The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-29

l7th Aigua followed by note OF the 18TH In
which he agrees the proportion concerning a neu-
trail intermediate territory " between Canada and
Louifs:a, as alio betwer, Virginia aud louiliapa"-
and tEss tie boundary OF Louiana the river Per-
dido
Tie Britilh mniaer however, reieas this propoG-
tion, and upon this extraordinary ground, that the
countries 20 far as the Perlido already coded
undei the deitription of CI,ada %
1t is very certain that there was in theie negotiate
want of information or fonetilrg eife, which
to be returned from the evizsHss and ceebri-
ty or the itaeinen.
Ii was clear the Britih min der did not want peace
that moment and the negotiations broken off
but have abundant materials in Pownals pa
pers thew what had been the real fate Of things and
that Dnay iii fast claimed 10 more than had been al
ready occupied.
In Povnalls papers the administration OF the CO.
lones pubiihed in vols. Svo. by Walter at London
in l774-is memorial drawn up in 1856, correpon-
ding with preceding oficialmemorals of 754 & 755
concerning the policy OF Britain with regard France
The work exhibits the mind of profound and fagaci-
s itateinan, he lurveys the country with the eye Of
"a folder and political economic points tire
weak points of the French fytem and the
cal advantages to be derived from Totally exi,Aiigg
t5ex7
After defcribing the whole of the Canada frontier
and the force in each Of the French forts he proceeds
to I4ouiana-thus
The Embellishments, potts. and fetleincnts of Io,ii-
iana, as follows:
"rhirty-feven companies of 90 men each, and two
"Swifie companies Of IS men each
The GARRISON N. ORLEANS:
swHe, ' ?5{ 975
Out Of which garrifoned the rons of the
Baie, and other inall potts
"2. DetoD Angiais--4 companies, &c. which have
their tour OF 6u:y with the Mobile and Illinois, &C.
"s. Ndo5Ke-eight French companies and
Swife-475
"a 1-,-.i.rs.. Gone company each, detach-
IS. laja@,r,, % nss,., from . the carlton of
File then goes through the other military potts. it is
10 be p-efIned, that the po1eii6ns of Mobile, and
Tombegbee and the Albania, here efficiently
fewn upon the authority of governor Pownal, to Be
within the colony Of Louiiiana in the year 1856 ::
three years before the fezure UPON Canada, and fix
years before the lecre; convention of Pardo in 1863
which appears 70 have been meafure taken in confe-
quence ofthe Intellectual negotiations of Bully in l76l
1t Teens that during thefe rivalri"s the Brtfh a.
gents -ontrved conttantly b,1S fbev(:k4ss "a Ia
mode de Eo7 ct Dr1k Of the dispatches fthe COVER
nor of I.ouiiana, NJ. vapdreui; and governor Pow
nal makes ample ue Of them, they under dates from
the year 10 1852, in which the countries in the
neighbourhood of the Mobile Albania. SC. are treat
ed of part of Louana The various tribes OF ndi-
ans are named, and their attachments French, En-
glih or neutral marked.
In CORRESPONDING memorial of 1854, MI. Pow.
er among which are the following.
I. To disjon and keep reparae Lou fara and Canada
H. To throw off the yoke Of forts which the French
are laying on necks
And he proceeds to thew the effect on Louiiiana in
thee words
D." Mould have extended nv idea to an attempt on
Mobile by Wet India fquldron with troops RATED
in The irnds for nothing would more embarrafs the
eaenv's Indian affairs in Louifana than the taking
this place
The fame able writer pubhad memorial of date
the 22d o6tooer, 1859, which appears to have been
the g@i' of the B-itih negociators in 1861 and 1853
The words Of the memoir merit quotation:
If the Englih policy does eztend to the OBJ
taining and p-eerving the entire podeion OF Cana
dl and Lolifana twill confider BY ru5at limit G4R
eirfHmeribs thofe parts" And he propoes that the
line be drawn down the MilGIipp-s and directly TO
the north wet corner of the Spanih rights at Pan
iaco'a" point of termination that exactly corref-
ponds with the account OF Louifaua by Governor
PofVnal and NJ Vlndren.
We have REGARDED method nor fyle in throw
ing together thee facts i've conceive, however
that they plainly thew, that what is called Wet Flo
rda part Of Lou;fana in tie I'm. extent .54
&c France bo1tgdh," before the ceion TO Spar. Ant
that the ufe Of teie words oriyiiay c6iI as it re-
lates to the Of 1868, in every eale allacious
aid napphcabe the merits Of our title to the coun-
tries as far as the Perdido.
l. Be-aufe it is true that the ceHion was oroi-
naly made by the peace of I753---it having been
made by Frame tn Spain in the preceding wear, al
ter the faure Of 1egocation with England.
:. Bscaufe when France oeded the part Of Louifana
fhe actually held the whole Of Louifiana aud the
country on the Mobile therein COMPREHENSIVE
q. as appears D. the foregoing evidence.
8. That Spain h1vng coded the courtry of Iou;fana
with the fame as France had held it--and as
fhe did not hold it between the years 1862 an! 1900
the date of the treaty Of St. Idefonio-:tis dino
norable and fiithles the part Of Spain to attempt
violation Of the treaty which ihe folennly eaab-
hhed and reinforced by the treaty of Madrid ii,
March 9OI.
To Be eoafi7ntZ)
FROM rHr POLITICAL REGISTER.