Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-22
DOMESTIC.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. I'VE have
seen some conieciures IN the newspapers
respecting ihe delivery of the Spanish
posts, i'm Florida, which il has been an
nOunCcd are 10 bcrcsiOred TO ,ae Spanish
government, that have led us 10 some en-
puiry into the subject.
The Two posts, we are induced 10 he.
lieve, will be surrendered under variant;
circumstances.
The post of ST.. MARKS will not be
surrendered, bui 10 d force competent 10
hod IL. IL is military posi-, remote from
any population, surrounded by hor,es Of
desperate Indians and negroes i, is the
only barrier against their raNages aud IN
cursious. To eyacuaie il on the mere de-
mand otany Spanish ag' nj dcpuied 10 re-
ceNc 1t, or to "a force incompetent Ia hold
il, would he 10 evacuatc II 20 the Indians
ior, we lave the authority ot!he hate Span
isl commander Of II, for say iny, that the
Indians controlled him. and moi iir them
Sc!ipreser alton is The first dictate OF
nature and there IS nothing in The law
OF nations, MOST vigorously construed,
which requires nation ia PROSTATE any
part OF ITS population al The mercy of an
!niuratcd and savage enemy. We have
daily accounts that. the Seminole Indians
remaining unSuhdued are embodied in
force this cheek withdrawn, and they
might sweep our borders. On The appear
ance oi a turce adequate TO garrison The
posi-, il will be promptly given up.
With respect 10 PENSACOLA, that post
stands on Il different footing. There are
not fifty warriors west OF the Appalachi-
cola, and the population OF the frontier is
Sufficient 10 keep them i'll awe. The pop
ulation OF Pensacola alone is abuudanily
competent 10 preserve il from falling into
ile hands of The Indians. That post,
therefore, Will be surrendered, without
condition, 10 any agent OF Spain duly au-
thorized 10 receive II.
|, is thus seen, that The United States
do not desire 10 held the Spanish posts
ore of which is surrendered without CON
di,ion, and the other without any comt!i-
lion hut that il shall not be surrendered
to force, nominai!y Spanish, under
control actually indian. In 81 word, il is
10 SPAN, and not TO the Stniir0les, that
both the posts are 10 bc surrendered.
Nat Int
RESPECTING BUENOS AYRES.
Mi seeing amy thing in The Norfolk
and Baltimore papers, @: the impOrian.
News We Yesterday noticed as having
Reached ihis country Ivy private letters
from ba'nos ANrcs, We have thought 1t
proper Ia be more particular in stating
what NC know OF ii.
The Portuguese 60, possession Of Colo
MIA on the lst OF May whether BIZ CON
quest or treacheTy IS moi known, but by
the latter, II is believed ia which place,
al the date of our information, Ohe latter
end of June) there were thousand men
garrisoncd. About the same time, The
Portuguese general Currow took Puriiica-
cion AMI Paysandvr, with $500 men. A
corps OF cavalry crossed the Uruguay, and
after plundcring the Arrayo de Ia China,
rcpaSScd the river. The Portuguese al
forwards abandoned Pmiticacion, and
took position between The Uruguay and
Paysander. The uncertainty of all news
received At BaenOS Ayres was such, thai
ii was not known how things aciual.y
stood al The date of our advices. The
contest, however, Was considered very
unequal, ArI!gas being tlus cui of from
the resources afforded on the sea coast.
aud being, witlai, deprived Of any aid
from nuenOs Ayrcs.
The government of Bmepos Ayres, il
is said, permitted The Portuguese To send
Their vessels OF war up The river, 10 coop.
crate with their land forces, which amount
to about TO- 600 men. The success of,he
Portuguese had had The usual effect of
threaten TO take possession of The Island
OF Martin Garcia, which commands the
entrance 10 the Crugdy and some of the
entrances 10 lie Parana, and which is
garrsoned by tile troops o! BuenOs Ayres.
Ii they succeed i'll this attempt, ii requires
10 great forecast 10 predict that their
next attempt will be on the western shore.
OF the safety oil The province of Huenos
hyres, of their ability 10 maintain their
independence, fuui,ed, there can be no
doubt: there Is no saying 10 what The vi
olemce Of their ialernai divisions niay not
bring ihonI-thougll il is believed they
have little 10 apprehend from any force
the Portuguese can bring against them.
III.
In a pamphlet which has been publish
ed as Tie diving confession Of JOSEPH
THOMPSON HARE, one Of Tie mail.rob-
bers lately executed, he is made 10 con
Tess being concerned In seventeen robbie
ries. The booty of which amounted. ALTO
gctber, exclusive OF The robbery iorwilc!,
h suffered death, 10 upwards ofS 20 ,OOU
IL had beeu twice convicted of robbery
and sentenced 10 The penltentary and
once lay several months in Jail i'll Wash
iDgton city. He was in tie army. the
pamphlet says, and deserving from il. hir
ed Il horse and gig III Georgetown, and
sold them. Bui The most ingenious of
The narrated incidents OF his life, is that
whilst III the army he medifdted deliver
ing up the person of MIR. MADISON, then
President, Ia Admiral CockjnJn, then living
in PainXeni which, he SAYS, he could
have done, could lie in any way have
communicated his design to Cockbmru.-
Ii this confession be credible, il was a
scheme worthy of the perpctraior Of sev ..
enieen burgaries aud highway robberics,
and The tenant OF two pVnitcntiaries. ID.
VIM. ID. RoBINSON.-itissa said ON good
authority 1linI lhn nrnsiInnf Of liz II &