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Brief Memoirs Of Mr. Spillard, The Pedestrian.
ton , and has travelled , during that time , through all the United States , through East Florida , and from the river St . Maiy ' s , through the Wilderness to the Lower and Upper Creek nation , where he was kindly received by his friend Col . Magillevray . Being protected by him , he remained there for a considerable time , and was furnished by that gentleman with notes of that nation , of Indian manners and customs . the Creeks he visited the
From Chickasaw , Cherokee , and Chocklaw nations of Indians , and was always present at their councils and talks . From the Creek nation he proceeded to Pensacola , in East Florida , where he procured letters of recommendation from Governor O'Neal in the Spanish service , and also from Mr . Wiljiam Panton , merchant of that placeto the Baron de Carondeletat New Orleansthe
, , , present Governor of Louisiana , who , contrary to Mr . Spillard ' s expectation , as well as those of his friends , very politely received him , and not only gave him a general passport , but likewise letters of recommendation to the Governor of the Natchez , and to all the commandants of districts and out-posts in this extensive province . Mr . Spillard ' s intention being to the Messura river to
itsgo up source , he set out from New Orleans , accompanied by some gentlemen who would insist upon seeing him as far as the post of the Wal nut Plills . There he crossed tire Mississippi river , with six men in his company , and went up it till he came to the confluence of the Messura with the Mississipi . Having gone up the Messura a distance of more than 3000 miles , he fell in with six white hunters , from the
Oucheta river , who advised him not to attempt going up any farther as they themselves were out three years hunting , and lost all their peltry and horses , and narrowly escaped with their lives from the Ouza Indians , who never give any quarter to either red or white men ; and that the party who went up that river to explore it , under Governor Mure ' s directions , were all killed . Thus deterredhe came down to Natchezand after
, , soon came down the Mississippi , till he came to the confluence of the Red River , the source of which he was determined to find out at all events He accordingly went up as far as Aenoilise , where he parted with his canoe , and struck off to Oppalusa , which , as well as Atakapau and New Iberia , he carefully examined . Here he struck across tire mountains to Naclntocheswhich is the last Spanish the Red
, port upon River . Previous to leaving New Orleans , the Governor gave him letters to the Governor of the province of Thikoss , in New Spain where he arrived at the city of St . Antoine in a month after his departure from Naclntoches . The Governor , Dr . John Curtess received him politely , and , after resting a few days , gave him a small guard as an escort to the south mountain of Santalee he fell
. Here in with the south branch of the Red River , which he continued down till he came to the north branch , and * o continued along its banks in the great plains till he came to the Pawnee nation of Indians and so on to the Cansee Indians , continuing his route till he arrived again at Naclntoches , and so down to the mouth of the river . There are many rivers which fall into the Red River , such as theFalse
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Brief Memoirs Of Mr. Spillard, The Pedestrian.
ton , and has travelled , during that time , through all the United States , through East Florida , and from the river St . Maiy ' s , through the Wilderness to the Lower and Upper Creek nation , where he was kindly received by his friend Col . Magillevray . Being protected by him , he remained there for a considerable time , and was furnished by that gentleman with notes of that nation , of Indian manners and customs . the Creeks he visited the
From Chickasaw , Cherokee , and Chocklaw nations of Indians , and was always present at their councils and talks . From the Creek nation he proceeded to Pensacola , in East Florida , where he procured letters of recommendation from Governor O'Neal in the Spanish service , and also from Mr . Wiljiam Panton , merchant of that placeto the Baron de Carondeletat New Orleansthe
, , , present Governor of Louisiana , who , contrary to Mr . Spillard ' s expectation , as well as those of his friends , very politely received him , and not only gave him a general passport , but likewise letters of recommendation to the Governor of the Natchez , and to all the commandants of districts and out-posts in this extensive province . Mr . Spillard ' s intention being to the Messura river to
itsgo up source , he set out from New Orleans , accompanied by some gentlemen who would insist upon seeing him as far as the post of the Wal nut Plills . There he crossed tire Mississippi river , with six men in his company , and went up it till he came to the confluence of the Messura with the Mississipi . Having gone up the Messura a distance of more than 3000 miles , he fell in with six white hunters , from the
Oucheta river , who advised him not to attempt going up any farther as they themselves were out three years hunting , and lost all their peltry and horses , and narrowly escaped with their lives from the Ouza Indians , who never give any quarter to either red or white men ; and that the party who went up that river to explore it , under Governor Mure ' s directions , were all killed . Thus deterredhe came down to Natchezand after
, , soon came down the Mississippi , till he came to the confluence of the Red River , the source of which he was determined to find out at all events He accordingly went up as far as Aenoilise , where he parted with his canoe , and struck off to Oppalusa , which , as well as Atakapau and New Iberia , he carefully examined . Here he struck across tire mountains to Naclntocheswhich is the last Spanish the Red
, port upon River . Previous to leaving New Orleans , the Governor gave him letters to the Governor of the province of Thikoss , in New Spain where he arrived at the city of St . Antoine in a month after his departure from Naclntoches . The Governor , Dr . John Curtess received him politely , and , after resting a few days , gave him a small guard as an escort to the south mountain of Santalee he fell
. Here in with the south branch of the Red River , which he continued down till he came to the north branch , and * o continued along its banks in the great plains till he came to the Pawnee nation of Indians and so on to the Cansee Indians , continuing his route till he arrived again at Naclntoches , and so down to the mouth of the river . There are many rivers which fall into the Red River , such as theFalse