Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-02
cNo. UI.l


SfI-At an early hour Yesterday morning, we re-
paired to the dwelling OF Domingo Sousa and explain
cd 10 hun the object OF our visit, and the authority
with which we were clothed. lie mmedately pro-
duced two boxes continuing papers, declaring that
they belonged TO the military tribunal and to the
Venue OF Spon. On examining the said papc,s, il
appeared HAT with few exceptions. they related To-
court nariials. and personal disputes between officers
and soldiers, cosnizable by the military tribunal But
the following papers we conceive To he of u different
ni,rc the proceedings relating To the estate of Nco
las Maria Vidal, formerly auditor OF war of tins pro-
tincc, and whose heirs reside IN this placc-Iev re-
aie to property and ciain,s III this country, and what
ever the S,'anish law may be the subject of the
mlh;y privilege, by which the military courts have
sole cogn'zancc in all eases, when persons Of that
profession are IN any WAY increscd-yct, in this ease
me persons now Interested have nothing Ito with
The Spanish government. Another package contains
the papers IN the case OF Peter Guikes agains, To-
mas a>aca, which relates real property that has
passed INTO other hands There are also papers in
the case u. Manuel Eonay. against Carlos dc Vile
relating toa lot OF ground in Pensacola Also the
proceedings between Carlos dc Vile and Eugene
sierra, ret''ng To real property here and in which
other parties are now interested. These all the
papers we conceive important In the inhabitants here,
except some cases of admiralty jurisdiction. and one
as late rs 1919, but which appear to he princpally
copies, the originals having been sent TO Havana
Alter having cNainincd the whole al the papers in
the possession OF the said Sous;, we made II demand
OF the foregoing but he refused deliver them de-
clatiiS that he was merely the servant of the late
Governo, CallavI, who had pl;tcc them i'm his hau,s
ana that without an order from him, they could moi
be given up IN It's. We then made a formal demand
IN wriung, ana which is annexed TO this report On
the same evening we received his answer horeunto
annexed. We then prepared the annexed letter OF
the I'D, but when presented TO him by Col Miller
and a. Nj. Breckenridge, he declined receiving it,
stuns that he had no control the papers, thar
t|oi C'liiava was the person of whom they must be
demanded, and therefore refused to receive any letter
iron, them. He further stated that he had COM
muncated the demand to Col Calava who told him
TO answer by simply stating that he was subordinate TO
| tllN orders He sad that in
himself from the responsibility of Keeping the papers
he was about TO deliver them TO the late Governor
GEO. WALTON,
| IL. NJ. BRECKENRIDGE,
| mo. MILLER
| NO. IV)
Pe1Sacoia .4ucWst 81, 1891.
| Strive have this day been authorised and in
strucied by His EHcelcncy General Andrew Jack
son, Governor OF the Fioridas, To require Won To lie
liver up certain public documents, which no private
Individual has right to keen ms they reintc TO tIe
rights o persons holding or claiming nropertv in this
province. Among these papers It is believed there
are INC documents relating the estate of Don Nicu-
ms Vidal, whose hcs interested in the same.
Also me papers relating 10 house and lot in Pensa-
cola, which was the subject Of proceeding between
tarlos dc lille aud Eugene Sierra Also a proceed
ing between Manuel Bombay and Carlos de Vile, re-
iatlS to a piece OF ground III this piacc--And also
Tie documents III the of Peter Guilkcs and To-
mas 'iilaseca, relating 10 real property Pensacola
In pursuance OF our Instructions therefore, maxi
formal demand of the foregoing and OF nil other p:,-
per, IN your possession, which relate directly 10 the
night oi private property in West Florida, aud in
which the inlia'!tnls thereof are Interested.
GEO. WALTON,
JNO. MILLER
i -, III. NJ. BRECKENRIDGE.
To Don DOMINGO SoUsA.
/ mo. W
TRANSLATION.
:, Pensacola, 2ld .iwg7si, 1921.
MessrS Aicade & Secretares-i am "A Spanish Of
hcer staying at present in Pensacola, and subject by
my commission to The orders of the ale Governor OF
| tins place, Don Jose Maria Caava. consequently
nave not under my CHARGE i'll quality of individual
oil TINS town, any papers which am bound 10 deliver
10 YOU IN compliance with your request 1t is posi-
tive TACT that have exercised (he functions) OF as
sstaht witness Icstgo de asssiencia) for the suits in
war and revenue in Pensacola and snder the Span
ISL government, and there are in my safe keeping
boxed up, some OF those papers entrusted my care
ny ne above named governor for their preservation
Inns Is all that | have To communicate TO YOU N
answer to The letter which you have been pleased to
address 10 me to-day.
! ~ God preserve YOU many years
(SiCna,N