The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-13
ME. ADAMs,s LETTER.

laid before Congress. The letter, as sta
ted in the Intelligencer, "is devoted to
the examination of the note from the Spa
,nish Secretary Of State, addressed to our
minister, Mr.. Erving, resnecting the e.
vents of the late war with the Seminole
Indians and Invasion of Florida, which
through the medium of the European
newspapers, has found its way to this
country, and doubtless, to all the Cabinets
of Europe (; and may be added as the re
piication of The American government to
the Manifesto Of the government of Spain,
for such the letter of VI. Eizarro became,
BY the unusual and ostentatious publicity
givento IT," y.
EXTRACT.
The ccnncxion between Arbuthnot and
Nichols, and between Ambrister, Wood
binc and M'Gregor is established beyond
all question, by the evidence produced at
the trials before the court martial.
have already remarked to you ON the ve-
nv extraordinary circumstance, that Bril-
fish trader from beyond the sea should be
permitted, by the Spanish authorities. to
trade withthe Indians of Florida. From
his letter 20 Hambiy, dated Sd May, 1917,
L
ceedings Of The court martha it appears
that the trading was but prctence and
that his principal purpose was TO act as
the agent OF the Indians Of Florida, and
outlaws from the Greeks, to obtain the
aid of the British govcrnmentin their hos
,tilities agains- tn. United States. He ex-
pressly tells Hardly there, that the chief
OF these outlaws was the principal cause
of his, ArDuthrot's, being in the country,
and that be had come with ali answer from
Earl Bathurst, delivered to him by Gov.
Cameron, of New Providence, to certain
Indian talks in which this aid of the go
vernment had been solicited. Handy,
himself, mad been left by Nichols, as the
agent between the Indians and the Bri-
'tish government but having found that
Nichols had failed in his attempt 10 pre-
vail upon the British government to pur-
sue his claEdcssine war, in the midst OF
peace; and that they were not prepared
to support his pretcncc, that half dozen
Greeks were the Greek nation when
Arbuthnot, the incendiary, came, and
was lns,igatng them, by pr omises of sup.
port from Great Britain, to commence
their murde}ous incursions into the
XLFll,b) u. s. Handy, at the re-
guest the Greeks themselves. wrote to
him, warning him to withdraw from
among that band of outlaws, and giving
him solemn foreboding of the doom that
awaited him, from the hand of justice, if
he persevcred in the course that he pur.
'sued. Arbuthnot, nevertheless, persist
ed, and while lie was deluding the wretch
ed Indians with the promise of support
LALlA from England, he was writing
b. letters for them 10 the British
C. minister in the U. States, to
d. governor Cameron, of New
c. Providence, to Col Nichols q
t. to be laid before tiSe British
government and even to the
Spanish governor of St. Angus
tine, and the governor general of the Ha-
yaDa, soliciting, In all quarters, aid and
support, arms and ammunition. for the
Indians, against the United States, be-
wailing the destruction of the Negro tort,
and charging the British government with
having drawn the Indians into war witt.
the Udned States and deserting them at
ter the peace.
You will remark among the papers
produced (XLlX, No. ~ Oh his trial, al
power Of attorney, dated 18th June, 1917:
given him by twelve indians, partly OF
Florida and partly of the fugitive outlaws,
from the U. 5. He states that this pow;
er, ana his Instructions, were, TO ,aemo-'
riaiizc the British government, and the
governor general of the Havana. These
papers are not only substantially proved