3 JOHN Notaries. OHN CLAIBORNE, Attorney at Law, Notary Public, and Commissioner of Deeds for various States. RICHARD BRENAN, Adjuster of Averages, 28 Camp-street, N. O. CHIAPELLA, Notary Public, CO., ANDREW G. Bud& Manufacturers and Dealers in Saddlery and Saddlery Ware, No. 15 Canal-street, New Orleans. Safes. Is., N. O., Commission and Forwarding Merchant, also, sole Agent for the sale of Rich & Co.'s Improv SAAC BRIDGE, No. 76 Magazine Produce and Provisions from the West, and all description of Goods from the North, and European Ports. Office, corner of Magazine and Lafayette-sts., N. O. J. W. Stanton & Co., J. & R. Geddes, R. F. Nichois, T. J. Casey, Secretary. Stram Goods. C CLURE & SAUNDERS, ed Patent Salamander Safes, La-Mwholesale Dealers in Straw barte's Platform Scales, and Yale's Celebrated Powder-proof Bank and and Silk Goods, No. 9 Magazine-st., Store Locks. up-stairs, New Orleans. C Seed Stores. OMSTOCK & CO., Wholesale Teas. and Retail Dealers in Garden, NEW-YORK CANTON TEA CO.'S Depôt, No. 72 Canal-st., Farm, and Flower Seeds, Garden New Orleans. S. H. Page, Agent. Implements, &c. &c. Weathersfield Seed Store, No. 11 Common-street, Shirt Depot. SAAC HART, Cheap Fashionable Wholesale and Retail Shirt and Gents' Furnishing Store, 15 Camp A. 32 Exchange Alley, near Con- street, New-Orleans. ti-street, Notary for the Louisiana State Bank and Branch. L Oils, &c. Silk Goods, C. YALE, Jr. & CO., Wholesale Dealers in Silk, Fancy EONARD STURTEVANT & and Straw Goods, Millinery Articles, CO., Commission Merchants Ribbons, Laces, Gloves, Shawls, and Wholesale Dealers in Nails, Hosiery, and Linens, No. 27 MagaSperm, Whale, Lard, Tanners', and, zine-street, New-Orleans. Linseed Oil, Candles, Soap, White Lead, Black Paint, &c., No. 12 Old Levee-street, New Orleans. S. HANSELL & SONS, Philadelphia. H. B. HANSELL & BROTHER'S Saddlery, 24 Magazine-st., N. O. SMITH & BROTHERS, Whole sale and Retail Dealers in Sad dles and Harness of every kind and quality, and Agents for the Union India Rubber Co., and Boston Belt ing Co., for the sale of their patent India Rubber Goods, No. 50 and 52 Common-street, New-Orleans. Soap and Candles. H. Trunks. N. PETERS & CO., No. 11 Canal-st., N. O., Manufacturers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Trunks, Carpet Bags, Valises, and India Rubber Goods. Upholsters. SEIGNOURET & CO.. Up F. holstery and Furniture Warehouse, 144 Royal-street. N.O. Con stantly on hand a general assortment of rich Household Furniture. MALLARD, Upholsterer, 67 P. Royal-st, N.O. Constantly on hand a fine assortment of Fancy Furniture from Paris, Looking Gla-ses, Fancy China, Clocks, and Window Shades, Artistic Bronze, &c. Watches. YOUNG & CO.. (lute Nelson A. in Jewelry, Fine Watches, Silver!! K. BARNES & CO. South-Ware, Fancy Goods, &c. &c., No. 8 P. ern Soap and Adamantine Camp-street New Orleans. Candle Factory, Bartholomy-sreet, Third Municipality, New Orleans. Office, No. 57 Tehoupitoulas-street. Steam-Ships. Wines, &c. Importers URROWS & OSTROM, Com Bission Merchants und Agent TEXAS AND NOW ORLEANS for the sale of Foreign Wines and Globe-Yacht. Harris & Morgan. Storage. COMPANY. opposite Third Mu BROOKLYN WAREHOUSE nicipality. New Orleans, having spa- BEEBE & CO. No. 13 Old Jevre N. O., Dealers in Wooden cions Warehonses and Wharves, fronting 1800 feet on the river, are Ware, Cordage, Agricultural Inpleprepared to receive and forward ments, &c. DE BOW'S SOUTHERN AND WESTERN REVIEW. ESTABLISHED JANUARY 1, 1846. JUNE, 1851. VOL. X., O. S..... 2d SERIES, VOL. IV., No. 6.—3d SERIES, VOL. II., No. 6. ART. I. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.* MOVEMENTS OF ELLICOTT, WILKINSON AND GAYOSO-ORGANIZATION OF MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY. THE Spanish king ordered liberal grants of land to be offered to all emigrants from the territories now comprising Kentucky and Tennessee, to the Spanish provinces. Under this liberal system, numerous settlements were made by Americans in Upper Louisiana, as well as in the province east of the Mississippi River, and below the mouth of the Yazoo. The Spanish governor, in the meantime, was instructed to use all means of effecting a political union between the Spanish provinces and the western people of the United States. This policy continued two years, and thus delayed all danger, during that period, of an invasion of Louisiana by the north-western settlers;-but, at the expiration of that time, Guardoquoi, the Spanish minister, suddenly re-enacted the revenue laws, and seizures and confiscations, fines and imprisonment, were recommenced with such rigor, as again to rouse the resentment of the western people, and render an immediate inva sion of the Spanish provinces a popular measure. An extensive conflagration occurred at this moment at NewOrleans, and the distress and want consequent upon it compelled the governor to release all prisoners, restore their property, and rescind all commercial restrictions, in order to induce the western traders to supply the city with provisions. At the same time donations of land were made to all emigrants; and many Americans, lured by this generosity, settled in the Natchez district and elsewhere within the Spanish territory. The census of 1788 showed an aggregate population, in Louisiana and West Florida, of 42,611 souls, being an increase of 10,000 in three years. This included the importation of Acadians and Span |