Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-10-06

1. Don Jose Callava Elk .Govsrnor of w..
, Florida, Commissioned by the Spanish Go.
vernment To Gerry iato full aud com olete ef.
tee; as Commissioners, all the stipulations be
[ tween His catholic Majesty and the Pre,i.
dent of the United States, in the ces,;on
1 made to them of the ssid Province. under
| the Treaty of friendship, adjustment of diff.
| feiences and limits ratified b. both nations
! on the 22d day of February Of the present
, year 1921, Do make the present, sworn ex-
! position, with alithe force of law, ON INV
word OF honor, guaranteeing the truth Of NV
assertions, on the responsibility of nv head
before tribunal, OF the outrages which were
committed against my Official character as
!, spanish Commissioner ; against my person
and against my house OH The day aud nirb,
OF "Wednesday, the I'D of August, 1921, by
the Governor OF the said West Fiorid. an,
I, Commissioner on the part of Oh. United
STATES under the same Treaty, The facts
! are as follow
A, about four in the af,er,oon was in The
house OF Geo. NJ. brooks, Esq. Colonel Of
the United States Fourth Heg't. to dinner.
me company aitab;e consisted of col Brook.
his lady, Eiijues Fromen,iue, E.a, judge of
.ne y, D. the commarder Of d,e u S. brig OF
war Enterprise, Michsel Kearnry. ESQ Z,
Col. Don M1rius DE Yhller,, Ii. Col. aud
commander Of Art.ll.ry, Loo Francisco
paimes, the Vicar OF The prosioce the Rev
James Coiman, and ciiizrus Dr. Juan inne-
rarity, DIR. Juan Lsrua. merchants. E, Bar-
nardo P:ieto, and Don Luis Gayani, Cant.
Don Jore Norilsa, retired officer, Don JOS.
Sfuzat. my Secretary 0f the commission.
Lieut.. Don Carlos De Yiiiieis, and Don Az.
naldo Gu,liimard, sub Lieut. Don Mariana
Laturday, a0d Don Pedro DE Alba. public
interpreter. The Spanish abb lieut. Boa
domingo oonsa, came and rDquired fer me.
earnestly desiring TO speak with me. On
entering he was accompanied by an officer
OF the United States who conducted Tim a,
Pri' ner,s' he old me; having asked him for
what reason, he replied, in the presence of the
company, that on the preceding day three
persons made their Appearance at his house.
VINO said we are authorized by the Governor
Don Andrew Jackson, TO order You 10 deli.
yer up certain papers which he has been in.
formed are ID Your possession and from the
indications which they made 10 bin, he com.
Prthended that ibey were those which were
PACK eo up IN cases belonging 10 the military
tribunal end that of Finance; he told the n,
'hat certain Cases existed in his possession in
which he believed they we're but that he was
.noaitern officer. subject to my orders and
ses which he had mentioned were under his
care by my orders as notary or clerk of those
PrIvIledged tribunals under ny authority as
governor, and could not dispose of those pa.
Pers unless by his command. The persous
In question withdrew and returned again the
same day with a demand in writing, of the
papers, requiring him 10 give his answer also
IN writing which he did, and consequently
came to info!m me thereof, odt did not find
me at home. On reflection this morning:
ne determined on taking them to my house
as place Of more security than bis-be did
80 out not fin ing me at home, left them in
my house which was all he knew. told him
ne had done right. He further added that
having just searched bis house, and demands
ed the papers. he replied that they were In
my house on which they conducted him az
prisoner.
Immediately sent ny Aid, Captain Don
bernardo Pru,o, to inform the Governor
from me. that Don Domingo Sousa, was an
eii'csr under my orders, and employed in the
Commissi"n; that as The papers demanded
could not be given by him, he would have
the goodness TO adde's himself to me and
mat u they were such IS could be delivered.
they would be furnished through the regular
eDanneI extending further my request. that
ne would be pleased to uDder,tand that thew
couid only be delivered by me. The answer
winch my adJo'att brought me was, tha, "the
oIoer Tor The imprisonment shall be confirm.
ea, and that the Governor further told him,
leu Coionei Caliava that ! will put him a
iong with HIM" Under the impression that
an answer altogether so unaccountable with.
out the slightest provocation to rest on. could
only be attributed to an extraordinary mis-
take in their Interpretation which had been
made OF my message TO the Commissioner
and Governor Andrew Jackson, ordered
my AdJu'ant TO return, accompanied by apo.
tner otIcer and The pubic interpreter, in or.
der more fully to scqusiut the Governor
herewith. They fulfilled their mission and
brought me for answer, that the Goyerao,
mad replied with loud vociferstions, and in
the presence Of sevefsl persons, that Colonel
Csllava shall go TO jail
was los 10 asouisbment and nv reason
could not impuie so extraordinary an occur.
renee TO any other Cause than to an entire
pSlVstIoD OF judgment or to sinister jntepre
talon, but having no foundation on which to
re'i such an opinion, proposed TO 20 10 per.
son TO the Governor, so soon az dinner was
over, oul before | could do so, three persons
came to the bouse of colonel Brook @ wbo
SAID they were AUTHORISED to demand OF me
Immediately the papers, for the Governor
would not show towards me any more onsi.
derstionS or forms, than he would to spv O,
Their private individual.
replied to them, requesting them to en-.
quire Of The Commissioner Of the United
states, Andrew jackson, how "wast po.,i.
bic that he should forget in manner 90 IN.
accountable, my Official character re Did b