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Being assured by the last accounts from Europe of the perfect harmony and good understanding which subsists between their Catholick & Britannic Majestys I cannot do less than express my surprize at the Insult offered in this River, to two Vessels, one Spanish and the other French, whose Passports, Registers and Bills of Lading were in due form.
I shall not animadvert on the treatment &...
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have received the letter you wrote me Seven Leagues from this City; 2 and supposing that you would arrived soon, I did not immediately attend to its Contents; which I have now done, perceiving that you are still detained by contrary Winds.
I have considered the reasons you give me for having detained the two Vessels, and find with great pleasure that no hostile intentions towards my...
Date: 1 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I received your Letter of date the 27 April under date of the 1st May, and without entering particularly into all the several Articles, I was willing to wait your arrival to talk upon the Subject agreeable to your wishes as mentioned in Your Letters.
I agree with you that as Commanding one of His Britannic Majesty's Ships, it behooves you to make yourself acquainted with every occurrence which...
Date: 11 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have just received your letter of this days date, in which you inform me, that you are under the necessity of weighing Anchor to go in pursuit of a Frigate mounting 36 guns belonging to the Americans, called the Columbus commanded by Mr [Patrick] Barry now in the Mississippi; I take this opportunity to remind you of the rights of my Sovereign, and beg you will recollect the Priviledge which the...
Date: 12 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I received Your Excellency's estimable letter of 1 June of this year,2 in which yon were pleased to explain the sentiment caused you by the notice of the seizure of the English boats on the Misisipy [Mississippi], and how little you expected this action in the midst of the deep peace and good harmony which prevailed between our two nations . . . before I apprehended the English Boats,...
Date: 26 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
On August 28th last the mail brigantine Principe de Asturias sailed for Havana where she was awaited to carry the mail to Vera Cruz. She was insulted and stopped on this River on the first of this Month by a British Privateer Sloop which fired several shots of stone and metal into her.
When I heard of this Attack, I called a meeting of Captains in which it was decided to reinforce His Majesty's...
Date: 15 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Enterado del Contenido de su carta de Vmd de 5 de Febo. devo decirle qe. si alguno de los ofiziales de las Balandras Inglesas1 quisieren saltar en tierra para venir à la villa se lo permitira con tal de qe. hayan de venir à presentarseme, à cuyo fin hava que les acompañe un soldado de ese Puerto
Por lo qe. toca à qe. los Ingleses...
Date: 26 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Dn. Bernardo de Galvez cavallero de la Real distinguida orden de Carlos tercero, Coronel de los realès Exercitos, Intendente, Inspector, y Governador General interino de esta Provincia por Su Magestad, &a. — Como há venido a mi noticia que un Destacamiento de los Inglesses Americana baya por el Rio Mississipy, he pensado en esta circumstancia advertir al Publico que las...
Date: 3 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have received the communication of the 25th of last month from which I learned of the arrival at that place of Mr. Willing with a party of Americans after having captured the English post of Concordia.1 I trust in your zeal and prudence in knowing what measures to take to prevent the attacks of the Chickasaw Indians, on account of the aid you gave those Americans.
As soon as I see...
Date: 5 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
No. 130.
Exmo Sor.
Mui Sor. mio: Aprovecho de esta primera ocasion para participar a V.E. como ha llegado una pequeña partida de Arnericanos sobre este Rio Misisipi mandada por el Capitan Willing, apoderandose de 10s puertos Ingleses nombrados Concordia, Arkansas,1 Natches, y Manchak2
Muchos vecinos y havitantes de estos establecimientos...
Date: 11 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
No. 131.
Exmo Sor.
Mui Sor. mio: En Consequencia del aviso que pasè a1 Congresò de las Provincias unidas segun di quenta a V.E. de hallarse depositados en esta Ciudad 10s generos que por Rl. disposion. se me han dirijido de esos Reinos con destino a su servicio, han despachado los diputados al Capitan Willing con una partida a su Cargo que se...
Date: 11 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have had the honor of receiving by the officer, whom you was pleased to send me, two Letters, the one from yourself and the other from the Governor of Pensacola.1 I omit for the present to answer the latter, and confine myself to yours of this day's date
I do not know, how you can take my mode of proceeding as a declaration of war, Violation of the Treaties of Peace, Law of Nations...
Date: 14 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I did not answer your first Letter the same day, that I received it, because it was wrote in English, and that it was Necessary to get it correctly translated, before it was answered, I hope you will accept of this reason and excuse the delay; and as for the repitition which you make, in your second Letter;1 of your doubts, concerning my intentions towards your Nation, I think, you...
Date: 15 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
In your letter of the 15th. instant1 you demand an immediate restitution of all the Vessels taken in the Mississippi by the American Englishmen, in consequence of the privilege of this River, which I explained in my Correspondence with Captain Lloyd;2 but according to Justice or reason, I can give up only those, which, after a long examination, shall be deemed to...
Date: 18 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The two last points of your letter,1 to which I promised in mine a separate answer,2 were your complaints against the American Officer, and my intention in sending you six Granadiers.
As the first of these points, you will give me leave (tho' we both know the case) to mention it in writing, that it may be an undeniable fact; because if our Courts read the expressions of...
Date: 20 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Exmo Sor.
Mui Sor. mio: Haviendo llegado a esta Capital el Capitan Willing1 comisionado para recivir aqui los efectos qe. se me han remitido de esos Reinos con destino a las Colonias Inglesas,2 Segun avisé a V.E. en oficio de 11 de este mes3 incluiendo copias de las Cartas de los diputados del Congreso, y Zertificacion del...
Date: 24 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Exmo. Señor.
Mui Señor mio; En Continuation de las novedades qe. participé a V.E. en el Correo pasado le dire; como noticioso el Governador de Panzacola de la toma de 10s Puestos Ingleses por los Americanos mandó un destacarnento de 90. hombres a el Manchak, los que entraron en él a el Arnanecer del dia 19. del presente y encontrando la poca Guarnicion que en el havia...
Date: 24 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11