The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-02

ter,ainsj that gentleman was purfuing his
private buGnefs rs ufual, unmo,sfted, aud
douhtlefs will continue 10.
eIn the whole proltcu.ion Of the late dsprace-
ful meafures againit him, il would be difficult
TO give clear and rational pretext either for its
origin, or for the fubfequent operations the
contrary and ditracting councils and meai,,res.
oe the dferen Mt officers of the government, de-
fratng every attempt towards fuch an nveGi-
CATION.
CAT one time, the views of the subordinate Of
hcers would appear to have been confirmed
chiefly to implicit. the governor in the charge
Of having acknowledged and protected foreign
agents, contrary to tho laws o. Spain, and there
Ivy to iniure him with his government and to eff
fcct his removal.
"Itis afact however, pretty generally known,
and which will no doubt be hereafter, fully ef-
tabliihed, that the correfpordence on this D ,int
between the Governor and Intendant General,
has been exculpatory and honorable to Mr..
Gray the Governor (whilR he denied having
evcr formally acknowledged either Mr.. Gray or
his prediction Mr.. Morton) having ALTO decar-
Cd thai both thofe gentlemen 70 sar from oppof-
ing the laws of the country themirlves, or en-
couraging fuch contlnet in others, had comport-
ed thenielyes, during the whole of their reii-
dence, with much difcretion; and had done G.
very thing in their power, to prcierve the rights,
pegs anil harmony of the two countries.
- cat other times & on more recent occaions,
u would appear as if the whole mcafures had
been eoyeer.ed to give colorado pretexr for the
entire prevention of the reIidence of any public
agent whonfoever:- for the proclamatons and
r'eiiagss or the governor on that fubieGt, have
been repeatei ottencr, and in a more perempto-
re manner, than the mere f,pport Of his iirA az
!.rtiops rendered abfoutely necefTary.
" The gentleman lately appointed by MIR. JEFF
fcrfnu tn that Ilsnd, has already been the obiect
"f th's iralous fpirt OF the government: and to
fuch degree that, if perfiRcd in (of which there
was every appes-Ince) i ruf not only frufrate
the execution of a great part OF his official dn-
ties, AMI flhisf our commerce TO nill greater
injuries and Interruptions, Int lead eventually
to N entire abandonment OF his Office.
The numt rous and attrocous depredations
committed upon our venels in thofe feas, by the
French and S,aifi Tettsg ADDE'S, who find d HE
ter in the ports of Cuba, furniih too frequent
occa5onsfor the interference and rcnontrances
ct public agent to render him acceptable to a
government, which, by taking no efettualmean
II prevent, in manner conntenances the ont
rrges Of which fuch reGhent would complain
he has been already interdiaed from appearing
before the governor on cafes of flch emergency
!siS excellency reitrtting the unfortunate appli-
cants to the medium of his Interpreters and no.
taries who, even If dfpofed, dare not to record
or interpret facte in the Garb of Truth, s; with
that clacidltion in which they ,hould appear.
1.-The future profpecs forredretsin thatquar.
fer, may then he eafly eitimated. Thofe whole
CLAIM: remain u'i'ttled will probably abandon
them in defplir; and the new cafes, fill likely
10 arfe, Will MOI be conlitered hereafter a,
worth being prefen'ed for a hearing at all!
at is from thole circumstances, the belief
tronriY aries that the ns afiIres againR MI.
Cray hal further view than was declared; &
i viii ALTO, in confequence, he more readily in.
tired that his iafexibie frmnefs and flri6t in
ttentv. had alone made him an unf,,itable cha
.'-te. FOR the preient times in that hernifphcre'