"Our peace with the powers on the coast of Barbary has been preserved, but we owe it altogether to the presence of our squadron in the Mediterranean."
"In execution of the law of the last session for the suppression of the slave trade some of our public ships have also been employed on the coast of Africa, where several captures have already been mad..."
"On the subject of claims of citizens of the United States for Spanish spoliations upon their property and commerce."
"I transmit herewith to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State"
"together with the returns of causes depending in the courts of the United States"
"collected conformably to a resolution of the Senate of the 18th of January, 1819"
"It appears, however, that the treaty is still unratified and that the minister has no authority to surrender the territory."
"Unexpected as such complaints and such a demand were under existing circumstances, it was thought proper, without compromitting the Government as to the course to be pursued, to meet them promptly and..."
"In regard to the stipulation proposed as the condition of the ratification of the treaty, that the United States shall abandon the right to recognize the revolutionary colonies in South America, or to..."
"Had the minister of Spain offered an unqualified pledge that the treaty should be ratified by his Sovereign on being made acquainted with the explanations which had been given by this Government, ther..."
"He admits that the other objections are essentially removed and will not in themselves prevent the ratification, provided the difficulty on the third point is surmounted."
"With these remarks I submit it to the wisdom of Congress whether it will not still be advisable to postpone any decision on this subject until the next session."