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AUttUtfTA, APRIL 4.
The importance of dispatch u» coiiduc
’ ting military operations against a savage
enemy, is truly exemplified in the recent
t enterprise of Gen. Mlntoth, the princi
pel leader of the friendly Creeks. With
n handful of men, he has, in the course
of a few days, performed more essential
•ervice than the whole army, since the
commencement of the campaign.—A
Strange fatality appears tp have hovered
over its head: its movements first retard
ed for want of transportation; then from
want of provisions; while detachment
after detachment, was harrassed and cut
up; the main body of our troops, at the
time literally resting upon their arms—
Yet we do not impute to government any
fault/ causes over which it had no imme
diate controul, produced the evils which
have marked the progress of the campaign;
government could nut foresee the defalca
tion ot contractors; and the repugnance
of waggoners tp enter into a dangerous
Service, when the'commercial and agri
cultural interests of this state afforded
Ihem a safe and highly profitable employ
ment; but the most effectual means were
taken to remove these obstacles as soon
as they were k|own to exist.
We now presume that the army is .
fairly under way , and look for a vigo
rous, uninterrupted, and successful pros
ecution of the campaign. 1
LYDMjTjMSSJ CUE.
Extract of a letter from Or. W. B.
Ector, now on a tour in the Alabama ter
ritory, to the editor of the Reflector, da
ted Fort Claiborne, March 16—« A most
horrid massacre was ccmmitted on the
federal road, 70 miles above here; on
Friday night last, the Uth inst. 1 wit
nessed the scene myself, and hasten to
inform you of the particulars. Mr. Win
Ogly, and three children killed, and two
Wounded; Mrs. Eli Stroud wounded,
and child killed by Indians.. 1 encamp
ed within 2 miles of the place, and dres
sed the wounded myself. 1 considered
them all mortal, at least very danger
ous. Mr. Ogly was the only one shot and
•calped; the others were tomahawked.
Two persons only, Mrs. Ogly and Mr.
Stroud, escaped unhurt. Several par
ties of Indians had been seen in the
Deighoorhood,but were suffered to pass,
as they professed friendship, though of
sering some personal intuits. Trails
have been discovered near the road, fi
ring heard, and Indians occasionally
aeen. Danger and alarm prevail through
out the rout and frontier of the territory.
Governor Bibb is here, and is taking
measures to pursue them, and intercept
any hostiles who may be returning from
b«u>w tl»* .Spanidi line, and protect the
road and inhabitants. Two settlers have
lately been killed at the mouth of Mur
der creek, 20 miles above Fort Craw
lord. Macnuck’s wife, who has been
with the hostiles several years, has late
ly returned, and says that the Indians do
not intend to make a stand against gen.
Jackson, but will separate in parties,
Iny waste the frontier country, and mur
der the inhabitants. Deflector.
We have no very recent information
from the army under Gen. Jackson. It
Is understood, however, that they have 1
lett Fort Scott and descended the Appa- '
lachicola to meet provisions, a large sup
ply of which had arrived from New-Or
leans.
Intelligence from the army of friendly
Creek Warrior* under M’Xntosh, has
been received down to the 16th. In des
cending the Chutuhochec, M’lntosh with
A large party of his warriors kept the
west side until he finally took and dis
persed the hostile Indians.©!’ the Hitche
tau tribe, who were in arms under their
Chief the Red Ground King. A detail 1
of his operations will be found in the 1
Subjoined letters.— Journal, >
INDIAN NEWS.
Extract of a Utter from* Major Daniel i
Hughes, U. 8. to the Editors (
of the Journal , dated t
Fort Mitchell, March 24. *
44 1 nave particular pleasure in giving
VOU copies of letters received by from *
William M’lntosh, General, command- '
• n g the Creek regiment of Indians, who
marched from here on the 261 h ult. with
only six days provisions, for Fort Gaines
He arrived there on the sth inst. where
lie received six days corn only for his
warriors, and then pushed against the e- i
nemy. He is highly deserving the tha- i
tacter of a warrior. His conduct proves |
him (he decided friend of our government, i
and laws; he is the violent enemy of the i
hostile party, and they must expect to
battfe 6WCI * hthUar,niftb 7 g<vehim ,
‘I He has done what he mentions ip his I
letters, while on Ins march from this post ,
A*? 0 ' •» exclusively •
en died to ail the merit of his labor and j
perseverance.”
t°pUs <f Utters from General William \
entosh, commanding the Creek re- i
girneut, to Maj.Dap* Hughes, V. S. |
factor at Fort Mitchell. ,
‘ q ® LD Fielwb, March 2. 1
• » I wish you would inform our
vS n ii!? d i. W n r K ? d men » since 1 left
IvuJJ ’ the fourth day at twelve
■s* * t»ken three of our ene-
ShU rit? Wer ? &nn s on the vessels 0..
Smi. nl. ’ an k d on *. ¥rM wounded at the
6rm S on t,ie vessels
k have got the® matring., carrying them
* -
to Port Gaines, and expect to catch some
flora before 1 ge\ tbei e. Nothing more
but the creeks are very high—it is m
much as we can do to travel.
I remaioyour friend.
WILLIAM MTNTOSH,
• OenH commanding.”
Four Gaines, March 6.
"Major Daniel Hughes —l wrote you
the’Other day and told that I had take*,
three prisoners- 4 —l carried them to Fort
Gaines to the commanding officer, and
he told me he would have nothing to d:
with them ; and said to me, you may deal
with them by your own laws. We had
proof that they were at the destroying ot
the boat below the fork of Flint river, and
one of (hem was wounded at that time—
they were doing mischief to our friendh
and I knew what was the law between us
and the United States; 1 did not want
them to stand on our lanu, and 1 have
taken their lives—l have heard where a
good many of our enemies are collected,
about forty miles from this place, and i
am going to push on to them to-morrow
as fast as I can, ’till I can get where they
are. This is all I have to say to you and
our bead men and agent, and whatever 1
do hereafter I will let you know again.
Nothing mure; all my men are healthy—
your friend,, Gen. Wm. M’lntosh,
Corn's the Creek Indians.
‘‘ P. S. The commanding officer at Fort
Gains had taken the Tame King’s son a
prisoner and gave him up to me—l heard
no harm against him and turned him
loose again, and now he has joined us.”
March 10.
"My Friend —l received your letter
on the 9 tli day of this month; on the Sun
day in the evening there was about four
teen of our old enemies came and gave
themselves up to us, with their women
and children; I sent their women back
with some ©four own people to the Ufaula
and we have taken two of the men along
with us as pilots. They told me that the
Red Ground Chief had got a great many
of our enemies collected together tofight,
and these two men are pilotingus to him.
About one hour after we took these peo
ple, ten more men came into our camp
with white flags and joined us; I send
this to you—l am going to-day, and to
morrow about 9 o’clock the fight will bl
ended with us—if 1 conquer the Red
Ground Chief, 1 don’t expect to meet as
many more in number hereafter— yo»*
will hear from me as quick as the tight is
over with us. Your friend,*
Wm. M’lntosh,
Gen. com. the Creek army,
Chaubellee Creek , March 16.
** Sir—i have the honor of writing i.
you again, as I promised you 1 would ck
»o. 1 went down the creek Chaubullee
the 12th day of March, about ten mile
above the camp of Ohunchatec Miccooi
Red Ground Chief, and the creek swamp
was so bad we could not pass it (nr th
high waters; my men had to leave then
clothes and provisions, and swim better
than one half of the swamp, about six
miles wide; we marched within about
two miles of his station, and the next
morning we surrounded his place, but h«
was gone and we could not follow him
till we could get some provisions we had
left behind us; I and -v.aj. Hawkins fol
lowed him and overtook his party, ami
he got away from us with about 30 men.
V\e have taken 53 men, and about ItU;
women and Children prisoners, without
the fire of a gun; and we killed ten men
that broke to try and make their escape.
I have not lost a man since 1 left Fort
Mitchell. He would not have got away
from us, but he had some cattle on hand
that lie tried to drive out of oui way—so
I sent 100 men to take him and his cattle;
when they came in sight, he and his par
ty being well mounted on horses, they
got away; we got what cattle he had with
him. We are very scarce of provisions
and I have to send the women and chil
dren up into our nation—As forth 6 men
lam going to take them to Gen. Jackson.
Now there is no danger on the west side
of the Chatuhoochie river, as this was ail
the party that was on this side—we have
to look for our enemy on the cast side of
the river now. You will be so good as
to inform my head mon and agent of this,
I send to you my friend and brother*
Gen. Wm. M’lntosh,
the Creek Indians
Mobile, Feb. 3.
According to letters that have been
received from Pensacola, it appears that
the report is current there, and fully be
lieved, that the notorious Woodbine is
really among the Seminoles, and other
pmons also, (a red coat) w hose name is
not menntioned, but is called a colonel,
perhaps the famous Nicholas, of procla
mation memory. The worthies are said
to have a force of two schooners, armed
and manned with 50 men each, besides
50 negroes trained as cavalry; the latter
are no doubt made up of the remnant of
the slaves who escaped from the negro
fort previous to its capture, augmented
in nmnhv we by the Runaways from
the Floridas and Georgia. -These have
for some time past had their headquar
ters on the river Sewaney, where Ar
buthnot, who is supposed to be the same
person as Woodbine, also lives. The na
val force, if in reality it exists as men
tioned, may be presumed to be composed
of Spanish Patriots from Amelia, Vof
urivate adventurers from that nest as
buccaneers, New Providence. What
their object can be, however, is difficult]
to conceive; that the/ vanteriosuly hope,
a
» at the head of a handful of^wretched In*
liana and negroes to contend against the
► of the United States, it is impos
ible to believe. Perhaps, however, they
mve flattered themselves that the Span
sh line wou d prove a safeguard, and
that under its shelter they might carry
, on their aytem of robbery and inurder
with impunity. Forbeaiing as our gov
i rnment is, in this respect, they will cer
, tainly be disappointed. Congress is now
t n session, and no doubt, before this
I time, the fiat has gone forth that will hurl
destruction on them and their associates,
! she manes of the brave murdered Scott,
'and his unfortunate companions, will not
be long unrevenged.
Extract of a letter from Dr. John Sibley
to Dr. John Robertson of Natchez, da
ted
“Natchitoches, Jan. 30.
“Some traders lately arrived here from
the Hietau Indians, and say, that about
three months ago, a party ol these In
dians, with their great chief, Chewawa,
fell in with some Spaniards not far from
St. Antonio; they fought, and Chewawa
was killed; and, as these traders left the
nation, (less than a month ago) 4000 war
riors were assembled to go against St.
Antonio, and said they would revenge
the death of their chief or ail perish; that
they would not leave a soul ilivc or a
■ standing at St. Antonio, or oh this
l side of the River Grand; and the country
1 which was once a prairie should be a«-ain
i a prairie.” °
* long expected proposition of Mr.
• Clay has been made, and is in full debate
in the House of Representatives, having
• reference to the acknowledgement of the
• Independence of the United Provinces
i ol Rio La Plata. The Speaker has bro
: ken ground at a greater distance from
i the object than we believe had been gen
ii orally expected, his proposition being to
j appiopriate a sum lor the outfit and a
f y ear 8 salary ol a minister to the govern
, ment of La Plata, whenever the Piesi-*
. dent shall think fit to send one. The
- proposition, therefore, does not contem
) plate any direct change in the actual state
I ot our relations, but an expression of the
- readiness of congress to second suc h a
measure as is proposed, when the cxecu
i tive shall deem it expedient to resort to
5 it.
The proposition has covered ground
» enough, however, to form the foundation
of an animated debate, in which the
whole policy of the United States, in res
pect to the S. American provinces, and
icidentally as to all the European pow
ers, and to Spain particularly, have been
bro t into view. It is not for us to pre
dict the of tkla proposition, espe
! oially since we have recently failed in
anticipating the fate of the bill to amend
'he acts for enforcing our neutral rela
• !,ons » w toicji has passed the House of Re
nesentatives in an amended shape, in
iead of being indefinitely postponed, as
ve had supposed it would be. It is suf
icient to say, that we shall keep pace
with the debate, and present it as soon
is it pan possibly be prepared for the
,-ress, considering it as affording lumin
•us views of a question, of as much inte
rest as any now agitated in the United
Mate - Nat. Intel.
Independence of the South.
the House having again resolved it
„ L ,nt P a com mittee of the whole, Mr.
tksha, m the chair, on the annual gencr
al appropriation bill; and Mr. Clay’s pro
position to amend the bill by inserts a
,fo lc? PPr ? piiat,n S 1&000 dollars
I th f and jenr’s salary of a Min
ister to Buenos Ayres, yet pending-
Mr. Clay concluded, in a speech of S
lours in length, the observations he yes
terday commenced in support of his pro
position. r
Mr. Forsyth then took the floor in on-1
Sir'cliV 0 m ° tlon ’ and in r «P to!
When Mr. Forsyth concluded his
speech, which occupied two hours in the!
delivery—
The committee rose, reported pro
gress, and obtained leave to sit again,
on the intimation of Mr. Lowndes, that
he proposed to deliver his views of the
subject.
SEMINOLE WAR.
The following message was received j
from the President of the United States.
2o the Senate and House of Representor
tives of the United States.
I now lay before congress all the in
formation in the possession of the Exec
utive, respecting the war with the Sem
inolea, and the measures, which it has
been thought proper to adopt, for the
safety of our fellow-citizens on the fron
tier, exposed to their ravages. The en
closed documents shew that the hostili
ftes of this tribe were unprovoked, the
offspring of a spirit, long cherished, and
often manifested towards the U. States,
and, that in the present instance, it was
fv ltSe , J° other . tribe *» and dai
ya. seining a more serious aspect—As I
and object of this com
coinm«n ,' ve 7. P erceiv ® d , the maj. geo.
ofZ lT T thern divi9ion
ps of the U. S. was ordered to the I
■?!?”’ ch * t *! <l ** *« -M
---(the w.ud Tfatp.) with (K„
powers neMeeery tog*. it XjSft
"9“^'’“*' f wETSt. ‘t
-USSsrSaWal
, J i i
- afes receive tlie punishment which (hey
i have provoked andjustly merited.
As almost the whole of this tribe in
i habits the country within the limits of
- Florida,.Spain was bound, by the treaty
1 of 1795, torettiain them from commit
i ting hostilities against the United States,
r Wc have seen, with regret, that her go
- verninent has altogether failed to fulfil
- this obligation, nor are we aware that it
v made any effort to that effect. When
K we consider her utter inability to check,
I seven in the slightest degree*, the move
, ments of this tribe, by her very small
. and incompetent force, in Florida, we are
t not disposed to ascribe the failure to any
other Cjiuse—The inability, however, of
Spain to maintain her authority over the
territory and Indiana, within her limits,
- and in consequence to fulfill the treaty,
ought not to expose the United States to
other, and greater injuries—Where the
i authority of Spam ceases to exist, there
t the United a right to pursue
- their enemy, on a principle of self de
, fence—ln this instance the right is more
> complete and obvious, because we shall
a perform only what Spain w ( as bound to
b . have pci formed herself—To the high ob
- ligations and privileges of this great and
, sacred right of self defence, will the
e I movement of our troops be strictly con-
II fined Orders have been given to the
n I general in command not to enter Flori
s I da, unless it be in pursuit of the enemy,
v I and in that case to respect the Spanish
ti I authority wherever it is maintained; and
I he will be instructed to withdraw his
I forces from the province, as soon as he
. I shall have reduced t!>at tribe to order,
i; I and secured our fellow-citizens in that
s j MUiytcr, by satisfactory arrangements,
j I against its unprovoked and savage hos
s J tilities in future.
JAMES MONROE.
i I Washington , March 25, IBir.
[ibid.
* I <56-<3 p
I I. COMMUNiCATEO.
- j Some days past a bill of the “ Bank of
J I f-'e State of South-Carolina,” was passed
4 1 ' n Ibis place to Mr. B. Picquet for fifty
I dollars, which on examination is found to
J J be a two dollar bill so ingeniously alter
‘ I i;d : that persons not very conversant in
II bank paper, might readily be imposed
I U P OH by it—The alteration is made by
) J taking the figures 50, and the words fifty,
I from a fifty cent bill of the bank ol Soutn-
I j Carolina, and neatly pasting them over
II the figure 2 and the word two, in a two
: I dohar bill, wherever these words and
-1 figures are required; so that the retnain
• I mg parts pf the bill, together with the
-1 signatures, retain their genuine appear
i| ance—and thus alteied, the bill looks so
■j well that it hud no doubt passed through
•J >everal hands for fifty dollars before the
[ deception was detected—and those only
I who observe with a critical eye the de
■ vices and particular letter of each deno-
I mination ol bills would readily detect
■ the imposition. The bill is left for in
> spection at the Augusta Book .Store, and
as it is probable that other bills of the
J same kind are in circulation,our citizens
J are cautioned to be on their guard against
I them. The ingenuity, however, of the
J counterfeiting and fraudulent gentry will
probably keep full pace with the circum-
I spection of the most cautious and correct.
I ' 11 I —■
I I’he Subscribers to the Merchants’
J Bank of Georgia, will recollect, that by
I adjournment they are to meet at the
I Fong room in the Globe Tavern, on Mon-
I day evening next, to receive the report
I of their committee.
! |C7* Thw Members of the Jlugusta
I Friendly Society, are hereby notified to
I attend theii semi annual meeting onJi/bn-
I day Evening, 6th inst. at 7 o’clock, at
j Mr. O. Dantortli’s School-Room.
By Order,
I • C. 1 RACEY, Ser.
ATTENTION
I FIRE-MEM!!!
YOU are directed to attend the City
Hotel, on Thursday evening, the 9th
1 ilist, at 4o’clock, for the purpose of e
lectiug a Captain and other Officers to
I command your company.
April 4
FT o u tt.
A Few Barrels Prime FLOUR,
I For Sale by ?
Penn & Jackson.
J^P 6l^ 4 tt
For sale,
Ten barrels Newark prime
CIDER.
Apply to
Verdell and Marshall,
. Upper end Broad-street. ,
April 4 2t 1
j «oiting.Cloths~ (
A OF EVERY NUMBER,
.ompetent supply just received and a
will be kept throughout the season,
j oi me genuine Dutch kfnd; for sale upon
the most reasonable terms, by P
Ir ß r . r ... . J* S. Walker, n
in front of Dickinson Starnes’ W. H. c
upper end Broad-street. P
A P r iL 4 ts a
80 hliiln. Frime SUGAR
120 do. do. MOLASSES *
Just Received and for Sale by
Kt k>o Ct j ci
At h.s Store under the eiobe-T.vern. a
/ -a*
THEATRE.
THE LA<T NIGHT
Os the Company’s Performing this sea
son. *
This present evening, Saturday, April 4
will be the Celebrated Dr*
ma (in 5 acts) called
The Castle Spectre.
After which, will be performed the
Broken Sword. 1
The whole to conclude with an entire I
new historical Ballet Pantomime (it. i
two acts) called' v I
the battle
Os Tippicanoe,
OR THE J
Force of Love,
With appropriate scenery, music, and|J
_ dresses.
EXHIBITION. 1
Will be seen at Mr. Woodson Lrgon’s
Tavern (on Broad-Street, below the
Market-House,) This Evening, and
011 Tuesday Evening next, at early
candle light, a New Scene; invented
by a soldier in the American Army;
w hich will consist of
Elegant Figures.
Pe/forming as living persons,
Slight of Hand, Tricks with
Cards, Balls, Laces, Sfc.
Admittance One Dollar, Chi!- . ;
dren from 11 down to 4 years 50 cents. ,
under thut gratis.
Amos Gandy. I
__ April 4
FANCY “'‘ " 9
Retail Cash Store. I
rHE subscribers having declined the |]
retail business at the Store they p
now occupy—lnform their town and f
country customers, that they are
opening at Mr. John Howard’s Brick
Store, an extensive and complete as
sortment of
FANCY Sc STAPLE
Ct O 013 89
Which will be sold very low at ret-iil
for cash only,
Wm. Sims & Co.
A P r »> 4 ts
Land for sale^
ATRAC F of 1045 acres, lying on
both sides of Little Horse Creek,
South-Carolina, adjoining Lands of High-,
tower and Morgan, is offered for sale,
low, by
John G. Cowling.
April 4 c 0
NOTICE.
,4 J*L persons are cautioned against
or beeping in their posses
sion the following Negro slaves, belong
mg to George C. Cleaveland—viz. Jack,
Milo, Juggy, Lizza, Dennis, Peter, Will,
Jinny, Jim, Suckey, Lucy, Bob, Venus,
Kiz, Isaac, Bristol, Peter, Will, Shade,
1 tubs anu Maria, under penalty of being
dealt with according to law. Whereas,
two of the above Negroes, named Shade
and Jinny, are now advertised as runa*
ways by Mr. William Bugg, senior, per
sons apprehending the same are caution- '
ed not to deliver them to any person ex
cept the subscriber.
Basil Lamar,
Agent tor Geo. C. Clcaveland.
April 4 st
Will be sold,
the second Tuesday in April next,
V* at the court-house in the town of
, between the hours of
i e^vl\ d t f P ? c °’ dock ’ seven Tracts of
!t» .1 \*T"?' n Z each other > containing
Iff fihh° f thirteen hundred acres; be
mg all (he landed property belonging to
dec.Hfor*
merly of the county of Burke, in order
to make a d'vismn among the heirs of the
said estate, by their consent Condi
tions made known on the day of sale.
_ A P nl 4 f Stp
XGiItEAHLK to anorder
XA.norable court of Ordinary of Bui ko
county, will be sold the first Tuesday m *
une next, at the court-house in the town
? aynesboro , two hundred and forty
four acres of LAND, situate in Burke ♦ •
county, on Newberry creek, joining lands ■«
of Samuel Davis and others; the pruper
ty of Benjamin Davis, late of Burke comi
ty, deceased.—Terms, cash
,. .. John Davis, ndmr.
stw
BLORGIATETbert ~
M. H ERE AS, riiornas S. Hansard has
jpplied to roe for Letters of Administra
tion on the estate and effects of Susan-
n ~L“ ansar d, date of said countv, dec.
.These are, therefore, to cite and ad
an<i singular, the kindred and
creditors of said deceased, to be and ap- \
pear at a court ofOrdinaiy, to be held in r
»na for the county aforesaid, on the first
Monday in May next, to shew cause, if U
my they have, why said letters should p
i»t be granted. •
Given under my hand as clerk of the Ipjj
9 rdinar y for said comity, this .
!3d March, 1818.
Job Weston, c. e. o.