Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
PE1LApELpHIA, February z.
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siR,-As Nc boundary question relating to
Louisiana, is likely to becom AN interesting OBJ
ject OF cubic attention, l send you brief state.
ment OF tie fiue ofthe United States to the coun-
try trCm Rio Perdido, in East Florida, TO Rio
Il ayo, West oftle Bay IT St Bernard Perhaps
may by and bye send you the title now set I'D
by the court OF Spain the country east of the fb-
oecV'ile, and west ofthe Mississippi, should the
present essay appear to you worth attention.
u viii be ~ VAIN TO read the following account
with q view 10 understand the question: unless
by tis assistance af good maps Indeed no news.
PaPerca he perused satisfs ctorily without them
The titlc OF france, uader whom the United
States derive the'r title, is founded on original
discovery, settlement, and continual claim neyer
abandoiied The history of the French title is ~
follows:
In The Year 1919,
according to Father Hennepni's account some
inhabitants OF French Canada explored the courp-
try ofthe Mississippi.
1895
VI. de L. Sale with emigrants from old France
landed al The Bay fist. Bernard, 10 the West of
the Mississippi, with view to explore and make
element IN that part Of he country. lie at
temP.ed to travel by land from fheuce acFoss the
country 10 The Arkansas aud tie Mississippi. La
Sale was killed 18Th of March, 1857, on his way
to The Arkansas. Father Anastaslus and two per-
sons of The name OF Talon escaped, and reaching
tie Mississppi, found Their way back 10 Canada.
The extreme poini Of the French discovery TO
the Ne5I of the Mississippi, g. Their exploring the
country was the BAY ofS' BERNARD Tie extreme
Spanish settlement 20 ihe East was ON the Panu-
co at that Tine. Therefore, as the French by
virtue Oh lbeir discovery md settlement had 2
right to eAte9d INTO tic unsettled county,, as far
~ The West Of 81. Bernard's BAY, rs the Spani-
ards had TO v East II the t'anuco the middle tine
between the two, is the fair md equitable boun-
Diary at the two claims; this boundary will be an.
swerrd BY the Ilio de- NoI-te or Rio Bravo the
m sc convenient natUal boundary between the
two actual sciteDrn,s & disco, cries This is tie
same pr ncipie diat is adopted in Our Peunsy IVA
MA courts Of Justice on lan1 TRIALS 1.-TWO actual
settlers 81 down upon vacant land hi,herio mn.
explored and nnlocs.ed, each has yight to ex-
tend his claim hall way towards The other.
1885 o.. 1856
M Tonti, whose account is published, de.
scended the Mississippi TO urcet " de la Sale,
but not hiding him he returned In his way back
he naGc a settler ut on the Afkansas.
lGS 60 1896.
The French made settlements from the Kas.
ka kiss on The cppTcr m.nei ofine Mississippi,
SIX hundled miles above he Illinois riycr.
1899
The spaniarCl5 hayng very lately erected fort
at Pensacola bay, Vi. .5berv.lle IN secure the
French tile erected q fort with four bastions,
mounting twelve pieoes Of cannon az cid Baloxi
Oh RIO Perdiao, thc pscselj 50nn,iayy oftBe Uni-
ted States TO the East. From IN lae the French
d scoyer.es md p5s5essioils in nat part Of Ame.
rIca ffcm BN 81 BeTsfa 10 pc.d.lo, began 10
becalled Lodis,ana, anan,e WITCH fable Hemp.
en had proposed about nineteen years before
Tide d'scoseF.es, possessions, Seulcteois ans