Addresses re Francis T. Morales., 11/10/1822-12/13/1822

Contains 3 items as follows - @ 1. Newspaper article in Spanish and English by Robert Traill Spence addressed to General Francis T. Morales of the Spanish Army, protesting against the latter's hostile actions against American merchants and commercial concerns in Venezuela and other Spanish territories: "As Commander in chief of the Royal Forces, ineffectually employed in Venezuela, you are accountable to your King only, for your proceedings against his subjects - But for acts of rapacity, cruelty and oppression exercised against Foreigners - for their illegal imprisonment - for the seizure and confiscation of their property - for their degradation under the aforesaid proclamation, you are answerable to the world..." @ 2. Address, 2 sheets/4 pages, to "Robert T. Spence, Esq., Commander of the U.S. Ship Cyane," dated November 30, 1822, from Caracas. A petition signed by 23 American citizens acknowledges Spence's protest of November 10th, and further requests assistance against the threatening decree of General Morales, (from p.3): "...when assailed by the enactment of a Decree so perverse and unwarrantable as the one in question, which demands, loudly demands, the attention of our Government, to arrest the atrocity of him who prescribed "Slavery and Death" to peaceable Foreigners and Americans, especially in the honorable career of industry and commerce...We as Citizens of the U(nited) States would consider it a peculiar favour, if you would remain at the Port of La Guayra or on the adjacent Coasts, until we have the pleasure to hear of the destruction of the Spanish Army..." @ Address, 2 sheets/4 pages, to Robert Traill Spence. Dated December 13, 1822, from La Guayra. Being similar in content to the preceding: a petition signed by 26 American merchants urging swift action by Spence against Morales.