Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

JULY 25.

We take this as the earliest opportunity, of presenting our readers with the following authentic copy of the proceedings of the audience given on the 2d instant by the honorable Congress, to the Encargado de Negocios of Spain.

There were present--the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, South-Carolina and Georgia.

And according to order, Don Diego Gardoqui, Encargado de Negocios of Spain, was admitted to an audience.

Being introduced by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and announced to Congress, he delivered a letter of credence from his Catholic Majesty, a translation of which was read as follows:

To our Great and Well beloved Friends, the United States of North-America.

Great and Beloved Friends,

DESIRING to give you proofs of the good will and consideration with which we regard you, and to provide that our respective subjects should enjoy from their mutual intercourse and commerce all the benefit which can be produced thereby; I have named the Commissary of my Royal Armies, Don Diego Gardoqui to go and reside near you, in quality of my Encargado de Negocios, on account of the satisfaction I have in his good conduct. I hope he will avail himself of it, to render himself acceptable, and that you will give entire faith and credit to all that in my name he shall say to you, and that you will admit and treat him in a manner consistent with your good correspondence.

I pray God, great and well beloved friends, to preserve you in his holy keeping.

St. Ildefonso, 27th September, 1784.

(signed)

CARLOS.

And underneath

Joseph Monino.

He also delivered a commission from his Catholic Majesty, giving him the said Don Diego Gardoqui, Encargado de Negocios. near Congress, full power to treat with the person or persons, whom the Congress shall equally authorise, and adjust and sign whatever articles, compacts and conventions may be conducive to the regulations of the points therein alluded to, and of others which shall be conducive to the enjoyment of those important and beneficial objects;-- and that there may always be and subsist a good understanding, friendship and union, between the crown of Spain and the United States of North-America, with a promise to approve, ratify and fulfill whatever it shall be, by him stipulated and signed.

The translation of this being read to Congress, the Encargado de Negocios addressed Congress as follows.

Mr. President,

It gives me very sensible pleasure, from the manner by which I am honored, that the same disposition prevails here, which induced my royal master to send me hither.

Permit me to assure you, sir, that my best endeavours shall not be wanting to render the continuance and issue of my mission as satisfactory to both countries as this commencement will, I hope, give pleasure to the King my master, and is agreeable to me.