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

had neither sufficient force, nor am au-
| thoritl, without orders from the Governor
General Of the Havana, To destroy it,
II was afterwards, on the 27th July, 1916,
destroyed by a caDnen shot from gym
vessel of the UniIed States, which, in lis
passage up the river, was fired upon from
H.: II was blown up, with an English flag
still flying as it's standard, ana immedi-
ately after The barbarous murder of a
| boats crew, belonging TO the navy of the
| llniied States, by the bandi!ti len I'M by
| Nirholls.
In the year 1917, Alexander Arbulhno,,
OF the Island OF n. Providence, a British
subject, hrsi appeared, as an Indian trader
| IN Spanish Florida and as the successor
ct Col. Nichols, i'm the employment OF
lDsiigafing the Seminole aud ouiIawed
| Red Slick Indians 10 hosi,iiies agaims,
HE uniied States, by reviying the. pre-
trnce that they were entitled tn all ;',e
lands which had been ccded 10 the Creek
| Nation by the United States, in August,
1914. IA mere Indian trader, The i'm.
'rus'on OF This man into Spanish pro-
! vince. was contrary to the policy observ-
Ell by all The European Powers in this he
misphefc, and by none more vigorously
than by Spain, of excluding al! foreign
ers from intercourse with the Indians,
wiihln their territories. II must lee known
10 The Spanish government, whether Ar
buthnot lad,a Spanish Iicense for trading
viii The Indians in Spanish Florida or
NOT; but They also know that Spain was
| pound w treaty, TO restrain by force all
hosiilIiies on the part OF those Indians, IA
galnst the citizens of the United States,
ana 1t Is for them 10 explain how, con
slsieuily with those engagements, Spain
could, contrary TO all the maxiIns of her
Ordinary policy, grant such a !icence TO a
foreign incendiaTy, whose principal, il not
his only object, appears To- have been, 10
stimulate those hosiiliiies which Spain
had expressly stipulated by force to res
tram. In his internal instigaiious he was
ALiX. but too successful. No sooner
| did he make bis appearance among the
Indians, accompanied by the Prophet
HILLS Hadj@, returned from his expedi-
Ii lion TO Engla nd, than The peaceful in
habitants on the borders Ofthe u. States,
were visited with all the horrors of savage
war The robbery of their property, aud
lie barbarous and indiscrinliiaie murder
OF woman, infancy aud age.
Alter the repeated expostulations, warn
ings and offers of peace, through the sum-
mef aud autumn Of 1917, OH The part of
The Uniied States, had been swered
IL. al only by renewed ouirages, and
LAi.J after detachment of forty men,
under Lieutenant Scott, accompanied by
seven women. had been way laid and muir
dered by The Indians, orders were given
TO General Jackson, and am ADEQUATE
force was placed at his disposal, 10 termi-
nate the war. 1t was asceriained that
The Spanish force in Florida Vas made
qnaie Tor tile Protection even of the Span
ish territory Itself, against this mingled
horde OF lawless Indians and Negroes;
ana, although their devasiations were
| committed within The limits of the United
| States, they Immediately soughi refuge
within the Florida line, and there ouiy
were 10 be overiaken. The necessity of
crossing the line was indispensable for
II was from beyond the line that the In
dams made their murderouS incursions
within that of the United States 1t was
there that they had their abode, and the
territory belonged in fact TO them, al
though within The borders Of the Spanish
jurisdiction. There il was that the Ame-
rican commander met the principal resis-
tance from tbem; there il was, that were
XXXVill] foumo The still bleeding
scalps OF our citizens, freshly butcIered
by them; there II was tia, he released
'Uie only roman, who had been suffered
10 survive The massacre of The party un-
der Lieutenant Scott But IL was not an.
; ticIpaied by Ibis government that the
commanding officers ofSpain, in Florida,
whose especial duty IL vas, in conformity
10 The solemn engagements contracted by
their nation, TO restrain, by force, those
Indians from hostiIiiics against ihe Unit
ell STATES, would be found encouraging,
aiding and abeiting them, and furnishing
them with supplies. for carrying OF such
hosiliities The officer in command, inn
mediately before General Jackson, was,
therefore, specially instructed TO respect,
as lar as possible, the Spanish authority,
wherever II was maintained, and copies
~ those orders were also furnished 10
| General Jackson, upon his taking the
command. In The COURSE Of his pursuit.
as lie approx he'd ST. Marks. he was in
formed, dire, I from the Governor of Pen
sacoia, that party Of the hostile Indians
had threatened TO seize that Fort, and
that lie apprehended the Spanish Garrison
there was moi IN strength sufficient 10 de-
tend II against them. This information
was confirmed from other sources, and
by the evidence produced upon The trial
OF Ambrsier, il proved 10 have been ex-
aciIy true. BY all the laws Of neutrality
aud OF war, as well as of prudence and Of
humanity, he was warranted in aniicipai-
ing his enemy, by the annie able, and thai
b ing refused. by tn forcIble occupation
OF The Fort. There will need no citations
FROM printed trralses OH international
law, 10 prove The correctness OF this prin-
clpIe. II is engraved in adsmani on The
common sense of mankind; no writer
upon the laws Of nations ever pre- tented
TO contradict n; none Of any reputation
or authority ever omitted 10 assert it.
J XXXlV.l At fort 81. Marks, Alexan-
der Arbuthnot the British Indian trader