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d, 10 the beard too late for IT'S considera
tion. The Minister of The U,:Slates o
Mexico, has been 6uly authorized
! make demand fer the payment Of tn
awards according to the terms of to
con Vention; and the provisions-of The &C
~rofCongress Of the 18th Of June, iS40
H1iehas also been instructed 10 communl
caiet to hatgoVernment the expectations
OF the Government Of the United States
in 'TelatloO TO those cIaimswhlc were
not disposed Of according 10 the provi
slons oil The convention, and all others
of citizens of the United States against
tho Mexican Government.
he has also been furnished with Other
instructions, to be followed by him ia
case the Government OF Mexico should
not iod itself in a condition to make
present payment Of the amount OF the
awards in specie oriIs equivalent.
am happy to be able TO say that in
formation, which is esteemed favorable.
both TO q just satisfaction Of the awards
and a reasonable provision for other
claims, had been recently received from
Mr.. Thompson, the Minister Of the u
States, who has promptly and efficiently
executed the instructions Of his Govern
ment, in regard 10 this important sub
ject.
The citizens Of the United States who
accompanied the late Texan expedition
TO Santa Fe, and who were V~rongfully
taken and held as prisoners OF war 10
Mexico, have all been liberated.
A correspondence has taken place be.
tween The Department Of Stale and the
Mexican Minister Of Foreign affairs. up.
on the complaint of Mexico that c~iifgens
Of the UnIled States were permitted 10
give aid TO the inhabitants of Texas IN
Tho war existing berween her and that
Republic Copies Of this c%orrespon,
dence are herewith communicated 10 con.
gress, together with copies Of letters on
the same subject, addressed TO tho Di.
pIomatIc corps at Mexico, by the Amer
rcan Minister and Mexican Secretary Of
State
Mexico has thought proper to recip
rocate tho mission Of the United States
10 that Government by a%ccredltiDg to
this a Minister OF the same rank as thai
OF The representative Of the United Siatea
in Mexico. From the circumstances
connected with this mission, favorable
results are anticipated from it. It is so
obviously for The interests OF both coun
tries as n~eighbors and friends that ell
just causes OF mutual dissatisfaction
should be removed that ii is 10 b. hoped
neither will omit or delay the employ.
ment of any practicable and honorable
means to accomplish that end.
The affairs pending between this Go
vernment and the several others Of the
SlateS Of this hemisphere formerly IN.
der the dominion Of Spain, have again,
within the past year, been materially
ob'tructed by the military revolutions
and conflicts in those countries.
The Publications Of tho Treaiy be-
tween the United States and the Repub.
lie of Ecuador, OF the 18th OF June, 1899,
have been exchanged, and that inslru.
ment has been duly promul gated on the
part Of this Government. Copies are
now communicated to Congress with a
view to enable that body TO make such
changes in the laws applicable to our
intercourse with that Republic, as may
be deemed requisite.
Provision has besn made by the Gov.
ornment Of Chile for the pay mont of
the cIaDm on account of The illegal de
IeOtion of The brig Warrior al Coquim.
bo, in 1920 This Government has rea
sou 10 expect other claims OF our clti-
zens against Chile, will be- fastened TO
a final and satisfactory close.
The Empire Of Brazil has not been
altogether exempt from those %convul.
sIons which so constantly ahlJct the
n%elghborIng republics. Disturbances
which recently broke out are, however.
now understood to be quoted. But these
occurrences, by threatening the stabiI-
ity OF the Governments, or by causing
incessant and violent changes in them,
or the peTsons who administer them,
tend greatly to relard provisions for a
just indemnity for losses and injuries SUI.
lered by individual subjects or citizens
OF other States. The Government Of
the United States will feel it to DO it's
dn'y, however, 10 consent TO no delay,
not unavoidable, in making satisfaction
for wrongs and Injuries sustained by its
own citizens. Many yenrs having in
some cases, elapsed, a decisive and eff.
%leclual course OF proceeding will be dc,
manded of the respective governments
against whom claims have been prefer.
red.
The veXhtlous, harrassing and expen.
slVe war which so long prevailed with
the Indian tribos %inhabting the PENN
sula OF Florida, has happily been lermi