Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-08-19
RECEPTION OF MR. ALLEN IN call.


from member of the American Lega-
ton in Chill, transmitting them num-
Der of III Co'Teo de .Araaeo, of the 50th
of April, from which they are able to
furnish the following very interesting
account of the reception of Mr.. AL
LEN, our first Minister to the Republic
Of Chili:--
, Extract Of the Courier de .fraaco Of The
| soth of .aprd, isa4.
| TRANSLATION.
NTDRioR.-Yestelday, the 9sd inst.
| the SUPREME DiREcToR Of the State
gave his first public audience TO the
j Honorable HEMAN ALLEN, Minister
Pienipotentiary of the United States,
near the government of Chill Mr.. Al
len requested an interview with the Mi.
mister Of State tor Foreign Relations,
in which he exhibited, conformably to
custom, copy Of his credentials, and,
in consequence, was admitted to o So
lemn audience, which took place yes
terday, with the greatest possible pomp,
and which derived additional eclat from
the general Joy manifested by all the in
habitants of the Capitol.
At IL O'Clock of the day. the coaches
of the government, with all the circum-
stance of etiquette, drove to che resi-
dence of Mr.. Allen, for the purpose of
conducting him to the -Directoral Pa
lace. He was accompanied by the
Gentleman Usher of Ambassadors, aud
other gentlemen Of the gnvernment-
AT the foot of the Palace stairs were In
waiting the aids-de Camp Of the Su-
preme Director On aliehting from the
coach, the national standard was dis
played, accompanied bv salute, from
the batteries. of % guns, and the Guard
paid to the Plenipotentiary Directoral
honors. lis Excel!ency, accompanied
! by the Apostolic Nuncio, the Plenipo-
tentiaries of Peru, Blenos Ayres, and
/ Colombia. and other individuals Of the
Diplomatic Corps, and all the authori-
ties, civil, military, and ecclesiastical,
| of the Capital, awaited Mr.. Allen, in
the Hall of ambassadors, into which he
was introduced by the Minister of Fo-
reign Relations; who, on presenting him,
spoke as follows:-
Most Excellent Sir: have the honor
of presenting TO your Excellency the
honorable Heman Allen, Minister Pien-
ipotentiary of the United States near the
government of Chilli i'ew satisfactory
this circumstance must be to me, will
be estimated FROM the interest which
your Excellency. the authorities and
the people Of Chill. take in drawing
close the relations Of friendship with
the great nation which has been the
first to recognize Dur independence !;
which, placed at the front Of the Ame-
rican continent, will forever be the
safeguard of liberty; and which, by its
act of generous justice, by the wisdom
of its institutions, and by the virtues of
its citizens, commands our admiration
and our gratitude"
Immediately after this Mr.. ALLEN de-
livered to the SUPREME DIREcroR his
letter Of credence. and pronounced the
following address,
"JHost Excellent Sir: The u. States
OF America, being deeply impressed with
the Importance of the events which have
released this country from foreign domi-
nation, and enabled it to assume rank
among the nations of the earth; have,
throughout this momentous struggle, so
far as comported with its neutral cha
racter, been in the constant exercise Of
friendly relations; and at time the best
calculated to give effect to the act, in
the most solemn and unconditional man
ner, recognized the independence Of
Chill, and commissioned me, as its Re-
preventative, to reside near its Court,
for the purpose of cultivating the rela-
lions of peace and friendship, and for
the interchange of mutually kind offices,
on terms of the most perfect reciprocity,
between the two nations.
In the progress of this great work,
assuming, as is hoped, for its only ba-
sis, the Sovereignty Of the people, and
The equal and unalisnabis rights Of nan,
all the sympathies of my country are
most deeply engaged. Difficult and
arduous may yet be the course which
remains for Chill to pursue, but a free
people will never despair. True to
herself, and just towards others, she
may bid defiance to any coaii4iqn
which may threaten her repose.
In the mild system of her laws, in the
free and enlightened institutions Of her
country, and in the just and liberal ex-
ercise of friendly relations with other