upon the iſland, and that the King of Spain ſhould diſavow the action of his governor.
In return to this demand, the Spaniards expected from us a diſavowal of the menaces with which they had been firſt inſulted by Hunt; and if the claim to the iſland be ſuppoſed doubtful, they certainly expected it with equal reaſon. This, however, was refuſed, and our ſuperiority of ſtrength gave validity to our arguments.
But we are told that the diſavowal of the King of Spain is temporary and fallacious; that Buccarelli’s armament had all the appearance of regular forces and a concerted expedition; and that he is not treated at home as a man guilty of piracy, or as diſobedient to the orders of his maſter.
That the expedition was well planned, and the forces properly ſupplied, affords no proof of communication between the gover-
