Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-04-06

IN the course Of some discussion in tho
House ofRcpresentatives upon the proprie-
~ of voting money for the Mission to Con-
slsntinople, which resulted in the treaty
with the Turks, MIR. Adams observed:
at has been said by the gentleman at the
bead of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
that the object of this treaty had been pur-
sued by preceding administration. 1t had
so happened that The negotiations 10 effect il
had been instituted by himself But the
fact had not been disclosed, because, in or
der TO the success Of the negotiation, il was
necessary that it should be secret Ithad
been commenced in the midst of the war
which had ragged between Turkey, Russia,
Great Britain, and France AT that time
none Of those Powers had accredited min
listers at Constantinople. If the fact had
been otherwise, Mr.. A. could have indug
ed far less hopes OF success. The negotia-
tion had been commenced, and treaty was
inpart concluded on, before the close Of the
administration. AS it had been necessa-
~ to keep these proceedings secret from the
nation, and as he we'll knew that it was inn
possible 10 do any thing at that Court with
out presents, he had employed the whole of
the sum constituting the fund for the con-
tingencies of foreign intercourse, in provid-
ing them on the present occasion and one
reason why the treaty had not been conclud-
ed at that time, was that the sum had not
bsen sufficiently great, and the persons en-
ployed had not seen proper, like Commo-
dore Porter, TO augment it on their own
personal responsibility. The dispatches
from the confidential agents employed, had
been received at the Department of State ten
or fifteen days after the present administra-
tipT, 10 ,t1I
by order of the President, had been submit
ted 10 his perusal, and his opinion had been
asked, whether it would be proper 10 GO fur
Their liz expenditures of the same kind, with
view to bring the negotiation 10 close.
And in justice 10 the present administration,
it was his duty TO say that his reply to the
inquiry had been, that although four times
the sum already expended might be requi-
site, it should be given"
NORTHEASTERN BoUNDARY.-The
following is the resolution passed by the
Legislature of Maine, in secret session,
relative to the North Eastern Bounda-
ry:
Resolred, That upon the appoint
ment by the President of the United |
States, OF person or persons to enter in
to negotiations with this State for the re-
linquishment, by this State, to the Unit
ed States, Of her claim to the said terri |
tory, and for the cession of the jurisdic-
tion thereof, on the one part, and for an
ample indemnity therefor. on the other
part, and notice thereof being communi-
Gated to the Governor, the Governor,
with the advice of Council, be, and he |
is hereby authorized and requested, to
appoint three Commissioners on the part
and in behalf of this State, to treat with |
such person or persons, so appointed by |
the President on the subject aforesaid |
and any agreement or treaty to be made
In pursuance of this Resolve, is TO be
submitted to the Legislature of Maine, for
approval or rejection; and until such
agreement or treaty be SO submitted to
and approved by the Legislature of
Maine. nothing herein contained shall be
construed, in any way, as implying the
assent of this State to the line of Bounda.
ry recommended by the Arbiter, or to
the right of the General Government to
adopt or sanction that line instead of
the line described in the treaty of 1883.
From Liberid--The ship James Per-
kins, Captain Crowell, which sailed
from Norfolk in December last with en-
igrants for the American colony at Mon
rovia, returned to Norfolk on Monday
last, having left Liberia on the Goth jan
uary.
So far from the emigrants on board the
James Perkins having manifested mu-
tinous disposition (ssreported by an ar
rival at northern port,) Capt. G. de-
eiares their conduct throughout the voy-
age to have been of the most orderly and
becoming character.
Out of the 312 emigrants, but three
died on the voyage-an elderly and
weakly woman, and two infant chill
dren.
Capt. C. (says the Beacon, represents
the Colony as enjoying fine health. and
exhibiting the pleasing spectacle of an
industrious, contented, and thriving pop
ulation. and that in the IL days Of his
stay there, he did not hear from any one
q desire to return.
BY the above arrival, We received the
Liberia Herald of the Odd of January.
The shipping intelligence it contains isI
quite respectable, there being 10 arri-
walls and 8 clearances since the publica-