The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-27
-a. From the New Orleans Delta.
Hi,t0rical Re- min, scsnces

The following article has been handed to US by
friend. and will no douh, be perused with interest:
When the city Of New Orleans laid off by Governor
Benville in Ills, the plan was sIxiysx lsets; each
iset fifty square toZ-s, and was divided into twelve
emplacemen,s. The toiZe six feet Paris measure
equal 10 about six half feet Enillsh he Place
cannes had The church OF ST Louis located upon i
where the Cathedral now sands The Capuchns ofici
aed in that church. Their house was the lett of the
church. and the prison on ihr other side and on
both sides barracks erected running TO the
The ntendanrs hous- back OF of these rows OF
barracks, and the magazine behind The other.
There five i.Iets above and five below the Place
dArmes; and these isels were six in depth FROM I e
river, lhcs making the whole number OF sq.aes sky
six This was The old city, and surrounded with a
forh6cailon, and entered BY gates
Baton Rouge Was established at "a very early period on
the grant of NJ Adignete dIron. 1t obtained name
from very re mar abe cypress tree, wnich thirty
ak feet Ia circumference and so tall and stragh, thai
il was believed II would make Two boas-one to carry
sxen and the other fourteen tons Some one OF the
inst sdven,ures happened TO say tha tree would make
hne walking suck and, as the cypress is red wood
il was afterwards called La Buton Rouge.
Po,nte Coupee cut of made about one hundred
and thirty Year, ago Two travellers coming down the
river were stopped by high wind. A small rivule,,
caused by the nundaon, which was Only about four or
five feet wide, was followed by one OF these travellers
with his gun, in search OF game. After following it
about one hundred ,ozes. he again 10 the river,
about thirty miles below. He back 10 his
panion. and they undertook TO push their Iiroxue
through it, cutting away the roots. With hs lee bic aid,
Nature performed h. rest and in lsss than xix Year,
mel, and the old bed OF the river filled up and
cred with small trees. The grant Of NJ de Mouse was
At this place that OF The Marquis de seneres was at the
Little C,ins (Pette Ecores,) lew miles below.
Louisiana contained many Indian tribes The first set
Element Of the French al Fort 81 Louis The river
Mobile Inc onslnal name was M1uy,li' and II was
the Tensas tribe
The nation in Louisiana was The Apala-
ches, who Inhabited near The mountains which took
their name. To the north of The Apalaches were The
Alebamous and 10 the north OF these the Ahekas
and Conchas 10 the cas-, OF the Ahekas, and very
the Appalachian mountains, the Cherokees All OF
these Tribes were united TO protect themselves from the
1roguoIs, or The Five Nations OF the North.
West from Mobile the FIRST nation the Pssca Osou
las which signifies nation OF bread. North Of the
ton was the Chalkss Flat Heads, that had twenty
nve thousand warriors. The ChlckssaU,, a very war.
like people, distant from the Cbalkas about one
hundred and eighty miles Many Of the other Tribes spoke
On the Bayou ST John there was a small nation called
Agueloupesa., which signihed men who bear and see.
The first nation above New Orleans, on the river, was
the Tumas. which sgni6ed red nation. The Tensas
above Red river.
But perhaps the mos, remarkable OF all these tribes
was the Nachez They had temples IN which the celes-
tal fire was constantly kept They worshipped fire
spirit and retained something OF the Mosaic account of
ns sy 81 se The 5 @a with very badly
1723. An old warrior was sbo by soldier under AZ
gavaiing circum stances and they took satisfaction Tins
wa, va, over IN few days, and treaty OF peace was
made In 1924, during the coolest winter known IN the
South Gov. Bienvile went up with force and attacked
them without Just cause, and without notice.
In December, 1929, the Naichez massacred all the
French in the nsigtborhood of Fort Resale The com
mandant bad demanded OF them 10 give up their lands
and to abandon TO the French their villages They finally
seemed to submit, and begged time I'LL III. fall on payment
OF tribute for the delay. 10 the time they en-
tefed INTO an extended plot with all the negbboring tribes
to rise and kill all the French given day Tba, day
was to De desTna,sd BY handles of rods from which
one was TO be drawn every day by one Of each tribe
woman Of the Nsicbez trhe discovered The plan and
drew rods from the bundle of the Na,chez which ore.
cpitate the event at Nachez and thus saved The lives
OF the French at The other posts The Gear Sun and
the Strong Serpent with Their warriors accompsheJ
fully their fatal work at Naebz and the other tribes
became much offended with them for taking The starr IN
violation of the compact between them This led To the
determination OF the Nacbez tribe In 1880 the West
India Company gave mp their possessions, ports Sc 10
the King Perlef wac continued By the King governor
with the rank OF ln ntenani general Cbateaubriand'-
beautiful romance, "AsIs was suggested by these war;
OF the katcbez In that story he Retained the original
name of the Mississippi, which was Meachl Cbapippl
s,gnlIyns, literally the ancient father OF THE
French corrupted Meachl Cbapppi into the name il ha-
ever since borne