8th of March as hostile towards the Spains, and the report of the committee of the House of Representatives as an attack upon legitimacy. On my return to Madrid, on the 18th, I saw M. de la Rosa, and, as instructed by your No. 21, assured him that the message resulted from a disposition in nowise unfriendly to Spain.' He spoke with a great deal of warmth on the subject; said it was what, from the friendly conduct of the Spains to the United States, they could not have expected; in no state of circumstances could it have a friendly effect on the interests of this Government; that it appeared, from the message itself, that, not satisfied with taking this step ourselves, we had been, and still were, instigating on other governments to do so likewise, and that the measure was adopted upon information incorrect in itself, and derived from sources of doubtful authority. As it regarded Mexico and Peru, especially, there was asbolutely no authentic information communicated to Congress with the message, as was proved by a copy of the published documents in his office. He considered it particularly injurious to Spain at this moment, when they were about setting on foot a negotiation with the different parts of Spanish America. He concluded by expressing an opinion, that the Spanish Americans were unequal to self-government, and that their independence, instead of being accelerated, would be retarded by this act of our Government. I replied, that the message itself explained the ground upon which the step was taken; that the intentions of the President were not unfriendly to Spain. As to the effect of the measure, it would, or it would not be injurious, accordjug to the views of this Government. If they were disposed to yield to circumstances, and act prudently, it could do them no injury. I made no reply to his remarks on the published documents, as I had not seen them. As to the communications made to other foreign Governments, instead of being unfriendly, they had, in reality, proceeded from a contrary disposition-from a desire, on our part, that other powers, more remotely concerned in the question, should express an opinion on it at the same time with ourselves, with a view to its effects on the policy of this Government. That this step was taken in entire ignorance of the negotiation to which he alluded. The Cortes Extraordinary had authorized the Government to enter upon this negociation only in February last. The only information possessed by the Government of the United States, of conciliatory attempts on the part of Spain, was the knowledge of the mission to Buenos Ayres, in 1820, and of the negotiation begun here with the Commissioners of Venezuela, in 1821. The first had totally failed, the commissioners of Spain not being permitted to land; and the second had been interrupted by an order from the Government to the Commissioners of Colombia to leave the kingdom. It might be convenient to Spain to delay, but circumstances did not permit other Governments to imitate her dilatory policy. That "the Spanish Americans were unequal to self-government," I thought an unfortunate observation, as it proved, if true, that they were not fit to to live under the Spanish constitution. We should regret very much that a measure intended to be useful, should prove injurions to either of the parties, but should not be satisfied that such would be the effect, until experience had proved it. The conversation terminated by a remark on his part, that what was intended to be done by the President was yet uncertain, and that they would wait, to know how far the Government of the United States would go." There has been a council of state on this act of ours. A protest was recommended; the Minister of Spain not to be withdrawn from the United States, at least for the present, and the preparation of the necessary force to act efficiently in ultramar, as formerly advised by the same council. This advice, it is said, has been sent to the Cortes, and is before the commission of ultramar; of this I have no certain information, but it is altogether probable. "The proposed admission of the flags of the Spanish American governments into English ports, is said to be as vexatious as our determination to recognize their independence. Of herself, Spain can do nothing but negotiate with the Spanish American governments. Nor has she the means to procure the assistance of other powers, which she is willing to give and they willing to accept. M. de la Rosa has spoken to some of the foreign ministers here of the proposed recognition as a violation of treaty stipulations; referring, I conjecture, to the treaty of Utrecht, and of the Holy Alliance, with which we have as little concern as with the compact between Rome and Carthage. Constitutional Spain is no favorite with the Holy Alliance, and the revolution of 1820, glorious as it was for this country, settled the question between the Spanish old and new world. The use of force, to be sent from Europe, since March of that year, has not been seriously thought of. The liberal government adopted here, and the equality of rights and privileges offered to the Spanish Americans, were supposed to be means sufficient to restore at least a portion of revolted Spanish America, and assure the fidelity of the parts still connected with Spain, to the empire. The appeal of M. de la Rosa to the principles of the Holy Alliance, is a proof of mental weakness I did not expect from him. "If a successor is appointed, with directions to come to Spain about that time, all the necessary instructions will, of course, be given to him; if not, you will be so good as to communicate to me what disposition the President desires to have made of the affairs of the legation, when I am about to leave Spain, and, in cither case, to furnish me with the necessary documents to enable me to take leave here with decorum." (No. 8.-a.) Don Francisco Martinez de la Rosa to Mr. Forsyth. [TRANSLATION.] MADRID, May 15th, 1822. SIR: I acknowledged to you, in proper time, the receipt of your note of the 18th of September last, in which you requested that his Majesty would extend, for an indefinite or a limited time, the privilege which he was pleased to grant, on the 26th of February, 1821, to admit into Mahon, for the term of six months, naval stores and provisions sent from the United States, for the exclusive use of the American squadron cruising in the Mediterranean. Having submitted a translated copy of the above note of yours to the Secretary of Hacienda, he replied to me that his Majesty was not disposed, at present, to grant the extension for which you applied. I renew to you the assurances of my most distinguished consideration, and pray God to preserve you many years. Your very obedient servant, FRANCISCO MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA. To Mr. JOHN FORSYTH. (No. 9.) Mr. Adams to Mr. Forsyth.-No. 24. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, 19th June, 1822. SIR: Since I had the honor of writing you on the 30th ultimo, I have received your letter, No. 36, of 15th April, enclosing your ac counts. A letter, of which a translation is now enclosed, has also been received from the Spanish minister, Anduaga. If the Spanish government are desirous of postponing the meeting of the Commissioners to run the line, we are not disposed to urge them to it. You will, accordingly, not press the subject upon them; and if they address you concerning it, will manifest our readiness to attend to it at their convenience. JOHN FORSYTH, I am, with great respect, Sir, Your very humble and ob't servant, Minister Plenipotentiary U. S. Madrid. (No. 10. ) Extract of a letter, No. 40, from Mr. Forsyth to the Secretary of State, dated rope. MADRID, June 23, 1822, "Mr. De Barras arrived here twenty days since, with Mr. Andųaga's protest against the message of the 8th March, and your reply, On the 21st, I received from the Secretary of State, two copies of a manifesto, passed by order of the king to the different courts of EuOne of them is enclosed with this despatch, with a copy of the note received with it, and of my acknowledgment of their receipt. This manifesto was prepared in obedience to the resolutions of the Extraordinary Cortes, a translation of which was sent to you with my No. 34. When it was written, I do not know; but my belief is, that it has been prepared since a copy of the President's message, of 8th March, was received by this government. I wait with some anxiety to receive instructions subsequent to the close of your correspondence with Mr. Anduaga, on this subject. I cannot anticipate exactly what this government will do. The probability is, that they will not do more than break off their diplomatic intercourse with us. If this is done by merely recalling their minister from the United States, I shall not feel at ease until I know the wishes of the President. "The informe' of the commission of Ultramar, on the memoir of the minister of Ultramar, which you will receive herewith, is an interesting document, although the question between the Spanish American Government and Spain is not considered under the new shape it assumed after the President's message of the 8th of March; the 'informe' will serve to put you in possession of the views of a respectable committee of the Cortes, after the message was known to have been sent to Congress. The idea of establishing neutral ports in Spanish America, and a neutral flag only, for the Peninsular and American Spaniards, is new. The only propositions that promise any practical good, are those made by Sanchez, already alluded to, and those with which Sbarra, a member of the commission of Ultramar, concludes his particular vote. Every thing which has been done on this subject, proves conclusively, that the Cortes and the Government are satisfied that they are without the power to produce a reunion of Spanish America with the Peninsula, by force; yet, with this conviction, there exists a perverse determination not to adopt the only measure which promises to be advantageous to Spain. The Cortes will close its session in a few days; they will probably do something before they rise. I expect, however, nothing of a decisive character. There have been lately several secret sessions, with what object, as yet, I know not." (No. 10-a.) Don Francisco Martinez de la Rosa to Mr. Forsyth. [TRANSLATION.] Don Francisco Martinez de la Rosa presents his respects to the Minister of the United States of America, and has the honor to enclose to him two copies of the manifesto, which the Ministers and Charges d'Affaires of Spain have passed to the Courts of Europe, by order of His Majesty. PALACE, June 21st, 1822. (No. 10-b.) Mr. John Forsyth, to H. E. the Secretary of Despatch of State. To H. E. the Secretary of despatch of State, Mr. John Forsyth presents his respects, and has had the honor to receive the two copies of the manifesto, passed by order of H. C. M. to the Courts of Eųrope, enclosed with H. E. note of the 21st instant. JUNE 22d, 1822, (No, 10-c.) [TRANSLATION.] Manifesto, that, by order of II. M. the Ministers and Chargé d'Affaires of Spain have passed to the Courts of Europe. His Catholic Majesty, in calling the attention of his august allies towards the dissident Spanish provinces of America, judges it not only useless, but unseasonable, to examine the causes which produced, in those countries, a desire to separate from the mother country; it is sufficient to H. C. M. to have the consolation, that it was not the abuse of power, nor the weight of oppression, which originated so serious an event; and that only extraordinary circumstances, and the terrible crisis in which Spain saw herself compromised, to free her throne and her dignity from the imminent risk of a foreign usurpation, could occasion a disunion so fatal between the members of one and the same family. Since that epoch, as glorious as unfortunate, various have been the political aspects which the different provinces of Ultramar have presented; military events have succeeded each other with alternate success; the cause of the dissidents has taken a different direction in oach one of the principal parts of that immense continent; and H. M. sees, with the most profound grief, those interesting regions suffering all the ills, and exposed to all the dangers, which are the inevitable consequences of a revolution. For the same reason, H. C. M. desires ardently to put an end to a |