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al'l'i\'cd out fl 'Oll 1 Halt illl(l re, al La \. I1 :1."1'i l , t wo 8clJOonerfl ,
tl lC F.l erwfH' an d t it e Sp ~,>d¡rell, tl H' rOl'll H' I' ¡u·lolIgi ll g to J o hn
DO ll ll cll .\' f)O Il ~. flllll ti lO l:l ttc l' lo Ho llill s .~ :\ldHair, bo th
of thOlIl sh iPl'illg lll c rc h:UllF:, r.i.'sidill g: in Haltim o l'e , :\1111 al!
of th ol1\ citi zl' IIS of tb e l l ni lod S t:\t.l'S, rrh ef.:o sch oo ll cl's "'ero
lntle n ",it la fl o nr, Ll IO Spl!. dllA I cnrrx ing 53!1 lm1'l'els a lld t IJ o
J~'lefl /l o l' 4S0 11:1rrcl:.;, (H ti lO f'nrgo o f tl lC h'l ean nl' JO ll:lrr cls
\\' 0 1'0 ro l' tb o lI ÚC Ollll t oC th o cllptnin , :mcl t ho r omainin~ ,1'1 0
f O l' llC l' OWner¡; ,
Of t h o <;:ll'go o f t he .'VJt18i hrell, part w!\s fo l'
aCI 'u llll t. uf Hnllins .\' .:\Td31ail' ;l ll (l pal'L for \rill inm H ollills,
¡ d ~o I'cs itlilJg iu JJal ti lllOI'L\ Hlld a citizell O( t,h c Uni tclI Stlltf'S,
'J'll c I'Chpcct i\'o lH'oporti olL s o wuetl },y I.!:l ch i:i a mattc r o f 110
1I10ln cut i n tiJ o p rcsent i nqllil'y , Of th e wll ole lot of 53n
h:tl'l'c]s, 1D \Ye re t'oj cctcd :1..<; llOL up to sa m plc, n,ccord ill g
to Ule co n lr¡\cL, pl' c~ e llt.1y l o 110 1I 0t il'ol1 , lenvillg :lIJO hnJ'rcls wl. ic h \r oro II ccoptod. Th oso, alhlcd to tIJe 480 bar reis
6hippcd uy th o 1~'lel(}iOJ', aud hc lo ll g ill g , as b e fo re s tlltcd , il1
tb o l'J'ul'u J'LiuII8 o[ H U lu J o b" Dou lI ell.\- Son. nuel 40 to Lhe
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captaiu oCfhe sl·huo uer, IIl:Hlc ")1 a lal o f 1,000 barrols, whi ell
wns c1 is p oscd o f uy th c foll o ,,"ing cO lltra cL:
( 'J'mns lat ion.)
" We, Ihe lI mlc r¡;ig n@c!, cit izclI ¡'('el ro Eduard o, e n I,b e olle side, nud cili .
ze o G c r:m lo Pat r ullo, of l...n G n nyrn . cOIISig uc6 of Ihe .\ lIlC ri cnu Achooucr HE'k.
0"0" a ní! .' "¡Jlcll,ull. o n tb e o l Le r sid e. hn \'c cOVc ufl ut cd a ud fts reed n.e Col.
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" 1st. 1, cit izc n Ped ro Ed uRrc1 o. d o he re hy Pllrch ase írom P a trullo. lhe Can.
sig ile€!. oC ¡ he abO\'C-IlII.1DCd s chOOllc rs .oue tho uS:llu1 bn rr e l ~ o f Brdtimo rc
tlonr, equnl in qllnlit y l o 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 pn ylllc n! Co r 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 i10 u 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 s ball hf' 1\1 tbe
selle r 's chl\rge . 1 s hll ll d elh'er Ibe cotTce o n 1J0a r d iD crm va$ IJng¡¡ (sacos de
lie nzo), dll l ics nnd e xpe ru¡eR tile reon beiu8 ni ID~' c bn r8'" Imlr wilbin tbirt)'
dn)"s I\n<! hnlf wit hin forl )" .
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"3,1. 1, c itil'..en ( ;c rn rdo Pnt n lllo, in t he I1Al1Ie o C l he respecth'e Ame ri 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 nlllO l o rccci\'Q on bon rd I he 2.000
' l u 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 t he rorc80iug artic les, Am i we bo t h fl s ree lo comply ,,.itb , I\ud
t o fu lfi l in uery re~pect . th ls t\g rcelUeu l . e nte reoJ i u t o in HOQ{! fnilb , lIod
e:rec ulcd in d upli cat e ni 'l"n G uayrn on t be 23d of Mlly. 1 l 2. "
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will be olJsen ccl t1 wt this i8 not fi n ord ina l] ' contruct of
saje in which th c ]11; C(, o f t bp fhi ng hong ht is ex prcsscd in
doll :trs fil)(l CClltS, M' OUICI' c1 <.' ll oll1i nntion o f moncy , llllt it is
a co ntrad by wlii ·JI o lJe p l'otl l1 ct is lo 1;(> e xch anged fol' :lJlo til e r ; t hat ¡s, t wo C]l1 i lltn l ~ o ( co fJ'c c (01' cvc r)' barrel o f
0 0 111'. 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 . q nin lal 01' one h l1ndl'cd po un ds is ~ ¡ o t ti xc(l in tb o
co u tl':lct , h u t tl J(' !l OIII' ir; lo u(' dd i" cl'C'd duty paid , an ll 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 t hi rty <l:tys fl'om d ale of contrad fol' onc-IHlH of
Lhe co n' e, nllll ti lO unl:t nce in rod ." dHJ S, A cco nl ill g to Ule
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01" 7mJ.-10 'lllin tal:-t of e ntre\.\ \,' (' 1"1' <ll 'li\'~red iu ~XCh f\llgC ¡",.
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"'i th t.l 1(' l-xee pti oll o f 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 IlilIlSt'If, afie!' )Iis rellll"u to Ill(~
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18 12, i ~ tite \;t~t wc llt';u 0 1' tltis c1ailJ1 nnti l th ü 4th uf Ap ril ,
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Pfttl' ull o had I"ctnruNI lo tl l(' r nití'd :-)tates, and in a ietl cr
rm m Phil lul clp}d:t :\Cldl"l'ssed to ;\[cs:.¡J·:-t. \\' illiam H ollinsl'tUd
lIollins \\' ';\JcHl nir, 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 oull cll .\. SOIlS, tha t th e ha lall cc
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val He, nud er a n onl c'f iSS ll C<1 uy t hc Spal1ish Goycrum e nt,
whi ch 11:\(1 ga iuc,l t be ascc ndnn cy in Ye n ezuela a fo\\' clays
art ol' he 11:\(1 1ll1Hl c bi s protést. T lt is ll e potiit , IJC s ays, mad c
011 a CCO ll l1t o f .i\[css rs . H ol1i nl=> S M c13l:li r ancl \Yi1l inm H olli llS, all1 o tl llt oll lo ~7 , 041 . 75 , aml Oll acco l1u t o f Jolw DOUll Cll
& 80ns lo :3G,R ~ G. O -!. I n r e pI)" to au iu q\liry fr om tlJ cm
wh e th er t.hi s mi g ht llOt be cOlls iderccl pa ym e ut, h c answcr s
ill t h c ucgati,'c , fo r tI lC reaSO Il tlirlt co neo was to bo g ivc ll in
oxc hnuge. alt ll t li cl'c fol'e t il c c1nim \Vo nl d begoocl fOI" tl lO fl otl!',
n olw illtstn ud iug III P d c pos il o f pnpcr IIIOIt C)" ",hiel l, as he
Sltys, \\":1~ to ue rccC'ivcd back 1))' Vc ncz ncln,
"\\' ltcth cr til ey \\"el"e salis ti ccl at t he lime ", itl l thi!:i stn.tern ent o f th e ir ngo n t 0 1' nol, l)l' I I0w fa l' t li cy dilreroll frolll
hil ll liS lo th c lcg1l1 clYf'ct o f tllis clc posit, we IU1"C UD Ill ca llS
o f fl.sce rta iuillg, h u L '\' l ' tlo kIW\\ , as far OS l hc l'ct..:o n l di s·
closes, t h nt u(. on'o rt was ma(lc lo prí'ss t,lie Clllilll 1Ip Oll Ye u o·
:'.ueln until it "'aS 1)l'O llgllt to tite fl ttc ut iou o f t iJe Sec re tar)"
o f State in l 8:i!i , T.t js tl'lI ¡' lhnt d urillg tb is iuterva l tllC
atfa,il's o f ,"cn ozucla \\"p ro in til e 1I.1Ost d is t ul'hed c01l<1iti o n ;
th a t fmm lIJ e latlc r pa rl o f Ju ly, .1 812, wi t h t il O' oxC:Cp t iOll
o f a )"oa r , cl own to 1820. lh(> l oyn.li~t..I), as t il o Spft lli fl l'(ls \\"o re
callod , h[Hl possess ioll o f 1101" ca pital , :\11(1 :ul milli st e red th c
gO \" Cl'lllllCll t, allí! 111;"1,l from 1. 810 to J8:lU, (h triu" lI or CO IIII OCt io u with th e COlol ll hi all cOll fed raey, t he rc \V ou ld hn.\' e been
g r e at c1 imclllti cs in lI lo ",ay u f p rcsc llti ug Lh e c:lai m, tU ti lo
s am c t irn 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 kil O'" t!t:"tt liJe tns k
would ]] ot h ave uccu ilil possi blc, fol' wc liu cl t bnt l\.Lr, .J n.co h
Idle,., of P I,i lnd Ipl ,i:o , f,.ol1l n,e yen,. 1823 cl owlI to tlo e yen,.
1833, cnlTi (1 011 n. p ro trncl cd li qu id at io u a lld li t igntio ll iu a l!
til e co urls of VellezH nla, fl'OIU he hi gh l'5 L t o t.ll o lo west , in
fi n eJfort to l.l:;tllb lis ll fl clain l fo l' Illus kcts s u p pliecl t o th e
patrl otl:i, nntl fillall)" !:illccccd e d iu obtnill iug n juc1gtll e ul in
hi s f:wol'. It 1Iol on l)' n pp n rs t.h nt 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 ll m: uelall
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til e ¡lIten':ll 11l Cnti olléd, Dut tite papcr :-;
sho,," tlJnt Willi nm H o ll ill sJ 0 11 lile l]tl 0 1' D Cl;c l,u Lc r , l 82-1 ,
by IcHef arlrl r cssccl to l1J 1' . ,\d:lltlti, tit en SC('J'dnry oí Stllt C.
soEeitcíl tho nid of tl H' Ull ihHl St:\tcs IU I'l' CO\"Cr lJw
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dne (rom ""clIozuela 011 :w otllc r d isti nd a nc1 se pa rate c1aiIu
for Uluskcts. '1'0 1'eco ll cil o lh e ap pal'cnl illljJ ro uabilitr oí
th e coexjste uco witL t llú nHl ~kt-t l'lai ru oí :lIl utb el' c1airu
fol' Hour :tl'h;iug auollt th e S:lI11C t illlc an (1 betweeu th e f.ia Ul C
pud ios, wh ich wns n n1ittcd 01' O\'c l'l ookcd In' tIJ e c1aiJIl:mt in
!lis rtpp ca l fo l' tit e :ticl oí ¡Jiti gO \'c rll1llc nt, aB .' x plnll atiOIl
wns otfcrcd , plau sib le onf) lI b"ll, 1)l1 t Il ot sllstn-i nccl hy tL o facts
as we (¡n ll th clU tliscloscil u,y th e (ll1 p Cl's. This c"" plallati o lJ
"'as th:ü \\'illit\11l H ollius bft d ::t scpa rftte üla iJI1 agni ust r onczll ela for Ill Il 5!kuts, ft ud was joiu Uy iuLen.' ::.tc\1 in tlle 11011 1' clrtim
wit h H oll ius & ::UcBl:1ir, ¡HIel ti lO ¡ctte !' to ::'I Lr. Ad;\ms was
iut·elul cd t o ~u l i c it til o illlo)'\'cnti ún o f tb o Uu itcd States
ill bc il a lf o f til e claim ",lli cb he iudi\' icluall,\' n:p rcsenlcd,
amI mi g ht lIat ul'fl ll y o mit, th cl'cfol' p, au." allus ion to tll e joill t
c1ailll wi tll o nt sn bjec tiug tile orui:-;:;ioll t.o aH,'" i ll jllriou~ inferc ll CCS S llch a R 11 :\.\'0 Lee n suggc:;ted.
Hllt it i5 :l cO ll ccssio ll iJl til e C;\::.C t llat -\\,¡lIi,)]I1 H ol1ins wos
intercst od iu tit e 80111' c1l1 im ; iU llCCtl, :wconli ug to 11l:; sbtcIIH,m t, \VaS tllC olJly pen:iU II iu t.crc:-;tull in til e da im ; and fl(lmitting, uow, fo l' til o pnrposos of lh e al'~l1 n. (mt, th nt H ollins &
11 Icllla.i l' li ad 11 0 inteyusi in tIJ e lum;kt't d¡ lill1 , yet , st i}] ,
how can ",o aCcollut fol' his sil úll CC as to til e li o nr cla im,
upon tiJ e rts!mlll ption o f it·s bcin g: fin cxisting "bonaJ/cle claim ,
and t hn-t b e was¡ rtt th o date ol' his lettc !' to ~Ir. Adams, full.y
app ri scd as to ,di tbo circHUl st allces a tl'octiu g t be I.ist or)' :llld
chamctor o í th o cla im , U pon this assllJUptiOll¡ it is inex plit;f~bl e why he did 1I0t Hilito uoth chilllS in bis rcc¡ ucst fol'
intcn cnti ol' , Mol'coyur, in th c leLte r hom Patrull o fmm
l') hil adclphia, bc fore t'cfe rrcd to, it ¡lppC;\rS th:l-t 11, s tatemcut
oí nccon nt \HtS cllclosen, showiu g what W,-l.S du o "\Villi:ull
H oll ins, a n<l H ol1j¡,s .{- :\IcJ3htir OH boll! fl o ll !' :l1H:1 mu sk c t acCO UlJt¡ ancl thi s st;üelllcut is eudorsed in t he ha ll d wl'iti ng of
'Villiruu H o lli ns, ¡l S fo llows :
. . ·\ ect or wbat rCl w\ i lJ ~ owiug lIy th e G O\·t. (Ir Vell CZ'!.. , 011 :H;CL o f COIl _
trnc t f.>!" lIl n s k (' ~ 1111(1 ilo lI\" I'PI" Spu:du·l'll. l'ccch 'cfl frolU n. Pa trn llo in
hi s Ic lt er d ntc d P ll ilnlle lp h ia . 2.-,th o f
t he GO\'Cf lll llCIII ro r its use. "
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l SlR I :lft er wltid . ti lEIO Ihero "'c re no t r fl n ~:\.dio ll "" jlct wc eu
t lteso p;l1" t i e ~ ¡ll H.l Vl'Itl:ZUl·b,
By :\11 ellll o rsCJI) Ollt UIl tito lcttcr to JI r. Ad :l.l"iJs, il, nppO:HS
t..h:\t I he \.m closul"rs i n Ih nt 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,
n ud 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 r U( ltlc:-,t , :;:o tha t Lh e lagl k uowl edgc we ll ave of t hese
pn. pc rs t,raccs th om illlo Ilis pOs . . cl- s in n. ' Pil o." are IIot ti lcd
witlt th c P U Ill' I"S iu t.I li ~ C[\~ I:>. a nd tl t(H'e has hcclI no c \,jtl Cll cC
ofle red a:s ¡. ) tl ll· i l" c'O ltt.' ut:-: , \\"it..1t t htl n!\ (" ~ pl i o l l o f so ma Joita tem6nts iu tite COl"l'Os poutl onco of P atrll ll o, fl'OllI ", lt ic h it
"'ou ld appc:t1· II l1 tt SÜtll l' :-'7 ,000 \\'(' rc ll u ú 0 11 aC Coll llt o f
\\" hnL \\"ou ld app e!\!" to 1)(· l,lIU IIIH ~k L co uLracf. fi n tiJ e 7tI, of
J Ullo, 18 1. 2.
'fh e potitio ns as prcs .lI tcd hy t,J¡ tJ dill" 'rc lI l i ll t e rc:o:, t~ rep rcsenti ug tit e or ig i ll~l.l t laiUl of Fl oll i ns .\+l\rcHl rtil' fo l' fl o ur nlo ll ú
ask fOl" an n. wn rcl o( :-;!) /i(iO.SS , j l a !-ie~l o pon t it e :l. lllount [1.1legell to ho du c o n .' nlr ~ 8, J S12 1 t hc (Ia le o f P:lÍn d lo's prot.est, with inle rcsL T h is :lI II OH lt t is asce rlailJ cd hy cíu u p nt,i ll g
t iJ e q l1:lutilJ 01' cúllec d ilo at th e rate uf S12,OO to th e q uintal,
nltll t it o res ult o f tll e ca k u l.\t io ll is lo ma kc t ho cl:\i nl fOl"
ROlll' .do no Sl'o:ÜCI' by $2,GIU,OS l lt /\u til o bal:\u cú w11 ;011 , by
Willi nm FI oll i ns ' indOI'SClllc nt o n Pat l' ll lJ o's ~ bl.lcm c llt o ( :l.Cco unt, \\'as dl't·l a l·\·d to be du c rol' boLll n ll l s k c ~ 1111é! 11 0 n 1"
:\CCO lIll l,
'110 e!\ plai ll t1li :-. 01 ) \ iomi tl iSC' J'c pall cy 01 1(' o f tll e leal'u el1
co uu scl i u Ole ca se, ~\[I' . .J OI.III S . Blnil', in :\ u l'ie f rccc lltl y
Hled , ha s s nggestetl thal llli li illdllr~ l! HH ' I I L ¡II :l {;crtain as pecl
:l, lIli:-itakc, aml tl Jat in tluot hcl' il \\ UI1 I\l Ile
('e;l~()II:lbl l1 antl fai!' to .. ('(' e pL l Ile ~ IL cd of p;tpc r 0 11 whi c h ii
W ~I S lu ad e, aS 0 (1 1)' o ue- Il alf 0 1' !'h o pap ol' 01' P:1 I1('I":-O cO ll lai niu g 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 ce rnin g 1he 11011 r :111(1 l ll(, o lh e r cl)uec rui n"
o
th o mu sk el s- nud Lll at th e jlapc r l'ü ntnilliug tIL o lIill:sk ct acCO 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 t hl~ I'(' fnl'P m islendill g, ]~ IIL Ll w n ' is Il olhing i n t h e appt'flnt Il Pí ' uf tlie pnpc l's
Lo iu tli c: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 lui sl)iu¡.; s heet, ;lUd tltal \\' 0 :i honld be askt '(l 01'
cx pected to go inlo s lI eh c O llj cc lltl'l'~ , on ly ;'IO'nn ls nuoilLc!'
illlls trati o ll uf l il e difli cll lt,r , wc lJlay S;\." lIL e folly, (l f att emptin g to ti g ht flg:~ ill s t tilllO in t b,' g r p: tl f'all~ ~ of e OJUpo~illg
II1I1 U:1 11 co ntro\'c rsi c¡;, iu whidl tlial fOrllli tl abl" oppone nt h :l8
a l way~ bue ll , alld wiU likt'l y (;o llt i llU C to he, uya wcapoll a U
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 JH lIlIiwo\ in ILis IcUer lo
lUl'. AdIlIllS, 1I1akiug da ilil fo l' lh e ILl ul) kcts wil,hiu auo nt t eu
ycars a Ctc r til O I'eceipt o f th o accotlul from Patrull o, ",hiel, was
en<lol":;cd by Ho lli ns al SO ILl (' lill lC, t hedat e oC whieh cI oes not
Ilppeal', ~tn.tc~ lil e 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
oCPalr ull o's .1CCO IlUt as b c i llg du o 0 11 bot L tl on r aU l l IIlHskcts,
ami la lli es lo ti n~ ceut s with lh e i\IUO llut de positcd b:' Pa~
tmllo in papel' m one)' ns cO\'i~ rill g [di th e cl:"tims 01 'Villi :\lll
Holl ins, :tlHl l:I o lJius I~: i\lclllair Oll :t11 acc ounl.s up i o lIle
31 st o C ~ ral'ch , 1 8 1 ~ , s il.l cc ",hi el! lilll O, as be fore rcmark cd ,
Lil ey had uo dcnlings will! \'c ucz uoln.
8 11 c1l bc in g t he sl:lI.e o f the acco llnts witll rofcJ'cllCC lo :1
clai m which Ol"irrinate¡} in (1 l1f1I1S:wt iOll oC h:uter uetweeu
" ho \\' C;U\ we asct.'l-ta ill with rcasouauI e
the parties in 1812,
certaiuty what WftS d uo WiJli:lI u H ollius :lll {l H ollius & M eRlair 011 aCCO l1 l1t o f Ih e fl t) urtlailll ·~ J L i'iL"C ln ~ Cl'O Ill th e pa ~
pel"¡;¡ aud eorrcs poudCll CC u c tWOCIl th om aud J)ut.l'ullo, amI uy
oCt h o éa:sC' was
ll lt~ St :ltUllI c Ut
oC :1 CCo lln t encl o l·f·w .l hy \\' ill iam li o llill ~, t.haL
tl lc re wé re JIU JIl (' ro\U; transad iuu oS b , 'Lwccn t1J f' lll ;¡ lid VCllúZllú la.
of whi clL t il e !:iaJe flf th ü IJ OU I' co n ~t i l ll t t · d ollly a pad. <lntl tilal
l)aLru llo ",as l hcir :1 gcltt. i n cOllducti llg tlt (' ~ e Irnn ~l1ct j()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.:cO ltn ts nt l:lI'f.;"t', uut. it app eal's snflicif' utl y tu
Sllt.isfy 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!illl C,' dll ü Lo thclU 011 all accollu b, 01' tlu;
cla im IJ1U :;t he rcj ú('Lecl alt ogd ll c l' (01' "'fl nt oi' cc r t :l i nt)'.
P :ltl'lIlIo, 011 fh e patl'i oh:i I'l'gaiuiug UlciJ'su prülllacy ill \'CI1t' zlw ln 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 l o 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 hi s c xcc ut.o!'s, ~\I ess rs. DOllllclI .\' 'OIlS , tllld l IL e oth er cl:1im:lnts gol
posscssion o f his pl1 p e l ·~. ",lt i d l fol' tb c lil'sl ti nll'::, iL ,,"o uld
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 tIJ e s prilJ~ of 1 8 1~ .
'1'h(' UllitC'cl States h:n ing: c nt c l'etl in todipl ollwlic rcln tiotls
witlJ \ ~ c uc;mc!a. iu J 8:-35. 1,y a.ccI'odit ing :\1.1'. '\'illiamsoll a S 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 opon ed hy lile cb i ll1 ant~, \\" ith ~l
vic \\" of pre::ic uti 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
l o, recla ml1tion is soli cilccl 0 1'1 fH.':COII II L o f m u skct~ , Hlltl J1lI1 Skct s al ou e , l1 0t hi ug IJcillg sai(l :l.UOllt non !', 1I0\\" thllt t,he
cla. illls of H olJins.\' 1\lc Bl:tir :lI)d " ' illi :UJl H oll ins are re "i\"c<1
I1llcIc!" tiJ e s timu IlIs of a pos"i ibj ~ ~úttl C li1 e llt, il i ~ flUlIl' :tluue,
aucl not m usk ts, whi ch coustit.ut R t il e exc lns ive uu nlcll o f
"\Villi::un H o lli ns' co mph int la .1\l1'. 1·'01"5)'lh . Thc ro is but 0110
csplnu:üion o f Uds upparcnt COlltl'ildictioll fll H I tilrlt is lo ue
fOtlllrl, n.lthoug h it is ofl'crcd of co ursc 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
ft ncl Itil tl sclf t\.lld P a t rullo, {\lid t1 l1lt ho o llly b u CHlIl C possc:-;scd
oCthi s in fo rllla tiu ll pOI rtiall r ;.1 [tel' t1 w la ttc r's cl eflth 1Jy ohta i 11¡lIg access lo hi s pape!'!!! uy ilg r mc nt \\' ith ti,,; cxcc nlOl's.
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nl!t(' 1' h.\·l'otll('l-l is i ... il ('()lth' i\ahl l , ho,," a m[lI l Iwving
tirO good (,lainl s agaiJl st :1 flll' C' i¡';1l gÜ\'C' I'lIllIP III iu \B:24, sl lonl.l
i U\'okc lil e ai.1 0f Ili;-.; 0\\'11 gÜ\'<-' l'Illtl!' lIl il! ht-. lt'1.1f 01' OUf' o f th clll
oll ly, liD!. 0\' f' 1I Itl Pll!.ioH in g t hl' otlWI', :lI ld (·\eH' 11 y<-, ;1 I'S aftC' l'wan ll:i, lIoth i Ilg hy way o r p:t J IJ). 'lI l • ,r sat.i...:.fn¡·tio ll ha ,' ini! IHJ<.' II
rocíJi"cd itl thí' in t, l~ l'\' ; t! , ~:llollltl ~o lil'j t th e S:LlIl e aid itl )¡eltalf
01' til e t;lailll ll o t I ll l'll t,i o lJ (; d ilJ jit e ti rl':l l iu:- lall"':c lu tit e ÚlIlil'o
OXclllfol ioll oC tli L' O tlll ' l'. Jl luok:3 as thoug ltl\ lt rnl lo had m,ule
til e ~rÚs:i r:-:. lI, .lli n:-i A' )fel.:!:til' Iwlif'\·.' lhat t,ll i.' r e ",as \lO
llope of pHyllll'H t fo l' ni.' 110111', !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 s ket~ ,
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. '\"(' t ha t til p 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 r edH':-iS fol' t1li~ clailil a:-: a tori, :11111 kn in tlll"ll
ahau<lnncd tl lP ot llt.,r. It will \)f' O USC I'Hltl tllflt J)onll e lll~'
SOIlS Ulfldo n o (·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 uúe n IlHltle by him
to h c lit~ \"c th:lt th C' l'ü \\":I:-i 110 ~ro ll l1 11 1'0 1" lh ú clailll , lle ,l¡;lving
tllcsalll c 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
tit e case uf Hüllil1 :-: .\' 'l d J lai r. .\t. al1 e\"t:' uh·; it \\'a~ not fol'
!.hl'oc year:-i .. fi el' !,h e d, \;)th of '-';(I I'IIII.I, I1tat IJot.h L"laimltllts,
01' uitl H'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 tit e lIoul' by Venezn el: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' cOllu try , al! C':nthqllake whi c'}¡ touk
place OH tll e ~(jtrJ¡ 01' .:\1.:1 I"eh , t 813, lia d Cfl.II :-iCtl g rc' lt. clcstru ctiOJl of li fe ami pl'Ope rt.r t J. l'O ugll a Iurge purtiu lI uf th e prO\··
ince of Cam e;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 cú t til e 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, Accordiu gly iL \\"a~ t.:olJt cud ed that Uw lIour was
011
UO
I'o;dly süi?,t.!ll fOl' pul ,l i c \1St) II.r C0 l11mi:->siou c r E llullnJ o,
nlth o ngh hú we ut thl'oug h :d l ti lO fOl'lilS o f a cO llt.ra d fo l' its
p Ul'c ha sú. On litis l'cprcsc ntatioll ~II' . fi'o l'syth inst rn ctcd
\\' illi fllll SO U to II mk c d CIJland (11' ill clC'llJ llity, pro vid cd 110
Wl\:-; snti;-.;Iic(l 011 i1ncs ti galioll thn t til O J'L'p l'csc llt.ntioll W~I S corr ed. lt wo uhl SCC lI l t,haL tl li s id" JI oC force \\"ns nbantl o nc,l
hy MI'. \\" illiamso n, fol' no pCl'c lupl o ry (1mua n!! WIIS e \'or 111:\(10
IIpOIl \ · CI.l 0Z Uc!tl fo l' scttl c tn Cll t, as \\'as nt fil'sl cO ll tc lIlplfitetl ,
011 Ih e :U;S lIIllpt i o ll t h:!! Ih e 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 sl wl l :111 .'\ ss nrrtptio 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
Ho n .. a .... i,·c,l al L a G uay!':l uot la le .. tl1 :1I 1 lll o 2G th o í April.
'1'110 cn rlhq unk e took p!a('o j llsl a II10ntll be far o, iJut it \V o uld
Sl ' OI II íhal. Lile cargoes of the Spced welt :\lIl1 /!..teltll ll1' wer e
nll owed 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( lh e
pcop lc l'a l" imlllt'dialc conslllupli o ll , til e HOllr '\'08 scnl olr,
SOBl O i1l a wco k :l ud SO Il IO in lwo \\ coks n. ft c !" wa r(i s, in Inrge
¡oLs, ha lf lo Puert o Cabe ll o ;\Ud lil e o lll el' 11:11f to Lllo p l"o \·isiO Il slo re :lt Cll racas. '!'h is i5 c ntire ly irrcconcihble witll
t1u,) ¡den of ti prcssing ox ig en e)" all<l a fon· jb le appro pril\tio n
o f lil e HOll r to mee!. il. It may he, flud \' lB"y lik ... l.r was, !.Lal
Lh c fl o nr \ras lu~e d cd 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 reco rd 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 xcc pl :lS
affec ti ug til o chara cler o f ti lO clnilll tllUl l il e rol:1 t; o ll o f lh
U llited Stnt s lo jl, f OI" in t ll e CaSu o f lile forc jbl e tnk ill g il
wouhl lHl \'c been a lO I'l, ;\lll1 \\"o uld 11:\\'0 jus lifj ;(1 r clnmíl Lioa in a diOe rcnt s J) iril fmm t)¡at wll íell of'a'·e il charneler
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as n more hrench of cO litrnct. " ·ill.l this imllli ...y \\'0 are Bol
con co m eu. ft has nol esca p ed tb o URc ]' \, nli ti o f tll e 00111missioll, llO\\"o\'c1', lh nl 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
tmns a ·HO ll h tn ccu Pa lrullo a nd Eduard o, iu : \11 fl fli dl.\ ~
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h illl OU I.I Ill 12th of Jalluarr
in 1:'
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al! a c:cllll llt o f tlli :-; lI ú Ul' cllu tra, ·t , IlIak 0f; 11 0 Illc llti o ll 'J I" a llusiou lo th e e xc l'tiulI o f fon,; (' , .-itl lt.'!' opcn 01' 1llI' IHt CC'l. BesitIes th t., Ill:l:, I , ' r :-: uf tlu:: ",dlO ()lI u n-, 011 th r-i r \,(' I nrll to .Hnlt.imoro CÚIl I.lll ot 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>:;(',
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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 l Cl lJlLlI t':lIT iptl 0 11 a p¡'ot rarlt'd ' -O ITi -spon d c ll ce \\' itil 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:-, foll ows: 'I'hnl
\" UlI" ZI1 C!a tiu:dl y 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 th e Itoul' hy alt aIlO\\"HlICf' maclo
l o Itilll o( a c n~t o lll · h(... u~ (' l' redit 11., Ih (' S!):ln ilS!t :tlltllOl'ities,
:uul til al t,h is CI','dit , il1 a long CO IlI~(' of \l (' a lil1 t!~ hf' twe t:Hl
18 12 :I lal 18:W, II :111 huen tiwdly t 'x tilL~l1i s l ¡;' d hy ,l o h it~ o n
ft CCO llut o f t1 \1tie~ un ~o ods ", hi ell )10 p:Hlsod Ih" o u~h lil e
cllsto lu· IU.HI se 1I11dl'!' lIl" ('ou t r,,1
111 r> ru •r ali ~ h. , nlth olloll
n
stral1 gí..' 1y ,mougll thi;.; ~ i l l gl\ l :L l' 1110, 1<.' of li t¡1\idalion "' uS suspended 1lI:, h\'(' I-' 1I :\11':'; 11:-.1, IS l a , a lle! AlIgl\:st , I S1,l . d llriug
",bidl pOl'i od P:ltriot \""lI cz uela , til O renl cllJ 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 e Hforc o fol' 1110 allo\\:tllcl' n f lh i~ "l'('(lit. Rp:,in \\'ns ('I·rtainly
Ilol hutllld lo ¡my rol' lI o nr wl lic h ha,1 lwtm purc]ta sC'(\ uy he!'
Ú IlOlUy , :Ilal t1u~ ro Can h e 111) l't~lI~ n l1abl t.: prl!SllIllpti oll luad e
thnl ¡¡¡ 11 t h Wtu; I¡¡jr in tcul iol1. 011 tllf' (,o11tl'al')', 6\'Cl'." l'casou·
ablo pn::sl1mpti ou and int oll chJl cnt are agai u!St it, [\ud Uw c\'i (le nco s llows tllnt so mI' fl'om illul udaking lo lHnko lhi s ¡laym cut r Ol' ;11111 0 11 flCOOlll1t of \' l! 1! f'Z IlCi:l , Pa trull o \\' n ¡¡¡ :t nt hori zcd
l o c xting:lli sh tll e d. ,IA hy lile cl c Jl o~i L of Lll o pn pol' mOlloy,
Ir th o 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'ope l't.,-_ Tí,o n th o othf'l' lltW<l , s il o
C IIOSu :l ~ :1.11 a ct or gra ce 01' hOllut,,r to :tllo,,- nI! :lch-nlltag e
with I'ús pect l o it , in I,ho sklpn o l' cust.o m-hou so I! l'cd its to
or
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 tl w CU I11 1sel of YCllCZ lte l:I , ho", J:H1cll a liqn idntl oll hy n COl llpl olo str:1 11gcr l'o nld (liF.c1I :lI'gc h c r frolJl ti lO
ouligat ion of Iwr cO IILmd whi ell W:1 S t o gi\'o ,ootro(', ancl lIol
0' ·0 11 m01ley, let a lo u e c r c dil ~, ill oxchallgo ro r ti lO AouL
COllcede t1l:tt t he S p:\IIish law rf'g ll l:ttin g tit o rig llls ullll
~l llti cs o f fo rcig ll cO ll s ig llf'CS in fol'co in th l"' t on ·it o ry of Vene Zl1ela by vi rtu c o f Spn ll isll ft sccnd:lIJ cy, cOllycrlcd lit o :lgc nt
iulo n. p rin cipal, iJl ¡lis d e nl illgs with t lli nl parti us, lt uc1 tlJut
tb e puliti c:lJ c utit,v ku o wlI :\S \ 'cllczucln can tak o adnl11tnge
o f t)¡ e d calill g:-. hct wC'f' 1I a st ntu gU l' alld Lllo cOllsig ucc fo l' UI C
pU l' pOSC o f d i:,ck \rg iJlg it.s o l,lig:nti o ll s, s ti!1 t it e illqllirJ llI 11s t
be, \\"b ct lt ür th e oL li lratiou bas acL\wlly bce l.l di sch a rgod i n
mallu e .. antl fOrlJl as it was co utra clctl. 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 wit h o u t bis CO Ul'I e lll. Acco rc1i llg to tlli 9 Irtw, A
co nJd Ilot p:\)' t hl"' deht nr H to e, so as t.n g i\" c IIim fI. l'ight
lo cla illl iml cllIlli t,r of ]J, IJ ut l J¡ c e xtmut:; fnJ Ill l iJ e SPflllish
cod e qu oted in arg u IHf'nt a re ce rlaillly lIl O oth e r \\'ay.
'.L'hiii Doti on WII S horro\\"ed , p e l'h llp s. fro m lh ge8tio negotior (l1}/ (lf t ilo R OIll all la w a ~o rt o f Sp u ll t:"tll e Ous ag cll o)', oxorcised wit hont Aut hol'ity :1llcl a ri 8in g rrolll l11oti " 08 of ue nc yo10llee a nel ¡ri eltds ltip. (2 l \ clJl. , p. 01 , 8th Ed. )
T o b y :1 clft illl, Ilowcvcr, fo r reco m pollce 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 l unt ioo o ( be ncfitiug t,IIo l ltird porl)'
nga.inst "h om til O c J:¡ ilJ1 was m All e . (1 L el . Stairs Tns titnLi olls, ¡.; ote g, p. 5,1.)
J3\1l cO ll cede that fi complotC' stl':l ngcr Ct\lI m:lko ;'\ part.r hi s
..Iebtor, lI oif'1I 8 ¡'olell s, s ím ply hy poying lIJo d c bt, t il o qtl csti on
presseH. H o\\" d id IloJulist Y UCZlIC'1a discll fl r re tll e del ,t. oC
P atli ol Yellczuel:1 ? 'I'ho obligatioll "'as Dot LO ptt.J mo no)'.
b u l to xc h nnge 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 tig ht to f' lllí~ r illto th is coutl'3cl o f U;\I't r. jJ e CCl'tnin ly
wo ul d ha \'o hnd jlO s nch fig ht ill E ugllllld ¡ or UIO U n ited
'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 ig uez 5 J o bn . 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 cO ll t raf"t, as a \'alid t ra IJ8fcr
Di t ll e title lo ti H.' fl ou r . lIJ o a lHiw(' r is .\"I' t lO I le g i \' c lI lo Lil e
qu cs ti o u, H o", l iJe l' t l'll ll gcr 01.1 0111,'", Yell f' ZII !'Ia , c011I(l (l i5cllflrgo t J¡ f' pat ri ot r cnc~ u e l :1 hy aH.'" Ill ethod ~ho rt 01 au
actua l (leli\"cl'." o f t il o co lfec ~ till d uo? lf t]¡ e la\\" o f t 11 0
place of t ll e cuu t l'.1 ct was ilu po rl C'tl iut o ¡t , \\"lu'rell,'" Pat rull o
ctJul d rl cal with i t ~ ~lIhj f'ct. lIlattcr as p ril Jc ipa l, amI if S pa iu ,
no ! iu pUl"tO uan ce o f Ul is h \\". \Iut of hl" r 0\\'11 (t li f' Yr nez uf' 1:t wit b whi ch tl lO CO lllr;L l,;t wal'i II la dc ha\"i ng. in t iJ e Lilenll tim c, ceascd lo cxi~t , 0 1" )Jt!l"h a p ...:, tu s p (' :~k Uw!'t' a cc H ra tt~ h·,
lJeing Id l ill a s t:c te o f sy nco pe 0 1' :-'11:-'!l<' lhlt·t! :t lli mat io u),
1I1IdC' rloo k to pay t lle tl clJ t. so as tu l'I1:t I,IC' tl lC rcall imatetl
\" c uez tl c}a to c1 ail ll tlll ' lJ(! Il t'ti t uf Ih e paYlIlt' ut, t bC' 1l i t, 5eoms
rea so ll ah ly elp:l l' to :l lII ajorit,'" u f tl 1l:' t'o Jtll':lI i s~ i o ll that tlw
pay lllc nt in kiud , al·t'o n lillg to t1 u" t e nu:-, u f tl l!' cOllt ract ,
was t IJ .. 0 11 1." po:;;:-, ihl(! modl--' by wll it·11 sat i:.:fad iOIl co nld be
mnd ú, C' ·OIl iu acconla ucc \\'it ll wha t :-,cellb lo t hCIL\ II Yen '
Jl cc nli n!" ('ouditio ll {l f In ,,·. ' L'lI e arg ulil C'1I1 (l f t,he lí'a m ed
COlln sd oC Y"'" CZl1c l:1 is lla:-,ccl lI pOIl t \\'o l'ro positi o LlS.
1. Tll;ü til o la.\\" o f Sprú 1l , whi d t, be sa ys, was in furce in
\" o ll e~ \l c l n. at t ll e t ime 01' P atru ll o's d ea lill g:-, with Sp rli 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 Ll n~ r t 5 a fOl'cig n factor i ut o n.
pr illcipal q uO;t tl t hi rcl pa l't icf,; \\'as th c la\\' o f Y(:mozuela wh ell
tl w CUllt,l'Ilct ,,'a s Ill :ttl c , H is ou\'iolls aS lo t il e li l's t p ro pof.i iti o n that t hC' re "'as uo la,," or S paill in fur ce ill th e Ve ne zuela with wh iel! we ll re 1I 0\\" d C:ll iug li t. t il o tim e refen ed
lo. 'l' hl' t ClTi t o r.r o f r c uoznela }"(IUlaiued lil e i'; :t Ill C, but t IJ e
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 Pa t r ull o \\"e re S I)l\n ianls lo.n d to t he O O'"O I' UlIl eut of !lis Ca th o li c :\laj csty , a Ull uol tIle patriot:::, \\' ho hall
a lU cre Hgh t iug pos:;iLili ty in tho neld o T IJ a " C'lIC:t.l1 cla that
li nd e Ulis cOll t ract \\'as , iu fact, cO Ulpletel)" ::il1u,'crled :tUll
~
disl'lHt'úd \;)' IlIlOt.l lel' \ ·CIl ('ZIlC)a., i1lld witll 1.11 0 CX ('cptio n o l
s ll orl illlc l'VlIl did 1I 0 t r~f\pp c:lr rOl" :t period o l s ix J€il l"S
therpaftf'r. 11. is a CO llfU:-4 iou o f l CJ"lll S, Lhcrcfol'c, to Sil.r thal
IlIcre W"fo; aH.'" lan- o f r Clloz nc)a, sudl a s is Clfl ilJll '11 , ill fo rce
11Ic n.:. unl c:->s Ih e mere ph~' liic:l ) CfJ1 "} I II~ of Ihf' cO tlull')' is
mC:l ut, wit holll res peel lo Lil e ¡'olly polilic, in whi ch In,,"
nl o no eH II b snid lo iuh e re and rr 111 "'hie}¡ it recc i\'es its
IL
sa n dioll .
] 11 o rd er. the l"l" fo l"f', to gi ,'O a H.'" dl'ccL to thi s pl'opositiou,
th c In\\" o í" Hpnill 1lJl1:-!t be nllo wcf1 a r(' tros pf'cti\'o o l,emtion ,
. O a!:-> ln en t et' ¡lito :ln Ll fOl'ltl n part o f a cO IJt.ntd Ill ll d e wit l!
Vell ezuela, .Fo r it \\'ill he obsf'l"\'Ctl l he co utcu ti oJl i", Il ot that
t)lis ltLW u f SI':liu wa,'" til O In\\" o í r Ollezuela al. th e 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> Sp nnia l'ds IIIHI c o utrol , wl. i<' ]¡ aruollllts lo 110111·
i ng IIlOl'e L1wll ii \Vas th(\ la\\' u f S PUill hersc H. This IJcing
KO il foll o\\" s Ilull it fOl"lued u o p arí o í til O /e.'-/ovi !Joul l'ltd;t8,
A(ll1li ttillg lIJ ell l hf' !o\ou llc1 ncss o f I h (' sceou<l prop s itiun,
Llwt \111(1 ('1' lil e la\\" o f r Cllcl.l\eln ¡t facto r conld lit'al witlJ :\
forcig ll cOllsigUlllcn L fi S Ilis 0 \\"11 , fillcl th nl Ud s ~ lltt;J'cd julo
tll e co utrfl ct ns aH iltl plicd t Ol'm , tll re i ~ uo I,as is fol' tll e
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 C 1'l1l of lIlé co ntra et nl~ o . Hui tite
seco nd pro positio u Jla 11 0 legal ndn c w1tllo11t tll e tirsl, becanse U1(' \1"11010 jlr gl\lIl üu t is bz¡sc<! lIpOIl 11le d isc)lIIrge o f
l ll o cOIJLl'IlcL by H¡xli ll . It i~ l o he ohscn úc1 , howe \'ol', llwL
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 t1l e Opilliolls oí UIO (;0 11 1)5vl be for e I'cfclTed
lo, a l1(l whil.· we wonlcl 11 will illg tu tO llcccI • lhal lh csc opinio ns nre cIltitlcl1 lo g rcnL rcspcct, )'ot, II O\'f' dJ w)¡"ss, "'t.,: co nlcl
uol accc pl t1h ' l ll a 8 ' O lld U,l i\' e Hlld a~:l s lllJstitutc rol' t he
1I1cthod IJy wil ich Lh cxi~l '!.Ice aud IllCflUill f; or íOl'cig u 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 w n~ l-oO Jnitl dowl. by .1 ndgo ~to l'.y in his
"'ol'k 011 A gullcy, seco :..U8, lIotes 2nO , 4:;:1,
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00;\1;\11 55101'.
219
Tt W:1S :\I so sllpposetl UlaL i t h:lfl fuund:diOIl il! tit e lh'c i:=;·
ious of t he Eugli sh COlIl'tS, IJllt tit e d oct rillo W:1S 1l0t acce pt cd
at tIJ e t im e witlto nt di !:iSe lJ l fl'ol1l liJe hi g hcst al lth o rity (2
l\ ent, pp. (i RO, (;R l ), :l 1l<l it llas sill ce UCC,lIl ex press lj' oye r·
1'111('(1 iu ElIgl:1J1(l (Orce n v. l\ opkc , :iG Eup:. Law :1Ull Eq. ,
3gG, R!}!J), in wllie l. C:ls e t lle co urt hr. hl tll at th c rp Wfl S no
distin d ion in la\\" bCL\w'('> n thc li ahili h. ' o f an a"eut
whdh cl"
o
tll e agc n c)' res pccted a d umest ic 0 1" :"t foreig n priu ci pal. rl'h e
Chi nf·.Tll stic'e l'i~li ll: " Tt i ~ in a1l e:'\ses :) (Jll ('st io n o f inte nti o n
from tll e co ntra et , e xplain ('tl hy t he SlllTo lllHling circ um sLaucos, S HCt. :ll; ihc¡; nsl oJU :lI llllhc tJ s a ~c o r lit e had e wb cre
s ll eh e xi s ts. " 1'11("\ rnlill g ()f tll C S nprpme ('0 111'1 0 1' tIl o Unit('ll
StlltpS a cco rd s with thi s tl oct rill e a l111 d edu ces til O rcla ti o ns
or ti,,; }larti e:.-, Bot frOlIE a t.ix etl ]lres lllll ptio!l o f 1:1\\' , lmt fr o lll
lh eil' intl'lI ti OlI) as ¡¡ JI illt't. ; reu t.:c to bl.! dl':tWll fr o lJl tit e racts in
cac h parti cular ca se, and t hi s, to a l1l:lj o l'it )' o f t]¡ c CO lllluis·
SiO H, SCu JJJ S t('l be tit e 1II 0f't sCII :'\ ibl é alld cnl ig ld ül\ cd rule (seo
Oe!l"i cb v. run! , 2:1 H .. ·l n G:¡ ).
'rlle n -: Ctl ll Le no tl onlJt on th r f:l Oé of lh cs(' pl'ocecllill gs
that Edll:utl o kn o\\' tllat P ntrnllo W:l~ not act in g rOl' hilll·
Eelf, bnt :lltnthc l'. \\' hale\'cr the p r cs lIlllpti oll oí la\\' lila}
haye ueen as to hi :'! p O \\'01'5, ns mat tcl' o f [:Id lh e w!t ole
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 agcn t.
He co nt rn r ts :\ :; co n~igH ee o r tlle
Am e ri can s(:h oollel'~ .J:.'/c'tllor íllHl Spu d/f'cU, :"tUll .. in tll e
H:lIll C o f tlL e l'f':,; p ect iH: AIlH..: /' icil n uta stcrs he nsscu ts to th e
sajo. "
\Vh ('1I h e ap plies fo l' duly fl utll c nti cated l:opi cs o r th c C011trnct , in ol'llf' r t l lat th e.\' 1I1:\\' ¡le tleli yc l'cd to "c:lch QUC of
t.It e iut e l'cstL,d p:wli ús /' h e sty lcs hilO:'\clf nga i u eon s ignee oí
tIJ e AllI cri c:l. u schoo llcrti, ll\lt tbi s tilll e g iv cs tit e Ilam os o f
Wl1ite liS Ul<t s tl' 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 tlt is II p witll hi s forlll al pro tc~ t h e
a.g aill d ecla res that he "solc1 tll e fl o n!' uy onl c r and upon
th e cou so nt o r tIJ e s np c rcllrgoes 0 1' pursc rs oC tile Ame r ican
s(' hoo ll ors l':IeaJlO1' :lII d Sl'eedll'cU (add iug thi s l inl C) oC jJo.ltiIlH)l'C."
H e th e ll lUl\k cs his p l' o tf' ~t in " t ll e na me o f t he
in tc rcslcd pa r ticR," !í lld Oll th e wll ol(' rccord co nld hayo left
11 0 d ou ht as to til e Il' u o 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 o í ~gO Il ~ .r, hi :-; d .l:wacter
fl S l)l 'iH~ i p :ll is lO be cs la hl i:-.hctl hy n tietio u oC law , t hc IJ
IYO th ink we ha \ e fl I'ig bl to d C lllfll.l d tha t l11 ft t la \\" shall be
<\scorf aiuf>d by lil e clcl.lI' c~ t (' \' id nlt L:o a nd in t ll n way pointcd
o nt by la\\" fo l' prLI\' ill g its c,'d slollcc.
' 1'11 0 \\' ho1e C:I:-'C I'('st:'.i upon an a 11 gt 'd fl'and of P ntrullo ,
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 ",o uld req u i!"o \'e l','" d e:u
la\\' iudPNI tn illtlu (' 11101 to tli:-.c hal'g<' t he orig inal de blo r by
sneh fL n ('I:x lraol'd ill lll',\', fllld a.. fal' as \\" 1" k llO\\" , lI uc xflm plcd
p l'ocf1(-'(l illg, To COII Ht oll:l. Il Ce t bt' d Ot,trill O t hat a fOl'cign
cous ig ucc js SI) fuI' a pri'H'i ]m.l ill d ca ] i ll ~ wii.h tl le s nbj cct of
til e co nsig ulIli"ll t t ilat 11(' t'a u l"t: li t~ \'~ :1. \'c ndt::'c f m lll t il e II n d isc hnrgp(] olJ lig:t l io n:-. o ( his pnrc ]¡ :l:'c :w cl ",ipe out tile
r1 clJt, Ilot hy pa,r lll clll, b ut h.\' lIuta iui ug a Iw uctit rol' hi lllself
fro lll ;'l 1I linl pan) . ::.lI':1.ugel' lo th e co utrac t, i n \r h ich til e real
p:ll'ty inle rco.;lt·d <l oes 1I0l parlicípa le a ud 11 ('\'01' l'a liñ es, is
1I0L 0111." lo sta te all auulllalow:; pru posi ti o lJ , ' uot 1't>lIucibl o lo
nn)" legal fOl"llln ln th :'l t '\0 il l'ú acq ufti l1 lcd wit h, b ui. also to
ill\'i ta th f' pCl' pct ratiu n of fl':lIld npo l.l ti14" l'ig ut s of iun occnt
cous igno!":. liluited ollly I,y t.h \., ~ I'ecd 0 1' Cll u lI iu g o f tho CO IIs ig uce. '¡'bis ir; IlI1 ::.aid Up Ol1 th o Jb8 11 1J.l p t i o ll tha l \'onc;l.II eln
cau lIl ake :.;-oocl bc r (,olJte ll t io l1 lhat there \\' 3 !=ot :t ll actua l Ji q u id a ti on u f lit c rcdit by Spai u, hu l t h is is , t o n ce rtaill e xtc llt,
a lllnttel' of !'. pcclll:'1tion :lil a cOlljl!<: lll l"e,
'I'he co u llsel rO l" rf' lI cz ncln t ren l ;o:; l hi 8 IIITa ug:c lIl ont a ~ n
sa le by "Pot ru ll o, He ~ rl ." s , p, "' . brid, tlwt 1' lL or co usi.c;: nors
li ad no pO\\'C I', aL fi n." li1l1 t:l, flete r t h o 8cl'ow l ~a l o ilrld lJC'.l1l
lluulc, ¡ü 0.11 t'\"c uts , to ill te l'\'Cll e a nd qn cst iol1 t1l 0 " rdi (li ty of
\"h r~t h e hrld clon o abollt II l1Jil' nO Il I'," , \ goo(l cl e nl o f t,bis
co nfll s io l1 of lh o ll ghL llS lo til O cJwl'Hcl r of tlL i ~ 8cco nd l r:\u snct ion o( Patrullo gl"O,,"s 11 o f ti1\; lt lisfl p p r hc ns io n [t.nel tllC
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C O lI s('tl" t!n~
luisstf\tí' IJ It' lI t , un in Leuti onll l of COII I'Se, mndC' L}
)f r. \yilli;u1l so n wi tl! r dt'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 isc harge. rt is per rt'(·tI.\- d ca r to l i S tha L h\3 I lI i ..:b)ok ti a' pl'O pcl'ty aC' CO ll llt lII adc.
11 1> hy :\I \I:-; t i?i\ , ns o f l h,' ,b t f' (lf ti1/' í tl, o f .] \l ly , l R l~ , in
", hito b a dl:lI'gl' iFt IIw d t> ngain :-;L (·(' .t a il l lrcn.8 llJ'ers fo l' tbi l')
1I 0 Ul',
1I S
i n t ü lH kd fol'
¡I
m CIl IOr rt U(]¡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 p tl tr i t) ~ doc1I1 11C' ll t . a ur l it ~i lllp ly tn Clln ~ t o .'('co nl t he 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· hil St ,d i n \'O Il"'E>, aud Ih nt 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' p nund a j
wl.i (, 11 it \\ as to 1 11~ lak e ll i 'l P:l.\'JII l' u l oí Hit' Ho nr , t hl! t l'ea s111'(' 1' conlt! 111 )t lI1a ke a d 0fiuit.(, a lld lilla l eu tr," of til o (:o:-;t o f
tll e fl o tl!'. ."\ 1r, \\' illi :ull so ll ¡;'; 1\p po[o; t~,l t1 la t 111 (' I'oy ali :-: ts h nd
nft l'l' lh e ~:l J c to
J~: '¡\1a nl o, anll wltil t' t1 j(' S(·J¡ OOIl I' I':-=: \\',,)"(' still ill t lI at I¡¡ullor,
a ud tlmt Ihl'." ha d tI 'C l! ('(J ll l'l lId ,'d a Jl u rC' h n~ ( ~ IIt~ gll ll b.,' t il o
pnt l'iots, It is al :o;o ,·It'1lI' tli al :\11'. Will iallls,)n i:-; \\'r011g- a:: ;
CO Il H'
iulo
l'0s:-C:-::- i,H) 01'
L a GI1.'tyr:!
j ll :-\t
to d a lt'l'i . pCI':-:O ll S. a nd t,;Y\' III :-; , llnh' ¡,;~ th (' L' ;'I ~I ) ha s 11Iul e rgo ll l '
a c1 1:llJ g f' Sill l!l' hi s I b y , nnd \ \'e nn ' unt rO llRitl t' l'ing tI , (~ Sitll lE'
fact[o; alld t'irl.' UIll Sl nll cf'!-i 0 11 wlticll lle Ill fll lc· np Ilis opiui ou,
H (' SJ1l';l ks u f .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 th at. he
Wf\[o; l ll o t l'C:IS t11't 'l' of Ul e [1 :1t r iut :lu liLu l'it it's. He LU cutio u s
th e e nt.r.,- 0 1' t ll e !lO11l' ns I. il\'illg: h('l' n mado hy Alu sti í'.a a re\\'
art er tl w I:t kiu g posl-oCf;:-;iun o f 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 tl l:l t t.ll e ~p :'\ lIi a l'd s
di,1 not J'(,gai u p o:-.s , ' ~ ¡.; i oll of ¡lit,; pOl't l1 util tlH' lnst o f Jllly 01'
UH.' I ~ l uf A \ \1 g ll ~t , IIIItI aS lh o c ut!')' i-) po kf' 11 ur \ra s mad e 00
tllt' ítl, 0 1' J II ly , il \\"11 :-: in po ill l o f fa d mrul c lhl'ce \\' ccks bef (JI' !! t lu-' S p:lui a nl s goL posscs¡.; ioll ¡Iltil ea d o í a ftl.'r w:1rds.
H e s p~aks or lI u.' sc l lOo uo l'~ a!'l Iy iug in ti lO ¡¡ariJur a rt or tit e
Sp:ll1ianl ti t.ook posscs:-:iin!l , w!le n we kn o", lo fHl a bsolu to
ce l'tai ntj' t ll:ü the)' \n:~ )' i'" ll ol t.l lCl'c :1t t hal tilJl f'. H u spet1k s
o f f\ Cl'ud il f o l' 1,000 ba1're ls o f 110m n.~ .• iW a b¡~ITC ¡ , bl"in g
d ¡ ~y s
all o wed LJy Alu::.t iza lo Patrullo, amI aS if tll e allowulH..:e Iras
macl a b.r Alu s t.iza ¡JI lli s Chf\nl ctel';ls tl'CnSlll'e r o f tll e Spuui s h
nuLh o l'it.i es 011 til o 7th of J nI}, 18 12, wll e ll wo ku o w, iutIeell,
tll e who le d efc ncc as n ow IlHtdl! hy Yt'U Ol llela tllrns npo n tll e
po iut tha t th e Patr u llo cn :dit was not. all owc<l nlJ t il tit e 21st
o f A IH'il , 1 ] :1 , aml was ll11 0 wcd t h t!1l fol' tlle ;¡ lI eg e,l lJa.l Hll cc
IIn e on tit o Aonr,
.Jlr. ,,' illia rnso li , in n. d ospnt c h lIud e r cl,ü c 01 .J11I)" 13,
1838, says t,ha l he e nd os cl:i a il oc nuJ ~ lll "to )H O \' e that th e
SpftU iblt n utho riti c5 did, ",!t ilú in posscssio n o f La, GU:ly ra ,
fro H) a fe \\' tl; l y ~ a fl l' ¡- th e l'outra d OH tLl :l::h l o f :;\ lay, 1812,
to lh e 2 0th uf ,rallll ar,", "18 20, litplidato ;1[111 pa.'" Ge nudo
PnlrnJ lo fo l' t.b c 1,000 Im l'l'ols o f f1 0 nr u m ler t ilo s aid co utrad
with Ye n ez ue!, L" Tite n] is n o pl't!t ' n co tl O \\" tJlltt th o ~pan ­
¡s I.! Hnt ll ol'ities di,l m o re tll1\11 fili o \\" crcd il to J}alrullo fo l' Ul e
hala llco d uo o n ti l O fl o n!', 1101' tl l ut tb is IlI o d e o f c r ecliting hi m
bega n fl'Olll f\ fe \\' ~l ay ~ a ft o!' ti lO cO Ilf.rud, nnd afte .. til o
S pan inl'lls , too k possess io lJ o [ La O IlH.ynl, ",lI iell , inclccd,
,,"o uld Illn'c I ,CI 'I I imp os!"ib lo, ll S t iJ o Spnlli al'd s tlid Bol gct
Jt \\"0\11(1
posscssio ll ttntil s ixty-o ig ht d ays aI'tOl'Wiln..ls.
see m f J"O IJt til O pa pe n; that ]lrr. \ril1i tllHs n Itt fi rs t fell
iulo uu 0 1'1"01' ili s np pos ing th al tIl o c u t ..." ¡Ilud e by Al us lizn
reco nl ecl a s al e O l" wllllt 110 c¡dl s a res al e b y 'Patrullo, o f
the 1,000 ua rrels o f HOH!', nnd i li on nn llu':,lI.r m if: too k th e
p nr po rt o f t he d oclllll t.m t, to wJli ch he rcíurs , whi cIJ "'tU:! p lacet.l
in hi s h ll Ud s, L1 0t f r th e pllrp o~e o f suo \\"illg ho\\" <t <: redit.
fo l' -'$30,00 0 hn d be 11 e xlln nslc Ll by l'\ ür llll 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 h o \\" ti. u nla nce dll e o n t,hi s Ha nr, ",iill whi c h he
\Va s cred itec1 , Ca lHO to be :\lIo"'cd, fllld ]¡ OW, íto m tI¡ e Jnte o í
cr etlit., tiJ e 21s t o f April, 1 13, it had ueen g rn.dna ll y snti:sfi ell
by flrc bu te 11 ncco n nt. úf ClI!; t OI\lS t.1I1 CS, il! :\ lo ng co nrs O of
tenuiu ;1ling iu 1 8 ~O ,
Ll li ia I flS~ t1 es ]JnLcJI to llis gO " C I'IIIUt:Hl l , N o , 47 , lind e l" Il llte
o f 24th uf J" nly , 1 ~ , co ne rniug t,h i¡:; transa 'HOIl, MI'. \\'iJ li fllU S O Il , ll ft t!1' s pea.k in g u r lIl o el" dit nlJ owccl by AJust-iza.,
ll1u tll nJ :\cco llnts
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 IlIIICllt s
ellcl o ...;cd , gon ..; n ll to f"a y :
,- 'L'heFi8 d oen monLs eFi lfluli su bcyolltl d unbt.. r thi uk , tllRt. Pntrllll u has recci\'cd lb e lmlnncc on th{' cO lllmct fu r lh e fl Ollr frOI¡] t.1lo; ~l' n ll ist. fl1l lho ritics ,
with ont ex h ibit 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 d cclnrRtiOIl , Ihe ilOll !" :\c tllll ll y Le lllg on h nnd . coni'l idc rill ¡:: il, Il.;¡ IUI c ngllg:clI lI.'lIL o f n pnrt. of uer p cople :\ IHI Il01 of llIl iudc pe u d _
cut powe r o r 1I 1I t inu . .\nd thn '" IlllUSl" lllc ntl .\' Putrn lLo. to re lic \'c lJiJusc lf
froll! the cJa ims o f :\Ics<¡rll. lI ol1 iu>- aud :\l eRlair 111),1 .Ioh n 1)0utJ('1I ,t; Ro us,
\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. IlII\ \c r Sp,'l Ilidl Ilnl hol"it.\·, of lhe pnpcr Illotl e ~ of ,'cllezneln. whkll wns
hell lI' o ri.!J ,'olU!J.lmti\·,;!y u o t hit ig ,.
No,," , it \\'0 111 (1 :-;1~I' ll l \"I.C' ry l'II ':! r frou) tll C 11 0 ClIIll CIlt s !,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 tl ot lltll iJ th c J,j tl, .htL l\' II"\", l RJ:--l. tllat Pfltrullo
Illrule Hl'pli t.;;\tio ll t.o till ' Rpa lli bll ¡lldl IOri,-iL'S ln hn ~lIo\\" ed ft
C\I :-;lO lll-I!Otl St' c l't~t! i l
Iho I la l: l l H: l' dil e (llJ tllI ' t! O UI', ¡ti .. ]
tlt:lt OH t.110 'J t st o f tI! <=, ft)l1 tlwi ll g ..-\ prill hi:-; (' redi L w,'\:-; rtl Jowetl
iu t lll~ ~1I1l1
fUI '
o f t-:,!Hj·I. :-~ I'(' a! :-;.
TI It>r e i~ 110 p r dl ' tu·t' 01' n s ¡t1 e 01" a
resa le of th e 11001" in tiJis t m ll:-:arti oll. rt wa:", pt 'rhall s , a potitioll a:-; I.:ill g, iu üO II.,;; i(I,' ntt,ioll of t lll' fri endl y n:lat iollS of tb c
pC'li t i Ollt.' r \\" i t 1I t ht ' " xi st i IIg powc r:-., tI l:lU 1I e gm-c rlllllt.Hl t \\"0 \1 hl
allo\\' I¡il" j,h i:-. ¡"d;tI H·C . parti l'n lilrl.,' as l il e I-I OIU' h:ld [a ll o n
julo Ul r h a li d ~ uf tlll' Spa ni ¡m J:-; , illHl IJ¡i ~ \\-. 1,'" .lo ll e \ ' t,' l"lLII S L',
ill t.b o j,lllgU:tg tJ nI' l'oll llscl 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:-; h útl lo Ih o palri ot ;l1ltl ln rilitJ~. "
TI is ill lpos~i\"l' In :¡ sc'c rtai u ho \\" I,hi s balance \\"a s CO Ill putell, tl r lo say II lat it i:-; tlJ e t'olTe d \);\11111('(>. Ou tl le a8sutuptiulI 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 Il ceollut t' L"otlil s fOl" ('oH'cc d cJi\"l~ rctl in pnrSlltnWC o [ til e coutr .. d b y Un ' pld r¡oh;, tIlero iR 11 0 t.;;1lculati oll
by ",hiel! 8 11 C h a. !Ja lall c(' ca.u !Je fl sccrt.:tiu c(l Tll is clitHcnl ty
ri:': t;l tO:t cOllject l\re 0 11 th e p a r! 01' tlte coulIsel fO l' ,"011ezuclil. tll:lt .'\.11 f\ lIo\\':tllcc uf ¡utera:;t at oue :l ila a h:1lf p U l'
gi\"CR
ceut. \Vi ii rcco ncilc til o di scl'e pa ll cy , a ll d , flll LiJ e pnrt 01' Lit o
co un s ul rOl' tit o clailll;Lnt, a "igu rous cOlltcllliou tJ.a t th c
e re,lit cl:linwd uy P :ltrull o COll ec rllS an o lh cr HIHl difl'er cut
lot of Ha ll!' iu wlli c h ho wa s iu (l i,Oidu ll lI.r co nccl'lI ccl , an<l hns
n o relati o n to t ll e lot in <llles ti o u, aud this sflc lIled lo u c UIC
ú pillion e f ~Il' . Yillflfa üc, Jt is to Up o usc n cd , Ilo wc ycr, 11l1lt
th c co ntrnet does n ot li x t be p r ice o f t Lo coffce, a ud fur t hi s
1'e:\SOll Alu s tiza, in t h e me momnclulll of t ll e 7t11 o f J'nly , sa.rs
th a l oe puts n cO llj cctll r:d estimat e o n th e cost. o f lh a fl o nr,
fi xing i t at ,: 30 ¡\ ba rre l, until h e can le¡n ll, wlllll he .loes not
t h oll k uo ,,", ni wh nt p r ice th e co A'e c W:lS tú UC tal~ e u iu exch:wge fo r th e fl Olll'. Tl1t1 co ut nl ct, IlS wo ha,-c befare oi).
se n 'ed , i:-; lI ol a "'úlllr:u:1 of s al e bll1 o f bn rt cr , iJl whi c b th c
pn rtias lo i be cx(Ollfmge agreeLl l":ll " út h 1.11 ..'o/fco and tiJ e
fl ota s lJo nltl be d eJ i" (,l' e~l d1\t.r paiel ; th fl l is, th al Ye ncz ll ol:.\
s honld g i,'c i ll cu tree t wo l\1l lld l'ct.l po und s, frce 0 1' t]I C oxpo rt.
cluly, in C'xt.: hang., rOl" eH>.!'y u:llTcl o r t1 o nr, :.fi c r d cd ll ctin g
lh e impos l. No,,', il '\'0111<1 appen r 1I1a t Pntl"lIlIo :lcl opl.ed
th e r ntillg or ,: l:! pcr qllilJ k tl fOI" lil e cofrcc fl lHI ~ 24 pe r
La rre} rOl' ILe tl on !", ill t1 w caSe o í J o hn D o nn e ll A: So ns, wl. o
li ad bu l Uds. s i ngl ~ tra ns;1cti ol.l \\" i ti 1 Ve n ezu elu) fOI" lh c d ep osil L1Ia cl e hy j¡illl 0 11 tJ. e il' :U"co un t, o r Y e ll cz n elall paper
1001ley, I'epresen t::i o n l J.is cn lc1I lat.i oll , noa d)' 1.0 :l cellt, lhe
s u m cl uc l il em 011 [\('col1l1l o f t il e I"cJll a illcl er o f t ile co lree 1I0l
d eli yc rccl. 'f h is r CJHnincl cr :1.lIIo ll ntcd 1 5~S Cjuiulals a n,l
SG pO\1uc1s J whi eh, a t ~12 pCI' ql1ilJtal, g i,'cs SG,3 .J.G. 3 ~ . 'l 'b e
..::erti fi calp oCd cposit \HIS iss n cd f O I" $G,3cIC.04 , s h ow ing: t\. clif·
rereuce only of 28 cc uls. J3nL t his calclll ntion 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 co tree, wlli ch,
al 12 c nls pet' pOlluel, g i,'cs ::: ~, 1 3H .GS. 'r l, e cc rt ili cat.c o f .
cl cp os it iss ll ecl 011 t hei r accou nt wm. COI' S:7 ,O~ 1.7 5.
It is to iJ ouse",' el with J'e fe re n ce to th e::¡c cc rtif.h:ntcs
t lL nt .MI". Willja llls n , i ll his h ome d es pntch , 1'\0, :';7, und or
late aduber 10, 18:;7, r cg: lI'ds tl .em IlS cx press ing 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 , hcca u!'io, Ile says, thnl P~\Y­
mCll t oCtite p nJl cr 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 cs pat.ch bf'fol'0 qnoted t1 l at tli cy rep1'cse ut
th e / H'f'cise ,'mOllll t dn o. Xúw, if we ntlr1 tlll: B(j,l :1G.O<l , th e
fl. IJl Ollut Il c positerl 0 11 ;4CCOll llt n í D Olll1 c ll & 80n5, t o t he
:::7.0.a .ír., th e a m o nnt d c pos it t:d OH nrCO llll t of Ho llin ~ k
:\lcBl rt iJ' nutl\\'illiallJ Ho llíns, Wl' ",ill llrt\·c fL total of
81)3 ,177 .70 fl.~ 1'e l1rf'~entin g t he l. al:Hlce llnc by Y enoz uela
t.o tll OSO p tuti es on a ll fl CCOll u t S OIJ tl ll' 31s t (lay o f lI r\l'ch ,
1813. AC'ccpting tlli ~ as tL e groullfl-\\'ork of ;1 calcnlation
L.,' wllieh \\" 0 a re to ;1cco nn i fo l' Lil e nll o,,"allcC oí ih e Ctl!-ito mIl ottsc cl'c(l it to :Patrnllo o r R,fIG-LH rC':t!s, tiJ e tasI;: if' phinly
illlp o ~s i1J I("'. Tf th c appli cfl li on, 01" pct it iolJ ofP;ltrullo , nsking
fOI" thi s :"t,ll o\\-n llcc wn ~ bc fo n ' lB \re, PCl"i Ht p¡';, Illi:; hl ítscertai n
d efillite l,' - II 0w thi s b:d ~ln cc W!"I :o' r,':1cll ecl : hut i l l i ~ prl per ,
thongll call od fol' by tb e ('olU ll1 i~ s i o ll ;.t l il e J'eqncst oC
claimallls ' co1111501, h a~ Il ()t, bocll fOI' I\';\ I'<l('.1 by t he no\'erume nt oC ., .elleznol[l,
Afh': I')[r. -Willi H IIl :o'O U ' S \l e~ l' :1tL: h of .rnl y2 ·~ . 1 8BS. ill \\'llic1I
h e e xpres~L'( l hi s f' ll t ire cOllfidell ('(' jl 1 th c tllC'ol'." t hat P:\iru llo
lHh1 rCt'e i,-cd t,IIO Ixda ll cc fol' til c fim u' froll! t11 (" Spallis ll nnt llol'it.ies, nothillg moro ap pcftrs l o han' hf'Cll flo ue w¡tI. th ese
cl:\ims un t il th ey ,,"crf' }'(' \-j\'o.l 1111(1('1' t be cO I1 '-clll iol1 o í 186ü,
an¡] snlJluilted lo lhc C:Hil CfIS ('ol1llll i:;<sio n ",ll icl. sat Iluder
th:'l.i cOI.\\'onti oll in l R(;8, Hoil! daill ls \\"el'e til en allowetl
",ilh tJIC CO Ut: IIl'l'úll Cf' of t IJ c COlrlm issioncr fol' Youez uela., on
tilO La s i ~ of l it e \" illnc oí 111t.! u ud cli\' cretl coll'ec :"tt th e rate o C
Sl2 per ql1intí\l, wit h so mo concf'ssio ll as to th e all owiluce 01
illlel'cst ",hi eL il is !l oi 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 th e allego\1 pa)' me nt t.o P atru ll o, what cye r its chamcte l', ca ull ot be t reülcd I1S pay lll cul t,o tlle c1,ülU ituts, \Ye LIl llst, ilS fal' a ~ tllO D Olluell Cl:lilll i!': conccrn e.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 all o wilu ce tli an t he
nTUO tlu t ,lo posited to t he ir {'red it b.~- P atr ull o in papel' 1Il 0 1l l'y;
tbot is, " 'y, S7,0J1 .S0.
fl i:- App:tl'(, 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 trull o lt lltl ¡t is pri ll t.: ipnl, \\" ill i:HII H o llillS1
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
o pportullit ,\ , t n.'nl('d by th C' ~ t n te a f til O H('eO l1nt ~ t ' o n C(' I'II i ng lII11 sk.~ t l'i :111. 1110111', :111\1 th c ir g;r' IH' l"a l d l..· t tli lig:~ with Y e ll e -
zlIcln., lo COIII..'(':11 l' ('o nf 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!t At. Wfl ~ Tl ot
opt! 1t lo hilll il l fl li ' (·a¡.;.e or 1.11 (, 1) 0 1111(' 11 8. \\ h iel! I't ' pl'f' ~t'lI t 1j
hui :1 s ingle trn ll .~n (,· li oll.
1I -,l'Cl tI:, ch:Hr tI) li d 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 !-ol1t i.:-racL.wil y 11 11..' rl l'pa r enl (,o lltl"f\,li di o n ~ in bis CO Il cl uct and lhe c1isl' l't' pnll l· it.l :, ill ¡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:,(' iuoxp licllblf' n ppo rti o n1Il(' uL o r tl l l~ ('o A't}l' ,1. . li\"(lrp.l 1,('1\\'1"' 11 thNH" clniulfIll t¡;;, :\lJtl
t.h o tlcq uiesc('lIc úo f Il ollillS I llI d Il ollill b\\' ~ 1 ....J ~ l n il' in so UII ju:,t :1 (l h'i!-oiOIl , 01' \\ iJl ex plai ll ti It.' CO UOII c)'(·(li t il! papel'
mn di('d N Q. 10.
Tt lU n ,r he tlJ:lt tll l.· (,'llI illl f')1" mus kets flS " elJ li S t.l! cl!l iul
rol' f1 011 !' h:Hl no l bE'P Il s:\ti:.-t1í.l tl , 111111 thui tl le tl e posit o f l)¡ e
p a pel' m OIH'." was m ad c () II tlC'('o tl nL o f th e II1l1 sk eL 11 11<1 not.
til o flou !' cl lli lll; hul il. j¡.; ill lp o:-.sih h~ fOI" lIS la s:\y, \\ it.h t he
pa pe n; 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 l ong Iflpse of
tim o, tl u ri ng wl ,i eh lh t' l'O lllf' lllpurnl'il':' ft lHl t,J¡p lIl os!. o f th eir
hu m lliate db,('~ lIdfllltS cO IIIl ('ctcll wilh til o lrulHmdio ll h3.\"0
pa sCll a Wlly. 'J.1IIi¡;. intl pt'd. as nll'clld,r il lliu) lllud , Il lig bt rtl rnish :1. l'el1S0 11 rol' l' jeclill h lIl l' clf\ illl nltogcth 1', but uol wit Lst.nlllliug lile OUSClI 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! {'(CII Cc o( r Clle7. lIcln wllieh rcli es
urou pay nll'lI t lIl ad c to l'atr uJl in t b IIH\I.II.lc 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 unt c 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..\ wilho nt lJllIki ug HO III (' UIl O\\:lIlC ' ,
Bnt \\" 110 11 it. C0 1IICS to li xi llg' til O pl'iUéip:l1 of th e Sl1 lll to bú
aJl owec1 . this Sfi lll O O USC lll'iLy a lld tlll' d isf' l'r p:lIL cics wc ha\-e
a ~ I'c at c r SllnJ t1l:ln tll e
tllll Ollll t as oxpl'cs:->cd ;11 t iJ e í'cl't.ifieat e 0 1' d c pot:iit and l'0y 1Il(.l llt o f \\'1Ii c1l , in tll e 01) ;lIio ll of ~I I'. Will i:\lllso n, in 1838 ,
\\'o nlf1 lla\-C Iiqnidal ed tl w d;tilll IlIl til'cly. ..-\ ~ to tlle allowf\lICC oí inlcl'cst we h:nc 1I 0 t so lult o h tliflicl1 lt r .
HClllcml;tJ rill ~ t,lw co ud iti oll oCtl u" eon ntl'.' - whi el! has bec u
notil!ccl p ro yent
Il ti fl'O ll1
;t ll o\\" ill ~
before Il csf'l'ilJcd , nll d lo \\" l l ich t lH' ('\airu;¡lIt~ 1'o[er ns afrol'tliug a H CXC'IlSC fol' t,lL O lo ng d¡>laY;1I pJ'e:-ic nt iug' tll oi .. c1a illl,
Illltl til o fact UI:\t jt W:tS lIot PI'C!w lltl'd 11 ll ti l 18::l:j, il wO I1I,l
he 11I<1l1ifcstly IIUjll:-it. lo mllke :t u.)' all o\\:lLH:c 0 11 I.his il.{'count.
fol' U. o illtcnnl bCt WC'C H tll:1t d ulc n.ud th e origi ll of th e clailll
in 1812, Aft.cl' 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 pn ylllcllt to
P :lt1'l1110 by lile :-;palliaJ'(l~, au d whi ch, :tlth oug ll ac{'ep tctl Ly
lIim UIltlol' pl'olest, ftppC nr~ to II:t w' h" l' ll :ll'.¡ui cscf'tl in, 01' at
,,11 C\ 'Cllts su hmittcd to, no ndi" e ( ' 11'0 1'1 :0; "PIJe;,¡- to lLa\'c bac l!
lualle hy e itlt c l' th e c l aiJll fl llt ~ O l ' th e l ' lIit etl St llt üs, to proscento 1,1. 0:;0 c lailU~ rOl" a pcri od 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 ('0 111111 i88i oll in ]8G8.
h th cre a ny rair 0 1' ju st groullfl on ", lIieh iutcrcst. can be
claimctl Ilul'iug tlJi i-: inte l'\"fd ?
c think ll oL. r!' !Je ('n se is
uof O H wldch cnlls fOI" tILe r ig id np l'li C': ti io tl o f th e dodl'iue
that intcl'cst. is th e illc1clI1uili cati oll which t,hc In\\" allo,,"5
fOl" dctn.ining mone} n njl1:;t,ly. Tite tl onr W:lS ~IJipp cd to
YClI ezne la, in RJl pl'o lmuility , 011 llH' teUlptation of I:u'gl~
protits nttcntlHnt IIp OIl a cOllllllel"cinl "outuro 01 ;\11 exlra-haza rd o ns lIatllrc, possihl,r 011 th e ri s k of SClZ\1l'C
aucl cOl1 fis cftli oll by tiJ e Sp:\lli~h 1111 t,}¡orit-i es :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 o f ¡t, alld
fl'Olll motivos co ncern iug hinl pe l'so n:dly ga,' c crcdit. lo th e
cOllsig nec 101' tllc ImlalLcc llue 011 I\ccou nt. 'ril e CO lTOSp Olldtm ee 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 tli c
"r
t t'n ll ~ uf
tll \-' (;oll lnt C'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 ll c illt eri o r tI) Lil e !o\,·:d loarcl ,
IHl t al thi s tim e 1I 111 1f'ío> a p¡wnr t o llave I;L',' II t he 111.11." cfl l'l'it,l's
:" ':lil:d ,lf'. fl lle1 HII th c 1lI11 1 ('~ we.rf' 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. ap rw:u t. , h a n ~ lil1 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 ('ol',' 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 tl H' ¡cUel" (l f
Patrullu o f 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 lltillg- Il ulL I li t' ('olltrn¡o¡ \\":l!-; Il ot H ,0o I1l1lI n.ry Ilndo rtak 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,h e Iwo pl(\ ('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., · fnllow ilJg, fOI" \) I'("11cll o f
co nt md, t1Jí' ff' ¡:- unt rt wor(l l o , I 1I1W 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 :\lI o \\"all cf' o r
intcn,'sL ~1Ic11 a~ woul¡l II\-, pro pE'r ,alld jll:-il in
ol'(¡illa r,r
cnsf' wlll.:l l"(> 1I10ll r y la wfllll." dil O has;; bt\r ll IIl1jlli:itJy (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-paYIJI PIIl. n has l'e( ' 1I (;() ul(.l lj(letl tl lllt lile CO l.lduC't of
t it e " Cll pzuf'!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 i anl s ílnd of
pa.rIt)C1Jt by t11 f' d pposit lI1afl t' hy IJi ln in p npe r mO llc)' sho"'s
i ll!;i ncl? J'it nncl ¡!ollhlr d cnling , n nd '-1 rl oli bPr:1l e <l esig n l o
escape frOIll perfOl'lllltlll:e o f fl pl:\iu ohlig:\tion.
" ' hon it i!) I"P1I1(I11I hC' red , IlOwcn,! r, IllIIt [J pe ri 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 tIJ e IlIPfllltilll P lli p rOll lllJtluily I'c prcscutcll 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 !'/llri o!. :UII ! ll! ' 11 SpaJli ~ J¡ , t hf' JI
PtltrioL Illld Spall iHIJ !Igltill , nnd th u Plltl'i ot ; 11nd lIad !Jrsirl es
"
o
Hil o"
bce ll 1Il t"' l'geil in ¡\lI oth e r ¡oj(J\"ereig uly ro.. a pl'riad o f l t' 1I yc a r!';
illduch>tl ill t his ¡lIten;) l , tl!(' \\ lI ole IWl'io\l b('i llg IIlHrkctl I ly
cO llliu ll\ 'd :4 nlgglc ro l' ~x i s lclI\':C, frcq tl t:'u t 1' 1J :lIlgC:-i ¡JI
ad mini s tmti on , alld al1 tlu" 1Iltef'l'tainly íl l Hl Ct)Jlrll ~ i uu jll t I l o
onl erly Hd mi l1i strnti on o ( govcl'I lI llen t fllld i ll tll(' k('e p ing u f
Tf'gnlar : H·('(ltl11t~ . wh iel! SIlC]¡ a d h,loca tcll :lI Hl 1'('\"O ll1 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 slll that
heJ' o tli cials. wil c l) ('(dI ce! 1I 1'01l t o C'x l'laill n lram;.w tioll as
:Ultiqnntccl :uul o llsc: lll'e ;IS lit is, sI l fluid lIa\'e ta kcl1 the Cf) nr~e
co mpl i,jncd of, h11t it is l':\.tht' l' 1l1attCI' uf ~l1 rpl'i l)(' Ibnt tlll')'
i=oi tJ l;ccctl Ctl in rcse ning as IIIUC!J as tll e,'" d id f¡'o lll t it e cII llfns,c fl
J'nhhi s h lit Il:wd 111)(111 wJlich to t'onstrn ct :my ilf'rO BCe at aH,
At aH e \' e llt ~ , WI' .10 lI ol lh iuk th:il it \\'Qul d lJC clth cr :1 wisc
01' a jll St f'XNc isc o C t1 1f' dis(,l'el ioll ,'estf' tl in liS tú :dlow
iutCl'f'st pri or t o the .tüe of th e Carflc;Ls CouHnis:-.io ll ,
i\.
Th c:-;c cl aiUls wc rC' p r c~c ll tc(l to tha t ('o lllll¡ission 011 t,h e
14th d ity o f )Lty, l Hli R, allil rrom t\¡;d d ay tú t\lt~ iid da," oC
~cpt.e m bc r ,
1 ~O, \\'\' will a Il o\\' in tc rcst at ;; ¡WI' l!P ll t., tha t is
to s: ty , u n tit e clailll or .1 1)1111 ])ollllell k Son~ ou tll e )Jl'i ll cipo i ~ \l1n of ~fi ,3.J li,H :! . 0 1111 o n tl ll' claim o f H o lli ns .\. ~l clllai l'
:'\ I1il
' Villi:\I11 H ollins on the principal
5 11111
of :37,041.80,
d C' dn et ill g:, o f ('011rRe', wh:lt.f' \·Cl' SlllllS !.:lYC airead." hcc n pa iel
00 :lcl!o l1nt. o f th e :-:lt itl claillls by \' t.:1lt.'z lI cln in sa ti síactioll
oCth c ol'igi ll al a \\':11'<1 8.
Th c cl:Ü lll ro l' d CUllllTa gc Itas not ueclI ta kell ¡lito t h e
ncco unt, bC(,:1 l1 se, as \r e ttlldcrsta llll th e p l'otest Ulad c by
ll:-ltrnllo , 1I f' .IJu iel the c1 CIIlI1I'l':we himseH. ,rp ",m ¡::ig n a
dccrec in accol'dnllcc with this o piuion.
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