The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1820-01-08 (London, England)

AWN. l'itostl, 1 think it my dory to mem suicide sit re  ail the fact* and circeniniailein in any pnersides, relating to it.  Anxious to present all future •disagrevusest with Spain, by giving the most pvesapt effect to the Treaty, which had bees thus courted* anti particularly by the establishment of • gwsse• meat in Florida. which should preemie *Ma there. the Manistee of the Visited States. who had been recently appointed to hiss Cetholic Majesty, and to whom the ratificatioty•by his Goserume•t, bad been committed, to be exchonged for dart of Spain, wen instructed to transmit dad Imo, to tho Department of State Gooses. as Atomised, 194 public ship, subjected to his team foi: the purples. Unexpected delay occurring in the ratification, by Spain, hr requested to he informed of the cause. It was stated, in reply. that the great imperteDee of the subject, and a desire to obtain explanations on certain points, which were not ►pecified, had pro. duced the delay, and that an Envoy would be dispatched to the United States, to obtain such exploitslions of this Government. The Minister of the Veit. ed States offered to give full explanation ou any point on which it might be desired; which proposal wade. dined. Haring communicated this result to the De. partmeut of State in August last, he was instructed. notwithstanding the disappointment and *minim which it produced, to inform the Government of Spain, that, if the Treaty should be ratified, and transmitted here at any time before the meeting of Congress, it would be received, and hare the same effect as if it had been ratified in due time.—This order ion executed :—the authorised communica.  Lion was made to the Government of Spain, sad by it. answer, which has just bees received, we are officially made acquainted, for the first time, with the causes which have prevented the ratification of the Treaty by his Catholic Majesty. It is alleged by the Minister of Spain, that this Government had attempted to alter one of the principal articles of the Treaty, by • declaration, which the &holster of the United States had been ordered to present, when he should deliver the ratification by his G..vcrittnent in exchange fur that of Spain ; and of which he gave notice, explanatory of the setae in which Abet article was understood. It is further alleged, that this Government had recently tolerated, or protected, an expedition from the United States against the province of Texas. These two imputed acts are stated as the reasons which have induced his Catho. lie Majesty to withhold his ratification from the Treaty, to obtain explanations respecting which it is repeated that au Envoy would be forthwith di.. patched to the United States. How far these elle. cations will justify the conduct of the Government of Spain. will appear on • view of the following facts, and the evidence which► supports them. It will be wee, by the documents transmitted herewith, that the declaration n►eutioned relates to • clause in the eighth article, concerning n►. nein grants of land, recently made by his Catholic Majesty, in Florid., which it was understood had conveyed all the lands, which till then had been unscented. It was the intention of the parties to annul these latter grants, and that clause was drawn for that express purpose, and for tout other. The date of these grants was unknown, but it was uadent•od to be posterior to that inserted it► the article: indeed it matt be obvious to all, that, if that provision is the Testily had not the effect of annulling these grant., it would be altogether nugatory. Immediately aft* the Treaty was cmachaded and ratified by this Gitvernonent, an intimation was received that these grants were of asterior date to that used on by the Treaty, and that they would not, of course, be affected by it. The mare peostbility of each • case, so iocoosistent with the lateotion of the parties, and the meaming of the amide, jet dated this Government to demand as explewellys on the subject, which was imasediatirly rise* sad which corresponds with this statemest. With respect to the other act alleged, that this Gomm. meat had tolerated or protected as 'aped** against Tem, it is imterly withowt fewodoitiew. Every dimowitterionce hos iowavialsly boos gives to every such atte►wpt within the limits of the United States • is fully evinced by the acts of the Government, sad the preeeedisp of that Cou►ts. There being dose. however, to appro. bend, in the ozonise of the het seamen, that some adventurers enteetainee views of the kind suggest. re:. the attention of live apostitated authorities io theft quarter woo immediately draws to thee. sad it is knows that the project, Whatever it might be. Imo utterly failed. These facts will, it is presumed. satisfy every iwp.rti•t mind, that the (anemone* of Spain had o justifiable mum fee &Obit% t► mg* the Treaty. A Treaty. concluded is emiformily with imaroatione, is rib/igatery. in geed frith, is tillMs mire: velours *cooling to the true Woo soil sacoaioc of the Footles. Each party is besotto miry is. If either eradtd set it mirk, with Oat seam rat of the ether, theft molt be R. ..lienser Mir rules applicable to such wasuellioi,  hawses oisisea By this piatediog. the 0111.. vatismot et Spain hos reordered to the likloei Slates • sew end my series. i.tjury. It him bees stated thus • Minietee would he snit to la misis esplanaisso of this Chatham's