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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A gentleman arriving in Wilmington from New-Providence via Havannah reports official Spanish orders to execute the US-Spain treaty, evacuate Mississippi forts, Governor Gayoso's appointment to Floridas and Louisiana, and Baron de Carondelet's departure from New-Orleans.
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A gentleman who arrived in town on Sunday last from New-Providence, via the Havannah, has favored the Printer with the following information-on the authenticity of which he places the greatest confidence:
That on the 20th August, the day he left Pensacola, he saw an official letter from Baron de Carondelet to a gentleman in office there, acquainting him of his having received by the last courier from the Havannah, orders from his court, to put into full execution, the treaty between Spain and the United States of America; for which purpose he had forwarded dispatches to the commandants of the forts on the Mississippi, to deliver up the posts and evacuate the fortifications with all convenient dispatch -That by the same courier, governor Gayoso's appointment to the governor generalship in the Floridas and Louisiana, had arrived; and that previous to his closing that letter, governor Gayoso had reached the capital and was about to enter on the duties of his office. Baron de Carondelet was to leave New-Orleans on the 16th of September, for Quito, on the Spanish Main, on board of a frigate which was then fitting for his reception
[A Spanish trick.]
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Pensacola
Event Date
20th August
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orders to execute us-spain treaty and evacuate mississippi forts; gayoso appointed governor general of floridas and louisiana; carondelet to depart new-orleans for quito.
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Gentleman reports seeing official letter in Pensacola on 20th August from Baron de Carondelet about orders to execute treaty, forward dispatches to Mississippi commandants to deliver posts and evacuate; Gayoso's appointment arrived, he reached capital to enter duties; Carondelet to leave New-Orleans 16th September for Quito on frigate.