The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-14
PICTURE OF THE COLONIAL POLICY OF
SPAIN.
from THE NKw.Yoxx EVENING POST.
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ExfraS' efI ie, j.a rtsfve inteissnt and REF
ree!l6ie eo'y5aOnstnf
ST. JoLn, Porto Riso, Jan. 90, 1906.
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Th. A4d;iey, or J"dse IF M.riae aands next on
the fcale. have already given Pailing blow to
the rood and bare Den Manuel Garcia. He is gone
= with all his buh;ng honors thick upon BIN )" de-
parted tale that is told; arre!ted by the hand
Of authority in the full career of inquity, he is
trprived ofany power Of committing depredations
,e property Of the innocent and unprotected, of
San foainih, the pure ermine OF juttice. Let us
therefore, leave him to the pleaGng communion Of
kis own thoughts in the ohfeuri,y and neglee into
which he has fallen. His iucceflor, Don Fyansifeo
Cdsre,a, is young man of good attainments, who,
hterto, has borne very fair character. While
pra9ifing an dbesal,, councillor, he was incef
faulty quareing with Garcia and in fact, openly,
Before the governor, and in his office,
branded him with infany, and expoied his venality
alerting and offering denonifrate tina: he
eenicd, partner, in the prvateer that captured
the Patty 1t remains now to be proved whether
the poAeHion of Office change the difpohtion of
Cabrera the unfni{hed buinefs of the brig Polly
and fchr. Maty-Ann is now before him, and his de-
81 nv jt d character, Of which se We s
are at Preent utterly ignorant, although inclined to
heie are the from whom all DEGREES n,pR
some but, unfortunately, after thofe DEGREES are
'iiued, even by the highest authority they canro, be
executed until formed by a Notary OF thefe there
are two employed by government: One is notary for
the ntendercy and RICHTER Of the marine having
charge OF the arSheve of the latter and being OBLIGED
TO confirm all the general Official ais of the former
'he other notary OF the royal eate and ,realurv
and has cogn;zance of all things relative to import.
and vefels Without the fgnature of one or the O.
fher OF theie, nothing under legal form is valid.
or can be acted upon. The confcquence is that ali
the operations OF the administration are completely
1T the mercy OF a Notary-Pubc whole CAPRICE can
resard the execution of amy decree, and TO all intern,
and purpoes, Sc op the wheels of government, I"
The notary of marine is Don G,rqoria Casd1aL an
arch notorious fcoundre the notary of the royal eC
f'se - D,H Jef Nieakut Csfero, young, concei,ed
n uhSong1ns creoie' who heartily wfhes the pro-
r5iy = all hrangers, as well the Rrau.ers them.
ieves, a. HE devil. I, is unneceTary to lav any
tmug III :'er 8. .c reptiles, unlefs il were m fegre,
'nat the property OF honctt men, and the reputation
ei government, fhould be at their difpo(al
ne ohly perion OF coniequence to ftraneer in
MS relation with ths government, that remain, m
be noteds the interpreter His title fully explains the
great Importance Of his Office and the necefitv tb,,
ne who occupies it ihould not only be perlon we'll
Veried in the different languages in which he pre,ends
toiPeak, but that he fould ALTO be man of upreb,
,o'rntlons and ncorrup,ibe integrity. The prefent
Rs-
's"s$ Cn|dsron certainly Of abilities but fur
'EeT IN his Prais this deponent faith not The fit
hng to be remarked in him is that he doe, nor and
cannot undertand an entire fentcnce of EnpliOh.
french he understands tolerably well bur to Anne
!" ms IN general this OF no importance have him
la ,na' nc is man OF abiIities perhaps clevernefs
would have been a better pirate. Take an examine
Early ~ the French revolution he held military
communion under Robefpierre. After quitting the
army he returned to Spain, aflumed the character os
C"aHaeE, dreled himielfin its colume appeared at
court, and travelled over Spain with the title of Mars
f"'s wherever he came he degraded fome officers
and appointed Others At laft he proceeded 10 far
rs 10 touch the TreaiIre; dcovered-he wa. tried
lentencedto the gai.s, and banifhed to this ilapd
Row he got advanced to his prefent 0a,ion know
noe but certain IT is that he is regularly
renred among the number of ealarians as an ipfrn,
Among the Pranks he played while srandee, Gen.
i"ontes, our Prefent governor, did not efcape He
vas then eon,mandant of fome place in Spain, and
was made to pats his troops in review before this
Soi-d'ant Marquis No pericn can have reliance Nd
on his interpretations for rather than appear ;.po
rant he will talk, and mo probably talks things da
hetrcay oppote to the Intentions of thoie for whom
he ipeaks We had refource here fome time ago in
MIR. Young of Connecticut, who perfectly under
ftans spaniih, and was afraid boldly to ,ranfate
orr ien'ments this did not peafe his exc elepcy and
MIR. Young was ordered TO quit the land Others
are unwilling TO riik the fame consequences and we
arc no" III AFFAIRS OF the greateft moment, Obliged to
rely upon fuch character as Caldero-; of whole
Official talents you have perfedIpGure in the Critic
that inn'itabe burlefque of the inimable Sheridan
From the of the Spanfh laws, and the cha.
raster OF thoie who adniinifer them, which have
rather iotcned than otherwiie, you may Judge of
sproipeet of obtaining the femblanee of
luisice, III this place, when forced to appeal TO il
But is not alone in the operations of their tribunals
that you are thus liable injury there is we, another
fat to be mentioned, particularly interehing tn the
m rchants who trade here: aud which will relate in
as brief manner poiIibe, and without comment.
About three months ago it pleaGed the governor
tor reaions beh known to himle to lIue his orders
thar all foreigners arriving in this Hand either to fell
or Purehaie cargoes hould confgn to one of four
Psrfons named by him in the faid orders; unlefs in
the hiPPing papers addreifed to fome Spanifh nier
chant The very nature Of fueh an appointment rem
ders ii and thoie who receive il, fulpicous bu,
1one OF thoie fIr are not Indebted only TO this Oil
bernatorial diRineon for fame already wide enough
extended and firmly enough efablifhed By their
Own previous interchangeable exertions they have fixed
tho colours OF their regulations, aud grounded then,
10 deeply, that all the III the bed of An,pbi
title can never retore to them the hue of purity.
We may feparate thele four in two claiTes Of kodl
and 7yorf. In the fra ffand Mizuel Torreps. and
Gerardo Miro Y. Torrens, sgainR whoni no erini-
nal matter has bsen nd I'm, ,b.;r ,,ooJ -.