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

OF years tncy nave received shelter, as
sistauce, supplies aud protection, in tl,
practice OF snch hcSti!iics from tb,
Spanish commanders in Florida, is clea
AXNii.] and uneluivorai. II, us III,
comnanders both al Pensacola and 81
Mil Marks have alleged, ia:s has beer
the resnl, of Their weahus~s, raiker thar
OF their nlli, II they have assisted The In
dians against The Uniled States TO aver
their hos,ili,ivs from ,hr Pros nee, which
they had not smniCic lli force TO deica,d IL
gainsi ilen,, n may serve, M sonic Glt;i-
sure, To .rxcu!pa;e, individually, those
officers, but IL mus, carry demonstration
irresistible Ia tht Spanish, government
that The righ, ~. The United States can
as little compound wi,h uupoicuce as with
pcIhdy, and that Spu,n ,n,is' immediately
make ber elecioa, c,'iter 10 place force
in Florida adequate a, ONE 10 The pro-
teci!nn Of her territory and 10 The fulfill
mcmt ct her engagements, or cedc to The
United States IL proyiuc of which she
retains nothing but The nominal posses
sion; but wh'el is, IN fact, "a dercIici o.
pen 10 the occupancy Of every enemy, ci-
vi'izsd or savage, OF the United States,
and serving 40 ahcr earthly purpose tiIau
a. posl OF annoyaucc 10 item.
That The purposes, rs well of the Ne
gro, indl.n bauiI,ii, Ni!b whom we ha, e
hecn consending. as al iGe British inva-
derS at Florida, nhD FIRST assembled and
emp'oyed them, and of, he British intrud-
ins and prricniiGg traders, since the
peace, who laN e i1s,i.a;ed and BETRAYED
l!icm To drSi.n,,inii, have been not less
hostile ioSpain han 10 The United States,
the proofs contained ~ The documents
herewith enclosed, are conclusive. Mr..
Pl2arro's note OF The 2Yjh of August,
speaks OF His Catholic MaicsA's pro-
found indigfia.ion al The g Sausunary
executions, on tie Spanis!. soil, OF the
SUBJECTS OF powers ia ainliy with The
King -meanimg trbutanol and Ambris-
ter. Let Mr.. P,zarro's successor take the
trouble of reading the enclosed docu.
men's. aud he wiil discover al,o ArbutI-
not and Amhrister were, an,l What were
Mini their purposes That Arbu,b-
not was only The successor
LVIIi. Of Nichols, and Ambrisier HE "a
gent of Woodbime, and the subatern of
McGregor. Mr.. Pizarro qualities Gen.
Jacksens necessary pursuit of defeated
savage enemy hey the Spanish Florida
line, as shameful inrayion eff HIS BiajeS-
MS territo,y-yei, that territory was The
territory also of the savage enemy, and
Spain was bound To restrain them, b,
force, from bostilifes against The United
States-and il was The failure of Spain 10
.uitll this engagement, which had made
II necessary for General Jackson TO pur-
sue the savage across lie line. Whattbe
was the character of Nichols invasion of
Ills MaIesty's territory: and where was
his Maiesty's profound Indignation at
that Mr.. Pizarro says, his Maiesty's
forts and places have been violently
seized on by Gen. Jackson. Had they
not been seized on, nay, had not The prin-
cipal of his forts been blown up by Nj
cholis, aud British fort on the same
Spanish territory been erected during the
war, and left standing as Negro fort, in
defiance ct Spanish authority, after The
peace? Where was His Maiesty's pro-
found Indignation at that? His Majesty
suspended formally all negotiation with
the sovereign OF Col. Nichols, for lie
shameful INVASION of his territory with
out color of provocation, without pre-
tence OF necessity, without the sha-
dow or even avowai OF Il preiexl! Has
His Majesty given solemn warning tn the
British government, that these were Incl
dents o! trMsccndent moment, capa-
bic OF producing an essential and tho
the Two countries g Nichols and Wood
bine, in their Invitations and promises 10
the slaves TO run away from their masters
and JON them. did not cunfine themselves
10 the slaves OF ibe United Siales-they
received with as hearty welcome, and
employed with equal readiness, lie fugi-
tIvcs from their masters, in Florida, ~
MY those from Georgia. Against this
special injury the Governor Of Pensacola
did earnestly demonstrate with Inc British
AdiDral CockbUFn (see the document
marked NAN) but against the ShamqtWt
7'iGGsion Of the Territory against The vIO-
lent seizure OF the forts and paces-a-
Saiusl the blowing mp oi Tie Barrancas,
an3 liie erection ani maintenance under
British banners, OF the Negro fort on Spa
nisli solI-againsi The negotiation by "a
British officer III The midst OF peace. of
pretended treaties, offensive ans deien
sve, and of navigation and com
mercc upon Spanish territory, between
Great Britain and Spanish Indians,
whom Spain was bound 10 control and
rcsiTaln-if whisper Of exposiuiaiion
was ever waited from Malrid 10 Lon
don, j, was not loud enough TO be heard
across the Atlantic, nor energetic e.
nough TO transpirc beyond the walls of
the palaces froni which ii issued, and to
which II was borne.
ThecoDnectIon between Arbuthnot and
Nichols, aud between Ambrister, Wood
bine and McGregor. is established be-
yoBd all question, by The evidence pro-
duced al lie trials before Tie court mar
fIaI. have already remarked 10 you on
The very extraordinary circumstance, that
a British trader from beyond Tire sea
should be permitted, by the Spanish an.
ihoriiies, To- trade with the Indians of
Florida. From his letter TO- lIambiy, ia
red Sd Nav, 1917, (see Tie documents
marked & in the proceedings of ,IIc court
msrtiaD il appears that his trading was
but prctence aud that bis principal