Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-08

seized here. TIC separation Of the papers ! Eos yet
accomplished. J must confess regarded the Spa
nsh officers te,nsaing here, more MS u matter OF
speculative Intrigue and espionage than any thing
else Since this last blow, the cx-goy ernor, whom 4
look upon MS no better than the general run of Spa
nash provincial governors has Inken his departure,
and suppose, many diScomcnied Spaniards will
follow hl,, example lie and myself had a little dis
putc about man OF the name al Ugartc, the pariicu
lars OF which will send on, lest the affair shopld
be miSrcpresentcd, for am conscious of being cor
rect IN the procedure"
No. !. MIR. w TO MIR. Eniralgo, sch August
DIR Having, on my arrival here, understood that
you had exercised the Office of acalde and notary
and that large portion OF the public archives aud
private records of this province under Your
sale keeping, Immediately underworld TO find
what state this subject had been placed by our
missioner, Colonel Butler ON The ccssion of Eas,
Florida
IL seems that the subject had he EN- referred ly him
and the ex-governor, Colonel Coppnger, To the de-
c,sion OF The United States government Washing
ton and the captain general of the Island Of Cuba.
Whether this disposition by those two officers
would be deemed sufficient Justification for me to
consider tins important matter of my cognizancc,
until should he specifically instructed on it, would
NC question not oil much consequence, no inconvc
nlence M the meantime suiicrcdbv the DELAY But
as II Us considered that much docs grow
out oil tie present situation of the archives and
cords, placed rs they are, deem il my duty as le-
gaily authorized to exercise the functions of the late
Spanish governor Of East Florida TO request that all
tie archives, records and documents, (wirhin your
control or knowedge) by virtue of the ,eaty between
the United States aud Spain ceding these provinces
ana according 10 the customs and usages Of civilized
nations may IN good faith and perfect nmtv, he
passed over from the officers of Span 10 the nj oper
civil officer of tho United States
YIN the receipt of your letter of the c2nd ] was of
opinion, that your peculiar situation would render u
necessary TO appoint person the place of al
caide And on the 2gth instant | received "a letter
from Governor Jackson, ut Pensacola, stating that
The Spanish subjects had declined taking the
oa,hs OF Office to the United States fearing tiat would
operate as REIMBURSEMENT of their rights rs Span
'Sh subjects, and thai he had appointed Judge Brack-
enrdse acalde there, who had received the archives
Not doubling from your letter that you had taken the
same ground, appointed Edmund Law, Esq as nj :
ra'q9 ana noiary-he IS expected here every hour.
~ 'ne mean time my private secretary will take
ch''ge, M my name, Of all the archives and docu-
menis which ought 10 pass over with this province
ana viii sign apropcr receipt therefor
ioi mentioned you had claim on those docu-
mems. presume nothing can be clearer Than t!iat
YOU must look To the Spanish government for ndemni-
cation But il the United States are liable 10 nav
you, me transferring by YOU of the archives and, do
'nmen's to The proper 1Derson, cannot impair YOUR
'!'im so mat takn. the subject in every Iinint OF
view, cannot see how any of the public archives
or documents could have been DELAYED 10 have Lren
eivenn up II had been appointed 10 accent the COS
sion should have declined takinr the torito,y viii,
out the archives documents &c
As The ex-governor, Colonel Coppnger though
sun city, may not consider himself "a holding any
oi the archives and public documents so ms ia l, nd
dressed officially, and this lcitrnis intended 10 en-
brace and refer 10 NIL the archives and publ;c ,Iocu
ments OF every Kind which vet undevered and
may remain IN The hands Of any of the Spanish Of
hcerS, must request vou late an officer under
hnl, To communicates this to him in eNtcuso os !, &c
presumed, that both of the governments and thcir
niceiS are inclined 10 give every iacilily TO the Of
cers ot each other in their power regarding mai
r. o' substance rather Than etiquette matter OF