Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-11-07

| retreat from, kasfever seen considered
BY her as q patIaft the Mexican Domin.
ions, and Compensated Mithin the lin
| It's of the Province ofTexas. The line
Of demarcationw however never traced
between Louisiana and thar province.
and 1T the cession Of this country % the
United States, is limits being every
where uiideRned, door was therbys len
open 70 extrayasAnt pretensions on our
part which have produced on the part
Of Spain . fesoAsien 70 adEefe viii in
vincibie obstinsfy 70 every thipe which
she thoaght bel ngrd 10 her, Of by the
tame surrenderbf which her rirhts or No.
nor could be jHected. This state of
yshings md III ate insult offered ID hrr.
troNps and authority IN being driven fron
acountry, the possession az which she
had always haintained ID the time ofthe
French government ID this country {for
ingthat period she always harl I sarss
risof d the Adde'S within hlearues of
Natchitoches, and al advanced post Win.
in rwof leagues of I'D have at length
brought ana nomehtous crisis. The
governor of Monterey, acity 10 The west.
ward of the Rio Grande, having Assem-.
bied the garrisons and troops ID his reish.
bori1ood, put himself Il itheir head. AMI
marching with about 1890 men 20 Ma.
cogdoches had advanced from thence.
and with 300 had crossed the. Sabine. and
taking possession Of the country In dis.
pute from which the Spanish troops were
dislodged a~iew months since, now
retaliates the insults offered to his coun.
Try, and seems 10 threaten our frontier.
Al or shortly after the time when ne
compelled Tin consequence Of positive
orders from The general government the
small Spanish party to retire beyond de
Sabine, IN exploring party was sent IN
the Red River by direction Of the Presi.
dent with orders % penetrate % il sour
ces, descending that river and The Mis-
sissipPi. Itm1st be acknowledged thae
this measure was imprudent and ill6med.
fsri e could 10. Be suPpnsedfh SpaniArds
would permit aparty of 20 or so Of our
men to explore d contested country for
the space Of 500 or 400 leagues, when
! we had just expelled their troops from
the country In ous ,heighborhood |; and
what every one fofesaw has now hanpen.
ed. Astrong detachment Of Spaniards
| was sent after our exploring Party with
ordersso compel them TO return or tsks
them prisoners, and BY the last adsices
were within two days march Of them-
this detachment on its route entered the
village Of Cadeanx Indians, and folding,
our flag there flying. pulled il down and
cut it in pieces without any opposition
being made BY the Ihdians whose atsaelss
ment we have been fortunate enough 10
retain, and I.fear II Is the same case with
OH the other Indian nations ID me neigh
crhood, the cause of which might pro-
baby be discovered in the uniorfnnate
appoiutment Of the Indian Aeensat Nat
| chitoches. The orders communicated
by The general government to the com.
ulander of the troops III thar place are mo-
sitivc and admit OF no discretion. he
must attack the Spaniards whereserlAe
finds them on the east Of the Sabine md
thus while We are negotiating in Europs
about our Frontier 10 that quarter, While
we peaceably permit thsmio hold 4 iar
more Important possession on the hanks
Of the MI.sissippl ID tie West Florida,
which We also claim as part or Louisian-
"a, and which eifectaaiiy cuts OF an CON.
mInication between New Orleans and
the Mississippi Territory. we run the
risk OF war for 4 country Of listie xslue,
amere Pine barren, which We have NOT