The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-21

win spain, ny the recognition, ON tile part
of the United States, of the lnd.pendsn,
South American Governments. The pm
pcrs containing that information are now
communicated IN Congress.
charge d'Atiair.s has been reeeived
from the Independent Government of Bra-
all That country, heretofore \ colonial
possession of Portugal, had, some years
since, been proclaimed, by Tie Sovereign
Of Portugal himself, AN independent king
dom. Since his return 10 Lisbon, revo
luton in Brazil has established n new go
vernment there, with an Imperial title, nj
the head of which is placed The Prince, in
whom the Regency had been vested by the
King, at the time of his departure. There
is reason to expect, by aniicablc nrgocia
ton, that the Independence of Brazil
will, ere long, be recognised by Portugal
herself
With the remaining Powers of Europe,
with those on the coast of Barbary, aud
with all the new South American States.
our relations are OF friendly character
Wchave Ministers Pleoipotentary residing
with the Republics of Colombia aud Chill,
and have received Ministers Of the Same
rank from ut Colombia, Guatimala, Bucn
as Ayrcs aud Mexico. Our CONNER
cial relations, with vii those states hfe mu
tually beneficial and increasing. With the
Republic of Colombia, u treaty of Com
mcrce has been formed, of (which n copy IL
received, and The orig NAL daily expected
A negotiation for like treaty would have
been commenced with Buenos Ayres, had
il not been prevented by the indisposilion
and lamented decease Of Mr. Rodney, our
Minister there and TO whose memory the
most respectful attention has been shown
by the Government of Tint Republic. An
advantageous alteration IN our treaty with
Tunis has been obtained Ivy our Consular
Agent residing there the official document
of which, when received, will be laid before
the Senate.
The attention Of the government has
been drawn, With great solicitude, To other
subjects, nnd particularly To that relating 10
state of maritime war, involving the rela
tive rights OF neutral and bollgercnt in
such wars. Most of the difficulties which
we have experienced, and most of the los
SEES which we have sustained, since the
establishment Of our Independence, have
proceeded from the unsettled state of those
rights, aud the extent to which the belligc-
rent claim has been carried against the
neutral party. It's impossible To look back
on the occurrences of the late wars in Flu
rope, and to behold the disregard which
was paid to our rights, AZ n neutral power,
and the waste which was made of our
commerce by the parties To those wars, by
various acts oftheit respective governments,
aud under the pretext, by each, that the
other had set the example, without great
modification, and fixed purpose never 10
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to remove those causes Of possible variance
by friendly negotiation, and, on ust prin-
ciples, winch would BIZ applicable TO all par.
ties, could, il Is presumed, he viewed by
none, other than as proof Of an earnest
desire to preserve those relations with eve.
ry power. In the late war between France
and Spain, n crisis occurred in which IL
seemed probable that all the conference.-the
principles involved IN such wars might be-
brought into discussion, aud settled 10 the
satisfaction of all parties. Propositions,
having this object in view, have been made
to the governments OF q. Britain, France,
Russia, and Of other Powers, which have
been received in friendly manner by all,
but rs yet no treaty has been formed with
either for lis accomplishment. The poll
cy will, IL is presumed, be perseVered
in, aud in the hope that il may be success
FIJI.
II will always be recollectsd that with
one Of the parties In those wars, and from
whom we received those injuries, we
sought redress by war. From the other,
by whose then reignlng government our
vessels were seized IN port as well as at
sea, and their cargocs confiscated, indem
nity has been expected, but ha. not yet been
rendered. 1t was under the influence Of the
latter that our vessels were likewise seized
by the governments of Spain, Holland,
Sweden and Naples, and from whom in
demniiy has been claimed and is still ex
pccied, with the exception of Spain, by
whom il has been rendered. With both
parties we had abundant cause of war, but
we had no alternative but To resist that
which was most powerful ut sea, aud pres
sed US nearest home. With this, all differ
ences were settled by treaty foanded on
conditions fair and honorable In both, and
which has been so far executed with per
feet good faith. II has been earnestly no
ped, that tho other would, of its own nc
cord, and from sentiment OF justice aud
Cancellation, make To our citizens iudemni
~ to which they are entitled, and thereby
remove from our relations any just cause of
discomfort on oar side.
1t is estimated that the receipts into the
Treasury daring the current year, excln-
sive of loans, viii exceed eighteen millions
five hundred thousand dollars, which with
the sum remaining in the Treasury, at the
end Of the last year, amounting to pine
millions four hundred sixty three thouond
nine hundred twenty Two dollars and eigll
~ o,e cents, will, after diocharging the
current disbursements Of the year, the
interest on the public debt, and upwards Of
eleven millions fse hundred thousand dol
lars Of the principal, leave balance Of
more than three million dollars in the
Treasury on the first day January next
a larger amount of the debt contracted du
ring the late war, bearing an interest of six
nor cent herntniup redpeual ,le i'm the course