Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-20

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laiy- ,hsrs'o. as would eaabie me re
treatlthe s'siect with that can5or which
'Hrr Respective s',aauous require, and the
interest and 5onos of our government,
demsnd. ~ a..
Previous To the recent Of vonr 1e,,r /,
i understood that the three Ksmpers
were retaken ny lieut.. Wilson near Poin,
Coapee> where they, together with. the
Spanish, guard, were detained. 1 gave
ort'cts ior the removal of them and their
escort To- Fort Adams within this terrific.
fy; they, have all been delivered over to
the civil authority for examination as to
their SUPPOSED offences committed with
fD'.his territory, or that might be cogni
liable by the civil acihoriiy thereof; aud
DOW have the honor 10 inform you that
the 0itrages, which were the subjeet Of
my letter TO you of the 9th instant, APP
pear la have been CoGnrnit,ed by citizens
of the u. States in combination with sub
jess OF Spain residing within the juris.
dieion of our respective. governments,
all ofwhom are liable to be punished un-
der the authority aud laws of the United
States and of this territory. 1t also ap
pears that the six persons subjects OF
Spein..cornposing the escort, to wit, VIII
liam Barker, Charles Stewart, John Nor
ris, John RatciiG, Geo. Row and Adam
Bingham, were accessories and copc1de,
rates with the offending party, and might
have been legally treated as such By this
government; but being DESTROYS 10 keep a.
lice and psuAote that harmony and good
understanding between the government,
OF the United States and that Of his Ca.
ii,ol'c anajssiy, and also because, from the
scep,ical s,ile OF your Istler, tits MT clear
whether the act was authorised, | have
caused .hosc six men, composing the es
cost, 70 l,sfl5erated and safely Conducted
( To the reiri,ory possessed by his Catho
lieH;hiesty. The Kempers, of whom
youi excellency complains as having been
the Original authors of these outrages, /
have caused TO be bound TO their good be-
hayior, and 10 keep the peace towards
your government, its subiecls, sc.
his also proper should inform your
excsl;cney that in a few days after the
date of my letter of the 6,h inst. 10 you,
! received Information That some days be,
fore, party OF twelve men, armed com
Eianded by lisu.. Glascock. part of CAPT.
jones' Company OF Spanish light horse,
entered this territory in the neighbarhood
of Tie Eau crstk, and there threatened
considerable abuse of SONS OF the inha
bian!s; SC zed and arried by force from
ibei. hSiisr OF dwelling, man by The
Eams OF NViiiism Flanagan, jun. and his
wife into the territory possesscd by his
Catholic raajesty, whom they detained a
considerable time, and on their release
ment took and kept horse. bride aud
saddle, belong;Hg to the said Flanagan,
and which am Informed have been si.ce
sold nnder the orders Of an officerof your
government. | reqacst your exceiiency
win enquire into this affair and give re
an answer as soon as convenient
trust the cement measures which I
have canseu 10 be pursued upon This ocea
sion, will be duly appreciated and a,,ri.
bnted To the proper motives; and tha.
your exeeilency will unite viih me in a.
doping such me asurcs as viii prevent ST.
milar occurrences in future.
Your excsiieney demands of me The s
KempeFs as yoaY prisoners, taken as you
say, within dis jurisdiction, where the
most singular esent had brought them. y
Permit me, sir, without criiicisingon The
merits OF bia demand, (Which IL is 50 xu.-
reptiblc otto barely suggest as reason
for ny noncompliance, the Consequences
which weuld necessarily flow from com
plisnce with demands made under socb
circumstance, AID founded on transacii.
ons of This kiHd.
! have the honor to be, &c.
ROBERT WILLIAMS.
HIS ercchs1cy Charies
De Grand Pre,