Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-31

roe are already 60 far advanced in a career, upon
which they are yet to enter, that we may, for
many years after the conclusion of the war, main
tain with them a commercial intercourse, highly
Beneficial TO both parties, carriers to and for
them OF numerous articles OF manufacture and of
foreign produce. It is the nature of commerce,
when unobstrucied by the interference Of authority
TO find its own channels. and TO make it's own way
Let us only not undertake TO regulate that which
will hes, regulate Itself.
In the conferences between DIR. Gual and Mr.
Todd, the Colombian Minister Of Foreign Affairs
has spoken of treaties, almost treaties OF alliance,
concluded BY the Colombian Plenpotentary Mos
guerra, with the governments OF Peru and of Chill,
and which he expected would also be shortly con-
e. c!.,ded with Buenos Ayres. The purport of these
treaties was mentioned by DR.. Gual only in gene
raj terms, but he said that Mr.. Saiazar would be
authorized to communicate copies oil them TO this
Government, and, eventually, TO propose that the
United States should accede 10 them. or take
part in the system, which it was their purpose to
originate. In January last, about the same time
when DIR. Gual was making this confidential COM
muncation to Mr.. Todd, we learn, by dispatches
f, ON Mr.. Forbes, that Mr. Mosquera was at Bue-
nos Ayres, and had made his proposals of nego-
-tiation TO the Government there. Mr.. Forbes
speaks doub,fully of his prospects ofsuccess. The
general .nenton, but not the specific purport of
the treaties, had also been communicated by Mr.
Mosiuera TO MIR. Forbes. But the Colombian
Minister had teen confidential with Mr..
PEevost, who, in despatch dated the 18th of De-
cember last. states that he had obtained sight OF
the original treaty. He describes 1t in prece-
ding letter, a treaty of alliance, offensive and
defensive, containing" pledge from each Of the
contracting parties to send deputies to the ishmus,
within limited time, for the double purpose of eff
ec,ins an union in support Off representative sys
FEM throughout, and OF preventing partial associa-
lions with any one Of the Powers in Europe An
ageat (he adds) has gone 10 Mexico with the same
object, and 1t IS in contemplation, as soon the
several treaties shall be ratified by Colombia to
invite representation from the United State, to
preside at meeting intended to assimilate the po-
litcs of the South with those of the North;''
and, in letter of l4th December, after having
seen the rerty he says, q" it embraces in the mos,
express terms the several objects 10 which allu-
ded, together with stipulation, not to enter into
partial arrangements with SPAIN and not 10 listen
10 overures on her part, unaccompanied with an
acknowledgment of the independence OF all"
Mr.. Provost, as we'll DR.. Gual, entertains
higher expectations of The succes. of this nego-
tiation at Buenos Ayres than Mr.. Forbes Mr.
Provost thinks that II must succeed, although the
Government of Buen0s Ayres is secretly averse
ia it, and implicated in secret nrigues with the
Portuguese Government and General lie Cor, for
confederacy of a different character. Dr.. Gual
Ol'u MI OIu tnat ioposais Dau Detn made by
the Portuguese Government at Lisbon, to Colon
bfa, for general coniederacy of all America,
North and South together with the Constitutional
Governments of Portugal and spain, las counter
poise TO the European Holy .lAiancc but he said
they had beea rejected on account of their Euro
1reun aspect. Loose and indefinite projects of the
same kind has been presented by the pre-ent Por-
tusuese Government 10 us, blt they have never
been considerered even Objects of elaboration.
.rt<h AL ie-.
t.isa and constituted itself into empire, with an
Emperor at its head. General lie Cor has lost the
real command of his own army, and has been, or
cannot fail, shortly to be, compelled TO embark,
with all his European Portuguese troops for Lis
bon. Then will come the question between Bne-
nos Ayres and Brazil, for Monte Video and the
Oriental Band of La Plata.
To he continued.