The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-06-19
Early History OF Pascagoula
and the 5eaboard Section
Of Mississippi.
PAPER NO. III. =

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On the 30tb Jan. 1911 at the in-
stance Of Gov. Claiborne, MaJ. Gen.
Hampton, commanding the eouthern
division OF the army, posted 200 men
at Pass Christian, and it was recon
mended as a suitable point for d per-
manent garrison.
On the 25lh Jan. the Governor
issued an ordinance extending the
eastern boundary Of the parish OF
Pascagoula to the Rio PenO or Dog
river near Mobile, which was thea
occupied by the Spanish Gov. Folch,
with military force. His policy was
to assert the claim and carry the ju-
ri3dicion of Louisiana 10 the river
Perdido.
DIR. FLOODS REPORT TO GOVERNOR
CLAIBORNE.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 25, 1911.
SIR:- In compliance with your in-
structions, | embarked on the Feluc-
ca, (Aligator) and proceeded to the
residence Of Simon Favre,* on the
eastern bank of Pearl river, and de
Ii cred him his commission as Justice
Of tie Peace for the parish of Biloxi.
Thence | proceeded to Bay st.
Louis and the Pass of Christian, on
the 9th January, 1911, at 2 o'clock P.
M | hOisted the flag of the United
States, and filled up a commission for
Philip Saucier, ("the elderly and wor-
thy gentleman referred to in your
letter Of Instructions as justice for the
parish Of Biloxi, + and then sailed foI
the bay Of Biloxi, y here | presented
your commission TO Jaque l. Adner i
He is an honest and respectable man
but can neither read nor write, nor
can any inhabitant of the bay Of
Of Biloxi. l supplied all these
gentlemen with the civil code, and
the laws Of Louisiana.
next made for the mouth of Pas
cagoula river where on the morning
of the 18Th January l hoiSted the
flag of the United States.
AT this place / overlook Fortescut
Coming, who had passed on before nj
distributing the Presidents proclama
ton. | fell in with several men who
had left Dupree a few days before
They informed me that all was que
up the Pascagoula river; that the U
s. flag had been hoisted at Dupree'
on the 2nd January, aud that KempeI
had dismissed his men saying that tn,
object of their ASSOCIATION had beer
accomplished. That they were nov
under the protection of the U. S., tt
which they owed respect and allie
glance.
Conceiving that Dupree could a
no future period be SO well convinced
of the necessity of returning the prop
erty which was seized from the pecpl
near the mouth of Pascagoua river,
fixed upon Fortescue Coming as
proper person to go to him. l there
fore, filled up his commission as Jus
tice OF the Peace for the parish Q
Pascagoula, aud dispa tched him u
the river. carrying with him tn
moral force of our laws, and ne'
assurances OF the determination Q
Government to protect its citizens
and to induce him, by o conciliator
course, to return the property TO il
rightfll owners.
FiDd dug no persons able 10 read O
write, in and around Pascagoula, an
the inhabitants expressing great con
fidence in, and attachment for Geo
Farragout, Sailing master U. S. N
l prevailed on him to accept. for tn
time being, the commission Of Jusiic
for the parish Of Pascagoula. S ais