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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Cincinnati report on May 5 of Spanish posts at Natchez and Walnut Hills surrendered to Americans on April 1, with Spaniards evacuating the fort and handing keys to Capt. Gibson; informant saw surveyor Ellicott preparing to run the boundary line.
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Spanish posts given up.
By a gentleman who arrived here last evening from Natchez, we have the satisfaction to inform our readers, that the posts were certainly given up the first of April. Our informant heard the guns fire when the Americans enter'd the fort. The Spaniards evacuated it in the night, the next morning they enter'd the keys to capt. Gibson. The posts at the Walnut hills are also given up.
Our informant saw Mr. Ellicott the last of March, who inform'd him, that he had got all his things packed up and would proceed to run the line the beginning of April
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Natchez
Event Date
The First Of April
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posts given up to americans; spaniards evacuated the fort at night; americans entered the fort; keys delivered to capt. gibson; posts at walnut hills also surrendered.
Event Details
A gentleman from Natchez reported that Spanish posts were surrendered on April 1; informant heard guns as Americans entered the fort after Spanish evacuation overnight; keys handed to Capt. Gibson next morning; Walnut Hills posts also given up. Informant saw Mr. Ellicott late March, who planned to run the boundary line starting early April.