Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-29

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| and are relative TO the asylum granted to the
persons and property OF the fugitive Indians
and 10 the passage OF provisions up the Escam-
o,a; II rs easy iorme 10 remove these charges,
with short and true relation OF facts.
With respect to the Indians, your excellency
has assuredly been msintormed, as, although il
| is true that some remained here, the greater
part OF them were women aud children, Who
procured "a subsistence by furnishing tie inlia-
btapis with wood, fish, * other trilins objects,
and were here before the present war with the
Seminules-otlers now and then assembled, on
account of t. war, bu, in very small numncrs /;
as, when had them collected, in compliance
with the propositi0n made by MAJOR Young,
lIey altogether amounted 10 81 ami. a>suredly,
these few nuasmcG aiid miserable men were not
!iostic 10 The United States. Tie continual
passing OF American citizens from the frontier
10 this people, who tras-ie Il alone and manned
among them, without bctng. ~ any time,
ms uiied OF nio!es:cd in their persons OF proper
iy, Is proof of this.
With respect la the passage Of provisions mp
the Escambia, nave not hitherto prevented it.
but. on The contrary. have Facilitated H. so far
as was atie. and my limited powers have
permitted, even 20 the compromising einsseif
tor, being only u subordinate os;icer. could
not consent to ~, as unauthorized. but tcok
the responsibility ON myself, in considers ION
of eXlstihr circumstances and so ! stated TO
Sonr eNceileMcy in nay letter OF tic i5fh OF La
mouth, which wrote yUn by Major Pertauit
and 10 which refer yuw IN su;port ot my
assertion. Now, that tie ace commerce OF
this people with those nj i,e interior Is declared
ndmissIhie by higher authority, there will, in
future, be no difficulty ~ allowing The mer-
chants 10 transport from hence TO Fort Craw.
ford. and other feat on the frontier * well bv
water as by land, whatever provisions and
effects they may need o. desire bS which
means, these posts will, readily. be rrovisoned
ana >onr eNCei!cncy will toe Saii.iied.
think nave answered your eNcellenc vs.
letter satisfactorily, aud in "a manner which
can leave no doubi at the spcerty OF my inten-
tiohs. AMI which etineeS my Iesire To contri-
butte 80 far as depends on me, TO the good
understanding existing between our rcspec-
live gover"nIrnis.
God preserve yOur eAc,llency many years.
JOSE MASCOT. S.
His excellcncy ANDREW JAcKsoN Mai. Gen
oil the army OF the United States.
THANsLATEpCcPY.
III having come To my knowledge that Won
have passed the frontiers with the troops un.
der Your command, and thai you are in the
territory Of thiS province OF West Florida
which Is SUBJECT my government. solemn.
~ protest against tins piOcedure an offence
towards my sovereign, eNlIoriinC ycu. and
requiring OF YOU. ii' his name, 10 retire from il,
as, IT you DO not, and coutiuae Suur aurres.
sions, shall repel force by force
ile consequence IN This case will, doubtless,
he the eiiusior OF blood, and, Also an Interrupt
ton OF The harmony which has hitherto reiyned
between Our respective nations bat as the
| rerei!er of an insult has never been deemed
| the aegreSsor, you will be responsible both 10
which maN result.
God preserve you ii.any years.
-, JOSE MAsOT
The Commander ofthe American troops.
| a copy OF this protest was addressed 10 &c.
neral Amdtew Jackson, and sent by Spanish
| oincer, meeting The American army, shortly
after II had passed the Escamba river.
| ). GADSDEN, Aid de Camp.
HEADQUARTERS, Division OF the South, J
| Fort Montgomery, June =.
Sih-in communication to yOn of the 9Th
| oil May, detailed at length the operations of
| my army up to TINT period. Leaving a strong
| garrison OF regulars in Forts Scott and Gatls.
| den, resumed ms march with a small detacll.
| ment OF the It'll regiment OF infantry one Gem
| pany OF artillery and the electives o theIren.
| nessee volunteers, the whole not exceeding
| twelve hundred men, 10 fulfil my intentions
| communicated 10 you, of SC nring the country
| west OF the Appalac nicola river. On the
ie"tii OF May, my army crossed that river at
the Ochecse village, and after tatiguins
| tedious and ciIcuitous march OF Nv Give dan :
\ mISIed by the ignorance of our pilots, and eX-
posed 10 the severest of privationS, we finally
| reached ana effected d passage over the rs.
| Gambia. On my match ON the Esd May, Il pro-
| lest from the Governor OF Pensacola was
| delivered 10 me by Spanish officer, remon.
stratins IN warm terms against my proceedings
ANA ordering me and my forces instantly To
Quit the territory his Catholic Majesty, viii,
| threat apply force in Tie event Of a non
| cCmpiisHce-ihls VAS SO open an indication OF
hostile lesllng on his cart, after having been
| operations, that hesitated 10 longer OH the
| measure TO be adopted I marched for aad
| entered Pensacola, with only tie slew OF lie
siSiance, on The 2iih OF May. Tie governor
| had previously TED 10 Fort Carlo. de Baran.
! Gas, where II is said lie resolved upon a most
desperate resistance d cores oiidence Ell.
| sued between It's, accompanying this marked
| ~, detailing my motives for wishing and
| demanding That Pensacola aud its deuendeu.
| cieS be occupied with an American garrison
| The package marke Is, are documents sub
! Stimulating the charges in part against the
| conduct Of the Spanish oyeruor having know.
! ingiy and willingly admitted the sayares
4 aVUwedly hostile 10 the DATED States within
The town OF Pensacola ! he peaceable surren
der OF tile tort al The Iarancas WAS denied
| marched Tor, ana Invested II on the evening OF
the 25ih of May, AMI OH The same MI hit pushed
| tecoDnO!terlu. parties under its very guns ON
! The morning OF the 10Th, military recnnnoi
Sdnce -@s taken, and on The same night Tod q.
! nent was made, under fire from The Spanish
garrison, by captain ti1dsden of the Engineers
aided by Captains Gail and Young, on q com
handing position, within three hundred and
elght>.hve yards of the Spanish works, and a
nIie FOUNDER mounted howitzer batter,
| was simultaneously established on the caeifa'
| OF, and within seven hundred and fifty yardy
of the Fort Al day light on the 9th, the
| Spanish garrison opened their artillery Oh eui
batteries; pdrley was sounded,a dag sent in
| aud the surrender of Fort Carlos de Bdrau
cas- again demanded: the favorable position,
| obtained were pointed ont and the InufiIity O
| resistance urSeu. AiNIOHS 10 avoid an ODeI
contest, and To save the effusiOn OF blood III,
same terms previously offered were again ten
deTed. These were rejected, and oIensiv,
operations recommended. spirited and wei
directed lre was Kept mp the greater part o
| the morning, and at intervals duri.:g the after
noon. In the evening flag was sent from the
Spanish COmnandapt, offering to capitulate
and a suspension ofhOstiliteS was granted uil
til o'clock The nest day. when the enclose,
articles Of capitalization, mark ed c were sirne,
aud agreed to. The terms are more favorable