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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Reports from Fort William detail Capt. D'Orsonnens' party capturing alleged abettors in Mr. Semple's murder in Red River settlement in January. Settlers returned in April with preserved seeds; Lord Selkirk departed for Red River in May, leaving Mr. Spencer in charge.
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From Fort William.--On last Monday morning, we understand despatches arrived in this city from Fort William. According to rumour, the following are the occurrences which took place at the fort and in the interior. It is said that capt. D'Orsonnens with a considerable party, left Fort William in the autumn, and reached Fort Douglass in Red River settlement about the 10th January. Report states, that he and his party had made prisoners of a Mr. M'Lellan and a Monsieur Mainville, two persons supposed to have been abettors in the murder of Mr. Semple; it is also reported that several Scots had been made prisoners without resistance. About the 1st April several of the settlers had returned to Red River, and it was believed that plenty of seeds had been preserved to produce considerable crops this season. About the 1st May Lord Selkirk left Fort William for Red River, leaving Mr. Spencer and other persons in possession of the place. We give these reports as we heard them: but it is expected further particulars will arrive in a few days, giving a more detailed narrative of the several transactions that have taken place.
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Red River Settlement
Event Date
Autumn To May
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prisoners taken including abettors in mr. semple's murder and several scots; settlers returned with preserved seeds for crops.
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Capt. D'Orsonnens' party left Fort William in autumn, reached Fort Douglass around 10th January, captured Mr. M'Lellan and Monsieur Mainville as abettors in Mr. Semple's murder, and several Scots without resistance. By 1st April, settlers returned to Red River with seeds for crops. On 1st May, Lord Selkirk left for Red River, leaving Mr. Spencer in charge of Fort William.