The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-17
Co.. ~iAia"' TO GSv. Grand Pre-, in aaj1usr. Ws9-
insfeu, Sf. so, 1905.

SIR,
Your letter ofthe 9th inn. in anlwer to mine of the
9th received fome days ago but the equivoca man
ner with which you treated the fubie of INV ,.,,sr
afforded little or no information and rendered
dent to delay an anfwer until fhould obtain f,eb
Information relative thereto as would enable M. IN
treat the iuhea with that candor which our r.rnec
Rive Mutations require and the intereh and honor of
our government demand.
PREVIOUS to the receipt OF your letter. underGood
that me three kempers were reaken by lieut. VII
| Ion near Point Coupee, where they, together witb
the sPanih guard. were detained Ipave orders for
the removal OF them and their elcor, to Fort Adams
WITHIN tins territory; they have all been delivered
over to the civil authority for examination as ~
their iuppoied Offences committed within this territo
ry' OF that might be cognzabe by the civil authors
~ thereof; and now have the honor to inform Won
lhat the outrages which were the fubjetf of my let,
ter 10 you OF the 9th init. appear have been cam
united by citizens of the u. States in combination
win iupees OF Spain reding within the jurCdidtion
VI our respective governments, all of whom are liable
10 DC pun'lned uhder the authority and laws of the IT.
'ed states and OF this territory 1t ALTO appears thar
ne H. Perions iubecSs of Spin, competing the eff
sor'' 10 w.t. William Barker, Charles Stewart Iohn
WiorF1s' John Ratelif, Geo. Row and Adam Bing
ham, were accelaries and confederates witb th &c
ieno'ng party and might have been legally treated
aS iuHa oy THIS government but being defirous TO
keep awe and promote that harmony and good uu
deritandng between the government of the United
otates and that OF his Catholic maiefy and alto be-
eau'e' from the ieeptca file of your letter. it is not
clear whether the act authorized I hav. eanf.d
thoie Tx men, competing the elcort, TO he liberated
ana lately conducted to the territory poleed by his
catholic maJeity. The Kenlpers of whom your ex
eeiiehcy complains as having been the original au
"ors OF theie outrages, have cauled to be bound
10 ther good behaviour, and to keep the peace to-
wards your government, its fubjeG,s, &c.
z IIn H.
that in few days after the date of NV et,er of te
9th init. to you, received information that fome
days before, party of twelve naen, armed. COM
manded by lieut.. Glafeock, part of capt Tonec' com
Pany OF SPanlh light horie, entered this territory in
the neishborhood of Tehfau creek and there tbrea.
tened comfortable abufe of ioms of the inhabitants
leZed and carried by force from their houfe of dwell
ing, man oy the name of William Flanagan, Jun.
and his wife into the territory poGeGed by his Catho
lie najeify, whom they detained comfortable time.
and on their releaiement tool. and kept horle, br
die and iaddie, belonging TO the fad FLANAGAN and
which am informed have been fince fold under the
orders OF an officer Of your government. ! reoueR
your exceency will inquire into this affair and give
me an anfwer as foon as Convenient
trul the recent meafures which have r,rcsJ
to be Purlued upon this occaon will be duly appre
GATED and attributed TO the proper motives and that
your exceliecy Will 'inits with ME In ADOPTING finch
meaiures as will prevent hmiar occurrences in "a.
ture.
Your excellency demands of me the three Kempers
as your prioners, taken you fay within this u-
rdiction where the MOT angular even, had brou9h,
them" Permit me, fir, without criticiing ON the
merits fths demand, (which it is 70 ffeeptible of
to barely fuggeR resfon for my Noncompliance.
the consequences which would neeefIariy flow from
compliance with demands made under iuch circum.
itanees, and founded tranfaetions of this kind.
have the honor TO be, &e.
ROBERT WILLIAMS.
HiS exesilensy CbarleJ
de Grand Pre-.
The additional documents thew that the outraees
were committee within the territory of th. IInIad