Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-26
Erom the Richmond ENQUIRER.

GIVE stop the press 10 give place to the
following document. received in a printed
hand bill by this Mornings mall
PROCLAMATION.
By Major General .4ndrsv Jackson, Gorer.
nor ofths Provinces of the Foridas, erer.
: cisips me poegers of the Captain General
and of The Infendant sf the Island Of Cuba,
over the said provinces, and ofthe Gousr-
nors of said provinces respectively:
Whereas, by the seventh article of the
treaty concluded between the United States
and Spain on the s9d day of February,
1919, and duly ratified, it was stipulated that
the Officers and troops of His Catholic
Majesty in the territories hereby coded to
the United States shall be uithdraun, and
possession Of the places occupied by them,
shall be given within six months after the
ratification of the treaty, or SOONER il posi-
be." And whereas, it has this day BEEN
made known to ne, that the following off,
GERS of His Catholic Majesty, to VII: Marcos
de Villiers, Bernardo Prieto, Louis Gay ARE,
CiVilo Lessassier. Arnsldo Guilimard, Car
los de Villers, Pedro de Vegas an1 Maria.
seventh article, ought TO have withdrawn
from the said ceded territory wi the troops
OF His Catholic Majesty, have without the
permission OF the existing authorities, con-
trary to tie said seventh article, remained
in this city, and its vicinity, aud whereas it
hss been made SDown to me, that the said
officers acting in dIstiUc, body, indepen.
dsnt of, and disowning even Temporary al
iegisnce to the government OF the United
States, as existing in the Floridas, have
been engaged in stirring up disahection
thereto, ard IN sowing discomfort in the
minis Of the good people of this province;
ami whereas It appear. that they are the au-
,hors ct The following false, scanda!ous, and
indecent publication:
{" In speaking of Col, Callava's appear
spce before General Jackson, H. b. ought
TO have stated, that none of the interrogation
sies and highly offensive accusations OF the
General were faithfully interpreted to Coz.
Caliays, any more than the replies of the
latter To the former. Il was, therefore, out
al the power OF our chief not KNOWN what
was said to him, to make the auditory under
stani how innocent he was OF the fnu. char.
gps with which his unsuilied honor was en-
deavored to be stained.
Such, in sum, are the observations we had
20 ,nake on the statement of n. b. aud we
hope that he and the public will re convin.
ccd that we acted from no principle OF pusil-
ianimity; that If on tn. one hand .ue shudder-
ed the vioisRt proceedings exercised against
our supsrfor-we knew also what was due
20 government whlbh is on the most friend.
~ footing with our own. We are, &c
THE SPANISH OFFICERS,
Resident in this place."
And, whereas. the said publication is eel.
Culated to excite resistance TO the existing
government oil the Foridas, and to disturb
the harmony, peace, and good order Of the
Same, as well as to weaken the allegiance
enjoined by my proclamation. heretofore
published, and entirely incompatible with
any privileges which could have been Extend
ed to the said officers, even il permission
had been expressly given them to remain in
the said province, and under existing cir.
cumstances. gross abuse OF the lenity and
Indulgence heretofore extended to them.
This is. therefore, to make known to TIE
said officers 10 withdraw themselves, a. they
ought heretofore to have done, frcm the