Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-30

From, the .Nsw- Orleans Gazette.
The following has been banded us ior publ
cation.
Goyerpnseat of Baton Ronge "a Wesf f1o'zaa-
SYSpIc ATE OF MoNTEsANo.
Before. me the Synslic OF Montesano, IN pre-
sence ogthe underwriters Witnesses personally
appe AIRED David Williams carpenter and saw
syer, vino having been duly sworn to declare
the truth ana. nothing but the truth, says he
w as near the mouth of the Bayou Sarah, IN
the division of felicians, belonging to his
Most Catholic Majesty, on Friday the 18th of
this present month-and on that forenoon, he,
this appearer, was present, and DID see par
nv of armed men, In service of the U. States
of America, III military array, with their
arms, In and on the territory belonging tothe
king--tha. this appearer declared as truth,
upon his solemn oath, that the said party
or detachment landed above the mouth
of the Bayou Sarah, from boat or
barge coaling from New Orleans with the
hospital stores, as was reporte,i,. and that tho
said party did march down on the Spanish
side Of the Mississippi by land to the mouth
of the Bayou Sarah, when they crossed, and
was SO seen Is do by this appearer--that,'
meetins with man named Landon Carter,
following generally the business of SAVING
timber and carpenters work, they seized the
said Landon Carter by violence and force OF
arms, and made him a prisoner. after which,
proceeding forward. near the bank OF the RI
yer Misslssippi, il the Spanish territory with
their arms IN military array, they attempted
: to seize another man o. the name OF Samp-
son who took refuge in house inhabited, as
the apsearer believes, by one Tayntor and
one Geihs, who had been occupied III prcpar-
inc tobacco, and the armed party Of soldiers
having followed him into tho house, did there
seize him and make him also a prisoner, to
the great alarm and terror OF the inhabitants,
peaceab!e Subjects OF his most Catholic Ma
iesty, VINO were unprepared TO repel tlis I'M
expected and hostile attack. This arpearer
declares that Mr.. James Willet, owner Of Sc
veral houses In or near the spot where these
outrages were committed, and several other
persons were present and saw these facts as
well as this appearer, who declares the same
10 be strictly true, and this appearer being
questioned with respect to the name OF the
commanding officer OF the boat out OF which
:4h;s detachment landed. says he understands
the boat left New Orleans under the command
Of Lieutenant pembleton, who he was told
had before that time lett the command to
SERGEANT Gray craft, and returned himself to
New Orleans, and that as the party CT armed
menscarried of the two prisoners they had
rn..de. he verify believes they were taken out
of his majesty S do.ninions, ard forcibly put
on board the said 5oat by the said military
force Of the United States of America.
thus done at the Sydic's Office, in Nor
tesan., this 18th day OF July, 1908, in
the afternoon, in the presence Of Robert
Jones, Esq. inhabitant and PAINTER in
this Syndicate, and Mr.. Samuel Briggs,
inhabitant Of this place.
lsigned) DAVID WILLIAMS.
SAMUEL BRIGGS.
Sworn by the said David Williams, and sign
ed by HIM and the said Witnesses, in the
presence Of
(SignedJ VIM: HERRIES, Scyndic
/ herbey certify that this copy is conform
able to the original.
Nloasesano, thcsaid day and year.
VIM. HERRIES, Syndic,
1.-THE ahoveis accompanied by deposition of
Charles Mac Guich, which being nearly a
re petition of the above, is omitted il is
attested by Rob. Joues and Sam. Briggs
REPORT made to his excelency the gov.
civil and military of the fort and jurisdic-
ton of Baton-Rouge, in Wes,-Florida, by
the undersigned, relative to the mission
with which he was charged by his said ex-
cellency.
wv 4Jicky. an inhahitant of this
Jrlsdictions Syndic, captain of cavalry, and
Samuel Fulton, form erly colonel, an inha-
bitant of this colony, and discharging the
functions of major of militia, of this juris-