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he is greatly esteemed, ^ prevailed on sailing muster, George Parragut, to accept a commission as Justice. ‘i‘h.3 other cormiissioh I handed to Benjanin Goodin, who lives twenty niles up tiie river.
• *here is but one Louse at 2ayou Batrie, tut P caused a flag to be hoisted there.	■	.
/\	•	‘I'he	population of 3-iiozi parish may be estimated at 420.
tj Pascagoula at 350, chiefly French end natires of f-n c^i-iitr;:-—the r.viw^ivp.. simple and contented p^gple P have eves seen. 'i'ney C	seem to desire oaBrthe msre necessaries of life, and to be with** *’
out ambition, "passion or vice. 'Hn&y appear greatly pleased to be under the protection of the United States.n
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[j?he first magistrates appointed by Gov. Claiborne, were excellent and influential men. -Hill in Saucier r mr, -hr- rn. an ancient family in Franco--a nan of mark in his clay—with the hi£11 sense "of honor of the old cavalier, and noted for his hospitality and kindness, ^r. -^adnier, tor, as the name was then written, x-’Adner) , v:as not educated, but was a man of strong mind and inflexible firmness and integrity. *udge -avre was a man of education, fortune and high standing. H3 had originally lived in Mobile and on the ‘fombigbss river, but as far back as 1777, he was residing on Pearl river. Bertram, the celebrated naturalist in his travels through ■Florida and Louisiana, states that ,_in that year, bei::g at Mobile,' on his way to the Mississippi, -^r. Pavro offered him a passage on his beat as far as his residence on -Joarl river, where he was entertained with much hospitality.
Pn JLPlgf the Ipdi an s from the extreme northwest to the Gulf, were manifesting a hostile feeling to the whites.- ‘•'•‘he celebrated Tecumceh, and his brotner, the prophet, were endeavoring to organize a: general confefisracy of tie tribes, ‘i’hsy were tlien in the Crock Nation, and wore employing rl 1 their influenos to exasperate the Choctaws, whose territory enveloped our settlements, aid whose v.-.-ir-rjc-rs were sufficiently numerous to h-?va butcheredthe whole, c cuntrv in si:-;tv toys. ^n'-.er these circumstances, C?o v. C 1 a ib o me a dare s s e d the following letter to ^auge •-'avre:
L*<cw Orleans, ^una 4th, 1512 Sir:—"-Saving re.eeivefi information that the Choctaws of the lower towns are committing depredations in the settlements on Pearl, leaf and Chickasawlia rivers, and arc disclosing a hostile disposition towards the United States, 1 have addressed to them a ’'Talk," \~hich P herewith commit to your care. J- request you to proceed without delay to the -“ation, and after assembling’ the Chiefs and ^sad an, you will deliver and explain my address, aiding such observations and urging such means as your judgment and experience may suggs st. during your stay ycu will make inquiries on the following points! 1st. s-'net her the Creeks and Choctaws have been furnished with military supplies? 2nd. ri‘h3 number of warriors in the Choctaw ^ation, and what portion of them are supposed to be under Spanish or British influence] 3rd.
The name of the towns where the Spanish or British have the most partisans, end the names of th a Chiefs and -■‘ingcss of said towns. 4th. Vhether I’ecumseh or tho Pronhst have been