The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-30


E*fra4 Of a letter from a gentleman of.t;gb REF
Probability, in FTlki1ion county, Al;5EMbbi
7errito,y, TO bis Jiiend IN this city, dated dur.
Is, 1906.
y" have only time to fate to you briefly, an
exprcfs has iua pafIeCi to Natchez from Natchi
toches, with difpatches to governor Claiborne,
gen. Wikinion or our own governor, (perhaps
to all of them y he (the expreis) avows that a
SPanih force of eight hundred folders, and
nearly as many Indians. were on their march for
and within a few miles of the Adais, poft
eighteen miles from Natchitoches, far within
our limits, and from which they were Iaft wear
driven by party of our troops, under capt.
Turner. If this is true, and of which there ia
not doubt, we ihall have bruili Cor furely
our government will not fub,nit to their occu-
pying pot, from which they have been once
driven OF this, more by the next mail.
- Eight days ago, duel was fought near
Fort-Adams, by Nathaniel Evans, efq. and
capt. Richmond, of the u s. army, in which
the latter fell: he was hot dead Mr. Fyare ie
a worthy man, refpetied by all who know him ::
ana although have not heard the particulars,
l nave no doubt there was no getting over this
fatal rencontre. Another duel has alto been
fought at Natchez, one of the parties wounded
in the knee and another at Point Coupee. one
OF the parties wounded in the Chef and will
die''
FROM TIE fame 10 the fame, dleted Hnq. 81.
wrote yon by lait mail, informing YOU
conhderabie Spaniih force was ADVANCING to-
wards Natch'toches, our weitern frontier. II
| is now well afcertaned that gov Arara with A.
Don't 1000 men, aud fome Indians has taken
poheiiion of the Adais, poR from which thew
were driven by captain Turner Ian wear. Co
vernon Arara has declared to our commandant
at Natch'toches, (Col. Cutting that his inten-
tioh rs 10 take and keep for his king and matter.
the territory between the Sabine river and the
hrago !tondo, (tometimes called the Nondo-
koa'l about Tx miles from Natchtoches. Co.
ione' Cu:hing is manocuvring his troops, and
WIZ oeJoned by col. Kinsfberry, and his de.
tachment from Port Adams what will there
DE done, IT is impot1ible to conjecture whether
they will be fuffered to take the boaftrd Lou;G-
ana back by fnnalI diltrSas, or to drive rs int
the Gsiph fream at one ftroke, is yet to be az
ecrtalned. They have 70 long plundered us
WIN IMMUNITY, have violated our territory. IA.
Ken our citizens from within our own limits.
ana nave gone unpuniihed. that we have It.le
nope OF relief from our general government .
ana am fearful, ti,uatGd as we are, with hut
tmal' number of regular troops, badly or.
ganI'ed militia approximating to the Floridas.
great many of the inhabitants of which are
old tories and cut-throats furrounded bv =
great number ofIndian tribes, with whom we
nave reaton to believe our neighbors are con.
tantly intriguing we are much more critically
htuated than our general government have anv
ldea OF convince ed as our administration mum
ne, ofthe immeuie value of LouGana. eouaI
10 any part OF our continent of the fame mac
hHuoe' and, believe OF more importance. II
Wouid appear trange why il is left 70 long in a
defenceieis condition."