The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-11-07
WORCESTER,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1891.
GENERAL J4CKSoN.


This individual seems determined TO dis
tinguish himself by measures as inconsistent
with. the genius of our institutions as they are
arbitrary and severe. In the plenitude of his
power he has banished, by Proclamation, the
late Spanish officers residing in Florida. The
cause assigned is as remarkable as the act
1t is the publlcation, in newspaper, of an
article in which those officers say they "shud-
der at the violent proceedings exercised a.
gainst our superiouF," The following is the
Proclamation, to which are subjoined some
remarks by the National .4drOcate.
PROCLAMATION.
By Maior General Andrew Jackson. Cover
nour of the Provinces Of the Floridas, ex-
ercising the powers of the Captain G eneral
and OF. the lntendapt Of the Island of Cuba,
over the said Provinces, and of the Cover
hours Of said Provinces respectively =.
Whereas, by the seventh article of
the treaty concluded between the Unit
ed States and Spain on. the oed day of
February, 1919, and, duly ratified, it
was stipulated that the :. Officers and
troops of His CatholiolS Majesty in the
territories hereby coded to the United
. States, shall be 1oithdraurn, and posses
sion of the places occupied, by them
shall be given withnssix months after
the ratification of the treaty, or sooner
if possible." And whereas, it has this
day been made known to me, that the,
following officers Of his. Catholiok Maj
esty, to wit: Marcos, de Villiers,. Ber-
nardol Prieto,, Louis. Gayarre, Civic
Lesassier, Arnaldo Guillimard, Carlos
De Villiers, Pedro de Vegas. and Mari
ano Latady. and who, according to the
said seventh article, ought TO have
withdrawn from the said coded terrific
~, with: the troops of his Cathelick,
Majesty, have, without the permission
of the existing. authorities, contrary to
the said seventh article, remained in
this city and its vicinity. And whereas
it has been made known to roe, that. the
said officers, acting in a,distinct body
independent Of, and disewning even
temporary allegiance to the Govern
ment of the United States, as existing
in the Floridas, have been engaged in
stirring up disatfection therein. and III
sowing discomfort in.the, minds of the
good people of this said Province and
whereas it appears that they are the.
authors of the following false, scandal
Gus, and indecent publication -
:" In speaking of Col. Cailava's- APP
pearance before General Jackson, H. B.
ought to have stated, that none of the
interrogatcries and highly offensive ac-
cusations of the General were faithful
" interpreted to Col. Callava, any
more than the replies of the latter TO
the former. 1t was, therefore, out of
the power of our Chief, not knowing
what was sait: TO him, TO make the au-
ditory understand, how innocent he was
of the foul charges with which his un-
sullied honour was endeavoured to be
stained.
$ Such, in sum, are the observations
we had to, make on the statement of
H. B. and we hope that he and the pub
lick will he convinced that we acted
from no principle of pnsilIanimity; that
if. on the one hand, qee shudder at The
1ioIen4 proceedings exercised against oar
superiour, we knew also what was due
to a Government which is on the most
friendly footing with our own.
We are, &c.
/" The Spanish Officers, re,idcnt>
an this place"
And, whereas, the said publication is
calculated to excite resistance 10 the
existing Government OF The Floridas,
and to disturb the harmony, peace, and
good order of the same, as well as to
weaken the allegiance enjOinediby my
Proclamation, heretofore published, and
entirely incompatible with Gny priyili-
gcs which could have been extended to
the said officers, even.if permission had
been. expressly given them to remain
in the said Province, and, under existing
circumstances, gross abuse of the LEM
ity and indulgence heretofore extended
to them.
This is, therefore, to make known to
the said officers to withdraw them
selves, as they ought heretofore to have
done, from the Floridas, agreeably to
the seventh article. on or before the
third day of October next; after which
day, if they, or any of them, shall be
found within the FIoridas, all officers.
civil and military, are hereby required
to arrest and secure them so that tfiejr