Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-20
Deparllncnt of S,ale,

Department OF State,
Washington, 10Th Dec. 1918.
Sir: Your note OF the lltil inst. has
been laid before the President OF the u.
States, by whose direction have 10 in
form yOu, that your name having been
avowedly fixed 10 Il paper drawing with
In The unilee. States, purporting 10 be
commission TO foreign officer, for UNI
deriakng and executing all expedition in
violatlon of the laws o! the Uniied States;
and also 10 another paper, avowing that
act. and otherwise insulting TO this gov
frnmeni, which papers have been trans
miticd Ia Congress by the message of the
President OF tlic 10Th of March last, am
not authorized to confer with YOU, and
that no further communication will he re-
ceNed from you al this Department.
am, with due consideration, sir, your
very o0edient servant,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
No. 3.
Translation of.Sir Gregoy McGregOr's Com
miSSien.
Thedepuiies of Free America, resident
Ia The United States ofthe north, totheir
eoiEpairiot, Gregor MeGregor, general
oil brigade IN The service of the United
Provinces OF New Grenada and Venezue-
la, greeting:
Whereas II is highly important 10 The
interests OF HE people whom,we have the
honor To represent, that possession should
be taken, without loss of time OF East
and West liurida, and the blessings of
free institutions, and the security of their
natural rights, impaired To their inhabi-
taDis ~ pursuance of our instructions,
and III conformity 10 the desires of our
respective governments, we have COM
missioned brlgadier genera! Gregor Nc
Gresor, for lie purpose of carrying INTO
execution, either wholly or i'll part, an
enterprise so interesting 10 The glorious
cause IN which we are engaged.
Therefore, taking into consideration
yonr zeal and devotion 10 the republic we
request you, III The name of our cunstil-
uents, TO proceed Oh YOUR own rrspnnSiili-
lIiy, and thar ofihc above named proyim-
ccs, 10 adopt such measures as, ~ your
judgment, may Dost efieclualIt tend 10
procure Ter oar brethren of both FIoridas,
East and Wcsi, tie speedy enjoy mcnl al
those benefits 10 which they are invited
by The Importance OF their geographical
situation; and for that purpose, we au-
thOrlSe you, without departing from The
usages and cusioms of civilized nations
IN like cases, and the due observance Of
tile lass 81 Iae United States, and par
ticulariy lose regulating their neural
ity with fore ten powers, 10 cause vessels
TO be armed without The liuiis of their
Jurisdictions and, Professionally, TO grant
rank 10 naval and military officers, until
the government 10 be established by The
free viii OF lie sad people, can provide,
10 the mnsi suitable mode, for Tie ar
rangement OF their several departments.
In the execution ofall which, The insiruc-
tious delivered 10 you OF Iiiis date, will
serve a. yntn gnidc.
Sionc,i, sealed and delivered IN the CT
~ OF Philadelphia, The 3Isi Of March,
1917.
Limo de C4emc,ae, Deputy Joy Vene.
zHeia.
Pedyo Gaai, Deputy from Nev Gre
Hq1q, d''d aS prory. for n. Za-
rate, Ucpatg from iIerico.
Martin Ih0mpsON, Deputy from Rio
de la PI0fe.
true copy Of tie original. III NY pos
session ..PnI!adeipi,Ia, l5ih January,
l5lo.-olh.
LINO DE CLEMENTE.
A irGc copy. PAZOS.
No. 4.
lTRhNSIA1fcN1
From DIM LJR0 (iemcaie 10 Dim Vicente
Pa.os.
BY letters from Gen. Don Ins lie Azure
and Don Pedro Quail, daicd al Fernando
ma, the both December last, | have been
informed thai they have commissioned
yOu iOr tie purpose ~ prvspmlug tn tie
President oi lar United Stairs u protest,
In the name 0i he iufepcndrnt govern
ncnis OfSoui'i 1n5cEica. against lie inva-
sion ~ Amclla Stand les Aayal aud nil
liarS force ~ ile Dmiej States, Oh lie
13d of October ia>i, aud ia dcnfaad Tie
restitution 81 The vessels. captured from
tie emcn's, alIsh Save been 1eis.ard and
sent 10 oi..ei0i pofis Dy American ,cs-
seiS OF wAr
AHhOuHh TIE government of Venezuc
la, otwhOse puwer J am nearer, is inciud
ed I'D our coinm'ssiCo j,mlIy with llIose