The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-17
Liesi;aanf UiJon 10 Governor HiLiam,.
Point C0nfrr, Sept. S, 1905.
SIR

SIR,
conceiveit to be my duty to give You ftatemen.
respecting the reicue of the Kempers from parry of
Spanilh iubJecs. Information was giyen to me that
henPer, and ieveral Americans oxen by force
OF arms from their rendence at Pinckneyville bv a
party OF SPaniih fubje6s and were ON their wav tn
Baton Rouge. Immediately manned the boat, and
took the kempers, Reuben, Nathan and Samuel tope
ther with the guard, priioners who have in confine-
ment, and ilall keep them 70, until receive orders
from the proper authority for their reieafe / have
had taken the dePoiitions of the Kemper and two of
their guard, which l encloie you My force is weak,
and expect an attack from the other fdr of the RI
veT lihall, however give them as hearty reception
as the htuation OF my force will admit Of As Cover
nor Claiborne is, Prefume, with you hope YOU will
coniut with him, and let know as ipeediy as pof
hoe, what is TO be done. have wrote captain Sparks,
at Fort Adams, to iend ME reinforcement, as Think
the good of the fervice really require il.
have the honor, SC. Sc.
iSigned) WILLIAM WILSON.
Lieutenant Commandment
TIE G0Ve-nor Of tbe AziGGppifrrits-y to lieutenant
Wigs", e''7wandam at Poia, Coupe.
Wasingfan, M T. Sept.e, 1906.
SIR,
this moment received your difpatch, dated the 5h
infant, informing me of your having taken and con-
hned aSpaniih party which had, on the night of the
Sd nifant orciby taken from this territory the three
Kempers, whom the party had in their pofIefion
when you took them. Your conduct, fir, on this or.
Gallon merits appreciation 70 far as am informed
oft.
irequet that you will, with all poIib,e dfpa,eh
have conveyed to this territory the whole of the Of
tending party, to be delivered over to the civil autho
rlty alio the Kempers. requeR you will deliver
them at Fort Adams where further orders will re-
MAN. Captain Sparks has informed me the reinforce
ment he ent you, will aa alto as guard for the a.
above purpofe.
eneloie Tor your information the copy of an order
which have this day i1ued in confequence of thefe
outrages, and Others committed on the line ealwardv
from Pinckneyvi!le.
am, &c.
(Signed) ROBERT WILLIAMS.
Estra3 Of letter from Robert Iihiao7s ETC., gayeyo,r
ff6e 14DlEPpi territory, to The Secretary of Gote
aafrd, M!DsNhpi 1fr,itory, W'aiSingfon, 0iiober,
/, 1905.
BY my communication of the 18th uIt YOU were in,
formed OF Tome outrages committed within his ,err;,o
ry near the Spanh line, and of the heps had taken
in relation thereto.
lnow have the honor to inclofe for your further
information, governor Grand Pres letter in an(yer I'm
mine Of the 9th ut. and my reply to him marked and
numbered and 2, alto the documents marked ~ and
8, which will inform you Of the further eps taken in
this affair.
The military patroe which ordered out ON the
line, were organized and dhbauded on holding Them
ielves in readiness, and places appointed to rendez-
vous, under Handing order to the officers command
ingto check any dforders that might appear.
have the iatisfaeton to inform, you thar Thing. y,
tina, quarter have become very quiet and fettled.
which believe would not have been the cafe bur far
the meaiures which were purfned.
Some OF orr citizens were concerned IN this bufuef,
and are bound ever to court for proiecution.
INcLosUREs ACCOMPANYING THE ApoyZ
G'0frno, GRAM Pre-, 10 CeVergo, +,.Mous.
MY DEAR SIR,
have received your letter dated the fixth inaan,
relative 10 the extraordinary event that happened a.
PInekneyve on the third infant viz the aiIault ON
the three brothers. KemPers, by perfons unknown /.
and dguifed il is fad in black, who conducted them
ON that part Of the territory which has pleafed his
majsiiy 20 commit to my charge. The occurrence ;s
angular and Of which had no Information till the
night between the feventh and eighth by one Of the
commanders al the pa,roles who, hnee the inroads
committed by that turbulent banditti headed by the
Kempsrs have been Gationed near the frontiers end
within the interior fetIsrnent Of Feic;ana the firm
gave me information pnder date Of the fifth tina, bx
night ne met with party Of men difguiied and arm
ed who were conducting three others, whom they ;n
mediatey abspdcned aud retired with preeipita,ioc
me lame way which they appeared TO have come