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SATURDAY, April 7,1792. J
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
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OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
St. Augujline in Florida , Attguji , X 79 1 -
tTo his Excellency Don Juan Nepcmuceha dt
£>uefada r Governor and Commander in
Chief of the province of East-Florida, dec.
&c. at St. Augufline.
THE following is delivered by James
Seagrove,,Efq. Commissioner on the
part of the United States, to his Excellency
Don juan Neponiucena de Quefada, Gover
nor of the province of East-Florida, &c, &c.
for his concurrence. ... . ,
That in order to prevent fugitive slaves,
from the United States, taking (lit Iter in Flo
rida, his Excellency the Governor will be
pleased to iflue his. proclamation,, ordering
all officers, civil and military, within this
colony } but particularly tbofe on the, river St.
Mary, to flop all such fugitive slaves, and
without delay convey them to the Spanish post
on Amelia island, thete to be detained until a
person properly authorised bythe United States,
ihali there call and receive them » paying, at
tbe fame time, a reasonable .price for their
maintainance, and also, expeace of convey,
ing from the place where taken, to the place
of confinement. . The fuA to be agreed on
by his ExceKenqy and the Commiflioners.
That notice be given, as soon as possible,.
fcr the officer commanding at Amelia, to the
commanding officer at the American post on
St. Mary 7 *, when any fugitive slaves from the
United States are undjr his care.
That his Excellency would be pleased to
issue severe orders agaiaft any person harbor
ing or concealing such fugitive slaves, but that
they be obliged to make them prisoners, and
deliver them without delay to the nearest
Spaniih post, and from thence to be conveyed
to the general place' for receiving them at
Amelia. f
That his Excellency will be pleased to or
der that all fugitive slave» belonging to the
' United States, who have taken (belter in Flo
rida, since the date of his Catholic Majesty’s
order on that head, be immediately restored
on the preceding terms.
The CommifiloneV is ready to confer on,
and explain any matter relative to the pre
ceding—being with all possible refped, his
Excellency’s demoted very humble servant,
JAMES SEAGROVE.
The following is a translation of Governor
Quefada’s reply to the preceding :
The Governor of East-Florida answers as
follows, to what has been proposed by james
Seagrove, Esq- authorifed for the purpofe’by
a credential letter from his Excellency Tho
mas jefferfon, Secretary of State to the United !
States of America, regarding the negro slaves
who may escape from said nation to this pro
vince. a
Immediately dn the receipt* of the royal
fcbedule, ordering that the freedom that used
to be granted to run-away negroes (hould
cease, the neceflary proclamation was iflued,
and the proper direfiiona forwarded to then*
ver St. Mary’s.
It is not, for the' prefenf, convenient that
the deposit for such rUn-aways, (hould be at
Amelia ifl<ind; I think that this town is the
securest and most proper place/
v It remains at the option of the gentleman
eommiffioner, whether the said run-aways I
shall be employed ia the public works (m L
GEORGIA
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which case nothing will be charged for their
maintainance) or he appoint an attorney
here to take charge of them, their labour,
fubfiftauce, and remitments to the owners, in
any manner he may think proper. But if the
alorefaid eommiffioner wiihes that the.run
aways (hould be kept in prison without work
ing, the owners mult pay for the maintainance
administered, and likewise allow a reasonable
gratification to the foldters. or tailors, which
government, if required, will furuifli to cou
durt them to the frontiers. ,
Every claimer mull prove bis property in
the negroes reclaimed, either b# a certificate
of the government or by other documents
fufficiently proving. his lawful right.
An order will be iflued fixing a penalty on
any inhabitant who will harbour a fugitive
, Have. ' *•••**
There is no account of eve'iVa single negro
Have being in the province wh& fled from the
United Scares within the term that pafled
from the date of the royal schedule in qheftion,
to the promulgation of it in Florida. But
even in case there were such fugitives, it is
the,opinion of government, tha; they ought
not to he restored, nor can it be agreed to
without an express order from the Kiug.
(Signed)
JUAN NEPOMUCENO DE QUESADA.
St. Augufline in Florida.
btb Augujl t 179 1.
To his Excellency Don Judn Nepomuceno de
£>uefada, Governor of Florida, See. &c. at
Sc. Augufline.
The before mentioned eommiffioner ori the
part of the United States is of opinion,
That as the government of East-Florida
does not choose to be responsible for any fugi
tive slaves from the United States, which in
future may (belter therafelves in this province
—it will be for the interest of their owuers,
that, immediately on discovery, they be con
fined in prison, there to remain until proper
ly applied for.
In order to give as little trouble as poffible'
to government on this occafnn, the commis
sioner has agreed with George Flemming, Esq.
of thta city, to furnifh such fugitive slaves as
may be confined in prison, with the usual al
lowance of provisions.
It is also underflood by the comiftiffioner,
that in case any affiftauce (hould be required
from tlie foidiers of this government in con
veying such slaves to the frontier cn the'river
Sc. Mary’s, there to be delivered up, that a
reasonable gratification be allowed, and paid
by the person receiving them. Which laid
three clauses were agreed to by government.
JAMES SEAGROVE.
St. Augufiint in Florida.
ftb Augujl , 175 H.
Department of State, to witr
The preceding five pages contain trufe co
pies of the papers which pafled between James
Seagrove, Esq; duly authorifed to aft there
in by the Prelident of the United States, and
Don Juan Nepomuceno de Quefada, Gover
nor of East-Florida.
Certified under my hand and seal of office,
this fifteenth day of December, 1791.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
[Voi. VI. No. CCLXXXVII/J
L O N D O N,; December 21.
THE King of Prussia ha* confened the
rank of Major-General, and a penfioo
1 of 2000 rix dollar* on General Haymann,
who left the service of France in company
with M. Bouille. • -» ,
The King of Spain perfifl* in refufibg to
recognize the new conflitution of France—
The following is, the reply of Count Florida*
Blanca to the French MiniAer, in regard to
this question :—“ The King, my mutter, hat
not as yet fufficient experience 6f the conduft
of the French nation, in regard either to their;
own sovereign or Spain, to give a categorical
answer on this fuhjed.” It i» doubtful what
effect this delay will have in France. The.
fyliem of theiSpanifh court seems to be to gain
time; and there is no doubt but during the
winter the affairs of France will be thorough*
ly considered by all the courts of Europe, who
intered themfeJveo therein; and t- at the re*
fult of their deliberations will break into ac
tion in the spring.
Extra 3 of a letter frotn the Louver Eli , Dec 19.
“ A considerable German Piince is laid to
have promised to afliit the Fi ench Princes with
12,000 men; but this want* further confirms*
tion,
“ We learn from Coblenrz that M, do
Vandreuil is returned there from Vienna, and
M. de Bouille is also in that c ty. M. dc
Bomhelle*, who set out twenty days fmee front
Peterfburgb, is cot yet returned, and they
are in fear he is flopped. Emigrants are
daily arriving, and are dispersed in the mili
tary cam on*. Ir is said that the Princes have
received fix millions of livresfrom two other
courts, befideß the two millions of rouble*
which they received through a principal house
ia Holland, and that they expeft large fume
from Spain.”
By the last letter* from Constantinople we
learn, that the troops which were lent to
Mecca to difoerfe the bandi-ti w' ich had in
verted that place, have recovered great pare
of the Treasure, and takfcu a great number
of prtfouers
We have received a melancholy intelli*
gence from Italy, where the inundation* make
gieat ravages. A very li t'le way from Pra
cenfo about 400 perfon* have been carried
away by the -torrents and drowned. The
waters of the Po have extended as far as la
Brenta, a place they never retch* t before.
In the National Afiembiy of France, oa
Tucfday, letters from the Mozelle were read,
which announced, that .he frontier* are in a
date of alarm : That Theonvilie and gafri
Louis are in a bad (ia e of defence ; that the
troops there, as well as at Metz, appear dif
affeded to the revolution r and that, as so on
as the army of the emigrant* Ihall present
themselves before the latter town, ihe general
report is, tfiat the gStes will be opened to
receive them. The authors of this informa
tion desired the Aflembly to give them direc
tions how' to proceed.
M. Anacharfi* Clootz spoke of the pr'para-"
tions carrying on by the emigrants, aided“by
some of rhe powers of Europe, arid of th#"
necessity there was to adopt fomd effectual
measures to defeat their purposes. He ; ro
pofed,- tiiat'three great armie* should hr
marched by the 20th of'January next,' agan.it
Brussels, Liege and Coblent*, to iduie, by
the energy of war,* the bleffirigr of peace,*
The President mads jr reply.* The AffetjftC