Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-11-03
PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION,
by Major General .andre,u jackson,
Governor Of the Provinces of the
Ftoridas. exercising the pswers Of
he Captain General and of the In.
tendnnt of the Island of CUBA, orsr-
the said provinces, and of the Go.
cernors Of the said provinces re.
specdrety:
Whereas, by The seventh article Of
the treaty concluded between the Uni
ted States and Spain, on the 22d Of
February, 1919, and duly ratified, ie
was stipulated that the "OGicers and
troops OF his Catholic Majesty in tho
territories hereby ceded to the United
States, shall be ,Oitharuwn, and po.ses-
sion of the places occupied by them
shall be given within six months after
ths ratification Of the treaty, or sooner
if Possible:" And whereas, it has this
day been made, known TO me, that the
following officers Of his Catholic Ma
Jesty, TO wit: Marcos de Villiers, Ber-
nardo Prieto, Louis Gayarre, Civic
Lesassier, Arnaldo Guillimard, Carlos
dc silliers, Pedro de Vegas, and Ma
r,ano Latady, and who, according to
the said seventh article, ought to have
withdrawn from the said coded terri.
tory with the troops of his Ca,ho-
lie Majesty, have, without permission Of
the existing authorities, contrary to
the said seventh article, remained in
this city, and its vicinity; and whereas
it has been made known to me, that
the said officers, acting in a distinct bo-
dy, independent Of, and disavowing ea
ven temporary allegiance to The go
vernment Of the United States, as ex-
listing in the Floridas, have been en-
gagged in stirring up disailection there
to. and in sowing discomfort in the
minds of the good people Of this said
province; and whereas it appears that
they are the authors Of The following
false, scRndatons, and Indecent publ.
cation:
sin speaking of Col. Callava's appearances
before General Jackson, II. NJ. ought to
have stated, that none of the interroeatories
and highly offensive accusations of the &c.
neral were faithfully interpreted to Col CAL
lava, any more than the replies of the la,tec
to the former. 1t was. therefore, out of the
power OF our chief, not knowing what was
SAID TO him, to make the auditory nnders
siand how innocent he was of the foul char.
ges with which his unsullied honor was en-.
| deavored to be stained.
such, IN sum, are the observations VT.
had TO make on the statement of II. B. md
we nope that he and the public will be con.
WINGED That we acted from no principle of pu.
'''animHy; ina. VI, on the one hand, qre
| Shuddered at the pioient PROCEEDINGS ere,ci-
sea against oar Super.or-we Knew uIso
what was due to government which is on,
the mo'tfriendly footing with our own
| owe are, &c. &c.
"THE SPANISH OFFICERS,
| "Re'ident in this place"
| And whereas the said publication is
calculated to excite resistance TO the
existing government Of the FIoridas.
! and TO disturb the harmony, peace,
and good order, of Tie same, as well as
to weaken the allegiance enioined by
my proclamation, Heretofore publish.
ed, and entirely Incompatible with a
ny privileges which could have been
extended 10 the said officers, even il
permission had been expressly given
theni 80 remain in the said province,
and, under existing circumstances, a.
gross abuse Of the !eniIy aud indul-
Sence heretofore extended 10 them:
| This ia, therefore, TO make known
to .he said officers TO withdraw them
selves. as they ought heretofore have
done, from the Fioridass sgreeabiy to
the said seventh article, on or before
The third day of October nexf; after
I which day, if they, or any of tbemj
shall be found within the FloriJas, als
officers, civil and military, ere hereby
required TO arrest md secure them, SO
that they may be brought before me, 20
BIO dealt with according to INV, for the
contempt and d;sobcdiepce of this my
proclamation.
/ Given at Pensacola, this Goth day Of
September, one thousand eight
| hundred and twenty. one, end OF
the independence Of the United
States the forty sixth.
ANDREW JACKSON,
Governor of the E7oridaJ, &c. sc &c.
BY order OF tie Governor:
GEO, WALTON,
Secretary ofHIess Florida,
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