Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-10-30
DOMESTIC.
COL. CALLAVA'S STATEMENT

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of West Florida, commissioned by the
Spanish government to carry into full
and complete effect, as commissioner, all
the stipulations between his catholic ma
jesty and the President Of the United
States, in the cession made to them oil
the said Province, under the treaty oil
friendship, adjustment Of differences, and
limits, ratified by both nations on the 22d
of February of the present year 1921, do
make the present sworn exposition, with
all the force of law, on my word ard ho-
nor, guarantying the truth Of my asser-
lions On the responsibility Of my head,
before tribunal, of the outrages which
were committed against my official char
acter as Spanish commissioner, against
my person, and againstmy house, on the
day and night Of Wednesday, the 2sd of
August, 1921, by the governor Of the said
West Florida, and commissioner on the
part of the United States under the same
treaty. The facts are as follow
AT about four in the afternoon | was in
the house of George M. Brooks, Esq.
colonel of the United States 4th regiment,
to dinner. The company at table con-
sisted of Col. Brooks, his lady, Eligius
Fromentin, Esq. Judge of the United
States, the commander Of the United
States brig of war Enterprise, Michael
Kearncy, Esq. lieutenant col. Don Mari
us de Villiers, lieutenant colonel and
commander of artillery Don Francisco
Palmes, the Vicar of the Province, the
Rev. James Colman, and citizens Don
Juan Innerarity, Don Juan Larua, mer-
chants, Don Barnardo Prieto, and Don
Luis Gayani, captain Don Jose Norilga,
a retired officer, Don Jose Cruzat, my
Secretary of the commission, lieut.. Don.
Carlos dc Villiers, and Don Arnaltlo
Guillimard, sub. lieuts. Don Mariana
Laturday, and Don Pedro desflba, pub.
lie interpreter. The Spanish sdb. lieut..
Don Domingo Sousa, came and enquir-
ed for me earnestly desiring 10 speak
with me. On entering he was accompa-
MED by an officer of the United States,
who conducted him as prisoner as he
told me; having asked him for what rea-
son, he replied, in the presence of the
that, on the proceeding day,
three persons made their appearance at
his house, who said, we are authorised
by the governor Don Andrew Jackson,
to order you to deliver up certain papers
which he has been informed are in your
possession; and from the indications
which they made to him, he comprehend
ed that they were those which were pack
ed up in cases belonging to the military
tribunal and that Of finance he told them
that certain cases existed in his posses
sion in which be believed they were; but
that he was a subaltern officer, subject
TO my orders, and attached to the COM
mission, and that the cases which he had
mentioned were under his care by my
orders, as notary or clerk Of those priva-
lodged tribunals under my authority as
governor, and could not dispose Of those
papers unless by my command. The
persons in question withdrew, and return
ed again the same day with a demand in
writing OF the papers, requiring him to
give his answer, also in writing which
he did, and consequently came to inform
me thereof, but did not find me at home.
On reflection this morning, he determine
ed on taking them to my house, as a
place of more security than his--he did
SO; but not finding me at home, left them
in my house, which was all he knew. |
told him he had done right. He further
added, that having just searched his
house, and demanded the papers, he re-
piled that they were in my house; on
which they conducted him as prisoner.
immediately sent my aid, captain
Don Bernardo Pruto, to inform the go
venorfrom me, that Don Domingo Sou
sa was an officer under my orders, and
employed in the commission that as the
papers demanded could not be given by
him, he would have the goodness to adj
dress himselfto me, and that if they were
such as could be delivered, they would
be furnishcdthrough the regular channel;
extending further my request, that he
would be pleased to understand, that
they could only be delivered BY me. The
answer which my adjutant brought me
was, that 'the order for the imprison-
ment Of Sousa will be continued" and
that the governor. further told him, +" tell
colonel Callava that ! will put him along
with him. Under the impression that
an answer altogether SO unaccountable,
without the slightest provocation to rest
on, could only be attributed to an extraor.
binary mistake inthe Interpretation which
had been made ef my message to the
Commissioners and governor, Andrew
Jackson, l ordered my adjutant to return
accompanied by another officer and the