The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-31
FRENCH SPOLrATIors

."" VI " VIC pay nitnt Ot our ,;,;.
ior the property she plundere,l frnm a' =,
some years since. She has been rn. nsn
pay the utmost franc for her spol;,,;.usl'
The property of the subjects of III. p' Oh
an nations, and cannot, with imnna;a 'e
honor, much longer delay to r,.n"' '! Of
those who have IA much stronger nI,. |
her justice. TRos, ', %m Op
The Worcester Spy calculat.. II
the people ofihe United State, q 5 .'4 Of
are in favor of Adams j; e,I4e,oas' in i fH
of jackson; I,07l,01i for CrawGp5' a'F
l,ol4 for Clay. i
Minois.-John McL-an Of Shawn,
has been elected by the Lcsisla,ur"
nUis, a Senator from that stat. i, u ~
to supply the vacancy occason,d hse " ~
resignation of NisIAs Epw,nno we
Mclean is elected for the remand, NJ
term for which Mr.. Edwards was ar v, 0e
and which will expire ON the 4tb Of ul'
next. 'ul
PHILADELPHIA,D December II w.
received the Spanish account If ,"'s
events at Porto Rico, and hasten +,
iho'iica'e the same 10 our correspondent.
PonTo Rico, Nov. e3d Ia.,
SHAMEFUL AGGRESSION
By Captain Porter of the United {, -. i
irigate joins ADAMS in ,iolatiop of%
rights Of nations. "e
On the 18th Of the present month q,
commander of the U. States igstp Ia@'
Adams, displaying the flag of the n, ggu'
with which we are at peace, & with wb,,1
there was no appearance of our having 4.
clarrd war, anchored in the port of r.,
do, with two schooners, landed mimi.
OF armed troops, aud placing bimself ..
their head, under specious pretexts ib,.,
tened destruction To the town and IN IN.
lives of IFS inhabitants, who had M o,b,'
bulwark but their own courage. and M
other authority in their front but that al
an Alcalde, and of II militia officer If II.
district. lie carried his inconsiderste on
terprlse 80 far, taking advantage Of the sr
prise of the moment and of the STATE
peace in which we are with the Dat;o,
whose flag waved over him. AS to ,pt.
the artillery, emharking when the ned
pie began to collect, by which he avoided
the punishment which was his due lind
prccipitate embarkatinn and the wcakn,,,
OF the Alcaldr, (whom we cannot posir,
ly pronounce cuipablc, on account Of our
not yet being acquainted With all the rir |
cumstances.) saved Captain Porter from
the Indignation Of people most attraction,
~ insnlted, and, for the present, from Ibs
punishment which, the laws of society i'm
pose the thinking world will iuds, all
the criminality in both cases Of the ahre
said Porter, rs u public man, Commando,
the naval forces ola ci,iliZrd nation. and a,
a private individual, according To the result
Of the facts we are about to relate.
Under date of the 30th of October, the
Aicalde oethc aforementioned town ofFa
.iardo, gave notice that at O'Clock on ths
evening of the 26th, the American war
sch""ncr Beagle, Capt J. Plat, had arrirl
ed at that port, having on board Mr.
George Bta Ton, clerk in the house Of Cab
bot aud Barley. in the island of St. Thoma,
with orders and recommendation from
Mr.. john Campos, ~ that place. in searchd|
some goods said to have been stolen from
the said house on the night ofthe si-25h
March.
The captain of the port, Ito whom, a.
well as to the other military authorizes,
vigilance was recommended on account I'll
the number of vessels which, according to
advices received, had been fitted out inife
United States under the flags of what are
called the insurgcnt states had hi. su.fl
clons of the brig, and requested the a,,is
lance of the Alcalde to examine her papers
when finding them regular, he gave lhe
schooner liberty to proceed on her ,OIassI
the same day.
Under the date of the 18th he SAYS, that
at 7 O'Clock of that day, information Na
received of two American schoonprs with |
launches in tow, having passed the ss Of
PalonInos, which is in front of the port |
that from these launches, bearing the
mcrlcan flag, one hundred and fifty armpd
men landed, and, with drum braths
marched TO the town. where the neishhm |
hood had already begun Ia assemble am
ed with whichever they could lay their hands
on, aud resolved, as good SpanaIds, to sell
dear the ground they occupied, when they
observed a white nag borne in front. and
having been commanded to halt, he went
ont and met an officer, Who brought the Al
calde letter in English, a literal tran'Ia
ton of which follows
Z. 5. Frigate John Adams, Nor. 1911, 1924
SIR: | have been officially informed that
al officer under my orders who visited The /
town of Fa.lardo, ofwtich you are cblel, IN
search of, which with great quantity OF
American property were supposed to he
secreted there, and carry ing with him sui
fcient testimonials Of his object and cha
ractcr, was, after he had made all known 10
you, Sir, arrested through your orders by
armed men, and shamefully nsulted ana
abused in your presence by the captain OF
the Port, and that, after he was sent away
by your orders, and set at liberty, he was
and abused afresh By the inlaO'
lants OF the town His object in WISHING
+ aJardo has been frustrated through ihte
and for these offences has See'
made neither expiation nor explanation
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