Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-17
DOMESTIC.


WASHINGTON, March ll....The House of
RepI esentatives ia buSiv engaged on the APP
preparation Bills. every item of which is con
tested with some animatou. The state of
the treasury has prHdaced a vigilance on the
score OF appropriations of public money, not
unsdIgtary certainly, bat entirely uDpreceden.
ted ~ It's striCtneSs.
Having determined to hold oh to the Navy,
the House has nov also Determined to 20 on
with the Qualifications.
The Military Academy yesterday underwent
the ordeal, and came Ou unhurt. II was ad :.
mitted however. thatth're wer, some def, cts
IN the system Of its government, which rcQuir
ed rem as and ~ was suggested that there
were buses WuCE rsqHtred reform
To-day the Missouri Expedition is expected
20 have its tTaI
OUR AFFAIRS WITH SPAIN.
The following extract OF a private letter
from 4 highly respectable source which we
have had an opportunity Of pernSlmg gives us
more satisfactory information lie subjecI
OF our relations with spain than is disclosed
by The othciHl documents On The subject
Extract Of a letter dated CddiS, December II,
1920
We have nefhing new here. MIR. Forsyth
has hVen pressing THIS government very hard
about Gen WAS and a. has al last lin order
10 quiet Nr. been Determined thai he shall
go; but know positively, from person who
hasit from VivaS himself that he goes TO Paris,
from thence TO LoIdoH, and that he has 40
idea of leaving Europe, until it is known what
Tins, you see, IT people wait for expIa-
nations from this court they NAV ,Cait and
the business will be prOtrdcted by pretended
new negotiations tor 20 years longer. If our
government viii act with energy, all will 90
right. IL is ridiculous TO talk Of England as
sistng this country; they are on as bad or, If
possible, on verse terms with Spain than our
selves. Besides, England cannot and feels no
disposition 10 quarrel with MS. She wishes, 1t
as true. TO get us into a war with Spain, but
that Is merely to get a cover or plea tor ac-
Acknowledging the Independence Of South A me-
RIGA, or forcing Spain TO admit her 'nediatiop
securing to herself the commerce exclusively
for 20 years.
Our cosntry has but one line Of condnct to
pursne-to do justice TO themselves. and not
land or France.
We have nothing TO do with European po-
ltlcs, aud Ought never to allow them to med
die in our affairs. All thugs here continue 10
remain in the same state Ut confusion aud
though Lozano Torres is not in the Ministry
he has as much or more Influence than ever
TIE MISSOURI EXPEDITION.
March l4.-The Missouri expedition wa,
tried 0geT dgaiR Yesterday in the House OF Re.
preseataiives. The majority in favor OF lin
Ting II 20 the Council Blaffs, was more deer
ded than on Saturday.
The Council Bluffs, $50 called fror, Conn.
Gil having been held there with the Indians
~ Lewis and Clarke, Outing their tour OF ex.
plOrati0n sOGHe years ago. are situated abOu
40 niles above the mouth Of the Missouri
river, Which last IS IS miles d I'VE the town o
~ Louis They are from 1sO to 200 mile
beyond the extent Of tie remotest rresenI
American settlement o. course, should TIE
expedition not proceed farther its main obipr
Tile security OF the Wesierp fronter nv IN,
establishment OF powerful ont-po.t. il aIrea
dy accomplished, aud has received the decd
ed sanction Of the House of Representatives
The Maddan villages beyond which il va
doubted whether the expedition would pro
coed, are, by baud between FIVE aud six hun
dred miles above the Cornell Bluffs.
The mouth OF The yellow Stone river. 4