Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-30

with Great Britain, as well as one of com.
merce and navigation, which, as soon as
ratified al home, you shall be maize more
fully acquainted with"
Nichols, having established his gov
eminent, begins 10 think of foreign ALI
ances- He assumrs the dipioma,ist-is
converted into u minister pl nipoieniiary
OF both pariies-makes, in behalf of his
subjects, a treaty offensive aud deien-
slve, and treaty of navigation and corr
morce with Great Britain, aud proceeds
To England TO obtain their ratification -
| Ills =" bluff people" were left 10 thcii5-
selves; who commanded or govcrne,t
them, is not distinctly known, until The
unfortunate Ambristerand Arbuihnoi sue
ceeded 10 the government.
; 1T Is, however, sir, well known, that
these desperadoes were not inactive; that
| tile unfortunate inhabitants of our from
tiers felt the full weight otthe vengeance
| threatened by Nichols, and That the Spa
nlsh officers locked with perfect compO-
sure, al these atrocities, committed itll-
IN their own jurisdiction. Nay, more {:
| the Governor of Pensacola endeayors 10
preserve The establishment In letter of
the Goth May, 1916, III answer 10 one
from Gen. jackson, complaining of this
nuisance, the Governor prefendS to de-
precate the existence of II, anu To regret
his want of authority and means to break
II up; promises TO write for orders, but
hopes that The United States will not vio-
late the neutrality OF SPAN, by attempt
! ing TO suppress il tn mselves. After
waiting two months, amt no symptom OF
disposition Ia suppress The establish
ment, OH the part OF the Spanish auiiio-
| rites, vessel of the United States as
cended the river, TO break up this hest OF
outlaws. After boats crew of this
vessel had been murdered, except one
VINO was make prisoner, carried into the
fort, tortured aud burnt 10 death, the
magazine Was set on fire by shot from
the vessel, anss Two hundred and seventy
men, the choice troops OF Nichols com
maud, and Briiain's allies, were blown in
10 the skies.
Sir, If there could remain doubt whe-
ther the commandani Of 81. Marks Was in
league with these people, this d0ub;
must be removed by mass of testimony
contained in the documents on your ia
BILE. The moment the Negro Indian fort
was destroyed, ST. Marks became the
deposit and store house of the savag,s.
Here their councils were held !: here they
sold their bloody trophies torn from our
murdered citizens, and here they recev-
murders. Luengo was the adviser, aid
er and protector OF the savages, and
the friend and GO adlutor of Arbuih-
not. Witness the depravIiy of this SOu-
6ie-tonsued hypocrite. Policy induced
ms acqnlescence! Wien Jackson al
rlves, from an associate Of tie Indians
he becomes our friend, and discovers
baseRess which a brave man would des-
p.se. May God preserve your excel
lency, is my prayer. kiss Your excel
lency' s hand, AMI am your most faithful
and obedent servant"
Ii 81. Marks was used for purposes Of
indian hostility, much more so was Per
sacola. Suffice il to say, thai there is
mass of evidence, which proves, most pc
slilyely, that, from the spring of 1917 10
the capture OF tie Barancas by Jackson,
the Spanlards OF that place constantly
sold 10 the Indians arms and NUM-
lions OF war, and purchased their punder;
that the Spanish governor privateiy furnish
ed them with a. ms and provisions from
The public stores, aud that Indians were
commanded by Spanish officers, and
were actually projected and aided in their
escape by the Spanish governor.
Sir, is II not demonstrated, then, that
The Spanish officers and inhabitants of
Florida were Identified with our enemy
aud that the posts of st. Marks and Pen
sacola were converted TO the use of the
savages? Even then, upon The strongest
hypothesis IN favor Of these people of
Florida, upon the Supposiiion that The
jurisdiction of Spain was concurrent with
that ofihe Indians, and that The Indians
are independent an Uar, we had a right 10
enter this territory, 10 meet and con
qucr our enemy, and 10 take the posts
thus become hostile.
In speaking of The case of Ambrisier
and Arbuthnot, il becomes necessary to
notice a remark in the report Of ihe mill
tary committee. They STATE, that al the
time oil the capture of these men, the
war was, to all inients and purposes, at an
end and they very appropriately disiin-
guish this sentence with three notes OF
admiration. And, sir, il is 10 me matter
OF The profoundest as!onislment, how
those gentlemen discovered that The war
was at an end. DO they find il in Gen.
Jacksnn's letter of the Goth and 26th of
April? In these, although he expresses
his Intention of returning 10 Nashville, he
expressly states the necessity of securing
the country on the west of the AppaIa-
chicola. He had not yet crossed that RI
yer, and, Between this AID Pensacola,
there was distance of near 200 miles,
with scarcely an inhabitani except In
dlans. Do the committee nIer If from
his dIschargiug the Georgia militia Sir,
there is better reason why they were
dlscllarged-ihe best reason in The world
they we're not wanted. II would be
marching them near 200 miles further
from their homes, making an additional
march of near 400 miles, while the Ten
nessee troops would be about as near
L.. "A. 4
force was strong enough without them
fbnt, ,.n,tI I.,,o i,.c., 81, q, ,ut,..l