Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-19


f!orida negotiation. Many sAIRericdn naneS.
are tevea,ed-as concerned. and pirate infor-
mutton SAYS, that "A trdafc of rarious character
with the Mares Of parties will be published ~
the Madrid Gazette aud that Il formal Ieuun-
citation is TO be made by tho ambassador e.rtra-
ordiRpy. against several citizens OF the Unit
ell States, who have held conspicuous siiua-
uOns ia tie public eye.
We some time ago si.niiicd that we possess
ed the royal grant made TO the count PuRoR-
rostro-it has lain by ever since. hut will now
serve To illustrate the letters frozen Ma diid
which give detail of those proceedings con-
cPrring Florida, which we developed AT tie
very time OF their occurrence.
little attention 10 the dates of those
events would place those affairs before the
eyes ofthe American people, in "a ii.ht very
iu>tructive-we shall nJdeavour IL throw A
little Of that liz ut mpor the inject. Aurora
ROYAL CEDULA.
l. tic Hing
My governor of Flori,as the bri-aJer
conut Punrnrcstro. has addressed 10 me. nn-
dc, date of 81 November, of the last scar, the
following representations
Sire he bii.adier count de Punourostro
crandee of Spain. of the first class anil your
gentleman of the bed chamber in waiting &c
sc al the royal feet ofyour majesty and mos,
profound reSrcct-
Saeweth That, animated by a desire 10 OBJ
tain by all possible means and to render pro-
":.cii,e PAT OF the great extent of uucuI,i-
waited terrt"ry which your majesty holds i'm
America, by their fertility offer SO many inyi-
tatiOnS TO obtain great advantages TO >onr
majesty $ SuppIiant, as well as TO the state if
~" plan as hs hopes, should he acompiished;
that tSlto say. 10 appropriate aud settle n
part OF those desert lands, with peac cable,
christian, and industrious people, who Nv in
creasing The population of your ,ioniuions shall
aurment commerce. and consequently tia re-
venues may likewise be augmented. This en-
terrrise. directed by a person possessed of a
competent knowledge OF the country, aud with
experience and capacity To profit by con-
parisoh OF the progress made by other ma
IONS IN similar circumstances, such as have
been done by the people of The United States
VINO IN very short time have raised their
power 10 IN extraordinary height, and proof
OF "hich - represented Ia Ihp territory Of Mo-
pie, immediately adjoining Florida which ha,
been rendered from an uucultivated and wild
desert, TO a rich populsus. aud commercial
province cultivated aud pPOpled by more than
800 600 souls The suIi OF Florida is suscru-
tible of hem. placed in an equal degree of po-
rulati aud wealth IL the proper me ans should
be adopted and II, following the exampIe
oil your SUPP lcant, others, ahandonln. their
apathy, should devote themselves 10 promote
lhetr private fortunes aud that OF the state
Cohhdmg then in the Importance of the ester
PRISE, aud in the good dispositions of vour ma
1estN In promote The wealth and prospe,.tv of
your s"'Jecis, and IN consideration also of The
SacilfceS which viii he made by your suppli-
cant, aud the services which he will render
pray your majesty. that in consideration and
as Il remuneration of services voI,r maiesIy
may he pleased to ccde IN full property, and
III conformity with the laws of the KINGDOM
all the unsettled and uucntivated lands of lie
Fioridas, which have not been before rrau,ed
co;nprehendng Tie lands between the river
fcrdido, on the west side of the gulf of Mex
.co, anu Tue rivers ai"ansa, and St. John,
from the source to the ocean on its eastern ex-
treHity on the north by the line of d enarca
non with the United States; and to the sonth
ny the gulf OF Mexico, including all the is.
ih"uS on Tue coasts and youI snpplicaut will,
III consideration thereof be pleased 10 prant
| iiS prayer, and al the same time 10 command
| that The further orders be communicated 10
the authorities actin. for yonr majesty in those
| provinces, with directions TO graut 10 your
| suPplicant all the means and protpction which
! shall he found aecessary, as eli for the set
uement nt Boundaries as to realize the enter
Fr!Ze IN all It's cOmpI extensive parts a iran,
winch he hopes to obtain from the generosity
anu oeHeHcence OF your majesty.
-I@ned, sc. The Count
M, FUNON ROSTRO.
me 6ths having seen ihe supplicaiipn i'm The
representation Of couHt Punonrostro and in
consideration oil the great merits of the sun
piicant AZ well as othis zeal for the Kings SCR
| wee, and couSd, ring on the other hard ,ho
| advantages that the state must de rive from the
! ehcrease OF population IN The countries which
the snppiicant refers 10, k,> been Dleased to
COMP! WIN ms petitions in so much as shall
not interfere with the laws OF those kmnfIons
i am now pleased to comply iherewftI, ali
WINCH communicate to my council 81 The In
u'es' 10 De carried INTO execution, as well as
Iiat w!lch was communicated by a royal or
Or nf lIih Dec ct the same wear UsI7
AcroIdin4l y recommend by this nav rnyaI
cedutd That conformably To- The laws relatiu.,
10 TINS Diauch OF public affairs Won sh.u -;
Ie'tnatN did III the execution and fiItilm.nt
OF lhls grant taking for this Durno>r q ,ary l;s
position which may be cUndmci, q to tho .c,.nn,
PhsiImeht OF It's object, without iutett.rimy
win any oiherpersonS or their rig biiul ia,n,S.
aha IN order that the above count de P,n,on
roAtto. may without DELAY he euabIed ,o go,
mo execution ms plan OF c0!onizatIOp. which
Is III all us parts IN conformity with the beneti
cenceo my Wishes with the object of nro,scti,,o
the agriculture and commerce of tbn<a conn
iiies, we nave called earnestly for a popuIa.
ton IN proportion to the fertility of those 30
gions, and TO add 10 the defence of tLe co.s,s
taking care 10 make circumstartih comruni'
c"tions TO me as to the progress which he shall
make. Snrh is my will, as well as that tbjs ce.
dnia shall be registered in the general Office
OF the Indies. '1'
Done IN the palace, OIL 9th Feb. tSl9
d.. 1, THE KING.
by command of the king our lord,
EsTEVAN NARGA.
Communicated tOihe Governor of .Elor;das
IN order that he may take the disuositions mo-
cesSary TO carry into effect The roval rrant IN
the brIeadier count Punourostro the different
territories In West Florida as is ordered i'm The
preceding CCdna.
Registered in the Office sc repiStrv 70, N1o.,I
America, 'o' f'''''
=, JOSE DE LESADA.
Madrid, 18th March, 1910.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND,
BOSTON, Oh. 0.-ihr ship Jasper.
Crocker, has this moment arrived in %
Gays t'oin acknowledgements, Ben.
Wiggln aud lady, Edward Clark, s. d.
bradford, ) A Vaughn, John Jones, and
Andrrw Taylor.
Stocks al London OH the 7ll,ulf.-.Three
per cent consols II Five per cent navy
annuiiics l043.
ASSI/E INTELLIGENCE.
LANCASTER, Sept. about half nasi
eight this evening. Robert lines JossnI,