Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-08-28

A1'os'~c'spt 1aht Uf tHe lakes MduIePaS
e Poutchartr*in and Borgne, and sou,l
b by the Gulf Of Mexico, thus encircIins
e New Orleans. England, the whole Ter
F rltory East of the Mississippi, with th.
= exception of Neg Orleans. The inhabi
e tsnts Of New Orleans thought, and with
= reason too, that the mother country was
i, perpetrating not only an act Of Injustice
: but an outrage upon them ia thus sell
ing them without their consent to anolhe.
J sealm: As If they were no better than
i slaves. They were unwilling 10 pass un'
dor the Spanish yoke, and raised Tue
) standard Of rebellion, not against France,
} against whom alone they ought to have
been incensed, but against The spsnist,
authorities come to take possession OF
the country: they petilioned and inn
p|ored the French government to take
them back like children and brethren,
but IN vain. When interest is at stake,
| there are no friends nor kindred. They
knew not the fable Of the dog which
having been given away by bis master,
ran Oft and returned to him, but was
astonlshed at finding himself beaten and
driven away. When the people found
that they could no more be French
subjects, their CONSERVATION was great
They resolved to persist in their resist
ance and TO establish a Republican form
Of government; they failed however in
their undertaking. Six Of the principal
leaders having suffered themselves to be
taken By the Spanish forces, were pub
IicIy executed as rebels. In their blood
tie insurrect!on was quelled, and The
people were inundated.
About this same time, while tue first
shout Of Liberty WAS slenced 10 New
Orleans and her principal citizens suffer
ed death on account of their Republican
notions, the standard of*rebelIion was
raised in the provinces Of New England.
More Fortunate, the Americans gained
their independence, which afterwards Sc
cured the freedom of Louisiana. is |
worthy of notice, that about the same
time in Boston and in New Orleans, tie
ffst cry Of liberty was raised. I. sound
ed from the two extretnities Of n orth |
America, and was raised By French and
English eolonists. In 1878, Spain bay-
ing, IN conjuetion With France, declared
war against England, 70 aid .he Alneri-
cans ID their struggle for Independ dencs,
Don BERNARDO DE GALVEz,then Span.
ish Governor OF Louisiana, marched /
against the fort Of Baton Rouge, which
was a stronghold Of Great Britain, in
the solitude. Of Louisiana, and was de-
Tended BY a garrison Of 400 men. Thd
fort Of Baton Rouge was built during the
existence of the French colony under
IBERv1LIE. We know nothing positive
With regard to the exact period Of The
establishment Of q military post where
is now located the city ST Baton Rouge.
History is silent oa the subject. But We
can With safety place that period in the
first wears Of the colonization Of Louisi- +
ana. by IBERvILlE and BsENyILrE. To1l
maintain the Indian tribes in awe and
,itwas found necessary TO erec.
small forta 10 the most prominent POI I
sitions Of the province. Among others, I
that Of Baton Rouge was built. IL
When thataportion Of Louisiana was !
ceded to Great Britain, the fort vas taken
possession Of and garriaoned By the I
British. As re have before said, when
in l77o Spain had ia conjunction With
France, declared war against England, z
Don BERNARDO DE G1LyEz, Governor Of i
Louisiana, marched against the fort Of I
Baton Rouge, which was defended b. q ]
body af mon under command Of Col. I !
DIXON. He seems to have regarded the +
fort as the keystone Of Tie province. He
therefore, on hearing the neua that war
had been:deolared, marched Immediately {
upon that position, hoping that by storm I
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