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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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Captain Vincent arrived in Charleston from Florida ports, reporting U.S. ships waiting at Fernandina for orders to St. Augustine and Havana. Col. Butler attempted to arrange the transfer of St. Augustine to American authorities but returned to Fernandina after the Spanish commandant lacked orders; another officer was sent.
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Charleston, June 2.—Captain Vincent, of the sloop James, arrived here yesterday from St. Mary's, and Fernandina, informs that the ship Meteor, Glover, and the U. S. schr. Tartar, Paine, were at the latter place, waiting orders to proceed to St. Augustine and Havana.—Col. Butler, of the U. S. Army, had been to St. Augustine, to make arrangements for the transfer of that post to the American authorities, but the Spanish commandant not having received any orders to that effect, Col. B. had returned to Fernandina. Another officer of the army had gone to St. Augustine, when Capt. Vincent sailed.
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Fernandina And St. Augustine, Florida
Event Date
June 2
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transfer of st. augustine post delayed as spanish commandant had not received orders; col. butler returned to fernandina, another officer dispatched.
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Captain Vincent of the sloop James arrived in Charleston from St. Mary's and Fernandina, reporting the ship Meteor (Glover) and U.S. schooner Tartar (Paine) waiting at Fernandina for orders to St. Augustine and Havana. Col. Butler visited St. Augustine to arrange the post's transfer to American authorities but returned after the Spanish commandant lacked orders.