The New Hampshire Gazette

BY THE MAILS.

HIGHLY INTERESTING.

Extract—Mississippi territory, Aug. 13.

"Governor Claiborne was here all last week, and being called by express left Natchez yesterday morning. The Spanish party that had been sent to stop our exploring party (under Freeman) had arrived at the Cado towns on the Red River, 20 days after our party had passed the same place, and finding the American flag flying there cut it down and rebuked the Indians for suffering it to be set up, or us to enter the Spanish territory. The Cado chief replied that the Cados were an independent people and the Americans their friends, and they would protect them.

"The Spaniards set off in pursuit of our party up the Red River, but they had got 150 or 200 miles in advance of them, 6000 Spanish cavalry had arrived at the Sabine and crossed, possessed themselves of the post from which Capt. Turner had driven them last spring. This circumstance required the presence of the governor to call out the militia which he had been organizing for some previous time.

"An old soldier from the Apalasia country, who passed here to-day met Governor Claiborne yesterday 20 miles beyond the Mississippi, he has tired one horse and had got another and proceeded rapidly on his journey. Before he left the Apalasia, the militia there had been called out to aid the regular troops, and the spirit of the people was very much roused.—Col. Cushing had determined to fight the Spaniards who had crossed the Sabine. The troops under his command at Natchitoches may be about 300 regulars : the militia of this territory are ordered to be in readiness.

"The soldier reports from Apalasia that 2000 more Spaniards were on their way to the Sabine with 500 mules laden with provision, &c. This, if true, will make a force superior in number to our regulars ; and some entertain doubts, though I do not, of the attachment of the militia on the other side. In this territory we can without difficulty have 700 or 1000 volunteers. at a few hours notice, and whose activity will render them fit for immediate service. At any rate, if the Spaniards do but come down, we shall be able to give a good account of them. The Spaniards report, that they mean to re-occupy all the Louisiana country, and say they have emissaries in the United States."

Extract of a letter from New Orleans, dated August 22.

"By a letter which arrived in town this day. we are informed, that 900 Spaniards have passed over the Sabine river and stationed themselves within 12 miles of Natchitoches. The American troops are now making preparations to meet them."

Extract of a letter from a gentleman, dated Natchez, 25th August, 1806, to his brother in Baltimore.

"I expect you have by this time heard of a disturbance that has taken place on the other side of the river. About 800 Spaniards, and 3 or 400 Indians, have taken a stand within 5 miles of Natchitoches, where there is a considerable number of Americans (perhaps nearly equal) and out of the 5 companies at fort Adams, 3 are ordered over there immediately. The governor (Claiborne) gone over there either to make peace or war. There is little doubt with me from all accounts, but that our troops will be attacked before you receive this, as I have understood the commanding officer has long ago had positive orders to drive them on the other side of the Sabine, should they come over on this side. The militia of that country are generally volunteers, and there is a considerable stir here in the mustering way since the express arrived, which was about 10 days ago."