Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-12

of the Winnebaggoes. The Manitue, or
Prophet, for whose apprehension governor
Harrison some time since offered a consl-.
derable reward, is also busy IN stirring up
the savages against the United States; ne
is half blood, and received his edueaton
in England. Some bands come several
hundred miles to confer with him. Belts
of Wampun are passing through the VII
lagos on and near the river Missouri and
Mississippi, and in fact, there exists strong
approximations Of an Immediate Indian war.s
The band of SaulSies who visited this place
Ia few days ago, stole eight horses from the
settlemenE on Wood river, on their retarn
home a party Of twenty men have gone IN
pursuit Of tnern." Ol<the 81 April, 1899,
Meriwethsr Lewis, esq. governor OF Upper
Louisiana, issued general orders from his
head quarters at S.. Louis, wherein, after
rcciting that 6 Information has been recelv-
ed IRON several sources, too respectable to
leave a doubt Of the fact, that there is a Ger
tain band Of Winnebagoes, alias Plants,
now residing on the illinois river, and de-
tacheu IN small parties, in several places
within that territory, who, together with
ssome dissolute bands Of the ncighboring
tribes, have associated themselves for the
purpose Of attacking fort Belle View on The
| Mississippi, and waging war on the northern
/ frontier Of the territories OF louisiana and
Indiana, mas ordered, thattwo companies of
dismounred oohg1teer fiAcmen, eoasia ing Of
seventy. including officers, be immediately
| enrolied. organized. armed and equipped
/ for service, IN the districts CT St. Louis ana
| ST.. Charles. These. companies are to be
lecuoniinated the louisiana SPIES, to engage
| for SIX months, unless sooner discharged,
| to furnish themselves, and to be received on
the following t6 MS, to wit; they are to en-
gage for six months, unless sooner dis
/ charged, and will furnish themselves with
! the usual arms and Announcements OF rife
men; they. will serve as a corps Of militia,
subject to the orders Of the governor and
commander in chief Of the territory, and
are to perform duty, which may be by him
deemed necessary for the defence or prQtec-
ton of the frontiers Of louisiana, and the
adjacent frontiar.of indiaaa. While in &C
tual service they viii receive the same pay
and rations, which are allowed by law to the
Irregular troops Of the u. S. and are to be
fElrnished with ammunition at the public ex-
pence. Col. Augosee Chouteau, Of ST.
| Louis, and colonel Timothy Aibby Of ST.
| Charles, are directed TO dispatch the adIu-
tants of their respective regiments to COM
manicatc this Order to the several captains
! within their districts, andto take such other
measures as. they may deem eIpedient 70
give it immediate and extensive circulation.
| Major William Christy, is appointed 70
command the Louisiana Spies, stockade
works, to be defended by block houses,
are to be erected, and all good citizens
are called upon to be active and vigi!aat in
the fulhlment Of their duties for the pro
teetiot: Of the frontier. On the tenth OF A
pril following, governor Lewis issued fur-
ther general orders, Wherein he states that
extreme reluctance had been manifested by
tie young men Of Louisiana to ootN2teer
their services agreeably to his previous or
ders, that the militia OF the districts OF st.
Louis and St. Charles, who were directed
! by the general order OF the 28ch November
last to be organized, armed and equipped,
1 within those districts, as their proportions
OF the requisition made by the secretary at
/ war, on the territory OF louisiana, as her
quota of one hundred thousand militia, re-
pair to their respective rendezvous those
of the district Of ST. Louis, were to rendez-
vous at the town ofSt. Louis on the 10Th Of
! April, and thoseof the districto St. Charles
at the town Of ST. Charles on the goth,
armed and equipped, as drectedby the or
der Of the 2sth November last. &ols. Chou
teau and Kibby weretolcause the order to
/ be punctually and promptly executed With
in their respective districts. The heuten-