Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-28
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About the period efwhichwe are now speak
ing, in the middle oeths year q 81, the toufl-
Sation OF. an intercourse with kentucky, and
the Settlements .orsthe 0hio,swas laid, which
duly increases Previous to.that time, all those
who yentused on The. Mississippi had their
d. operty seized BY tie FIRST comm hiding Off
cersaghun they met, and little or no oommu-
:. rications WAS opt up between the countries
s Now ane, thensan eni5rant who wished to set
1 t!esia Natcscz, by dint Of entreaty. and soil.
citation Of friends who bad interest IN New
Orlesns, procured permisslonto removethere
With his family. slaves, cattle, furniture and
farming utensils: but was allowed sosbaag no
ether property except cash. An unexpected
INCIDENT no weycr changed the tsce ofthings
S and was -,,reciacsive OF aliew line OF conduct.
s The arrival of a boat Sesonging to gen. VIII
!. Linson loaded with tobacco and other produc-
lions. of kentucky, is announced intown, and
Guard ifn rnetliateiv sent or board OF it. The
aeneral's nalnS lss hlRdered this being done
al NaScaez, as the sconaniandant WAS fearful
(. that such .assteo might be displeasng to his
s,lperiors, WHO might Wish to show some re-
ssnect 10 the. property of a general ohcer at
.,nx rate tie beat WAS proceeding to Orleans,
sures they ought to.pursHe and put ~ exc
cslsion,
* he government not much disposed oshew
any rps1ks offespect or iorbearauce towards
the generals properly, he not having atthat.
tlGac arrived, was abolt proceeding in the IL
ssusl way of conGscatioR, when merchantin
Jrleanseevho had considerable influence there,
and who was formerly acquainted with the
general, represented to the governor that the
rleasurcs taken BY the intenaant would very
8 probably give rise to disagreeable events !;
that the people of Kentucky were already ex-
asperatcd at the conduct office Spaniards, IN
seizing on the property, Of all those who navi-.
gated the Mississippi and if this system was
pursued, they would very probably in spite Of
:. congress and the executive Sef the United
States, take upon themselves to obtain the
navigation the river by force, which they
were well able to do, a measure for some
time before much dreadedby this government
which had 10 force to resist them, if such a
plan was put liz execution. Hints We're ike
wise given that Wilkinson was avery popular
man, who could influence the whole OF that
country, and probably Z hat bis sending beat
before him wilma wish that that she might
be sized, was but snare at his return to In
fuence the minds OF the people and having
brought them to the point he wished, induce
them to appoint him their leader and then
likesa torrent spread over the country amt
carry FIRE and desc alton from one end Of the
province tothe ether. i
Governor Miro, a weak man, uilacqualnteds
with the American government, Ignorant e
ven of tie position Of Kentacky, with respect
TO his province, but alarmed at the very ides
of an erupdonsof Kentucky men, whom he
feared without knowing their strength, COM
anunicatea his wishes to the intendant that
the guard might be removed from the boat,
which was accordingly DONE, and MIR. Pat
terson, who was the agent of the general
was permitted to take charge ofthe propsrty
on board, and to sell it free of duty. Tie ge-
neral on his arrival iii New Orleans some
time after, informed of the obligation he lay
under to the merchant who had impressed the
government with such an idea of his impor-
lance and influence a. home, waited on him
and In concert with him formed plan for
their future operations. In his interview with
the governor that he might not seem to dero-.
gate from the character given OK him by APP
,pearing concerned in SO triiing business, as.
a boat load of tobacco, hams and butter, he
gave him TO understand that the property be-
longed to many citizens OF Kentucky, who a.
-vsiline themselves Of his retura 20 the Attain
tic States, by way of Orleans, wished tomake
a trial Of the temper OF this government, a.
he on his arrival might inform his own, what
steps had been pursued under his eye, thai
adequate measures nlghtbe afterwards taken.
TO procure satisfaction. He acknowledged.
with gratitude the attention and respect mani
festedby the governor towards himself in tic
favor shewn TO his agent; but at the same.
time mentioned, that he woIIGi not wish the
governor to expose himself TO she anger CT his