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Fl :"\ I I I..\\ , ro l' tlll.' CO IHlllissio ll :

Tvrr-:r (·I:\ illls \\'ero rO Il Holirl:ttccl :lt OH' nrglllllcllt , nne! 1.;l.Y­i llg búell linally !" \dlllliU ( 'd arter a IOllg tl ela.r . fol' whidi t IJ e

CI;l iIllH llt~ aI'C ' 1I0t I'c!-.pollsi hle, will li D\\' OC COl Il"iidCfUll a mI I1 elc l'I ll i JI eff .

111 t ile laltl 'l' pa rt or .\ pri l. 18 12, sny il ho l1 t LIJ e :!Gth , tbcrc al'l'i\'cd out fl 'O ll1 Halt illl (l re, al La \. I1 :1."1'i l , two 8clJOonerfl , tl lC F.l erwfH' an d t ite Sp~,>d¡rell , tl H' rOl'llH' I' ¡u·lo lIgi llg to J o hn DO ll llcll .\' f)O Il ~. flllll ti lO l:l t tc l' lo Hollill s .~ :\ldHair, both of thOlIl sh iPl'illg lllc rc h:UllF: , r.i.'s idill g: in Haltimo l'e , :\1111 al! of thol1\ citizl' IIS of tb e l l ni lod S t:\t.l'S, rrhef.:o sch oo llcl's "'ero lntle n ", it la fl o nr, Ll IO Spl!.dllA I cnrrx ing 53!1 lm1'l'e ls a lld t IJ o J~'lefl /l ol' 4S0 11:1rrcl:.; , (H ti lO f'nrgo o f tl lC h'l ean nl' JO ll:lrrcls

\\' 0 1'0 ro l' tb o lI ÚC Ollll t oC tho cllptnin , :mcl tho romainin~ ,1'10 f Ol' llC l' OWner¡; , Of t ho <;:ll'go of the .'VJt18ihrell, part w!\s fo l' aCI 'ullll t. uf Hnllins .\' .:\Td31ail' ;l ll (l pal'L for \rill inm H ollills, ¡ d~o I'cs itlilJg iu JJal t i lllOI'L\ Hlld a citizell O( t,h c Uni tclI Stlltf'S,

'J'll c I'Chpcct i \'o lH'oportio lLs o wuetl },y I.!:l ch i:i a mattcr of 110 1I10ln cut i n tiJo p rcsent inqllil'y , Of th e wll ole lot of 53n h:tl'l'c]s, 1 D \Ye re t'oj cctcd :1 .. <; llOL up to sa m plc, n,ccord illg to Ule conlr¡\cL, pl'c~e llt.1y l o 110 1I 0t il'ol1 , lenvillg :l IJO hnJ'­rcls wl. ich \roro II ccoptod. Thoso, alhlcd to tIJe 480 barreis 6hippcd uy tho 1~ 'lel(}iOJ', aud hc lo llg illg , as be fo re s tlltcd, il1 tb o l'J'ul'u J'LiuII8 o[ H U lu J ob" Dou lIell.\- Son. nuel 40 to Lhe

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captaiu oC fhe sl·huo uer, IIl :Hlc ")1 a lal o f 1,000 barrols, whi ell wns c1 isp oscd o f uy th c foll o ,,"ing cOlltra cL:

( 'J'mnslat ion.)

" We, Ihe lI mlcr¡;ig n@c!, c it izclI ¡'(' el ro Eduard o, e n I,b e olle side, nud cili . ze o G cr:m lo Pat rullo, of l...n G nnyrn . cOIISig uc6 of I he .\ lI lC ri cnu AchooucrH E'k. 0"0" aní! .' "¡Jlcll,ull. on tb e ol Ler sid e. hn \'c cOVcufl ut cd a ud fts reed n.e Col. 10 \'1' 11 :

" 1st. 1, c it izc n Ped ro Ed uRrc1 o. d o he re hy Pllrch ase írom Pa trullo. lhe Can. sig ile€!. oC ¡ he abO\'C-IlII.1DCd schOOllc rs .oue thouS:llu1 bn rre l ~ o f Brdtimorc tlonr, equnl in qllnlity lo cont enl/! oC Ibe Imrrel whie l! has !>con Ch OS('D to se n 'e as a MlIlpla; nud 1 6h all give in pnylllcn! Cor lhe So'lme Iwo qn intnls oC

g rec n corree of firsl ' Illnlit) ror cncb bll r re ), ru; f0I1 0\\'8: " 2,l T ile i10u r .!Iba ll \.Je d eli vcred lo lile .. ¡,he r o n 1(l l]r\ or on boa n i , !\S J mil)'

decide; aud tb e im port. l! l1 ties alHl l he nulondi ng expe nses sball hf' 1\1 tbe selle r 's chl\rge . 1 shll ll d elh'er Ibe cotTce on 1J0a rd iD crm va$ IJng¡¡ (sacos de lienzo), dll l ics nnd experu¡eR tilereon beiu8 ni ID~' cbn r8 '" Imlr wilbin tbirt)' dn)"s I\n<! hnlf within forl )" . '

"3,1. 1, citil'..en ( ;crn rdo Pnt n lllo, in t he I1Al1Ie o C l he respecth'e Ameri can UlRSl c rs, ,,-,seut. to Ib f' Sl\le oC Ibe oue t 1l01l611. 1II1 bnrrels o f fl o n r , nnd to t h e

deli \'e ry t l,c reor on ¡nud as set. fort lJ , n ud nl llO l o rccci\'Q on bon rd Ihe 2.000

' lu iu t.II. J.'Iof gree n corree oC fi rst 'l un li t)", tl ue! 110 o t lt er corree. in CllnVM b ll l,;s .

AA stated io the rorc80iug artic les, Am i we both fl s ree lo comply ,,.itb , I\ud to fu lfi l in uery re~pect . th ls t\g rcelUeu l . e nte reoJ iu t o in HOQ{! fnilb , lIod e:rec ulcd in d upli cate ni 'l"n Guayrn on tbe 23d of Mlly. 1 l2. "

" (S igned ) ú EH AH DO P A'fH LLO, ,. (}01lIJigIlU.

" (Sig neli ) I)EI)HO F,I> UAHDO,

" (/()1/II/ji.siollill b,lI l/Ii (lorcrIUJIt I¡! / vr lli t p I/ re/mili oJ.¡f()ur."

It, will be olJsen ccl t1 wt this i8 not fi n ordina l] ' contruct of saje in which thc ]11; C(, of t bp fhi ng honght is ex prcsscd in doll :trs fil)(l CClltS, M' OUICI' c1 <.' ll oll1i nntion o f moncy , lll lt it is a contrad by wlii ·JI olJe p l'otl l1 ct is lo 1;(> e xch anged fol' :lJl­

o tile r ; t hat ¡s, t wo C]l1 i lltn l ~ o ( co fJ'cc (01' cvc r)' barrel o f

00 111'. Tile p r ico at ",hi ('h t.}¡e co n'ce is lo ue ra t.eel p CI' pOllUll 01' p e r ti . qnin lal 01' one h l1ndl'cd pounds is ~ ¡ ot ti xc(l in tbo

co utl':lct , hu t tl J(' !l OIII' ir; lo u(' ddi" cl'C'd duty paid , anll ti lO eo tl'ec is lo be p lll free Oll board witJ¡in l J¡ (' t.ime pl'cscl'ibcd ; t h is was thi rty <l:tys fl'om dale of contrad fol' onc-IHlH of Lhe con' e, nllll ti lO unl:tnce in rod ." dHJ S, Acconl illg to Ule pl ai u l CI'JIl s of Ud., coutmd, r r l1 0zllc ln 1.I0 1111 d horA Ir hy

TJl E UNTrJm STATF.S A:-.'n V t::>tF.zu¡.: r.,\ :-.' CO)[mSS IOS, 207

1101' COlH llliss io ll CI' l o dúli rc l' iu (' x('l ,nngfl f(lr this tl on!' t wo

Iholls. \lId qn illhl s ()f COn'f'f', '1'1 11 ' tl on l'. wl li ch W:l:-t th c!] OU bonrd shi p, W:1 S d l" li n' r~~tI , flll d :')00 !'(\ n...ds we re ¡.; llippcIl to Pncl'tt ) ( 'nhello, Oli tll e 2!'lth of :'1 1,1.'", ,Jllll fI Rth nrlfl Ot l, fol­lo\\' ing, IlIH l :1 11 onlcr \\':1:-: gi" en fol' li le tr:lI1s r, ,1' o r U,e rt) ­lIlainiu:;" 500 hHrn ' I ~. on L1 'l' .-, th of .fU/H' , lo ti"" IHO\'isio n stol"t'-hol1[':C' in (';II':l. \';t !o:. Tt .1 ppC';1 rs I hat o n Iy íO,f'J.JU p01l1lds, 0 1" 7mJ.-10 'lllin tal:-t of entre\.\ \,' (' 1"1' <ll ' li\'~red iu ~XChf\llgC ¡",. \"cll €'z ncb , lC;l\' ing 1 '2~I ,O (jO, 01' 1 , :!~IO IJll i utals <l IHI (jO p01l 1ld8, still ,h1é. This n pp (' ar~ lly;l prntC':-; t madf' I,y 1" l t1"nllo on tl lC :lSt ll vr .1 ni .,', lBI:.! , in \\"lI iel, he 11 1:-;0 npport iotls, fOI" SO IJ.l O

l' ('a~nJt uf It i:-t 0\\" 11, thl ' :I ul O\lld 0 1' ('o ll"f'(, ,, 1.i f·J¡ shonld "O to ~

Il, n li taste!":; n r tite S(·hOOlll~ l'~ , lIPO !! a principI e of cl i\"i :..ioJl ", hiell (': 1111101 ¡le I"PL'P ll cil" ll \\ill! 111<'" r\"" lh~di\" e riglds of tite partirs . ,,"Ú I" OI. C "'(luId ualll l"ally :-tllp po¡;¡e 11 11 11 1111.' scllOo ueJ' . I'eedll'ell, ",hiel! .,;; 11 ri('eI fil e ;) :,!O h)t. \\'o ulcl , 0 11 :1Il ,r j UHt pri u­dpl(' o f IlI IPO,'l iolllllülll , I,('t, ' in' :I:-t III ncl, IIlnl"~ as Ihis I1UIlI ­

hel" \\"ns in (' S"C(' ~S of 1111'" .j ~O l ot t'lll" r i€'d hy t l lC l :lf'lOl(J1'. Hui Pa ll'l1 l1 o 1"f'\'«J"~f'~ thi :-: IIIdhnd. nlJrl out t) f t ltc ' wll olc lu t oC 70,! 1-10 po 1111 <1 ¡.;, r Ct·, ' i ,'('d , :1 11 e,,, :-- -1 : 1, I l -l pon ne ls 1(1 tlI 0 1:1 ~/lIiO "

a mI 0 111 ." :J7 , ~S(j pOl llll J:., I t) t 1 1(.' -'P(;I ti le- 11. He \11'0 1 t!s t ~, ho,\"c\"l! l', O ll the <I :d e lJl" lIti OIl í'<! . fol' t1 1t~ 1l:l1a1ll!0 0 1' tl lL' co l}'f'e lInde­lin ': l"cll , OIl1d a l ~o fo l' ~:!O a da., fOI" dt'lIllIlTrt gC 1'.\ l n lo caeh o f

tl lC \'t?~~t,ls. nnd p:titl , .'lío, \1"" lI11t! C' I':,h IlHl ti" " prot('~t , by hilU .

"'i th t.l 1(' l-xeepti oll of SOlll"" L"O I'I"I",,; píon tl elH.:e hetWCC ll hi s I' ri ll cip:J\ :-t ¡II BaltilllO l"e amI Ilil IlSt'If, afie!' )Iis rellll"u to Ill(~ Fllit.ccl SI :1 t (':-;, tltis prote:"1 of l':llrnllo, 011 t IJe :!Sth of J nl .", 18 12, i ~ tite \;t~t wc llt';u 0 1' tltis c1ailJ1 nnti l thü 4th uf April , J 8:.35 \\" II CII 11, (' m:lÍh' l" is b rou ~ht to t he fl t.t ellt ion of MI". , ,

POl"sd!J t hell Sccrl"t,II"\, of Stllk. in a lctt cr ",ri lt ell 1Iy :;\[1". -,. . \rilli a m Il oll i lls. 111 t l1(' int(' l'\'al , 110\\'("\"('1", it il ppears tl ,:ü Pfttl' ullo had I"ctnruNI lo tl l(' r nit í'd :-)tates, and in a ietl cr rm m Phil lulclp}d:t :\Cldl"l'ssed to ;\[cs:.¡J·:-t. \\' illiam H ollinsl'tUd lIollins \\' ';\JcHlnir, 0 11 2t, t,h JUIH', 18 1-1-, 111t<1 illfol'lll od t h ('~e

gOllt1cmou, :IS weH as ,J"O!J1l D oullcll .\. SOIlS, tha t the halall cc oC t iJ ei!' clail1l rOl" tl lis HOll1' 11:1(1 ),oon s:lt,isli e<l , nominall)',

208 FHD:.r TlI E R .. ;cOlw OJo' P ROC EEDI NGS O F

IJy a d e posit, o f YCll cz lIclan pape l' mOllcJ , o f littlo 01' no val He, nuder a n onlc'f iSSllC<1 uy t hc Spal1ish Goycrum ent, whi ch 11:\(1 gaiuc,l t be asccndnn cy in Ye nezuela a fo\\' clays art ol' he 11:\(1 1ll1Hl c bi s protést. Tlt is ll e potiit , IJC says, madc 011 a CCO ll l1t o f .i\[cssrs . H ol1i nl=> S Mc13l:li r ancl \Yi1l inm H ol­li llS, all1o tl llt oll lo ~7 ,041 . 75 , aml Oll accol1u t of Jolw DOUllCll

& 80ns lo :3G,R ~ G.O-!. I n re pI)" to au iuq\liry from tlJ cm whe ther t.his might llOt be cOlls iderccl paymeut, hc answcrs ill t hc ucgati,'c , fo r tI lC reaSOIl tlirlt coneo was to bo g ivc ll in oxchnuge. alt ll t licl'c fol'e t ilc c1nim \Vo nld begoocl fOI" tl lO flotl!' , nolwilltstn ud iug III P dcpos il o f pnpcr IIIOIt C)" ",hiel l, as he Sltys, \\":1~ to ue rccC'ivcd back 1))' Vcnczncln,

"\\' ltcth cr til ey \\"e l"e salis ti ccl at t he lime ", itl l thi !:i stn.te­rn ent o f the ir ngont 0 1' nol, l)l' I I0w fa l' t li cy dilreroll frolll hil ll liS lo th c lcg1l1 clYf'ct of tllis clcposit , we IU1"C UD Illca llS o f fl.sce rta iuillg, huL '\ ' l ' tlo kIW\\ , as far OS lhc l'ct..:o nl di s · closes, t hnt u(. on'ort was ma(lc lo prí'ss t,lie Clllilll 1IpOll Ye uo· :'.ueln until it "'aS 1)l'O llgllt to tite fl ttcut iou o f t iJe Secre tar)" of State in l 8:i!i , T.t js tl'lI ¡' lhnt d urillg tb is iuterva l t llC atfa,il's o f ,"cnozucla \\"p ro in til e 1I.1Ost d is t ul'hed c01l<1ition ; tha t fmm lIJe latlc r parl o f Ju ly, .1 812, wi t h t il O' oxC:Cpt iOll of a )"oar , cl own to 1820. lh(> l oyn.li~t..I), as t il o Spft lli fl l'(ls \\"o re callod , h[Hl possessioll o f 1101" ca pital , :\11(1 :ul milli st e red thc gO \" Cl'lllllCll t, allí! 111;"1,l from 1. 810 to J8:lU, (h triu" lIor CO IIIIOC­t iou with th e COlol ll hi all cOll fed raey, t he rc \V ou ld hn.\' e been g reat c1 imclllti cs in lI lo ",ay u f p rcsc llti ug Lhe c:lai m, tU ti lo sam c t i rn c, hy illfnrm:üi oll ga illf'll fro lll 111 (> pa pe l's in a not llcr casc pClld ing before l iti s Lril HlIla l, wo kilO'" t!t:"tt liJe tns k would ]] ot have uccu ilil possi blc, fol' wc liucl t bnt l\.Lr, .J n.coh Idle,., of P I,i lnd Ipl ,i:o , f,.ol1l n,e yen ,. 1823 cl owlI to tloe yen,. 1833, cnlTi (1 011 n. p ro trncl cd li qu id at iou a lld li t igntio ll iu a l! til e courls of VellezH nla, fl'OIU he high l'5 L t o t.ll o lowest , in fi n eJfort to l.l:;t llb lis ll fl clain l fo l' Illus kcts s up pliecl t o the

patrl otl:i, nntl fillall )" !:i ll ccccded iu obtnill iug n juc1gtll eul in his f:wol'. It 1Iol on l)' npp nrs t.hnt lb e clnim nut,g did uotlt­ing lo Ll"i llg tIt CSt:l clain.l& lo lh at.l nt,io L1 o f t Le Ye llm: uelall

00 \"{~ I'IlIll E:: l1t ~lnJ'ing til e ¡lIten':ll 11l Cntiolléd, Dut tite papcr :-;

sho,," tlJnt Willinm H o ll ill sJ 0 11 lile l]tl 0 1' D Cl;c l,uLc r , l82-1 , by IcHef arlrl r cssccl to l1J 1' . ,\d:lltlti, titen SC('J'dnry oí Stllt C. soEeitcíl tho nid of tlH' Ull ihHl St:\tcs IU I'l' CO\"Cr lJw monej· D •

dne (rom ""clIozuela 011 :w otllc r d isti nd anc1 se pa rate c1aiIu for Uluskcts. '1'0 1'ecollcilo lhe appal'cnl illljJ rouabilitr oí the coexjsteuco witL t llú nHl ~kt-t l'lai ru oí :lIlutb el' c1airu fol' Hour :tl'h;iug auollt the S:lI11C t illlc an(1 betweeu the f.ia Ul C pud ios, wh ich wns n n1ittcd 01' O\'c l'lookcd In' tIJe c1aiJIl:mt in !lis rtppca l fo l' tite :ticl oí ¡Jiti gO \'c rll1llc nt, aB .' xplnllatiOIl

wns otfcrcd , plau sible onf) lI b"ll, 1)l1 t Il ot sllstn-i nccl hy tL o facts as we (¡n ll thclU tliscloscil u,y the (l l1pCl's. This c"" plallatio lJ

"'as th:ü \\'illit\11l H ollius bft d ::t scpa rftte üla iJI1 agni ust r onc­zllela for Ill Il 5!kuts, ft ud was joiu Uy iuLen.' ::.tc\1 in tlle 11011 1' clrtim with H oll ius & ::UcBl:1ir, ¡HIel ti lO ¡ctte !' to ::'I Lr. Ad;\ms was iut·elulcd to ~ul i c it til o illlo)'\'cntiún o f tbo Uu itcd States ill bc ila lf o f tile cla im ",lli cb he iudi\' icluall,\' n:prcsenlcd, amI might lIatul'fl ll y omit, th cl'cfol' p, au." allus ion to tll e joill t c1ailll wi tll ont sn bjectiug tile orui:-;:;io ll t.o aH,'" i lljllriou~ infer­c ll CCS S llch a R 11 :\.\'0 Leen suggc:;ted.

Hllt it i5 :l cOllccssio ll iJl tile C;\::.C t llat -\\,¡lIi,)]I1 H ol1ins wos intercstod iu tite 80111' c1l1 im ; iU llCCtl, :wconli ug to 11l:; sbtc­IIH,mt, \VaS tllC olJly pen:iU II iu t.crc:-;tull in til e daim ; and fl(l­mitting, uow, fo l' tilo pnrposos of lh e al'~l1 n. (mt, thnt H ollins & 11 Icllla.i l' li ad 11 0 inteyusi in tIJe lum;kt't d¡ lill1 , yet , st i}] , how can ",o aCcollut fol' his silúll CC as to tile li onr cla im, upon tiJ e rts!mlll ption of it·s bcin g: fin cxisting "bonaJ/cle claim , and thn-t b e was¡ rtt th o date ol' his lettc !' to ~Ir. Adams, full .y appriscd as to ,di tbo circHUl stallces a tl'octiug t be I.istor)' :llld chamctor o í th o cla im , U pon this assllJUptiOll¡ it is inexpli­t;f~b l e why he did 1I0t Hilito uoth chilllS in bis rcc¡ ucst fol' intcn cntiol' , Mol'coyur, in thc leLte r hom Patrullo fmm l') hiladclphia, bcfore t'cfe rrcd to, it ¡lppC;\rS th:l-t 11, s tatemcut oí ncconnt \HtS cllclosen, showiug what W,-l.S duo "\Villi:ull H oll ins, an<l H ol1j¡,s .{- :\IcJ3htir OH boll! fl o ll !' :l1H:1 musk ct ac­CO UlJt¡ ancl this st;üelllcut is eudorsed in the ha lld wl'iti ng of

'Vill iruu H ollins, ¡l S fo llows :

. . ·\ ect or wbat rClw\ i lJ ~ owiug lIy th e G O\·t. (Ir Vell CZ'!. . , 011 :H;CL o f COIl _

trnct f.>!" lIl nsk ('~ 1111(1 ilo lI\" I'PI" Spu:du·l'll. l'ccch 'cfl frolU n. Pa trn llo in

hi s Ic lt er dntcd P ll ilnlle lphia . 2.-, th of ,J U ll ~' . 18 11, T hc I¡(lu r \\' n~ t,ak en hy t he GO\'Cf lll llCIII ro r its use. "

fL'l \l' b:t la H t"I~ , ns cOlllpnt t:'d i1J th i:-: rsta telll ont lo hf' du o ou botl! IIlIISke>t 111lt.1 tl Oll !" a CC ú llllt , ii-' ~7.0·:l1.80 1 :\1.\(1 Lllis is the pn.:l l·ise a 111 omti,. ", i tl! ;t dill't.' l"OlIC\.' 0 1' -'ivt!. éC ll t~, whid . Pa ­tru llo doposil(,tl in p n¡k L' 111011(')' 011 aec unl o f holl l \\' ill i:\Ul H oll ius , a ud H olli lls.\ -;\rcB ln ir, t.o ('0 \ '0 1' a lJ cJa illlS cltlo :ü tite (Li te of the tl o\,o.-.; il , \\"h il·l l \\" ; t ~ lII ;tt h-. 0 11 lit e :H!"it uf )1al"(" l l , l SlR I :lft er wltid . ti lEIO Ihero "'cre no t r fl n ~:\.dio ll "" jlctwceu t lteso p;l1" t i e~ ¡ll H.l V l'Itl:ZUl·b,

By :\11 ellll o rsCJI) Ollt UIl t ito lcttcr to JI r. Ad :l.l"iJs, il, nppO:HS

t..h:\t I he \.mclosul"rs in Ihnt lcUt:' I" , :\Ju o ug ",h icl. wns iuclu do<l t it e nmskct t'olltract a ll tl a ~l at.J l ll c l1t n f \\' hat wa~ pa itl o n il,

nud o f wlt :t t, Wa:-: ~tiI1 .1w', \Vt ' I'O l't'Ín l·Il (' \.l to ;\1"1' , f-{ ollilt !-i , a l h i:s rU( ltlc:-, t , :;:o tha t Lh e lagl k uowledgc we ll ave of these pn.pc rs t,raccs th om illlo Ilis pOs .... cl- s in n. 'Pilo." are IIot ti lcd witlt thc P U Ill' I"S iu t.I li~ C[\~ I:>. a nd tl t(H'e has hcclI no c \,jtlCll cC oflered a:s ¡. ) tl ll· i l" c'Oltt.' ut:-: , \\"it..1t t htl n!\ (" ~ pl i o l l o f so ma Joi ta te­m6nts iu tite COl"l'Os poutlonco of P atrll ll o, fl'OllI ", lt ic h it

"'ou ld appc:t1· II l1 tt SÜtll l' :-'7 ,000 \\'(' rc ll uú 0 11 aCColl llt o f \\" hnL \\"ou ld appe!\!" to 1)(· l,lIU IIIH~k L couLracf. fi n tiJe 7tI, of J Ullo, 18 1. 2.

'fh e potitions as prcs .lI tcd hy t,J¡ tJ dill" 'rc lI l i ll t e rc:o:,t~ rep rc­

senti ug tite orig i ll~l.l t laiUl of Fl oll ins .\+l\rcHlrtil' fo l' fl o ur nlo ll ú

ask fOl" an n. wn rcl o( :-;!) /i(iO.SS , j la !-ie~l opon t it e :l. l llount [1.1-legell to ho du c o n .' nlr ~8, JS121 t hc (Ia le o f P:lÍn d lo's pro­t.est, with inlercsL T his :lI II OH lt t is asce rlailJ cd hy cíuup nt,i llg

t iJ e q l1:lutilJ 01' cúllec d ilo at th e rate uf S12,OO to the q uintal, n lt ll t it o result o f tll e cak ul.\t io ll is lo ma kc tho cl:\i nl fOl" ROlll' .dono Sl'o:ÜCI' by $2,GIU,OS l lt /\u t il o bal:\ucú w11 ;011 , by Willinm FIoll i ns ' indOI'SClllcnt o n Pat l' ll lJo's ~bl.lcm c llt o ( :l.C­

count, \\'as dl't·l a l· \·d to be du c rol' boLll n ll l s k c ~ 11 11é! 11 0n 1" :\CCO lIll l,

'110 e!\ plai ll t1li :-. 01 ) \ iomi tl iSC' J'c pall cy 01 1(' o f tll e leal'uel1

co uu scl iu Ole ca se, ~\[I' . . JOI.III S . Blnil', in :\ u l'ie f rccc lltly

Hled , has snggestetl thal llli li illdllr~ l! HH ' I I L ¡II :l {;crtain aspecl oC t ho éa:sC' was :l, lIli:-itakc, aml tl Jat in tluot hcl' il \\ UI1 I\l Ile

('e;l~()II:lb l l1 antl fai!' to .. ('(' e pL l Ile ~ IL cd of p;tpc r 0 11 whi ch ii W ~I S luad e, aS 0 (1 1)' oue-Ilalf 0 1' !'h o papol' 01' P:1 I1('I":-O cOll lai n­iug tl lt! 8t:ttCIII CUt oC nccu lI lIl; Lllal j IH.! I'C wc r(' , i 1l f:tet. two

a OCo1111t8- 0110 cO l1 cerning 1 he 11011 r :111(1 l ll(, o lhe r cl)uecrui n" o tho musk el s- nud Lll at the jlapcr l'üntnilliug tIL o lIill :skct ac-CO llll t is lIIissing, :l ll d th (' in<l o r SCIlh' IJt IJ[t\' i n g: Ilcon 1lI:\\l c 0 11

the papcr ecml:l illing t ho lI on 1' rl,\'('(1I 11l 1 ii'i thl~ I'(' fnl'P mislend­

illg, ]~ IIL Llw n ' is Ilolhing in t he appt'flnt Il Pí ' uf tlie pnpc l's Lo iu tlic:líc s u eh :1 se pa rati on 01' lo f.: H;..!;gL! l"' t ti .. , )J l'obalJ ilityo C the l'u bc illg a luisl) iu¡.; s heet, ;lUd tltal \\'0 :i honld be askt '(l 01' cxpected to go inlo s lIeh cO llj cclltl'l'~ , on ly ;'IO'nn ls nuoilLc!'

illlls trati o ll uf l ile diflic ll lt,r , wc lJlay S;\." lILe folly, (l f attempt­ing to tight flg:~ ill st t illlO in t b,' g rp: tl f'all~~ of eOJUpo~illg

II1I1 U:1 11 co ntro\'c rsi c¡;, iu whidl tlial fOrllli tlabl" opponent h :l8

al way~ bue ll , alld wiU likt'ly (;o llt i llU C to he, uya wcapoll aU his 0 \\' 11 , ti lO S Il C('l~SS rll l clw llIl'in ll ,

H is nl i'io to be úhsl' l'\'cd tlmt \rill illll J H lIlIiwo\ in ILi s IcUer lo lUl' . AdIlIllS, 1I1akiug da ilil fo l' lhe ILl ul)kcts wil,hiu auo nt t eu ycars a Ctc r til O I'eceipt o f tho accotlul from Patrull o, ",hiel, was en<lol":;cd by Holli ns al SO ILl (' lill lC, t hedate oC whieh cIoes not Ilppeal' , ~tn.tc~ l ile alJlf,lI ll t \111 0 fo\' IlIt' 111llsl,ct...¡ as e:7,Oi·l.SO, whi ch ¡50¡ l iJ e I'rec i ~e :lUlOllut ascc rl niut't l 11," h is l 'IHl ors"lIl eut

oC Palrullo 's .1CCO IlUt as b c i llg duo 0 11 botL tl on r aU l l IIlHskcts,

ami la lli es lo ti n~ ceut s with lh e i\IUO llut depositcd b:' Pa~

tmllo in papel' mone)' ns cO\'i~ rillg [di th e cl:"tims 01 'Villi :\lll Holl ins, :tlHl l:I o lJius I~: i\ lclllair Oll :t11 accounl.s up io lI le 31 st o C ~ral'ch , 1 8 1 ~ , s il.l cc ",hiel! lilllO, as be fore rcmarkcd ,

Liley had uo dcnlings will! \'c uczuoln. 8 11 c1l bc ing t he s l:lI.e o f the accollnts witll rofcJ'cllCC lo :1

clai m which Ol"irrinate¡} in (1 l1f1I1S:wt iOll oC h:uter uetweeu " the parties in 1812, ho \\' C;U\ we asct.' l-ta ill with rcasouauIe

certaiuty what WftS d uo WiJli:lIu Hollius :lll {l Hollius & Me­Rlair 011 aCCO l1 l1t o f Ihe fl t) urtlailll ·~ J L i'iL"C ln ~ Cl'OIll the pa~

pel"¡;¡ aud eorrcs poudCll CC u c tWOCIl thom aud J)ut.l'ullo, amI uy

ll lt~ St :ltUllI c Ut oC :1 CCo lln t encl o l·f·w .l hy \\' ill iam liollill ~, t.haL tl lc re wé re JIU JIl (' ro\U; transad iuu oS b, 'Lwccn t1J f' lll ;¡ lid V CllúZllú la.

of whi clL t il e !:iaJe flf thü IJ OU I' co n~t i l ll t t ·d ollly a pad. <lntl tilal l)aLrullo ",as l hcir :1gcltt. i n cOllducti llg tlt ('~e Irnn~l1ctj()n s.

H would pl'otract tl ds opiu io ll too rllllc lt lo go illto t IJ ase

lll ~ll tC l'S :lIld ;lt.:cOltn ts nt l:lI'f.;"t', uut. it appeal's snflicif' utly tu Sl lt. is fy 115 t lUlt cithúr tllI~ hnlance 01' ~7 ,O.j L SO lllnst. 1)0 :tc­ce pf.~cl as tll C o ll l.'" h:t!illlC,' dllü Lo thclU 011 all accollu b, 0 1' tlu; cla im IJ1U:;t he rcjú('Lecl altogd llc l' (01' "'fl nt oi' ccr t :l i nt)'.

P :ltl'lIlIo, 011 fh e patl'i oh:i I'l'gaiuiug UlciJ'su prülllacy ill \ 'C I1-t'zlwln in ] 820, ~:li l ~ cl lo T>l liladc lp lt i:l. iJl t!J,· l" n itccl Sla l,:~ ,

wh cr C' he ap pcal's lo hono li vctl lIn li l tlJ e tilllC uf !li s d CCCflSO

in lh o y oar 1 ;)2. .By fi n :lIT:l ng t·llH.'nt IIltHl c with his cxccu­t.o!'s, ~\I ess rs. DOllllclI .\' 'OIlS , tllld l IL e oth er cl:1im:lnts gol posscssion of his pl1 pe l·~. ",lt id l fol' tb c lil'sl ti nll'::, iL ,,"ould SCc lIl , cli sc]osccl t.l lC' fll ll lti sto !'y of t.l 1t:'l fl on !" f'Oll trncL consu l1l­maled w i tll Edul1 rd o in tIJe sprilJ~ of 18 1~ .

'1'h(' UllitC'cl States h:ning: c ntc l'etl in todiplollwlic rcln tiotls witlJ \ ~ c uc;mc!a. iu J 8:-35. 1,y a.ccI'odit ing :\1.1'. '\' illiamsoll aS its min isle r 01' Chürgé al CflI':lcas, :1 CO I'l"cs po llíl ellce \\" itll tL e S ec­retnr.'" of SUde \\" aS :ü once oponed hy lile cb i ll1 ant~, \\" ith ~l

vic \\" of pre::icuti ng tliei .. c1a ilJJs, but c nrio llsJ.r t! IlOllgil , whi le, in lhe le lte r of \\'illi :llll H oll ills lo 1 fr . A (l :l 11 1:-\ \, (' fol'8 allníl ed lo, recla ml1t ion is soli cilccl 0 1'1 fH.':COII II L of muskct~ , Hlltl J1lI1 S­kcts aloue , l1 0thi ug IJci llg sai(l :l.UOllt non !', 1I0\\" thllt t,he

cla. illls of H olJins.\' 1\lcBl:tir :lI)d " ' illi :UJl H oll ins are re"i\"c<1 I1llcIc !" tiJ e s timuIlIs of a pos"i ibj ~ ~úttl C li1 e llt, il i ~ flUlIl' :tluue, aucl not m usk ts, which coustit.ut R t il e exclns ive uunlcll of "\Villi::un H o lli ns' comphint la .1\l1'. 1·'01"5)'lh . Thcro is but 0110 csplnu:üion of Uds upparcnt COllt l'ildictioll fllH I tilrlt is lo ue fOtlllrl , n.lthough it is ofl'crcd of coursc as cO llj úct nl"c jtl tI le fact lbat in 1 U Williulll Holl ius tl id uolllud el'slrrlld tI ,e tl'tI" s talc o( ti lO [t(;cOllub~ hcL\\,('cn lh e nrm of H ollins k J[cBlair ftncl Itil tl sclf t\.lld P a t rullo, {\lid t1 l1lt ho o llly b u CHlIl C possc:-;scd oC thi s in fo rllla tiu ll pOI rtiall r ;.1 [tel' t1w la ttc r's cl eflth 1 Jy ohta i 11-¡lIg access lo his pape!'!!! uy ilg r mc nt \\' ith ti,,; cxccnlOl's.

'1'111·; I f t\ ITEII ~T .\ 'n.:i ,' .'·h YENF.ZI1ELAN (J" ;\L\l h i"' I.' ,\', :! I :{

011 UO nl!t(' 1' h.\·l'otll('l-l is i ... il ('()lth ' i\ahl l , ho,," a m[lI l Iwving

tirO good (,lainls agaiJl s t :1 flll' C' i ¡';1l gÜ\'C' I'lIll IP III iu \B:24, sl lonl.l

iU\'okc lil e ai.10f Ili ;-.; 0\\'11 gÜ\'<-' l'Illtl! ' lIl il! ht-. l t'1.1f 01' OUf' of th clll

oll ly, liD!. 0\' f' 1I ItlPll!.ioH ing t hl' otlWI', :lI ld (·\eH' 11 y<-, ;1 I'S aftC' l'­wan ll:i, lIoth i Ilg hy way or p:t J IJ). 'lI l • ,r sat. i . ..:.fn¡·tio ll ha ,' ini! IHJ<.' II rocíJ i"cd itl thí' in t, l~ l'\' ; t! , ~:llollltl ~o lil'j t th e S:LlIl e aid itl )¡eltalf 01' tile t;lailll ll o t I ll l'll t,i o lJ (; d ilJ jite ti rl':l l iu:- lall "':c lu tit e ÚlIlil'o

OXclllfol ioll oC tli L' Otlll ' l'. Jl luok:3 as thougltl\ lt rnl lo had m,ule til e ~rÚs:i r:-:. lI, .lli n:-i A' )fel.:!:til' Iwlif'\·.' lhat t,ll i.' re ",as \lO

llope of pHyllll'H t fo l' ni.' 11 0111' , !t e ha\' illg ft. ~ t rol1g III0ti\'l': lo do so,as will apPl':t I'jlllllt \ t'o lll':-il ' {)f lh i:-:opillioll , :"11111 th att hey th eu ahallclúu L·(l tlll . .' (· "'inl aud took 11]> ti a: ci:lilll fo\' I.llll sket~ ,

and th l' lJ nftel' \\", ¡nl:-. k' ol l' lIil tg 11.'" Pi.tru ll u's palU' I':-¡ , ol' intlucC'(} uy til c lIl to lh'l i. '\"(' tha t tilp Il on!' ltad heo n I'n rcib ly apPl'lI­pl'iated by \ ' CIIl.'Z ll Úln , <:llllcl lld L't l th~ \'1 ' ",as;~ ut.!t.lt.! l' t.: JI ' llI CÚ o f

obbiuillg redH':-iS fol' t1li~ clailil a:-: a tori, :11111 kn in tlll"ll ahau<lnncd tl lP ot llt.,r. It will \)f' OUSC I'Hltl tllflt J)onll elll~'

SOIlS Ulfldo no (·billl "Id i l nftt.! 1' Pntl'lllln ':-¡ dca.t ll , and tllis is oll ly ex pliC'allie 0 11 t ll t' t h e(~l'y t l¡¡¡ t t hpy hnll uúen IlHltle by him to hclit~ \"c th:lt th C' l'ü \\": I:-i 110 ~ro ll l1 11 1'0 1" lh ú clailll , lle ,l¡; lving tllcsalllc Ill Oti "f', wl liel, \\ 'il l PI'('.":'(' l lt l.\":I III'(,:1 I', fol' k(';t' lli ng th eln

il! tb e dal'k a:-: t o hi~ ¡l, 'ali ugs \\' iU, th, ' il' tl') lIl' , as o xi~t Ctl iu

tite case uf Hüllil1 :-: .\' 'l d J lai r. .\t. al1 e\"t:' uh·; it \\'a~ not fol' !.hl'oc year:-i .. fi el' !,he d, \;)th of '-';(I I'IIII .I , I1tat IJot.h L"laimltllts, 01' uitlH'l' n I' t hPlll , 111:1(110 e ll,ill l rOl" l h p Hnlll', ,l nl1 t.l lf' cbillJ in

botl, cases was ¡'c:-:tccl 0 11 tlll.' takill g: uf tite lIoul' by Vene­znel:t COl'cibly 1In(101" tIII ' masl.; of :t "olunta r)' cOI..tmct oi pllr­c[¡ asu. I t wa~ statcd tltat in it. Iflition to tbe ('a lamity of war whi ch t}¡ell wastc,(l tlll' cOllutry, al! C':nthqllake whi c' }¡ touk place OH tll e ~(jtr J¡ 01' .:\1.:1 I"eh , t 813, liad Cfl.II :-iCtl g rc' lt. clcstruc­

tiOJl of li fe ami pl'Ope rt.r t J. l'O ugll a Iurge purtiu lI uf th e prO\·· ince of Came;ls.

'riJ e arri v; l-l oC til c Honr uy th c Spccd lrcU and t1lt~ /~ 'teanOI', it wn.~ clai moti , "'aS j lI ~t i 11 t i me to Ul cút tile IUore pro~si Ilg Il C('t'~­

sitios of Lil e peo plc . )lIul :-:;)'\"o ro a 11.'" t )f tlllJIlI fl'Oll1 actual ~ tar­\'aLioll, Accordiugly iL \\"a~ t.:olJt cuded that Uw lIour was

I'o;dly süi?,t.!ll fOl ' pul ,l i c \1St) II.r C0l11mi:->sioucr E llullnJo, nltho ngh hú we ut thl'ough :d l ti lO fOl'lilS o f a cOllt.rad fo l' its p Ul'c hasú. On litis l'cprcscntatioll ~II' . fi'o l'syth inst rnctcd ;\[1'. \\' illi fllll SOU to II mkc dCIJland (11' ill clC'llJ llity, pro vidcd 110 Wl\:-; snti;-.;Iic(l 011 i1ncstigalioll thn t til O J'L'p l'csc llt.ntioll W~I S cor­red. lt wouhl SCC lI l t,haL tl l i s id" JI oC force \\"ns nbantlonc,l hy MI'. \\" illiamso n, fol' no pCl'c lupl o ry (1mua n!! WIIS e \'or 111:\(10 IIpOIl \ ·CI.l 0ZUc!tl fo l' scttl c tnCll t, as \\'as nt fil'sl cO ll tc lIlplfitetl , 011 Ihe :U;SlIIllpt io ll t h:!! Ihe f101l1' \\'as forcihly lu kc ll lO fccd

tit e s b I'\'¡ ng su ll'\: l'C'rs h.y t it e en rtile¡ n:\ kc. Wc 1111\'0 ll O d on ht

Umt slwl l :111 .'\ ssnrrtptio ll \\'/lS wi lllOu t fotl!Hlation, :1 11\1 \\' 0 think this ca n ¡ IÚ s howu bY,l si ug le ci rcmnsln llt:e. Tll e Hon .. a .... i ,·c,l al L a G uay!':l uot la le .. tl1 :1I 1 lll o 2Gth o í April. '1'110 cn rlhq unk e took p!a('o j ll sl a II10ntll be faro, iJut it \V ould Sl ' OI II íhal. Lile cargoes of the Spced welt :\lIl1 /!..teltll ll1' were

nllowed lo r c m:lill 0 11 ¡,oind II l1til t il e 2:3l1 a f tIJ o follow i llg :\J:1.", alllI lij en ~o lltr 11'0111 bcillg distributell :lI l.1onf( lhe pcoplc l' a l" imlllt'dialc conslllupli o ll , til e HOllr '\'08 scnl olr, SOBl O i1l a wcok :l ud SO Il IO in lwo \\ coks n. ft c !" wa r(i s , in Inrge ¡oLs, half lo Puerto Cabe ll o ;\Ud lil e o lll el' 11:11f to Lllo p l"o \·is­iO Il slore :lt Cll racas. '!'h is i5 cntire ly irrcconcihble witll t1u,) ¡den of ti prcssing ox igen e)" all<l a fon· jble appro pril\tion of l ile HOll r to mee!. il. It may he, flud \' lB"y lik ... l.r was, !.Lal Lhc fl onr \ras lu~edcd r r til e :l I'IH'y, :nul " 110. ... lJoughl fo l' Ulís pnrposu, hnt lh c ro is uotLiu¡.; iu tll t;! fact.s :1)01 t huJ appear ¡u

LiJe record lo pro\"t3 tl wl it was fo rejlJly s eizcd ro r au.'" p ur­pose. This, Ilowe\'or, is ¡\ IlI:l.Llor oí uo lll omoll t xccpl :lS affec ti ug til o chara cler o f ti lO clnilll tllUl l ile rol:1 t;o ll o f lh Ullited Stnt s lo jl, fOI" in t lle CaSu o f lile forc jbl e tnk illg il wouhl lHl \'c been a lO I'l, ;\lll1 \\"o uld 11:\\'0 jus lifj ;(1 r c lnmíl ­

Lioa in a diOe rcnt s J) iril fmm t)¡at wll íell f'a'·e il charneler o • as n more hrench of cOlitrnct. " · ill.l this imllli ... y \\'0 are Bol con com eu. ft has nol esca ped tb o URc ]' \, nli ti of tlle 00111-missioll , llO\\"o\'c1' , lhnl MI'. (hiHi lh , tilh , ", l/o Wf\S s llper~

cUJ'go 011 ¡mara th {· 1~ '/';iWO i', !l it" \\' lto was a W¡tll ss of LIl e tmnsa ·HO ll h tn ccu Pa lrullo a nd Eduardo, iu : \11 fl fli dl.\ ~

\'iL IllIIdl ' lJr h illl OU I.I Ill 12th of Jalluarr 1S:1S in "¡,,i u" • • , I 1:' ,...

al! a c:cllll llt o f tlli :-; lI ú Ul' cllu tra, ·t , IlIak0f; 11 0 Illc lltio ll 'J I" a llu­siou lo th e excl'tiulI o f fon,;(' , .-itl lt.' !' opcn 01' 1llI' IHt CC'l. Be­sitIes th t., Ill:l:, I , ' r :-: uf tlu:: ",dlO()lIu n-, 011 th r-i r \,(' I nrll to .Hnlt.i­moro CÚIl I.lllot ha \-'J l"I ' fra i lH't1 frolll lIIolltinllillg~lIimport:1l1L :\ nu\ttc' l'. :tuIl I.lJth U llII Ut' 1l ,~. SOIl ¡'; a nd II nlJilll'i & ::'\[ ¡·Hla ir .

Iw(l thi s 11t.:C II tl lI-' l' ; I>:;(', ",onhl l !lIn:: l ' I " ~ 1l quid,: tu :-.olic'i t. lb e

i lIt.ú rftH· t~ tI(·c or t1 u: i r ~O\'f ~rn 11I (' lIt , at k :n4 :I ~ (l a d ," as 182.1. :\ Hel' tll e ca ... " \\';1:0. ll1l'llt:"cl O\"l'1' In ~I r. ,ri lli:Hn~nll tbnl i!I 'II ­

t lCl lJlLlI t':lITiptl 0 11 a p¡'ot rarlt'd ' -O ITi -spondc llce \\' it il tll C

anthor iti .'s of rt ' lLt '?' lll ·1:t ;llId 11i:-: OW ll gO\t' I' IlIll t'"' lIt ulItil HW8, lile ¡"',''1llt o f wll i,·" 111 :1.'" hf' ~ nllllUt~d up :1:-, follows: 'I'hnl \" UlI" ZI1 C!a tiu:dly i1l1".if..h,tltl lal 1':111'11110 hac\ l'ecci\'l' d full J1a ." . mcut rnl' tl u' Ila!a1l(.'ü till e 4111 the Itoul' hy alt aIlO\\"HlICf' maclo

lo Itilll o( a cn~to lll · h( ... u~(' l' redit 11 , Ih (' S!):ln ilS!t :tlltllOl'ities . , :uul tilal t,h is CI', 'dit , il1 a long CO IlI~(' of \l ('a lil1t!~ hf' twe t:Hl 1812 :I lal 18:W, II :111 huen tiwdly t 'x tilL~l1i s l ¡;'d hy ,l ohit~ on ft CCO llut o f t1 \1tie~ un ~oods ", hiell )10 p:Hlsod Ih" ou~h lil e cllstolu· IU.HIse 1I11dl'!' lIl" ('ou t r,,1 or 111 r> ru rali ~h. , nlth olloll • n

stral1 gí..'1y ,mougll thi;.; ~ i l l gl\ l :L l' 111 0, 1<.' of li t¡1\idalion "' uS sus­pended 1 lI:, h\'(' I-' 1I :\11':'; 11 :-.1, IS l a , a lle! AlIgl\:st , I S1,l . d llriug ",bidl pOl'i od P:ltriot \""lIczuela , til O renl cl lJ hto r, h fHl 1ll;\Il .

ngod tClllpol'al'ily lo rca:-súl'l hol' 1l8t'f'llthnc.,'. l'atl'ull" CDl'billl,' J¡;td uo Icg:\1 cJailll \\ bich lit! cOllld eH­

forco fol' 1110 allo\\:tllcl' n f lh i~ "l'('(lit. Rp:,in \\'ns ('I·rtainly Ilol hutllld lo ¡my rol' lI o nr wl lich ha,1 lwtm purc]tasC'(\ uy he!' ÚIlOlUy , :Ilal t1u~ ro Can he 111) l't~lI~n l1abl t.: prl!SllIllpti oll luade thnl ¡¡¡ 11 t h Wtu; I¡¡jr in tcul iol1. 011 tllf' (,o11tl'al')', 6\'Cl'." l'casou· ablo pn::s l1mptiou and intollchJlcnt are agai u!St it, [\ud Uw c\'i ­(lenco s llows tllnt so mI' fl'om illul udaking lo lHnko lhis ¡lay­m cut rOl' ;11111 0 11 flCOOlll1t of \' l! 1! f'Z IlCi:l , Pa trullo \\' n ¡¡¡ :t nt horizcd lo c xting:lli sh tll e d. ,IA hy lile cl cJlo~i L of Lll o pn pol' mOlloy,

Ir tho 11 0m ¡I se lf l'o11 mi ll ell in ~I wcic, Spllin I.:-l.il Ihe right lo talio it aS f'1I0111,"'8 pl'opel't.,-_ Tí,on tho othf'l' lltW<l , s il o CIIOSu :l~ :1.11 act or grace 01' hOllut,,r to :tllo,,- nI! :lch-nlltage

with I'ús pect lo it , in I,ho sklpn o l' cust.om-houso I! l'cd its to

t.h e c:ú lI s ig ll co, \rO COI IIIl OL port..:ei \'(' ,o rt' lI cou c:cd illg :dl tllt:~

law c)aillletl uy tlw CU I11 1sel of YCllCZ lte l:I , ho", J:H1cll a liqni­dntl oll hy n COl llpl olo str:1 11gcr l'onld (liF. c1I :lI'gc hc r frolJl ti lO ouligat ion of Iwr cO IILmd whiell W:1S t o gi\'o ,oo tro(', ancl lIol 0' ·0 11 m01ley, let a lo ue crcdil~, ill oxchallgo ro r ti lO AouL

COllcede t1l:tt t he S p:\IIish law rf'g ll l:tting tit o rig llls ullll ~l llti cs of fo rcig ll cOll s ig llf'CS in fol'co in th l"' t on ·it o ry of Ven­e Zl1ela by virtu c o f Spn ll isll ft sccnd:lIJ cy, cOllycrlcd lit o :lgcnt

iulo n. prin cipal, iJl ¡lis denl illgs with t llinl parti us, lt uc1 tlJut tbe puliti c:lJ cutit,v kuo wlI :\S \ 'c llczucln can tak o adnl11tnge o f t)¡e d calill g:-. hct wC'f' 1I a st ntugU l' alld Lllo cOllsigucc fo l' UI C

pU l' pOSC of d i:,ck \rg iJlg it.s o l,l ig:nti o lls, s t i !1 t it e illqllirJ llI 11s t be, \\"b ct lt ür the oL li lrat iou bas acL\wlly bce l.l dischargod in

mallue .. antl fOrlJl as it was co utraclctl. Thc c0 1l11J1 0n Inw, ii i~ well kIl OW II , wou ld 1I 0t I'ol'lu it 0 110 1Il:lll to luako :lIlothor h is d obtor witho u t bis CO Ul'Ie lll. Accorc1i llg to tlli9 Irtw, A

conJd Ilot p:\)' t hl"' deht nr H to e, so as t.n g i\" c IIim fI. l'ight lo clailll iml cllIlli t,r of ]J, IJ ut l J¡ c e xtmut:; fnJ Ill l iJ e SPflllish code qu oted in argu IHf'nt a re ce rlaillly lIl O other \\'ay.

'.L'hiii Doti on WII S horro\\"ed , p e l'h llps. fro m lh ge8tio nego­tior (l1}/ (lf t ilo R OIllall la w a ~ort of Sp u ll t:"tll eOus agcll o)' , oxor­cised withont Authol'ity :1llcl ari8ing rrolll l11oti " 08 of uencyo-10llee a nel ¡rieltds ltip. (2 l \ clJl. , p. 01 , 8th Ed. )

T o b y :1 clft illl, I lowcvcr, fo r recompollce Oll tll e pa rt of th l"' 1tcyotiorm1l. ye~lor. tli c labor 0 1' Xp CII SC mnsl )¡axc heclt uo­s to wetl \\ ¡l b th e d ired ill lunt ioo o ( be ncfitiug t,IIo l ltird porl)'

nga.inst "hom til O cJ:¡ ilJ1 was m All e . (1 L el . Stairs Tns titn­Li olls, ¡.; ote g, p. 5,1.)

J3\1l cOll cede that fi complot C' stl':l ngcr Ct\lI m:lko ;'\ part.r his

.. Iebtor, lI oif'1I 8 ¡'olell s, s ím ply hy poying lIJo dcbt, t il o qtlcstion presseH. H o\\" d id IloJulist Y UCZlIC'1a discll fl r re tlle del ,t. oC P atliol Yellczuel:1? 'I'ho obligatioll "'as Dot LO ptt.J mono)'. bu l to xchnnge t it o staplc prod uct oC olle cOll nt.ry for nn­oth e... n ,,,ay L \·C I"\' \l. 11 donbt ,1 whetlo e .. Patr ,,1I0 had Lile tight to f' lllí~ r illto th is cout l'3cl of U;\I't r. jJ e CCl'tnin ly wo ul d ha \'o hnd jlO s nch f ight ill E uglll lld ¡ or UIO U nited

'r if E U N ITEIl S T ,\TE5 AS O VE X E ZU Er.A N C()~ 1 ) 1 1 SSI0X . 2 17

Sta tes, (G uerl'eim V, P e ilc, :..: B . Alfl ., fi l() ; H c rnauc1 ez v. Rodr iguez 5 J obn . CiJ ., 42H.)

lt "'as bis b usiness to se ll for JU Qll e)", '-I ll el llul ro r produ ce, uul \rnh'ing Uds , ftllcl t reati llg tlle cOll t raf"t, as a \'a lid t ra IJ8fcr Di t ll e t it le lo ti H.' fl ou r . lIJ o a lHiw(' r is .\"I' t lO I le g i \' c lI lo Lile qucs tiou, H o", l iJe l' t l'll llgcr 01.10 111 ,'", Yell f'ZII !'Ia , c011I(l (l i5-cl lflrgo t J¡ f' pat riot rcnc~ue l :1 hy aH.'" Ill ethod ~hort 01 au actua l (leli \"cl'." o f t ilo colfec ~ till d uo? lf t]¡e la\\" o f t 11 0

place of t ll e cuu t l'.1ct was iluporl C' tl iut o ¡t , \\"lu'rell,'" Pat rull o ctJuld rl cal with i t ~ ~lIhj f'ct. lIlattcr as p ril Jc ipal, amI if S pa iu , no! iu pUl"tO uance o f Ul is h \\". \Iut of hl" r 0\\'11 (t li f' Yr nezu­f' 1:t wit b whi ch tl lO CO lllr;L l,;t wal'i II ladc ha\"i ng. in t iJe Lil enll ­timc, ceascd lo cxi~t , 0 1" )Jt!l"h a p . ..: , tu sp(' :~k Uw!'t' a cc H ra t t~h·,

lJeing Id l ill a s t:c te of sy ncope 0 1' :-' 11 :-' !l<' lhlt ·t! :t lli mat iou), 1I1Id C' r look to pay t lle tlc lJ t. so as tu l' I1 :t I,IC' tl lC rcall imatetl \"cuez tl c}a to c1 ail ll tlll ' lJ(! Il t' ti t uf Ihe paYlIlt' u t, tbC' 1l i t, 5eoms reaso ll ah ly elp:l l' to :l lIIajorit,'" u f tl 1l:' t'o Jtll':lI i s~ i o ll that tlw paylllc nt in kiud , al·t'o n lillg to t1 u" tenu:-, u f tl l!' cOllt ract , was t IJ .. 0 11 1." po:;;:-, ihl(! modl--' by wll it·11 sat i:.:fadiOIl conld be mndú, C' ·OIl iu acconla ucc \\'it ll wha t :-,cellb lo thCIL\ II Yen ' Jl ccnli n!" ('ouditio ll {l f In ,,·. 'L' lIe arg ulil C' 1I1 (l f t,he lí'am ed

COlln sd oC Y"'" CZl1c l:1 is lla :-, ccl lI pOIl t \\'o l'ropositi o Ll S. 1. Tl l;ü til o la.\\" o f Sprú 1l , whi d t, be says, was in furce in

\"oll e~ \l cl n. at t ll e t ime 01' P atru ll o's d ea lill g:-, with Sprli u, per ­tU i Ucd a pCI'SOll lO pll,'" tIl e dí' 1.>t o( :1 11 ot he !", Cn"ll a g:l i JI s t )¡ is wi 11.

2, That the la,," ",hiel, CO Lln~rt5 a fOl'c ign factor i uto n. prillcipal quO;t tl t hi rcl pa l't icf,; \\'as th c la\\' o f Y(:mozuela whell tlw CUllt,l'Ilct ,,'a s Ill :ttl c , H is ou\' iolls aS lo t il e li l's t propof.i i­tio n that t hC' re "'as uo la,," or S paill in furce i ll th e Ve ne­zuela with wh ie l! we ll re 1I 0\\" d C:ll iug li t. t il o tim e refen ed lo. 'l'hl' tClTi to r.r of r cuoznela }"(IUlaiued lile i'; :t Ill C, but t IJe la \\' 11I"e \'ailing: I h l..' l" f' \\";1:-' S pallis ll I¡tw, :tlld t hí' ¡Ll1 Lhor ities tre ltti Ut ~ lI' it h Pat rullo \\"e re S I)l\n ianls lon d to t he OO'"O I' U-

~ . lIl eut of !lis Ca th o li c :\laj csty , a Ull uol tIle patriot::: , \\' ho hall a lU cre Hght iug pos:; iLili ty in tho neldo T IJ a " C'lIC :t. l1 cla that linde Ulis cOll t ract \\'as , iu fact, cOUlpletel)" ::il1u,'crled :tUll

disl'lHt 'úd \;)' IlIlOt.l lel' \ ·CIl ('ZIlC)a., i1lld witll 1.11 0 CX('cption ol IL s ll orl illlc l'VlIl did 1I 0 t r~f\ppc:lr rOl" :t period ol s ix J€il l"S

therpaftf'r. 11. is a COllfU :-4 iou o f l CJ"lll S, Lhcrcfol'c, to Sil.r thal IlIcre W"fo; aH.'" lan- o f r Clloznc)a, sudl as is Clfl ilJll '11 , ill force 11Icn.: . unl c:->s Ihe mere ph~'liic:l ) CfJ1 "} I II~ of Ihf' cOtlull')' is mC:l ut, witholll res peel lo Lil e ¡'olly polilic, in whi ch In,," nlo no eH II b snid lo iuh e re and rr 111 " 'hie}¡ it recc i\'es its sa ndioll .

] 11 o rd er. the l"l" fo l"f' , to gi , 'O a H.'" dl'ccL to this pl'opositiou, th c In \\" o í" Hpnill 1lJl1:-!t be nllowcf1 a r (' tros pf'ct i\'o o l,emtion , . O a!:-> ln en tet' ¡lito :ln Ll fOl'ltl n part o f a cOIJt.ntd Ill ll d e wit l! Vell ezuela, .Fo r it \\'ill he obsf'l"\'Ctl l he coutcu tioJl i", Il ot that t)lis ltLW u f SI':liu wa,'" til O In\\" o í r Ollezuela al. the d:'lt c ol lh e cOll t.·act, IlIll 1Ill' l't.' l ,\' t,lIa l il wa¡;/; in fon 'e iu Y('uI'zuela Al liJe lim e tht> Spnnia l'ds IIIHI co utrol , wl. i<' ]¡ aruollllts lo 11 0111· i ng IIlOl'e L1wll ii \Vas th(\ la\\' u f SPUill herscH. This IJcing

KO il foll o\\"s I lull it fOl"lued uo parí o í til O /e.'-/ovi !Joul l'ltd;t8,

A(ll1li ttillg lIJell l hf' !o\ou llc1 ncss o f I h (' sceou<l prop s itiun, Llwt \111(1 (' 1' lil e la\\" of r Cllcl. l\eln ¡t factor conld lit 'al witlJ :\ forcig ll cOllsigUlllcn L fiS Ilis 0 \\"11 , fillcl thnl Uds ~ lltt;J'cd julo tll e coutrflct ns aH iltl plicd tOl'm , tll re i ~ uo I,as is fol' tlle ürsl. thnl Spnin , aS II ~t.r¡'l1l ge r, ('o llh1 l>Hy th e d c lJl o f r ClJC ·

7. l1cl n, as 1111 iUlpli .1 t C1'l1l of lIlé co ntraet nl~o . Hui tite seco nd pro positiou Jla 11 0 legal ndn c w1tllo11t tlle tirsl, be­canse U1(' \1"11010 jlrgl\lIl üut is bz¡sc<! lIpOIl 11le disc)lIIrge of l ll o cOIJLl'IlcL by H¡xli ll . It i~ l o he ohscn úc1 , howe\'ol', l lwL uo lJ \'id r ucc h al'l hcon oflú l'cd lo t. lt e ('OlllUtissioll as lo wh::t l Ihe In", \\'ns, l'::-.,ce pt t1le Opillio lls oí UIO (;0 11 1)5vl be fore I'cfclTed lo, a l1(l whil.· we wonlcl 11 will illg tu tOllcccI • lhal lhcsc opin­io ns nre cIltitlcl1 lo g rcnL rcspcct, )'o t , II O\'f' dJw)¡"ss, "'t.,: conlcl uol accc pl t1h' l ll a 8 'O lldU,l i\' e Hlld a~:l s lllJstitutc rol' the 1I1cthod IJy wil ich Lh cxi~l '!.Ice aud IllCflUill f; or íOl'cigu la\\'s 111'0 n. l1all)" cstnblis h ·cl.

AL no tilll C lh is wah sn pposed lo be tlt · law iu COIII U1 on­I:lw OU lI ll'i l ' S, (\11(1 wn~ l-oO Jnitl dowl. by .1 ndgo ~to l'.y in his "'ol'k 011 A gullcy, seco :..U8, lIotes 2nO, 4:;:1,

TII E U:-l ITEIJ STtlTES ,\N'lf VEN E7.UEI.A.>i 00;\1;\11 55101'. 219

Tt W:1S :\I so sllpposetl UlaL i t h:lfl fuund:diOIl il! tit e lh'ci:=; ·

ious of t he Eugli sh COlIl'tS, IJllt tit e d oct rillo W:1S 1l0t acceptcd

at tIJ e t im e witltont di !:iSe lJ l fl'o l1l liJe hi g hcst al lth o rity (2 l\ ent, pp. (iRO, (;R l ), :l 1l<l it llas sill ce UCC,lIl ex presslj' oyer· 1'111('(1 iu ElIgl:1J1(l (Orcen v. l\ opkc , :iG Eup:. Law :1 Ull Eq. , 3gG, R!}!J), in wllie l. C:lse t lle court hr. hl tll at th crp Wfl S no distind ion in la\\" bCL\w'('> n thc li ahili h ' of an a"eut whdhcl" . o

tll e agcnc)' respccted a d umest ic 0 1" :"t foreig n priuci pal. rl'he Chi nf·.Tll stic'e l'i~li ll: " Tt i ~ in a1l e:'\ses :) (Jll ('st ion o f inte ntio n

from tlle co ntraet , explain ('tl hy t he SlllTo lllHling circum ­sLaucos, S HCt. :ll; ihc¡; nsloJU :lI llllhc tJ s a~c o r lit e hade wbcre s lleh exis ts. " 1'11("\ rnlillg ()f tll C S nprpme ('0111'1 0 1' tIl o Unit('ll StlltpS a ccord s with thi s tloct rill e a l111 dedu ces tilO rcla ti o ns

or ti,,; }larti e :.-, Bot frOlIE a t.ixetl ]lres lllll ptio!l o f 1:1\\' , lmt fro lll

lh eil' intl'lI tiOlI) as ¡¡ JI illt't..; reu t.:c to bl.! dl':tWll fro lJl tit e racts in

cach parti cular ca se, and t his, to a l1l:lj o l'it )' o f t]¡c COlllluis·

SiOH, SCu JJJ S t('l be tite 1II 0f't sCII :'\ ibl é alld cnl ig ld ül\cd rule (seo Oe!l"i cb v. run! , 2:1 H .. ·ln G:¡).

'rlle n-: Ctl ll Le no tl onlJt on th r f:l Oé of lh cs(' pl'ocecllillgs

that Edll:utlo kn o\\' tllat P ntrnllo W:l~ not act ing rOl' hilll·

Eelf, bnt :lltnthc l'. \\' hale\'cr the p rcs lIlllpti oll oí la\\' lila} haye ueen as to hi :'! p O \\'01'5, ns mat tcl' o f [:Id lhe w!tole

1'0co l'(1 slt o ws t h ;It he was tralls:\ding tl lll IJII si nc:-;s, lI ot as prin ciptll hnt agcnt. He cont rn r ts :\ :; con~igHee o r tlle

American s(:h oollel'~ .J:.'/c'tllor íllHl Spu d/f'cU, :"tUll .. in tll e H:lIll C o f tlLe l'f':,; pect iH: AIlH..: /' icil n utastcrs he nsscuts to th e sajo. "

\Vh('1I h e applies fo l' duly fl utll c nti cated l:opi cs o r thc C011-

trnct in ol'llf' r t l lat the \' 1I1:\\' ¡le tleli yc l'cd to "c:lch QUC of , . . t.It e iut e l'cstL,d p:wliús /' he sty lcs hilO:'\clf nga iu eons ignee oí

tIJe AllIcri c:l.u schoo llcr ti, ll\lt tbi s tilll e g ivcs tit e Ilamos o f

Wl1ite liS Ul<t s t l' r uf tit e Sp ee,fu.:dl a nd Stitll as s upe rcn rgo

or th e J~'le"II(11' . Alld Wh Cll bu {ull o \\'s t lt is II p witll his forlll al pro tc~ t he

a.gaill d ecla res that he "solc1 tll e fl o n!' uy onl cr and upon

the cou sont o r tIJ e s npcrcllrgoes 0 1' purscrs oC tile Amer ican

s('hoollors l':IeaJlO1' :lIId Sl'eedll'cU (add iug thi s l inlC) oC jJo.lti­IlH)l'C." H e th e ll lUl\kcs his p l'otf'~t in " t ll e name o f t he in tcrcslcd par ticR," !í lld Oll th e wllol(' rccord co nld hayo left 11 0 d ou ht as to t ile Il' uo d laral'tc r o f It i ~ d c an l ,g-¡..;, H , in

s p itl' of an th i :-; o \'<:: rw h<-' ]millg proo f oí ~gO Il ~ .r, hi :-; d .l:wacter fl S l)l'iH~ i p :ll is lO be cs lahl i:-.hctl hy n tietiou oC law, t hc IJ IYO th ink we ha \ e fl I'igbl to d Clllfll.l d tha t l11 ft t la \\" shall be <\scorf aiuf>d by l il e clcl.lI'c~ t (' \' id nlt L:o a nd in t ll n way pointcd o nt by la\\" fo l' prLI\' illg its c,'dslollcc.

' 1'11 0 \\'ho1e C:I:-'C I'('st:'.i upon an a 11 gt 'd fl'and of Pntrullo , ami a ¡'ra ue! , loo, ",hiell a ¡..; t. I'IW gr' !' tn t il o o ri :.; in,,¡ cout .. ad pua l,lcd him tI) pe r¡lt'tralc. and i t ",ould req ui!"o \'e l','" d e:u la\\' iudPNI tn illtlu (' 11101 to tli:-.chal'g<' t he original deblor by sneh fL n ('I:x l raol'd ill lll',\', fllld a .. fal' as \\"1" k llO\\" , lI uc xflm plcd p l'ocf1(-'(l illg, To COIIHt oll:l. IlCe t bt' d Ot,trillO t hat a fOl'cign cousigucc js SI) fuI' a pri'H'i ]m.l ill d ca ] i ll ~ wii.h tl le s nbjcct of tile consigulIli"ll t t ilat 11(' t'a u l"t: li t~ \'~ :1. \'cndt::'c fm lll t ile II n ­

d ischnrgp(] olJ lig:t l ion:-. o ( his pnrc ]¡ :l:'c :w cl ",ipe out tile r1 clJt, Ilot hy pa,r lll clll, but h.\' lIuta iui ug a Iw ucti t rol' hi lllself fro lll ;'l 1I linl pan) . ::.lI':1.ugel' lo the co utrac t, in \r h ich tile real p:ll'ty inle rco.;lt·d <l oes 1I0l parlicípale aud 11 ('\'0 1' l'a l iñ es, is 1I0L 0111." lo sta te all auulllalow:; pru posi ti o lJ , ' uot 1' t>lIuciblo lo nn)" legal fOl"llln ln th :'lt '\0 il l'ú acq ufti l1 lcd wit h, bui. also to ill\'i ta th f' pCl' pct ratiun of fl':lIld npo l.l ti14" l'ig uts of iun occnt cousigno!":. liluited ollly I,y t.h \., ~ I'ecd 0 1' Cll u lI iug o f tho COII­

s ig uce. ' ¡'bis ir; IlI1 ::.aid Up Ol1 tho Jb811 1J.l p t i o ll tha l \'onc;l.II eln cau lIlake :.;-oocl bcr (,olJte ll t io l1 lhat there \\'3 !=ot :t ll actua l Jiq u i­dation u f l it c rcdit by Spaiu, hu l t h is is , t o n certaill e xtc llt,

a l llnttel' of !'. pcclll:'1tion :lil a cOlljl!<: lll l"e, 'I'he co u llsel rOl" rf' lI cz ncln t renl ;o:; l hi8 IIITa ug:c lIlont a~ n

sale by "Pot ru llo, He ~rl ."s , p, "' . brid, t lwt 1' lL or co usi.c;: nors li ad no pO\\'C I', aL fi n." li1l1 t:l, flete r t ho 8cl'ow l ~a l o ilrld lJC'.l 1l lluulc, ¡ü 0.11 t'\"cuts , to i ll te l'\'Clle a nd qn cst io l1 t1l 0 " rdi (li ty of \"h r~t he hrld clono abollt II l1Ji l' nOIl I'," , \ goo(l cl enl o f t,bis confll s io l1 of lh o llghL llS lo til O cJwl'Hcl r of tlL i ~ 8cco nd l r:\us­nct ion o( Patrullo gl"O,,"s 11 o f ti1\; lt lisfl pp r hcns ion [t.nel tllC

TIIE l l NITEn ST/\TES ,\SI) V P.SEZU F.I.AS 00:'1,\(18510S. 22 1

CO lI s('tl" t!n~ luisstf\tí' IJ It' lI t , un in Leuti onll l of COII I'Se, mndC' L} )fr. \yilli;u1lson wi tl! rdt'n' IH'" f,> tll ", IlIl"'t lI od by ",IJi,·1 1 he aL lil':-;L ~ n p p( ) :-; j ,d \ ' (' II ( 'Z IH'1n {'I"i ll u' d IL <l ischarge. rt is per ­

rt'(· tI .\- d ca r to l i S thaL h\3 I lI i . .:b)ok ti a ' pl'O pcl'ty aC' CO ll llt lIIadc. 11 1> hy :\I \I:-; t i?i\ , ns o f l h,' ,b t f' (lf ti1/' í tl, of .] \l ly , l R l~, in ", hito b a dl:lI'gl' iFt IIwd t> ngain :-;L (·(' .t a il l lrcn.8 llJ'ers fo l' tbi l') 1I 0 Ul', 1I S i n t ü lHkd fol' ¡ I m CIl IOr rtU(]¡lIlI of ~:t l e u f Lij e' 110 111' 1),"

Pntndl o tu Ihe S pll lLi a n l!-:.. 'J' IJi !:i .J ocIIlHcnt i;O:;:l ptltr i t) ~ doc-1I1 11C' ll t . a ur l it ~i lllp ly tn Clln ~ to .'('conl the f:J et th nl I. h(· tl o llr

¡.; hall 11 (' t' h a l}~I·d al ;-; ::I)JJOO fol' tll i' ", I. ol e loto f() l' tll e ren:"on, HS :-: L th ;d. L1l i1L it. \\:11'> plt l't· hilSt ,d i n \ 'O Il"'E>, aud Ihnt u lL liJ tl H:!

pri cC' 0 1' tll! ' (·oOi.-' f' W;H; HSL'l'l'l :l i IICd 'I/' Ih e' rn tc P<' I' pnund a j

wl.i (, 11 it \\ as to 1 11~ lake ll i 'l P:l.\'JII l' u l oí Hit' Honr , t hl! t l'eas-111'(' 1' conlt! 111 )t lI1a ke a d0fiuit.(, a lld lilla l eu tr," of til o (:o:-;t o f

tll e fl o tl!'. ."\ 1 r, \\' illi :ull so ll ¡;'; 1\ppo[o; t~,l t1 la t 111(' I'oyali :-: ts hnd CO Il H' iulo l'0s:-C:-::- i ,H) 01' La GI1.'tyr:! j ll :-\t nft l'l' lhe ~:l J c to J~: '¡\1a nl o, anll wltil t' t1 j(' S(·J¡ OOIl I' I':-=: \\' ,, )"(' st ill ill t lI at I¡¡ullor, aud tlmt Ihl'." had tI 'C l! (' (J ll l'l lId ,'d a Jl u rC' h n~( ~ IIt~gll ll b.,' t ilo pnt l' iots, It is al :o;o ,·It '1lI' tlial :\11'. Will iallls,)n i:-; \\'r011g- a:::; to d a lt' l'i . pCI':-:O llS. a nd t,;Y\' III :-; , llnh' ¡,;~ th (' L' ; 'I ~I ) has 11Iule rgo ll l '

a c1 1:llJg f' Sill l!l' his Ib y, nnd \ \'e nn ' unt rO llRitl t' l'ing tI , (~ Sitll lE' fact[o; alld t'irl.' UIllSl nll cf'!-i 0 11 wlticll lle Ill fll lc· np Ilis opiui ou, H (' SJ1l';l ks uf .A l ll~ t i ll,;l 011 t h<, 7tll oí .JIII ," as til o u 'ef\¡.; tJ I'OI' o f th l.' Spa uis il :L uth ()"it il'S, t lt whidJ ti1Jl(, il i ~ cC' l' tH iu that. he

Wf\[o; l ll o t l'C:IS t11't 'l' of Ule [1 :1t r iut :lu liLu l'it it's. He LU cutiou s

th e en t.r.,- 0 1' t ll e !lO11l' ns I. il\'illg: h('l' n mado hy Alusti í'.a a re\\' d¡~ys arter tl w I:tkiug posl-oCf;:-;iun of La G n:l.y rn by tia:' Span­ia nl :-: , \\' l!l"lI it i ... ;1 11 adll.li tt l'd J l i ~t ol' i t;a l fad tll:l t t.ll e ~p:'\ lIi a l'd s

di,1 not J'(,gai u po:-.s , '~ ¡.; i oll of ¡li t,; pOl't l1 util tlH' lnst o f Jllly 01'

UH.' I ~ l uf A\ \1g ll ~t , IIIItI aS lho c ut!')' i-) pokf' 11 ur \ras mad e 00 tllt' ítl, 0 1' J II ly , il \\"11 :-: in po ill l o f fa d mrulc lhl'ce \\' ccks be­f (JI' !! t lu-' S p:lui a nls goL posscs¡.; ioll ¡Il ti l ead oí a ftl.'r w:1rds.

H e sp~aks or lIu.' sc l lOo uo l'~ a!'l Iy iug in ti lO ¡¡ariJur a rtor tite Sp:ll1ianl ti t.ook posscs:-:iin!l , w!len we kn o", lo fHl a bsolu to cel'tai ntj' t ll :ü the)' \n:~ )' i'" llol t.l lCl'c :1t t hal tilJl f'. H u spet1ks o f f\ Cl'ud il f o l' 1,000 ba1're ls of 110m n.~ .• iW a b¡~ITC ¡ , bl"ing

allo wed LJy Alu::.t iza lo Patrullo, amI aS if tll e allowulH..:e Iras macla b.r Alus t.iza ¡JI lli s Chf\nl ctel';ls tl'CnSlll'e r of tlle Spuui sh

nuLhol'it.ies 011 til o 7th of J nI}, 18 12, wlle ll wo ku o w, iutIeell , tll e whole defc ncc as now IlHtdl! hy Yt'U Olllela tllrns npon tll e po iut tha t the Patrullo cn :dit was not. allowc<l nlJ t il tit e 21st o f A IH'il , 1 ] :1 , aml was ll11 0wcd t h t! 1l fol' tlle ;¡ lIeg e,l lJa.l Hll cc IIne on tito Aonr,

.Jlr. ,,' illia rnso li , in n. d ospnt c h lIude r cl ,ü c 01 .J11I)" 13,

1838, says t,ha l he endoscl:i a il oc nuJ ~ lll "to )H O \' e that the SpftU iblt nutho riti c5 did, ",!t ilú in posscssion o f La, GU:lyra , fro H) a fe \\' tl; l y ~ a fl l' ¡- the l'outrad OH tLl :l::h l o f :;\lay, 1812, to lhe 20th uf ,rallll ar,", "1820, litplidato ;1[111 pa.'" Genudo PnlrnJ lo fo l' t.bc 1,000 Im l'l'ols o f f1 0nr u mler t ilo said coutrad with Ye nezue!,L" Titen] is no pl't!t ' nco tl O \\" tJlltt tho ~pan ­

¡s I.! Hnt ll ol'ities di,l mo re tll1\11 fili o \\" crcd il to J}alrullo fo l' Ul e hala llco duo on ti lO fl o n!' , 1101' tl lut tb is IlI od e o f c recliting hi m bega n fl'Olll f\ fe \\' ~l ay~ a fto!' ti lO cO Ilf.rud, nnd afte .. til o Span inl'lls , too k possess io lJ o [ La O IlH.ynl, ", lI iell , inclccd, ,,"ould Illn 'c I ,CI 'I I impos!"ib lo, ll S t iJo Spnlli al'd s tlid Bol gct

posscssio ll ttntil s ixty-oig ht days aI'tOl'Wiln..ls. Jt \\"0 \11(1 seem f J"O IJt tilO pa pe n; that ]lrr. \ril1i tllHs n Itt fi rs t fell iulo uu 0 1'1"01' i li s np pos ing th al tIlo c ut .. ." ¡Ilud e by Al uslizn reco nlecl a sal e Ol" wllllt 110 c¡dls a resale b y 'Patrullo, o f

the 1,000 uarrels of HOH!', nnd i lion nnllu':,lI .r mif: took th e pnr port o f the doclll ll t.m t, to wJli ch he rcíurs , whi cIJ "'tU:! p lacet.l in his h ll Ud s, L1 0t f r th e pllrpo~e of suo\\"illg ho\\" <t <: redit. fo l' -' $30,000 hn d be 11 e xlln nslc Ll by l'\ ür ll ll o u fl'OlU .\ f~w

(lays nll r tl JO n d 0 1 ·~hy. 1 8 1 ~ . lo Ih o :10tl1 oC Jalluar)". 1820," IJ ul ho \\" ti. unla nce dll e o n t,his Ha nr, ",iill whic h he

\Va s cred itec1 , CalHO to be :\lIo"'cd, fllld ]¡OW, íto m tI¡ e Jnte o í cretlit., tiJ e 21s t of April, 1 13, it had ueen grn.dnally snti:sfi ell by flrc bute 11 nccon nt. úf ClI!; t OI\lS t.1I1 CS, il! :\ long co nrsO of ll1utll nJ :\cco llnts tenuiu ;1ling iu 1 8~O ,

Ll li ia I flS~ t1 es ]JnLcJI to llis gO " CI'IIIUt:Hl l , No , 47 , linde l" Il llte o f 24th uf J" nly , 1 ~ , cone rniug t,h i¡:; transa 'HOIl, MI' . \\'iJ ­

li fllU SOIl,ll ft t!1' spea.k ing u r lIl o e l" dit nlJowccl by AJust-iza.,

trt!a~Hrer Ol' UlU S!}¡W ;,s!1 (w{ltOI itit!x, rOl' Un; 1,000 lmrre1s of ,flolll' at ~:-w pel' balTcl , a nd r efcrr i llg lu c:rr tain <lOC IlIIICllts

ellclo . ..; cd , gon . .; n ll to f"ay : ,- 'L'heFi8 doen monLs eFi lflulisu bcyolltl d unbt.. r thi uk , tllR t. Pntrllll u has re­

cci\'cd lb e lmlnncc on th{' cO lllmct fu r lhe fl Ollr frOI¡] t.1lo; ~l'n ll ist. fl1l lho ritics , with ont ex hibit iug Ih .. coutrnct. ~ raill t:\kill g 1I)\on he rsc lf tL o payruoUl of .-Q/ill 311U1 npoll I' ll. lrn llo·s dcclnrRtiOIl , Ihe ilOll !" :\c tll ll ll y Le lllg on hnnd . con­i'l idc rill ¡:: il, Il.;¡ IUI c ngllg:clI lI.' lIL o f n pnrt. of uer pcople :\ IHI Il01 of llIl iudc pe ud _ cut powe r o r 1I 1I t inu . . \nd thn '" IlllUSl" lllcntl .\' Putrn lLo. to re lic \'c lJiJusc lf froll! the cJa ims of :\Ics<¡rll . lI ol1 iu>- aud :\leRlair 111),1 .Ioh n 1)0utJ('1I ,t; Rous, \lr,l l'iC IlIS Ih e llJ lh e Jlr.-";.~I' "¡¡¡VII!!t !\ ~ \'1\\ :\11(''' rl \H' n I. ,1 tU' liS n cel"li lica te o f d o­posil. IlI I\ \c r Sp,'lIlidl Ilnl hol"it.\·, of lhe pnpcr Illotle ~ of , 'cllezneln. whkll wns hell lI' o ri.!J ,'olU!J.lmti\·,;!y uo t hit ig ,.

No,," , it \\'0 111 (1 :-;1~I' ll l \"I.C' ry l'II ':! r frou) tll C 110 ClIIllCIlts !,c[o ro 11 .... . :11111 0 11 ", I);ti is ('o ll c.'~ h ,d hy th e l'O\l H:-.cl [01' -roII Oim ela , th;¡L il \\':lS tlot lltll iJ thc J,j tl, .htL l\' II"\", l RJ:--l. tllat Pfltrullo Illrule Hl'pli t.;;\tio ll t.o till ' Rpa llibll ¡lldl IOri,-iL'S ln hn ~lIo\\" ed ft

C\I :-;lO lll-I!OtlSt ' c l't~ t! i l fUI ' Iho I la l: l lH: l' dil e (llJ tllI ' t! O UI', ¡ti .. ]

t lt:lt OH t.110 'J t st o f t I! <=, ft)l1 tlwi llg ..-\ prill hi:-; (' redi L w,'\:-; rtl Jowetl iu t lll~ ~1I1l1 o f t-:,!Hj ·I. :-~ I'(' a! :-;. TI It>re i~ 110 p rdl ' tu·t' 01' n s ¡t1 e 01" a

resa le of the 11001" in tiJis tm ll :-:a rtioll. rt wa:", pt 'rhall s , a poti­tioll a:-; I.:ill g, iu üO II.,;; i(I,' ntt,ioll of t lll' fri endly n: lat iollS of tb c pC'li t i Ollt.' r \\" i t 1I t h t ' " x i st i IIg powcr:-., tI l:lU 1I e gm-crlllllt.Hl t \\"0 \1 hl allo\\' I¡il" j,h i:-. ¡"d;tIH·C. parti l'n lilrl .,' as l il e I-I OIU' h:ld [a llon julo Ul r h a li d ~ uf tlll' Spa ni ¡m J:-; , illHl IJ¡i ~ \\- . 1,'" .lo lle \ ' t,' l"lLII S L',

ill t.bo j,lllgU:tg tJ nI' l'oll ll scl fuI' \'('no;l, \l cb , ,. thc l'oyalll ltt lhHi ­tie~ Ill:Hl ú \l O ditliL:nli ,r iu Inkill ¡.!" lll l up0l11 1lt'i r ¡U·,'Ollllbs non !"

wJ¡i,,]¡ !tad br on fll\'lI i:-; hútl lo Ih o palriot ;l1ltl ln rilitJ~. "

TI is ill lpos~i\"l' In :¡ sc'crtai u ho \\" I,hi s balance \\"as CO Ill ­

putell , tl r lo say II lat it i:-; tlJe t'olTe d \);\ 11111 ('(>. Ou tl le a8-sutuptiulI tlta t tll e l'ClIl'ctJ \\' fl S lo l)ll \'nll\ (' ,1 at ~j ~ pf'r quintal, tHkillg ¡li t o til o Ilceollut t' L"otlil s fOl" ('oH'cc dcJi\"l~ rc t l in pnr­

SlltnWC o [ tile coutr .. d b y Un ' pld r¡oh;, tIlero iR 11 0 t.;;1lculati oll by ",hiel! 8 11 Ch a. !Ja lallc(' ca.u !Je fl sccrt.:tiu c(l Tll is clitHcnl ty gi\"CR ri:': t;l tO:t cOlljectl\re 0 11 the p ar! 01' tlte coulIsel fO l' ,"011-ezuclil. tll:lt .'\.11 f\ lIo\\':tllcc uf ¡utera:;t at oue :l ila a h:1lf p Ul'

ceut. \Vi ii rcco ncilc tilo discl'epa llcy , a lld , flll LiJ e pnrt 01' Lit o co unsul rOl' tito clailll;Lnt, a "igu rous cOlltcllliou tJ.a t thc

e re,lit cl:linwd uy P:ltrullo COll ecrllS anolh cr HIHl difl'ercut lot of Ha ll!' iu wllic h ho was iu(l i,Oidull lI .r co nccl'lI ccl , an<l hns no relation to t lle lot in <llles tiou, aud this sflc lI led lo uc UIC úpillion e f ~Il' . Yillflfaüc, Jt is to Up ouscn cd , Ilo wc ycr, 11l1lt thc contrnet does not li x t be pr ice of t Lo coffce, a ud fur this 1'e:\SOll Alus tiza, in t he memomnclulll of t ll e 7t11 of J 'nly , sa.rs tha l oe puts n cO llj cctll r:d estimat e o n the cost. o f lha fl onr, fi xing i t at ,: 30 ¡\ ba rre l, until he can le¡n ll, wlllll he .loes not t holl k uo ,,", ni wh nt p r ice th e co A'ec W:lS tú UC tal~ eu iu ex­ch:wge fo r th e fl Olll'. Tl1t1 cout nlct, IlS wo ha,-c befare oi). sen 'ed , i:-; lI ol a "'úlllr:u:1 of s ale bll1 o f bn rt cr , iJl whicb th c pnrtias lo ibe cx(Ollfmge agreeLl l":ll " út h 1.11 .. 'o/fco and tiJe fl ota s lJo nltl be d eJ i" (, l'e~l d1\t.r paiel ; th fl l is, th al Ye nczllol:.\ s honld g i,'c i ll cu tree t wo l\1l lld l'ct.l pounds, frce 0 1' t]I C oxport. cluly, in C'xt.: hang., rOl" eH>.!'y u:llTcl or t1 onr, :.fi c r dcd ll cting lh e imposl. No,,', il '\'0 111<1 appen r 1I1a t Pntl"lIlIo :lcl opl.ed the rntillg or ,: l:! pcr qllilJ k tl fOI" lil e cofrcc fl lHI ~24 pe r La rre} rOl' ILe tlon !" , ill t1 w caSe o í J o hn D o nn e ll A: Sons, wl. o li ad bul Uds. s i ngl~ tra ns;1cti ol.l \\" i ti 1 Ve nezuelu) fOI" lhc de­p osil L1Ia cl e hy j¡illl 0 11 tJ. e i l' :U"co un t, o r Ye llcz nelall paper 1001ley, I'epresen t::i on l J.is cn lc1I lat.i oll , noa d)' 1.0 :l cellt, lhe su m cl uc l il em 011 [\('col1l1l o f t il e I"cJll a illcl er o f t ile colree 1I0l d eli yc rccl. 'f h is rCJHninclcr :1.lIIo ll ntcd 1 5~S Cjuiulals a n,l SG pO\1uc1sJ whi eh, a t ~12 pCI' ql1ilJtal , g i,'cs SG,3 .J.G. 3 ~ . 'l'b e ..::erti fi calp oC dcposit \HIS iss ncd fO I" $G,3cIC.04 , s how ing: t\. clif· rereuce only of 28 cculs. J3nL this calclllntion will lIot apply

lo t ile eI:li ro of \\"i llinul H olli mi 1\11(1 .H ollins & ::.ucBlair, bc­ca use l IJ cr was du o to t1J CUl í G,1(i·l pOllllcl s o f cotree, wlli ch, al 12 c nls pet' pOlluel , g i,'cs ::: ~, 1 3H.GS. 'r l, e cc rt ilicat.c of .

cl cp osit iss llecl 011 their account wm. COI' S:7 ,O~ 1.7 5.

It is to iJ ouse",' el with J'e fe re nce to the::¡c ccrtif.h:ntcs

t lL nt .MI". Willja llls n , i ll his home d espntch , 1'\0, :';7, undor

late aduber 10, 18:;7, rcg: lI'ds tl .em IlS cx pressing th o fllll a m Oll lJt duo OH aCCOlJl.lt r) f lI, ose clai nl lS to bo th 1J01lll cll ,\­

SO ll S Ilud tI lO Ot h l'l' c lu iuH1. nl , hccau!'io, Ile says, thnl P~\Y­mCll t oC t ite pnJlcr WOJj y wi Jl 11 Ij (lU id ale l iJ e c1a iu.l tl LI~iruly, "

alJd iu a no th e r d cspat.ch bf'fol'0 qnoted t1 lat tlicy rep1'cse ut the /H'f'cise ,'mOllll t dno. Xúw, if we ntlr1 tlll: B(j,l :1G.O<l , th e fl. IJl Ollut Ilc positerl 0 11 ;4CCOll llt n í D Olll1c ll & 80n5, to t he :::7.0.a .ír., the a monnt d cpos it t:d OH nrCOllll t of Hollin ~ k :\lcBl rt iJ' nutl\\'illiallJ Hollíns, Wl' ", ill llrt\·c fL total of 81)3 ,177 .70 fl.~ 1'e l1rf'~enting t he l.al:Hlce llnc by Yenozuela t.o tll OSO p tuti es on a ll fl CCOll u t S OIJ tl ll' 31s t (lay o f lIr\l'ch , 1813. AC'ccpting tlli ~ as tL e groullfl-\\'ork of ;1 calcnlation L.,' wllieh \\"0 a re to ;1cconn i fo l' Lil e nll o,,"allcC oí ihe Ctl!-itom­

Il ottsc cl'c(l it to :Patrnllo or R,fIG-LH rC':t! s, t iJe tasI;: if' phinly illlpo~s i1J I("'. Tf th c appli cfl li on, 01" pct it io lJ ofP;ltrullo , nsking fOI" this :"t,ll o\\-n llcc wn~ bc fon ' lB \re, PCl"i Ht p¡';, Illi:;hl ítscertai n d efillite l,' - II 0w this b:d ~ln cc W!"I :o' r, ':1cllecl : hut i l l i ~ prl per , thongll call od fol' by tbe ('olU ll1 i~s i o ll ;.t l ile J'eqncst oC claimallls ' co1111501, ha~ Il ()t, bocll fOI' I\';\ I'<l (' .1 by the no\'eru­me nt oC ., . elleznol[l,

Afh': I')[r. -Willi H IIl :o'O U ' S \l e~l' :1tL: h of .rnly2 ·~ . 1 8BS. ill \\'llic1I h e expres~L'(l his f' ll t ire cOllfidell ('(' jl1 thc t llC'o l'." that P:\iru llo lHh1 rCt'e i,-cd t,IIO Ixda ll cc fol' tilc fimu' froll! t11 (" Spallis ll nn­t llol'it.ies, nothillg moro appcftrs l o han' hf'Cll floue w¡tI. these cl:\ims un t il they ,,"crf' }'(' \-j\'o.l 1111(1('1' tbe cO I1 ' -c lll iol1 o í 186ü, an¡] snlJluilted lo lhc C:Hil CfIS ('ol1llll i:;<s ion ",ll icl. sat Iluder th:'l.i cOI.\\'onti oll in l R(;8, Hoil! daill ls \\"el'e til en allowetl ",ilh tJIC COUt: IIl'l'úll Cf' of t IJc COlrlm issioncr fol' Youezuela., on tilO Lasi~ of l ite \" illnc oí 111t.! u udcli\'cretl coll'ec :"tt th e rate oC Sl2 per ql1intí\l, wit h somo concf'ssio ll as to the all owiluce 01 illlel'cst ",hi eL il is !loi ncces5al"y to noticc. Ti 18 now OUl' .1u ty to pass npon tll e m, ,11111 iu yi ew oC tI le opiuion wc ha ve aIread)' cx pressed t bat the allego\1 pa)' me nt t.o P atru llo, what ­cyer its chamcte l', ca ullot be t reülcd I1S pay lllcul t,o tlle c1,ülU ­ituts, \Ye LIl llst, ilS fal' a~ tllO DOlluell Cl:lilll i!': conccrne.l, all ow ihe f1111 tl mOttl.lt of tIte pri ucipn1 S1l1l 1 cbimec'l.

As t,o th e H ollius & l\IcDIn.ir clllim, as beforo ObSOlTefl, we Ll o uot feel j nsti ti ed in llIakillg a g reater allo wiluce t li an t he nTUO tlu t ,loposited to t he ir {'red it b.~- P atr ullo in papel' 1Il 0 1l l'y;

tbot is, " 'y, S7,0J1 .S0.

fl i:- App:t l'(, lI l 1' 1'0 111 w ll:l l \W" IUlw' sft ic1 ill ex hi hili ll g' tl lC

d Oft lillr.!:o' Iw lwt'1' 1I P a trullo lt lltl ¡t is pri ll t.: ipnl, \\" ill i:HII H ollillS1

fllld H o Uiu:, \\" ~ l c H];¡ i r , t1w l P,drll ll o lI \"Hi lf'd l li lll :;CJ( of Il U

opportullit ,\ , t n .'nl('d by th C' ~t n te a f tilO H('eO l1nt ~ t ' o n C(' I'II ­

ing lII11 sk.~t l'i :111. 1110111' , :111\1 thc ir g;r' IH' l"a l d l..· t tli lig:~ with Ye ll e­zlIcln., lo COIII..'(' :11 l' ('onf 111111 rOl" ~O ll l (' 11I1 I' pOl'll' tI lt.! cxncL Irutl l \\¡ tll 1'<"':- 1'('('1 l o t !.(' 111)111" cI:lil Ll in :l. W;I." I!tAt. Wfl ~ Tl ot opt! 1t lo hilll il l fl li ' (·a¡.;.e or 1.11 (, 1)0 1111(' 118. \\ h iel! I't ' pl'f' ~t'lI t 1j

hui :1 s ingle trn ll .~n (,· li oll.

1I -,l'CltI:, ch:Hr tI) lid Ilwt \\' ill in lll Holl ill :-: d id 1101 Ullllé l' -

1'J IAlld tl lt.' tru t' ¡.:tn l. · or ,l it' 11"('011 111 \\'i ll, 1'Ill l" uJl o, :uli l th is e xpla ins !-o l1t i.:-racL.wily 11 11 .. ' rl l'pa renl (,o lltl"f\,li di o n~ in bis CO Il ­cl uct and lhe c1isl' l't' pnll l· it.l :, i ll ¡lit' ItCl'Oll IJt W11i ell \\'0 Ila \"e bdol'{' 11 l icec!. Agn ill , 110 01.11 ('1' h," potll ('si:-: Ih :\t wc C:t l)

lhi llk o f wiJl I'f'coll c il l~ ti a.! ot ht.' J'wi:,(' iuoxplicllbl f' nppo rti on-1Il(' uL o r tl l l~ ('oA't}l' ,1 .... l i\"(lrp.l 1,('1\\'1"' 11 thNH" clniulfIll t¡;;, :\ lJtl t.ho tlcq uiesc(' lIcúo f Il ollillS I llI d Ilollillb\\' ~ 1 ....J ~ l n il' in so UII ­

ju:,t :1 (l h' i!-oiOIl , 01' \\ iJl ex plai ll ti I t.' COUOII c )'(·(li t il! papel' mn di('d N Q. 10.

Tt lU n ,r he tlJ:lt tll l.· (,'llI illl f' )1" muskets flS " elJ li S t.l! cl!l iul rol' f1 011 !' h:Hl nol bE'P Il s:\ti:.-t1í.l tl , 11111 1 thui tl le tleposit o f l)¡ e p apel' m OIH'." was mad c () II tlC'('o tl nL o f the II1l1sk eL 11 11<1 not. tilo flou !' cl lli lll; hul il. j¡.; ill lpo:-.sihh~ fOI" lIS la s:\y, \\ it.h the pa pen; am1 :1cco ulIl:.: afi t.L t"y IIJlPCI II' U rore 115, Lhll t !)uc)¡ \\":\s th e (1\ t. 01' " hft f UH' true fll<.: l :-. ¡¡re 11 ft. '}' ¡.;uch a long Iflpse of timo, tlu ri ng wl ,i eh lh t' l'Olllf' lllpurnl' il':' ft lHl t,J¡p lIl os!. o f their hu m lliate db,('~ lIdfllltS cO IIIl ('ctcll wilh tilo lrulHmdio ll h3.\"0 pa sCll a Wlly. 'J.1IIi¡;. intlpt'd. as nll'clld,r il ll iu) ll lud , Il ligbt rtl r­

nish :1. l'el1S0 11 rol' l' jeclillh lIl l' clf\ i lll nltogcth 1', but uolwitL­s t.nlllliug lile OUSC lI l'it y whi t·lt IJHIIgH OY(' I" iL amI lil e acc.:ount.s, fi ll (1 hl\\'i llg I't>g:nrr1 lo fh E" c! {' (CIICc o( r Clle7. lIcln wllieh rcli es urou paynll'lI t lIl adc to l'atruJl in t b IIH\I.II.l c r tl cr'Wl"iLJcd, 1\11(1 tloes not. prctClI(l tl lat pay ulellt Il ns crcl' h{,~ IJ lII fH le lo UH' c1 ni ll}all~ Lh lll sf'ht'fo" l'Xt't' pl M flll untc lllLhl illr ' ronce o( In\\', WP s lt onl1 1 11 ot he sali :-. íicd 1I 11"Ü j u ~ l i (:(\ \\aS dOIl I..\ wilh­

o nt lJllIkiug HOIII (' UIlO\\:lIlC ' ,

Bnt \\" 110 11 it. C0 1IICS to li xi llg' til O pl'iUéip:l1 of the Sl1 lll to bú aJl owe c1 . this Sfi lll O OUSC lll'iLy a lld tlll ' d isf' l'r p:lIL cics wc ha\-e notil!ccl p royent Il ti fl'O ll1 ;t ll o\\" ill ~ a ~ I'catc r SllnJ t1l:ln tll e tllll Ollll t as oxpl'cs:->cd ;11 t iJe í'c l't.ifieat e 0 1' dcpot:i it and l'0y -

1Il(.lllt of \\'1 Ii c1l , in tll e 01) ;lIio ll of ~I I'. Will i:\lllso n in 1838 , , \\'o nlf1 lla\-C Iiqnidal ed tlw d;tilll IlIl til'c ly. ..-\ ~ to tlle allow­f\lICC oí inlcl'cst we h:nc 1I 0 t so lulto h tliflicl1 lt r .

HClllcml;tJ rill ~ t,lw couditioll oC tl u" eon ntl'.' - whi el! has becu before Ilcsf'l'ilJcd , nll d lo \\" l l ich t lH' ('\airu;¡lIt~ 1'o[er ns afrol'tl­iug aH CXC'IlSC fol' t,lL O long d¡>laY;1I pJ'e:-icnt iug' tlloi .. c1ailll, Illltl tilo fact UI:\t jt W:tS lIot PI'C!w llt l'd 11 ll ti l 18::l:j, il wO I1I,l

he 11I<1l1ifcstly IIUjll:-it. lo mllke :t u.)' allo\\:lLH:c 0 11 I.his il.{'count. fol' U. o illtcnnl bCt WC'CH tll:1t dulc n.ud th e origi ll of th e clai lll in 1812, Aft.c l' MI'. \VilliamsoH h:1<1 opC' ll et! ncgotiati ous for a ::;ClUCIIICllt whi c: h tCl'Iniu:1t t'd , ill tll l' df' fcII C'C', of pnylllcllt to P:lt1'l1110 by lile :-;palliaJ'(l~, au d whi ch, :tlth ougll ac{'eptctl Ly lIim UIltlol' pl'olest, ftppCnr~ to II:t w' h" l' ll :ll'.¡ui cscf'tl in, 01' at ,,11 C\ 'Cllts suhmittcd to, no ndi" e ( ' 11'0 1'1 :0; "PIJe;, ¡- to lLa\'c bac l! lualle hy eitltc l' the c l aiJll fl llt ~ O l ' the l ' lIit etl St lltüs, to pros­cento 1,1.0:;0 c lailU~ rOl" a pcriod of tlli rt..,· .p.':H S, whcn lhe CO Il ­

troYCI'Sr was I 'c \' i \'t ~d hcCo1"l' Ult' C':II';t(';IS ('0111111 i88i oll in ]8G8. . . h thcre a ny rair 0 1' just groullfl on ", lIieh iutcrcst. can be claimctl Ilul'iug tlJi i-: inte l'\"fd ? "rc think ll oL. r!' !Je ('n se is uof O H wldch cnlls fOI" tILe r ig id npl' li C': ti io tl of the dodl'iue that intcl'cst. is the illc1clI1uili cati oll which t,hc In\\" allo,,"5 fOl" dctn.ining mone} nnjl1:;t,ly. Tite tl onr W:lS ~IJippcd to YClIezne la, in RJl pl'o lmuility , 011 llH' teUlptation of I:u'gl~

protits nttcntlHnt IIp OIl a cOlllllle l"cinl "outuro 01 ;\11 ex­lra-haza rdo ns lIatllrc, possihl,r 0 11 the ri sk of SClZ\1l'C aucl cOl1 fis cftli oll by tiJ e Sp:\lli~h 1111 t,}¡orit-ies :l.S coulm­lJaml of ",al'. In point of f:let, it i8 C'l lliruecl to h:w e fall cn iut.o tll e 11 :H1I18 of t.h f' Spllnia l'd s, \\'ho !lmdo use of ¡t, alld fl'Olll motivos concern iug hinl pe l'son:dly ga,' c crcdit. lo the cOllsignec 101' t llc ImlalLcc llue 011 I\ccou nt. 'rile CO lTOSp Olld­

tmee or P;ül'l1l1o sh o\\'~ that V cncznL'1 ü :\t th t.~ tilue \\'ollld prou:lLly ha\'(! paid t,his balauce in coO'ec, accol'diug lo tlic

t t'n ll ~ uf tll \-' (;oll lntC't. kHl ti I ("1" " IIE'P ll :">llflici ,' uL 11'll/J:-;porta­tioll lo car r,r Lb " t.'() l rt~ f· fmm t llc illt eri o r tI) Lil e !o\, ·:d loarcl , IHl t al this time 1I 111 1f'ío> a p¡wnr to llave I;L',' II t he 111.11 ." cfl l'l'it ,l's

:" ':lil :d ,lf'. fl lle1 HII th c 1lI11 1 ('~ werf' II ccd ",d für fil e' :t!'l ll \", Th e . . 1'oChnOIlt" 'b, wit h ti I !,.. l' ). llPd.:ttinll lila! li ue ll :l .k liw· r,\' migllt \)(' a(',0"llIpli1'o1Ico,1. aprw:u t. , h a n~ li l1 g ,'rf'. l :ü La (;uaym u p lo dI{' , pr,' da," nlmo"t " I I ~ II th t-' Sp:lni:l rd s too1. pn~:-;i':-.:-. i o n , :lIId ~:1 ih' t l I.h (>1I 0111:· lo t'1-oCO:l fJ t' <::q>t" .. \-"

'rhe ori).Óll;d t11 ('o l',' nf l it !,.' fon,j l ll ,. ;¡ppl'Opriatioll o f 111t' nlllll' wn~ :d.;tllllollt,tl, :llld;l:-' tlllOtll l' l C' ,'id C' Il Cl' tlntt tl lf'l"ú W:l fi'

nolhing ¡II il , w(' Illigh t reft' I' , ir I H ' ( '(,:-'~;lry , 111 tlH' ¡cUel" (l f Patrullu of Jtlll C' í , I~ I :! , in \\' lli r ll li t' 1Il111(l~ llI E' lttinll () f 111 " ~al(' , :\111 1 t1l11t a h:lII!1!-,cl lllf' pl'o1it wOIlJd 1)1 ' I" t-':di%\-'ll, \\"ithoui inLilil llt illg- Il ulL I li t' ('olltrn¡o¡ \\":l!-; Il ot H ,0o I1l1lI n.ry Ilndortak ing or tll at t1 H.' 11 011 1' W:IS rC< llIin.' ll to n ·lie ,'o t hp l.Iecc!-o .... iiies of I,he Iwopl(\ ('ll.tlío>pr! lly 1111' f':nthq ll !1kf'. foin in Ill c ¡Hot est ,,' llje JJ 111;;' Illilke:-; 011 IIJ r ~bt j¡ 01' ,J nl ., · fnllowilJg, fOI" \) I' ("11cll o f

cont md, t1Jí' ff' ¡:- unt rt wor(l l o , I1I1W Ihat th p ('oll tmd wns

otlw r t1Ulll "oJuntan , '1'11('1'(> i:-. lIothing tlla t W(' (Oa n !)('rr·p i,'f' ill tl JP origi ll ftlhl

h istOl'Y of -, ut h t\ c1niul w¡li clJ c:\ lI", fol' :1 11 :\ lIo \\"all cf' o r

intcn,'sL ~1Ic11 a~ woul¡l II\-, propE'r ,alld jll:-il in Hil o" ol'(¡illar,r cnsf' wlll.:l l"(> 1I10ll r y lawfllll." dil O has;; bt\r ll IIl1jll i:i tJy (lc· taill cd h.y t1 w dcl,tOl" \\'itllOllt an,' I'\(;II:-.c , IrgaJ o r ('(I" i !a l lle, rOl" its 1I01l-paYIJIPIIl. n has l'e( '1I (;()ul(.l lj(letl tl lllt lile COl.lduC't of t it e " Cllpzuf'!nn t\ lIt)¡ o l'it i(·~ in foiPUi l1g u]l t il c contl':ltl icto l''y defcnc('!-' of »:1ylll clIl lo Patrullo by Uj(~ ~JlHn ianls ílnd of pa.rIt)C1Jt by t11 f' d pposit lI1afl t' hy IJi ln in pnper mOllc)' sho"'s i ll !;i ncl?J'it

o" nncl ¡!ollhlr d cnling , n nd '-1 rl oli bPr:1l e <l esign lo

escape frOIll perfOl'lllltlll:e o f fl pl:\iu ohlig:\tion. " ' hon it i!) I"P1I1(I11I hC' red , IlOwcn,!r, IllIIt [J peri od o r t.\\'c nty·

fh'e ,'- ars had r lllpsNl hd ro t it e c1 a iw \\'as oriorillally prcl!l'u t d , I1ml tIJat ill tIJe IlIPfllltilll P llip rOll lllJtluily I'cprc­scutcll hy tll (' politi r nl eutity whid , 111 )\\ g(}('s h~' I he 1I:t1ll\-'

or rC IJ P:r. tJ (' l i ~ , hae! ti l'l:'t t h l ' (' 1I !'/llrio!. :UII! ll! ' 11 SpaJli~ J¡ , t hf' JI PtltrioL Illld Spall iHIJ !Igltill , nnd th u Pll tl'iot ; 11nd lIad !Jrsirl es

bcell 1Il t"' l'geil in ¡\lIother ¡oj(J\"ereiguly ro .. a pl'riad o f l t' 1I yca r!';

illduch>tl ill this ¡lI ten;) l , tl!(' \\ lI ole IWl'io\l b('i llg IIlHrkctl I ly i\. cOllliu ll\ 'd :4nlgglc ro l' ~x i slclI\':C, frcq tl t:'u t 1' 1J :lIlgC:-i ¡JI ad minis tmtion , alld al1 tlu" 1Iltef'l'tainly íl lHl Ct)Jlrll ~ i uu jll t I l o

onlerly Hd mi l1istrntion o ( govcl'I lI llen t fllld i ll tll(' k('ep ing uf Tf'gnlar :H·('(ltl11t~ . whiel! SIlC]¡ a dh,locatcll :lI Hl 1'('\"Oll1 tio ll ­

f\ly (' i \1'O(> 1' iJlyoh 'cs, it iR. no l';l1lfii C fO l' illjl1J'j OH~ n it.i l'i s lll that

heJ' o tli cials. wilc l) ('(dI ce! 1I 1'01l t o C'x l'laill n lram;.wtioll as :Ultiqnntccl :uul o l lsc: lll'e ;IS lit is, sI l fluid lIa\'e ta kc l1 the Cf) nr~e co mpli,jncd of, h11t it is l':\.tht' l' 1l1attCI' uf ~l1 rpl'i l)(' Ibnt tlll')'

i=oi tJ l;ccctlCtl in rcse ning as IIIUC!J as tll e,'" d id f¡ 'o lll t ite cII llfns,cfl J'nhhis h lit Il:wd 111)(111 wJlich to t'onstrnct :my ilf'rOBCe at aH,

At aH e \' e llt~ , WI' .10 lI ol lh iuk th:il it \\'Quld lJC clthcr :1 wisc 01' a jllSt f'XNcisc oC t1 1f' dis(,l'el ioll ,'estf' tl in liS tú :dlow iutCl'f'st pri or to the .tüe of the Carflc;Ls CouHnis:-.io ll ,

Th c:-;c cl aiUls wc rC' prc~c ll tc(l to tha t ('o lllll¡ission 011 t,he

14th dity of )Lty, l HliR, allil rrom t\¡;d day tú t\lt~ iid da," oC ~cpt.embcr, 1 ~O, \\'\' will a Ilo\\' in tc rcst at ;; ¡WI' l!P ll t., tha t is to s: ty , un tit e clailll or .1 1)1111 ] )ollllell k Son~ ou tlle )Jl'i ll ci­po i ~ \l1n of ~fi ,3.J li,H :! . 0 1111 o n tl ll' claim o f H olli ns .\. ~lclllai l'

:'\I1il ' Villi:\I11 H ollins on the principal 511111 of :37,041.80, d C' dnet illg:, o f ('011rRe', wh:lt.f' \·C l' SlllllS !.:lYC airead." hccn pa iel 00 :lcl!o l1nt. o f the :-:lt itl claillls by \' t.: 1l t.'z lI cln in sa tis íactioll

oC th c ol'igi ll al a \\':11'<1 8. Th c cl:Ü lll ro l' d CUllllTagc Itas not ueclI takell ¡lito the

nccount, bC(,:1 l1 se, as \re ttlldcrsta llll th e p l'otest Uladc by ll:-ltrnllo 1I f' IJu iel the c1 CIIlI1I'l':we himseH. ,rp ",m ¡::ign a , . ~

dccrec in accol'dnllcc with this opiuion.