Demoine courier., 1856-01-10


Of the Sound and Belts. lay before
you, herewith, sundry documents on The
subject, in which my vie ws are more full.
!y disclosed. Should no satisfactory ar
rangemert be soon concluded, l shall
again call your attention TO the subject
with recommendation of such measures
as may appear 10 be requi ed in order to
assert and secure the rights Of the Uni
ted States so far as they are affected by
the pre,en,ions Of Denmark.
announce with much qualification
that, since the adjournment Of the last
Congress. the question existing between
this government. and that of France. re-
sPes.ing the French Consul al San Fran
cisco, has been satisfactorily determined
and that the relations Of the Two govern
menis Continue TO be of the most friend
ly nature.
A question. also, which has been pend
ing for several years between the King
dom Of Greece and the United States,
growing out Of the seques,ra,ion by the
Puolic authorities of tina. country prop
e!ty belonging TO the presen, American
Consul at Athens, and which has been
the subject Of very earnes, discussion
heretofore, has recently been settled TO
the satisfaction of both governments.
With Spain, peaceful relations are still
maintained, and some progress has been
made in securing the redress of wrongs
complained of by this government
Spain has not only disavowed and disap-
proved Of the conduct OF those who H.
legally detained the steamer Black War
rior At Havana, bu, has also paid the sum
claimed as indemnify for The loss there.
BY ialic,ed upon citizens Of the United
States.
In consequence of the destructive
hurricane which visited Cuba in 1854,
the supreme authority of tina. Island is
sued q decree permitting the importation,
for the period Of six monihs. of certain
building materials and provisions, bu. re
voked it when about the half the period
had elapsed. to The injury OF the citizens
o. me United States who had proceeded
10 act on the faith of that decree. The
Spanish Governmen. refused indemnif-
Gallon 10 the parties aggrieved until re-
Gently, when it vas assented to, pay
men. being promised to be made az 500
a. the amount due can be ascer,ained.
Satisfaction claimed for the ares. and
search Of the steamer Ell Dorado has
not We. been accorded, but there is rea.
son to believe that i, will be; and tina,
case, with others, continues to be urged
on the attention Of the Spanish Govern
ment. Ii it DO not wholly preven. the
recurrence Of the difficulties 10 Cuba, il
will render them less frequent. and when.
ever they shall occur, facilitate their more
speedy settlement.
The inierposi,ion of this Government,
has been invoked by many of it's CHI
gems, on account of injuries done to
their persons and properly. for which the
Mexican Republic 10 responsible. The
unhappy situation Of tina, country for
some time past has mol. allowed it's gov
eminent 10 give due consideration 10
claims of private PREPARATION. and has ap-
peared 10 call for and justify some for.
bearance in such cases on the part OF
this government, but in tie revolution
sry movements whic have lately occur.
ed in that Republic, and in the organi-
cation of a stable government, urgent
appeals to it's justice have been made,
and it may be hoped with success, for
the redress Of all complaints of onr cii-
zens.
In regard 10 the Central American re
publics, which from the proximity, and
other considerations. have peculiar reIs.
lions TO this government, while il has
been my aim constantly to observe all
the obligations of political friendship
ana OF good neighborhood, obstacles 20
this have arisen in some of them from
their wi insufficient power 10 check
la wless Interruptions, which IN effec,
throws most of the task on The United
States. Thus il 10 tina. the distracted in
,erna! condition Of the State Of Nicara-
qua has made i, encumbent on me 10 a D
peal TO the good faith of our citizens TO
abstain from unlswful interruption ia is
AFFAIRS, and 10 adop. preventive meas
ures 10 The same end, which on . simi-
lar occasion, had the bcs, result in re-as-
suring the peace Of the Mexican States
Of Sonora and Lower California.
Since the last session Of Congress. a
treaty OF smily, commerce and nayiga-
ton, and for The surrender Of fugitive
criminals, with the kingdom Of the Two
Sicilies; a treaty Of friendship, com.
merce and navigation with Nicaragua;
and a convention of commercial recip-
roci.y witt. the Hawaiian Government,
have been negotiated. The latter king
dom and the State of Nicaragua have
also acceded TO a declaration recognizing
a. international rights the p%rincipler as
contained in the convention between the
United States and Rxasia, July 3lst.
1904. These treaties or conventions
will be laid before the Senate for ra,if-
cation.
The statements made in my last an.
nual message respecting the anticipated
receipts and expenditures Of the treas
ury have been substantially VERIFIED
II appears from The repor, Of the Secre-
e-.-. H. - "a