The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-01-13

TONED letter 10 him,ha reference ia this Indian
power Of attorney 10 him, approved By sAe
eommondanf Of ST.. Maria, II. c. Luengs
Another Of the xLviI.1 papers is letter.
written in the name ofahe same chiefs, BY
Arbuthuot, to the gov. general Of the Havan-
ma, asking Of him permission for A'buihnot
70 establish warehouse on the AppsIacbieo-
la-bitcrIy and falsely complaining that the
Americans had made settlements on their
lands, within the Spanish lines, and calling
upon the governor general to give orders to
dispIace them and send them back TO their
own country. In this letter, they assign as a
reason for asking this license for Ar5uthnot,
tho want Of a person 10 put in writing for
them their talks OF grievances sgains. the
Americans. And they add "the common
der OF The fort of St. Marks has heard all
our talks and complaints. He approves OF
what VIC have done, and what We are doing
snd il is by his Recommendation we have thus
presumed TO address your excelleney.--You
will 6nd these papers 10 the printed news
papers inclosed, and in the proceedings Of
The court marital, and will point them out to
,hc Spanish government, not only as decisive
proofs Of the uncxampled compliance Of the
Spanish officers in Florida, to foreign intru-
lies against the United States, but as placing,
beyond a doubt, that participation OF this hos
,Ile spirii in the commandant of ST. Marks
which General Jackson so Justly complains
of, and OF which VIC have SO wel!.founded
right to demand the punishment. Here 10
the commandant OF Spanish fort, bound by
the sacred engagement of treaty, 10 res
train, by force, the Indian, within his com.
msnd from committing hosIiIities agains. the
United States, conspiring with those same
Indiens, and deliberately giving his written
appreciation 10 their appointment Of for-
eigners British subject, as their agent, to
solicit assistance and supplies from the gov
ornor general of the HAVANA, and from the
British government, for carrying on these
same hosilites.
Let Us come to the case Of AmbiSor--
He was taken 10 arms; leading aud com
manding the Indians, in the war against the
American troops and to that charge, upon
his trial, pleading guilty. Blu, the primary
object Of his coming there, was still more
hostile to Spain, LvIlI. than to the Un'ed
States. You find that ne told three Of the
Witnesses, who testified at his trial, that he
had como To this country upon Mr. Wood.
bine's business at Tampa Bay--lo sec the
Negroes tighted and one Of them, that he
lad somnsission in fhe Pafriof army under
M'Gresor, and that he had expsc,oda cap
taioey And what was tho intended business
Of M'Gregor and Woodbine, at Tampa Bay !
II was the conquest of Florida from Spain,
by the use Of those very Indians and Neg ocs,
whom the com mmandant of ST.. Marks was so
teady TO aid and support ia war az inst the
United States. The chain Of proof.ihat o.
tablisheS thi. s~-., "a contained IN tho oosu-
men,s ommunicated by the President TO
Congress at their last session, relating to the
occupation OF LVI J Amelia Island by NJ
Cregor. From ,hdse documents you will
6ud, tha, while M'Grcgor was there, Wood.
bine wen, from New. Providence, in a schoon.
cr Of his own, 10 join him: Tha. he had ar
rived at Amelia Island, just as M'Gregor,
abandoning the companions of his achieve
mcnts thers, was leaving 1t: That M'G eg or,
quitting tho vessel in which he had eobark-
ed at Amclis, went on board that of Wood
binc, and returned with him to New Provi.
dence That Woodbioe had persuaded him
they could yet accomplish the conquest oi
Florida, with soldiers to be recruited at Mas.
sau, from the corps OF Colonial Ma,inss,
which had served under Nichols during the
late war with the United States, which corps
had been la,ely disbanded; and with Negroes
TO be found at Tampa Bay, and 800 Indians,
| already thco eogsged to Wcodbine, who pre-
tcaded that they LViI.ab. had made q
| grant OF all their lands there to him. A.
mong the papers, tho originals Of which are
in our possession, in M'Geegor's own hand
| wriliog, inssructioss for sailing inso Tampa
! Bay, with the assertion tnst he calculated 20
bc there by the last OF April or 6rst OF d ]
May, Of tho present year q letter dated 27,o
I December last, TO one Of hislscquAintance ir
this ceoatsy, disclosing the same intention
| O. and the extract of Procla lama,ion which
was 10 have been Issued at Tampa Bay, tc
| me Inhabitants Of Florida, BY the persor
charged with making the settlement there
| before has arrival announcing his spptsseh
for the purpose Of libera,ipg them from The
dcspo,ism Of Spaio, and Of enabling th-m
20 form government for themselves. HI
had persuaded those who would haen 10 h,n