Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-12-25
PROM THE NATIONAL INrELLIe ENrER
OF MONDAY.
GALvEZTON AND AMELIA.
OFFICIAL PAPERS.

Selections ,from the documents trans
united 10 the House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States by the
President.
CONTINUED
Mr.. Chew, Collector at .NtzU orleans,
to .ar. Craxfard.
Collectors Office, New Orleans, !
October L., 1917.
S1R--My communications of the
FIRST and thirtieth of August last rela-
tive to the establishment at Galycz-
ton, and the numerous cruisers uader
the Mexican flag, that inffst our wa
tiers. will, 1 trust, have reached your
hands. ldeem it my duty to trouble
you once more upon the same subject.
and to enclose copies Of additional tes-
timeny of Mr.. John Ducoins. late
Judge of admiralty, and Of Mr.. Ray
mond Espagnol, late secretary OF
State, which will, trust, satisfactory
" prove my assurances of the pratt
cal nature of the establishment. and
Justify, in your opinion, the officers
of this port, in the steps taken by
them to pat an end to it; for such, it
appears. has been the eject OF the
measures adopted here. Late adHiCes
from that place state, that Aury and
ChampIin, with their priyatccrs and
prizes, said to be thirteen sail. eva
cuated the place, and it is believed
they have steerad their course for A
meta Island. Before their depar-
turo they disposed of about three
hundred Africans to the agents Of
some planters on the river: the re-
maiuder they have taken with them.
The deputy collector Of the district
of Teche writes me, Z large gang of
Africans passed near the church Of
httacapas on the night of the ,Ath ult.
bound for the Mississippi. lie heard
of them too late to seize them. /
have sent a confidential agent to
watch the plantations Of Joseph IT.
win, James Still, md Christopher
Adams, it being reported that She lat
ter had been Galvezton, SC purchase
slaves for himself and others. ! re.
ceived few DAYS ago, letter from
the person called Commodore Aury,
dated at sea, 3Ist July last, OH board
the priyateer Mexican Congress,
Oate Calypso, Of Baltimore,) cnclo-
sing duplicate Of letter, which it
appears he had thought proper to
write to me on the Goth Of the same
month, (the original Of which has ne
yer come to hand). In this letter he
gives me a kind Of Official information
that it has been determined to aban-
don Galveston. and that he had ia
ken with him the judge OF the admi-
rally. the collector. aud all his other
constituted authorities, and that what
ever may be done at the place, after
that date, will be without his appro-
baton or consent, and any clearances
or other official acts at that place. IL
legal. | have no doubt, however.
but that new establishment will
be soon made there. The advantages
are too great to be voluntarily aban-
doned by persons who have so long
enjoyed the profits. Early in Sept.
two vessels, the Carmslite, belonging
to b. Lafon, and the FRANKLIN, be-
longing to J. b. Laforte. both I'M
registered vessels. formerly prizes)
cleared at This Office for LaSuna. but
really bound for Galveston with pro-
Visions and materials for erecting
buildings. On their arrival, they
found the place deserted, and the
FRANKLIN has returned to this port
with her outward cargo. BY her. ac-
counts have been received that the
Carmelite was laying there. and that
LATTE, (who had been pardoncd for
the crimes committed at Barrataria,)
and Lafon. had arrived there with a.
bout 40 other persons, and it is be-
lieyed intended to form an establish
ment, and will, no doubt, soon re-
place the judge, and other authorities
carried of by Aury. Private armed
vessels under the Mexican flag, and
one or two under that of Venezuela,
continue to frequent this port, and u
uiformly report 10 distress, Zone case
only exceptcd). mako protest. and
obtain a certificate from the wardens
of the port, that there is necessity to