The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-12-09

South American governments
pers containing that Information are now
communicated to Congress. a..
A Charge d'Afairs has been reoelsea s1.;,
from the independent government Oh pia1i'
That country, heretofore coleman pos-
session of Portugal, had some years s,''ee
been proclaimed, by the sovereign OF foi-
tugal himself, an independent klngaoii.
Since his return to Lisbon, revolution ~
Brazil has established a new government,
theye, with an imperial title, at the heaa
of which is placed the Prince IN Wnom
the regency had been vested, by the KING,
at the time of his departure. mere y
reason to expect, that by amlcablc nsso-
citation, the independence OF Brazil wlli ere
long be recognized BY Portugal herself. j,
With The remaining powers OF Eurone, WV "
those on the coast of Barbary, and WIN al 'i'e
new South American states, our relations are
of a friendly character. We have MINISTERS
P,enipoten,iary residing with the republics
of Colombia and Chill, and have received
ministers, of the same rank, from CoiomDia'
Guatimala, Buenos Ayres and Mexico. our
commercial relations with all those states, are
mutually beneficial and increasing. With 'he
republic of Colombia, a treaty OF commerce
has been formed, Of which copy is received
and the original daily expected. A negocia,
ton for a like treaty, would have been com
menced with Bucnos Ayres, had it not been
prevented by The indispositicn and lamentea
,lec.ase of MFR. Rodney, Our minister thefe,
and 10 whose memory the most respectful. at
tention has been shown, by tho government
of that republic. An advantageous alteration
IN our treaty with runis, has been obtainea'
bv 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,
and particularly to that relating to state OF
maratime war, involving the relative rights OF
neutral and belligerent i'll such wars. MOS
of the difficulties which we have experienced,
and of the losses which we have s'lstalhed'
since the establishment of our independence,
have proceeded from the unsettled state OF
thnse rights, and the extent TO which me oei'
ligerent claim has been carried against 'he
neutral party. tits impossible to look oacK
on the occurrences of the late wars IN Europe,
and to behold the disregard which was paid "a
our rights as neutral power, and the waste
which was made of our commerce by the par
ties to those wars, by various acts OF Their res
pective governments, and under the pretcX'
bv each that the other had set the example
without great modification, and a fixed pur
pose never to submit to the like in future
4 An attempt to remove those causes of possible
variance, by friendly negotiation, and on JUS
princiDlcs, which should be applicable to al
parties. could, it was presumed, be viewed bl
none. other than as a proof Of an earnest de
sire 10 preserve those relations with ever,
mower, In tile late war between France ant
{ a ticI, n n
: bablc that all The controrerti5lc principles
l involved in such wars, might be brought intt
/ discussion. and settled to the satisfaction Of al
PARTIES. Propositions having this object il
view, have been made to the governments OF
/ Great Britain, France, Russia, and OF othe
powers,which have been received in friendly
manner Nv all, but as yet no treaty has beeI
formed with either for lis accomplishments
The policy will, il is presumed, be perseyeret
in, and in the hope that il may be successful
Ii will always be recollectca, that with on,
of The. parties to those wars, and from wlou
we received those injuries, we sought redrcs
by war. Ffom the other, with whose the
reirninw 90, erbmrnt Our vessels were seize'
in port, rs well as at sea, and their cafgne
co,lfsc.tet!, indemnity has been expected, bu
has rot vet been rendered. II was under tn
influence of the Ia ter that our vessels wef
likewise seized by the governments OF spar
Holland Denmark, Sweden and Naples, am
from whom indemnity has been claimed,an
still expected, with the exception ofSpain, b
whom il has been rendered. With both pa
: ties We had abundant cause ofwar, but we ha
: no alternative but to resist that Nhch WI
most powerful at sea,ahd pressed us nearest ;
: home With this all differences were settle
: by treaty founded on conditions fair and ht
norable to both, and which has been SO i:
{ executed with perfect good faith. 1t has bee
/, rarnt SLY hoped. that the other would, OF i
: own accord, and from sentiment OF ilustc
and ccpcilistion, make TO our citizens I'll
= indemnity to which they ave entitled, an
1. ,lgqcby remove, from our relations, any .u
4 cause Of discomfort on our side.
II is estimated that the receipts into IL
: Treasury during the current year, exclusive {
/, loans, viii exceed SlS,500,000, which, vii
! ,hc sum remaining in the Treasury at the er
/, If ,hc last year, amounting TO s9,A65.G22 8
will, after disclarging the current disburs
! menls Of the year, the interest on the publ
! debt. aud upwards Of sil,633,0l1 50 Of i
:, principal, leave balance Of more III
: $4,000, ,0G0 in the Treasury on The first OF J
;. nuary next.
i A large amount OF the debt contractt
II during the late war, bearing an interest
of sixpcr cent be coming redccmablc in Il
ii course Of the ensuing year, than would
" discharged by tire ordinary revenue, Il
il act OF Doth May, authorised loan
is e.5,oo0,o0O, at ~ per cent. to meet 4
s. same BY this arrangement, an annu
h, saving will accrue to the public, Of 1910
IN dollars.
10 Under the act of the Gath May last,
l. loan Of IS, 900, 900, was authorized,
Of order to meet tle awards under the Flori
IL. treaty. which was negotiated at par wi