Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-14
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A.sempanying message rom me fTes'ae" :,
of the Unted States : Comprising at fns
isagth. eli the papersn0 previously insert
ed IN tae Nauonal InteiiigcncSr.
(Gonehaded-
Exsract of a lester from Dr.. 90hn S'6lsy to
The sec'ry al zpar, dated
Na,chl.oehes, May /, 1905.
.s The. Chactaw chief az the same time
.ye,or,ed,,o me, that a party OF his people
had lately returned from hunting voyage
on the bsy of ST. Bernard, and that they
there fell 10 with two parties OF SPanish
troops, who hAd~ls,ely arrived there oy
water. and had their shipping then laying
(, there thar they were building TWO iorts'
and had got the N considerably advanced
( ooe ~ them at the mouth OF Irinlly river,
. AZ. the sOceokesaws, the other further to the
westward. near the Carankuas; they aid
NOT know by what name they calico .ns
place, but take it to-be Matosofao' ma.
the Spanish officer at Occokesaws' mac
Z commissioned one of his hunters as acn'ei
and ,old him that the Americans holding
this country, was ali wind; that !! they
$ were wise. should abandon as, add attach
themselves TO the m,thr Span.ards, tor their
old frieods would not forsaks them ous
that sheyrwete advancing against the Ame'
ricsns. and should soon nuad tort la OP.
pelousss. aud another at AuakaPa, anu
~one At or near Natchitoches, aud proceed
On towards New Orleans and the oincer
told him ne was in want OF spadests go on
fssr with the works; that II the iadians
would come in amongst the Americans q
s.hav what they coula and bring 10 him, ne
would give them hose tor eacn space
they would bring.
Tins hunter on his arrival at bayou
Ch;cico. az the Choctaw village, hadlng the
chief. absent, sent off a runner 70 notify MIN
Oft. aud to be on his guard agans1 the ~
mericans, for all Louisiana would soon a.
gain belong TO Spain. NJ
Mr.. Fulsome " homI occasionally employ
as interpreter, was present when inc ehiei
received This mes age, and CAME III WIN
him TO me, who likewise SAID mere was
al the same time Spaniard IN the 1noe-
taw camp asleep, and that alter the runner
had delivered bis message, ne fuisome,
Awakened the Spanlard, and asked him II
he knew any thing ola Spanish torce nav,
ing arrived at the Occokesaws, and nc saio
he had heard SO.
An American gentleman,a captain Frs
10. Of IT ennessee, was with me lew hours
ago. he is lately from Nacogdocnes, ana in'
forms be understood the same waenhe was
at tina, place.
Extraes of letter from captain Turner to
zen. flames Wilkinson, dated
FoRr CLAIBORNE, NATcHIToCHEs,
bag Sd, 1905.
Within these two days have received
Information that the Spaniards have abso.
lu,elv established themselves both at Mato.
eordo, and sh= Orc9quizas- they came
bv sea, and immediately commenced tor
tifyipg. The informer is an Indian chlet
of the Chactaws, who says, that warrl.
or of his nation, who has been hunting
with the Cararkuas, ON the Bay OF St.
Bernard, has returned loaded wi,hSpanish
presents and caressss; and says, that the
commanding officer told him, that he aud
his people had better abandon the Ameri-
cans, and come under the protection OF the
S2auiards, who would never forsake their
old friends: and bid him witness their pre-
sent proceedings, giving him to understand
thatle was only preparatory TO their taking
possession of the country again, winch
would not long remain in the hands of the
Americans, as they meant TO edge them
selves along till they got Orleans [;
that the warrior appeared TO believe
what wss told him, and had returned
with different ideas respecting Americans
than he possessed before. The informer
further says, thas the Spanish troops were
in want of spades, and teld this Indian, and
those who were with him, that it they
would bring some from this place, or OPP
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