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Unned States, The pretended in
fuhs y 7br fyf example sftbsf in
reads sOas givr" BY fsVtraI 6msrisan
rifiasnr, who. in Augut, 1894, PEN
etrsted through the terretory Of Ba-
tsn Rouge, and aided by the broth
ers Kempers, and other malecsnterts
Of the Spanifh Gdes, made an at
temp, to iurPrile and render them
felves matters of the fort of Baton
Rsuge, and actually arretsd lome
magiaratts and and other Perfons Of
note.


Gu this fubieA | had the honor
of fpeaking and writing to you fir,
IN due time, but am hitherto
without the leaf anlwer. If
the feizine of .<msriean eitizen5 {" ear
oifizfa5 bave been isizrd" has any ref
eresce to the arref of the kempcrs,
/ muR in the 6ra place declare, that
according to my late information,
thefe Kempers are not Amerrcan citi-
is<ns, becaufe when they fettled the
Sraniih territory, they became fub-
Jet, of the king, and of courfe had
lot their rights as American citizens
and in the fecond, that the arreft
of theie perlons, according to . let
ter from Matches, Of the 9Th Oaos
Der laR, pubhlhed in the United
states Gazette, Of Philadelphia, was
sfeaed by negroes, mulattoes, and
American. citizens, who no doubt,
expected fonc recompenfc, deliver
ed them within the Spanilh lines,
from whence if appears, (ome Span
in foltiers took charge of them TO
condud them TO Baton Rouge. -


1t is true, that it has ALTO been
faid. that a part of a company of cav
airy, commanded by a certain capt.
tones. had entered another part of
he line, and 'condutted themlelye,
in violent and improper manner,
towards two families bat (hould
this account be true, can allure you,
fir, thar the government Of the Uni
red States lhall receive due fatisfac-
ton from Spain, the reputation of
whole government is too well eitab-
lifhed, 20 believe manner be privy TO,



or approve of acts, as far beneath
its character, as as they are ufcleiS in
their effects, incidents Of this ma
ture often happen on the frontiers of
every country, and they only deferve
attention when they receive the fanc-
tion of the government of the ag-
erefors, or when in fuch cafes, due
fatisfact ion is refuled.


| have gone over, ffeP by ltep, the
article of the Prefident's mcdagc,
which relates to Spain; and | have
endeavored 10 prefenr with candour
and truth, atho in n cnrfory manner,
whatever may give correct ideas on
its nature and tendency. Having
fulfilled this duty Incumbent on my
fituatior, permit me to offer YOU, fir,
the fentineuts of high consideration,
with which / have the homer TO be


Ell MARQUES DE CASA YKUJo.


fameS Madi5or, ESg.