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SPANISH AMERICA. 



The disputes also at that time subsisting 

 between the United States of America and 

 Spain, respecting Louisiana, afforded Mi- 

 randa a hope, that from the former he might 

 be enabled to obtain all the assistance which 

 the service he was going upon required. 



Miranda, however, upon his arrival in the 

 United States, had the mortification to find 

 that a compromise had taken place upon 

 the subject of Louisiana, and that, in con- 

 sequence, the public aid of the government 

 could not be obtained ; although he was 

 received by the President and the members 

 of the government with much distinction. 

 He had, however, intimations from different 

 quarters, which encouraged him to suppose, 

 that, by dint of private exertions and re- 

 sources, adequate means for the projected 

 enterprise might be obtained, or at least, 

 so much of the materiel, as might serve to 

 enable him to establish himself in some 



