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 e United States, that one of the commissi* )ain, in the name of both, has lately commi him verbally, by order of his court, t itholic Majesty, apprized of our solicitude me arrangement made respecting our free m of the river Mississippi, and the use o1 ereon, is ready to enter into treaty the adrid. The Secretary of State is of opinion that tl re should be attended to without delay, a e proposal of treating at Madrid, though r ight have been desired, should yet be a id a commission plenipotentiary made ou' irpose. That Mr. Carmichael, the present Ch Ffaires of the United States at Madrid, cal acquaintance which he must have ith persons and circumstances, would be id proper member of the commission; bi ould be useful also to join with him son ore particularly acquainted with the ances of the navigation to be treated of. That the fund appropriated by the act ■ « -"ainc of intercourse between the Uni