“From St. Louis”
Date
5-26-1812
Newspaper
The Clarion
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 5
Newspaper Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Serial Number
459
Abstract
Extract from the St. Louis, Louisiana Gazette that states peace had occurred among Indian tribes due to the New Madrid earthquakes.
Transcript
From St. Louis, we learn that the Indians constantly hover about fort Madison-they lately shot a centinel, and on he same day some of them was killed by a shot from the fort. The St. Louis paper mentions that the Earthquakes have produced a general peace among the Indians. It states also that Governor Edwards had demanded the murderers of Oneil's family on the Mississippi, who are a part of Kickapoos. Gomo an Indian chief had informed who murdered Mr. Cox on Wood river. All the Americans have moved from Prairie du Chien, leaving their property behind, in consequence of the avowed hostility of the savages towards them. The British traders boast that they have the exclusive trade of the Mississippi, above the Missouri, and that before the expiration of another year no American will be permitted to trade up the Missouri, or its tributary streams! The Winebagoes now assembled at the mouth of Rock River* sky that every boat passing up and down will be examined for Americans, that their papers shall demonstrate their country. Americans they will tomahawk, or burn-French, attached to the American government, shall have the same fate; but the English and Canadian French shall be protected, & shall have exclusive trade-thus the British and their rascally agents, arrest our commercial enterprise in the interior of our country, as well as on the Ocean-little did we expect that the Paunts would have been the next power, who should have extended for the right of search, plunder and making captives!!! The Winnebagoes, or Puants have two Canadian Frenchmen to examine the lading and crews of such boats as they may capture. *Rock river falls into the Mississippi- about 100 miles above fort Madison.
Recommended Citation
"“From St. Louis”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 451.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/451
