Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14


North and the Guiph Of Mexico and Atlantic oce.
an to the South. But the boundary always In
sisted on as the specific place OF French settle
ment was the st. Bernard.
1y0O TO t703.
NJ. ST. Dennis and " Biainvlle, ascent,el and
explored several hundred miles up the Red Ri
yer. ~ IL
Grant Of TIE exclusive commerce of LOUIS
90 NJ. Crousat, wherein the boundaries of the
grant were described.
M.de ias'o,ts took possession as governor un-
der this grant.
The French sent detachnents 10 dislodge the
Spaniards who were laid tn have settled. on the
East sisie of Rio Bravo: The French bull, for,
called Doat, near the source ofthe Sabine. Ana-
cher French party OF exploration against the Spa
nisrds built u fort about one hundred and forty
miles West nf Red RIVER, and about thirty miles
West Of the present Natchiioches.
The Spanisrds settled oil the Adaize extend.
ing their claim to the McSicaas.
11l6.-Naicles built.
17I7.
Crouzat relinquisietl his right to the exclusive
commerce OF Louisiana, to John Law and the Mis-
sissippi Company.
Bernard la Harpe, built St Inus de Car!orete
in north latitude 80 deg S. min on the banks
of the Red River and wrote 10 the Spanish com
mandaat at Assinais, that tic Spanish province
Fohas (T'cXas) WAS part of French Louisiana bv
virtue ola Sales d scovefy and possession III
1855; and tiist was we'll known that the Spa
nsh adventurer bon Antonio dc Niror who dis
covered tie northern provinces in 1888, never
penetrated east of RIO Bravo and that's The French
claimed I'll the land on the waters of the Missis-
sippi.
peace by yhich Rio PerIido was establish
ed as the boundary between dle French and the
Spaaiards.
1719, 172o
settlement made in the bav of St. bernard
by NJ. Beranger, who sailed 500 miles to tho
45 mn; bnilt tort and returned with his men
TO The Mobile.
The French from Louisiana, drove the Spani
ards from N;itchidociies and Arlaize Others
fixt for the first time at Ne Orleans
Fort Charities erected this year In the neigh
oorLood of Kaikasks.
i721,l722.
The French removed from old Bs'oxi on the
Perdido on account of the s.erlity of the place,
and fixed at New Baloxi, forty miles to the ives
ofthe Mobile, (the Bslize.)
1872.
NJ. de Ia Harpe again fitted out an expedition
tOSpiohSS AZ t.ls piJ Oh bcIUaTQ Tie planleO
the srn,s ofFrance, and took formal possession O.
the codntry for France, whose rights Git was sad
. III his nstructions) were founded on the dscoye
Fies of n. de la Sale in 1885.
From tbs time TO 1902, perpetual quarrels
took place between the French and the Spaniards
IN the new world.
1871.
Laws Mississippi charter surrendered to the
crown of France.
80 Nov 1862.
Trance ceded to Spain ali the territories on
the west ofthe Mississippi including the Island
and territory of New Orleans.
l0Feo. 1868.
Spain ceded Florida with fort Augustine, snd
the bay of Pensacola with al that Spain possess
es to The east and south east of the Mississippi 10
Great Britain so that Spain reserved Louisiana
bounded to tie east by the lbbeville and gave up
that part of the country which was afterwards
called east and West Florida
By the same treaty, France also surrendered
all her right and title to the country on the left
side ofthe Mississippi, except New-Orleans -
lthat is a'i te country and south east of thu
Ibbefvile) TO Great Britain Hence the whole
country from st. Augustine east, to ISberville
west, was ceded and guaranteed to Great Britain
ny these two governments and al claims whc.
ther OF France or Spain TO the country between
these two boundaries were extinguished in favor
of Great Britain.
7oct 1863.
Great Britain having now obtained FIorids
from Augustine to the ibberville, freed from all
disputes and claims whether Of France or Span
divided the country into East Florida and West
Florida making the river Appa!achcola Tho
boundary between east and west Florida and b,
The names Of Fast and West Florida, this coun.
try has ever since Been known. The now soul,
bounCJy ofthe United States (namely the 3ls
degree ofncrth latitude nearly being made tho
northern boundary of the two Fioridas.
The defniiive treaty was entered into with
Spain ;whereby Great Britain ceded and euaran
teed to the crown Of Spain, Fast and west Flori
da. So that Spain by this treaty, succeeded To
the rights and claims of Great Britain to the
country betweenst. Augustine and the ibbcrvjll,
east and west, and the 3tst degree Of north lst
tude and the Atlantic ocean north and south
line running nearly concidcnt with the 3Isf
degrees of north latitude had been agreed on be
tween the United States and Great Britain, short
time previous to this cession 20 Spain, to wit :
by the professional treaty ofNovember 80. 1870
1875,
Mr.. Eliicott was appointed 10 rtin the soutl,
boundary line OF the United States which he do
beginning two miles ard a halffroin lie M,ss,s
s'ppl, as being the boundary OF West FLORIDA nov,
belonging To- the Grown ofSpai.. Mr. EIl,co,Ce
opinion IN his Journal, docs not seem 10 s,ippor,
tie Claims OF the United States to the Pcrdjdo as
the boundary OF LOuigiana hut the ouest,o,
must be decided by tho construction of the VAR.
rjOus treaties that bear unou II. n auh;sc4