Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 3.

FLORIDA.

We find that the rumor of last week, (as it relates to taking the fort at Baton Rouge) to be true. Young Mr. Grand Pre died of the wound he received a short time after the affair. General Thomas commands, and we are informed, is at the head of the executive, governor Lassus being in close confinement. The greater part of the Spaniards made their escape and numbers of them have arrived in this city. At first there was danger apprehended from the people of the Amite, and Comite, but when the mail passed every thing was tranquil, and active preparations were making for defence. The convention under whose orders general Thomas has acted and continues to act, are determined on supporting their independence.

We are not able to state with accuracy the reasons why the convention deposed gov. Lassus. It is said it was in consequence of his procrastination of some public acts, and that he intended to impede the progress of the new system until he could receive force from Folch to destroy it in toto.

It is strongly impressed on the minds of the foreigners of this city, both Spaniards and French, that the United States government are at the bottom of this revolution. We are not in the cabinet secrets, nor at head quarters, but as Americans, and judging from our own feelings, we have no hesitation in saying, that the impressions are wrong - and without any foundation, and have originated from jealousy alone.

At the moment our paper was going to press we received information that general Thomas marched with 400 men, as commanded infantry, on Tuesday evening to Baton Rouge for the purpose to establish order and not to suppress the orders of the convention. We hope that Mr. Browne, commandant of that district, and general Thomas, will accommodate their dispute without bloodshed, and end the anarchy with which they are threatened.

The government which is infinitely better than the Spanish. October 8.

We are informed, and presume correctly that general Thomas took possession of the district of St. Helena on Thursday last, without opposition; that the inhabitants, who were employed in erecting a fort at Bookter's Landing, abandoned it and joined the general's standard.

It was reported on Friday morning, our informant adds that general Thomas was preparing to march for Mobile.

We are informed by a gentleman in this city of respectability that the people of Springfield, a town building at Bookter's Landing, in West Florida, have erected a fort and named it Ferdinand, for their king and that they are determined to oppose general Thomas, and all the acts of the convention. Our informant adds, that they have ordered drums, hats, powder, lead &c. to be purchased and sent them.

October 10.

We have seen several letters of the 8th instant, from Baton Rouge, all of which state, that the conventionalists are in high spirits, and every exertion is making for defence and for organizing the new government. Accounts had arrived just as the mail passed, that general Thomas had planted his standard at Spring Hill, in the district of St. Helena, on Friday morning the 5th instant, and that every thing was tranquil.