Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-01-15

SertS, as on the smallest contraVentlon OF
these wise measures, depends the securl-
ty ofthe state. Thus communicate to
you for your due compliance herewith,
under your own responsibility, the same
being by special command of the King,
cur Lord.
God preserve you many years, sc.
(Signed) Ell Marques de ALoS.
Royal Palace, Set,t. 2, 1919.
To the governor and commandant
general of the Fortress Of Ceuta.
Extracts ofletters from Stain, received
at Norfolk, by the Hornet.
" Oct. IS.
{" The post from Madrid is just ar
rived.-My letters are to the 10Th from
there, informing me that on the 9th, the
| day limited by Mr.. Forsyth for the final
determination of the king as to signing
the Treaty, the Spanish secretary Of state
made his answer to the demand of our
minister in the following pithy and gen.
teel terms" That his majesty adhered
to his former resolution of appointing
an ambassador to the United States,
where his objections to the Treaty would
be made known--And as his powers
would embrace every object, he would
of course hear what the President had
to say-but here his majesty would not
ratify the Treaty" This is plain Eng
lish, and for Spanish diplomacy pretty
short and terse.
Capt. Read left Madrid the 18TH
Mr.. Forsyth is to remain there until he
receives further orders.
"The Mareshal de Campo, Don Fran
cisco Dioniso Veves, is named as Envoy
Extraordinary to the United States on
this occasion, and it is believed he will
accept the office and set out on his mis-
sion-some of these days.
81 have the Treaty of 1914 between
England and Spain, which | mentioned.
to you, but discover that it was never.
ratifed--by which party know not
Here, now, we are set on curious in
quiry to find out under what Treaty the
"foreign enlistment bilf' of the last par
lament, was made necessary. TO this
Treaty of 1871 there were secret arti-
Giles, the only important one of which
was, that England should not allow sup
plies Or assistance to be afforded to the
revolted colonies in South America
But this Treaty was not ratified, Of course
created no obligation Tor England to
adopt such a measure. Then what
Treaty has been made since And what
recompense does England getfrom Spain
for the foreign enlistment bill, SO mani
testify against. her interest as regards her
relations with Spain and her colonies y
This mystery will be developed soon.
" 1t is said the government of Spain
had the modesty to request of captain
Read, in Madrid, to give a passage to al
minister to the United States And the
still greater nodesty to require that the
United States shall not, now or at any
time hereafter, acknowledge any of the
revolted colonies of South America, asi
independent states.
" tits perhaps premature report thai
Mr.. Forsyth demands his passports ifl
the Treaty is not accepted. He will
probably remain to receive orders from |
his government, after the meeting of
Congress. If their resolutions will
have no effect on Spain, they have only |
one alternative left besides an open de-
claration of war: take all the territory
you have commended for, to the Colorado,
or the Rio del Norte-pay your citizens
for Spanish spoliations, SC. as literally
as circumstances will justify, and let his
Catholic Majesty make war for it if he
pleases. The Spanish people will be
delighted if he should-it would be the
of peace and freedom to them
in three months afterwards.
"Oct. 20. !
8" have just tina e to give you the con-
tents Of my MadrM letters ofthe / sth. |
They confirm my suggestions as to the
probable time of the departure of Gene
raj Veves, the new minister, for Wash
ington. "General Veves, (says my
correspondent was lately appointed to
the expedition at Cadiz, in the room of
Sarsfield, removed, and is somewhere in
course he will have to go
through long quarantine before he can
enter Madrid then he will require some
time to be instructed in the business he
is going upon, for he knows nothing
about our country or the nature of the
iisputc.-He may also expect some de-
ention to get money for his out6t-and
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