Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-31

gaze suu tFont parton tus so"s1
former We opened by remevias oar ana
ION reaching the latter, . con iaefao'e sur
seemed to be making in The house; VIC
knocked several tir ss without any answer.
admitiancs was demanded IN tie name OF
the Governor. in three instances, still with
out reply. The guard was rhen orderei TO
advance, and form 10 from oil the house,
and part detsf he'd to the rear. when 1t vas
discovered that the back door was open. and
sevsra! Spanish officer, with Mr.. lnneraity.
who is one Of your cabildo, were on The
porch. We inquired for Colonel Callavs,
to which we were answered, that they did
not know where he was-iighls were pro.
cured, and the rooms searched, when Gala.
va was found 10 his bed, divested Ct mis- coat.
Demand was then mad. 81 the documents,
sgreeably to his promise and to our aston-
ishmsnt they were still refused, and several
attempts made on bis part 10 shew that be
was no, amenable to the laws; to which be
! was answered that the Governor was, in the
execution of Il, laws, bound to demand the
papers. as they appertained to the rights ard
property OF individuals resident in Pensaco.
Ia. and that ormal complaint had been made
that they were improperly withheld, and
that the Governor knew no distinction be.
| tween Colonel Callava and any other man
| under his government. We then proposed
that Colonel Callsva would deliver the pa.
| pers, and be should have our receipt tor
| them, which was also refused. We then
again demanded them, reiteratIrg our sentlt
ncnls that his refusal would be viewed as an
open act Of rpuiny to the civil authority e1-
ercised in the F!oridas, and that he must sY-
pect the consequences he persisted TO re-
fuse, and the officer of the guard was order.
ed to take him and FulIarat. his steward, in.
to custody, and bring them before your
ExeeIIency. which IS now done.-We
would add, in conclusion, thai Colonel
! Callsva, repeatedly asserted that he would
MT te taken out OF his house alive: but
he seemed to act without much difficulty
when the guard was ordered to prime and
load. 4 corporal and three were detached
TO remain and guard the house Of Col. Cal.
lava and to prevent the removal of the bog
es which bad contained the documents, and
and which Mr.. Breckenridge recognized in
bis bed room. From the relation in which
Mr.. lnnersrry stands in this business, To-
gelher with the interest taken On the side Of
Collsya. and at The same time exercising the
functions of one Of the Cabildo OF ribs city,
we deem It an indispensable duty TO recon-
mend that your Exceliency will fill his
place in The Council with a character who
will N aniiest proper respect for The dignity
OF the laws and you their executive.
We bave the honor 10 be, dc &c &c.
ROBERT BUTLER,
Col. u. S. Army.
&c. BRONAUGH.
To his Eyceleney ANDREW JACKSON,
Governor OF the EIcrdas.
Memorandum OF the Documents which,
have this day been demanded of Col. Jose
CaIlava, agrseably TO the order OF his Excel
iency Major General Jackson, Governor OF
the Flondas, and which, on the demand OF
Col. Robert Butler. and J. G.. BronsJgh, ac-
companisd ny Fl. NJ. Breckenridge, Col.
Calisya promised 20 deliver 10 Col. Butler,
if they should be found IN the boxes deliv.
cred 10 him by Domingo SouSa.
!. The papers relating to the estate OF
Jose Maria \ idaI.
2. Proceedings in the case IF Carlos de
Vile and Euguene Sierra.
3. Proceedings in the ease OF Manuel
Bombay. and Carlos de Vile.
4. Documents 10 The case of Peter Guikes
g. Thuma. Vilasica.
The whole of the above paper. having re.
iation 10 the rights OF property in West Flo
r,da, and in which private individuals are
interested.
II. NJ. BRECKENRIDGE, Aleade,
Tsasaeo'u, tag q, 1891.
Twill proceed to call the public attention
TO those passages in Col. Caliava's state.
ment, which refer 10 occurrences where |
was personally concerned. 1.-THE part COM
men,ed upon is 10 be found in So cond para
graph, ls3d line, commencing with The
words "bur before The dinner &c and
ending. he paid some Alteration 10 my
representation"
The reader may judge what reliance is to