delay the evacuation of the Spanish posts. Lieu-

tenant Pope. Power's second mission. His in-

structions. The Baron reinforces the garrisons of

Fort Panmure and Walnut Hill. Commotion at

Natchez. Gayoso retires into the fort. His proc-

lamation. General meeting of the people. Com-

mittee of safety. Their propositions are approved

by Gayoso. The Baron acceeds to them. His

departure. State of Tennessee. John Adams.

CHAPTER IX.

p. 129.

Don Manuel Gayoso de Lemos. Don Carlos de

Grandpre. Power's report. General Collet. In-

structions to commandants. The French princes.

Captain Guion brings a reinforcement to Natchez.

Line of demarcation. Mississippi territory. Geor-

gia claim. Schedule for the disposal of vacant

land. Deposit suspended. Arrangement as to

deposit. Land regulations. Death of Gayoso.

The Marquis de Casa Calvo. Upper Louisiana.

Don Ramon de Lopez. Warlike measures of the

United States. Vacant land. Division of the

northwestern territory. Deposit restored. Lou-

isiana ceded to Spain. Grant of land to the city.

Thomas Jefferson. Treaty between the United

States and France.

CHAPTER X.

p. 149

Don Juan M. de Salcedo. Treaties with the Chick-

asaws and Coctaws. Don Carlos de Jaen. Royal

schedule. The land office shut. The deposit disallowed. The state of Ohio. The deposit partially restored. Form of government. Laussat. His proclamation. Address of the inhabitants. The Marquis de Casa Calvo. Commissioners' proclamation. Cession of Louisiana to the United States. Possession delivered to the commissioner of France. His proclamation. Municipal body. Claiborne and Wilkinson receive possession for the United States.

CHAPTER XI.

p. 178.

A view of the province at the cession. Boundaries. Civil divisions. Lands. Population, Indians. Officers. Clergy. Paper securities. Taxes. Duties. Expenditures. Imports. Exports. Shipping.

CHAPTER XII.

p. 201.

Claibone's finst proclamation. Superintendant of the revenue. Court of pleas. Communication from the Spanish minister. Spanish convention. First territorial form of government. Collection and navigation laws. Proclamation of pardon to deserters. Departure of Laussat and Wilkinson. Dissatisfaction of the inhabitants. General meeting. Memorial to congress. A deputation chosen to carry it. Bank of Louisiana, Military associations. Expedition to the Pacific ocean. Insurrection at

Bayou Sarah. The new government put into operation. First session of the legislative conncil. Exploring parties to the Washita and Red Rivers. Bishop of Montelrey. Second form of territorial gogernment. Amendments proposed by the deputation. Land laws. Office of discount and deposit of the bank of the United States. Second session of the legislative council. Exploring party to the sources of the Mississippi. Captain Lewis reaches the Pacific ocean. The Marquis de Casa Calvo and the remaining Spanish troops leave New Orleans. Pope's bull. The Kempers seized at Pinckneyville and liberated near Point Coupee. p. 237

CHAPTER XIII.

New form of government. Officers. Meeting of the house of representatives. Bishop of Baltimore. Vicar general. Return of the Marquis of Casa Calvo. Encroachment of the Spaniards in the west. Major Porter. Don Simon de Cordero. Don Antonio de Herrera. First territorial legislature under the new government. Secretary of war's orders to Wilkinson. Pike's expedition up the Missouri. Claiborne goes to Natchitoches. His communication to Herrera. Cushing sent to Natchitoches. Wilkinson arrives there. His communication to Cordero. First rumours of Burr's movements. Wilkinson marches towards the Sabine. president sends a confidential agent to the western states. Proclamation. Wilkinson enter into arrangement with Cordero and Herrera, and sends the troops to New Orleans. He proceeds to

The

Natchez. Burling sent to Mexico. Wilkinson goes

down to New Orleans, He fortifies that city.

Sends an officer to Jamaica. Meeting of the mer-

chants. Arrest of Bolman, Swartwout and Ogden.

Writs of habeas corpus. The prisoners shipped to

United States. Judge Workman. Second session

of the legislature. Arrest of Adair, Workman,

Kerr and Bradford. Burr arrested at Natchez, is

bound over, escapes and is retaken. Burling re-

turns from Mexico and Swann from Jamaica,

CHAPTER XIV.

p. 259.

Court of inquiry on Wilkinson's conduct. Clark's

statement. Legislature. Civil code. Hostile ap-

pearances. Troops ordered to New Orleans. Wil-

kinson sent to command them. Canal Carondelet.

James Madison. Great migration from Cuba,

Camp at Terre aux Boeufs. Sickness among the

troops. Their removal to the Mississippi territory.

Terrible mortality. Clark's pamphlet. Wilkinson

ordered to Washington City. Hampton takes the

command. Legislature. Claiborne's departure.

Robertson. The Spanish garrison driven from

Baton Rouge. Skipwith. Prclamation of the

president of the United States. Claiborne's return.

He takes possession of St. Francisville and Baton

Rouge. Parishes of Feliciana, East Raton Rouge.

St. Helena and St. Tammany. Insurrection among

the negroes. Legislature. The inhabitants of the

territory authorised to form a state constitution.

p. 290,

CHAPTER XV.

Apostolic ad-

Louisiana

Conditions. Extension

First steam boat on the Mississippi.

ministrator. Wilkinson's acquittal.

admitted into the Union.

of limits. Proclamation of the president of the

convention, ordering elections, under the authority

of the state. War declared against Great Britain.

Wilkinson assumes the command of the seventh

Military District. First session of the first State

Legislature. Governor Claiborne. The extension

of limits assented to. Hurricane. Second session

of the Legislature. Judicial system.
Judicial system. Congress

directs possession to be taken of the territory west

of the Rio Perdido. Wikinson drives the Spanish

garrison from Fort Charlotte at Mobile. He is or-

dered to the northern frontier of the U. S. and is

succeeded by General Flournoy. Attack of Fort

Mimms. The Creeks chastised at Tallusatche

and other places. Embargo. One thousand mili-

tia of Louisiana called into the service of the U.S.

Third session of the Legislature. The Indians fur-

ther chastised. A further requistion of the Militia.

Peace with the Creeks. Brig Orpheus. Colonel

Nichols. His proclamation. He attempts to se-

cure the assistance of the Barrataria people.

tack on Fort Bowyer. The Barrataria people dis-

persed. Committee of defence in New-Orleans.

Jackson marches to Pensacola, and compels the

Governor to receive garrisons of his army in the

Forts.
p. 311.

CHAPTER XVI.

At-

First session of the second Legislature. Jackson ar-

rives at New-Orleans. British fleet off Pensacola.

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