The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser

PANAMA MISSION.

The following is a brief abstract of the Documents relating to the Panama Mission, communicated with the late message of the President on the subject.

The introductory paper in the series, is a communication from Mr. Clay to the House of Representatives, stating that conferences were held during the last spring with the ministers of Colombia and Mexico, in which they verbally communicated the wishes of their respective Governments that the United States should be represented at the proposed Congress. It was distinctly stated by them that the United States was not expected, to change her present neutral policy, nor was it desired that her share in the deliberations of the Congress should have any reference to the prosecution of the existing war with Spain. The President subsequently informed the ministers that if these preliminary restrictions, and the nature of the powers to be given to the Diplomatic Agents, could be adjusted between the Governments to be represented at the Congress, his opinion would be favorable to the appointment of Ministers on the part of the United States.

The 1st Document contains an extract of a letter from Mr. Adams, in May, 1823, then Secretary of State, to Mr. Anderson, our Minister to Colombia, in which a very able view is taken of the relations between the United States and the independent South American States, and the course pursued by this Government in acknowledging their independence without any design of interfering with our neutral position toward Spain.

The 2d Document is a formal and official invitation from Mr. Zalazar, minister of Colombia, on the part of his Government, to the United States, to join in the Congress of Panama, detailing the objects of the proposed meeting, and the part the United States were expected to take in it; all of which is set forth in the Message of the President that has heretofore been published, and from which it is seen that this country would in no way be called upon to compromise her present policy or relations with other powers.

The 3d and 4th are communications of the same import from Mr. Obregon, Minister from Mexico, and Mr. Canaz, Minister from Central America, all dated in November, 1825.

The 5th and 6th Notes from Mr. Clay, in answer to the above, in which he states that the President would transmit the invitation to the United States' Congress as soon as it should assemble, when, if the Senate should advise and consent to the measure, Ministers to Panama would be appointed without any unnecessary delay.

The 7th from Mr. Clay to Mr. Salazar, 20th Dec. 1825, stating that the United States had addressed the Government of Russia, with a view to engage its friendly offices in bringing about a peace between Spain and the new American States, founded on the basis of their independence—that there was reason to believe that Russia would interest herself in this subject, and recommending from the President of the United States, with a view to this pacification, a suspension for a limited time of the sailing of the expedition against Cuba and Porto Rico, which was fitting out at Carthagena, or of any other similar expedition.

The 8th and 9th, answers to Mr. Clay, from Messrs. Salazar and Obregon.

The 10th, a treaty between Colombia and Chili, made in October. 1822, with a view to a general confederation of all the South American Governments.

The 11th, a similar treaty between Colombia and Peru.

The 12th, the same between Colombia and Guatemala, 1825.

The 13th, Colombia and Mexico, 1825.

The remaining documents relate to the proposal on the part of this Government to the Russian Government to interest itself in bringing about a pacification between Spain and her former colonies. and a statement through our Minister to the French Cabinet: that this Government would not view with indifference any change in the possession of the Spanish Islands of Cuba or Porto Rico.