Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-01
BALTIMoss. Sept. IS.
An American saa,:.h Y.-

an dme'scsA IodEso Var.
Tothe gentlemen who favored Us with the fol.
loving extracts OF letters, received BY stis- morn
ing, mall the editors OF this Gazette return their
thanks 1t is much in the power of private indi.
viaua's.to give interest to tine columns of a news
paper; and prompt communication OF important
ma ter will always command the gratitude OF tine
community rs well as Of the editors The reader
WI. perceive that the prospect Of peace on the
cast SIDE OF the Atlantic, i, becoming more and
more the presase II I war on the west:
Extract ora letter, dated
" New ORLEANS. August %
sy letter which arrived in town this day,
we are informed. hat 900 span,ar,is have pas
'ed over the Sab'ns river, Sc stationed themselves
within IL miles Of NachOcles The American
troop: are now making preparations to meet
them"
EStr'ct Of ishe- j,op, . gentleman of b;r5 ,e,.
lpectg5iG.y. an P,ltissoa Comfy iTss;sro5i IL,
'fi',y 70 ois friena in tbs cry. dated dugust 13,
1870
=" have only time to state to you briefly. an
eAoresa mas Just passed to Nachvz from Nach;o.
ehcs, wen dispatches to governor Claiborne, gen
Wilkinson or OUR own governor, (pernans to all
oil tnem , he (the express) avows that Sna
Di'n fofcs or 500 soldiers, and nearly rs many In.
u'ahs' were on their march or and WITHIN few
mics OF he AdaiS, PCS; X mics from Nachi.
TO- y ;, Tar within ouf limits and fro-n which
t"ey were last year driven BY party under can
tam turner. If this Is true and Of which there
IS NOT DOUBT, we shall have brush for sur,!y
o"s government will not submit TO their occupy
IMP q posi-, from which the, have been once dr..
ven Cf tots more By the next mail.
q light days ago, duel was fought near For,
Adams, ny Nathanisf Evans. esq. and Cant.
"'onmond. ct the u. 6 army, la which the at.
'e' tell he was shot dead Mr.. Evans, lisa wor
my man, respected by all who know him and
ahhouSh have not heard the particulars, have
no doubt there wasuo getting over this fasal rem
eontre An''her duel mas also been fought a,
Nat 'hez, one of the parties wounded in the knee
ana % hef at Point Coupe. one of the parties
wounded IN the chest and viii de-
IRON, RE save, To tbe sgnie datsd dup 81.
- wrote you by last mail, informing Won 4
considerable Spanish force was advancing towards
Natchi'cches, our we tern frontier. II is now
we" ascer e;iiei thar CIV. Arata with about 1000
men, and some Indians has taken possession, Of
the Adsis, post from which they were drivs =
by capt Turner LAST year Governor Arara -ss
decls' ed o on, conimandan a. Hcchi,ocscs. .tol
SnShin5,; thai his intention is 60 take am, keen
Tor hss King and master, the territory be- seen the
sabine river and the hrago Houdo lsometimes
cs'ieo me Ncndokos,, about six nl<s nom Nat
cntocies. Colonel Cushing is IN <noeuvring his
troops, and will be joined by col &ing,berrv and
his detschment from Fer, Adan,s VIVA, viii then
DC donei' IS ;mpossible to conjecture, whether
'ne| "l'i be suffered to rake the boosted I.ousla
"a back by small djstras, or 10 drive us INTO the
SuPh stream AZ one stroke. IS yet 20 be ascertaI-
ned They have so long pluudere1 MS wiki i'm
Punity. have violated our territory taken orr c;
tizens tom WITHIN own limits, aud have gone
uhpnnishtd' mat we have little hope of relief
from Cur general government and az, fearful,
situated as we are, with bus a small nur1ber OF
regular troops. badly organized militia aporox.
ima,ins 20 the Floridas. great n1anv of ~. in.
habitants OF which are old tories and crt .hroa,s
surrounded BY grea. number of Indian tribes,
"hh whom We have reason TO believe our neigh
DOTS are constantly intriguing. are much yro,e
c'I'icA'V slnatei than our general government
have any idsa pf: convinced as our ad,,in,tra,,.
on must De. OF the innense value OF Lou,s iapa.
e9u;'i % any part OF our continent % the same
magnitude, and. l believe. Of more importance.
II won'd appear strange why it is left SO long in
defencel,ss condition.
Esi'nci from t6r Orleans Gosc-te of tbe o., d,,
BY letters receiyed this morning. zee learn
that the governor of Taxus with abuu, 900 Sua
nish troops had passed the Sabine river. and had
advanced wi'hin Il miles Of Ia;chitoche:--lha;
MAJOR Porter had sent flag euquirng their IN.
tention their answer was, that they wpyId or.
cnpy their former position, and not al OH the Of.
fsusiye.
Ii is the opinion of,l,e writer that an ACTON
between our troops and them has taken place be-
lore this, unless tho Spaniards have fallen back -:
Sept 26
HSt'dcf ~ letter from gentleman. dared Nat
cbeS' 25tb AEspsi, 1906, to bis brother in this
civ
exred you have by this time heard Of \
disturbance tina. has taken place on the Diner
sac OF the river Abou; $40 Spa-ards, L. 3 or 400
INDIANS nave taken stand within miles of Ma
cntocnes, where there was considerable nur,.
Der OF Americana (peshaps nearly eqnai) and on,
OF the companies at Fort Adams. ) are ordered
over there Immediately. The governor (CIa,.
bo'ne) IS gone over there either 10 make ceace
or war. There is litde doubt with me from all
accounts, but that our troops ELL be seked be-
tore you receive this, as have understood the
commanding officer has long ago had positive or
uefs - nuve them on the other side of the 81
o'ne' should they come over on this side. The
mIii'ia ut that country are generally volunteers.
and there fs considerable stir here in the mus.
iering way since the express arrived, which was
about 10 days ago n--Sak. 7ek
-p~e-
NATCHsz. August 10,
On the 18th instant his excellence, co,,.,oo.
Cla'horiS arrived in this city from Oofeloos,.
and on tie morning OF the lSih, he ser on, for |
his return to the territory OF Orleans Il Is said |
NAT ne day previous 10 the governors de. |
1a'tuTe' he received Ivy express Some dispatches