Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-03

your possession; and from the lndieat'ons
which they made to him, be n.prehtnoed
that they were those which were packed up
in cases belonging to the military 'rlhuha'
and that Of Finance, be told them thai GER
tain cases existed in bis posse ION IN when
he believed they were; but that he wac
subaltern officer, subject to ~ orders AID
attached 10 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 my au
thority as governor, and could not dispose
of those papers unless by my command
The persons in question withdrew ana re,
turned again the same day with demand IN
writing of the papers, requiring him togiVe
his answer also in writing; which he did. and
consequently came to inform me thereof nut
did not finG me at home. On reflection this
morning, be determined taking them 10
my house as place of ore security than
his-he did so; but not finding me at home,
left them 10 my house which was all ne
knew. told him that he had done right
He further added that having just searched
h,s house, and demanded the papers he re-
| piled that they were in my house; on which
they conducted him as prisoner.
Immediately sent my Aid, Captain Don
Bernardo Pruo to inform the Governor from
me, that Don Domingo Soisa, was an officer
under my orders, and employed in the Com.
mission, that as the papers demanded could
not be given by him, be would have the
goodness to address himself to me. and that
| If they were such as could be delivered,
| they would be furnished through the regular
channel; extending further my request. that
he would be pleased 10 understand that they
could only be delivered by me. The an
! swer which my adju,ant brought me was,
that ":he order for the Imprisonment OF Sou
90 will be continued" and that the Govern
o. further told him, Tell Colonel CAL
! lava that will put him along with him. -
Under the impression that an answer alto
gether so unaccoun,able without the slight
est provocaton to rest on, could only be at
tributed to an extraordinary mistake in the
Interpretation which ba 4 been made .of my
me ssage to the Commissioner aud Governor
Andrew jackson, | ordered my Adju,snt to
return accompanied by another officer and
the public interpreter, in order more fully TO
acouaint the Governor herewith. They fol.
filed their mission aud brought me for an
swer, that the Governor had replied with
loud vociterations and in the presence OF Sc
veraI psrsous thai Colonel Callava shall 60
to Jail!
| was lostrn establishment and my reason
-~,,lA MT Imnnte SO oH''''-. ''"''J ON occur
renee to any other cause than 10 an en,re
privation of judgmen: or to sinister inter
probation, but having no foundation on hlch
TO rest such an opinion, proposed to 60 in
person 10 the Governor, go soon as dinner
was over, but before could do so, three
persons came 10 the house Of Col. Brooke
who said they were authorised TO demand of
me immediately the papers. Tor the Gov.
would not show towards me any more con>-
deraiions or forms. than be would TO any o.
ther private individual
replied to them, requesting them to en-
quire OF the Commissioned OF the United
Sta es, Andrew Jackson, how 'twas il posi-
bic that he should forget in manner So IN
accountable. my Official character? Did tie
mol receive from ne, as Commissioner Oh the
part OF Spain the province OF West Florida,
oil which was his predecessor in The go. ern.
ment, aud that my stay with my Secretary
! aud officers, was pending the decision OF the
points submit d by himself ana me TO our
| respective governments, relative to the con-
slruction 10 be given TO the second article Of
She Treaty The artillery is slil held 10 de-
post under the national safeguard. The
fapers aud documents under my charge as
governor 10 be gwen by me under the Trea-
ty, could not Ce delivered by me in The cha
'acieT OF private individual. because they
did mol come into my possession and trust in
that capacity. requested them TO tell him
that was altogether bewildvred at this
course which was now pursu,rg, that the
papers IN my possession should be held Sac
cred and inviolabIe in Pensacola, my person
being under the immunity of the laws oi ma.
tions, to be respected and protected agreea-
bic to the usages OF civilized nations, and e.