Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-11

From among the voIaninous mass of docd
nenrssccompanying the message Of the Pre.i
4 DENT, I'VE have selected the following, which an
pear 70 US particularly interyfirg :--Na.. Iat.
from The Secretay9 of STAR 10 Go.
i 49, per7or .G7nbJfne.
Department Of State, 0et.s7, 1910.
SIa,
/ 5, From the enclosed Proclamation
;ofths President Of the United S ates
;yoa will perceive his determ nation
"a take possession sof the territory
therein sprsi6eI, in the name and be-
half ofths United ,a,ss; the conside
;yasions hich have con strained him to
resort TO .this necessary neasarr, and
MS direction that you, as Governo;
lot the Orleans Territory, shall exc
Cute the same. OF this proclamation,
tupcney your arrival at Natchez, YOU yil;,
without delay, cause to be printed az
many copies, sin the EsgIisll, French
| and Spanish languages, as nay be
deemed necessary, and YOU will cause.
ftee same to be extensively circulated
Throughout the said terii,osv.
You will immediately procsed by
the nearest and best route TO the town,
Iof Washington in the Mississ!ppi Ter,
lri,ory. From the Secretary at W,r
you viii receive an order TO the off
GERS commanding the Sc vefala frontier
posts TO afford you such assistance in
passing the Wilderness IN. in descen-
ding the Western Wa.ers as YOU NAV
require. And, as despatch is very de-
sirable, you ere authorised, in case
Your horses slfosld fail, to procure o.
tiers at the public expense. After
haying made at Washington the nsces.
lsary arrangements with Gov. Holmes
Fnd with the commanding officer Of tbs
.lregular troops, you wiliiwithout d,la,
proceed inio the said territory, and, in
,yisue Of che Presidents Pfocla m alton.
It9ke possession of the came in the name
and in behalf of The United States.
i Aslthe district, the possession of
4 which ycu are directed to take. is %
be considered IS making part of the
Il Territory Of Orleans, you vii, after
taking possession, lose no'time in pro-
iceedtng to organize the militia, to
Iprescribe the bodnds Of parishes, t.
[establish parish courts, aud finally tn
DO whatever your legsl powers appi;.
cable TO the case will7warrant, and DAN
lbe calculated to main,ain order, Co Sc
Ecure TO the inhabitants the peaceable
lenjoyment of their liberty, property
and religion, and TO place them, as tar
as may be, on the sane footing with the
,inhabitan.s Of the otfier d ls,ric,s under
Iyour authority. AS far as your pow
'Iers may be Inadequate 10 these other
lreqpisite objects, the. legislatare OF
: Orlears, which it is understood will
!. soon be In session, will have On op-
lportunify of making further provisions
| for them, more especially for givira
lby law 70 the inhabitants Of the said
lterriIory a just share in the represen.
ration of the General Assembly /; /,
tteing desirable that the interval oil
this privation should not be proIonge,
I Ibeyond the unavoidable necessity o.
1.-THE case.
i ~
I II contrary to expectation, the oc
cupation of this territory on the par
Iof the United States should be oppo
sed by force the commanding Office
LOT the regular troops on the Mississip
llpi will have ORDERS from The Secretaf,
LAT War to, afford you, upon your sp
lplicatioh, the requisite aid, end shouit
an additional force be deemed neces
: sary, you will draw from the OrIcau,
Territory, rs will Governor Holme,
from the Mississippi Territory, mil,
tie in such number, and in such pro
lpos'tions from your respective terrific
fries as you and Governor Holmes ma
deem proper. Should, however, an'
particular place, however small, re
main ia possess on Of Spariqb force
you will not proceed 10 employ tforc
against II, but you will make imme
: diate report thereof 20 this deparl
mcnt.
i Yoo viii avpiI yourself OF the FIR,
favorable opportunities that may occu
20 t.ansmit TO the several governor. {
8 the Spanish provinces in TIE neigI
5orhood copies of the Presidents Pre-
}! b!amsdon with sccompanyin ing lettef
Of a. coDciliatory tendency.