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

written order which agreeable 60 the inter.
Pretation made to me, contained the nan.
Date Tor my being sent to the Jail. Wh..
informed thereof, l requested the ;n,e-'....H
to ask him for me If he did no, ,hudae, :.
the preparation Of such deeds that mr.
tested before the government of the IJn;,ss
Stu'es sgsinss the author of these atroc;on.
ontrages committed against my person ,nS
the character represented. The Governor
replied this time through his int erpreter tbs.
ne was alone answerabls to his Government,
anAt ne did not care for tho conseou,ncs,'
and that might protest skainst God him.
sell. was in fact carried TO Jail At the hon-
OF midnight In my defeats .ts,e of
ncaitn MY house ives left open to the mer.
ny OF the soldiers The Spanish officer.
ana other persons Of my confidence who were
There, or repaired thither, were ordered off
ana mono OF them permitted to remain. Nv
person and those of the Government WIKI
were under my charge were left without ~,
inventory or account Of the same the M
o. my Trunks were lett; my property and that
belonging to my Government for the purno.
ses OF the Commission, were in liz. rnanps,
abandoned without any account or iuventorv
as also all my other personal property. A.
eleven on the following morning Of the 93d
writ OF Hahess Corpus was issued nv tbe
Judge, Don ElUius Fromen,in, but Govern
Q. Jacks son treated it with contempt, stating
mat ne DID not think proper 10 allow it to be-
carried into effect.
AT about five in the afteroon of the sam,
DAY was Informed by the officer of The
guard At the prison, of an order OF the govern.
ment which stated ] should be sci at lin.
crty and accompanied by the officer of the
uay 10 my house, as he hao now got posses.
sion OF the papers and might see if the ca.
SEES were closed and sealed. lto,d the ofB-
Ger VINO delivered the order that could no,
enter my house unless acco mpapied nv +,
Judge. He said l might look for one. and
then came out Of prison. The officer ac.
comPahiea me with many other per-
sons ana i went to the house of
Juase Fromentin, as being the only one in
west Florida. found him indsposed, and
oe,ore every one present ! made succinct
relation OF all these facts and begged that hs
would extend to my person ana home The
protection OF the law. He informed me that
his indlsPosition prevented him from Accom-.
Panyipg me, and that in his place 1 should
take witnesses 10 be present at The recoen;.
ton.
then went to the house accomps,;ea p,
many people and tho officer of the day.
found armed troops inside, my papers cate
Cd on table, case of papers which .bsd
peen nailed nno sealed with eighteen wax
ses!s, win the impress oil the seal of nv gov.
ernmeht, WAS found fractured and recIo,.d
ana seaied with different seal. My state of
nea'h mas rot hitherto y rmt ed ~ q O make
Inc necessary examination of my privaIe nor
Pabiic papers, nor The confidential one. If INV
government during my administration nor
the documents OF my Commission. The mo,
neg was entire.
ihe foregoing relation comprehends tha
outrsSes commiteC against ny persoo I'D
othcial character in Peu.acola ON tbs god d.
ot August, 1921, by Governor Andrew JscL.
son. Ihis narrative is the most sacred ,,u,b
ih II have not suppressed any presiou. cir.
cuihs'. meas the history Of HE facts had no
o'htr origin. The motive em entirely ~.
notant Oi-end that the whole is true exc.
si'lon DO tciemnly swear. l render The
Pfo",s, asa 4 tTotest with the same soIeuni.
oei"i. Sou. oeiore my goyernm. nt, te-
lore that Of the United States, and b.fore aIr
men, agains. she authors and perpe,ratn,. ns
these deeds. also swear under the .a,oa
obligations that have always observed dnr;n1
my al miDistrstiOn as Governor Of West FJore
loa' unfortunately 10 every inoly,uusi of
Inc United States, whether resident or tran.
sleht persons. The utmost confederation. tbs.
naVe respected and caused 70 be respecteo
their persons and properly When anv
one has been guilty Of any delinquency. he
has always been treated with INDULGENCE and
generous ienity; ard so trne is what b.yr
manifested, that il public nosice were 10 bs
liked throughout the whole states, there
would not be single individual, who conId
show the least cause Of RESENTMENT. This
conduct emanAtes from my own natural dis.
position, and from the orders pr..csibec to
me oy my government; and this 10 nv pro.
pen'ity so to act with ali snkinI iIdi;crim.
Hateit' cannot be impugned BY the sir,cte.t
,nVestigatioh INTO my conduct during nv
me- ano Inc Commands which have held.