Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-15
POLITICAL.
CLAIMS ON Naples.


The Sloop of War Ontario in hirty-two DAYS from Glib
raitar has arrived in Hampton Roads Lieutenant Cor
don reached this city on Saturday, his way Wash
ingon, and communicates the information that MIR Nelson
United States Charge, has effected am arrangement with
the Neapoan Government, by which the whole of the
American claims have been allowed We did not con-
verse with Lieut. IL but learn from the Gazette
the King OF Naples refused at first have any thing 10 do
with the subject, but informed that ten davs time
would be granted to him TO decide upon the measure
which different course OF policy would be Immediately
adoped-ths had the desired effect and brought his Ma
jesty 10 terms"
The claims on Naples to which the account brouph, bv
the Ontario refers of old standing, and from the
seizure and conscaon of American property in the ports
OF Naples under Joachim Murat, in lsO9lO The spolia-
ton was made by order OF that monarch under peculiar
circumstances of bad fath.n the early part Of 1900
period when the hostile DEGREES othe great bellger-
en powers OF Europe had almost annhilated commerce
and abolished the rights OF neurals American vessel
called the KITE OF Baltimore arrived Naples and applied
through the American Consul, Mr. Hammet for permits
sion TO enter and trade. The Minister for Foreign Affairs
replied to this application that the King had "resoved
general MEASURE, that all American vessels arriving i'm
that kingdom Direct should be freey admitted provided
they came furnished with the requisite certificate OF the
origin OF their cargoes and complied with the regulations
certain former DEGREES which mentioned. The Kite
accordingly entered and having transacted her business
returned safely TO the United States The report brought
by her the disposition OF the Neapoan and
the official declaration of the disposition contained in the
note of the Neapoan Minister inspired great confidence
in the security OF the trade.
Large shipments were accordingly made from various
ports oil the United States and particularly Baltimore
pledge oil the government for the protection of the
merce thus commenced Some voyages were we believe
safely made but the greater portion OF the which
had thus unsuspectngy entered the domnons Mu-
and sold, for the benefit of his Maesy breach of faith
which has few parallels in the history of friendly
M general offence definite assigned at the
time tousty this extraordinary The DEGREES oil
condemnation went upon the short doctrine that was
cessary for he benefit of the eXchequeran argument
not likely TO be eiuted by solicitations refund has
been at no time pretended that the conscaed vessels
were wanting in any necessary papers, that they had
violated any OF the DEGREES spoken of in the declaration
July lst,-under the faith of which they had come into
the ports OF Naples The entire shamecssness with
which the robbery perpetated, may be estimated
from the official style with which the Kings Minister
piled to the remonsrances and protests of the American
CONSUL Alter disregarding entirely number of Mr..
Hammetrs notes, the Marquis de Gallo Minister for Fo
reign Affairs tells him gravely that she ought not to be
surprised at the rigorous the King has seen
himself obliged to take" against American vessels be-
cause of can act passed by Congress the first of March
precedlngve months before the permission and invita-
uon to trade, given to the Americans by the king
We have no means of judging the extent of property
thus perhdiousy seized II is variously estimated from
$2,5OO,0O0 TO $6000,000 of which considerable portion
was owned in this city.-BdH finer.
More SucceSs.-Our Minister to Naples has already
elected settlement OF long standing claims upon
mat country for sPoiaons committed upon
a. me rate we have been going since the elevation OF
Andrew jackson t, prasidan"y what is TO become ot
us? Such Iiti and disgrace never before Witnessed
III seems really doubtful whether he will suffer his
term OF four years service to expire without having set
tied every controversy had at the time of its com
mencement, with the various foreign countries What is
to be done! Is not time that he was impeached! II he
be suffered much longer to proceed he has DONE Mr.
Clay will not have left to him single hook TO hang
hope upon; single inch of ground upon which to
stand IN his opposition TO his low very alarm.
ing and distressing is condition Ala can nothing be
done TO prevent the necessity of Mr. Claws return TO his
farm to take of his fields and his fences? 1t time
Tor the Nationals to be seriously looking about themselves
and to adopt eXpedent prevent the dire cataso-
phe.-BdHiROTe Republican.
F0rtundte-It has been that Mr.. Nelson who was
appointed by the President Charge dc Afares TO Naples
during the recess OF the Senate, has succeeded i'm nego-
uauns Treaty, by which indemnity secured for spoa-
ions committed upon by that government
Had the President waited until the meeting of Congress-
before the appointment made as is now contended
Tor by The opposition the proper course this treaty could
not now have been made had Mr.. n elson been man
so distinguished to stand in The way of the ambitions
views OF Messrs Clay and Calhoun, his nomination would
probably have been rejected and the opportunity to effect
lhiS important arrangement would have been los-Ibid
The paragraph which copied yesterday from the
Baltimore Gazette relative the settlement of our claims
upon the Neapoitan Government is not altogether cor
rect Lieut. Gordon, who the bearer of dispatches
TO our government has authorized state that he in
formed gentleman of Baltimore that he had no doubt the
claims were, by this time satisfactorily adised but did not
state That the dispatches of which he was the bearer
tanned the rangcment-.4lerdndria Gazette