The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-12

whether abandoned not the oagns usually helped them
selves to what could hand In the
soa se neae @ e crop was eagerly sought for and
posed 10 destruction, well upon BY horses
9EeAs property ofevery description punertd and
when the owners particularly loyal be spanish goyenen
The buildings and the ranges killed OF
Smvsn % Oh 10 ,s camps Of The invading And this
American troops were finally Withdrawn from province May
During this tme however, evacuation of The PROV
already haviag made the drst incuon some
% sa parties "n1 81 or sopanss Of regulars volunteers Joined
Colonel Newman entered The province with battalion
Johns river made an expedition into me Interior against the
no nsssss ana IN 0 ns 'pns % n battalion often
ince, and acted under Colonel smith And
corps on The Southern
serupss about soiariss Whether any Of hs
do o% s 9 sr Of @
detail Of of The revolving robbery
pundsI aud wan'on ibe hand
@ o S % n eases @ Of hafshp ruin and beg
general statement though they might tend
states troops finally evacuated hs
as a %,. n @ "sn, w' 4 IA @
cn s.saea aa s es. Ssn % a Or and
q 3D. and many
Of every kind concerned the By
Il Is bul observe, however,
stats WA, Officially made acquainted with these pro-
States troops they promptly asavowed the revoked Gen Mat
the agent of United place Matthews,
Sn & n s hs and o restore
Of East Florida had been thus taken from of
s,s Tosse pSs
@ M n Bee. a "e to ne as @ M
authority by force ~ obea TO dwell the details OF this
Of this letter Of instructions viii be
people who had acted with General Matthew's engaged
@ % IN . a @ q ns a % n
was supposed washington and very correctly tool that they had
% % @ s w s a
This point as well Known and also Others, led much
delayed the evacuation Of The province ana he
Surrendered, May, 1919 General Pncfusy was
% @ as the agent and n military M Of he uned
render Or deye! up The to the Spanish governor In The
Ted States troops had fallen back to New icpe the ST
which led to the losses or ujuries in
question: have doubt omitted details which might make
Transactions but my aim has been only 70 sa, much as may
ae complained Of, they occurred
wt view TO more perfect and full understanding Of the nature
re.pondencs between Mr. Monroe and Mr. Foster agases 5s A.
aud s. o'ne rd volume american State paps FOREIGN Rela
dent 70 the House Of July isa; page
saa coon. @ fss Mckee eo's VI Ms"
@ % - uSs e nas ar do dosumns On n w mbe %y 1aS ms
ih Spanish place,
sisur i asl between the American agen,
o,s. ~ oer, between lh March, eia, O
hrah.d % Jaas Reid my Predecessor ia september rsi and
paesd 90 hie WIN the Other relating these claims and
Department Having positive knowledge, however
which wi'lte uan.mtted herewith =
a kingsley and Archibald Clarke annexed to ,s case as wsn as
many Others already reported TO The Secretary Of the Treasury give
with no pleasure that have narrated these transactions
that ea attention any further details which fear would only
excuable.
sode in the general history the which, American cit
fse gahed United promptly
steps and remedy they could with due
ihe safety and rights Of those compromised by the
could not fully wipe out The STAIN do the which had
were at peace
These, ,niures' claimants This
and othe seek satisfaction the United States And
@ NOW 70 m other grounds upon which that claim
| the treaty and tie laws already
s Ssa1 % sono w
whie% her SUBJECTS had BEEN subjected to b"t na in
when The treaty Of am limits and settlement Of ,h asd February
the Uned states aud e very people who had been thus injured
state treaty pro
vide @ .s % nnn o% s%d & make @ ,a.ss 9r Se% She snd
TO- ns a amy .6 wSe ~ % by aat & na ana "a
spanish inhabitants by The late operations Of the American army IN
amer the final ratification Of treaty. March, ls25
passed by Congress effect this 9th article Of the
court Al 81 Augustine adjust
Of East Florida, their representatives, "agreeaby
Of the 9th OF the treaty" And in the second
section provided tha all which the judge shall dc
eide yor Of the claimants the decisions with the evidence
Just equitable the provisions Of ths treaty
shall pay the amount thereof the persons IN whose
favor the T. audged Of money IN the Treasury
otherwise uppopriated"(seo Stat at Large volume 3,
Under this law Judge Of the supreme court Augustine
proceeded take cognanse Of ne claims filed before ha some
1878 injuries of the
American troops this patriot 1912 and 1919 Buiupon
d
who Treasury Depincnt) decided that
injuries 1912 and 1873 did not within the
visions Of the above clase of the gh auce treaty
army Florda and that lae wpfd BY The wy not found IN
the spanish version o. the resp) meant On Cast tondn) only one
operations OF the American Amelia island IN lo ana
only usmportan losses aud injuries occaoned uere
BY Application was Immediately pAdo 70 .ongress o We
treaty, OF lS1J And f eot ana weary DC
act m their relief was finally passed q vol stat ~ Lase
injuries Of 1912 and 1919 This ae approved Sh June
eJi provides that ths ssc,ey 2, ne @ ng y money in he
Treasury appropriated the amount awarded W
l u,der e authority hundred and h chapter
of seventeenth Congress, approved Nd 1hcui %
ht hundred and twenty three occasoned IN
,ba t,aons Of
the yea thousand eight hundred and twelve hna ohe
gh, hundred and hneen where tho decision Of e
M Al scmcd by nr Secretary Of be
m pTopaed award be paid, except Ia he case - ule
In % inns of suffering the loss actually subjects of the
goyefnment nd ,orsded also, That award be paid
for depredaons committed In East Florida previous J"
province of the agent OF troops o' w , p ~,
us,o Ind Be 1tA cnaoted, That the Judge OF the supe
,r cou OF 81 Apusne he hereby s authorized 20 re-
ceve examine, and adudge all cases % cleims or ~
and one aud een, not
said judge IN which te evidence W % rsan Thai snc
claims provided ny thet treaty OF February
hundred and nneiern sweeh tn , h ,a
in INC
this act snd prorded also, Ihat ne ~ ,hs n,acsdn