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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Claimants to the Floridas include Spain's Cortes, France for King Joseph, Great Britain, Florida Conventionalists, and the United States. A bill authorizing presidential possession of the Floridas is debated in closed House sessions in Washington, raising war risks with Britain. Gen. Turreau reportedly protested on Joseph's behalf.
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The following, it appears, are now the
claimants of the Floridas--
The Cortes of Spain,
France, on behalf of King Joseph,
Great-Britain, who has guaranteed the
integrity of the Spanish possessions,
The Conventionalists of Florida - and
The United States of America.
[N.Y. Post:
A letter from Washington, says, that the
subject of debate in the House of Represen-
tatives with closed doors, is a bill reported
to the house by Montgomery, authorising
the President to take possession of the Flor-
idas. - This bill, involving the question of
peace or war with Great Britain, (as it is
said that Mr. Morier has declared that Eng-
land would take part with Spain) it was
thought most expedient to debate with clos-
ed doors. The discussion, was confined
exclusively to the democratic members; and
it was supposed will occupy several days
longer. - Ibid.
A Baltimore paper of the 7th, says
"our Washington correspondent believes:
that Gen Turreau has protested in behalf
of King Joseph, against our seizing Flor-
ida."
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Claimants to the Floridas are the Cortes of Spain, France on behalf of King Joseph, Great-Britain guaranteeing Spanish possessions, the Conventionalists of Florida, and the United States. In the House of Representatives, a bill reported by Montgomery authorizes the President to take possession of the Floridas, debated in closed doors due to potential war with Great Britain, as Mr. Morier declared England would support Spain. Discussion limited to democratic members and expected to continue. A Baltimore paper reports that Gen Turreau protested on behalf of King Joseph against US seizure of Florida.