Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-13

YOUR letter of the 9th instant in
nswer 70 mine of the 9th, received some
avs ago bat the equivecal manner with
sh;ch you treated the subject of my letter
gorded little or no informatioa, and rem
tered il sxpedient TO delay an answer an-
In I should obtain such information, re.
& |{ss;ve thereto, as would enable me to treat
II subject with that cander which our re-
pectiye situations require, and the interest
Ind honor of our governments demand.
81 Previous to the receipt OF your letter, !
understood that the three Kempers were
<resaken By lieut.. Wilson near Point Cen-
<pee, where they, together with the Spanish
2gaurd, were detained. gave orders for
1.-THE removal of them and their escort to
Fort Adams within this territory they
/ have all been delivered over TO the civil
authority for examination as TO their sup
posed offences committed within this terri
tory, or that might be cognizable by the si-
vii authority thereof aud now have the
hoaor TO inform you that the outrages
which were the subeject of my letter soyeu
of the 9th inst. appear TO have been COM
mittsd by citi2ens of the L States in com
bina,ien with subjects of Spain residing
within the Jurisdiction of our respective go
vernments, all of whom are liable to be pu-
nished under the authority and laws of the
Us and ef.this territory. Italso appears
that the six persons subjects of Spain
composing the escort, TO wit, William
Barker, Charles Stewart, John Morris,
John Ratclif, Geo. Row and Adam Bing-
ham, were accessories and confedcrates
with the offending party aud might have
been legally treated as such by this govern
ment; bni being desirous TO keep alive and
promote that harmony and good under
standing between the government, of the
United States and that of his Catholic ma
jesty, and also because, from the scePticaI
stile of your letter, II is not clear whether
the act was authorised, have caused those
SIX men, composing The escort, TO be liber.
ated and safely conducted 10 the territory
possessed by his Catholic majesty. The
Kempers, Of whom your excellency COM
plains as having been the original authors
OF these outrages, have caused TO be
bound 70 their good behavior, and to keep
the peace towards your government, its
subjects, &c.
II is also proper should inform your
excellency that in afew days after the date
OF my letter of the 9th inst. TO you, re-
ceived information that some days before,
a party OF twelve men, armed, commanded
oy lieut.. Glasccck, part of capt. Zones
company of Spanish light horse, entered
this territory in shs neishbourhoad Of
llehfau creek, and there threatened consi.
derable abuse of some of the inhabitants
seized and carried byforce from their house
OF dwelling, man by the name of VIM.
Flanagan jun. aud his wife into the terrific.
fypossessed by his Catholic majesty, who,s
they de,ainsd considerable time, and on
their releasement took and kept horse,
bride and saddle, Belonging to the said
Flanagan, and which am informed have
been since sold under the orders of an off
Ger OF your government. request your
excellency will inquire into this affair aud
give me an answer as soon as convenient.
trust the lenisns measures which have
caused TO be pursued upon this occasion
will Do, duly appreciated and attributed 10
the proper motives and that your excel.
ieney will unite with me in adopting such
Measures as will prevent similar eccurren.
ces in future.
Your excellency demands Of me the
three kemPers as your prisoners, taken as
you say, within this jurisdiction. where
she most singular evea, had brought, them.
Permit me, sir, without criticising on the