Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-27

aerS, and publish Stsch oulv as par,icll
lariy cast new light on the subject, No
paper is believed To be onalie,l. howe
yer, which is material 10 currycl view
%! the Su iect.
We have arranged them, rs their CON
tents naturally suggest, into tUo heads:
list, Of Galvezion; aud "a, al A,arIla
island; prciacing the Whole wiill list
oi ali Tie papers. extracts, dc. WHICH ac-
companlcd The Report of the Secretary
OF State. Nat. Int.
II, Documents respecting Gdire,tDX, ia tie
OF AMELIA ISLAND.
Dir. MiHt6sh to mr.. Cr4,cJorI.
The Refuge, near Jefferson
Camden Go. Georgia. Oct. 81, 1917
DEAR SIt-ihe last letter had tie honor
Ia adUfe>s 10 You, was or the 9Th OF AuyuSt
shortly after which the pnbiic papers ani,o,,,,,.
ed that>N on had Jeff Washington on +, visit h,
Georgia. a few weeks after thonehi IL n,,I
mpfudent TO venture Out 10 my swamp pislti,
non On the S,,u'ia, and since, have been ,yer,
iiltle al 81. Narys. Since general M'Cre.,f
and tht greater part cf his officers fso,ne OF
whom were men OF respectable Staudiur in
The O"iiei Siates) haze left Amelia Island
mere mas nee heen so much Ingenuity made us,
OF ~ mlsrcpIeSentiuis the conduct ana iuien
tons OF the invaders Of East Florida and the
accounts which are publ. he'd of then, .,. tnr
the most part generally correct The urDSe,t
cine commodore Anry, got the command very
much against tlle lntlllalions of sbp,,T u,,l
bard, and colonel Irwin When he rived M
feindndha, with his Squadron OF priyateerS
and prizes, they we've entirely without tnonev
lie declared, that IL lac gave them ans aid II
must be on the condition of beiu.r made ,,,,,.
inander in chief; aud thai d. General S'Grr-
cor never had amy commission whatever lie
lag OF the republic must he struck and t!,al 4, E
the Mexican hoisted. and thar Fcvnsriin,
should DE considered a. . conquest OF the. Mex
yam Al INN. L.
siohedJ without its being necessary that any
other part of the province OF East Florida
should he conquered" Hubbard aud Irwin
reluctantly agreed Ia the m0rtitS wing condition
0i resigUiug the command. They were never
iilendiN with The commodore, aud endsavOred
out ia VAN. 10 gam over by intrigue part of
us men. HER Own party considerably in
creasin% shortly after, they were several Zines
on Tue point OF ccnlns 10 open war with AurN.
ana iiiS followers and under the pretenCe thdt
AurS force were composed chiefly of brigaud
negroes. \ few days before MIR. Hubbara's
death, (who was called governor without hay-
ing amy powerJ Aury marched 20 his quarters
with Il body OF armed men and Obliged him TO
make such concessions as drove him to an acI Of
mtemperance, which soon after terminated h,s
existence.
Since the death of this gentleman, there ha,
been little or no disturbance among them
But IL would appear as if the suspicious Of the
trenchman did not die with Hubbard, as none
OF his privateers have left FeruandiAa
The parties arc designated as the American
and French, and, have been assured by md
VldnaiS belonging 10 them both, that each are
aDAlonsiy looking tor reintorcements Aur,
has number of Frenchmen, who were. il Is
SAID, officers of Bonaparte. They find il tl,eir
interest," as wen as inclination TO support their
cOUntTyman.
His great dependence however, is. on about
one hundred aud thirty brigaiId negroes--;, set
or desperate bloody dogs
Inc American party, which are rather more
numerous than the other, consist generally Of
American, English aud Irish sailors: but now
nave no declared leader Irwin wants either
spIrit or popularity 10 assume that character
For my own part, believe that in point of mo.
faiS, patriotism and intentions, they are exactly
on par. Aury S blacks however make their
hei9hboriIoOd extremely dangerous 10 a Dopu.
iaiiOn like ours and fear that if thev be NOT
expelled from that place, some unhappy conse-
quehceS may fail ON our country. Ii is said,
that they have declared that if they are in dan
ger of beng overpowored, they will call to
HER aId every negro within their reach In
deed am told that the language of the slaves
IN Florida is already such as is extremely alarm
Ing.
The Patriots at FeInandiua had about ten
days ago am unexpected and strange reinforce
ment. Twenty hall pay British officers by the
way of Turks Island, arrived at 81. Joints ri.
yer, and lnlsfakinc II for Amelia a coloncland
couple of others were made prisoners by lie
Spaniards. The others got safe 10 Fernando.
Ma but finding that general Sir Gresor
MGrcgOr had abandoned it, they determined
Immediately ON doing so too"
EItr0ctS ~ letter from Dir. Clgrk Collector of
81. WGry'S, to Mr. Cralrford
Collectors Office, 81. Mary's, Georgia.
iSt November, 1917.
Honorable Nm. II. CrQsrE0rd,
SIR hasten TO communicate the following
information by letter. received from a peutIe.
man residing on ST John river. East Florida
he subject in It's bearings, presents console.
ratonS OF the first Importance, as 10 our poiti-
cal relations with Spain
The following is extracted from tie same
g Patio riceT, st. Joints, October IN. IsI7,
About sunset yawl boat arrived al tile land.
ing, when seven persons came from her who
requested shelter for tie night, and some re.
fieshment, stating that they were half nav
British OthcerS of the army aud nayv from ihe
Island of 81 Thomas, on their WAY W England
via the United States that they had mistaken
this bar for st. Mays that they left tho scbr
ia the offing under that impression, aud intend
cd to send her pilot by tie return OF the boat
After staying all ught, they embarked at day.
light, having procured a negro pilot to condnct
them inland, TO Fernandina.
Colonel NJ Donald in thanking me for the
hospitality he had received. said lac felt bound
as a gentleman TO I've candid and accordingly
informed me, that they had lately arrived rom
London st -. Thomas, in the shin Two
Friends, with great number OF officers. and
munitions Of war IN abundance; that he had
with him 30 OfbCgGS oG board the schooner
that he would command 10 This quarter; fbaf
they wonld have men sufficient, and "a profr
slon OF every thing necessary for active opera.
tions. That lhey wanted Il war with Spain.
and that he had power TO draw or England foT
100000 pounds stcIiinc thlt they would have
ine train Of artillery AID hat al these sup
Plies were actually on their was or shippin5
HAT number Of gun biigs ard SlOops would
leave England, reported Tor the East Indies;
but were bound directly here and 10 South
America. That thcy were much disappointed
al 81. ! homas, on hearing M'Gieg0f had left
Amelia island, ana ihai tile capture Of Ame-
iia WAS kuown prior 10 ihtir leaving Eng-
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