Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-04-29

! ingS ehoptu be disav0Weu. the lntenelon
81 acquiring Turks Island disclaimed,
orders, given for the immediate aban.
donment oft on the part Of .he French,
every thing restoied 10 The condition In
which il was At the time oft the sagrssslon,
Snd reparation made Of the damages
which any British subjects. should be
found 10 have sustained, according 70 m
estimation 20 be settled between the So-
sernors of ST. D ,naingo and Jamaica.
A compliance with the whole Of this de-.
mand was the result: 'ssz
III Again - III the year 1899, certain
Engiish merchants having opened q trade
at Nootka sound, on the north west coast
of America, attempted . se,,lemens II
thatpiace, the Spaniards-Rho had long
clainaed that part Of the world a. their
exclusive property, dispatcheda frigate
from MEXICO, which captured the two
English vessels engaged in the trade, and
broke up the settlement on the coast.
The Spanish government was the 6rst to
complain, 10 this case, Of the in,rnsions
committed by the British merchants.
he british government. however, de.
siaanded that the vessels taken BY the
Spanish friba,e should be restored, aud
adequate satisfaction granted, previous
10 3ther dsscassions. :: II
This demand prevailed the Spanish
government agreeing 70 make full resto-
ration OF the captured vsssels, and 20 In
demnifY the parties interested In them
for the losses SUSTAINED. They restor.
sdsalso'she buildings and tracts Of land,
OF which the British subis cts had been,
d;spos.esset. Il he British, however,
soon gave proof efthe little value they
tet On the possession, by voluntary
derelictieh, under which il has since re.
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The case which viii be noted last,
though of a date prior TO the case Of
Nootka sound, Is thar Of FaIkland's ISL.
ands. These islands lie about 100
kagaes eastward Of the streights Of Ma.
gellan. The title to them had been a
subject of controversy among several of
the tiiaritiae nations Of Europe. From
the position of the Islands, and other
circumstances, the pretensiou Of Spain
btre an advantageous comparison with
those at her competitors. Il the year
1870, the British took posse ssion Of
Port Egmtni. in one Of the islands the
Spsniards being at the time in possession
OF another part, aud protesting against a
settlement by the British. I he protes.
being without effect, ships and troops
were sent from BuenoS Ayres, BY the
governor Of |thas place, which forcibiy
disposstssed and drove Of the British
ssttteTs. sT.a >rf ~
The British government looking en-
tirely TO the disposse ssio1 BY force, de.
manded asa specific condition of pre-.
serving harmony between the two courts.
not only the disAvowai fthe Spanish pro.
cesdins but that the affairs Of that SET.
tlsment shopld be iGimedia..ls restored
ID the precise. state in which they were
previous 10 the act Of dispesse..ion. The
Spanish COVE made some dil;cul-
ties; requiring, particularly disayowal
onihe part Of Grest.itFaain, Of the CON.
dust 81 her officer al falkland islands.
which, il was allsdgsd, gave occasion 20
the steps taken BY the Spanish governor
and proposing "a adjustment By mutual
slipuiations IN the ordinary form. -, -
The reply was. that the moderation OF
hrs Britannia majesty having limited his
demand 10 the smallest reparation ne
could accept frthe' injury done, nothing
was LETT for discussion but the mode Of
carrying the disayowal and sstitu.ion IN.
.oexeeution reparation lsosir e;,s paias
lfa be conditional, and 70 be obtained
BY any stipulation whatever from ths
pArrN injured. s,f. r r.
! tFhs Spanish government yielded.
The Violent proessdings ofti,s eeieer.
were disayowed: The fort, The poft,
and every ding else were agreed TO be
immediately restored to the precise 81.
tuation witch had been disturbed; and
i dUpiicstes Of orders Issued for the pur.
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