Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-22
THE FLORIDAS.

Our adviceS from East Florida are 10
9th instant. AT that time general Mae
gregor was on Amelia Island, but one Of
his parties had advanced to, and taken
post at, Cowiord, a blockhouse about 30
miles from St. Augustine. The general
was preparing 10 move for the ST. Johns
and expected 10 reach it in few days
by which time, his forces, it was beiiev-
ed, will be adequate 10 the completion OF
their object: AS Augustine was short OF
provisions, the garrison not being able 10
mount all the guns in the fortress. and
the patriot feet before it SO strong as TO
preclude the possibility of any assistance
beng rendered, the armament which sail
ed nom the Havana, on the lth ult for
us rellef, no doubt was entertained of It's
speedy surrender.
After having garrisoned Amelia, ST.
johns and Augustine, the main body Of
tie independent army (whose number &,
resources Will be greater than most people
lmagine)will, tits supposed, move west
wardly, and attempt the reduction ofPen-
sacola. But 1t ought not to be expected,
that their operations will stop here. New
SPAN may allure them to her bosom, and
the independence of that delightful regi-
on crown their victorious arms.
III may not be altogether improper TO
notice report circulated by the enemies
OF liberty, for the purpose Of inimring
Macgregors character with the public
ana lmpairlng the confidence which his
irlends nave hitherto reposed in his no.
nor, by representing his operations as
subservientto the views Of the Ennlish
SOvernment.-We are authorised to sfote
ami our information IL derived from a
source that may be implicitly rcli al on.
that no connection Or understanding exists
OetWeen hm and that power, and that the
Fi0ridas are neither indebted nor will be
indebted, for their liberation, one silver
10 any European government.
:. Another rumour, equally false and iuvi-
dious, has been propagated by the coioni-
al authorities of Cuba. AredOp,lo former
iy the Governor Of St. Augustine inform
ed gentleman, lately from the Havana.
That the FlOridas had b en- coded TO tho
United States, about four months aro i
ftah snch transtereHcc been agreed 10.
we would not have re eived intelligence
lhereof by the clrcultOus route of the Ha-
vana, our minister at Madrid would have
dispatched a special mcssen-
ger wlth the Official documents tn the u
niteo otaies, and as the event is so inter
es'llg and desirable 10 the nation at large,
II would not, we are certain. have been
kept secret ArredOndo's motive for fab.
ricating the report was obviously to deter
eur citizens from joining McGregor's ar
my, by holding out TO them that, the Flo
fidas being already our property, our 90.
vcrnment could not with propriety, re-
coSnze as legal any grants of lands which
the revolutionary authorities might make,
and the adyenturers would have no other
consolation for the hardslips and dangers
they may encounter than the remen-
brance OF having endeavoured TO free
country already emaucipated. But sucl
though they may suit the pur
pose OF Machlavelian politicians and hv-
pocrticai priests among an ignorant PEG.
pie, VIII have no efficacy on the repnbIi-
can minds and masculine muscles OF orr
citizens and the deliverers of Florida
(Saedpnah Repubican, lOkh ,tZ