The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-12-04 00:00:00

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• sett. *AIM thigemageeeemilovid mr me by-theiliellikiert of
the Omitted States, I *re Of 11111b44K1611 to assesses is sow
lr It posies, imperfectims or defects, the re.
Hosier time el* eider/se alieweece, when he eatable's
its *oath» wig) be bet short, and that it is the Mat
tW. eircemetances wonhl permit, taking into view the diffi-
culties i hem had re alseareoltle. Where Ilie vole or law is
amain, I have gewaitieted, it. my Arty to Adiewit sanely ;
bet where this has ass been the case, I have eedeantered to
make the hest proofs*, le my power, belles* tint peens.
meat of memo kiwi mot shooloseiy entmemegr. It is. sop elm
etre ho that the whims will attreetthiligstrlleegallg.tlitto
.et. the et eke' Weil Ml*. Asirllbikt ,first
save*, them preerome.toiii heir dive Woo&
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"Ay. its emeeliee, I have kept steed* in view tip romorog
'it *habitat* re the Florida, all the privileges sad he.
gpmeediallitle Hien by thS Ititahey. Turagio.impar
1141:Is the ofeittera of • their pamom, popes,. sad
:1111, valid they Noll be incot panted into the Mien, sad
Ammo entitled * sin the priolieges tied immusities of
~of the Uoiled States. tu perforating Ohio leipectaat
ritifWeryfanetiolle, I have endeavoured to pursue the spirit
tame political institutions. I have modem dnerimineciate
of peresee--any bouse has bees eurromoded by no 'mann—
larnorllhosSß freekealmatkatanicsreases
andbl..".7l:ivc ready al"
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my aid, foribe pnrioniee &tibias nob*
Americau Governmeet, at the mom gam .AOl it is
the 'freest, is perhaps the strongest is, the World; imams
rho moat wealthy and most powerful in moiety ire as week
is entwine, to it as the most bumble and oliecem. It
• knows no distiaction between an Et.cortererose and a pea-
mat. la the esareeof my short aderinietratiett, one cam has
ustfortesetely occurred which morticed the asertion of that
authority which is 110 respecter iff persors. That the ,sees.
wiry eireeld have existed has °emollient nve pain sad regret;
and especially as it has been mintedeeatesd hp sons of the
inhabitants of this country, from a west of a sufficient se--
quondam, with the facts of the ease, as well as with the
chancier awl priacipke of oar Geometer*. It wan my
duty under the Treaty, ezereisieg the gooey*** of the
Florida., to seeore to the ialtsbitanta all the evidence
of their right of property. The improper cambia of the
Ce phalli Gene.* of H k, is withholding documents
or archives of this aster., from an agent expressly sent to
receive the,,, Mammal the neteasity of vigils/ocean my part.
—lt was amide known to me by satisfactory evidence, that
there were documents of this character it the hands of an
iiselividual here, null that these doeunsests weer oectesary to
establish the right of property in this country. The fact
aiicertaisted, my duly was clear, and so alternative was left
me. The indivirlaal was ordered to surrender ties, so that
in ponowne of the vetoed article of the Treaty, and of nay
proclamation, the inhabitants might be secured is their
right of properly. The individual then ordered to deliver
them, instead of obeying, as he ought, the conaragade of
the Government under which he was protected, and which
could know no s•perior, excepting the Congress or Pmi.
dent of the United Mates, shifted them late the heeds of
the person who lately administered the govermentt of this
province' and who had been authorised by the Captain-Ge-
metal of Cabe to surrender the coestry agreeably to the
stipulations of the Treaty.
lids person, whether from raimpprebenelon or from worse
motives, coosidererl himself not respeusible for any art of his
to the goy.n..„l.ribe Florida., and appeared ewlirsty is•
erosible to the impropriety of not hoeing made a delivery qf
lien doeionovb of kis now accomf. Whatever diplomatic
privileges he might hare been &Milled to, these privilclrs
had reamed on the surrender of this roguery, and he was Ilsen
• mot known to me, or rerogoireed as having any other-rights
than those of a common individual. It was nut coolish for
hid, to consider himself a public agent of the King of Spain,

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