Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-03

turn, have written to you under other
circumstances less favorable than the pre-
sent, will now confiue myselft to plain
aud simple explanation of them.
The first Of these points is /: that the di-
rect and official relations between Spain
and the United States, having been broken
OFT. since the year 1903, the affairs of both
nations, as well as their respective from
tiers, should now be placed in the same
state and situation in which they were at
that period ; and that. i'm conformity to
this principle, the part of West Florida,
which the United States took possession
OF during the glorious insurrection Of
Spain, and have retained until this day,
should be restored to his catholic majesty
This just and conciliatory measure, at the
same time that it will convince the king,
my master. ofthe purity and sincerity Of
the sentiments of the American govern
ment, and of their disposition to arrange
and terminate amicably the several points
of negotiation, will not, in the least, i'm
pair the right which it may believe it has
to the whole, or part of the territory &C.
cupied, since it will remain subject, exact
ly asitw before its occupation, to frank
and friendly discussion between the two
governments.
The second point is as simple and obv,-
Gus as the first, aud will treat of it with
that confidence, with which ought to be
inspired by the indisputable Justice of nv
importantly, the justification of the Anne
rlcan government, and the Importance of
the affair.
1t is known to you, and is universally
nuhIIC a nd m 49, G.
| OF insurgents and incendiaries continue
with Impunity, in the province of Louisia-
ma, and especially in New-OrIeans and
Natchitoches, the uninterrupted system of
raising and arming troops, to light the
tame OF revolution in the kingdom of New
Spain, aud to rob the pacific inhabitants of
the dominions of the king, my MASTER
The invasion of the internal provinces, the
horrible demonstrations committed in San
Antonio de Bexar, and the names of the
Perildious perpetrators of such unheard of
crimes, have acquired the publicity. which
great crimes always will acquire. All
] Louisiana has witnessed these ornaments !:
the public enlistments fios enssuchse pub
ncos y the transportation of arms the
junction. OF the Insurgents and their hostile
aud wariike massH fran the territory Of
this republic against the possessions of a
friendly and neighboring power neither
| threats, nor the laws, nor the Indignation
OF well disposed citizens, nor even the nro
clamation of the president of the first az
September last, intended to restrain these
highway robbers, have been sufficient To
stop their nefarious plans. On the contra
nv. they prosecute them with the greatest
ard0r and rancOur, more AMI more exasne
rated at seeing the glorious triumphs of the
SpanI,h nation. the adhesion of his sub
lects to an adOred monarch. and the an
preaching re establishment of the relations
between our res ective nations. II Is
known tn me, that they are now enIistine.
IN New-O leans, men for other exnedi-
tons, both by land and water. to invade
again the dominions of his catholic males
". under the direction Of ringlpaders lose
NvareZ de Toledo. aud Jose Manuel de
Herrera, who had Just arrived at that CITY.
with the appointment las he says) of Mi.
mister to the United States. from the self
styled Mexican Congress, who has deliver
ed ~ Toledo fifteen hundred commissions
IN blank, from that BODY of Insurgents
that he may confer them on like number
OF officers which he is recruiting in the for
rItory OF this Union. I omit mentioning
to you other innumerabe acts of this kind,
which prove the publicity Of these anna
mentts' and the IMMUNITY with which they
continue will confine myseIfto stating
to you, that the most Common practice of
nations, and the authority of the best wr;-
ters on public law, would give a right to
the XII my master. to require of this 20
vernment to deliver up these traitors. "a
lncendlaries, enemies of all social order.
and disturbers Of the peace ofhis subjects /:
but as the object of my sovereign is NOT ia
avenge himself Of this banditti. int IN
shield his subjects against their barbarity.
coniine myself to asking of you TO obtain
OF the President orders for the prosecution
Oh the principal persons concerned in this
sedttion, tat is to say: Jose Alvarez de
Toledo; Anaya Ortez the self STYLED mi.
mister, Manuel de Herrera Doctor Ro
hinson Humbert Majors Pierre and
Preire and their followers that they maybe
punished with all the rigor, which The laws
prescribe 10 cases of this kind. That the
troops which they have raised, may be dis
arined aud dispersed, and that the neces-
sary measures be taken to prevent. in flu
ture, these evil spirits from having an on
poFtunity ct pursuing their designs, and
attempting to c0mpromit the good intelli