is proper TO apprizc you, thai If
this offer is not accepted, the u. STAIRS,
besides being entitled to resume all The
rights, claims, a1d professions, which
they had reneuDce0 by the treaty, cas iiJ5
longer consent to relinquish their claims
OF Indemnity, and those Of their citizens,
from Spain, for all the injuries which
they have suffered and are suffering, by
the delay Of llis Catholic Majesty 10 RAJ
lty the treaty. The amount of claims OF
the citizens of the United States, which
| existed al the time when The treaty was
signed, far exceeded that which The u. :.
consented TO accePtas indemnify. Their
right OF territory va and set is, TO lie
Rio del Norle. lam Instructed 10 de-
clare, that, if any further delay 10 the
ratification by His Catholic Majesty, of
the treaty, should occur, the u. States
could mol hereafter accept, either of five
millions OF dollars for the indemniiies due
10 their citizens by Spain, nor of The Sa-
bine, for the boundary between The Uni
ted States and the Spanish territories.
Please 10 accept the renewed assuranrs
OF my distinguished consideration.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
| General Dor ETGncisco Dionisio VireS q
the Secretary Of State.
TRANSACTIONS
Sir: In answer 10 your note OF the -
| instant, aud iii pursuance of what eK
| pressed 10 you IN both our late conief
ences, have to state 10 you, iiiai 1 am
satisfied upon the first point of the pre-
posals contained iu my note of the 18th
ulIlmo; and am persuaded that if The ex-
listing laws enacted for the suppression Of
piracy, should prove inadequate, more
effeclual measures will be adopted By
your government, for the attainment Of
| that important object.
| also admit as satiiaciory. the answer
| given 10 the. second point but cannot
| assent TO your assertion that The laws oi
! this country have always been compe-
tent 10 the prevention o! The excess COM
| planned OF; II being quite notorious, ih3i
the expedition alluded TO, has moi Sccn
the only one sci Oh foot for the INVASION
OF Ills Majesty's dominions and il is,
therefore, not surprising, that The King
my lord, should give credit TO The in =.
formation received in relation 10 that ex :
petition, or that he should now require
OF your government a piodge, that the
integrity OF The Spanish possessions III
North America shall be respected.
mentioned 10 you in conference, and 7
now repeat II, that The answ err TO ;he third
point was not such as could, agreesbly
TO the nature of my instructions, accepi
as being satisfactory and that although
Ills Majesty might not have required OF
any OF The European governments ilie
declaration SlIich hehas required ofyouis
yet that ought moi 10 be considered as
unreasonable il being well known 10
the King my master, that those govern
ments, so far from being disposed Ia
wish TO recognise the insurgeni govern
menis Of The Spanish colonies, l'ts.. de-
cIlned The invitation, i.iimaied 10 the