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  HISTORICAL 
  OUTLINE. 
  

  

  and 
  the 
  officers 
  of 
  the 
  government, 
  with 
  several 
  Spanish 
  

   families, 
  took 
  refuge 
  in 
  the 
  garrison. 
  

  

  Thus, 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  hours, 
  by 
  an 
  impolitic, 
  but, 
  it 
  must 
  be 
  

   admitted, 
  just 
  exercise 
  of 
  power, 
  the 
  governor 
  found 
  his 
  

   authority 
  restricted 
  to 
  the 
  narrow 
  compass 
  of 
  the 
  fort. 
  

  

  At 
  this 
  juncture, 
  an 
  address 
  to 
  the 
  inhabitants 
  from 
  

   the 
  Baron 
  de 
  Carondelet, 
  as 
  ill-timed 
  and 
  injudicious 
  

   as 
  his 
  late 
  proclamation, 
  made 
  its 
  appearance, 
  and, 
  to- 
  

   gether 
  with 
  the 
  late 
  infriDgement 
  of 
  the 
  liberty 
  of 
  an 
  

   American 
  citizen 
  in 
  the 
  person 
  of 
  Hannah, 
  the 
  preacher, 
  

   rendered 
  the 
  disaffection 
  and 
  hostility 
  of 
  the 
  inhabitants 
  

   general. 
  

  

  There 
  was 
  as 
  yet, 
  however, 
  no 
  system 
  or 
  rallying- 
  

   point 
  in 
  the 
  movement. 
  Some 
  were 
  for 
  attacking 
  the 
  

   fort, 
  others 
  for 
  capturing 
  the 
  galleys 
  and 
  getting 
  posses- 
  

   sion 
  of 
  the 
  river. 
  

  

  On 
  Sunday, 
  the 
  11th 
  of 
  June, 
  the 
  day 
  after 
  the 
  

   governor 
  retired 
  to 
  the 
  fort, 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  

   active 
  opponents 
  of 
  the 
  Spanish 
  authority 
  called 
  upon 
  

   Commissioner 
  Ellicott 
  and 
  Lieutenant 
  Pope, 
  and 
  de- 
  

   clared 
  their 
  intention 
  of 
  commencing 
  hostilities. 
  

  

  To 
  encourage 
  them 
  was 
  deemed 
  improper, 
  as 
  the 
  

   United 
  States 
  had 
  not 
  yet 
  extended 
  its 
  jurisdiction 
  over 
  

   the 
  country 
  ; 
  and 
  to 
  offer 
  direct 
  opposition 
  was 
  impolitic, 
  

   as 
  that 
  would 
  have 
  forfeited 
  all 
  influence 
  and 
  power 
  to 
  

   be 
  useful. 
  It 
  was 
  sought, 
  therefore, 
  to 
  divert 
  the 
  atten- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  the 
  people, 
  if 
  possible, 
  from 
  immediate 
  acts 
  of 
  

   hostility, 
  and 
  by 
  address 
  and 
  management 
  to 
  reduce 
  

   their 
  proceedings 
  to 
  some 
  system 
  by 
  which 
  they 
  might 
  

   be 
  rendered 
  more 
  efficient, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  might 
  

   be 
  restrained 
  and 
  checked 
  if 
  necessary. 
  

  

  The 
  spirit 
  of 
  the 
  people 
  was 
  therefore 
  " 
  liighhj 
  com- 
  

   iMmented" 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  their 
  present 
  exertions. 
  But, 
  

   as 
  it 
  was 
  necessary 
  that 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  should 
  have 
  

  

  