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


before God himself. | was in fact carried
to laii at the hour Of midnight!! In nv
delicate state OF health! My house was
left open to the mercy of the soldiers =
Inc Spanish officers and other personsos
my confidence who were there or repair
ed tnither were ordered off, anu none of
them permitted to remain. My person
and those OF the Government " hich were
under my charge were left without snv
inventory or account OF the same: the kew
of my trunks were left; my property and
that belonging to my Governn ent Tor the
purposes OF the Commission, were in
iiAe manner abandoned without apy A.,
cUun. or inventory, as also all my other
personal property. At eleven on the fol
lowing morning Of the Esd, writ Of Hs.
peas Corpus was ISSUED by the JUDGE
Don ElJius Fromentin, but Governor
Jackson treated 1t with contempt. Stain
that he did not think proper to allow IL
to be carried into effect.
At about five in the afternoon of the
same day l was informed by the officer Of
the guard at the prison of an order Of the
governor, which stated / should be set at
liberty and accompanied by the officer Of
the day to my house, as he had now pot
possession OF the papers and | might sea
if the cases were CLOSED and sealed
told the officer who delivered the order
that could not enter my house unless
accompanied by judge. lie said might
look for one and then came out of prIs.
on The officer accompanied me with
many other persons ana went to the
house of judge Fromentin, as being the
only one in West Florida. found him in.
disposed and before every one present.
made succinct relation oil all these facts
and begged that he would extend to nv
person and house the protection of the
! law. He informed me that his indisposi.
ton prevented him from accompanying
me, and that in his place should take
witnesses to be present at the recognition.
then went to the house accompanied
by many people and the officer Of the day.
l found armed troops inside; my papers
scattered Oh the table, case of papers
which had been nailed and sealed with
eighteen wax seals. with the impress Of
the seal of my government was found
fractured and reclosed and sealed with
different seal. My state Of health has not
hitherto permitted me to make the neces,
sary examination of my private nor pub,
lie papers, nor the confidential ores Of
my government during my administration
nor the documents of my commission.
The money was entire
The foregoing relations comprehends
| the outrages committed against my per-
son and official character in Pensacola on
the 22d day of August, 1921, by Governor
Andrew Jackson. This narrative is the
most sacred truth-in it have not sup
pressed any previous enthusiastically
history Of the facts had no other origin.
The motive | am entirely ignorant OIL
and that the whole is true exposition
do soleE,nly swear. tender the proofs.
and l protest with the same solemnity
before God. before my government, be-
fore that of the United States, and before
all men, against the authors and perpetra-
tors of these deeds. also swear under
the same ooigatlons that have always
observed during my administration as
Governor of West Florida, indiscrimi.
natey to every individual of the United
States, whether resident or transc tent
persons, the utmost consideration; ,batI
have respected and caused to be respect.
ed their persons and property-Whea
any one has been guilty of any delmqueD-
cy, he has always been treated with in
diligence and generous Ienity; and 50
true is what have manifested, THAI if
public notice were to be fixed throughout
the whole states, there would not be a
single individual, who could show the least
cause of resentment conduct enc
mates from my own natural disposition,
AID from the orders prescribed to me oy
my government; and his is my propensi.
ty SO to act with all mankind ind scrimi-
nately, cannot be impugned by the street.
est Interrogation into NY conduct during
my life, and the comm nGs which have
held