Star.
London, England, 1818-08-01 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR,

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It cannot be concealed, thaiher MAJESTY is in a
most alarming state, from the progressive nature of
the malady, and that we roust prepare ourselves with
resignation for the approaching event. The report
from Kew this morning is, that " her Marrsrr is'
much the same as yesterda7."—His Rdyal
the Duke of YORK left Toss'n early this morning for
Oatlands, taking the route for Kew Pal ice, to know
tht.real state of the health of our beloved Quaky.

The official account of the seiLbre of Pensacola,
and declaration of the grounds on which this extraor-
dinary step has been taken by the United States,
have at length been put into our possession, by the
arrival of New York and Baltimore Papers to the
Bth of July.
The Port of Barancas, en which the possession of
the rest of the territory depended, was given up to
General Iscxsott, under a regular capitulation,
which provides for the transportation to the Ha-
vannah of the garrison, and such of the inhabitants
as may chuse to follow its fortunes.
It does not appear that there was any fighting on
the occasion, as originally reported. The Spaniards,
sensible of the inefficacy of a contest with the supe-
rior strength of their invaders, surrendered without
firing a gun.
The terms of Capitulation, and the telative Decla-
ration of General JACKSON, are both subjoined.
The occupation of the territory is said to be only
provisional, " until Spain can furnish military strength
sufficient to enforce existing treaties;" and the breach
of treaty which is alleged in justification of this oc-
capation is, that the Seminole Indians, who inhabit
part of the Floridas lying along• the rivers Apalachi-
cola and Flint, have, "for more than trio years Fast,'
visited the frontiers of the United States with a system
of most savage massacre; and that the Spanish Go-
vernment has not taken, as it is implied it ought to
have done, the measures necessary for the suppression
of these marauders.

If the fact be as General JACKSON affirms, and that
le is right in his assumption that it was the bounden
dut of the Spanish Government to prevent these in.
torsions of the Seminole Indians into the territory of '
the Union, the question of justification may perhaps I
be fairly conceded to the American Government;
but the fact rests as yet merely on the assertion of
General JACKSON, and without any light from other
facts, which it may not impossibly be in the power
of .the Spairish Government, or of the Seminoles
themselves, to urge in their behalf. We should like
to he assured, for instance, that the Seminoles have
not been purposely provoked and goaded, by the
U:dted States, into there aggressions which are now
complained of—that, in short, the Americans have
been on their part, so perfectly void of offence in the
matter, that they could do nothing less, in justice to
themselves, than take the step they have now done,
—Our Readers will not be surprised at our throwing
out such a wish, when we direct their attention to
one or two facts which are still very fresh in our re-
collection Genera! JACKSON states, that. it is be-
cause fur more than two years past" the Semi-
noles have been in the practice of making these bar-
barous incursio:L., that the United States have now
taken possession of the territory of Pensacola.—
But what will bc sail if it should appear that long
before that period—long before any such incursions
were heard of—more than seven years ago, the Go-
vernment of the United States had contemplated and
resolved on making that very same seizure which
they now pretend has Leen forced upon them by sub-
sequent event.? The fact, however, is even so. It'
has been brought home -.o the American Government
in a manner •la hieh paces it beyond all doubt.—'
Among several important disclosures which were
made during last Session of Congress, in the dis:us-
skins which took place respecting Spanish relations,,
it was officially avowed that as far back as the year
1411, a series of Legislative Acts were secretly passed
iis Congress, authorising the Presifient, under certain
contingencies, to take possession of the Florida: and
other territories to the South ofGeorgia, which contin-
gencies were either any attempt on the part of 3 fo.
reign Government to occupy them, on any arrange-
ment with the people of these territories to transfer
themselves to the dominion of the United States. The
. case then stands thus--more than seven years ago
the United States set their eyes on the Floridas, and
resolved to occupy them in the event of certain con-
tingencies occurring. ?either of these contingencies
have taken place—no Government has attempted
to occupy the Floridas, tilt people have made nu offer
of their allegiance to the ['tilted States—and the ques-
tion to which the United States are therefore invited
to give a satisfactory answer is this—Whether, seeing