Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-28
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a treaty has been lately concluded be-
tween general James Robinson ant Sl'as
Dinsmore, esq. commissioners on the part
of the United States, and the NIingois and
Chiefs of the Choctaw nations, ia which
the Uoited States, have acquired erssinn
OF FIVE millions of acres Of land. bounded
as follows, viz; Beginning at a branch OF
the Hotnoehi,o, where the sau.e is liner.
sected BY the present Choctaw Boundary,
aad also by the pa'h leading from Na;chcz
,o.the county OF Washington, usually call.
ed M'Clarey's path: thence easswar1!y a.
long M'Clarey's path to the easl or left
bank of Pearl River; thence on such d.
rect line as would touch The lower end 1T a
bluff, on the left bank efthe Ch;ckasawhay
river the first above Hiyoowannie towns
called Byoken Bluff TO point within four
miles of Broken Bluff; theuce in direct
line nearly parallel with the river, to q
point and lire 10 be run from the lower end
ofthe Broken Bluff TO Ealuktabunee on the
Fomhigbse river, a miles from the Broken
Bluff; thence along the said line to Faluk.
tabunee, thence east TO the boundary be-.
tween the Greeks and Choctaws, on the
ridge dividing the waters running into
Tombigtee; thence seushwardly aloag The
said ridge and boundaries to the south
point Of the Choctaw claim.
The United States stipulate on their
part, to paysthe Chocktaws fifty thousand
Eve hundred dollars and an annuity of
three thousand dollars; abou, the sum.
they have hitherto annually received.
This cession-is of snhnite magnitude TO
the United States as we'll as 70 their terri-,
tory. Fhe coded tract cuts off all commu-
nication between West Florida aud the
Chocktaws, and affords about three MILL.
ons ofaeres of land of the first qualitv.--
Motives of urgent policy will no doubt en-,
sure its ratification, 1t is of the FIRST I'M.
.portance to the Urited States that the from
tiers should be thiokly settled. Perhaps
there never was more important cession
hitherto obtained of native claim it con-
meets the settlement Of this territory. which,
heretofore have been separated 10y viii
derness of near three hundred miles, and
circuEscribing US within such narrow Ii.
mits as TO admit of 40 extent of pop,lasioo
We hope that government will shortly dis
pose of this valuable acquisition on sutg
equitable grounds, as to induce.a speed
and extensive emigration of our northeg.
brethfen to this land of promise; and zs ],
viii be consolidated withiassur territory
we may reasonably fattef ourselves wit
the pleasing prospect OF being shortly In.
corporated az a state In the Union. IL
advantages, IN point. Of navlgst,on as rs
CARDS the Pearl river, fer,iliysof soil am
extent of rage are unripalleo il is there
fore highly interesting TO us, chat the boul
daries should be ascertained and run a:
soon as po.siple. 10 order to promote So
desirable an object.
The generosity of the Chocktaw nation,
during this transaction, in their reserve OF
seven ihousand acres of land in favor OF
Messss. Mitchell. NJ Crew. &c.does .hsm
honor; the former had been many year
their agent 90 a triaing salary, secluded
as it were from civilized society the lat.
ter has been uniformly a father and q
friend to the tribe. This is then, one ties
tinonial of savage gratitude, and it is 70 b,
sincerelY wished that the senate of the u
States, in their ratification of the treaty
will concur, in the noble principles BIZ
which our red friends appear to be Actual
ed. MATCHES paper