The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-07

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Wixi.jss. dated. Nste6issebss. lug I. 1904
20 Since i iaR wrose nothing Of mach. importance
has traniPirsd. Our neighborsftn keep Up taas f~t
ut eonca4 towards which n flafe q war aloos
would ju0ify. .Evay pcrfon who goes from here is
R7etly examined aud fearched, and all letters found
IN their podeGion broken open and peruied with
interpretation of finding them big with tr.afoa. Ora
tagsms and crimes"
Copy u letter from tie fs~efs s. fss., S.fsI MAJ.
,-.se6ifssLcs, l5fb Oe7o1er, 1904. I.
1.-The Spaniards are undoubtedly medtatng milf
chief in this quarser.--Ther emiaar,, have been At
work among the Indians and negroes. The night be-
lore latt nine nj the latter off for Nacogdoches
who, It hasbsen acertaned, have been perfusded f.
to do by Spaniard, mhastant of Nacogdoehes, tel.
ling them on their arrival there they would be made
free. Upwards of 30 are at this moment known to
have been in the plot Of elopement, and intelligence
OF tbs nature and extent Of the plan Is noa,ently
coming to light. To day is is difeovered that 4 VI
the Shave returned to route and fiulsse their con-
federatss, aud Others who not implicated An
lndiaN boy, who in of their cabins gives the
Intelligence. He fays thofs who returned were in
lling inro the Others that fnce the plot has been
dfesvered, Il fhould Emulate them b. more de-
sermmed, &c. Be- The whole diari6 is in the mon
alarming Rate and inevitable ruin 20 it., aud. perhaps
al LnuGana, niua be the eonfequence, unlefs prompt
mtaiures are taken TO flop the infamous proceeding.
OF she internal Spanard& s.,fAs-t. =
Ireceived meaage the other day from the Cola
dee or Albana Indians, informing thar other Indi-
ans, anslated BY the SPsnards had defired them to
move over the line (,hey living on this Eide the Sa-
bme, within the diarie Of OPeloufasl and informed
them they wi(hed them to Join in war againi the
Americans upsn refung they threatened to cut them
Oh wherever they hould meet them, Further, that
great council was about be held, to which all the
Indians were invited, and the SPanards were to have
large Prefents there for them. This intelligence has
been corroborated within few days, by white maa
living near the Sabine, whom the Indians being
friendly towards de6red quit, as fhertly deprrda.
tons were to commence on the American frontier"
6rrda Of kif., }rsm DR.. Js6s Silly to tie Sesrs-
fSry at rsar, dated" Nr:s5itssbes. ilfly /, 1905.
"The Ghoaaw chief at the fame time reported
to me that party OF his people had lately returned
from hunting voyage nathe bay Of Sc. Bernard,
and that they there fell In with two parties Of Spa
Min troops, who had lately arrived there by. water,
and had their fhpping then laying there; that they
were building two forts, aud had got them cenfder-
ably advanced !; ofthem at TIE mouth Of Trinity
river, at the Oocokeaws, the other further to the
weRward, near the Carankuas; they did mo, know
by what name they called the place, bus take i. to
be ,Matogordor. That this SpaniR officer at Deco
hsfawi, had eommiioned one of his hunter, as =
chief, and told him that the Americans holding
this country, was all wind that If they were Wits,
Mould abandon us and attach thernfelve. to them.
!the Spanard) for their old friends woald not for.
eke them but that they were advancing aeaina the
Americans, and fhould foon build fort in Oppe
iouia', and ansther at Atakzpa. and on. at or
nezr Natchitoches, and proceed an towards nevv.
Orleans; and the officer told him he was In want Of
ipades TO 60 on faaer with the works: and thar if
the Indians would come in anangn the Americans
and buy what they could. aud bring no him. he would
give them horfe for each fpzde they would bring
This hunter, on his arrival a. Bayou Chcico. at
the Choaaw village, finding the chief abfen,, ient
on runner t. notify him of il, and to be on hi.
guard aganf the Americans, for all Louiiiana would
loon belong again to Spain -. - =.
MIR. Fulfsne, whom IoceaGanalIy employ a. An
interpreter, was Preent when the chief received ,hi.
meaase, and came in with him to me, who likew;fe
i.id there was at The fame time Spaniard in the
Choct>w camp aileeP; and that after the runner had
delivered his me1ags. he, Fulfon,e, awakened the
ePanard, and aiked him if he knew any thing Of
Sfanh force having arrived at the Oeeokefaws: and
he faid he had heard 10. 80 - -
An American gentleman, 4 captain Frito, sfT.n.
nehee, was with me- few hours ago; he 10 lately
from Naeogdoches and informs me he undsrftood the
lame when ne was az that place"
's"s1s5'id ycc- - ,ts., r. $3.50.
Ex.ras sfs latter -s, captain 1grse, 4. r.,. yans,
WHfi.ea, dated" E~f Claiborne, Nasebitoe5e,, MA,
sd,lSo6. ~, ,si5 ~ ;-,r ,,,-,.-...... =.
80 Within thefe two days. have received inforna-
tion that the Spaniards have abfolutely eaabiihed
themfeives both at Matogordo, and the Orooqui.as.
ihey came BY fea, and Immediately commenced
to,tiying- The nfornier !, an Indian chief of the
Choctsws, who fays, thar warrior of hi. nation.
who has been hunting with the Carankuas, on the
bay OF ST. Bernard, has retained loaded with paniih
prefssts and earshes; and fays. that the command
ing ohcrr told him, that he and his people had bet
ger abandon the Americans, and uader the pro-
lection Of the ,spaniards, who would never forake
their old friends: andbid him witnel. thsr preleu,
proceedings, giving hins TO sundsritand that il was
only preparatory I'D taking poGeon Of the conn
Try again, which would not hong remain in the hands
OF the Americans, a. they meant to edge themfelves
along till they Got to Orleans: that the warrior ap
peared 70 believe what told him, and had re-
turned with Different ideas refpeaing American.
than he pcened before. The jnformer further faye,
that the Spanih troops in waar Of fpadss, and
told this Indian, and thoie who were with him, that
if they wosld bring fome from this place, or oppe.
iouia' he would give thsm horfs for every one de-
lyered"