Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-22
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS
WASHINGTON, ID. C. April IA. lsss

SIR:-Mr. van Duren. VIII, probably, be with
YOU, before this letter. lie intends, IN hs W.
turn to Washington. to occupy an eslabshuer,
of his own; and for tins purpose, has rented i,
house near the President
Mr.. Livingston wall leave here 70, New Vail
in all this week. You ask mel, he pren,,sG
to take hrs departure for Francei | aasser.N ~
And strange as YOU may consider it, there is ".
~ great doubt and uncertainty whether he viii,
go abroad, or continue 10 the state depar,nsr,
have no doubt that he will femalp at home NJ
iii July or August. My opinion, however. !.
that If he expresses desire to b- sent as MINI,
ter, he viii be appointed. But if he is wllIin,
to remain. the President will prefer it. Not IN
accOun! Of his talents, or the manner in which
the duties of the ollie are perforned, but on Ar.
count Of those difficulties, to which have fro.
quently referred. OF filling up the vacancy. A,
this moment, you NAV resi- assured, Mr. Ln,po,.
ton is in state of indecision; and the prob,hI;
~ is, notwithstanding all you have seen publish
ed, on the subject of cabinet arrangements ,h,
things will remain in statu quo until milsqmmrr
and possibly until autumn. Mr.. FORSYTH, Mr.
Wilkins. Mr. Dallas, aud Others, will not than,
ME for this prophecy. They have a.cer,ainsd
that do not make such statements, without dat,
say To you now, as said on the I2th utmo--
f" Whatever you may hear, as to changes in The
{" cabinet, the selection OF foreign ministers. &c
" &c. you must receive with due allowance for
"the state Of the times. Nothing viii be done
IS hastily." &c.
No immediate change will be made in the NJ.
mister to Spain. Mr.. Van Ness will continue to
occupy that station for months to come. if not for
another year. Consequently, Mr.. Barry can
have NJ hope, whatever may be his wishes Of d.
tanning that mission.
Mr.. Middleton. the new secretary o. Legation
to Madrid, is detained for dispatches. Known,
what do, in relation to our affairs in Spain,
should consider il proper for the government 10
keep him here, until they receive adSices from
our Minister at that Court, as late as tue middle
of March, or the beginning OF April. These ad
vices, it IS supposed, will bring something dee.
siye as to the pending negotiations rsspectOsds
claims Of our Merchants upon the Spanish %
vernment, for depredatIons upon our commerc,
Such, undoubtedly, are the expectations, oothd
our Minister at Madrid, and Of the President and
his cabinet. But the inlerminable dlseussIon,d
Spanish negotiator, as exenpl,htd in Don Onh,
lead me to the cone fusion, that Mr.. Van Nes
may yet require months to complete that, which,
at the last dates from him, he considered nearly
perfected.
You are aware of the existing excitement, be-
tween the King Of Spain and his family Heb"
only one child, aud that daughter. BY the
Sale law female cannot fall heir to the crown
This is the source Of all the Court difficulties 10
that country; and has produced, and may eontlnu.
to produce, violent collisions bet~eeu him andhh
legal advisers. Thus embarrassing, It not inter
rupting, finaI decision on all subjects Of tossn
negotiation.
Dispatches Of an interesting character to the
commercial community have been received at the
State Department within few days, via France
from Mr. Van Ness. He states that he has a.
ranged the conditions Of treaty with the span
ish Minister, in which provision is made Ter lhs
payment of our claims upon that government
but that the King had not yet agreed to the !s'm
Of that treaty. He is, however, eonlo,"
that in few days the whole question will ben
vorabIy adjusted. After three years resident,
at that Court, | should think that gentleman
Mr.. Van Ness's sagacity, could not be gH'l!
mistaken in the persons with whom he "" "
gociating, and consequently, that there was ne'
prospect Of our merchants receiving some te"9
neralion for their losses. But procra'tIna'0'
ever the order Of the day with SpanIard, '''
apprehend il IN the present case.
In my letter Of the eth March sa,O
- That all h re were to be put IN mohon,
Since that date, Mr.. Van Buren,, Mr.. Barry !"
Woodbury., and Mr.. Lewis, have started ,,
In lew days Mr.. Livingston departs ,i ~
Cass is going to the West. and Mr. DoOaIo'"
IS to visit Tennessee. The latter oIreum'''"'
nonld seem to indicstethat the President does w
+ tend, this summer, to make an E's'ern 'o'''
l think, how ever, that he will do II, II DIS "e''
will permit. "a
The friends of the Vice President are "
pleased with the aspect Of affairs 10 me GU"
and especially in Virginia. Judge Mebea mt,,
Ohio, is not only determined to be eanu','
for the Presidency. at the next eleet'oo' U ""n
is said, Is willing that his friends should "r ,.o
nate him forthwith. This, it is presumed; W.; "'
from an apprehension that the mn '''''
might designate him as their candidate
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