Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-21
.,e United States in a French ship Of


con lief, Sierra Leone, returning towards
the coast
It is evident from the recapture OF TWO
land possibly three) OF the Aiheasol
nr,zes. that the naval force employed oy
our GOV eminent for the suppression OF INC
Save Trade is not adequate % the pur-
pose. Small vessels it Is true, are 'nu'S-
pensible; but they cannot carry men Gu
ous to put a sufficient prize crew on
board OF every vessel they capture; 'n '
fore it would re advisable to sehu sioop !
OF war and schooner in company |
MIR. Bacon brings intelligence confirm
ing the account via Boston and st lomas,
OF The death of Napoleon. Inc news hau
been brought direct to Sierra Leonelroh'
the Island of Ascension, where 1t was re-
eeiyed bv British gun brig from et lie
lena. He is stated by this account 70
have uied of a cancer in the breast.
Copy of the paper in the English 'a"-
gSage, signed by the Comn'ss'dner or
TIE part of the United States, ana nhe
Commissioner on the part 81 Hss
Cathotick MGjesty, upon me ea's ae
Huery Of possession q the froO'"ce q
Nest Florida to the United States.
TIE undersigned, Maj. General An
drew Jackson, of the state OF Tennessee
comm issioner of the United States: In
pursuance of the full powers received oy
him from James Monroe, President OF
the United States of America; OF the
date of the 10th March, 1921, and OF the
45th of the Independence OF the on''eu
States of America, attesied by John onln'
CIV Adams. Secretary OF State; aud Don
Jose Calava, commandant of the Province
OF West Florida, and commissioned Tor
the delivery in the name OF Ills Catholic
Majesty, of the country, territories anu
dependencies of West Florida, to the
commissioner of the United states, In
conformity with the powers, commission
and special mandate received by HIM
! from the Captain General oil the Island OF
Cuba. of the date of the 5th Of May, 1871,
imparting to him therein the royal order
of the cath of October, 1890, issued and
signed by His Catholic Majesty, Ferdl-
nand the Seventh, and attested by the Sc
cretary OF State Don Evarlsto Perez de
| Castro
Do certify by these presents, that on
the 9TH day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one, OF the Christian
ara, and forty sixth of the independence
of the United States, having met IN the
court room of the Government House in
the town of Pensacola, accompanied on
either part by the chiefs and officers of
the army and navy and by number of
the citizens of the respective nations, the
said Andrew jackson, Major General, &
Commissioner. has delivered to the he's, said
his before mentioned powers; whereby
he recognizes him to have received full
power and authority TO take possession
OF, and to occupy, the territories ceied
by Spain to the United States by the
treaty concluded at Washington, on the
22d day o, February, 1919, and for that
purpose TO repair to said territories, and
there to execute and perform all SUCH acts
and things touching the provinces, as
may be necessary for fuliing his appoint
J ment conformaoly to the said treaty, and
the laws of the United States, with au
thority lisewse to appoint any person, or
persons, in his stead to receive possession
OF any part of the said ceded ,errtories,
according to the 8 EQUATIONS of the said
treaty: Wherefore, the Colonel Com
mandant Don Jose Calava, Immediately
declared that in virtue, and in perform
ance, of the power, commission, and spe-
cial mandate, dated at Havana, on the
Z Of ho
from that moment, placed the said Com
missioner of the United States in posses
SION of the country, territories, and dc
pendencies of West Florida, including
| the fortress of st. Marks, with the ada
| cent Islands dependent upon said Pro
vince, all public lots and squares, vacant
lands, pubic editices, Notifications, bar
racNs, and other buildings which are pot
private property, according to. and in
the manner set forth by the inventories &.
schedules, which he has signed, and de-
livercd with the archieves and documents
directly relating to the property, and So
vereignty of the said territory of West
Florida, including the fortress of ST.
Marks, and situated 10 the east of the
NlioetSeippi itSoT, VIC "lloiC Ill COUlOF1Dl-
ty with the second article of the treaty of
cesson concluded at Washin5 ton, the 22d
of February, 1919, between Spain and the
United States, by Don Luis de Onis,
Minister Plenipotentiary of His Catholic
Majesty, and John Quincy Adams, Sec
rotary OF State OF the United States, both
provided with full powers, which treaty
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Catholic Majesty Ferdinand the Seventh,
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