profefiions, and about feventy Chi- 
efe, who intended to become fet- 
tlers -in the> country, under. the 
protection of the affociated com 
pany. é : 
ie On the 24th of April, 1789, the 
_ ‘Iphigenia, which had wintered at 
the Sandwich iflands, returned to 
Nootka Sound, as did the North- 
weft America, which had alfo win- 
tered there, a few days after, where 
they found two American veffels, 
the Columba and Washington, that 
had wintered in Nootka harbour. 
Qn the zgth of the famemonth, 
the North-weft America was fent 
to trade to the northward, and alfo 
to explore the archipelago of St. 
Lazarus. 
On the 6th of May, the Iphigenia 
being then at anchor in Nootka 
Sound, a Spanifh fhip of war of 
26 guns, named the Princefla, Don 
Eftuan Jofeph Martinez, commander, 
from San Blas in Mexico, anchor- 
ed in the fame harbour, and was 
feon joined by a Spanith fnhow of 
_- 16 guns, called the San Carlos, 
from the fame place, loaded with 
cannon, and other warlike ftores. 
_. ‘For fome time mutual civilities 
‘pafied between captain Douglas and 
the Spanifh officers, and even fup- 
plies were obtained f:om the Spa- 
= May, the former was ordered on 
board the Princeffla, and, to his 
great furprize, informed by Mar- 
© tinez, that he had the king’s orders 
) tofeize all thips that he might find 
“upon that coalt, and that he, the 
commander of the Iphigenia, was his 
prifoner; and, moreover, inftructed 
is officers to take pofleffion of the 
sve higenia, which they accordingly 
- “did inthe name of his Catholi¢ Ma- 
) afelty, and conveyed the officers-and 
Jaren, as prifoners, on board’ the 
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Spanifh fhips, where they wére put 
in, irons, and otherwife ill-treated. 
This done, Don Martinez took 
poflefion of the lands which the 
memorialift had purchafed and built 
a temporary habitation upon, pul/- 
ling down the Britifb flag; and hoift- 
ing the fiandard of Spain thereon, 
with fuch other ceremonies as are 
ufual upon fuch occafions; declar- 
ing, at the fame time, that all the 
lands comprized between Cape Horn 
and the both degree, of north latitude 
did belong to bis Catholic Maje/ty ; 
and accordingly proceeded to build 
batteries, ftore-houfes, &c. in the 
execution of which he forcibly em 
ployed fome of the crew of the 
Iphigenia, and feveral who attempt- 
ed to refift were feverely punithed. 
And here it muft not be forgot- 
ten, that while he (captain Douglas) 
was detained prifoner, he was fre. 
quently urged to fign an inftrument, 
_ purporting, as he was informed (not 
underfianding Spanith himéelf), that 
‘Don Martinez had found him in 
Nootka Sound in great diftrefs ; 
that he had fupplied him with every 
thing neceflary for his paflage to 
the Sandwich iflands; and that his 
navigation had, in no refpect, been 
interrupted ; but which paper hav- 
ing been difcovered to contain an 
cbligation from him and Mr. Vi- 
nanea (fecond captain), on the part 
of their owners, to pay on démand 
the valuation of the Iphigenia, her 
cargo, &c. in cafe the viceroy of 
New Spain fheuld adjudge her to 
be a lawful prize for emering the 
port of Nootka without licence from 
his Catholic Majefty, he had pe~ 
remptorily refiited, conceiving that 
the port of Nootka cid not belong 
to his Catholic Majefty; notwith- 
fanding which; Don Martinez, 
partly by threats, and partly .by 
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