Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-05

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West Florida, relative To his arrest and impr
sonmont By General Jackson. As a matter
OF justice we feel hound IN give h, representa-
to1 pace in our coi;,mns. PHI. Gt=eits.
rGANsItTIoN.
:, Don Jose CailNa EX-Gnvernur Of - est
FLORIDA, Commissioned by the Spanish govern
ment 10 carry into iull and complete effect as
Com nj, 5iorrr, NIL the stipulatons between
liis Catholic Atiiesty and the Presiden, of
ne Cmtcd States in the cessioa made II them
~ the SAID Province, uAlrr he Treaty o.
friendship, adjustment OF differences aud linz
Us ratified ~ botu neti1aS ON the 21d day nf
y e9r iary OF the present year 1921, Dn make
ih'' present, sworn exposition, with all The
lore OF law, ON my word Of honor, gdlr;,n-
lr'lh Z the truth of nav assertions, or the re-.
sionsi5iiity Of my head before Il tribunal, of
lite outra;es which We're committed against
my Official character as Spanish Commissions
ef against my person and against my house
- me day ana night of "Wednesday. the o2l
az August, 1921, by The Governor of the said
West Florida and Commissioner on the par;
o. tae Unitcd Stairs under the same T.caty.
I'hc facts are as follow:
At about fouT ia the afternoon was in the
house of Geo. VI. Brooks. Es1. colonel nj
ile United States Four,a Regiment to dinner.
aIe company at table consisted of Co. Brooks.
has lady, Fliues Fromemtnr, Esq. Judge of
u" United State, the co.umandcr of the L.
- brig ~ war Enterprise, Michael Kearney,
C5i Lieut. CD. Don Na:ius De ViIGers.
Lieut.. col. and commau!rr of Artillery, Don
Francisco Palncs, the Vicar of the province.
tue Rev. James Goldman, and citizens DR.. Juan
tanerlrity, DIR. Juan Larria. merchants, DIR.
ilarnarGo Prleto, aud Don Luis Gayani, Capt.
Don jorc Norilga, a retired officer Don Jose
truzat, my Secretary of the commission.
Lieut.. Don Carlos De Vilers, and Don Anal
q" GuIilinard, sun Licuts. Don Mariana La
tHrday, & Don Pedro de Alba. public Inter
prefer. The Spanish sub lieut.. Don Domingo
Nouaa, came and cnquirel for me, earnestly
desiring TO speak with ma. On entering he
was accompanied by an officer of the Z. States
who conducted hun as prisoner rs he toll me.
having asked him for what reason, he replied,
In Inc presence fthc company that on the
preceding day three persons made their ap-
Pcarance nj his house, who said we are autho-
rSed by the Governor Don Andrew Jackson.
I'd order you TO deliver up certain papers which
he has been informed are in your posscssion
ana from the Indications which they made to
ii'n, he comprehended that they were those
winch were packed up in cases belonging To-
inc military tribunal and that of Finance; he
told them tnat certain cases existed in his pos
session IN which he believed they were but
mat ne was subaltrrn officer, subject to nv
orders and attached to the commission, and
that the cases which he had mentioned were
under his care by my orders as notary or clerk
OF those privileged tribunals under ms autho-
rity rs governor, and could not dispose ofthosc
papers iiniess by nay command. The persons
~ question Withdrew and returned again the
same day with demand in writing ofthe pr
per5, requiring him to give his answer also in
writin5 which hr lid, and consequently came
ID inform me thereof but did not ind M, Mt
home. On reflection this morning he deter
mined on taking them 10 my house as a place
gilmore security than hi5--he dill SO but not
finding me at home, left them in my house
which was all ne knew. | told him that he
had done right. He further added than hay
IIl5 just searched his house, and demanded the
papers, he replied that they were in my house ::
Oh which they conducted him as q prisoner.
immediately sent my Aid, Captain Don
BWnardo Prut0, to inform the Governor from
me, that Don Domingo 5Ousa, was an officer
IGlder my orders, and employed i'm the Com
mission, that as the papers demanded could
MT be- given by him, he would have the good
ness 10 address himself to me, and that if they
we're such as could be delivered, they would
he furnished through tie regular channel ex-
tending further my request, that he would be-
pleased 10 understand that they could only be
delivered by me. The answer which nv adj
.At11t brought me WAS, that the order for
the imprisonment Of Sousa will BE- continued"
and that the Governor further told him, "Tell
Colonel Caliava that viii put him along with
him" Under the impression that an answer
altogether So unnCcOuutabie without the slight
rit pTo|HraiIDn To- rest on, could only be-
aiirb tied to an extraordinary mistake in the
Interpretation which had been made Of my
message - the Commissioner and Governor
andrew jackson, ! ordered ny AdiataEt {,
return accompanied by another officer and
'Ha pjJ'ic Interpreter, ia order more fully
i' ac !usint thp Governor herewith. They
idiicj their mi sion and brought me for an
5Nrr. that the Governor had replied with loud
notifications aai IN the presence of several
persons tiat Col. Claya shall go to Jail
va5 Ia IN astOuishmeut and my reason
rt..j Not iiipitc go extraordinary 40 occur
r.Icr 9" ans odlrr cause thin to an entire
Preai!'1 ~ Judgment Or 90 sinister i1tcrprcta-
t'r, 5ut having 10 foundation on which to
ret slth an opinion, proposed to go iaper-
s,l 80 tnc Ho;cmO., so soon as dinner was
oyer. hui b'iott could d. so, three persons
r. me t1c ho.Hr of colonel BrnUkc, who
s1it they wr-H a1ulf5ed - demand Of me-
inncat .3y CD. Papers, for the GovcnorI
Wo ~ Iot sIo" towards GIc aay upre cDu3i-
drrtioga 20 rpra-, than b. would 10 auy o.
Cher sri ~ g}'s.frd
,rI ~ tiu requesting them - en-
g P'r %, .tif t"Eiuissiclcr Of the L. States,
Aris"' jerSsoH h1w =" was it possible that
%" ia 'i IDr-rt in IS n3anGcr 80 unacc0gpti-
!1 o''.i eht"""tT ?' Did lac not re-
t..t. ..s... 1851 , ~ --isr,7- t,tt fifp met