Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1842-02-26

Early Enterprises Much of the early
history Of Louisiana and Mississippi 10
marked by a daring and and indomitable
spirit of enterprise that ELECTS our ADM.
ration
Among the earlist emgranls Of Missis.
slppi was the family of Swayze, the an.
ccstors OF member Of Louisiana Legis~
alure, who is distinguishing himself for
his patriotic resolutions and activity in
the general assembly. Many Of the
oldest Of this connection were personally
known to the writer Of this and who
were actors in the daring enterprise OF
colonization near Nalch2z, under the
British government.
In the yecr 1863, Amos Ogden, re,
duced captain in the British Navy, re-
c1iyed from the King of England in Coun-
ell, a maaiamus TO the Governor Of Flor
ida, to lay off aud grant to Captain Og-
den $4,000 acres Of land With this or
der captain Ogden, after some time up.
poared in New York; ami by accident be-
came acquainted with two wealthy gem
tIemon from New Jersey, Richard and
Samuel Swayze, who were brothers.
and both of them the heads Of numerous
families, most Of whom we're then mar
ried and resided near them.
Those gentlemen purchased from cap
tain Ogden an individual interest in his
land warrant or mandamus Of 1880 az
ores, with a condition that they were TO
proceed to Florida, as the whole country
lying north Of Louisiana, and south of u
parrIeI with the mouth OF the lazoo, was
then called, and locate the land warrant
at thor own expense. They paid cash
for their lands at the rate Of about twenty
cents per acre. They forthwith proceed
ed to Pensacola, accompanied by Cap.
tain Ogden, and after Obtaining from the
Provincial government the necessary au-
thorly, they travelled by land TO Match
ez. This was in the year l772. They
there located their land on the Homo Chit
to river, within the present boundary Of
Adams county.
After completing their survey the par'
ties returned home again. Captain Og~
den died in New York few weeks alter
their return. The enlerprising and in
de(atigable Swayzes Immediately prepar-
ed for a removal to their lands, IN a dis
lan,. wild and almost uninahablted, coun.
try.
In October OF the same year, having
chartered a schooner of sufficient size,
Richard and Samuel Swayz with thoir
own families, and their sons and sons'in'
law, amounting to twelve or fifteen fam
lies. sailed from Perth Amboy, in New
Jersey. and after tedious voyage, stop"
pinr at Havana dc Cuba, &c, they ar
rived at Pensacola. Here the vessel was
discharged, ard our voyogers had to pro-
vide a new conveyance for themselves
and families 10 their future homes.
They purchased and fitted open boats;
inlo these they slowed all they had OF
this world, aud themselves, with Tow
hired men TO navigate them They pur-
sued the line of sea coast from Pensaco-
la to ponchartrain, and TO he mouth OF
tho, Amite river and through the Pass
Manchac, or lbervlIc, into the MisslsSlp-
pi Thence, against that King Of waters
10 The old mouth of the Homo Chltlo nv
er--thenco up the stream with It's slnuos>
tiles, 10 the mandumus grant.
stood on tho identical bank where the
voyncers debarked---l stood in company
with Nathan Swayze, senior who was tho