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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Extract of a letter from Natchez dated August 26, 1797, describing a recent insurrection against Spanish authorities, fortification of the Governor and Spaniards, successful negotiations for terms leading to neutrality, formation of a local committee, and plans to elect a representative on September 2 to petition Congress for succor, protection, and a constitution similar to southern states.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Natchez to his correspondent in this state, dated August 26, 1797.
"Our news here is, we have had an insurrection—we fortified the Governor and all the Spaniards, ten or fifteen days, during which time they suffered no little. We obtained our terms, and are now in a state of neutrality. We have our own committee to arrange and determine the affairs appertaining to the inhabitants. And on the 2d of next month we elect a man to lay our grievances before Congress, praying for succour and protection; as also to have a constitution formed for us, something similar to some of the southern states, which will be most suitable to us in this quarter. The Spaniards will not as yet, give up the country; therefore we have gone as far, so as not to offend Congress. Nothing but the fear of offending Congress saved the Spaniards in this quarter, otherwise they would all have been drove from this. Capt. Ginion is not yet arrived, he is at the Chickasaw Bluffs."
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Natchez
Event Date
August 26, 1797
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obtained terms, state of neutrality; spaniards saved by fear of offending congress
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Insurrection at Natchez; fortified the Governor and Spaniards for ten or fifteen days; obtained terms; formed own committee for inhabitants' affairs; to elect man on 2d of next month to present grievances to Congress for succour, protection, and constitution similar to southern states; Spaniards not giving up country