Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-21

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ms letter, which con,rast.d - -. q
governor Hsrrara 10 coIousl en- - hose &
goyerpor Claiborne, combin.aI u'ars I'D
cum STANCES Of The Spanish no . e;r.
recrossedihe S@biDe 10 r,,r ,'y : V@ir,
3 me on the ground Of rcoro ~ ass ~ S.S
: d'ency also 70 discharge tbr o4; snc\\s pp
reached tina place, and % .a sg1sla
ts'osr under mareb, exceptna Ivy = MI
hundred dragons and mound es s9S
whom ! shah retain 10 service a.. .y,ssA
apprlsed Of The DETERMINATION Il - su sssst
general Salcedo. 10 wasthahs ms ~. rp'
OF or nsighbors TO pres, n, H.. ; 'gsssn
slarlgues with our dissIrc.ed c,;. s's's
should they resentrr our te,ri,o, ssu sI ~
the established troops in expell;aa' 4, /. % "a ~
Ihs Spaniard raised his can,o a :.
Bayou Pierre 81 the s7,h ul,. trav Is : .
country TO the high way leading fa '.a ,ls
place 10 Nacogdoches, which he in,s 'a y
ed 90 the 29!h, about twenty 81 ss,,'a.
m frop., and on the 5osh crossed ,'ss !, %
.blae and took post on the right bsnE < q
coli Gushing !eithim the Isl ius,,,, '.Ns's
notwithstanding have been dsterm,,.i pa'
diminish my force as the pre,ensions ~
yernor Herrara have DOT been rpraaS s,
nor our Jurisdiction acknowledged ara a'.
the. posRson taken on The right bark of !
Sabine is a material departure fun ~
state ofihings at the surrender Of Il. ~
vince to us, and exposes our .e,r,.,, ~
immediate invasion, shall consiao. -.
preparations for defence ard sfFrefr sra
10 wipe OFF the. species Of stema ~hich -.
valiers may attach TO me Sgsnisf, renosse.
sion OF The ground, from waencs We hal
driven them 10 give conaienee 10 eur
friends to confirm The waycripg aad K.
disafec.ed and above sil.so assef, in. op;,
vocally he psr'cSssoas of .be sossinla,o,
/ have taken posi- wiihia,re iieiits claia4a
by the officers Of Spain, and il lew d,yx
shall move forward to ,hs eass habk If he
SABINE, where 1 shall val, the sa,wer af
the captain general Salcedo. Wsre ! res
CURED to justify this SEP, should reply,
that the u s, having forced spaoist
guard to retire FROM position within her
acquired territory, thai power protested IL
gainst The act, denied their pretsnsious and
armed for the avowed purpose Of recover
sisg ahe ground from which they had been
driven. That Spanish commander offe.
spectacle rank q, The head ola coG8idsra.
bic force ID military array, did not oaIy
cover ths, ground, but took position mucn
nearer to our barrier aud far within our il.
mits- That this officer claimed The iafis'
sdiction Of the country cast Of the Ssbiue,
TO the Arroyo Hondo. and 10 behaif Of lis
master the king Of Spain, aud declared big
determination iopro,cct defend i 30
sueh. Were we 10 suffer such 1ussages
upon the naiieual sovereignty 10 pass over
without notice, Injurious Interpretations
raight be !svelIed at our military character.
and our forbearance might De cons'fued
into tacit dssiIcctlon cfour claims.
Under these circumstances. and 10 90
away the shadow Of rlghs which the Spsa'9
ards may cndeavor to found onshtir PCS.
serior occupancy, I feel il incumben, on PIC
TO tsks possession Of The eonirossr'ed tres
to is utmost verge, where my ceno0c'
will be regulated by thai of my neigaboTs'
whn The lass evening occupied toe sPS'
where col Gushing left him on the isf'os'
wi,a his advanced guard moualed lal'''s'
dla,ely on the bank Of the river: bnsiou
may res. assured aothipg shat DC Gene oa
my part to excite unreasohs5's Jfa'ops,s'
or 70 provoke hos,itHies; ard 'heIsl0's'
10 prevent tfe misinrefpYe:a!ton o. ~!
movsments, / have taken ne p'e1NS
ton 70 write goy. Cordefo his Gays VIZ -.
ing him Of Ely inssasiohs, and me @o', w.
BY which 1 an, acsusted sgfseaoly - w. -
copy now transmitted you. VI fae pa ,.a
from this territory, about four nopa.'J
have turned uu., which was more 'ua .,,
expected. From the Mississippi ! el'@ ~,
ry / have 5oas hesfd, and therefore esl's 8
s,ygin what force thew arc adtascsnG -