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RALEIGH (N. C.) v - - . i i.itfllS. ' ' Vbe pd in "j. subscription be- thlKndS tieS)f Sail have been given cW due, and ?0''cr"".. r g are inserted JTw niimber of I'm n twirieen. 'IeSnpeMoM unknown to the T4io subscription can in anjTSa-e be received without vmeTof. least gl 50 in advance I continuance without payment or arrears, un - m.c -"ifScnof the editor.-. ' essels at an anjasiifiahle distance from , market at one place, he proceedr to another, blockaded, f ill she has been previously warned ;. No maxim of the law of nations is4 with a declaration made at the port he touch- away from thai port; ' tablished. than that a blockade shall! eel at, of the motives which obliged him to al-j. . 1 may be excused from dilating on ru!ei io PUPL1C DQt UMK18. ""IJuTl IIGL ATIONS Wl fit SPAIN. OFFICIAL PAPKES. 5Ta tke Bouse ofltepresentatives of the Untied States; . . ,, t. Criufocroably with eof alios o the If ease ofileaBtattves of the eth of this month,"! WAratha House, a report received from the.Secretaiy of State, with the copy of the correspondence referred to, ana requesiea bv that resolution. y -JAMES SIUNROE. Washington, Feb. 12, 1818. - " neutral vessels the eoast better established, than that a blockade snalliea equate force shall be stationed at eaeti lo-sop-port it The force should be stationary and not a cruising squadron, and placed so near the entrauce of (be harbor or month; pf the river as to make it evidently dangerous for a vessel to enter. I have to add, that a vessel entering the port ought not to be seized, eXeept in return ing to it, after being warned; off by the block ading squadron stationed near it. I. am instructed by the President, to etite to ou thee objections to the blockade, whiea Las been announced in your letter, that you may communicate them to yoor government, and in confidence that you will, in the mcan time, interpose your food offices, and prevail en general Mori Mo to alter his oroeUraatioOy ana praciHWMiiuer u in such a maouvrf of to conform in both respects to uie-iawroi, na lions. ... . ' In stating t you these well founded objee tiotis to the blockade of eeneraJ Jloriilo,! Have the honor to observe, that yoor motive for corn- muuieating it, is duly appreciated. I have the honor to be. fie. J AM US MUNROE. The Secretary of State, to whom was refer red the Resolution of the House of Representa tives, of the 8th of this month, requeuing the President to cause to be laid before that House, the correspondence with the government of Spain, to whicu a letter oi me Minister oi me Uuited Stales at the Court of Madrid of the s ill of October, 1816, communicated wills a late message of the President to that House, re (translation.) The Chevalier Don Luis tie Onis to the Secre tary of State. Sir I have received 'your ofiicial letter of the 20th of this mouth, in ivhieh you utale that the proclamation f gencrbl Morillu is rcpug imnt to the laws of nation., as well because it 1IW SS w WMWiiusqklHtlVll) U U V W oiw.,! thasoliditj of these observations, nor to ap oroVethe polier of his tnaiesty in takio the "i. 'i.ll. I 3 - OP . I ' . moiisuiiaoie ana eueciuai measures iu secure his IsubjectS from the civil war which a num- berfnf adventurers are endeavoring to kindle in hit dominions and 1 therefore natter myself that he will be pleased to take into considera tion the expediency of adopting the measure Thave had the honor, to. suggest to, you, by presenting the collectors of the customs lroo clearing out vessels except for specified ports, ana, noiirying merchants trading wi in tne pos sessions 6f the king to conform to the establish- ef rules ana orders, frguiaiiug, not amy neu IrAt, but Hpanish vessels also, that they' may &?!d the consequences of their non-observance, notwithstanding his mujesty7s desire mo attrd them within his .oniiniins, ill the benefits and advantages compatible with the public safety and his royal interests. , . 1 hope, that the explanation which 1 have thus taken the liberty to make uiitil 1 have re His majesty, who Joes not fail, through his minister, Mr. Onis, lo assure the United State! of his constant disposition to cultivate relations of friendship with tsern, and to that end to sa tisfy all their lust Reclamations, will certainly -be sensible to the violent proceedings of which my government noy complains, and 1 persuade mystif will not hesitate in ordering that the' proelauiatiou of enbargo issued by general Mo ' rillo, be declared sull, and that the American property nhieh bmy have been taken under it, immediately restored to its owners. In this confidence 1 annex hereto a list of the vessels already known to have been captur ed. . ... Renewing to your ieellenoy assurance ot my very di'stiiiguishfld consideratiob. GEORGE V. EHyiNG, 7 Schooner Adeline, of Baltimore, at Cartha kena; -. . ' .,- nu. Friend's Hope, of Baltimore, at Carthage- doclares a coast of several hundred miles in nj state of blockade, HUthorizing the capture of) lates, has'he honor herewith to submit to the every neutral vessel at an unlimited Extract of a letter from the. frcrelary of State nresidetit a cony of the eorrespondence request- """ -u,a3l a " n" "":.. .. to Mr. Urptns: d;ted. U. J )'lM QUINCY ADAMS, ' t,a. ttmwSnallo a DiocKaue siimuki ue u-j ary and m.t a cruising force suftieient to inakei the entrance of.tye hatbf or river where imay be piaced, dangerous, and finally, even itl this case, a vessel ought not to bo Cuplured vben slie If about to enter u port, save only-, ulhen. SI cc.vea ne answer 01 me K.,.g my mas.er, win Sehooner Count, of Baltimore, at Carthage quiet the anxiety of the President as to the pro- na . 5 clamationofGC. Morill, und that it will he ciiarfes Siewan, or New.Orleans, at Santa viewed by him as a eontmuutiou otmy earnest Martha. desire to reinstate ihecoiumcice of the tnona.;' Kdwnnl HmL . , ' lion, reeipfocally on the most liberal and fa-j 'f 'miL ' 7. ' I . 7 mvvat N. B. It is believed that the cargoes of sever jal'of'ihrse vessels have been coiitiscated with out even the form of trial. voruble footing 1 renew uy respects to yoi, sir, and pray God to preserve you niar.y years. LUIS DE ONIS. Philadelphia JIarch 25, IS 10. Feb. 12,1818. 4 (tuakslatiov.) The Chevalier Don Lnisde OnUtothe Secitf ry of State. Sir Under the date of 30th June, I am ad vised by lieutenant general Don Pablo Morillo, ' B DIEl'ARTM E XT ut STATE, ? .ji'lv 20iii. ist6. y she attempts eaptain general of Caraceas, and commander afX " u ,uul luc 1 m,r",u'" " the expedition which his jnajesty has dcsluTeiT will eomusuuicsite (hose observations to u.y go to re-establish tranquility at Carthagena, that, .vcrumeat, and tliat I would usetoy gopd olhcM, with a view to accelerate this important bbjeet, confidcni.ally with general Morillo, so to mrfd he is abunt to establish the mo.t ricorons block-l bis blockade, as to mae it conform t-j thi- - - ' ) . (TIlANSLATIOir.) - SJ on re dm Levauos to George W. Erv'i Jll-n sler Fleu votentiarv of the United Ktnf,7- Bin Having communicated to the king your note of ?Jie2flth ultimo, on the subject of tha i p i . Yon have beer, apprised already ol a simi-; Vf.u . 1 American .vessel, in the port lar measure, which was ta!;eu in reotard to the!" 'g. I?' a.) in consequence of the vessels which had been seized Cathana,; 2 on ,n8- cl,t hy general and (he citizens of the United States .ho, un-l Morll,f jour demand of their restitution,' dcr various pretexts had-been ariested and im-j n,BJ, s,' '"l9 '.T," VhflS(ld i( leteriniiif-.tlnit prisoned there. I have the pi. asur to Mate! 'on ball be requested (se pida in- thai the antilieatttM suceei-ded. s tt a.ur eiti-!,0,tnei wf l,,e eoii" of admiralty on this busi- ade of the ports of the vice rovaltv of Santa Fe, law ot nations. inelndme Cartbaeena.and that, inconseaaencc. 1 will communicate to his maiesty, in com- every neutral vessel which shall be found, not inmnee with the wishes of the President, what only in those ports, but on those coasts, shall you have stated to me iu your note, and 1 wilt bs. mad? prfte of, ia order to prevent those who wtb pleasure avil inysulof the departure ti have revolted from his majesty's authority, re-! Mr. Hughes, to. write to sreneral Morillo, invii- ceiving sueeors of any kind. 7- fug him, in fheexeeulion of his biockade to 1 have thought it proper to communicate avoid injurious effects resulting therefrom, to thii to you for the information of the President,1 the eitizens of this republic, so far as may be that the injuries may be avoided-wbich would compatible .With tho security and -tranquility result to the citizens of this republic, if they '-of his majesty's dominions under bis command. continue as heretofore, to trade with thn rebels against the authority of my sovereign. 1 renew to you, sir, the assurances of my re spect, and pray Ood to preserve you many years. LUIS DE ONIS. Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1813. (translation.) Don Lui de Onis to the Secretaru of State. 1"V ft a a a ... . oa uon raolo Morillo, commander in chief of the forces destined by tho king, my master, fof .the pacifipation of the" vice-royalty of Santa Fe,sayg to meunder date of the 19th of De cember last, that after having compelled Ca thngenia to surrender at discretion, ho had found it" expedient, for the complete rerestab- lishment of the tranquility of the vice-royalty, to continue the bloekadVfrom SantajMarta to ihe river Atrato inclusive, and to give orders that if and vessel be net with, further south than the mouths of the Magdalena, or farther north thaa the parallel of Cape Tiburaon on the Mosouito Shore, and hit , , . a , 1 - w v v. ,uv uiLi iu isass ol these peints, she .voud be declared a sood prize, whatever documents or destination3h3 aught have. But that he had left open to the commerce of neutrals, the two ports of Santa Marta and Puerto-Bello. I have the honor to give you this notice, as it may be incerotinv h i ... unitea states, and to renew the assurances, PkihM i " V - LUIS I)E 6NIS. riilade!phia, March 2, 18 ig. Jtfr. Munroe, Secretary 0f State, to the Cheva lier ae Onis, Envoy extraordinary, and wints w plenipotentiary. c. Department of State, ? . . , March 2oth, 1816. , C . ,Jt ha(1 the honwr t0 teteive ?your Ir . Ii U3reh.2d annnciug the continuance f a blockade of the Spanish eoast in South A enea, from Santa Marta, to the river Atrato, hir 'It0' ,atter y the eommander in hief of hi, Catholic .naiesty'. forces, and that " ny yei8el is met south of the mouths of the Tiw S or:DortH of .the parallel of Cape :iWT 00 Monito coast, and between sd 5r ,a,0 rtV8e Pttint he e seiz uaud condemned as a prize, whatever may be thiif ,1... z sou state also, art ill6 Pru fS"01artaaml Porto-Beliu, T ; "V.f iai?Vin1 tft" proclamationof rc. . I must however, observe to you, sir, that ge neral Morillo has a naval force dipr sable and competent, as I conceive, to the object in view, That on the 3d of February there sailed from Cadiz, a squadron of a ship of tho line, two frigates, aud several smaller vessels ns a rein forcemeiit : that on (he coast intended to be blockaded by the said general, there are no o ther ports of entry for merchant vessels than those of Carthaeeon, Santa Marta, and Porto ijeuo; anu Dually, that the measure taken by him not being dirtcled against an enemy's coun try, is not, us stated iu your esteemed note, contrary to the laws of uublic rights. The ob de left open to neutrals. 1 bav Imt.i. .v: Demi it vJf v . " suciaiHiiottfl-ite V"11 Io"o, " evidently ttouentni to fh or nation. fai .o.,r.i uuuurea mil ,(,Vuid because it .I Hundred miles to be in .t.tA r k -u laiMHuc, uo seizure oi j aoiy j I. a k t I alter navni! received notice ot tlie olocitaue, to ihfringe.it. iou nre pleaeenl zeni, inougii ti laiieu us (o ilu; vess; is will interposi' directly wjtb the 6pansh gov ernment in Javor of the tatter, docomeuU ics- p'ecting; winch, shall be forwarded tyo eiih-r by the preseiit or so:i-nlli.tr early o!pji tani- tv.' Mr. En' ng to his Excellency 1) n I' -Jro'Ctv-alios first MausUr vf Stale S".. ,Vadri.i 2S S.-jr 18 ;6.. SsH- 'I am ordered by mj govern.:! c i t to ap ply to Iiii. majesty through your exvi-l;T;i-v, tor the restitution of sundry Ainerieuu r eSiu: Is and cargoes which have beeu seized an-J brought into Carthageuar-or other pliecs bin that command or vice royalty under i.rcte.t. of a pretended blockade issued by Don- l.bio Mu- i illo, in Ueceinoer, I81i5. When that blockade was cmntamitci! to the American government Mr. Monroe, ttccretary of Slate in a mite of Mareti 2-Jih, I8t0, addres sed to his majesty's mintster at Wahin!;'oi!, formally p: ousted hgaiust it ; and k hs iy- ad that on proper repceeniaiious hein i.i.vUP by that miutster to tieii. Morillo he Ui;.;!l re tract his measure or if not, that Ins m.jcbty, being made acquainted ilii the remoiiitatite of the American government would immediate ly setid out orders which iniht produce lii' aun.o effpAt. Hllli uqllir AirlllC flltlin. thi,- I t, i ject of the general's proclamation is to notify ft the Auierican commerce in thwse-aeas. ..Uc..u.iuiI5i iiauaus, uitti no um,.- nfat it novl appears, that as late as the month tain the laws for the regulation of the Indias, inLf junej no alteration had taken plac. in n.r their full fqrcej the observance of which had beeu nieasurpi, 0f Morillo, no utieiiiion had been paid relaxed in the lattar times, by theeflfect of eir-jt0 ,ie interference of Don Luis de Oi is ami h cuinstancei, though rtodfied, however, in favor j na; ji the commixsioiu'r, Mr. Hughes u!., wan l neuirais. oy leaving .two ports open .10 tneirgcKt )V , he gov ctsi ment of the Uui't-d Commerce. You are aware that, agreeably to r.,..;,,..... for the uiimose Riii.m?a leetaiiinnfij the properly seized, was j igvd to return to the United iStates, on that j.i--t nl together .unsatisfied. .Indeed the vice roy ol Santa Fe, Don Frmeisco de MobtalVugn'cs tins CiiiRRiinsioucr la under'. and by a letter oi June tttlv whereof the eiicioKed is a translated .copy that he the viceroy does not pretend to iio ac quainted with the law of nations nnd at the ame time that he goes on executing t!ie uiii trarV and illegal decrees of cenerai M .ili de vastating the commerce of ti.e Unitt-d .Mes, he relers tue American government t .najes tv fr redress. It is therefore that I now find it nVee-is-ary to n-rite to your excellency upon this disagreeable subject It is vain, sir, to hope that th United States will ever consent to blockades upon the princi ples of general Mofrillo j they will acknowledge none'to be valid, which are not strictly conform able to the well known principle' of public law principles most clearly dehned and'quile indisputable, to which the United Stales have always'adbered in their Own practice, and to the infringement of which, in any form, in any degree, or under whatever pretext, they have always opposed themselves. The blotkade of general Morillo is repus- nant to the law, because it extends over several hundred milei of coatt, and to an in lefinite distance from the shores, of course caunot be enforced as a blockade, but remains a bare pre text for spoliation. A bloekade hy sea, to he acksowledged, as-valid by the United Mates', must be coufiaed lo oarf icula norti'. each hav ing a fotce stationed before it, sufficient to inter cept the entry of vessels, and jio vessel shall be seized even in ottempline to enter a nort so 1 renew to ycu the at'urnceg, &c. PKDKO CEVALLOS. October 17,-1816. Extract of a letter from Mr. Ervin io the Secretary of State, dated, ' ' " Madhid. Dec. IS, 1816. " I had the honor, by y letter, lo. 23, of Oi.tcbpr 27) t coiniRur.ieate ia fAi.4jM. uutii'n "f vny correspondence with Mr. Cevallos on various suhjeels, and by that of October 31st No, 21. to inform you. that he had been dis missed from his employments, and succeeded in t hem by Don Jese Vtzarro. - I herewith sutmit to you copies of my eorretipondence with ibis new minister. - - .." lie has not replied to . my note of 25th Oc tober respecting Mor illo'S blockade nroclama- rttoa 5K those laws, no foreign vessel was Allowed to tfade with the dominions of his hinjesiy, on that continent, .without a special license, and! tbat vessels found near, or evidently shaping aj course lo wards, them, were liable to coniza tion r.s interlopers. Pot only that part of the: coast lying betweep Santa Marta and ; the ri ver Atrato, but the' whole coast eastward and southward of those points, from the" Orouocoi to the territory of this republic, belongs to Die, Spanish monarchy, and consequently, any ves sel whatever, found near it or standing to wards it, can have noc, other object than toj carry on siniiggliiig, or stir up a civil war in the king's douiiniousr in either, case, the laws of nations feeommend the seizure of the ves sels so employed. Actuated by a constast de sire to prevent the wlsiot tunes which sucli in juries might occasion to the citizens of this republic, 1 nave, on other occasions, suggest ed algry simple mode of putting an end to tnem, namely, that ihe President would be .pleased to issue orders that no vessel should be Cleared at the custom-houses, save for a specified port according to the general practice of nations : the practice ot clearing many vessels, tor the West Indies gennerally, carries with it a sus picion of a design to carry on a contraband trade, or to disturb the public tranquility in the'dominions of the king, , my master, and therefore the owner who clears but , his vessel ia this-way j and without the certificates of the Spanish consuls, cailnot complain if it be de tained as suspieious. In faet, what difficulty cans merchant, acting fairly, have, to specify the port of. Havanna, Kingston; Santa Marta, Guayra, Porto Belfo Rio Janeiro, or any other of au indenendent nation r iNone. unauestion- smce, in eaie of not iinamg a goou Irs Jo et s ol ("translation 1 The ChH'uUer Don Luis.de Onis to the Secre- - tary of State. r Pin His excellency the viceroy of the king dom of New Hreneda, communicates to me, un d r date i f the 2d of September last, that tran- qniiny ni-n.g resimca inrougbout tne whole kirgdom of Santa Fe, aud all its provinces hav- -itg submitted to in majesty's government, the eouuuander in chief. Don Pablo Morillo, has thi-.Hht fit to raise the blockade which he had established on those coasts, tlie causes having ceased winch obliged him to impose iy and that in consequence of this determiration, the before mentioned viceroy has been pleased to cpeTi the pro inces of that kingdom, and parti plarl thepor of Carthagena, to ihe eomme.c0 (if the powers in amity with his majest), iiDdet the regulations specified in the printed pa pers. which 1 have the honor to transmit here w.tli. , 1 hope, sir, that you will be pleased to briog tbis to the knowedgej)fthe 1 resident; that ho may see the disposition of his majesty to favor the commeree of this republic in every thing;, that may be compatible with ihe security of his Iominioni,and that comports with his in terests. I renew my respects, &e. and pray God to preserve you manv years. LUIS DE ONIS. Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 1817. . Extract of a letter from Mr. Ervivg to the secretary oj state, dated, MAhalD, MaRCH 10,1817. PROCLAMATION OF MOHlLl O. " On this affair I wrote on the6tb Septem ber, 1816,. and was answered Oetober l7tby that an "snforme" should be taken of tho admiraltazgo j I wrote again, on the ,25th October, and rexnsnvtcithout any answer." KUbli ttlVEk NVIUAlION.TbV president and directors of the Neuse RU ver Naviffalibn company, t the request of the stock-" holders, navt- opened their books for receiving subscript uon s tor an increase of the capital stock or said compa- , , ny and will keep them open for 'the Spate of twenty one v uays jrom-thfate hereof, t tne ooe siore oi josepn GsJes in the city of Raleigh, under the care of Calvin ' Jones. Wm,. Scott JosephGales- snd H Potterand vhey u id be opened in Newbem the 5th of March next, under the care of John Stanly, Wm Shepherd and Wm. Mollis-er, and remain open for twntv da a By order of the Board, JOSEPH GALES. Setftt. Ralegh Fes. 26th 191& 43-3t, Ha m if : i! 1
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