The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-17
Coz. Caltava's Statement.

0OOs OUtLQUUS ICEU[eN1Rnf
], Don Jose Callaya, Ex- Governor of We.t.
Florida, commissioned by the Spanish Govern
meht to carry into full and complete effect. AZ
commissioner, all the stipulations between
IT'S GatholIck Majesty aud the President or
the United States, in the cession made to
them Oh me SAID Province, under the treaty.
Oh friendship. adjustment of differences and
mats, ratihed by both nations on the god dav
Oh FEBRUARY, OF the present year, 1921. do
make the present, sworn exposition. with ali
the force of law, on my word of honour
guaranteeing the truth of my assertions. on the
responsibility of my head, before tribunal.
oil the outrages which were committed against
my official character as Spanish Commissioner.
against my person, and against nv house. on
the day and night of Wednesday, the God Of
Aug. 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 tbe
house of Geo. M. Brooke, ESQ. Col. Of the
United States fourth Regiment, to dinner
The company at table consisted Of Col.
Brooke, his lady, Elijues Fromentin. ESQ.
Judge OF the United States, the commando.
OF the Y. 5. brig of war Enterprise. Michael
Keamey, Esq. Lieut.. Col. Don NIarius De
Villiers, Lieut.. Col. and commander of Artil-'
lery, Don Francisco Palmes, the Vicar Of
the province, the Rev. James Colu1an. ana
citizens Don Juan Innerarity, Don Juan La
rua, merchants, Don Bernardo Pruto. and
Don LUIS Gayeni, Capt. Don Jose Norilga, a
retired officer, Don Jose Cruzat, my Secreta-
ry OF the commission, Lieut.. Don Carlos de
vllhers, and Don Arnaldo Guillimard. Sub
lieutenant Don Moriano Laturday, and Don
fedro de Alba, publick Interpreter The
Spanish sub-heutenant, Don Domingo Sousn.
came and inquired for me, earnestly desiring
TO speak with me. On entering, he was ac-
compamed by an officer of the United States.
Who conducted him as prisoner, as he told
me LAYING asked him for what reason. he
repned, IN The presence Of the company, that.
on the preceding day, three persons made
their appearance at his house, who said. ws
are authorised by the Govenour, Don An
drew jackson, to order you to deliver up GER
tam papers which he has been informed ara
in your possession and from the indication,
which they made to him, he comprehended
that they were those which were packed mn
IN cases belonging to the Military tribunal.
and that OF Finance. He told them that GER
tam cases existed in his possession, in which
ne believed they were but that he was >
subaltem officer, subject to my orders. ami
attached to the Commission and that fhe,
cases which he had mentioned, were undAr
ms care by my orders, as Notary or Clerk of
those privileged tribunals under NV authority
as Governour, and could not dispose of those
papers unless by my command. The persons
In question Withdrew, and returned again the
same day with demand, in writing, Of the
papers, requiring him to give his answer also
In writing; which he did, and conseuuently,
came TO inform me thereof, but did NOT ;nd me-
at home. On reflection this ,nornino he 40.
termined taking them to my house as place
OF more security than his-he did so but
not finding me at home, left them in NV
house, which was all he knew. told him he
had done right. He further added. that bav-
ing just searched his house, and demanded
the papers, he replied that they were in nv
house; on which they conducted him as a
prisoner.
Immediately sent my Aid, Capt. Don Ber-
MARCO fruto, to inform the Governour from
me, that Don Domingo Sousa was an officer
unaer my orders, and employed in the com
mission that as the papers demanded could
not pc gwen by him, he wonld have the
goodness to address himself to me /; and that If
they were such as could be delivered. thew
would be furnished through the regular cham.
mel extending further my request, that he
would be pleased to understand thai thew
could only be delivered by me. Tie answec
which my Adjutant brought me was. that
" the order for the imprisonment Of Sousa will
be continued - and that the Goyernour f,,r.
Their told him, I" tell Col. Callava that will
pot him along with him. Under the inn
preston that an answer altogether so una,-
countable, without the slightest provocatiop
to rest on, could only be attributed to an ex.
traordmary mistake in the Interpretation which
had been made Of my message to the Com
missioner and Governor, Andrew Jackson. T
ordered my Adjutant TO return, accomuauied
by another officer and the publick Interpreter
m order more fully TO quaint the Goyernopr
herewith. They fulfilled their mission. and
brought me for answer, that the Governors
had replied with loud vociferations. and in
the presence Of several persons, that Col.
CaIlava shall go to jail!
l was lost in astonishment, and my reason
could not impute Sc extraordinary an occur
renee to any other cause than to an entire
prlvaton of Judgment, or to sinister interpreta-
ton but having no foundation on which to
rest such an opinion, proposed to 20 in per-
son 70 the Goyenpur SO soon as dinner was
over; but before could do 30, three persons
came TO the house OF Col. Brooke. Who said
they were Authorized to demand Of me the
papers; for the Geyernour would not show
owards me any more considerations or forms
han he would In any ofber nr;x,ata ;v,x,;.r:a,,I