Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-07


.ment Of the written documents.
Gan tn noraing nf the Sd &c MAY. NJ
-, bcng atali o"n rcsi;iencc in the CITY
Iel Cad.z, abcls o'clock. the visit Of some
p9Mic ohiccrs was announced, and the
.iu''i;er ofwar OF sandalusia. wi,h an aliu-
.antt! the governor, and scrivener were
introduced.
| ne auditor of war then informed MIR.
VI. thata royal order had been issued un-
der the sign manual, in virtue of sccret
consultation of the coaacH Of ear, through
the department Of STATE. under the tlirect;-
ON OF Don Pedro CevaiIos, and command
ing the captain general OF Andalusia to exc
/ cute il.
i The tenor Of the matter Ia implicafion
was sum Of moneylwhich hewas reouir-
Ell to pay into the royal treasury. orr give
satisfactory security for its payment to the
tribunal oil commerce at Cadiz. !; that iafor-
,natien had been siye,rthat Mr.. VI. was a.
bout to depart from Caiiz; & tbat.ifh he did
4 not ray the money or give the security re-.
CURED, their orders were to seize ON and
secure has person.
Mr.m. though ne demonstrated against
/! the nature Of this proceeding, the uGfound-
ed pratences and the false allegations as to
ms departure, after .iifst refusal on the
score oil justice, and aware that if confioed,
he couldnot so well aud promptly manage
/ the transaction, and on consultation of
| friends, proposed to give security consi-
derabiy more ample: such indeed as it
] was impossible to conceive could be rcsus-
| Ell, for among those who came forward aud
offered security several rendered a deposit
pf noies,i IN which the members of the CITY
tribunal we're among the signers.
/ Upon this security being laid before
these magistrates (consuis as they are call
led they changed ground aud refused to ac
cept any security but cash.
/ Mr.. Meade then represented to the au-
tIitor that possessing Bills and orders of his
|Injaesty (libranien.os) on his different
treasures IN the provinces for ten fines
the amount which was due 10 Mr Meade
from MS majesty or thar he would give
amy security for his owupersun 10 ary p
mount, and ne would add to this the secu-
. rity of the notes proposed but that he
was determined to un.iergo every pe-son-
| al suffering, rather than submit to auptoent
the amount which the Spanish government
was already indebted TO him by making the
ldeposlt required of hi,n,seehg thathe could
1ot obtain any sort OF satisfaction. aud saw
Iuo hopes OF payment OF the immense sums
Iaiready due to him, as his majesty had, in
/ September preceding, Issued a royal order.
declaring all debts or obligations of the eo-
/ yernment, or contracts made prior TO De-
center, 1914. should be considered as be-
longing to the public debt which was ex
ipress'y saying, that those debts would he
Iver b paid, as the evidences ofthe nublic
! debt OF the government was at that me-
|ment selling at from 80 to 90 per cent. dis
Iconntl
TWAS observed, that the royal order
fsontained an exception of debts 10 foreign
fers, and that his debt was If that kind. To
this Mr.. Meade replied that it was true this
lexceptiOn was maize in the Gazette, but II
was deception, since his OWE claims had
been suspended, and in Seville,where large
sums wereodue to him for subsistence to the
Spanish army, the royal intendant aid
treasurer, had in writing declared that MIR.
Aleade's claims ,cere included in the de-
lcrce, and that he must apply to the direct
ors ct the public debt, Though he had expli-
lcitly proved himself to be native of the
| United States and had always maintained
that character.
The auditors reply was that he had no.
/ thing to do with the justice or injustice of
the case, that his duty was to execute the
orders OF the king his master, ard that Mr..
Meade must go to PRISON, or pay down the
sum required into the royal treasury Re
Eas accordingly conducted to the castle of
St Catalina
! The consulate was thus violated in
manner unprecedented. Mr.. Meade,
however, before he !eft his house, directed
hr. James Rnbinett to take charge Of the
seals and transact the business, which be
did I'll Mr Cafbcart arrived in sbori
time after and Immediately presented his
circumstances.
" TIE correspondence we shall, ifpossible
lgye in our next.
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