Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-04

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| In some time afterwards an accident Of
fcred an opportunity for the petitioner to
escape, of which he did not hesitate to
avail himself, and escaped to N. Orleans,
where he Immediately laid his case before
the Governor. Upon hearing his situation
the Governor ordered the petitioner into
his presence, and after some expressions
of astonishment, exclaimed, 6 My God.
how came YOU here?n have had informa-
ton from General Wilkinson, that Lacha-
lTriah Cox, is COW at the head of a party Of
insurgents, or banditti, whose object is
plunder- how can this mistake happen?
A few DAYS afterwards demand was
made to the Governor to deliver Up the pr-
titioner to detachment Of the army of the
United States, when he offered to surren-
der h;mself-but the Spanish Governor
would not permit him so to do--observing
that he was then under the protection of
his Catholic Majesty, and should meet pro-
tection--but added, if he had committed
any crime he would hereafter have to an
swer for it.
That the petitioner wishing to return to
the United States, in order to sue for jus.
tice and satisfaction for his treatment as
aforementioned, he proceeded down the
Mobile river. In passing several tribes of
Indians, he found that they had been in-
structed to interrupt him.
That in prosecuting his Journey ne was
again seized at Nashville. in Tennessee, by
a detachment of soldiers belonging to the
army Of the United States, and confined
by them several weeks, and at length hbe-
rated, without the smallest compensation
being made to him. From which, suf-
ferings, and confinement, the petitioner lost
his merchandize-his favorite servant, &c.
Amounting to nine thousand Dollars
His peace of mind has been destroyed, and
his reputation blasted
The Petitioner, after Observing that the
damage he had thus sustained had prevent
ed his getting sooner to the BAR of this
House, demanded justice-~that ais honour,
should be vindicated aN Ills losses compen-
stated.
Referred to select corlzeittee Of FIVE.
Post Rad TO AelQ-l)rlsaass
DIR. Mitchell observed shat it was his
wish, and the desire OF many commercial
men, that a mail should BE regularly con-
veyed from the City Of Washington to n.
Orleans and other parts of Louisiana, He
observed some parts Of tle present roads
TO that country was extremely bad, and
winding--infested BY robbers, and no re-
gular Accommodation .fcr man OF 1orSe.-
This banditti might rob the mail Re wish
ed it to be enquired INFO n what manner
the mail could Be conveyed n safety. BY
another route asaving Of four hundred miles
might be gained. n large part Of the road
is owned by the Cherokee and Chicka-
saw nations-therefore measures ought
to be taken to quist those people, and to ex-
plain to them the business. lie therefore
moved, /" That the COMMITTEES on The Post
Office and Post Roads be directed to en-
quire BY what means tie mail mag be con-
veyed in the greatest se1urity. and dispatch
to New-0 Orleans" Mr.. Mitchell conclud-
ed with observing tfa. the conveyance at
present from New-Tork TO New.0fleans
often was not done unde1 thirty days, and
by the mode he proposes i might be per-
formed in ten days.
Agreed.