Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-10-27


after bis arrival here, bad written 70 be
Spanish Escrissno TO deliver over the pa
pers: and had appointed Edmund Law, E.q
as Aicade, The delivery was refused ibr
reasons given by the E.crivano. 1t was
then determined TO issue . special commits
sion to three Americans, and take all the
withheld archives aud documents from the
Escrivano, Ex-Governor, aud from every one
else 10 whose hands they .nigrt be found
peacea6iy If practicable, our Jorci6iy If ne
cessary. We farther understand, that Mr.
.Worthinston, uuder the 9TH article Of the
treaty, considered Col. Coppinger, the late
governor, and any other Spanish officers re-
mainins here since the cessicn, as private in
dividuals, and, therefore, entered into no
correspondence particularly with him on the
subject; but, as his ultimatum, wrote plainly
and forcibly TO the Escrivsno, Mr.. Entrai
GO, TO give the papers up peaceably.. The
delivery was not offered: and il was plainly
sec that nothing but justi6abie coercion
Reuld succeed. a commission was then
: Ade out by che Governor to John K. Bell.
James G Forbes, and Edmund Law, Esas.
with Nles,rs, John q. Bird aud Antclm Gay,
us clerks.
On the Cd inst. by mail. letter was re.
ceived from G on. Jack son, dated th-slst ult
OiocttUk suc sahuS mo PoescoSiOu VI tue
paper IN question immediately. According
ly, after Il consultation between the Govern.
or and Col. Eusti., within few hours after
its receipt, the aforesaid Commissioners and
Clerks, attended simply by Mr.. Hanham,
the High Sheriff. entered the E.crivsno's
office, and, in hi. presence, peaceaSly took
charge Of five boxes of papers; they then
went 10 the ex Governors when, after hav.
ing been admi.,ed inio the house, they open,
ed his Office, by the Shsrtf's Kicking his
foot against the door, and took quiet chsrgs
of six more boxes Of papers; W irn ave row
in American custody; ana undergoing exam.
anstiou, so that all public papers may W se.
Para'ed from auy that may te private,
which will Instantly be give" 20 the proper
owners
The Spanish officers behaved very we'll o.
The occasion, and, Of course, protested most
loudly against the whols proceeding; add,
we are proud to say, that the c. IN SION
ers, and the officers with them, executed
The affair IN the com ple;eet and most unex
Geption ,ble manner.
The Governor has appointed three Seer,
tariss, versed in she English ami Spanish
languages, to separate ann lis, she papets
taken under the vi-w of the CON nii.,o.ers ;,
arc the Ex-Governor and the Escrivano will
be inVlted to attend the whole Interrogation
-whicn, when Completed, we hope To be en-
noled tn lay folly before he public, shu viii
TIL then suspend their opinion on this deli.
safe and interesting al IL.
F'om the same paper from which the above
% taken we copy the following:
Governor Worth;as,on has Issues
his procIama'iou, declaring h. city u
81. August'ne 30 be visited with a
most fatal aua malignant sirkuess.-
he say. s'his city having been -.
long considered the chosen abode o.
health and longevity, renders ,ha con
clifton Of the afflicted peculiarly di,
fressins, as the Thousand provisions
siek!y eountri g had net been an.ieios.
ted His Exeei'ency recommend. ii
the citizens mite IN contributions
create fand for the relief of the sick
and distressed.
+" The Board Of Heaith report tha
the disease is chiefly contn-d 70 =.
Iaharins class of white people WIZ
have recently arrived from the nnru.
and that the natives OF the county
and ofihe adjoining states are gene,
ally exempt. Doctors S.one an
M'Crosky are appointed ~ administer
medical aid TO the poor, attic expenso
OF the city. Nurses, &c, are also fu y
niatied the poor AT the public expense. -
-...--,....E .-s,.~-.es.. ...,A-.,