Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-27
Communicated for the Philadelphia Gazette.

is aimo't"ronging Sucha night ms this.
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lConnniic1lei for the Phi,ai e,phia Gdzette.l
TRtNsLATIos
MANIFEST made by the Spanish Colonel Don
JOSE CoPpiNCER, shelving the unjust and violent
proceeding wiich has heen observed in St Angus
tine III Fiorida drspoiiing him by order of the M
Ve'nlh. authority o the archives of his Governnient
fiu oter papers a''e' INC delivery o! the Province
V'"' v. oU"eS "' america.
As nature sometimes produces strange phenomena
so man initiates her ny ms atrocous deeds "A truth
Wnicn experience every day tcsfes with actions
which 90 not always confer honor IN its authors
Nv Nt'Nh o Wnicn am gong tn treat is uuiortu-
halcv ono oil TINS nature, and although there are VA
''"'N witnesses ana documents TO perpetuate its
"'emor, ma listhca,on, they do not always extend
thu punlI>h me events with that due ver;Icirv which
"ly e'N us 20 Judge OF inc conduct of persons for
WI: 'e'''h n' impeNed ny the natural sentiments
Nnc' N""n'''' A'hnr ihspreS as well as by the dig
nI5;.,s "L'' u'term'ncd To publish this
Ni'es.' WIN w, N'tW ~ avoiding that the iYno-
i'c VI some ana I've malice and partiaiiy of others
may excite erroneous conceptions and different sem
"S' WHICH W th' preSrn, instance should only
''"" 'o cI'"c '"u@natiin asu1st the author III at-
' u " u' ,.''' ""'h am gong 20 relate.
~, ny n! government To MAKE the dc!ivc-
w ~ 'o' ~ W Una o' t'c L itcd StaeS, en-
3D., -, = $50! ~! my movements scrupulouSly 10
, ''. ~ S'''""; ana 10 me orders wlc had
u'' eo.'"'''c"'e'i 10 me colonel Robert Butler.
i',''S SO, IN me part OF The Cnipd States
,,o rot'hce S"nmenceG Official communica-
49, 49, nv '"'"'S' '''rSr anu the private confer
eneus we ttSel',ci H'h ScceSs'vely filed our res
$500 uu''es' '2eUo dIhfuiiics occurred, which we
Ieucu p,o.'S'nhiuN 'f winch am fully auIlorsed)
n,,',s oT ~, 1Ve'''n 20 the iui'ire determ
Ia, W u'''' bo'c''mc'.S--o Tins nature the
s,i.s u.'i oi'si"ueu II" consequence of Colonel
-: "i'uN'hS ''l't t"r iTi!.ery should be Hciud-
49, ,ie I..cIy OF the tornheaons; which is not
Su",e" h me TeitN, IS opposed to the tenor Of NV
''s""cUo"S, anu thrfc IS no reason 10 ustv ii--on
~ 'Voou"'i was aVerse 10 u, and although could
s"pPcu 'he artillery heiore line delivery have
cceIeu !hS"h'ii should have received more positive
for ron,
!'e Ges'n.'no OF June "aen this point was fist ag-
"'i'i. '''s =" vi August, wGn tlc sax months
: - 80 80 IT.. .G VIC .N"V"'nlVh expired, might have
$500 '''in nevertheless cid not adopt rItler
II " ,"e "'"ei measures because The vessel dcstim
49, - ''' JS'"t 10 inf CONVOY thot was Ia carry the
49,, ~ ''"' """"''' on The port rs well as
o'e "'F'"S on po'rd the American troops tlai
iI - .'',l9 p,o to'ihce ('i operation which IT
al ''re ''tch "1iter 10 nave deferred until advice
i H. ~ " ' t' 10 me- anu ther situation was
,,onS 81 L,n seSS's, very ronpiesome TO the
:; III u 'hc Z nich States As was
a'o N.Y. therefore agreed with Colonel Butler
~ '.ue"o's anu a'ucuiar OPINIONS were mutual
T. -, 10 'enye t''' artillery which was alrca
~ ~ t.,c W. points OF iortiiicatIonS, viz
F' . Sds.e "i ot MARX aud Matanzas, with
,i 'iu",.Nt o' ammunition and military
o. - - e. , ..'e 'elhalnuer on me lines of
Al a ,Ioc;s;, Lff va, ' '''u '"ose ~ me fark, UNI
,n.L,il - ',e gwen ~ nave already sad,
49, .; "ese SHOULD ne included IN the delivery of
Win .cr.I T., 81 d. o'.'ll I; ~ INC ,1aVana'
~ ' V7''t" W he archiVes, entertained a doubt
iy.,nts hand ,,, nv "i''"-
~ '''' ,' oGcumchis winch substaniiate
80 y, :, 49,: " !'',i t I'5"'S dcuohs, and properties,
I1ran, -, ~ ~ p'"'"ce' OF proceed 10 the
- - ,'n ,,' s''ie VI i,e e'acuaton Tor although
,,,cbt - - .; "no'i' "cco'.'ihg 70 my opinion
he. ;,o, i''e ,',lct' u Is al me same lime
1f n,I;c s,e rd w J' .''luy1 VINO purchased 1t
an, = .o.to 'p' NC "'>en from MN with
h;ni ,,, ~ go, " ','u ~ "iich coma not
ed !, Ia fro.,,, ,nJ H., -; 49, po''5 Pusi'"e'y menu3n-
t.(I,ct nor [ ne SNP'eSS oToers 10 that
nons;b;,,. hay;r cy III oy .'H PERSONAL res
Americas Comm;s.;omo H. 30 On I"s SUBJECT WIN the
rr,,a , IL' ~ " nc C"Iiu not Jess thnn APP
The said ,~cb;,o ,,1 consequently agreed That
lion in ,v;ci tb 'u'.'1n ~ tue same cond'-
,,or,,nsn,s sl.iJ' - 'i'.J were; "n'i Doih 60
,l,esc' ,,,,;,a w.. i;! utcuc the Pt"h'em. For
r,nrtot;on s,J ,I;.,t ~ :1 W =; "er me trans
ml,ary o,orns All ~, w - aJi.'9'ucrpic quahuty OF
greatest in,crcst ~ ,I,o sesea, points OF me
which could mot hccoro nn,, 'es0nue VI oPain'
sl,ortnesx of the t;n,e aud vi 'ueou"t OF me
fcred In rema;n ~ e, % ,'u."ue o. business, lo!-
Ire no;nts in d;snn,e ne - LII '''e uec'eioh OF
necessary tbc comn,;sso,, ,r ii; .''i % "ec'heI
been eniTusred fo mo Tbose go, m.'c" hau
,;rnrIv e,,cc;GcJ In ,I,, oo;;aI Ills 'l'pc'' most
oil ON be,,vec,, col R,In i po""encG caTfI-
also 10 be found succincdy Ln, -; 49,, 'u u:! .,'c
receint which ,vos dr., ,,,, 49,, 81 d. - -: -. we
nro, ;ncc Of ,I;cL &C.,, iii ueISeiy OF tHe
clIsion tooeiler ,r;,i, v1;o, , -. ,'' con
pondcncc r,,tive IN Tho arci; " ~, ti Vo''cs
other unpcrs which doc,,,a,,,. w.. '",'J! WI"
No Loo o"o'''ou "o''
when nos z.;,p or ,,o ,or.;, . .., -,
he was about TO enort ray;,a ,bo .,'
command of the nroyince n,Jcr ,L 49, ~ ~ S r."
tain j. H. Bell (nn;il the Secrct,r, ,n,o;r,cd 30 r.