Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-12-08

fullest confidence That the talents OF the
citizen commissioned for that purpose
will place before him the just claims of
our injured citizens in such light rs
will enable me, before your adjournment,
to announce that they have been adjust
ed and secured. Precise instructions, to
the effect of bringing the negotiation to
II speedy issue, have been given and will
be obeyed.
( In the late blockade Of Terceira,
some of the Portuguese fleet captured
several of our vessels and committed 9TH
er excesses for which reparation was de-
manded and | was on the point of de-
spatching an armed force, to prevent any
recurrence of a similar violence aud pro-
tect our citizens in the prosecution of
their lawful commerce, when Official as
suranccs, on which relied, made the
sailing of the ships unnecessary. Since
that period frequent promises have been
made that full indemnity shall be given
for the in jures inflicted and the losses
sustained. In the performance there
has been some, perhaps unavoidable de-
lay; but l have the fullest confidence
that my earnest desire that the business
may at once be closed, which our Minis
ter has been instructed strongly to cx
press, will very soon be gratified. II
have the better ground for this hope,
from the evidence Of friendly disposit-
ion which that Government has shewn
by an actual reduction in the duty on
rice, the produce of our Southern States,
autnorising the anticipation that this inn
portant article Of our export will soon be
admitted on the same footing with that
produced by the most favored nation.
With the other powers of Europe, we
have fortunately had no cause Of discus
sions for the redress Of injuries. With
the Empire Of the Russians, our political
connexion is of the most friendly, and
commercial of the most liberal kind.
We enjoy the advantages of navigation
and trade, given to the most favored ma
tiOn but it has not yet suited their poll
cy, or perhaps has not been found con-
venient from other considerations, toI
give stability and reciprocity to those
privileges, by commercial treaty. The
i'll health of the Minister last year charg-
ed with making proposition for that ar
rangement, did not permit him to remain
at St. Petersburgh I; and the attention of
I that government, during the whole of the
period since his departure, having been
occupied by the war in which it was en-
gagged, we have been assured that moth
ing could have been effected by his pres
ence. A Minister will soon be nominat-
ed, as well to effect this important object,
as to keep up the relations of amity and
good understanding of which we have re-
ceived SO many assurances and proofs
from his Imperial Majesty and the EN-
peror his predecessor.
The Treaty with Austria is opening to
us an important trade with the heredita-
ry dominions of the Emperor, the value
Of which has been hitherto little known,
and Of course not sufficiently appreciated.
While our commerce finds an entrance
into The South of Germany by means of
this Treaty, those we have formed with
the uanseatic Towns and Prussia, and
others now in negotiation, will open that
vast country to the enterprising spirit of
our merchants, on the North a country
abounding IN all the materials for n
mutually beneficial commerce, filled with
enlightened aud industrious inhabitants,
holding an important place in the politics
of Europe, and to which we owe SO many
valuable citizens. The ratification of
the Treaty with the Porte was sent to be
exchanged by the gentleman appointed
our Charge d'Affairs to that Court.
Some difficulties occurred on his arrivals;
but at the date of his last official despatch,
he supposed they had been obviated, and
that there was every prospect of the ex-
change being speedily effected.
This finishes the connected view l
have thought it proper to give Of our po-
litical and commercial relations in Eu-
rope. Every effort in my power will be
continued to strengthen and extend them
by Treaties founded on principles of the
most perfect eciprocity ofnterest, ncith-
er asking nor conccding any exclusive
advantage, but liberating as far as it lies
in my power the activity and industry Of
our fellow citizens from the shackles
which foreign restrictions may impose.
10 China and the East Indies, our
commerce continues in its usual extent
and with increased facilities, which the
credit and capital of our merchants af-
fords, by substituting bills for payments
in specie. A daring outrage having been
committed in those seas by the plunder
of one of our merchantmen engaged in
the pepper trade at port in Sumatra,
and the piratical perpetrators belonging
to tribes in such n state Of society, that
the usual course of proceeding between