Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-10

of Brazil will, ere long be recognized
by Portugal herself
With the remaining powers Of Eu
rope, with those on the coast of Bar
barry, and with all the new South A.
mrrican states, our relations are of a
friendly character. We have minis
ters plenipotentiary residing with the
republics OF Columbia and Chill, and
have received ministers, of the same
rank. from Columbia, Guatimula, Bue
nos Ayers and Mexico Our com.
mercial relations, with all those states,
are mutually beneficial and increasing
With The republic OF Colombia, trea
ty OF commerce has been formed, of
which a copy is received, and the orr
ginai daily expected. A negotiation
Tor like treaty, would have been pre-.
vented by the indisposition and lamen
led decease OF Mr. Rodney, our min
lister there, and TO whose memory the
most respectful attention has been
shown, by the government oil tnat re-
public. An advantageous alteration in
our treaty with TOMS, has been obtain.
ed, by our consular agent residing
there, the official document OF which,
when received, will be laid before
the Senate.
The atlen ion of the government has
been drawn with great solicitude to O.
ther Objects, aud particulafly,o that
relating to state o.. maritime war, in
volying the relative rights of neutral
and belligerent in such wars. Most
OF the difficulties which we have ex
perienced. and OF the losses which we
have sustained since the establishment,
ofour Independence, have proceeded
from the unsettled state of those rights,
and the extent to which the biiiigerent
claim has been carried against neutral
party. 1t is impossible to look back
on the occurrence of tie late wars in
Europe, and to behold the disregard
which was paid on our rights as
neutral power, and the waste which
was made of our commerce by the par
ties to those wars, by verious acts of
their respective governments, and an
der the pretext by each that the other
had set the example, without great
modification, and a fixed purpose ne
yer to submit to the like in future. An
attemp! 10 remove those causes OF pos.
sIble variance, by fri .ntlIy negotiation,
and on Just principals, which should
be applicable to all parties, could, it
was presumed, be viewed by none,o
Their than as a proof of an earnest de
sire to preserve those relations with
every power. In the late war between
France and Spain, crisis occurred in
which ii seemed probable that all the
controvertible principles, involved in
such wars, might be brought into dis
cusslon, and settled 10 the satisfaction
of all parties. Propositions having
this object in view, have been made
TO The governments of Great Britain,
France, Russia, and of other powers,
which have been received in friend.
ly manner by all, but as ct no treaty
has been formed with either for its &C
complishment. The policy will it is
presumed, be preserved in, and in the
hope that it may be succeeded.
II will always be recollected, that with
one of the parties to those wars, and
from whom we received those injuries,
we sought redress by war. From the
other, by whose then reigning govern
ment our vessels were seized in port as
well as at sea, and their cargoes confs-
Gated, indemnity has been expected, but
has not been rendered. 1t was under
the influence of the latter, that our ves-
sells were likewise seized by the govern
ments of Spain, Holland, Denmark,
Sweden, and Naples, and from whom
indemnity has been claimed and is still
expected, with the exception of Spain,
by wnom it 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 at
sea, and pressed us nearest at home
With this, all differences were settled by
a treaty founded on conditions fair and
honorable to both, and which has been
SO far executed with perfect good faith.
1t has been earnestly hoped that the o.
Their would, of its own accord, and from
a sentiment of justice and Cancellation.
make to our citizens the indemnity to
which they are entitled, and thereby re-
move from our relations any unjust
Cause of discnntent ON our size