Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-11-27

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FROM The FLoalpIAs. is
Ihave seen a publication in the New Or
leans paper, signed CaAava,' purport-
ing 10 bel statement Of .actsln relation 10
the occurrences here, on the 22i August,
(which he aitests to be true in every
respects, under the oath which lie takes
upon bis honor, as solemnly as the tasv
requires, conserving. to alswer with iiis
head for the truth Of said stasement.'
This publication feel myself, from a
sense Of truth and justice, constrained to
pronounce a issue Of falsehood and dis
tortion of facts from the commencement
to the end. But for the palpable untruih
of that part Of Colonel Callava's state
rnent which relates to my personal ageia-
cy in the affair, should not have app
peared before the public, and now do 50
with extreme reluctance. The fnilas-
ing is the commission under which Col.
Buffers and myseM acted On that occl-
sion, and our official report thereon.
1t being made known to nr, BY The,
confession Of Domingo Sousa, that the
papers named in the petition Of Henry
M. Breckenridge, Alcalde for the city
of Pensacola, and which were dem.naed
under my orders as the properly d, psf
waite individuals, BY Col. George Wai-
ion, Secretary for West Florida, Coo
mel ]. Miller, Clerk Of tlls Coo.5,y
Court of Escambia, and Henry M.
Breckenridge, Alcalde for the City OF
Pensacola, we're, after said demand, in
pursuance Of my orders as atoresaid,
was made, by the said Domingo Souss,
and negro man, carried this day osthe
house OF the late Governor Don jose
Callava, and delivered (sse said docu-
ments and papers,) into the possession
of his steward nanod Fuilarat: Al
Colonel Robert Butler, olthe army 81
the United States, and DR.. j. G, Bro
naugh, accompanied by Henry M.l'r9el.-
enridge, Esq. Alcalde for the city ot pon7-
sacola, will wait upon Colonel DonJp
Callaya, and his steward, named Fuila-s
rat, and demand from them the ioilowplg
papers, this day delivered to the said
Fdllarat, at the house Of the said Colonel
Callava, by the said Domingo Sousa,
that is to say: First, the documents and
papers relating to the estate Of NRolas
Maria Vidal. Second, The doouments
in the proceedings between Carlos che.
Vile, and Eugene Sierra. Tbird, the
documents and papers in the case OF
Manuel Bonfay and Carlos de Vide.
Fourth, documents and papers Oh the;
proceedings in the case OF PetcrGullkes,
against Thomas Villasica,s all which
documents and papers are acknowledge
ed Ito be the property Of individuais,aHd
appertaining to their rights, and which.
are sec ured to them by and unasr ti,e
third article Of the treaty With Spain,
concluded at the city Of Washinaron,on
the 22d day Of February, 1879, ard
ratified on the corresponding day OF 1921,
and must remain for the projection Of the
rights and property OF the said iaayidn-
ais, and no officer of Spain can rightiulty
take them away, or keep. them from the
office Of the duly appointed Aicalae Tor
the city of Pensacola. 1t is turtnsr
ordered, that If the said late Governor
Don Jose Callava, or his steward, FuIla-
rat, when the above described papers are
demanded OF them, should fail, orreli'se
to deliver the same, that the said Don