The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-12-11

| ceived on what just srAnds !, can be reject.
| ed. A Minister will b{sr me edis,ely sppoint-
ed 20 proceed TO F'aac{ aud te.ume The DC.
goiistion or this and o sr subjse,s which msy
| arise between the iwo nnions.
ht the pfoposa, Of - Rus,isn fmpe,ial
| govefamsnt, made ,o,kh tho minister Of the
| emperor ssidine hereIs full power AID In.
| uructinns bsve been sSnsr,,,od to the Min.
! iUer Of the United SAes Of St. Petsrsbu,gb,
to arrange. by sm,cab negotiation, the 20.
| spec,ive 'ights and in,des,s OF the Two us,ioos
on the uo'thwest coas,Iof this continent. a
| similar proposal had yekn made by hi, impe.
| rial Msjss,y, 20 the gyvstnmen, oi Gree, B'n.
| sin, winch has iikewke been scceded to. The
government Of tas uhitsd States has been do.
sirous, By this iiendy proceeding. OF mani.
testing tho g'eet vslte which, they have iova.
| risbiy attached to tie friendship OF the Em.
peror, and theis solilrude 10 cultivate The best
understanding wnhh his government. 10 the
discussions TO whid, this interest has given
rise, and ,o the arrangements by which they
msy terminate, tho occasion has been judged
proper for asserting ss . principle In which
the rights snd intessts Of the United Sts,es
are involved, that The American comments, bv
the lee and ipde pedcut condiiioo which they
have assuEaed and maintain, sre hencefouh
not to DO considered ss subjects To- future col.
ooIz,ioo by any EJopean powets
Since tho close bt the les, session Of Con-
gress, the commis $one,s end srbi,rs,ors Tor
| sscertsiniog snd DETERMINING ihe amount OF
ndemni & alton which may be due TO ci,issns
| Of the Unred S,s,es, under the decision Of his
Imperial Msjssty tie Emperor Of Russis, 10
|! conformity 70 The c4n.en.ien concluded .. So.
Ps,e,sbu gn, on the u b OF Jolly, ono thou.
| sand e'gh, hond edsnd twenty ,wo, have %.
sembled IN ,hi. ci y and orgao,s d themselves
| IS a bnstd for tho serfot msncc Of the duties
assigned 20 them by ths, Uesly. The com.
| mission con,u,u,ed under the eleventh article
| Of he treaty OF twenly second Februs'y, one
( thousand eight hundred and nineleen, between
| the Uoited States sod Spain, Is also in session
| here and q, the torn OF three years limned
by the ues'y for tho execuuon Of tho. trust,
will expire before tho period Of the mex, 'ee.
uiar meeting ot Congress-, the attention Of the
legislature VIII be dawn to tho measures
which may rs necessary 10 accomplish the
object los which the commission va, insti,u.
ted.
Ia compliance with resolution OF the
House rt Representatives, adopted AZ their
isst session, instructions have been given 10
sll the Ministers of tho United States sected.
lied TO the powers of Europe and Amsrica,o TO
propose the prescription OF the African slave
trade, by ciass,ng II under the determination,
and inhlc,ing on It's pc petra,ors the punish.
ment Of piracy. ShooId this proposal be sc-
ceded TO, Il i, no doubled that this od,ous and
criminal practice will be promptly and entire.
" Suppressed. II 10 esrnesily hoped that IL
will be scceded 20, from f IN belief that IL Is
the most effsctusl expedieot that Can be sdop
ted tor the purpose.
Al tho commencement OF the recen, wsv
between France and Spain, y vas declared by
the French government, that II would gram
no commissions 10 ptivsteess, and that nei.
thsf the commerce OF Spain herself, nor Of
nc utral nations, should be moies,ed by The ns.
val iorce of France, except in the each OF .
lawful bloc kade. This declaration, which sp
pears to have been faithfully carried into ef
tect, concurring with principles proeIsirned
and cherished by the United States, from the
fret establishment Of their Independence,
suggested the hops that the time had arrived
when the proposal for adopting it Q, o pe'ms.
nent and invsusbie rule in ell iutvre ms's,ime
ware, might meet tho favorable confederation
OF the grss, European powers. Instructions
have accordingly been given 10 our ministers
with France, Ru,sis, and Great B'isin, 10
make those proposals to their respective gov.
e,nmen,s /; and, when the friends OF humsn'.
" saect on the essential smeIiorstion TO the
condition Of the human race, which would re-
suit from the sbo,iion Of private war on the
sea, and on the g'ea, facility BY which h
might be accomplished, requiring only the
consent Of few sosersigus, an earnest hope
!! is INDUCED that these overtures will meet
with an attention., snims,ed by tho spirit 10
which they were made, snd that thsy will ol.
timsieiy be sucesssfol.
The ministers ~ho were appointed to the
Republics of Colombis end Boeno' hy'es,
Dung tho isst session Of Congress, proceed.
ed, shortly afterwards, 10 their destinations.
or their arrival there, Official intelligence has
no, yet been received. The minister sp.
poin,ed TO the Republic Of Chill will 's'l 10
few days. An early appointment VII also be
made TO Mexieo. A minister has Eeen re.
ceived from Colombia, and the o,bet eovsrn.
mems hsvs been informed that minis srs OF