American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-05

toni not adequate TO the purpose intende and
as the piers would be of great service, both to thu
navigation of the Delaware Bay, and the protection
of vessels the adj AGENT parts of the coast. sub
nit for the consideration of Congress whether ad
ditonal and sufficient appropriations should not
I've made
The Board of Engineers were also directed to
examine and survey the entrance Of the harbor of
the port ofPresque Isle in Pennsy lvania. in order
to make an estimate of the expense of removingI
the distractions to the entrance, with plan of the
best mode of efecting the same under the appro-
pration for that purpose, by act ot Congress pas
!sed third of March last. The report of the Board
accompanies the papers from the ar DEPARTMENT.
and is submitted for the consideration of Congress.
A strong hope has been long entertined, found
ed on the heroic struggle of the Greeks, that they
would succeed in their contest, and resume their
equal station among the nations OF the earth. 1t
is believed that the whole civilized world takes a
deep interest in their welfare Although no power
has declared in their favor yet none, according to-
our information. has taken part against them.
Their cause and their name have protected them
from dangers, which might ere this have overwhelm-
ell any other people. The ordinary calculations
of land ofacquisition, with view to aggran-
dzement, which mingle SO much in the transac-
tons of nations, seem to have had no effect in re-
gard to them, From the facts which have come to-
our knowledge, there is good cause to believe that
their enemy has lost forever all dominion over
them; that Greece will become again an lndepen-
dent nation. That she may obtain that rank. is
the object of our most ardent wishes.
| was rstated at the commencement of the last
session, that great effort then making in Spain
and Portugal to improve the condition of the peo-
pie of those countries and that it appeared TO
be conducted with extraordinary moderation. 1t
need scarcely be remarked that the result has been
so far. very different from what was then antici-
pated. of events in that quarter OF the globe with
which we have so much intercourse, and from
which we derive our origin, we have always been
anxious and interested spectators The citizens
of the United States cherish sentiments the most
friendly, in favor of the liberty and happiness of
| their fellow men on that side of the Atlantic. In
the wars of the European powers, in matters relat
ling to themselves, we have never taken any part,
nor does it comport with our policy SO to do. 1t
Ills only when our rights invaded, or seriously
Imenaced, that we resent injuries, or make prepa-
lration for our defence. With the movements in
this hemisphere, we are, of necessity, more imme-
Idiately connected, and by causes which must be
obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers
! The political system of the allied powers is es
sentially different in this respect, from that of A.
Imerica. The difference proceeds from that which
exists in their respective governments. And to
1.-THE defence of our own, which has been achieved
by the loss of so much blood and treasure, and ma
ltured by the wisdom of their most enlightened CT
tizens, and under which we have enjoyed unexam-
lpled felicity, this whole nation is devoted. We
owe it therefore to candor, and to the amcable re-
lations existing between the United States and
i those powers, to declare, that we should consider
any attempt, on their part to extend their system
to any portion of this hemisphere, as dangerous to
our peace and safety. With the existing colonies
| or dependencies of any European power, we have
j not interfeled, and shall not interfere. But
with the governments who have declared their
undergraduates, and maintained it, and whose indie
lpendence we have, on great consideration and on
lust principles, acknowledged, we could not view
any interposition for the purpose of expressing
! them, or controlling. in any other manner, their
destiny, by any European power, IN any other light
than as the manifestation of unfriendly dispo
j sition towards the United States. In the be-
Tween those new governments and Spain, we de-
a clared our neutrality at the time of their recOgn
! tion and to this we have adhered, and shall con-
tinue to adhere provided no change shall occur,
Il which, in the Judgment of the competent authori-
ties of this government shall make corresponding
change the part OF the United States lndispen-
! sable to their security.
u The late events in Spain and Portugal shew that
Europe is still unsettled. Of this important fact,
1 no stronger proof can be adduced, than that the
1 allied powers should have thought it proper, on
any principles satisfactory to themselves to have
interposed, by force, in the internal concerns of
eISpan To what extent such interposition may
n be carried, on the same principle, is question in
! which all independent powers, whose governments
differ from theirs, interested even those most
n remote, and surely none more 50 than the United
: States. Our policy in regard to Europe, which
i, was adopted at an early stage of the wars which
t have so long agtated that quarter OF the globe
L Inevertheess remains the same, which is, not t.
n interfere in the internal concerns Of any gifts pow
# ers to consider the government de facto as the
e legitimate government for us to cultivate friend
y relations with it,and to preserve those relations
Il by frank, firm, and manly policy, meeting in all