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Rufus King's Despatch-Mr. Madison to Mr. Pinckney-Treaty
between Spain and France-Livingston's Despatch to Rufus
King-Revolutionary Spirit in the Colony-Dread of the
Americans-Morales' Proclamation in 1802-Mr. King on the
Cession of Louisiana-Livingston to Talleyrand-Livingston
to Madison-Treaty of Amiens- Mr. Madison to Mr. Living-
ston-Mr. King and Lord Hawkesbury-Livingston's Exer-
tions in France-His Views on the Cession of Louisiana-Mr.
Livingston's Negotiations-Livingston and Joseph Bonaparte
-Daniel Clarke and General Victor-Talleyrand's Assur-
ances-The Right of Deposit at New Orleans-Madison's
Despatch on Colonial Officers-The President to Congress-
The President to Monroe-Debates in Congress-Mr. Ross in

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HISTORY OF LOUISIANA.

SPANISH DOMINATION.

CHAPTER I.

O'REILLY'S ADMINISTRATION.

1769 to 1770.

IN a preceding work on the French domination in Louisiana, I have related the cession of that colony to Spain in 1762, the attempt of that power to take possession of its new domain in 1766, the insurrection of the colonists in 1768, who drove away the Spaniards, the arrival of O'Reilly at New Orleans with overwhelming forces, to avenge the insult offered to his Catholic Majesty, the trial and punishment, on the 25th of October, 1769, of the leaders of the insurrection, and the final and complete occupation of the province by the Spaniards. The object of the present work is to record the history of Louisiana, as a Spanish colony, from 1769 to December 1803, when again her destinies were changed, and she was transferred to the United States of America.

O'Reilly, having secured the obedience of the new subjects of Spain, and having, by the terror which the blood he spilt had inspired, guarded against the repetition of any attempt, similar to the one which he had so severely

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