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Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Letter from Mobile reports Governor Claiborne's message to Governor Folch asserting U.S. rights to Mobile waters amid Spanish orders to block armed forces; U.S. gunboats near Dauphin Island as Spanish erect batteries.
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" A letter from governor Claiborne, addressed to governor Folch, the commandant of Mobile, was received this afternoon. It intimated that the commander of the gunboats was instructed " to be as careful not to commit aggression as prompt to repel any insult that might be offered him." .. That the right of the United States to the free and uninterrupted use of the waters of Mobile was indubitable, and he, governor Claiborne, felt it to be his duty to maintain those rights.
" Governor Folch, and of course our commandant, have received positive orders from the captain general of Havana, to permit the passage of no armed force or military stores by this place - this order was, I am well informed some time since, communicated to governor Claiborne, of course he has come with his eyes open, and undoubtedly with the authority of his government.
The bearer of the foregoing letter, passed our fleet of gun vessels on Monday afternoon at Dauphin Island in the Mobile Bay, distance ten leagues from Mobile fort, and adds, that when he sailed, the Spanish militia and regulars were employed in erecting water batteries. - Louisiana Gazette."
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Mobile
Event Date
30th June
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spanish militia and regulars erecting water batteries; u.s. gunboats positioned at dauphin island
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Letter from Governor Claiborne to Governor Folch asserts U.S. rights to free use of Mobile waters and instructs gunboat commander to avoid aggression but repel insults. Spanish orders from Havana prohibit passage of armed forces or military stores through Mobile, previously communicated to Claiborne. Bearer passed U.S. gun vessels at Dauphin Island; Spanish forces building batteries.