Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-07


from the hand OF justice. If he pesevered
in The course that he purs ed Arbutl,-
not, nevertheless, persisted; and while
he was deluding the wretched Indians
with hepromisc OF supper, from England
tNLlh.] he was writing letters for them
b. Ia the British minister in ihe
c. United States, to Governor Ca
d. ,neron OF New Providence. Ia
4. Colonel Nichols; 10 be laid
{. before the British government
and even 10 the Spanish goscfuor ut 81.
! Augustine, and the governor general of
HE Havana, soi'ei,ins, in all Quarters, aid
aud surpor,, ar.nS and ammunition. for
The Indians, against The L.. States he
waising fhc destruction of the Negro fort,
and charging Tic British government with
! having draw. The Indians into war with
The u. States, and deserving them after
| the peace.
Yon vii remark among The papers
| ALiA. No. IL produced on his trial, a
power OF attorney, dated seventeenth
| June, 1917, given. him by twelve indians,
| partly of Florida, and partly ofilie iugi.
tive outlaws from The United States. lie
states thai This power, aud his insiruc-
| tons, were TO memOrIaiize the British
| government and The Governor General
OF the Havana. These papers are not
| only substantially proved, as OF his hand
! writing, on The trial, bat in the daily
| compare ALNil.a. newspapers of Lon
and MIN. b. don, oi The 24i!,and
| 25ih of August last,
| hLVII. C. his leiterto Nichols
is published (some.,
what sarbied,) will,
| [Compare NLVl!.c. a copy of Hamblys
and MIN. No. IL aforementioned let
ter 10 Inn. and reference to This Indian
power OF attorney 10 bin, opprored BIZ tie
Coa,momdant Of 81. 1i0hs, +. c. Lnemgo.
ALNli.J Another OF the papers is a letter,
written IN the name of Tie same chiefs,
by Arbhihnot, 10 The GoNorhor General
OF the Havana, asking of him PERMISSION
tor ArbuInot 10 establish warehouse
OH the Appalachicola: bitterly and false
ly complaining that The Americans had
made settlements niheir lands, within
The Spanish lines. and calling upon The
Governor General 10 give orders 10 dis.
place them, and send them back 10 their
own country. In This letter they assign,
as reason FOR asking This license for
Arbuibnoi, the want of a person TO put
III writing for them their talks Of gricvan-
cesagainst lie Americans. And they add,
The commander Of the Fort of ST. Marks
has heard all OF our talks and complaints.
lie approves of what we have done, and
What We are doing and il is by his re-
commentator We have thus presumed
TO address your excellency." You will
ind these papers IN the % nted news
paper enclosed, and in the proceed
iDgs OF the court martial, and will point
them out 70 the Spanish government, moi
only as decisive proofs of HE unexam-
! pied compliances of the Spanish officers
III Florida, to foreign intrusive agents and
instigators OF Indian hosiilites against
The u. S. but placing beyond doubt
| that participation OF this hostile spirit,
IN the commandant OF ST. Marks, which
Gen. Jackson so justly complains of, and
OF which we have so well founded right
TO demand the punishment. Here is the
commandment OF Spanish fort, bound by
| the sacred engagement of "a treaty, 10 re-
| strain, by force, the Indians within his
command from committing iIosiiiIties "a
| gainsi the United States, conspiring with
those same Indians, and deliberately Civ
ing his written appreciation 10 their ap-
| pointment of a foreigner, q British sub
ject, as their agent, 10 solicit assistance
aud supplies from the Governor General
OF The Havana, ard from the British 20
vernment, Tor carrying on these same
| husiillies.
| Let us come 10 the case of Ambristor-
| Tie was taken IN arms; leading and COM
mani!ing The Indians, iii the war against
| The American troops; and 10 that chargr,
upon his trial, pleading guilty. But the
primary Object OF his coming there, was
sal more hostile 10 Spain than 10 the u.
| LVIi ] STATES. You lind thai he told
| three of The Witnesses, WHO testified at
| his trial, that he had come Ia this conn
| Try upon Mr.. W00dblDe's business al
| Tampa Bay-io SIZE the Negroes Yiriied:
| ami one OF them, thai he had a commission
an tie Patriot army, HndeJ' NcGregoy-and
that he had expected a capiaincv. And
| what vas The intended business Of Nc
| Oregon and Woodbnc, AZ Tampa Bay Z!
| IL was the conquest of Florida from Spain,
| by the use of those very Indians and Ne
| groes, whom the coTimaRdant of 81
Marks was so ready 10 aid and support in
war against The u. States. The chain of
proof that establishes this fact, is contain
ed IN The documents communicated by
The President to Congress at their last
| session, relating 10 the occupation Of
LVi.l Amelia Island by McGregor. From
| these documents YOU will find. that While
| hlcGregor was there, NOodbine went
| from New Providence, in a schooner of
his own, 10 join him That he arrived at
Amelia Island, just as McGrcgor, aban-
| dohlng The companions of his achieve.
ment there, was leaving il; That McGre-
| gor, quitting Tie vessel in which he had
embarked al Amelia, went on board that
| OF Woodbine, aud returned with him 10
| New Providence That Woodbine had
| persuaded Linn they could yet accomplish
Tie conquest Of Florida, with soldiers 10
be recruited al Nassau, from The corps of
Colonial Marines, WHICH had served nn-
der Nichols daring The late war with the
United States, which corps had been late
l IN ahAnLnunh utll ..ith A.uroo. a.. l.