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ftt fenSm and o5ie7 Of your letter, to


which 1 reply, my arrival here is an
innocent and legal act, which leaves
me IN the full enjoyment Of all my
rights and privileges, both As I pub
lick character or IS a private indi-
vlduai. Making ufc therefore of
thele rights and privileges, | intend
remaining IN the city, four miles
iquare, in which the government re-
Edes, as long as it may fuit the in
tereit of the king, my matter, or my
own personal convenience | mutt At
the fame time add, that | hall not
lo!c light OF theie two circumstances
as re'Petts the period and feafon in
which oar mutual deGres for nv de-
parture from the United STATES are
to BE accomplished.


In regard TO the objections which
this government, in its wifdom, is
pleaied TO call jaR refpe6ing the de-
mand Of my removal, / hall take
the libertyof obierving, that although
this government no doubt, may have
had their reaCons TO folioit ii, they
hitherto have forgotten to communi-
cate thcm to mine for Mr.. Mon
roe'S official letter 70 Mr.. Cevallos on
chs iubjeGt, merely contains vague,
undetermined, general adertions, def
ttute Of any proof whatever. Il is |
true that he aliedges an attempt OF
mine to bribe citizen Of the United
States but it is equally 70, thar as
this ailtrtion Of government is groun-
ded on a reference TO a tcltimonv al
ready proved Incorrect. | may with
out wCunding the feelings Of, Or Be
wanting in that rcfped which | owe
this sdmmiRrauon, permit mylelf 70
calL Il talte and calumnious, mde-
pendent that in the lette, 7 had the
honour of writing 20 you, f-, early
~ September 1894, in which his
butlneis was completely and fltt-
fa6torily exp aimed If, in fa3 The
editor of The Commercial Rrgiler,
could ever be confdered IS IN organ
of truth, what would the nerican
people think of their chief magiltrate,
OF the heads OF The departments and
OF the acts Of this adminillration
It Is not my intention to endeavour
to change by this explanation the diff
petition Of this government towards
my perfon my object is foley to
fulfil the duty my iituaJion impofe5
upon me, of again rePelling an i'm
putation which is as improbable in
itttlf as it is calumnious againf both
my public anJ private character.


ihlll, therefore, Sir, communi-
cate your letter OF yclterday to my
government. | fhall ALTO inform il
Of my anfwer thereto, aud whencv-
CT, BY the order Of the king, my maf-
ter, am 20 return 20 Spain, | ihall
quir the United States with fenti-
meRts Of affection towards yirtuous
people, in whole bofom | have lived
ten years, with the intimate teitimo-
ny Of having never committed any
grounded offence .againt their gov
ernment, and above ail, with the con
loling iansfa6ticn Of having employ .
ed all my zeal and feeble talents in
defence of the rights and intcrea Of
the bett Of Kings.


| have the honour 70 be, Sir, sc.


(Signed)