The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 17, July 1913 - April, 1914 Page: 169
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The Louisiana-Texas Frontier
recent visit to New Orleans: "Of late the relations between our
governments have not been the most cordial, but I hope they will
be such by mutual concession.4"2 Contemporary events on the still
more critical Florida, frontier and the course of negotiation at
Madrid and at Washington, would seem to indicate a far different
conclusion.
V. MONROE'S SPECIAL. MISSION TO SPAIN
It was some months after Monroe received the instructions that
were to guide him in his special mission to Madridi that he deemed
it advisable to set out for that capital. Meanwhile Charles Pinck-
ney, the American minister to Spain, disregarding his instructions
to do no negotiating in regard to Louisiana, had involved himself
in a diplomatic muddle which forced Jefferson and Madison to
comply with a request for his recall.2 In regard to the western
boundary of Louisiana he had done nothing more than report the
displeasure of the Spanish officials at the near approach of the
United States to their Mexican territories and obtain an inexact
,statement from the work of Lopez in favor of the Rio Grande as its
western limit. He reported the prospect of war between Spain
and Great Britain, and this was formally declared in December,
1804. He also mentioned the possible reinforcement of Spanish
garrisons in the Floridas and Mexico.8 His interest as well as
that of the majority of our officials was too closely centered upon
the Floridas to permit greater attention to the western frontier.
Meanwhile the Spanish government had withdrawn its pro-
test against the cession of Louisiana to the United States and had
thus gained the covert support of Napoleon and Talleyrand. While
this was likewise largely concerned with West Florida and certain
claims for commercial spoliations, the crafty French minister did
not neglect the western boundary of Louisiana. Cevallos sent him
as those of Laussat a request to check such utterances upon this
limit. In answer Talleyrand informed Turreau, the new French
42Under date September 14, 1805. MSS., Wilkinson Papers, II.
'See THE QUARTERLY, XVII, 14-15.
'Casa Yrujo to Cevallos, Phil., October 26, 1804. Adams Transcripts.
Robertson, No. 5007.
'Cf. Spanish Despatches, VI. MSS., Bureau of Indexes and Archives;
and Letters in Relation to Burr's Conspiracy, under date of November 4,
'1804. MSS., Bureau of Rolls and Library, Department of State.169
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