Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-05

points submitted by himself and me 10 our |
respective government, relative to the con
strucuon 60 be given To the second article of
the treaty The artillery is still held in lie
post under the national safeguard. The pa
pcrs and documents under my charge a, 90
verlpr to he given by me under the Treaty.
c"ili no; b. delivered by me in the character
ota PRIV ate individual, because they did not
come into my possession and trustin that ca
pacl,y. j requested them 10 tell him that
was altogether bewdered at this course which
was now pursuing, that The papers III my pos
session should be held sacred and inviolab,e
To Pensacola, my person being under the i'm
mcnity OF the laws of nations, To be respected
and protected agreeable to the usages of CT
'ihzed nations, and every other individual COM
mlssioned by his respective government.
That they would also be pleased to tell him
that do not yet know what papers he de
! inandi Dime to deliver in this manner, and
that he would have the goodness fully tn ac-
quaint me Herewith i'll an official form having
ulc regard To the peace and harmony which
! subSSts between Spain and the United States {:
that have always acted towards him with the
most distinguished consideration, both as com
missioner of the United States and as cover
nor ; aud in like; manner have treated all the
citizens OF the L. States indiscriminately with
| the greatest attention during my alhlinistra-
4
sure gen. Jackson both as commissioner and
governor, that whatever papers were To he
iHIi'ered by me TO him this day, should be-
Immediately furnished through the regular
/, channei rs proof that they were given i'm a
momer heconling my Official character.
found myself attacked with Il violent pain,
from a complaint under which | hay.. been
siIlerin% for some time. This impaired 10
'oi' hfooke, and requested him topcrmit me
% retire To my house, which did and then
ordered my secretary to address an oiiciallct
Ter 10 the governor making the same state
mcnt to him as hal done 10 the bearer, of
ms messages; which oUicml letter sent him
~ Two officers, but the governor refused To
receive It, At seven at night, the same per
sons came 10 my house, demanded the pa
Pc's rom me a. a private iliivitlll, 0r To 90
with tam before the governor | found my
| sell 50 unwel', ms to h. unable TO sit IN. and
s'9ted Ia them that my illness would not adj
MAJ OF my gning out, and that did not clearly
| understand WiiHi papers thy wanted, nor
could deliver iheM il any other way than
rs commissioner under the treaty, itthry were
emhiTlcc't IN The same, bat ii appertaining Ia
! my functions rs Military Governor. as such
D'ihS PACKED up IN the eases, tas it was said)
I ihey must lndispcnsably belong to the depart
ihenc OIL Inc military government or that az
| national finance, as all the civil and criminal
/ aFcniVcS belonging ID the ordinary tribunals
had been delivered up by the Constitutional
Meade, as also were the protocols 10 the com
mission OF the United States but nevertheless
requested them 10 furnish me with note of
Tue description ofpapcrs and would reply
In about an hour afterwards, a note written in
i-Asiish on a loose alfshcet of paper was sent
to me without any cover; | answered the
Bearer that IT would be translated and REPLIED
10. sent 1t to the Interpreter and went 10
peu' ana some Time after, while at rest, troops
| co'Hulanded by an officer, and under the order
oi uie aforementioned persons, broke down
! my lenccs, sealed my house and entered my
chamber with naked bayonets in their hands.
addressed them cXclaiming, that since my
| ho"se ana not afford me an asylum, nor nv
o!hcidi character shelter me, nor the immuni-
! " % which l was entitled under the govern
nient OIL the Uaitcd States, threw myself on
the protection OF that government and protest
! ell III me most solemn manner against such cx-
Ta0fiiInafy outraScs. They answered that I
must Immediately deliver the papers mention
cd IN the note, or that | should be conducted
ny them as prisoner. replied, that | had
sent the note To the interpreter for translation,
that ! was Iudisposcd, aud requested that they
would not force me from my house at that
iour at hall past ten almighty that if it would
ne sutiicIcnt To avoid the execution of such or
| "Ni'' 'i'I "l'olit ucicrninH on lorClhiY open
hlS my cases and trunks and carry off any pa
Pef5 they pleased, or act as they thought pro-
per, rs was disposed TO yield to force, and
even resigned TO let them assassinatc me, az
placed every thing at their disposal
Onc of the dcputalion ordered the officer
commanding to enter my room, and at this
time the citizen Don Juan Innerarity wished
10 mtercedc, as il appeared to me, butin speak
ing he was told TO he silent, and the officer
was directed To take me as his prisoner with
ms armed force. replied that | considered
my5eifas such, and in proof thereof, | dcv-
ered my sword and case but as to dragging
mcirom my house, they mist take into consid-
Grafton my ill-state OihcaIth-they answered
that they knew it, ordered me TO Grcss, and
with the armed troops conducted me To the
presence OF the Governor who was i'm scpa-
rate house from his own lodging accompanied
by large concOurse of people of all descrip-
ton OF persons. The said Governor through
aPcrson who acted as Notary and Interpreter,
ordered HIM to extend an interrogatory which
he himself dictated and required of me an an
swer-Ihe question was insignificant, but ]
requested TO be permitted TO answer in nv idi-
ON, and To write it with my own hand, il was
granted and while writing my answer, the
paper was snatched from me, and with all the
fdrousness Ola person bercaved of his judg-
iiebt of desperate the Governor with heavy
knocks on the table, and the most violent ges-
t"res, ordered NM to deliver the papers---
was III the act of answering, but he gave me
no time to sp nk, and whenever the Interpreter
began TO explain ny answer in which had so
often been Interrupted, he was not per-
mnted to interpret, or did not interpret the
same. with the strongest demonstrations, I
constantly intreatcd that I should not IN the
prescott act be- deprived OF the resource and
consolation OF answering in writing, and that