Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-24

partly under the pea that u.!s up {
jim, but especially under tie pea o.
he F!oridas' having heen pledged :" Il,
government, the tfics:s ttcrcof ~.
directed to take po.ss-sirn q Ary.
island. which they did in a hostile mp
e., but which the Patriots refused 10 de-.
| fend. under tine corvicti0n III. govern.
ment pro.e -s;ng friendly 'e:,reris 10
hose who we're following is own g'cr,.
ors example, would upon doe con,iGcr.
aton OF tie subject. under rrnTrr re.
presentations, redres, any grievances to
Which that exer;nn al powe: hight have
.uhiectsd their trends, he Patriots. snd
under such conroliEg .2pec'a'InnS yogr
nenIo,ialisr had the h.EOr o. aGdressir.
the Chief Magistrate Of tbs respect.
ed rcpubiic.' Alter waiting AcwCvt fora
month Though every Gays delay is hi.a.
ly Injurious TO the great cause in which
we ate encsged) instead al receiving slcA
satistactiGn a. The PauIots had yain!v
anticipated, your memorlalst has his
d.v received a letter fem the hOncts.
bIe John Quincy Adams, tsecrctary Of
State of the United States excluding all
hope of that reParatirn q tie injuries
sustained. mat was expected from grpa.
and n,agnarimous people, whose glorious
example had fired the hosOms Of thc:-
brethren Of the South and polling re-
| mains now, in he tu!tilE,ci.t a. q c du.
ties of ysur memoriaL.t 10 Il. raitiots,
nhom lie represents, but 20 suor / TO he
august assemblies whom he has the 10.
uol low 10 aGuiess, thosa evidences Gf
injuries So grievOus to the cau:e Of Ii.
berty and TO the progress ii the crola-
ton, which involves the happiness ct o
many millions.
In this exposition of the grievances
and sutferngs already alluded 70, ycur
memorable beys leave 10 call the Gttrn-
ton Of yoar honorable Houses 10 tie
. following.
Itnust be adsarccd lard your meme
ralist hopes il viii be admitted) that the
capture of Florida wGu'd hasten the
great events of the revolution and thai,
mis- being accomplished, it WAS the A.
vowed intention o, the Patriots to Ced.
that country to the United States, under
such circumstances as m ght lie mutually
5eneiiCia
IL must also be advanced, HAT they
knew not Of any existing engagement
that had been so concluded between
this country and Spain, as 10 subject tie
attack IL any manner, 70 tic suspicion
of an implication Of hostility to Ire pre-,
gagemeris or ultimste views of bis
republic: For tie raeicls cou d rot
suppose nation as poweFfui as The Uni
d States, would permit TIE king Of
spain TO keep possession CT COUNTY,,
virtually theirs. a. a con peRsa'ion for
he srolia'io,s con milied on their t,ade,
sr iOug ago; aud esp. cia.!y as TIE 90
We: nor Of Florida is daily disposDg Of The
lands, leaving ne'hing, fra.Iy. bnt the
sovereignty and he sand banks ;.sld
more especially. as the law 81 Congress
IN that syticct was passed in the ,ear
! 1911, which by the constitution became
ettcc ,ualIy null it, twO y'ars-sGdsd 10
Which, 4 ration, cf such political lore
cas- as Ike United States, kGowi.g dat
| the pa riots Of tie south IL irg deC!aud
ali the American cOntineGts! posse sslOEs
OF Spain in sta:c Of revolution, could
not be expected 10 leave Undecided
question u so much mcuent as the POS
session Of Florida, If actually theirs. at
a time when it was subject 70 al attack
from without. or 4 revolution from rith-
inland undes a conviction that il lett 10
an external attack, il would involve tie
United States in a ccn'rst with the oaI-
tors, ,fUr Spain Lad ~ It almost de-
ienceles.,) or virtually, deeoylng force
to be Idly pert, which right have been
iic,en,iy engaged elsewhere. In tie
gr,a; cause.
Under all these circumstances, yOnr
memoriai,t finds il difficult 10 abstrsa,
his mind from dilemma. which presents
itself, and which he submits with great
Difference.
Either The United States I'D possess
Florida, or they did not. II they di
why not occupy the same and display the
American Flag Which would have
prevented the patriots from attempting
the conquest of country that had eOu-
summated its wishes. II they did Hct
possess Florida, why have they, ii ct ar.
mis-, taken f ON the patiots port there
Of, which they had fairly, and by force
OF arms, conquered and kept aean.t G.
very attack from their only declared g
ncmy
| It is il vain to u5sc that tie Patrio;'
were considered as. Pirates-because y
/ is not the usage Of Eat;ons to acceF,
iror pirates terms q capituaii"n a'h
Your memo,ialist begs leave 10 sU!ci.