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I CHRONICLE.
ytUIDJIT, AUGUST 26, 1814. '
■ Tlic following extracts ot leiteis, are Tvom
■enikraen of respectability an 4 intelligence,
Ee of Whom has recently visted a great por-
En of the Mississippi and Louisiana countries;
Ed the oilier is a resident of Bigbee. The in
■rmation they convey, irf of the highest im-
E r tjtnce to Georgia ; because, it destroys at
E c e, all hope of peace with Mie hostile Indi-
B>; and tbxt a renewal of the war is morally
Erlain. After the ''severe chastisement they
Eve already received,' it is not probable orpos
■ble, that they con Id think of renewing the
Ejr, without the aid and co-operation* of both
Ee British and Spaniards ; and "these letters
Eve no room, for even the credulous to doubt,
■to the disposition of those powers to aid
Bern.
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Etract of a letter from a gentleman, lately
■from If. Orleans to a gentleman in this city,
■dated
Washington, Wilkes, Ga. Aug, 17.
■“ Lkft N. Orleans on the 13th ult.—nothing
there then. Vessels all dismantled, and an
Bjectaiion of a long hot war; particularly since
B reverse of affairs oft the Continent. Lafitte, ;
■ celebrated pirate, was taken by the marshal;
Ew days before I left there, and was in irons, >
Biting his trial. 1 had 6 days passage to Mo-
B; while there, an express arrived with news
Bm Pensacola, that the British were arming a
Bat many Indians at that place and Appalachi.
Ha, and would be on the Bigbee settlements:
Bn. I expected to have met gen. Flournoy and i
Bers at Fort Stoddart, on their way in, but they i
Bnot come; and I suppose are on their way
Bind by Tennessee. Company consisted ofj
B We met hb difficulty in traversing that part;
I the Nation, which lies between Alabama i
Beigths and the Hickory Ground or Fort Jack-
B, but from the report of 5 guns distinctly I
Brd, ahd the fresh tracks seen in the road on a!
Hek or branch side, immediately after a shower i
Brain, ve were certainly close in the neighbor-
B>d of a party. We arrived at the Hickory-
Bound on the 4th inst. and found Gen, Jackson
Breaty there with the Chiefs of the friendly Indi-
B 1-heard his last talk to them, which was deli.
Bed on the 7th.—’T was full of nerve and decisi
■; he told them, «that the spilling the blood of
B white people, had caused the present war
Hat many who professed to be friends to the
Bited States, werenbt so That if they had \
Hn, they would not so long have imposed on
Hit people, and instead of supporting
H, and suffering him to depart in peace, when
Hee years ago he came to stir them up against 1
H whites, they should have tied and sent him 1
■ii&oner to their great father the President, or j
He cut his throat;—That for the time tb come, i
Hwas determined to know who were, and who I
Henof our friends That if any or all of them,
■ not like the terms he had proposed to them,
i> were welcome to go to the British or -Span-
Bs ; that he would give them provisions, and
Hn ammunition to gO‘ —but, that he would soo n
B>w them,?’ &c. &c. I wish I had time to give i
H the general substance more in detail. The
Be was, that all the chiefs waited on him at h JS
H a short time afterwards, and the treaty was
Be finally closed or executed on the next mor- •
B. which was Monday the Bth instant. The I
■ Boundry Line is as follows; —It commences ;
SB I6 Tombig\>ee, at the line dividing the Creeks j
■Choctaws; thence along said line to the Coosa 1
H r: thence down'said.nver, including the eas, j
■ margin, opposite to Oakfuskee creek, which |
Brs the Talapoosa on the eastern side; thence !
■aid creek to its head; thence a straight line |
B>P ose d to run nearly due East] to the Ocmul-
Hriver,”
wact of a letter from a gentleman residing
B Bigbee, Baldwin county, to a gentleman
B this city, dated *
Bigbee, Baldwin County, July 25.
Bboct 10 days ago, 700 troops left this place
But a parcel of the hostile Indians who have
Hfrnbled on the Scamby, since when we have
Hbeard of them, but expect thenv*back in a
■days. On the 4lh of this month the Indians
|M appointed to surrender themselves at Fort
Bborne, but Inverarity of the house of Pan
■ Forbes, & Co. of St Markd, who are agents
Hp'lorida for the British government, having
Bived an express from ppalachicola on the
■communicated its contents to the Indians,
B> in consequence refused to come up or sur-
Bder, alleging as a reason, that the British
Buld be here in a month, when they would a-
B n go to War. A British vessel has since ar-
Bd in Pensacola, the officers of which and In,
Havit}’, have had several private conferences,
V have remained for a whole day closeted- —
Eof the sailor* of thjs vessel, stated in
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town, that 600 British troops and 6000 Indian*
had started from Appalachicola against Fort
Claiborne—but I hope this report is without
foundation. If we fail in making a peace this
summer, we shall have a winter of severe war
in this quarter. The Semignoles, with what
part of the Upper Creeks remained, and some
British troops, wUI be on us 1 fear before long ;
and am doubtful many of the Choctaws will
join them—those of that nation who are pass
ing through our country, are much more stub
born and deveUsh than usual. The British
have no doubt invited them to Appalachicola to
receive presents ; and the chiefs of the Upper
Creeks say, they will never surrender.
P. S. 1 have this moment seen a man who
was at Scamby with the troops—he states, they
killed 20 and took 24 prisoners,
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The public anxiety, respecting the move
ments and operations of our armies, and our
wish to gratify them as early as possible, will,
we hope pologise for our not attending sooner
to the following communication.
FOR THE A'UCUSTA CHRONICLE.
ON MEASLES.
Some well informed inhabitants of this city,
1 find still saj, that the prevailing Epidemic
disease is not the Measles ; because
Ist There appears such a great variety of
form in the eruption ;
2dly Because in some few cases the same
person has had this eruption twice.
For these reasons it ha£ been called by vari
ous names. *
Presuming ’twill be gratifying to many of
| the citizens, to have their doubts removed on
i this subjeetjhaving been myself many times que
i suoijed respecting the name of this malady,
1 do myseli the pleasure to make a few extracts
from observations on the measles, made by the
most eminent authors.
Ist. Doct. Sydenham, who rendered his name
illustrious by the discovery of more physical
laws which govern Epidemic Diseases, than
any other physician, in his observations on the
i measles, as they appeared in London, in 1671,
' says, there arose a different kind of measles,
1 from that, which began in the same month in
1670, and yet it proved as Epidemic; but,
j Was not equally uvular, nor so constantly kept
j its several stages; for, sometimes the eruption
j came out earlier and sometims later; whereas,
i in the other: kind, they always appeared on the
t 4th day, inclusive from the begining of the
j illness. Again, the eruptions appeared first
| on the f boulders, and afterwards on the trunk;
! but, in the otherspecies they first spread them
j selves on the face, and by degrees spread them
selves over the rest of the body. In this spe
cies, I seldom found the skin peeled off, like
branny scales upon the disappearance of the e
ruption, which happened, as certainly in the o
ther, as in the scarlet fever. But, though this
species of measles, anomalous and irregular,
with respect to the symptoms, abovmentioned,
yet, in general, the description of that of 1670
agreed pretty well therewith, which need not
therefore; be repeated here-
During the first two months, in which this
kind of measles prevailed, a kind of morbil
lous, or measly fever intervened in a few sub
■ jects, attended with some eruptions on the bo
dy ; but, especially on the neck and shoulders;
from which they however differed a little in be
ing confined to the parts abovertienlioned, and
not seizing the whole body.' This readily yiel*
1 d( d to remedies adopted for the measles.
| 2dly. Doct- Culm# late professor of medi
j cine in the university of Edinburgh, whose
' eminence is Well known, divides measles into
; two kinds; Ist The Common Measles, in which
; the eruption appears small, confluent, corym
bose, scarce perceptible above the skin; 2d,
The measles, where the eruption appears, si
milar to the small-pox, in distinct papulae,
more prominent above the skin, than|the above.
These be divides into a number of varieties,foun
ded on the different appearance of the eruption,
3dly. Dhct Rush, late professor of the In
stitutes of Medicine in the university of Penn
sylvania, informs us, in his account of the mea
sles, as they ajipeared in Philadelphia, in the
spring of 1789, that there was a great variety
,in this disease; Ist, in the time of the recep
i tion of the contagion to the attack of the fever.
In general the interval was 14 days ; but, it
: frequently appeared sooner, and sometimes la
ter, than that period; 2d, In the time of the
i eruption from the beginning of the fever. It ge
nerally appeared on the 3d or 4tb day. In one
i case. Dr. Waters informed me it did not ap
! pear until the Bth day; 3d, In the abatement
|of the continuance after the eruption; 4th, In
the colour and figure of the eruption; in some
it put on a paleness ; in others a deep, and in a
few a livid colour, resembling an incipient mor
tification; in some, there appeared red blotches
—in others, an equally diffused redness, and in
a few, eruptions like the small-pox, called by
Dr. Cullin, Rubicla Variolaicies; o, measles
resembling small-pox—sth, In the duration of
the eruption on the skin. In most cases, it re
mained only 3 or 4 days j but, in one which
came tinder my care, it remained 9 days ; 6th,
Iu the manner of its retrocession—l saw but ve
ry few cases have the branny appearance on the
skin, so generally spoken of by authors ; 7th,
In not effecting some persons, and even families
however exposed to it-
In the 2d. Article of the sth volume of the
Edinburgh, medical essays, the following obser
vations are found —During this Measly season,
several persons, who never had the Measles, had
all the syntptoras of the Measels, which went
off in a few days without any eruption—The
same person had the Measles months, or years
afterwards. Others, who had undergone the
the Measles formerly had at this time a fever of
the erysepalatous kind, with eruptions like to
•which nittles cause, and all the previous and
concomlteqt symptoms of the measles,from the
beginning to the ending of the disease. Dr.
Bush farther says the Measles then appear to
follow the anology of the small pox, which may
fleet so superficially, as to lie taken a second
tuwe, and which produce on persons who have j
had them what is called the nurse pock. From
these facts he says, I have taken the liberty of
calling this state the internal Measles—ln ano
ther place, he says,there is 'a bastard kind of
Measles, which frequently prevails at the same I
time, when the true Measles are Epidemic, and 1
produced by the same infection. y
These extracts trom observations, made by «
eminence, will I presume,
sufficiently prove to those who doubt it; Ist. *
that, this variety in form of the eruption, as well I
if otlu rconcomitent symptoms in the prevail- l
ing Epidemic disease is by no means an un
common occurrence in the Measles; 2d. that
the specific infection producing this disease;
may affect a person so superficially, as not to
bring about that change in the system, as to
render it unsusceptible of receiving it a second
time; This grade of Measles is called by Dr.
Sydenh»m, a morbillous, or measly fever and by
Doctor Kush an internal, or bastard Measles.
■ This great Variety, always appearing in the
form of the eruption, and in every other symp
tom attending the Measles, in all its stages, de
pends on the difference of constitution, predis
position, age, sex, season; and other circum
stances of the person, who happens to be suffi
ciently predisposed to receive the infection.
J FARRINGTON, M D..
BY LAST NIGHT'S MAIL.
‘ < 1
Washington, Aug. 16.
We understand, and, we believe torreclty,
that government have authorised a loan to be
negocialed in Europe for a considerable portion
of the twenty-five millions which they were
empowered to borrow by a law of the last ses
sion of Congress. It is probable therefore that
tl>py will not go into the market in this coun
try for more of that sunj than the six “bullions
for khich they are now receiving proposals.
Private letters from Bufialoe, received in this
city on Saturday, state tliat commodore Chflun
cey had arrived at the head of the Lake, and
lay off Niagara.-—JVaf. Intel,
* Chauncty’s. Fleet.
. The letter* from which the following
interesting extract is copied) reached town
by the express mail of Tuesday, but did
not fall into our hands until yesterday.
The news It as authentic as any unofficial
information can be, and we have little
doubt of its correctness.
Buffalo , dug, 10) 1814.
“ Commodore Chauncey, a few days
since, fell in with one of the enemy’s
brigs mounting 18 or 20 guns and pursu
ed her so closely, that he compelled the
crew, to avoid capture, to run her on shore
above Niagara; where she was set fire to
and abandoned by the enemy—she blew
up shortly afterwards. Chauncey has
three of the enemy’s vessels blockaded in
the Niagara river.”
From the Nat. Intelligence!*, Aug. 10.
Extract of a letter dated Buffalo, Avgust 2.
41 The whole of the enemy’s forces have ifio
ved up within about one mile of our army—lbis
morning at day light he crossed over about 500
men j ust above B lack Rock—h is obj ect no doubt
was to attack Buffalo & destroy our stores, &c-
He was gallantly met by 200 riflemen, and a
party of volunteers under Major Morgan: after
contending nearly five hours be recrossed the
The loss or gain by either party was
not great. We lost two or three men killed
several wounded. Capt. Hamilton js supposed
to be mortally wounded.
“We took several prisoners*—the enemy’s
loss was much greater than uuri. The armies
are still skirmishing.
From the Boston Faladivm, August 9.
Champlain Frontier.
On the 4th irist. all the troops at Plattsburgh
left that place, to join the main body of Gen.
Izard’s army near Odletown, When
this army will probably consist of 8 or 9000
men. The British have an army in front of it,
of equal or superior strength, and they can u
nite with it the reinforcements from Europe, al
most immediately on their arrival. , A sangui
nary battle is daily expected in this quarter.
Reinforcements from different parts of the U.
States are continually on their march to Platts
burgh, Whence they are removed to 11. Q.
Southern Frontier.
The British Government schr. Shelburne, ar
rived at Havannah July 16, from Pensacola and
sailed again on the 29ch, for New-Proridence.
The officers report, that a considerable number of
English marine officers, and marines, had been
landed at Pensacola, together with arms and
warlike stores. that the Indians were em
bodying to march against the Americans. An
English adventurer, by the name of Woodbine ,
was said to have the command of several thou
sand of them.
. Savannah, August 23.
We understand that Lieutenant Commandant
Downes, of the Essex Junior, is appointed
to the command of the Epervier sloop of war, now
laying in our harbor. The Epervier will be fitted
out with all possible despatch.
The Enemy Reinforced.
A letter from Green Island received in town
yesterday morning, mentions, that a frigate and
sloop of war joined the Lacedemonian on Sun
day last. After securing their prizes they made
sail in the evening, steering a northwardly direc
tion, and are not to be seen to-day (Monday.)
The names of the vessels captured by the La
cedemonian in Ossabaw Sound mentioned in oujr
last are as follow :
Sloop Heater, schooner Resolution, packet boat
Dolphin of Beaufort, and a Haytian schooner, all
from Amelia bound t* Savannah, with cargoes
•f molasses, sugar and coffee.
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Extract of a letter from Amelia Island, to
a gentleman in this place, dated 14 th Jto
gust, 1814.
** On yesterday evening we received in
telligence here that the Indians had drove
the Patriots from the Lotchaway lawns,
taking from them every thing they had-
The account does not state that any of
them were killed—they have returned to
their former quarters up the St. Mary’s
river; . Republican,
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I The Subscribers, *
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-fug. 26. • 3t.
FELLOW—CITIZENS,
SUFFER me as you certainly will, to
defend my character, when so erronious-'
ly attacked, to wit:—ln June last, in com
pliance With a legislative act of this State,
in force after the 25th day of December*
1813, the first class of Burke militia were
ordered to hold themselves in readiness*
having been previous to this order, dp- ■
pointed to the command of a company ta
ken from the Battalion, on receiving or
ders to comply With the said act. 1 declar
ed myself a candidate tor Captain (o com
mand said company, Mr. John Danisl
of Burke, having also declared bimstlf a
candidate for Captain to command the
same j on loosing his election, did report
and say, I Elijah Powell, was a Tory, On
hearing such a report was in circulation*
and from whence it originated, I called
on Mr. Daniel, to know in what light 1
might be seen a Tory ; for answsr, ha
said be was angry and intoxicated at the
time of that observation being made* and
that he could assign no other reason, say
ing, he knew he was and had spoken
wrongs and was sorry for What be had
said: —this confession was made in the
presence of several gentlemen, who heard
Mr. Daniel acknowledge bis error. I
therefore request those who have heard
said report* to notice it as having nothing
lor its foundation, and shall be happay to
know (hat 1 still may have their confi
dence, by thus shewing that I am not one
of that wicked staple, but remains yours*
with esteem*
ELIJAH POWELL*
Burk* county , July 3 Oth t 1814-
GEORGIA, ? Personally appear-
Burke County , scd before me. Fielding
Fryer and Zachariah L. Tomlin, and saitb
that they heard JOHN DANIEL tell Cap
tain Elijah Powell, that tha way he come
to call him a Tory, that be was angry and
intoxicated, that he had no just cause to
soy what he did about him, and knew the
jjext day that he was wrong for Baying
what he did, and that he was sorry tor
what be bad said, pr words to the same
amount. ,
Firlsing Fryer, > Sworn before me,
Zach.L, Tomlin J June 2Sr/; 1814.
Wm. GORDON, J •
Aug, 26. 5t