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on BY the unexpected recall of our Min;.,cr
who had commenced them with some hon. =
success Ny great object was the scttlemeo
Oh quc.t'oss which, though now dormant
"'sn. hereafter be revived under circum,tan
l.es mat would endanger the good under stand
ing which u s the interest Of both partie, /.
preserve mStoiate, ccmcntcd rs il is, by :
community Of language, mauner.. and ,ac;a
habits, and by the high obligations we ow. :,
our British ancestors for many of our mos
valuable institutions, aud for that system OF
representative Government which has en,.
DIED Us TO preserve and improve them.
inc question OF our North Eastern Bo,nd,.
lry sun remains unsettled. In nv last onnu.
al message, ] explained TO you the situation
In which | found that busine :, ON INV comic.
INTO ofi'ce, and the measures THOUGHT !, mS
aaty 10 pursue for asserting the right, of the
cn'eo States before the Sovereign who Lad
oecn chosen by my predecessor to determine
ne question; and, also, the manner i'm which
tho Senate in their Executive capacit, aStsr'
waus brought before them the o,,e,,;or
whether they would adv SO a submis,ior a.
the opinion OF the Sovereign arbiter Tba,
BODY having considered the award as NOT oh
iigatory, and advised me to open n further
negotiation, the proposition was Immediately
made TO the British Government: but the
circumstances to which have alluded. have
hitherto prevented any answer be AM. given TO
.he overture. Early attention, however, has
been Promised TO the subject, and every ci-
Tort, on my part, Will be made for a satisfac
tory settlement Of this question, interesting
70 Inc cnion generally, and particularly so 10
one OF its members.
The claims Of our citizens on Spain arr M,
yet acknowledged. ~On closer investigation
vi them than appears to have heretofore Ia
| Ken piacc, u was dicovered that some of these
demands, however strong they might be upon
/ the equity OF that government, were moi ,ucb
as could be made the subject of national in.
reference. And, faithful to the principle or
asking nothing but what was clearly right.
addltional instructions have been sent 10 mo-
any our demands so as to embrace those ONLY
on which, according to the laws OF nations
VIC had strict right To insist. Au Inevitable
aeiay IN procuring the documents neccssar,
iof uhis review OF the merits OF these claims.
retarded this operation, until an unfortunate
maiadJ which has afflicted his Catholic Ma
yesty, prevented an examination Of them
Deins now Tor the first time presented i'm an
ubexceptionablc form, il is confidently hoped
The application will be successful.
have the satisfaction 10 inform Won ,ba,
the application have directed TO be made for
me deh'ery OF par; of the archives OF flo
fida, which had been carried 10 the Havana.
has produced a royal order for their delivery
anu 'na' measures have been taken TO pro-
cure its execution
BY the Report Of the Secretary Of state
communicated to you on the 25th June las,
you were informed Of the conditional reduc,
tion obtained by the Minister Of the United
osates at Madrid, Of the duties on tonnage
levied on American shipping in the ports of
spain The condition Of that reduction ba
wing been complied with on our part, bv the
act passed the 18th Of July last, I have the
satisfaction TO inform you that our ships now
pay no higher nor other duties in the CONT
mental ports of Spain, than are levied on
their national vessels.
The demands against Portugal for illegal
captures IN the blockade Of Tcrceira, have
oeen allowed to the full amount of the ac-
counts presented by the claimants, aud paw
ment was promised 10 be made in three In
staiments The first Of these has been paid;
inc second, although due, had not, at the
date oil our last adyices, been received, ow-
ing u was alleged, TO embarrassmeuts In the
finances, consequent on the ciEl war in which,
that nation is engaged
The payments stipulated by the Convep-
tion with Denmark have been puncu,aIly
made, ard the amount is ready for disiribu-
lion among the claimants. as soon as the
Board now sitting shall have performed their
functions.
regret that by the last advices from our
Charse d. Aifaires ut Naples, that Govern
ment had still delayed the satisfaction due to
our citizens but, al that date, the effect Of
The last Instructions was not known. Des-
patches from thence are hourly expected, and
me result Will be communicated to YOU It'll
cut delay.
With the rest Of Europe, our relations, Do
lItical and commercial, remain unchanged
Negotiations are going on, 10 put on pcrmo-
neht basis the liberal system Of Commerce
now carried on between us and the Empire
Of Russia. The treaty concluded with Aus
iria Is executed by Ills Imperial Majesty, with
the most perfect good faith and, as wo have
no diplomatic agent az his court, he personal
y inquired into, and corrected, a proceedips,
Of some Of his s,IbaIleru officers, to the iniu-
~ Of our Consul ia one Of his ports.
Our treaty with the Sublime Porte IL pro-
dueing ~ expected effects on our commerce.
New markets are opening for our commOdi-
hes, and more extensive range foT the EN-
pioynIent Of our ships. slight auEmeuta-
tion Of the duties on our commerce, incOr,-
sissent With the spirit Of the treaty, had been
imposed bat, on the representation of Our
Charge d. Ahaires, Il has been promptly
Withdrawn, and We nov enjoy the trade and
haftsluon OF the btack Sea, aud OF all the
ports belonging 10 the Turkish Empire IN
asa, on the most perfect equality with all
foreign nations.
wish, earnestly, that ~ announcing 10
you The continuance oi iricndShipan tie in
crease % profitable commercial Intercourse
with Mexico, with Central America, and ihc
States Of the south, could accompany il
with The assurances that they all are blesscd
with hat internal tranquility and foreign
peace which their heroic devotIon 10 tic
cause Of tbeir Independence merits. IN Mex
ico, sanguinary struggle is nOw carried o..
which has caused sOnle embarrassment 10 our
commerce; bat both parties profess tie most
friendly deposition towards us. To the ter
niaation Of this e0utest, we look for the es-
tablishment q that secure inisrcOuFse, -
neccssary o. nations whose territories are
contiguous How important WILDE o. ~, we
NAY caiciats frOn tbe fsrt ,that,egeB in Tits un-