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feeing his fathet’a hat in tiie Lands of fonxs *
of the rogues, which were thut in by the
turnkey, lufpeCted something, and ran round
underneath the dungeon,, and by tins means
wblipered through the crack of the door to
him, liberated his father and his frightened
companion.
Mr. Reynold*,’* coolnels and intrepidity
on this occasion only confirm the public in
their opiniou, that to preside is a dangerous
<-llice, where nightly watchfulnefr and' daily
penetration are fouecelTarv, requires a man of
Lis uncommon and afliduity.
We have the pleafurc to iuform the public,
that, by the a&ivity »>f the officers and fer.
vauts of the goal, &c. aided by some citizens,
the remaining rogues were apprehended and
confined in their former lodging, before £
o’clock* the fame ev/rhug.
GEORGE-TOV;N, March i?.
Copy of a letter from Governor Sevier to ihs
Privy Couitcil of the new fate of Franklin t
dated at B''jfaloe Creek t ’junuaty 12, 178^.
“ It is with the utmost plealure I inform
your Honors, that the arms of Franklingain
cd a complete vidory over the combined
forces of the Creeks and Cherokces on the }
•joth inst. Since my last, I received informa
tion (hat the enemy were collecting in a con
siderable body near Flint Creek, within 25
miles of my head quartets, with an intention
to attack me. To improve this favorable op
portunity, I immediately, marched my corps
towards ti e spot, and arrived after enduring
great hardthips by the immeule quantity of
iaow and the piercing cold. On the morning
of the icth inti, we w ere within a mile of the
enemy; we loon difeovered the situation of
their encampment by the smoke of their fires,
which we found extended along the foot of
the Apalachiau Mountain. Leaded a coun
cil of war of all the Othcers, in which it was
agreed to attack the enemy without loss- of
time; and, in order to forround them, I
ordered Gen. M‘Carter, with- the Bloody
Rangers and the Tomahawkmen, to take pof
feflion of the mountain, the only pass I kuew
that the Indians could retreat by ; whilst I,
with the rest of the ebrps, formed a line near
ly extending from the right to the left of
their wings. The arrival of Gen. M‘Carter
on the mountain, and the signal for the attack,
was to be announced by the difeharge of a
grafliopper, which, was accordingly given,
and the attack began. Our artillery soon
xoufed the Indians from their huts, and find
ing themselves pretty near fmrounded on all
tides, they only tried to fave.themfelves by
flight, from which they were prevented by
our riflemen posted behind the trees.. Their
oaufe being thus desperate, they made lome
refinance, and killed the people who were
ierviug our artillery. Our ammunition being
much damaged by the snow on our march,*
and the enemy’s in good order, I found it ne
telTary to abandon that mode of fight, and
trust the event to the fvvord and tomahawk.
Accordingly I gave orders to that purpose.
Col. Loid, with ico horsemen, charged the
Indians sword in hand,, and the rest of the
corps followed with their tomahawks. The
battle foou became general, by Gen. M‘Car
ier coming down the mountain to our affift
unce; death presented itfelf in ihocking feenes
on all sides, and in lefc than,half an hour the
enemy ceased making any resistance, and left
us in'potfeifion of. the bloody field. The loss
theenemv sustained in this atliou is very con
iiderable; Vye have buried 145 of their dead,
and, by the blood we have traced for miles
all over the woods, it is supposed the greatest
part of them retreated with wounds. Our
loss is very incoiUiderabie, it cor.fills of five
dead aud fix teen wounded amowyft ihelatter
is the brave Gen. M‘C aner, who, whilst tak
ing oft the scalp of an Indian, was tomahawk
ed by another, whom he afterwatds killed
with his own hand ; I am in hopes this good
and brave man will survive. I have marched
the army back to my former cantonment at
Buftaloe Cieck, where I inuft remain until I
receive some fu ppiies for the troops, which I
hope will be lent foou ; we fuffer most for the
want of wbifcey. I have the honor to re
main, Gentlemen, your very bumble fer
vent, * JOHN SEVIER,
Qxtraf) of a letter from Leta/v/lle, (Falls of
Ohio) dated January *6, tygy.
“ General VV—k-—f—n has fitted out •
small fleet, for a leeond •Npedmuu to New*
OiicilHl it ccmflfli of Urge t
» of which carry (liree ponnderf, tud all of
them fwivclsi manned by 150 bands, biavc
and-well armed, to fight their way down the
Ohio and Mdiilippi tmo the Gulph of Mexi
co.
“ Th s is the firft Armada that ever floated
on the wedetu- waters, and I allure you, the
fight or this little squadron, under the Ken
tucke colours, opens afield of contemplation,
what this couutry may expert from commerce
at a future day.
“ The cargoes confil! chiefly of tobacco,
flour, and provision of all kinds, some of
which has been packed up 111 ware-houses
three or four years part ; and where it cer
tainly would have remained, had uot the Ge
neral, through his indefatigable enterprise and
genius, opened the too long barricadoed grates.
u He has been very unjuiliy cenfmeJ by
the inconliderate part of mankind, for having
monopolized the bpanilh trade, but the more
expanded mind acknowledges, that to his pe
netrating geniug, Kentucke Hands indebted
for having procured its citizens a market, from
which the jealousy of our neighbours exclude
ed us this many years part.,
“ Mr. B—-n, our latenegotiator, and
a Spanifii gentleman, son-in-law to-the go
vernor of Louifiaua, ate to accompany the
General on this commercial (or as some will
have it political) expedition. Our politicians
fee in lileutly contemplating on the conduct of
the Atlantic States, and vvjait to hear the fate
of Kentucke p.ronouuced by your nevt Con
gress.”
Tbe fallowing economical law of tbe new fate
of Franklin * found amongf the public papers,
jerves as a pattern to tho,c fates* wbo,e ci“
vil lifts have become a burden to its mbabi
’ tants..
In General Afle-mhly, State of Franklin,
Ortober 15, 1788.
Whereas the collecting of taxes in specie,
for the want of a circulating medium, has be
come very oppressive to the good people of
this commonwealth : And whereas it is the
duty of the legislature to hear at all times the
prayers of their conilitueuts, and apply as
speedy a remedy as lays in their power :
Be it enarted by the General Aflemhly of
the Hate of Franklin, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the. fame, That from the
firft day of January, A. L). 1789, tbe fab
rics of the civil oflicers of this commonwealth
be as follows, to wit:
His Excellency tire Governor, per annum
1000 deer firins; his Honor the Chief Justice
SQO do. do. Secretary to his Excellency the
Governor 500 racoon do. the Treafttrer of
the state 450 otter do. each county Clerk 300
beaver do. Clerk of the House of Commons
200 racoon do. Members of Afl'enibly per
diem 3 do. Justices fees for signing a war
rant 1 mulkrat do., to the Constable for serv
ing a warrant 1 mink do. Euafted into a
law the 25th of Ortober, 1788, under the
great leal of the .state, witness his Excellency
John Sevier, Governor, Captain-General,
Commander iu Chief, and Admiral, in and
-oyer said state.
AVGUST A, May 2.
A correspondent has handed us the follow
ing, as the Talk lately sent by the Commis
sioners of Indian Affairs, in this Department,
to the Creeks, correspondent to the earned
delire of the Government of ftaie.
Whereby it appears that every thing reafon
* able is doing to accumplilh a peace with thufe
tribes.
To tbe Head, Men , Chief , and Warriors if
" tbe Creek Nation.
WElaft-year appointed a time and ptare
for holding a treaty wiib you to eftablnh a
tailing peace between you anil * IS » that we
might again become as one people; yoy all
know tire rcafous why it was not held at that
time.
We now fend you this Talk, inviting you
to a Treaty on your bank of the Oconee River,
at the Rock Lauding* We wished to meet
you at that place on the eighth of June, but,
as that day is so near at hand, you might not
all get notice. We therefore shall expert to
. meet you on the twentieth day pf June.
We have changed the place of meeting
from that of taft year ; so that nunc of you
Itiould have icafou to complain > it is your
owu ground, and on that taud we wish to re.
new onr foi liter trade and fuendihipi, and to
remove every thing th»t 1m blinded the path
' btiwiiu you Aiid us*
We are now governed by a Pre/iderif, who •
is like the old King over the great Wa er.
He commands all the warriors of the thirteen
great sites. He,will have regard to the wel
fiie ot all the Indians ; and when peace ihalf
be eftablilhcd he will be your father, and yon
. will be h. ; a children, so that none thall dare
to do you harm.
We know that lands have been the caufeof
dispute between you and the white people ;
but we now tell you that we want no new
grants; our otjert i» to make a peace and to
unite us ail under our Great Chief Warrior
and Frefideut, .who is the father aud protec*
tor of all the white people.
Attend to what wc fay,
Our traders are very rich, and havehoufea
full of such goods as you were used to get-in
former days'; it is our with that you Ihoulil
trade with them aud they with you, in ftrirt
iricudihip.
Our Brother George Galphin will carry you
this Talk; listen t«> him, he will tell you
nothing but truth from us. Scud us your
aufwet by him*
AND*. PICKENS,
H. OSBORNE,
Commijf otters of the United States for IndUtl
Affair s in tbe son them Department .
Ap. il ao, 1785.
(A true Copy from the Origintl.)
Government has received official accounts
of the murder of a woman aud two children
on Ogcchee, in Effingham county, about ten
days ago, by the Indians. They left a cap of
tutkey fcatbeis, a bowandthiee bloody ar
f rowt, which, it is said, irtdieate their belongs
>. ing to the Turkey Family, and of their de
termination for war. And liirce, of farther
mifehief being done on our upper border, near
Knox*s Fort. But it is Hill hoped that thefa
1 nexperted attacks are without the fanrtiou
of the nation,.and that they will not interrupt
the progiefs of the Treaty. The meflengers
lately sent to theCrecks, will, no doubt, soon
furnilh the fulleft information, and demon
strate to the world the real cause of thefc ho«
ftilities within the period of a truce.
Richard Leake, Esq Sir George. Hotiftoun,
Bart, and Alexander Biftct, Esq. were chofeo,
on Monday the 6th inst. Members of the Con
vention, for the county of Glynn; and John
Irvin, John Watts, and Joftwa William?*
Eftjrs. for the county of Wellington.
7 be following is publtfbed in this State bp
Authority .
State if South'Carolwa.
By his Excclleucy Charles Pineksry , Esquire
Governor and Commander in Chief in ami
over the State aforctaid.
4. T KOGL AM AT ION.
VJL/ HERE AS the Common Goal at Cain*
bridge, sot the diftrirt of A inefy~Six 9]
was on the flight of rtie 14th tn.Janx, deftroy
cd by fire, aud the following prifoiicrs, y\z»
•John Shaft on* committed for horfe r ftealing,
Memucun Hunt * also for horfe-flea mg, and
Solomon *pears* for rtealing of cattle, feveraU
!y made the;r cfcape from their confinement :f
stud whereas there is reason to believe that th»-
tame was intentionally set otifite b‘y some evil
disposed per lons, for tbe purpose of icfcuing
the above mentioned prisoners, in order to
b'ing the perpetrators of this daring and atro
ci *u i offence to exemplary punifbment* I have
thoiighc tit, by and with the advice of ths;
/ it vy Council * to iflue this Proclamation* here
by offering a reward of One Hundred Pounds
foi apprehending the person or persons con
cerned iu fettiug fire 10 the said goal, to be
paid on conviction; and also One Huudnt
Dollars for eacli of rhe. said prisoners, to by
paid on their delivery to the keeper of any of
ti e goals within this flare : And Ido hereby
oftar a fiee and full p*. lon to any accomplice
who may give information, so that the prin
cipal or principals may be secured aud biougbt
to trial; and require all judges, judirex, She
nifs, couftables, and others to be aiding io
d.Revering and apprehending the persons con
cerned in the above offence.
Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of
the State , sn the at, of Chur left ou* this
iutenty-ftvmih aay of Match* m the year
ts our Lord one tbo*fond fov n hundred
and eighty mut* and erf the joatriignj an if
in (tpeta ence oj the Untied Stum tfJmert
iu the thirteenth.
CHARLKH F/NCKNEK*
’ 9y hi# EvcfllciicyV Coinmind,
i\m tionu*, hultp