Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-01-05

The entire exyenses Of the expedition have
been defyed ootef the ordiuary tppropri.
-atlops for the naval service, excspt the sum
Of eeS9.ooQ, applied 10 the purchase Of sev.
en- fSe s&amrs, consisting a part Of II,
undssSbs authority ofthe naval nppfopris-
ton ~ OF tie Sd March lsst. II is beieiv-
ed that ibese steamers are worth more ,hsn
their cost, and they are all now useiuIly and
actively employed in the naval service
I The appearance of so.large a ftce, fitted
out in such promt manner, in the far die.
tsnt waters Of tho La Plata, and the ndmir-
able conduct Of the officers ard men en-
ployed inst, have had happy effect in Ia
vor o! our country throughout all that re-
mote portion Of the wourld.
Our relations viii the great em2irss OF
| France and Russia, as.well as with all other
governments on the contnen, ol Europe,
unless we may except that of Spain. happily
continue to b. Of the most friendly chsructei,
IL my lAH annuel message presented .
Of the satisikJory condition Of our relations
with Spain; and regret to say that this
has not materially improved. Witbou,
special refereuce 10 other cluiDs, even the
mCubsn claims" the bayment Of which
has been ubly urged BY our ministers, and
in which more thsna hundred Of ON ci,i-
zenr are directly interested rfmain unsat.
isfed, Notwithstanding bon their justice
an, their amount (si2s, CAS- 5i) have heen
recognised and asce7tdined by The Sp7nis'r
government, i.self
ng,in rErptnmnnI thar an aDo.onyi,tirn
"e,'n 's1'''''''"" ,, u.s. q, 'PP OP'''''o"
oe '"aue ~ " Po'u " '"' AO'T'. 80
l,e"' Ior ''e Po, ',e u .'N.'.'u''o' an"'n@
'"e c''"'' = !" '"s ,,"'.1'au '"'e' y"
common WIN Two o' "! P.euece.'o'+, en-
ter"'n no ooo"t 'hs' "iH % IefH"eu - our
t'"y win SPAN OF 'ne a'!h oc'c'or, ''a''
Inc 'h'ure 10 a'sen''5e WIS o0"5 i"Dn mas
zee employee oy 'he ess'he' o' MadFid as
src''on 'g''h'' Inv 'F'''e''e"' u ouF ANS
need not repeat the arguments which !
urged in my last annual message in favor
Of the acquisition OF Cuba by iair purchase.
Ny opinions On that measure remain TN.
changed. |, therefore, again invite the
serious attention Of Congress tn this fmPoT.
tant subject. Without recognition %: th.-
policy on Their part, 1t viii be aimos. ila
possible to institute negotlaiioss with 9Hy
reasonable pr spec! OF suac'ss.
Quail recent period there was good
reason to teIeya that should be ohle 10
announce 10 y1r on the present ccra5i o.
that our difficulties with tieo Britain. ari
sing out OF The Clayton ard Bu."'r lret'y.
hud been fiuHlly adjusted IN manner alike
honorable and satisfactory to both p1lt'es.
From causes, however, which the British
government had not anticipated, they have
not yet cainPieteI treaty ar'Sngemhnls vita
,,,hc repu5iics-o ot lsondur1s ant NlosS5atlot
. IN .aGt'usnre o. thc unhefstsha'n ny o'f"seh
t"c two governments. ~ iR, ne'eriHe iess,
confidently expected that tia sood ,"oF%
VIII ere long be accomplished.
- mist lnduiRiHg Inc rope mat no olh7F
subject renia'hel "hich c"r disturb tue
good understanding 0etweeh'ihe '"o coHn:
tres, the question arising out oi 'he hn'erse
claims ot the parties To tue is'ahA o: sin
Juan, uncer the oi"son trenty OF me ION
oil June ls4o' suuuehiy assumed '"'e"teh'
Ing promlnt nee In ofi !" prevent uh-
fortunate collisions on hat remote frontier,
the late secretary oi otte' on lhe ron oi
Iuy' 1893, addressed ho'c 10 MF' tramp
'on' taeh BRUSH minister Ut "hsn'As' OIL
C 'mmnnlcatln9 10 MIN coyy "i inc lns'ruc-
tons which he Mr.. Marcy had gwen, on
the l4th July, 10 doV' stevens, o: ash-
ington Territory, having special reference
to an "aPprehehdad conflict between or
citizens anu tn British SUBJECTS on the
Island OF Sin Jnun." To prevent tGl>' The
governor was Instructed, "that The otli e's
OF the Territory should abstain ir"m all
acis on the G'sputru eTouhus WHICH are cd'-
culated to provoke any c"ril cts so lar as
it can be done without implying the con
cessiOn to the authori les OF Great britain
Ut an exclusive right ever th' premises
The title ought be settled before elmer
party should attempt to exclude the other
by force, or exercise compete ana exclusive
sovereign rights within the ia'rly'dlsPuIed
limits In ackuo yIedglng the receipt on
the next day ol Mr. Marcy's note, the Brit
sh minister expressed his entire c0ncuF-
renee Sin tee propriely OF III. course recon-
mended TO the Governor OF Washington
Territory by your Mr. Marcy's instruc-
tons to that utlicer," and stating that he
had "lost no time in transmitting copy OF
,b IN la unvarDnr- n