The particular reasons that for the present have su[undecipherable] the evacuation of the posts, do not effect the tre[undecipherable] any other respect; and these will soon be settled be[undecipherable] his Catholic Majesty and the United States of Am[undecipherable] they being of a nature that only wants an explana[undecipherable] therefore, it has been my most earnest wish to keep th[undecipherable] tlements in peace and quiet until that political chan[undecipherable] place. As I expected you might come down before an infor[undecipherable] mation of this incident could reach you, I provid[undecipherable] most convenient barracks that I could for your tro[undecipherable] that post, wishing to shew the United States the great[undecipherable] tention to their troops; and in consequence of this di[undecipherable] tion having conferred with the Honorable Andrew E[undecipherable] cot, we have agreed that you should remove to this[undecipherable] to encamp in its vicinity, where you may be assist[undecipherable] every thing more conveniently. By this opportu[undecipherable] forward the correspondent orders to the command[undecipherable] that post, who will do every thing necessary to fa[undecipherable] and expedite your descent, which I hope will be s[undecipherable] as I flatter myself with the prospect of much satisfa[undecipherable] in forming your acquaintance. I have the honor to be, with due consideration, S I R, Your most humble servant, MANUEL GAYOSO DE LEM[undecipherable] P. S. Pope, E^sq. [No. XIII.] *From the same to the Same.* S I R, I Have the honor to acquaint you that the comm[undecipherable] general of this province desires me to inform you th[undecipherable] Majesty's envoy in the United States has given him th[undecipherable] ligence of an attack proposed against our part of the [undecipherable] nois by the British from Canada; and as such an exp[undecipherable] tion cannot take place without passing through the ter[undecipherable] tory of the United States, said envoy did oficially co[undecipherable] nicate what was necessary to the Secretary of State of [undecipherable] United States, requiring that convenient orders should [undecipherable] sued to have their territory respected and provided [undecipherable] their own safety; which we doubt not but the United [undecipherable] tes will acquiesce to in consequence of the treaty and [undecipherable] good harmony that subfists between the United States [undecipherable] America and His Majesty. The said commander general of this province in co[undecipherable] quence of the foregoing information finds himself u[undecipherable] the necessity of putting in a state of defence several [undecipherable] nts of this river, and particularly Nogalls, to cover [undecipherable] er Louifiana, and in case the British should succe[undecipherable] their projects against Illinois; for which purpose a [undecipherable] venient force shall be sent to Nogalls to repair an[undecipherable] fend that post, which far from being against the inter[undecipherable] the United States of America, will, in case of being [undecipherable] ged to, leave the military post in that state which it [undecipherable] be found. As this is a powerful reason in addition to those that [undecipherable] ttered before, to suspend the evacuation of these posts, [undecipherable] d of running the line, as our attention is entirely [undecipherable] wn towards the defence of the province, the said com[undecipherable] nder general orders me to pass you this oficial comm[undecipherable] cation, and in consequence of the unavoidable delay to [undecipherable] peat to you in his name the proposal of remaining [undecipherable] re, to go down to lower Louifiana, or as he thinks [undecipherable] ght be preferable to remove to Villa Gayoso, wher[undecipherable] re are sufficient buildings to accommodate both yo[undecipherable] d your troops; this insinuation being an effect of the [undecipherable] re we have to shew every degree of consideration, as a [undecipherable] oof of our disposition to improve the friendship between [undecipherable] nations, assuring you that in any part that you [undecipherable] ould determine to remain or stay, the commander ge[undecipherable]