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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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Two American travelers, Dr. Wm. P. Watson and John O'Neale, were murdered by Spanish and Indians near New Orleans while journeying there from St. Stephen's, Mississippi Territory. Watson killed six attackers before both were stabbed. $1300 was stolen, and the perpetrators were later executed.
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Several letters lately received in town (says the Georgetown, S. C. Gazette) from St. Stephen's, Mississippi Territory, mention that two American gentlemen, viz. Dr. Wm. P. Watson and John O'Neale, who were on a journey to New-Orleans, about nine miles this side of that city, were assaulted by a party of Spanish and Indians, armed with tomahawks, knives, and other savage instruments of destruction. After a most vigorous defence, in which the brave Watson killed six of the ruffians with his own hand, they were at length overpowered, and both of them stabbed to the heart. Their pockets were then searched, 1300 dollars taken out. The perpetrators of this enormity have since been detected, convicted, and executed.
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Nine Miles From New Orleans, Mississippi Territory
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both victims stabbed to the heart; 1300 dollars stolen from pockets; six attackers killed by watson; perpetrators detected, convicted, and executed.
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Two American gentlemen on a journey to New Orleans were assaulted by a party of Spanish and Indians armed with tomahawks, knives, and other weapons. After a vigorous defense in which Watson killed six ruffians, they were overpowered and stabbed to the heart.