American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-04

and Of the Act supplementary thereto, OF 18th May, 1870
revived, and is in full force Such then is the presen
condition of the tade that, useful as is to both parties
with single momentary exception be carried :"
directly by the vessels Of neither That exception tset
found in Proclamation If tie Governor OF the isla
St. Christopher and Of the Virgin Islands, inviting, or M s
months from the 28th Of August last the Importation
the articles If the produce OF the United States, ~hcl
constitute their export portion Of this rade IN the vesse
of all nations That period having already esPred M
state Of mutual Introduction has again taken place h'
British Government have not only declined negoat'"
upon this subject but, by the principle they have assumed
with reference it, have precudcd even me means
negotiation. II becomes not the serespeot OF The u"'et
States, either TO solicit graultonsfaTors or 10 accept 'h
grant of favor that for which ample equivalent is ex
acted be determined by the respective 1ov
ernments whether the trade shall be opened by acts
reciprocal legislation IS, IN the mean .me,
10 know that apart from the resulting iron
disturbance Of the usual channels OF trade no loss ma
been sustained by the commerce, the navEatinn or tn
revenue of the United States and none OF maghoe IS u
be apprehended from this existing state OF mutual inter
dict. 80
| With the other maritime and commercial Ma
tons Of Europe, our intercourse continues, witt
/ little variation. Since the cessation, by the Con
vention Of 24th June, 1922, OF all dlscrtmlnatin!
duties upon the vessels Of the United States am
of France, in either country, our trade with ina
nation has increased and is increasing. ,lspo
stion on the part Of France has been manifested
to renew that negotiation and, in aceeding to TIL
proposal, we have expressed the wish that 1t nigh
be extended to other objects, upon which goot
understanding between the parties would be bene
fetal to the interests of both. The origin Of tn,
political relations between the United States ant
France, is coeva with the first years Of our hide
pendence. The memory of it is interviewer witt
that of our arduous struggle tor national exist
ence. Weakened as it has occasionally been since
that time, it can byus never De forgotten; and w
should hail with exuitation the moment which
-, frIn
spirit, on the part of France. A fresh effort ha
recently been made, by the Minister OF the unites
States residing at Paris, to obtain consideration
Of the lust claims of citizens of the United State
to the reparaton Of wrongs long since committed
many Of them frankly acknowledged, and all 0
them entitled, upon every principle justice, to
candid examination The proposal last made t.
/ the French Government has been to refer the sub
iect, which has formed an obstacle to this consid
Grafton, to the determination OF Sovereign. tn
common friend of both To this offer defni
tive answer has yet been received; but the ga:lan
and honorable spirit which has at all times beer
the pride and glory of France, will not ultimatel
permit the demands of innocent sufferers to be ex
/ tnguished in the mere consciousness OF the p0we
to reject them.
! new Treaty of Amity, Navigation, and Com
MERGE has been concluded with the Kingdom o
Sweden. which will be submitted 10 the Senate fol
their advice with regard 10 its ratification. At ,
more recent date. Minister Penipotentiary from
tic Hanseatic Republics Of Hamburg, Lubec, ant
Bremen, has been received, charged with spec!a
nisa.on for the negotiation OF Treaty Of Amity
and Commerce between that ancient and renown
ed League and the United States. This negotia
ton has accordingly been commenced. and is nov
in progress the result of which will, if successful
be also submitted. to the Senate for their consides
atom.
Since The accession of the Emperor Nicholas +
the Imperial throne of all the Russias, the friend
4 ~ dispositions towards the United States, so con
stantly manifested by his predecessor have con
| inued undated and have been recently testified
by the appointment of a Minister Plenipntentary
to reside at this place. From the interest takel
| by this Sovereign in behalf of the suffering Greeks
and from the spirit with which others of the grea
European Powers are cooperating with him, tho
friends of freedom and OF humanity may indulge
the hope, that they will obtain relief from that
most unequal Of conflicts, which they have SO long
and so CALAMITY sustained That they will enjoy
the blessing of self.government, which, by their
suferngs in the of liberty, they have richly
earned; and that their independence will be secu.
red by those liberal institutions, OF which then
country furnished the earliest examples in the his
tory of mankind, and which have conseeratel t,
immortal remembrance the very soil for which they
are now again profusely pouring forth their blond
The sympathies which the People and Government
of the United States have SO warmly INDUCED
with their cause, have been acknowledged by their
Government, in letter Of thanks, which | have
received from their illustrious President. trans
lation of which is now communicated to Congress,
the Representatives Of that nation to whom this
tribute Of gratitude intended to be paid, and
to whom it was justly due.
In the American hemisphere. the cause Of Free.
dom and independence has continued to prevail (;
and il signaizet by none Of those splendid tr;-
umphs which had crowned with glory some Of the
preceding years. it has only been from the Danish
ment of all external targe AGAINST which the sLlur.