Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-21
OLE AMELIA ISLAND.

| Ii is impossible for us al present 10 find
| room for all the papers transmitted bv
the President To Congress, together with
his message of tie 25ih uliimo, respect
ing Amelia Island.
| The most interesting and authentic pa
| per Is the following which is entirely cor
roboraied III all It's parts by the less for
mai papers Which detail The history OF gr-
| neral DlcGregors views and proceedings !:
Nat Int
| Wgo'' Bankhead and CAPTAIN Heaiey TO the
| President, dated Ecrnendina, Aasiia IS
| land, jan. ID, 1913.
SiR-7lf any additional testimony were
| necessary 10 prove that general Aurv bad
no authority 10 take possession ofihis is
land, II may be found in the documents
| under which he claims The right To have
| acted as lie has done. At his urgent so
| iicitatlon we have carefully examined
| these documents, and from them il is e.
Nident that lie had no privilege or power
| granted to him, even for the establish
meni aiGalveSton OF Mdtagorda, but that
which he derived from Don Manuel Il.
| Herrera, who, 1t appears, was sent hy The
| Mexican Congress as minister TO the u
| nited States, but proceeded 10 further
than the city of New Orleans. During his
| stay at that place, a correspondence was
/ opened between him and Aury, and the
! plan OF an establishment, at Galveston a.
greed on. They met at that place, and
| iormed provisional government, of
| which Aury was The governor, subject TO
| me conilrmatlon or rejection of the Mex
Ican Congress. Before any conmuuica-
ton as had with the said congress, il was
| dissolved and dispersed by tile Spanish
| forces and Aury, having lost number
of his vessels on the Mexican coast, and
| unable to maintain his position, either al
Galveston or Maiagorda, sailed for tins
| place. which he had heard was i'm posses
sion of the forces under general McGre-
| gor. On his arrival here, M'Gregor had
| abandoned the post, which WAS then held
| by Hubbard and IRWIN, with the rabble
| which had been collected from the streets
ofCharleslon, South Carolina, and Savan.
nah. After considerable contention for
the supreme power, between Hubbard
and this rabbe, and his black follow ers.
the latter, from the influence ofthe money
brought with them, prevailed, ard hoisied
the Mexican flag.
These facts, we have no doubt, are all
known To you, but as our information is
derived from the best authority, the do
cuments In the possession Of General An
ry, we have thought it proper, and have
| therefore ldkttl tie ll)STIN 10 make Ills
communication directly tpyou.
We have the honor 10 be, with senti-
; ments of the highest respect, your most
obedient servants,
I'D. HENLEY.
Commanding nagai )o,cSS oG' Ame-
kG Island
JAS. BANKHEAD.
Major Isl battalion artillery, soa.h
eJTl GIUiSi0U com II - trooue o,
AD,eiia Island.
| His excellency James Monroe,
President of the United States.
Among the papers communicated by
| M. Pazos, along with his remembrance. 10
| tie Executive, the following document is
| the most prominent:
| Translation Of Sir Gregor M'Gregor,s com /.
mission.
The deputies of Free America, resident
in the United States of the north, 10 their
compatriot, Gregor M'Gregor, general of
brigade i'll the service of the United Pro-
vinces of New Grenada and Venezuela,
greeting:
Whereas it is highly important 10 the
interests OF the people whom we have the
honor torepresent, that possession should
be taken without loss of time, fast and
West Florida, and the blessings of free i'll
raj rights, impaired TO their inha bitanis
in pursuance 10 our Instructions, and i'm
| conformity 10 the desires of onr respect
i've governments, we have commissioned
brgadier general GregOr M'GregOr, for
the purpose OF carrying into execution,
either wholly or IN part, an enterprise so
interesting 10 the glorious cause IN which
we are engaged
Therefore, taking into consideration
your zeal and devotion to the republic,
we request, you Ill the name of our con
stituents, To proceed on your own re-
sponsibiliiy, and that ofthe above named
provinces, to adopt such measures, as in
your judgment may most eftcctmaIlV tend
TO procure for our brethren of both The
Floridas, East and West, the speedy en-
Joymenl of those great benefits TO which
they are invited by the advantage Of their
geographical situation aud for that pur-
pose we authorize you, without departing
from the usageS and customs Of civilized
nations in Ike cases, and ilie due ohser
vance of the laws of the United States
and particularly those regulatingtheir netl,
lralty with foreign powers, 10 cause yes
sells 10 be armed without tn. limits of their
| jurisdiction, aud Professionally TO grant
rank TO naval and military officers. until
| the government, to be established by the
free will of the said people, can provide in
tie most suitable mode for Tie arrange
ment of their severaIdeparlments i'm Tie
execution Of all which, The Instructions
Delivered TO you of this date will serve as
your guide.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, at the CT
| ~ OF Philadelphia, the 3lst of March,
1917. LIMO DE CLEMENTS. ,
Depaty from Venezuela.
PEDRO GUAL,