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Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer
Alexandria, Virginia
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Andrew Gregg passes through Lewistown en route to Washington, shares presidential instructions for Monroe's mission to France to purchase Floridas and Orleans island, secure Mississippi navigation, or resort to arms if refused.
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On Friday last passed through this town, on his way to the city of Washington, Andrew Gregg, Esq. our late representative in the Congress of the United States, but who, from the recent arrangement of election districts in this state, and the result of the last general election has become the representative of the citizens of the Centre, Northumberland and Lycoming.
From him we learn, that the subject of the President's instruction to Mr. Monroe on his mission to France amounts to this; that he is to endeavour to obtain from Bonaparte, by purchase, the two Floridas and the island of Orleans, and to insure on the free and undisturbed navigation of the river Mississippi, as already guaranteed to us by treaty with Spain; that if the First Consul hesitates, or refuses, no time is to be lost in unnecessary negotiation he is to endeavour to accomplish; if the accomplish; if the
z but an effectual and decisive course is immediately to be taken—AN APPEAL TO ARMS.
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Lewistown (P.)
Event Date
March 15
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Andrew Gregg, former representative now for Centre, Northumberland and Lycoming districts, passed through Lewistown on Friday last en route to Washington. From him, details of President's instructions to Monroe: seek purchase of the two Floridas and island of Orleans from Bonaparte, ensure free navigation of Mississippi river; if refused, no unnecessary negotiation, take decisive course including appeal to arms.