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Domestic News
January 14, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A letter from Trenton dated Dec. 2 reports that Congress faces a remonstrance from the Spanish Agent denying U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River under the treaty with Britain, threatening confiscation of American vessels. The issue requires delicate handling.
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BOSTON, January 1.
A correspondent observes, that the following extract of a letter from a gentleman of intelligence, who has the best means of information, at the southward, demonstrates the spirit, which at present occupies the Court of Madrid, to be at once illiberal and hostile to the free commercial principles of this mercantile age.
Extract of a letter from Trenton, Dec. 2.
"Congress have before them a serious remonstrance from the Spanish Agent, against our navigating the river Mississippi,—they deny the right under our treaty with the Court of London; and say, that any American vessel which may enter that river will be confiscated.—This is a subject which will require a considerable degree of delicacy and firmness to conduct to a fortunate issue."
A correspondent observes, that the following extract of a letter from a gentleman of intelligence, who has the best means of information, at the southward, demonstrates the spirit, which at present occupies the Court of Madrid, to be at once illiberal and hostile to the free commercial principles of this mercantile age.
Extract of a letter from Trenton, Dec. 2.
"Congress have before them a serious remonstrance from the Spanish Agent, against our navigating the river Mississippi,—they deny the right under our treaty with the Court of London; and say, that any American vessel which may enter that river will be confiscated.—This is a subject which will require a considerable degree of delicacy and firmness to conduct to a fortunate issue."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Mississippi River
Spanish Remonstrance
Congress
Navigation Rights
Treaty With London
What entities or persons were involved?
Spanish Agent
Where did it happen?
Trenton
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Trenton
Event Date
Dec. 2
Key Persons
Spanish Agent
Outcome
threat of confiscation of american vessels entering the mississippi river
Event Details
Congress receives a serious remonstrance from the Spanish Agent denying U.S. right to navigate the Mississippi River based on the treaty with the Court of London, with threats of confiscation for any American vessel entering the river.