11, 1795; to Godoy (Alcudia), Oct.

24, 1795; copy of treaty, Oct.

27th, etc.] The Spaniards Delay the Execution of the Treaty.
They Again Try to Intrigue with the Westerners.
The treaty was ratified in 1796, but with astonishing bad faith the Spaniards refused to carry out its provisions.

At this time Carondelet was in the midst of his negotiations with Wilkinson for the secession of the West, and had high hopes that he could bring it about.

He had chosen as his agent an Englishman, named Thomas Power, who was a naturalized Spanish subject, and very zealous in the service of Spain.