concluded and signed here with the Central Republick, which will be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent in a day or two. This Treaty embraces the same Articles as that which we have made with Colombia, and three others, (one a modification of a similar Article in that Treaty, and two new ones,) of which copies are herewith sent. It contains no exception of favours to any of the American Republicks, carved out of former Spanish Territory. On the contrary, no such pretension was ever advanced in the progress of the Negotiation. It has been brought forward by no American Power but Mexico. The Treaty with the Republick of the Centre, is characterized by the greatest liberality, and by a true American spirit. And it expressly provides that whatever favours shall be granted to any Foreign Power, (of course American as well as European,) by either of the High Contracting Parties, shall extend to and be enjoyed by the other. Our information here in regard to the Treaty negotiated by Great Britain with Mexico, is, that the objection taken to it in England was, that it embraced the Principle that free Ships should make free Goods, to which Great Britain is not prepared to subscribe. I am, &c. Joel R Poinsett, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of The United States to Mexico. H. CLAY. (VIII.)—MESSAGE of The President, to the House of Representatives of The United States, 15th April, 1826. To the House of Representatives of The United States. Washington, April 15, 1826. In compliance with a Resolution of the House, of the 11th instant, I transmit, herewith, a Report from the Secretary of State, and Documents, containing the information desired by the Resolution. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. (1.)-Report of the Secretary of State. THE Secretary of State to whom has been referred, by the President, the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th inst. requesting him to inform that House ("if within his power,) whether any Government, except the Government of The United States, has been invited to send Ministers to the Congress at Panama: and, also, whether he has any reason to expect that any other Government, or Governments, in addition to the Independent Governments of Spanish America, and the Government of The United States of North America, (and, if any, what other Government, or Governments,) will be represented in or at the Congress at Panama," has the honuor to report : A Copy of a Note from Mr. Salazar, addressed to the Secretary of State from New York, under date the 10th March, 1826, with a Copy of the Note to which it refers, from the Chevalier de Gameiro to Mr. Hurtado, under date at Park Crescent, in London, on the 30th October, 1825: An extract from a Despatch from Mr. Raguet, Chargé d'Af faires of The United States to Brazil, under date the 14th February, 1826; and, An Extract from a Letter of Mr. Poinsett, under date, at Mexico, the 18th January, 1826. The Secretary has also the honour to state, that other information, though not in an Official form, has reached this Department, of the intention of Great Britain to have an Agent present at the Congress of Panama: and the Department has also been informed that France (whether with, or without invitation, is not known here) will likewise have an Agent there. But it is not believed that these Agents, of Great Britain and France, are expected to take any part in the Conferences or Negotiations of the Congress. No information is possessed in the Department, of the intention of any other Government to be represented in, or at the Congress of Panama, except the Independent Governments of Spanish America, The United States, Great Britain, France, and the Emperor of Brazil. All which is respectfully submitted. H. CLAY. (2.)-Don Jose Maria Salazar to the Secretary of State.—(Translation.) Legation of Colombia, Near the U. States of North America, New York, March 10, 1826. SIR, I HAVE just received the Orders of my Government to communicate to that of The United States, that His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil has accepted a formal Invitation, given by the Government of Colombia, to come to the Congress of Panama: and it has been resolved to send Plenipotentiaries, to take part in the Deliberations of General Interest, and which may be compatible with the Neutrality which Brazil has observed in the War of America with Spain. The Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, near His Britannick Majesty, has made this Declaration to the Hon. Manuel José Hurtado, Minister of Colombia, at the said Court, by a Note, dated the 30th of October last, a Copy of which I have the honour to enclose, The Government of Colombia has seen with the greatest pleasure, this disposition of His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to enter into relations of friendship with the New Republicks, and to labour in concert for the general prosperity of America, at the same time that He puts an end to the sinister interpretations which have been given in Europe, to the objects of the Congress at Panama. I avail myself of this occasion, &c. The Hon. Henry Clay. JOSE MARIA SALAZAR. (3.) The Chevalier de Gameiro to Mr. Hurtado.-(Translation.) SIR, Park Crescent, October 30, 1825. I FULFIL, to-day, a very agreeable duty, in announcing to you that the Emperor, my Master, to whom I made known the Note which you addressed to me on the 7th June last, has been pleased to accept the formal Invitation which the Government of Colombia gave to him, that Brazil should join the other States of America, about to assemble at Panama, to arrange, in common, their mutual relations, and fix their respective Political and Commercial System. The policy of the Emperor is so generous and benevolent, that he will always be ready to contribute to the repose, the happiness, and the glory of America. And as soon as the Negotiation, relative to the recognition of the Empire, shall be honourably terminated at Rio de Janeiro, he will send a Plenipotentiary to the Congress to take part in the deliberations of General Interest, which shall be compatible with the strict Neutrality which he observes between the Belligerent States of America and Spain. Such, Sir, is the Answer which I am charged to make you, adding, that the Emperor appreciates the friendship of the Colombian Government, and it will give him pleasure to cultivate it. Happy to be the organ of the sentiments of my August Master, I pray you to accept, &c. H. E. Mr. Hurtado, The CHEVALIER DE GAMEIRO. Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republick of Colombia, London. (4.)-Mr. Condy Raguet, Chargé d'Affaires of The United States, Brazil, to Mr. Clay. (Extract.) Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 14, 1826. By Decree of 25th January, Theodoro Jose Brancardi, Chief Clerk of the Home Department, was appointed "Plenipotentiary" of this Government to the Congress at Panama, in which His Majesty was invited, by the Government of Colombia, through the Brazilian Minister at London, to take a part. The Hon. H. Clay. CONDY RAGUET. (5.)-Mr. Poinsett to Mr. Clay. (Extract.) Mexico, January 18, 1826. THE Chargé des Affaires of The United Mexican States at Bogota, has very lately sent an Official Communication to this Government, from that of Colombia, setting forth that the Emperor of Brazil had been invited to send Plenipotentiaries to the Congress of Panama, and His Majesty the King of Great Britain to send an Agent there. Nothing is said as to the precise character of the latter. The Hon. H. Clay. [1825-26.] 2 K JOEL R. POINSETT, MESSAGE from the President of The United States to Congress, transmitting the Correspondence with the British Government, in relation to the Boundary of The United States on the Pacifick Ocean. To the House of Representatives of The United States. Washington, January 31, 1826. In compliance with a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th instant, I transmit a Report from the Secretary of State, with the Correspondence with the British Government, relating to the Boundary of The United States on the Pacifick Ocean, desired by the Resolution. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Department of State, Washington, January 30, 1826. THE Secretary of State, to whom was referred the Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th of January, 1826, requesting the President to communicate to that House all the Correspondence between the Government of The United States and the Government of Great Britain, respecting the Boundary of that part of the Territory of The United States which is situated upon the Pacifick Ocean, and which has not already been communicated, or so much thereof as may be compatible with the publick interest to disclose, has the honour to report to the President, as coming within the purview of the Resolution, Copies of Page 1. Mr. Adams, late Secretary of State, to Mr. Rush............ 22nd July......... 1823 498 2. Mr. Rush to the Secretary of State..... 12th August, 1824 504 3. Protocol of the 11th Conference of the American and 4. Protocol of the 12th Conference 5. Protocol of the 20th ditto........ British Plenipotentaries, held at the Board of Trade, 1st April 1824 516 516 516 518 518 519 H. CLAY. 6. Protocol of the 23rd ditto. 7. American Paper, on the North-west Coast of America 8. British Paper, on ditto. SIR, Respectfully submitted, (Inclosure 1.)-Mr. Adams to Mr. Rush. Department of State, Washington, July 22, 1823. AMONG the subjects of Negotiation with Great Britain, which are pressing upon the attention of this Government, is the present condition of the North-west Coast of this Continent. This interest is connected in a manner becoming, from day to day, more important with our Territorial rights; with the whole System of our Intercourse with the Indian Tribes; with the Boundary Relations between us and the British North American Dominions; with the Fur Trade; the Fish eries in the Pacifick Ocean; the Commerce with the Sandwich Islands and China; with our Boundary upon Mexico; and, lastly, with our political standing and intercourse with the Russian Empire. By the Third Article of the Convention between The United States and Great Britain, of the 20th of October, 1818, it is agreed, "that any Country that may be claimed by either Party on the North-west Coast of America, Westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its Harbours, Bays, and Creeks, and the Navigation of all Rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten Years, from the date of the signature of the Convention, to the Vessels, Citizens, and Subjects of the Two Powers: it being well understood that this Agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any Claim which either of the Two High Contracting Parties may have to any part of the said Country; nor shall it be taken to affect the Claims of any other Power or State, to any part of the said Country; the only object of the High Contracting Parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves." On the 6th of October, 1818, 14 days before the signature of this Convention, the Settlement at the Mouth of Columbia River had been formally restored to The United States, by order of the British Government. (Message P. U. S. to H. R. 15th April, 1822, p. 13. Letter of Mr. Prevost to the Secretary of State, of the 11th of November, 1818.) . By the Treaty of Amity, Settlement, and Limits, between The United States and Spain, of the 22nd of February, 1819, the Boundary Line between them was fixed at the 42nd degree of Latitude, from the Source of the Arkansas River to the South Sea. By which Treaty The United States acquired all the Rights of Spain, North of that parallel. The right of The United States to the Columbia River, and to the Interior Territory washed by its Waters, rests upon its discovery from the Sea, and nomination, by a Citizen of The United States; upon its Exploration to the Sea by Captains Lewis and Clarke; upon the Settlement of Astoria, made under the protection of The United States, and thus restored to them in 1818; and upon the subsequent acquisition of all the rights of Spain, the only European Power who, prior to the discovery of the River, had any pretensions to Territorial Rights on the North-west Coast of America. The Waters of the Columbia River extend, by the Multnomah, to the 42nd degree of Latitude, where its Source approaches within a few miles of those of Platte and Arkansas; and by Clarke's River, to the 50th or 51st degree of Latitude: thence descending Southward, till its Sources almost intersect those of the Missouri. To the Territory thus watered, and immediately contiguous to the original Possessions of The United States, as first bounded by the |