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  OUTLINE. 
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  way 
  of 
  Mobile 
  and 
  the 
  Tombigbee 
  River 
  about 
  thelOtli 
  

   of 
  May. 
  

  

  The 
  party 
  of 
  Leblanc, 
  although 
  attacked 
  by 
  the 
  ene- 
  

   my 
  near 
  the 
  Yazoo 
  River, 
  reached 
  its 
  destination. 
  

   Another 
  officer 
  was 
  sent 
  among 
  the 
  Choctaws, 
  and 
  by 
  

   the 
  aid 
  of 
  liberal 
  presents 
  engaged 
  the 
  chiefs 
  to 
  unite 
  

   their 
  warriors 
  with 
  the 
  force 
  Bienville 
  proposed 
  to 
  lead 
  

   from 
  New 
  Orleans, 
  

  

  The 
  Chevalier 
  d'Artaguette 
  had 
  distinguished 
  himself 
  

   in 
  the 
  w^ar 
  with 
  the 
  Natchez, 
  and 
  had 
  subsequently 
  been 
  

   placed 
  in 
  command 
  of 
  the 
  Fort 
  at 
  Natchez. 
  In 
  obedi- 
  

   ence 
  to 
  his 
  orders, 
  with 
  such 
  forces 
  as 
  he 
  could 
  assemble, 
  

   he 
  repaired 
  to 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  rendezvous 
  on 
  the 
  9th 
  of 
  

   May, 
  the 
  day 
  previous 
  to 
  that 
  on 
  which 
  he 
  was 
  directed 
  

   to 
  arrive. 
  He 
  encamped 
  in 
  sight 
  of 
  the 
  enemy 
  until 
  

   the 
  20th, 
  when 
  he 
  was 
  no 
  longer 
  able 
  to 
  restrain 
  his 
  

   auxiliaries, 
  who 
  determined 
  to 
  fight 
  or 
  withdraw. 
  

  

  Thus 
  situated, 
  he 
  embraced 
  the 
  first 
  alternative, 
  and 
  

   with 
  an 
  impetuous 
  charge 
  drove 
  the 
  enemy 
  from 
  the 
  

   fort 
  before 
  which 
  he 
  was 
  encamped, 
  and 
  the 
  village 
  it 
  

   protected 
  ; 
  the 
  second 
  fort 
  was 
  carried 
  with 
  equal 
  gal- 
  

   lantry; 
  and 
  he 
  was 
  in 
  full 
  pursuit 
  of 
  the 
  foe, 
  retreating 
  

   to 
  their 
  third 
  and 
  last 
  entrenchment 
  when, 
  unfortunately, 
  

   he 
  fell 
  under 
  repeated 
  wounds. 
  His 
  Indian 
  confederates 
  

   now 
  basely 
  deserted 
  him, 
  and 
  fled 
  in 
  all 
  directions. 
  

   Forty-eight 
  soldiers, 
  all 
  he 
  could 
  bring 
  with 
  him, 
  and 
  

   Father 
  Senac, 
  his 
  chaplain, 
  stood 
  bravely 
  by 
  in 
  defence 
  

   of 
  their 
  prostrate 
  leader 
  ; 
  but 
  they 
  were 
  too 
  few 
  to 
  re- 
  

   sist 
  the 
  overwhelming 
  force 
  by 
  which 
  they 
  were 
  assailed. 
  

   Overpowered 
  by 
  numbers, 
  many 
  of 
  them 
  were 
  captured 
  

   and 
  led 
  prisoners, 
  with 
  their 
  wounded 
  chief, 
  to 
  the 
  

   fort. 
  

  

  And 
  w^here 
  was 
  Bienville 
  and 
  his 
  army 
  in 
  the 
  mean 
  

   time? 
  Having 
  sent 
  before 
  a 
  strong 
  detachment 
  to 
  erect 
  

  

  