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resort to the unnecessary agency But however discouraging the edout so early as in January of force. After z lapse of thir- tenor and character of your re- 1805, to the prudent forecast of Jccn years of patient forbearance, cent notes have been to the hopes Spain, have been realised. Pensain waiting for the moment when which the promises and profes- cola has he-n nrmnA u,

p'o N DlTIONS Fm , . d llnd lt exPedl.ent to S10ns of yur government had er power, tor the purpose of car'ti 1 . 1 f meet their constant Hesirp nf .fvcltpA tUit the timp fnr sHinst. rvinff nn ivir fm :t .1

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0l-rtl:e f,,r two aoiiars per annum, w a iidjjpy dim uarmu- mem or tnese ainercnces vvitn unuea states, and Amelia Island

,n a ivarw , f wuj.w.iiuiauwu an iuc cnuuti- opain, nerseir, naq at lengtn ar- "as ueen occupied by adventurers iTa ing interests between them, it rived, the United States will not the great annoyance of both na! ir'ilAii firfto roowrf; will need little additional effort abandon the expectation that tions, and of all others encased in

tit dollars if not paid until the to wait somewhat longer with more correct views of the subject lawful commerce upon the Gulph spires. the same expectation. The pre- will ultimately be suggested to of Mexico. Before thesr events " T0 u!r, !. I2S sidcnl' deeI this course even your government, and they will occurred, the cornn nf

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more advisable than that of re- always be disposed to meet them the United States, awiic of the

ing the questions depending in the spirit of iustice and amitv. creat and zrowincr ,hr.u7r

)MHnilVatthtnd ofthet,var between the two nations to the With regard to those parts of them, which had been so lone bearbitrament or mediation of one the province of Louisiana, which fore distinctly foreseen, had made

. ...uiwH.wmiji juui uwu jjuw. nave ueen mcorporaiea witnin i mc uuiy ut uiu executive overs, as you have been authorised the state of that name, it is time erment,in the case of Mich continto propose. The statement in thediscussion should cease form- gency, to take the temporary posyour note of the 10th of Feb. in in? part of the territory of a so. session of the country, whirh

ntinned at the reference to this subject, is not al- vereign and independent state of might be necessary to evert the '.until ordered together correct. It is not the this union, to dispose of them is injuries that must result from iu

. Prljfnr m!t- i . bUVCililIiCl wmcii, on not wunm tne competency or the mena isiana was tasen, not trom Letters to tne Editor must tnjs occasion, has offered i hut cnrntiw imiwrninn.t f h tt the nnsWinn nf u... r

K Paid' your government which, without States : nor ?!! the rtmcsJrm thoe from whom rIip hnA Ka

m consulting or asking the concur- hereafter continued. But if you equally incapable of keeping or rence of the United Stales, has have proposals to make, to which of recovering its possession, and N. requested the mediation of Great it is possible for the government who were using it for purposes

xjnnoii wvcui- vii uinicu oiates lonsien witn 'uuiduuic wmi iae laws or na

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LaTIONS WITH SPAIN

pursuance of a requisition Britain. The

I: h:use of representatives, went as must be well known w a prospect of bringing them to ins and of the U. States. No cMdcnt has communicated you, have declined the offer of any practicable conclusion, lam purpose, either of taking or of regress a complete view of their mediation, unless it should authorised tj receive them, and tainingit asa conquest from Spain, ditioiH with Spain. The be requested by both parties : & to corclude with vou a treatv for has ever been entertained, and

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fiaeract of ii letter from have communicated to the gov- the adjustment of all the differ- unless ceded by Spain to the Urrjfjn fufp tn TVin Onic Cmilltnt of thf TTfllfpH Staffc tKie jnrpt Krrif.r U a tittA Cto it- Xm '

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la-t of a long list of Docu- overture on tne part or opain. upon terms Trmcn may dc satis- hlhuw. imuc, ui uuug 'Thw thf mir crnr. The president has thought pro- factory to both. again thus occupied and irisused

tnt has declined the media- per, from motives which he has With regard to the motives for snail have ceased.

of Great Britain, and wc no doubt will be deemed satisfacto- the occupation of Amelia Island, ltisneeaiess to and, tnar tne

on pounds that will he en ry, both to Great Britain & Spain, the messages from the president proposal, inac Tne unuea orates iiiikactoiy to the nation, to decline uniting in this request, of the United States to congress, should take any further measures Cin. Gazette. He is indeed fully persuaded and my letter to you of 16th than those already provided by l of a letter from Mr. Stcrc- that notwithstanding any prcpos- Jan. have given the explanations law for preventing armaments ' Adams to Don Luis De Onis. sessions which the British govern- which, it is presumed, w ill be satis- hostile to Spain within the terito-

U March 12 1818. ment may neretorore have enter- factory to your government, lne nw w mc uuhcu ouicb,is miu.

ou perceive, sir, that the tained with regard to any of the exposed and feeble situation ot missmie. inc measures already iment nf thp Tlmtpd States points in controversy, they would that island, as well as of the re- taken, and the laws already exist-

prepared either to renounce have been entirely discarded in mainder of East Florida, with ing against all hostile armaments

r the claims which it has assuming tne omce or a mediator, tncir locai position m tne neign- whmui um iuiBuituui,uauni-

0 Ion? uniin" upon the But it has hitherto been the poll- borhood ot the U. States, have "Die witn tne oDngauons 01 neu-

ot Spain, or to acquiesce cy, ootn or Europe and tne u- always Dccn among tne primary icidu, djcsuuiwtm ,ia of those arguments which nited States, to keep aloof from inducements of the United States ervation; and the necessary to vou luminous and irre- the general defederative system for urging to Spain the expedien- means will continue to be used,

p Determined to pursue of each other. The European cy to the interests of both na- asthey have been, to carry them

'abashment ot their rights, ttates are comDined togetner, ana tions, tiiat bpain snouia ceuc uiem wumuuj ,mUvvuu... i as by any possibility they connected with one another, by a for a just and suitable equivalent I have the honor to be, with pursued through the paths multitude of important interests to the United States. great consideration, sir, your obe-

'ff.they have acquiesced, as and relations, with which the U. In the letter of the 28th Janu- dient and very humble servant, -sa?e of the president at the States have no concern, with ary 180 c, from Messrs. Pinkney JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

enceaient of the present ses- which they have always manifest- and Monroe, to Mr. Cevellos, c . 1

f congress informed you, in cd the determination not to inter- the following passages stands fclicy of Spain which has hith- fere, and of which no commu- prominent among the arguments

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CONGRi SS. IN SENATE March 11.

After a long contested debate,

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the obiect of ings. The United States in jus- attention, that it will be much day, the bill from the house of

i!n terms of cordial har- tice to tliemselves, in justice to exposed to the danger ot being representatives, tor more enectu-

vith Spain ; but because that harmony which they earnest- taken possession of by some oth- ally providing tor the apprehends among the dearest and ly desire to cultivate with all the er power, who might wish to sion of fugitive slaves and indentarncst ohiert nf thnrnn. nowers of Europe, in iustice to hold it with very different views ed servants, was ordered to a

pel because they have con- that fundamental system of po- towards Spain than those which third reading.

f' ana bim consider it, more icy wmm iui uius uam num tn- muuiai .no u)mi,u uuik-oi fiialto the principlis of hu- tering the labyrinth of European out a strong force being there, it h't and to the permanent politics, must decline soliciting or might even become an asylum for jc f both nations, to wait acceding to the interference of adventurers & freebooters, to the

fie iavorahlp nnrntinn nf anv other irovernment of Europe, rrreat annoyance ot botn mvonn.

upon tli p aX.x fnr h .Hiimfnf r.f tlipir difler- You know. sir. how far the

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Pposcd to them, than to enecs with Spain

events thus anticipated ajidooint-

HOUSB OF REPRESNTATIVS. Wednesday, March u. The Speaker presented the pe. tition of Vincente Pazos, representing himself to be the agent of the republics of Venezuela and