The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-02
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Accompanying MESSAGE y,om tie PRESIDENT
sf.b. Usi..dSiafes.
cs.pr6ng ar jsR length al tbr sster, 80. fresoy
(sr!si Ia tie Enquire.
W.ysi.gsa, Sept. %, 1905.
have received your letter of the goth infant, in
Coupee, at fort Adams.
requel that they may all be delivered over to
Judge Rodrey foaae vaee of the peace, to be exa
mined any offences they may have committed
within the limits of this territory, that may be cog
nzable by the civil Authority thereof.
The Spaniih frbjeas to the number OF Xix as am
informed ihould they be discharged by the civil an
shor,y, requef thar you will eaufe them to be ei
corted BY iuicient gaard to the line dividing this
Territory from thar poeied by his Catholic maisity,
there liberated and fusred to pats nto his ardai
on.
A. to the Keri,pers, prefune they will lie dealt
with as the law will authorize, and my hope is, that
they may be bound to their good behaviour, and to
Keep the peace as well towards the citizens Of the
United States as the fubjeas of hs Catholic majef-
~.
Aeeep, my bef refpeas, Sc.
Signed,
II. WILLIAMS. :
Ger. Richard SPARKS, riE.G,y
eonr1,and1ss at Fort Al..sn
H.sjsingf.a, Sept IS, 1895.
Finding YOU had left this when I returned from
Natchez, Mr.. Shields follows with my orders capt.
Sparks commanding at the fort. Incoied is copy
Of my letter TO him. indicative Of the with of the
cutve of this territory the location, which tfulf
will be compatible with the civil authority.
lam, &c.
r. WILLIAMS.
tsa:s RaGp.
Torn Of W4isi4g.s~, Sept. 80, 1905.
DEAR SIR,
On the twenty fifth or twesty-fiyth of this iriR
made examination into the truth of the outrage conf
ssed in this territory and near Piuckneyville,
The night of the Sd Of this nf the perions of Reu-
bcn Nathan, and Samuel Ken,per. This outrage APP
bears to Fave been committed by combination nf
perons fn,e reldng above s. ion,e below the line of
d.na-caton. Among them wasa doctor Bonner. Hen
ry Flower, ION Of DIR. Flower, & Mr.. M'Dernlot
who were active above the line, & faid reiide
below. The party, eonpofed Of 1e whiten,en and
negroes, fra s1apted and broke the houfe of Nathan
Kenper. and feized and Tied him aud his brother
Reuben then par. of them the houle of Sa
muel Kenp-r broke into his and took and tied
him, and the two parties met again the line and
feet below the line, where captain Alton, with par
sy oftwelve lay in wait and marched of the
buthes and tool. poifeicn of the Kempers the in
faint all the other party dperfed, and run of. Al
fon and his party, then conducted the Kcnper,
down to Bayou Tunica landing and put them on
board Of boat and ordered fix of his men, wit,
William Barker, Charles Stewart, John Morris, John
Rarclif, Geo. Rowe, and Adam Bingamin to take
then, down TO Baton Rouge. On their way down
when they got oppofte fhe American garro., Point
Coupee, the bsat was taken by captain Wilton, TIE
Kempers releafed, and the Spanih fubie6s made pr-
toners IL appearing on examination OF the Kempers,
that the fix perfops lah mentioned, had acted
bove the line they were liberated, will appear by
a document I;nclofe. None Of the Spanifh iubjeets
tina, were active in the outrage above the line, were
taken into cuAody; but If they had been in cufody
ebev would have been detained for trial. And IN
deed it W.. e eydeat chat the party below the line
were affing confederate with thpe above. had they
not been the fpbje6s of government in amity with
VS. the Gx perfons diftharged might have been Ir-
galIy detained, until due atisfaeion was made. 7,
was careful, however, avoid any thing that would
in the leaf tend to violate the aity of the natl
ons And therefore Thought proper TO iberate them.
Though, think our military officers fully juihed in
dstainins them till legally difeharged.
aH, respectfully, &e. 1
Signed,
THOMAS RODNEY. i
p. s. Jufire Baker was ALTO direaed to require
bail of Reuben, Nathan, and Samuel Ke,nper reI,ec-
lively, keep the peace Especially towards ,he fub
Jes of the king Of Spain, and to do no injury to any
one below the line of demarcation.
TR.
Canpss, ia ID. dja-ies Of MaielilosJ,, S.p,tn5ey IA,
1905.
Personally appeared before me, John Sbley one Ct