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THIS PROSPECTUS accompanies the 10th Num her of the “ Georgian.’* It was began under citcum stances of difficulty and doubt, which none but those who have attempted a similar adventure, can correct, ly appreciate. Hut gratitude to our Patrons, compels us to say, that the success of our paper has been more than comrr.ensura'e with our must sanguine anticipa tions. Intending to devote the whole of our attention and energies to it, we trust to render it more accepta ble to the pablic in future. As soon os our patronage shall warrant it, the “ Georgian" will bo enlarged from a Super Royal to an Imperial Sheet. FLORIDA. . From the Charleston Courier. St. Augustine, (E. F.) March 1. Messrs. Editors. — Die enclosed papers, which have been recently obtained, corrobo rated as they are by most of the con versa tions and occrurcnceo, that really took place, and to which they refer, tend very strongly to prove what has been generally suspected, that the Cherokee delegation acted treacherously in their mission, mid have caused great em barrassment and loss in the prosecution of the Florida war ta a speedy and successful termi nation.—Ar an act of justice to the service, and for the information of the public I will thank you to publish them in the columns of yonr paper.—la addition to the statements contained in them, 1 understand they repro ved Micanopy for holding to his treaty, and told him he bud spoiled the talk by sending word that he would keep his faith and fulfil the treaty. A FRIEND TO TRUTH. Statement of "August,” a Seminole negro and interpreter, in relation to the representa tions and promises of the Cherokee delega tion to the Seminole Chiefs. “The Seminolvs, who wore present at the Council, held by the Cherokees, with the Seminole Chiefs, to.d "August” that the Cher okees, said, that hearing the whites and In dians were still at war, the head Chief of the Cherokees had requested the President to per. mit him to send some of Ins principal Chiefs here to make peace between them; the Prosi. dent agreed to it, the Cherokee chief aptxfin tod three chiefs, and the President uno. The deputation, on arriving at St. Augustine, via. tied Powell ar.d other Chiefs, in the Fort, with whom they had a talk; they afterwards went to see Gen. Jesup, and explained the object of there coming to Florida —the Gon eral would not listen to them at first, but on phowmg him a paper signed by the President hnd the King of the Cherokees, he consented to allow them to go out, and wanted to send two hundred and fifty mon as a guard with them, this they refused, he afterwards wanted them to take fifty to mind their horses, but this they declined also, telling the Seminoles that their reason for doing so was, they were afraid that the Indians on seeing such a large number of persons coming to their camp might fire on them, and then the white peo ple would laugh at them and say, "ah, didn’t I tell you so, I knew the Indians would fire on you, and that they did not want peace.” They afterwards requested tho General to furnish them horses and they would go out by themselves—he let them Lave the horses and they went out to have a council with the In dians. j At this council they told the Indians they had come out to take them in to the General, to make peace—that he was very mad with them, but they must not mind that, but speak up for themselves, and if they were afraid to do so, to let them (the Cherokees,) know what they wished to say, and they would speak for them—that if the General asked them any questions, Micanopy must say to him, that he had not much to say to him, until Powell was taken from St. Augustine and brought to the Council' They told the Indians they must come in and make peace, and that they had a groat many presents for them and their wo men and children —that the General’s time was out, and he had lost so many men he was afraid to go home to Congress, and that was the reason he was so mad with the Seminoles —that he did not want to make peace, but he could not help himself now, that the paper made by the President, which they brought, had been sent —that when the Indians come in, the General is to stand one side, and have nothing to do with them—that all the corn and provisions in the Fort was to be given to them, and that one of the Cherokees was to take charge of it and give it out to them; the other part of the Cherokees was to take four Sem. inolo Chiefs to Washington, and that what ever land they might call for there, the Pres, ident was to give them—that they could have all Alachua and over tho Suwannee, and all this part of iho country if they wanted it— that the President would send some men back with the Chiefs to survey the land for them— that provisions would be sent for them to Fort Mellon; they might go and settle where they pleased, and when they wanted provisions could go to the Fort and get them; and they would be fed until they could make a crop. "The Cherckees further stated that old Gen. Jackson, the old President, had been the head man for this war—that he had been bro ken for it by the people, and his Secretary of War had been turned out for lying—that a son of old Washington’s had grown up to be a man, and had been made President, because he was for peace —that a now Secretary of War, n lawyer, had been madw, and that both ho and the President were for peace.” I certify that tho above was given mo by "August,” as tho substance of what had been told by the Chorokce delegation to the coun cil of Seminole Chiefs and Warriors, whom they visited on their late mission to Florida. W. G. FREEMAN, Lieut. 4th Art’y. Head Quarters, Army of the South, ? Camp, near Ft. Jupiter, E. F* Feb. 18. S Extract from nn official communication of Brig. General Armstead to Major Genera! Jesup, dated, "Fort Brooke, Dec. 25, 1837. •Jumper expressed considerable doubt as to Mligator’s coming in, as well ns n large por tian of the Seminoles, who he thought would join the Miccasoukww. Thia movement on their part, he attributed to the escape at St. Augustine of the prisoners, in addition to the statement made by the Cherokee delegation, that they could remain in the country on cer. tain conditions. FA true extract.] "W. G. FREEMAN, Lieut, and, Act. A. D- C. From the Baltimore American, 16. h inst. FLORIDA. Tho National intelligencer of yesterday contains n letter of recent date from Gen. Jesup, in which that officer common.cates to the Government his views, in regard to the continuance and probable result of tho war in Flotida. The General enters into a detail of his opinions on the question of Indian em igration, and states his conviction of tho pro priety of the measure, wherever the Indians are pressed upon the whites, and lands necess ary for the purpose of agriculture. He how. overdraw® a line of distinction between such a state of things, and matters as they now ex ist in Florida, where a removal will only effect a translation from one wilderness to another. : Tho General does not hesitate to advise that ■ the Seminoles shall be suffered to occupy the | Southern part of the Peninsula of Florida, land that they be restrained trom doing mis i chief by threats of inflicting a punishment in I future, which cannot, as he admits, now be I applied, fits proposition was given in his own j words.’— ‘‘lt I were permitted, and it ia with great diffidence I venture to make the suggestion, I Wj» tM mi , Jiist ice, and Moderation. ROME, FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA, AFRIT. 7, 1838. I would allow them [tho Seminoles] to remain, and would assign them the country west of the Kissimee. Okee, Chokee, andPana, Okee, and east of Pease creek, south to the extreme of Florida. That would satisfy them; and they might hold it on the express condition that they would forfeit their right to it, if they should either commit depredations upon the white inhabitants, or pass the boundaries as signed to them without the written permission of the military commander or agent. "By placing an agency and authorizing trading-houses on Charlott’s harbor, they could be soon concentrated; and stationing a competent military force there, and at Tam pa Bay, they might be readily controlled, and, if necessary, removed from the country, should they become troublesome, or fail to fulfil their engagements, I respectfully recommend the measure to your consideration, and that of the President, as the only means of termi nating, immediately, a most disastrous war, and leaving the troops disposable for other service. I desire a decision as soon as your 1 convenience will permit, as, by the middle of April, at farthest, the troops must be with, drawn from all the posts in the interior, to preserve their lives. Tho Indians, it would seem, are at present awaiting tho result of an answer from Wash ington, under an assurance from the Comman. der-in-chief in Florida, that his interest should be exerted in favor of granting them permission to remain." The Intelligencer also contains a letter from Col. Gadsden, in which he gives a mel ancholy picture of the state of affairs in mid die Florida, where he says things will soon be as bad as in the Eastern portion of the terri tory, if an organized and more efficient sys tens be not adopted. In addition to the foregoing, there is a communication from St. Augustine to a mem ber of Congress, in which the proposal of Gen. Jesup is treated m strong terms of rep. rehension. —The writer mentions with great propriety, as we think, the probable effect of the Indian version of the concession, should it bo made after a three years war, upon the Western tribes of savages, who, when their supplies of Buffalo shall have been destroyed, will bo restless for want of food. The facts of the Florida war neither requires nor will they admit of comment; they speak in a lan guage stronger than that of words, and will we fear redound only to the disgrace of the powerful nation under whose auspicies the hostilities were commenced. In connection with this subject it may be mentioned that Liut. Gen. Hernandez and Major Whitehurst, immediately from East Florida, have arrived in Washington. Their visit is believed to have reference to the measures proposed by Gen. Jesup. Copy of a letter from the Secretary oj War, to Major General Jesup, dated Department of War, ? March 1, 1838. S Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 11th of February, which was delivered tome by your aid de camp, Lieut. Linnard. The subject of it is one of deep interest, and I have given to it the most diligent end respectful considera tion. In the present stage of our relations with the Indians residing within the States and ter ritories east of the Mississippi, including the Seminoles, it is useless to recur to the princi ples nod motives which induced the Govern, ment to determine their removal to the West. The acts of the Executive, and the laws of Congress, evince a determination to carry out the measure, and it is to be regarded as the settled policy of the country. In pursuance of this policy, the treaty of Payne’s landing was made with the Seminoles, and the char acter of the officer employed on the part of the Government, is a guaranty of the perfect. !y fair manner in which that negotiation waa conducted and concluded.—Whether the Gov. ornment ought not to have waited until the Seminoles were pressed upon by the white pop ulation, and their lands bcome necessary to the agricultural wants of the community, is not a question for the Execuiive now to consider. The treatv has been ratified, and is the law of the land, and the constitutional duty of tl e President requires that he should cause it to be executed. 1 cannot, therefore authorise any arrangement with the Seminoles by which they will bo permitted to remain, or assign them any portion of the Territory of Florida, as their future residence. The Department indulged the hope, that with the extensive means placed at your d-s --posal, the war, by a vigorous effort, might be brought to a close this campaign. If, howev er, you are of opinion that, from the nature of the country, and the character of the ene my, such a result is impracticable, and that it is advisable to make a temporary arrange ment with tho Seminoles, by which the safety of the settlements and the posts will be secu red throughout the summer, you are at liberty to do so. In that event, you wiil establish pos:s at Tampa and cn the Eastern ?hnre, and wherever else they are, in your opinion, ! necessary to preserve the peace of the coun- j try; and I would suggest the propriety of lea ving Col. Zadok Taylor, of the First lofan try, in command of them. In moving north with your forces, you may make similar ar- , rangements with the other bunds. I deem it, j however, of great importance that every ex- ' erlion should be made to chastise the marau- I ding Indians, who have committed depreda- I tions upon the inhabitants of Middle Florida. ' I beg you will address yourself to Col. James I Gadsden for information on this subject; and : you may, if you think proper, yield to his sug- ' gestion of leaving a battalion for the protec- . tion of the people in that neighborhood. It j is hoped, however, that you will be able to put ! it out of the power of these Indians to do any j further mischief. They ought to be captu red or destroyed. As soon as, in your opin ion, it can be done with safety, you will re duce your force of mounted men from Geor- ! gia. Alabama and Tennessee. i Very respectfully, your most ob’t serv’t. J. R. POINSETT. Maj. Gen. Tiros. S. Jesup, Commanding Army of the South, Fort Jupiter Florida. ; THE FLORIDA WAR ENDED! “Six weeks'' has passed and Gen. Jesup ' has closed the War! The Indians have agreed with the General i that there shall be a cessation of hostilities i until an answer can bo had from the Govern- ' ment as to their remaining in the country. Gen. Jesup proposes to the War department, as the only means now of effecting a final ter mination of the expensive war, that the In diaus shall have a portion of Florida assigned to them, which they may occupy as long as they desist from the commission of depreda tions on the whites, and remain within their j bounds: but to be forfeited by the Indians, if I they cwmmit any acta of violence on the ! whites hereafter, or leave their limits without ' writton permission. “The arrangement now,” (says Gen. Jes up) is, that the Indians art to come in with their families nnd people, and are to await the decision of the President, whether they shall remain in the conntry or not.” And it is re commended by him to the President, that they be permitted to remain. This is really a sur prising recommendation. .After two years disastrous, perplexing and expensive cam paigns against this handful of Indiana, the commanding General, with not less than ten thousand men in arms, proposes to the Gov ernment, as the only means of successfully terminating the war, to relinquish the country or a portion of it to the peaceable possession of the Indians! How many weeks will it take to end ano. ther war by treaties and talks with the Indians, after they have been assigned lheir portion of Florida, should they again commence hostili ties against the while inhabitants of that ter ritory? What a triumph this concession would af ford to the feelings of Oceola, were he living, to witness the success of his warriors, and the truth of his predictions acknowledged by the Commanding Genera! of the United States troops in Florida? But what is moro astonishing. Gen. Jesup, has discovered recently, that Floroda is an unexplored wilderness, and that now little more can be done, than to explore it with the army at great expense, "so remote a band of savages from one explored wilderness to ano ther—and that the object we are contending for, is not worth the cost.” It is still more surprising that Gen. Jesup has just come to the conclusion that these Indians nre not in the way of the white inhabitants of Florida, and their lands are attempted to be taken pos session of by the Government's removing the Indians, when they are not required for agri cultural purposes. Is it possible the General has been convin ced of the unjustness and inhumanity of the Government, in the prosecution of this war against the Seminoles, from a perusal es Mr. Wise’s speech in Congress, or has the Gene ral become fatigued with the severities of his six weeks campaign, and the skill of this band of savages. Wc fully concur with the instructions to be found in the letter of the honorable Secretary ! ofWfirto ’he General, which will also be found in this paper. "These Indians ought to be destroyed or removed.” Federal Union. I hr people cf the United States now prob- j ably emeuni '.© sixteen millions, nnd in four; or five years will amount to twenty millions. .According to the statistics of population; twen-. ty millions wHt probably give four mi Hons • of productive operatives, and thesa at the ;o.v average (in thiv country) of one hundred dol-, lars, wail give four hundred millions of p?o- 1 duct:-, e value. The property of tho Slat-s is • put down at one hundred and fifty mil.ions | each, which rpuat be below the reality, and with the estimated productive value added, 1 will five a s it. hnle less than fire milljoix of VoL I. XO 32- dollars, to be affected by the state of the cur rency. If the continuance of an unsound currency affect these objec/s to the extent of ten per cent, it will amount to five hundred millions.” "The great suffering of the country is from the unsoundness of the currency. Ti c arti san idle, the agriculturalist cannot realise the profits of his labor, the merchant dares not ad venture, the capitalist has locked *wp his funds, there is a general paralysis. '.Restore the soundness of the currency, and in place of this inaction will succeed universal activity, and prosperity will be the brighter arid mwe cheering, because it will have succeeded 'd'i-r --general gloom.— Langdon Chccee.w — . f. t From the Correspondence, of the N. O. Bi:L letin March, 15. Houston, Texas, Feb. 25, 183’8. Disgraceful.—On Friday last, the Pres; ident was stopped in the streets, or rather I was accosted while in the street conversing with his friends, by Colonel Wm. S. Fisher, (late Secretary of War,) in company with S. R. Fisher, (late Secretary of Navy,) and I.). F. Weymouth, (late Commissary General of I Subsistance.) Colonel W. S.’ Fisher, who | was spokesman, (a known enemy of the Pres ident,) walked up to him, (while the other ! named persons tanged themselves with the j President in the centre, both in an angry man-; j ner,) and spoke to him. The I’rcsid' tit, who ■ you know' is remarkable for his politeness, i received the gentlemen in his politest manner. Fisher then asked him to repeat or retract certan expressions made relative to him, t<> Colonel D-. T. Wcighmouth; the President re fused to notice it. He then requested to know if he held himself responsible for his express ions and actions? The President replied, that for his official acts he was responsible to the people, (his constituents-) but for his personal i acts he was personally responsible. Fisht r 1 then requested to know, if he (General Hous, i ton,) would receive a note from him? To which the President replied, ho would. Here the scene ended. I have no doubt it was their’intention to attack him, but was awed by his coolness; and, perhaps, they felt not quite sure, but what they would cutch a Tartar. In an hour or two after their meeting, a chal lenge? was handed to the President, from Col. XV, 3. Fiaher. The President immediately referred it to hia servant-boy Tom, who care lessly put it in his pocket, saying, (informing the second.) that ho wm then getting ready to start to Nacogdoches, and that he would think of the affair; at all events, auid he, I shall give it tho attention such a thing merits. Thue ended this disgraceful affair to all par -1 ties concerned, wiih tho exception of General Houston, who has, with bis usual tact, rnnde the gentlemen get the worst of the affair, as you will, no doubt, think. The President started for Nacogdoches on Saturday morning. Report says he brings back a wife; of this, however, I do not pretend to vouch. 'There was to have been an affair of honor a few days since, between a captain Antignac, and a Mr. Johnston, but tho civil authority took hold of the gentleman, and bound them to keep tho peace. The Mayor of the city, (F. Moore, jr.) seems determined to stop the ; custom; and the citizens generally, are dis. I posed to co-operate with him. Cod speed him ! in his truly noble attempt. J. Vs. DEFENCE OF THE FRONTIER. I The following (says the New York Express) ; is the substance of the report ot tho Secretary ' of war, relative to a plan for the protection of j the North and Eastern Boundary of the Uni ted Stales. The report reiterates the recoin : mendation of the plan proposed by the Board lof Engineers appointed at the ck?se of the last j war. It represents the whole frontier as expo sed to attack, from all the fortifications being i incomplete, unfinished, nnd unarmed. Since the last war, little has been dona towards pla cing tho country in a state of defence, small ! appropriations have been made, nnd now the i Secretary admits that there is not a fortress lon our long line of sea defences capable of re sisting an armed trig. Tho Board ofNavy ; Commissioners state, that our naval force for the protection of our coast and the fisheries, I should consist of 15 ships of tho line, 25 fri ’ gates, 25 sloops, 25 steamers and 25 small ves ■ sols, while now we have in commission not a i tenth part of the number. The report com i pares our preparations for defence, with thoso of other counties, and exhibits our weakness, and the intire inadequacy of our present sys tem. To resist the attack of any of the pou erful navies ofthc European Governmen’s up on any part of tho coast, our whole force rhu*l be centred at one point, leaving the remahider entirely unprotected. The Secretary recom mends that the appropriation for fortifications and ordnance be greatly increased, the arrty so far augmented that the artillery regiments may occupy these poets, and such an organi zation of the militia adopted, cs will render tho neighboring population available in case? of alarm or sudden war. Appended to tho repoit is a letter from Gen. Scott, in which lie Btateo as his opinion, that five regin cuts of artillery