Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03

SATuRDAY, October =
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Mr., WGrf Al The timc of this CORES
pondxure and before, did you consider
general Wilkinson IS your ffieod, whose
sgency you we're willing TO employ With
she srercsssy al war a expected much
lrss, sir, from bis intereststhan his disposi
tioD 10 serve me. q III
Mr. Wirf You considesed him then
as iris nd. whom you cousidcsed Wiling
60 srusss A. did q. Is this your writ.
irgs A Isis Here Mr.. Wnt read The
ioIIowing Ieter.s Il Ii
CAickasasvs, august lst sos.
DEAR Sin
YOUR friendly talk from Puts
burg, 18Th MAY. 1 had the pleasure 20 re-
ceive Al his place ! fsw days aga. I 'hapk
you sincerely for your lessrr "a ethc secres
tary Of war. hoprit viii have the eifsci'
At least ofselaeviog mr from the most PAM
ful suspeuce Ihaveeser expt fisncsd--I had
addrs ssrd him myself from Tennessee Just
before i SCI out and am now beginning 20.
look ous for his answer--I would haze
written you soccer on the subject Of my
expectasions, but tho't them so well
fouaded IS not 70 re quire even mentioning
20 the secretary; they were foondsd on 9
direct and Unsolicited promise from himsslf
TO me that should be provided tar 10
louisiana IS sot,n,. as the government
slaould be organized. This as confirmed.
TO mr aferws,d thros col. Moore and gs.
neral I igg aud last winter he repeated
TO scvesai Of nv fslebds his coulnued dis
position 10 serve n3e bus Iremain as lg
Dorant as was two years ago IN what wav.
i hope Il may bein your qaart er--an nd soon
for state Of suspencc is pensnce worse BY
far than fasting thrust ike q good Catho.'
lie that am IN fair way for Heaven, even
If should have TO pass shro' a Jail.
think understood from Mr.. Dins-
moor that he had wri,seu you at large, 90
the late successful negotiations with this
nation = he has 70 day s,artedsto Na,chSz,
fram shence 10 The Choctaws where ab1ut
the beginning is October the Cem ,'s<'oa
ers are 10 meetshat nation a, Mount Desy
ter aud make another attempt TO ueat tor
laud--I have had some talk with bosh the
White and Red Aingos about securing s
tract of land 10 Ckorlaw bay tia, has con.
trived 10 prss,le himself into my aft c:loo
--.h,s is my business h~rt--my prospects
OF success are nor very aat'eripg. as God
the business mus bcclo8g'd with other ne.
gaciativus.
On the 2s b Ult. Col Burr passed this
en- his rrturn from Orleans 20 Nashville
and I undess,ood he INTENDED { q visit
your govsrpmen,.
IF / am disappointed 10 the hope Of going
up be Mississippi. when leave ihis.l VIII
info 40 YOU Of my course and prosps c's.
IS WI h sincere scspecs and estrc "a, y have
the honor 10 be.
Your Excellrncy's
Obsdicnt Servant,
JOHN MCKEE.
his Excelleeny Gen. Wilkinson
Mr 4NcRae then also read the shree
followi g letters
Chickasaos, 0ctober Is. 1905
Dear General
Y ur friendly letter Of the & ult.
I receive by post % he is h instant, and
from some scausc or other Is " as the most
accrps able i ever received; j, found me
here aione. far gane 10 the blue devils,
doubsiug Whether | had not better expatri
ate sayself and ,ry my fortunr amids, the
storm uow gathering 10 Europe. You
canpo, n * |, stratgc that feel exsreme.a
~ morssfi 4 when selI YOU that have A.
year pas, since May last been waiting in
daily expec.asion of receiving orders 10
repair 10 q pubhc capacity TO some part Of
POUR eosesnmsns--shis expectation was ex.
rited hy the ansulicited promises Of the
secrersry Of war. Il is true he has still
held Oh: TO my friends the idea thar ne, 10
tended 70 provide for me and i mus. be
admitsed he. has taken time enough 70 do
Il we'll In the mean time am suferifp