The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-19
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Extract IF 4 LETTER Jon, the baron de CSro.dele.,
6ase@ -Nezg-o,Ieans, 12th September, 1896
answer, sir, to your private letter OF the 10Th
OF last month. will acknowledge 10 YOU tlat
was under the belief that the fort of St Ferdi-
nand was badly constructed, but not to the degree
that you point OFT to me. You, must, however,
without augmentng the expenccs which its eva
cuation would render useless, put it in state to
maintain yourself there until receive new in
structions from the court Should the court think
proper, as may very we'll happen, not to evacuatc
our posts on the Mississippi, will dispatch cou-
rler to you IN all haste, thatyou may change the
situation of the fort which ought to be done with
all diligence, and that it again be sufficient
y intrenched to prevent its being surprised or at
tackled before it is in state of defence for this
purpose, will send immediate and secret orders
TO New Madrid and St. Genevievs, that carpen-
tiers, m:sons, &c. should instantly be sent to you
ard you may also count on reinforcement of
troops, which Will send you b. the galley Phi.
iapa, which l am causing to be rebuilt, without
noise: all these dispositions, repeat it to YOU,
ouShtto DC prompt and secret. / expect the an
sWer OF the court Ill
II his majesty, on the contrary. should persist
IN 1t, that the evacuation OF the forts must tax
pace, 1t VIII be done IN the most simple mode to-
wards the commencement of January. In the
mean time you must prepare the minds of the
ChcHasaVs, and OF the inhabitants of Kentucky
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events. YOU ought to make the latter understand
that their natural interest leadin,. them to sepa.
rate ut some day (un jour- from the Atlantic
states, the occupation Of our posts on the Missis-
s!Ppi By The troops of the latter could not but be
| disastrous to them, since they would cut off ali
comHlnca alton between them aud us from whom
alone they could, in that case, hope to receive as
sistancc
Extract Of letter fyon, Daniel C2art, to the &C.
eretay, 81 state, dated NeSO- Orleans, March 8,
| 1893.
| AS proof that expectations of assistance from
yourselves against our own government have been
always relied on BY the Spaniards, and that they
have constantly looked 10 Il tivulson of our ives.
tern states from the general government, now
forward yOG All orderto receive from Washing.
ton Morton, esq. Of Ncw-Y0rk, q sealed pack et
which lett IN bis possession when set Out lor
Europe, and which / then mentioned would
shcwyo az my return, not thinking at chat time
that circumstances would occur so soon IS t. ren.
der the disclosure measure OF immediate neccs
! slty. Among other papers OF less importance III
tina packet IS stgaii part Of the correspondence
iof the baron dc Carondclct with the officer com
mandlrg fort st. Ferdinand at the ChickasaW
lbluiis IN which he suffers his plans and views &c
be clearly perceived, and which were solely aim
cd ut our distinctions tic remainder are, ss wei
as rccoilcct, copies Of talks and letters to and
from the Chickas1w Indians and by the baron
de CarOndelets letter to tine officer YOU viii per.
ceive that the TACT advised YOU Of respecting
the annual pension Of five hundred dollars to u
siiuy csnnot be disputed.
Should you think these documents Of sufficient
importance 70 require ny presence in Washing.
! Ton, toelucidate any part of them, shall hume
diately sacrifice all private business Of my own
'nd hasten there and, IN the Jucan tine, viii en-
dcayOr 10 collect from undOubted sources s,lcI,
tl,er Information relative to ths sub; sct may be
acceptable.
Although !or four or Eve years past 7 hada per
feet conviction ID; the inirigues ofthe Spsni
pT'ls with The western country Were rot lUF tlc
tnc dangerous, on account OF tic uCepacity o
uIe Soyonors Of this pf0'mcc, and their want o