STAT BE Pew pie 9! 
the interefting fubjects recommend- 
ed to your confideration {hall re- 
ceive every attention which their 
importance demands; and that your 
co-operation may be expected in 
thofé meafures which may appear 
neceflary for our fecurity or peace. 
The declaration of the Reprefen- 
tatives of this nation of their fatis- 
faction at my promotion to the firft 
office in the government, and of 
their confidence in my fincere en- 
deavours to difcharge the various 
duties of it with advantage to our 
common country, have excited my 
 moft grateful. fenfibility. 
I pray you, Gentlemen, to be- 
’ lieve, and to communicate fuch af- 
furances to our conftituents, that 
no event which we can forefee to 
be attainable’ by any exertions in 
the difcharge of my duties, can af- 
ford: me fo much cordial fatisfac- 
tion as to conduct a negotiation 
with the French Republic, toa re- 
moval of prejudice, a correction of 
€rrors, a diffipation of outrages, an 
- accommodation of all differences, 
anda reftoration of harmony and 
affetion, to the mutual fatisfaction 
of both nations. And whenever 
' the legitimate organs of intercourfe 
fhall.be reftored, and the real fen- 
timents of the two governments 
can be candidly communicated to 
each other, although ftrongly im- 
- prefled with the necefflity of collect- 
ing ourfelves into a manly pofture 
of defence, I neverthelefs entertain 
an encouraging confidence that a 
mutual fpirit of conciliation, a dif- 
pofition to compenfate injuries, 
and accommodate each other in all 
our relations and conneétions, will 
produce an agreement,to a treaty 
confiftent with the rights, duties, 
and honour of both nations. 
(Signed) Joun Apamé. 
United States, June 3, 1797. 
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Meffage received by the Houfe of Re- 
frefentatives from the Prefident, on the 
12th of June, 1797. 
Gentlemen of the Senate, and 
Gentlemen of the Houfe of 
Reprefentatives, ; 
I HAVE received information 
from the commiffioners “appointed 
on the part of the United States, 
purfuant to the third article of our 
treaty with Spain, that the running 
and marking of the boundary line 
between the colonies of Eaft and 
Weft Florida, and the territory of 
the United States, have been de- 
layed by the officers of his Catho- . 
lic Majefty, and that they have de- 
clared their intention to maintain 
his jurifdiction, and to fufpend the 
withdrawing of his troops from 
military. pofts they occupy within 
the territory of the United States, 
until the two governments {hall 
by negotiation have fettled the 
meaning of the fecond article ref- 
pecting the withdrawing of the 
troops, garrifons, or fettlements 
of either party, in the territory of 
the other; that is, whether when 
the Spanifh garrifons © withdraw, 
they are to leave the works ftand- 
ing, or to demolifh them; and, un- 
til by an additional article to the 
treaty, the real property of the in- 
habitants fhall be fecured,and like- | 
wife until the Spanifh officers are 
fure the Indians ‘will be pacific. 
The two firft queftions, if to be © 
determined by negotiation,» might 
be made fubjects of difcuffion for 
years; and as no limitation of time 
can be prefcribed to: the other) (a 
certainty in the opinion of the 
Spanifh officers that the Indians 
will be pacific) it will be impofi- 
ble to fuffer it to remain an obfta- 
cle to the fulfilment of the treaty 
on the part of Spain. ~ 
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