...hildren, also, were detained as captives. When the work of death was finished, pillage and carousals began. The news spread dismay in New Orleans. Messengers were sent with the tidings to the Illinois , by way of the Red River, and to the Choctas and Cherokees. Each house was supplied with arms; the city fortified by a ditch. Danger appeared on every side. The negroes, of whom the number was ...